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Press Releases by Sondi Eden
June 19, 2005
Sondi
Eden Wins Her Third Preliminary 410 Wing Sprint Car Race
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Rockford, IL - They weren’t as good off the trailer
this time but the crew made changes and got the car handling
better. Sondi used both practice sessions to dial in the car.
She qualified 7th – missing the inversion by hundredths
of a second. At this little ¼ mile track you need to
start up front. The car was good for the heat race and she
used the inside to pass and win! Sondi felt good in the car
and was excited about passing her way to the front for the
feature. The car had other plans – gained too much stagger
and got loose. Sondi held her position to finish 7th. A top
ten but not what they had planned. “Up and down night
– we were a little off and then great for the heat race
and then a little off again for the feature – I think
we had too much stagger, the car was pretty loose. I almost
lost it a couple of times trying to pass but we hung in there
for a top ten and rolled the car on the trailer after two
races in one weekend.” Sondi said after the races.
Sondi has a Top Five Finish in Front of Big Hawkeye Downs
Crowd
After the first set of hot laps, Sondi knew she had a fast
racecar. With limited tires the crew decided to save their
rubber and not go out for practice again. Sondi has been working
on her “average” qualifying and she had a strong
effort of 5th place. Sondi was aggressive in her heat race
and made a last lap effort for the win but came up just shy
and finished 2nd. The feature was interesting as the track
got oiled by a couple of cars. For the majority of the race,
Sondi was running 2nd and looking to use the lapped traffic
as a pick to pass for the lead. Coming off turn two she got
crossed up in the oil and dropped back to 4th. With only a
few laps remaining, Sondi tried to make up ground but ran
out of laps and finished 4th.
“A top five finish is always good, but I was confident
in the car tonight and thought we had a good chance to win
– that’s what we come here for – to win. So
it’s disappointing when we don’t and I feel bad
for the crew who works so hard”. Said Sondi.
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