"I started 19th, and on the first lap I got in a little wreck that knocked my toe out," said Ruston of her Summer Shootout run. "The car was good though. I ended up third and I don't know how, coming from 19th. I was faster than the first two cars when I got behind them, but my car was tight. I just couldn't get around them.
"It is a confidence booster. Last week I got taken out while leading, so this was a good finish for us. Maybe next week we will get us a win. Last week we went to Atlanta and I won my heat race. They inverted eight cars, so I started seventh. I ended up getting third. Then Friday night I raced at Caraway Speedway (NC). They ran all the divisions together, so I finished seventh overall, but third for Semi-Pros. Maybe three is my lucky number.
" This week we are going back to Texas, so hopefully I can win won there this weekend."
BDI Racing Legends Pro racer Josh Williams didn't quite have the results he hoped for with his 15th-place finish, but the young racer is bound and determined to improve his results in his remaining starts at LMS this season.
"We started 13th and I was trying to run everyone clean. We made it up to 11th and then on the last lap we got blasted and moved two grooves up and got passed by some cars. I guess that is the way they race around here.
"That is the Summer Shootout. I keep coming back every year trying to win one. We might get one someday, but you never know. We are still on the same tires we used in week two in the rain. We are going to get a new set and work on the car and see what we can do."
The BDI Racing Legends teams will be back in action at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Summer Shootout round seven on Tuesday, July 21st. |