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2003 |
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"Volusia Recap" |
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Chub's Week |
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At Volusia Raceway Park |
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Photo Courtesy of Tony Hammett |
| February 17, 2003 |
| Bear Lake, PA --- Each season race teams have their own share of bad luck and for defending Renegade Dirt Car Racing Series champion Chub Frank, his week competing at Volusia Raceway Park in Florida appeared to use up his 2003 quota of “bad luck” as the famed driver failed to win a feature event and was plagued by bad luck gremlins all week in his Corry Rubber/Corry Laser/Nystrom's Auto Sales/Draime Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis/Pierotti Motorsports/Farr MotorSports Chevrolet Monte Carlo #1*. |
| On Monday February 10 Chub’s bad luck began when crew chief Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs, Jr., received word from home of the passing of his grandfather. Briggs flew home early Tuesday morning. During Monday night’s Volusia action Chub broke in his heat race and was forced to unload his back-up car, which happened to be the one that scored the $55,000 victory last October at the UDTRA (Xtreme) HARDEES SHOOT-OUT in Dixie, GA. Chub’s crew was down to crew member Bruce Repine and noted Western PA racer Alex Ferree who volunteered to help the crew while on his vacation. |
| On Tuesday evening Chub started fifth in his heat race and finished fourth, putting him on the pole of the third B Main where he finished second. Starting 24th in the main event, Chub was up to tenth when his car broke rear-end gears, forcing him pitside. |
| Wednesday evening Chub started fifth in the fifth heat and placed fourth. He won the third B Main from the pole and started the feature in 21st but dropped out after running 11th. |
| On Thursday February 13th Chub started fifth in the fourth heat and finished fourth. Starting on the pole of the second B Main Frank took the checkers which put him 19th on the starting grid where he finished in sixth after a race-long battle with Thomas Ware. |
| On Friday evening Chub spent Valentine’s Day by starting seventh in the third heat with a fifth place finish. Starting fifith in the second B Main Chub brought his Rocket Chassis across the finish line second and finished the evening with a 12th place in the main event. |
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| Chub’s misfortunes continued Saturday evening when another set of spur gears broke in the rear-end. |
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Chub Frank’s next race will be the March 29 Xtreme Dirt Car Series sanctioned
event at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN. |
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Courtesy of Doc Lehman/Lehman Motorsports Services |
| ©2003 Doc Lehman/Dirt America |
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