HARTFORD PILOTS NITROFISH DODGE IN DALLAS
Thu, 2009-09-24 16:28
Matt Hartford returns to the driver’s seat in Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Dodge Pro Stock entry for the O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals, Friday through Sunday at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, south of Dallas.
Hartford believes this weekend he can accomplish what he wasn’t able to do in the U.S. Nationals three weeks ago – qualify in the top 16. He recorded solid runs early in qualifying at Indianapolis but was eventually sidelined by mechanical issues. Matt Hartford returns to the driver’s seat in Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Dodge Pro Stock entry for the O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals, Friday through Sunday at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, south of Dallas.
Hartford believes this weekend he can accomplish what he wasn’t able to do in the U.S. Nationals three weeks ago – qualify in the top 16. He recorded solid runs early in qualifying at Indianapolis but was eventually sidelined by mechanical issues.
“Our plan is to have a much better weekend at the Motorplex,” Hartford said. “Eddie (Guarnaccia, crew chief) has worked hard to get the car running better and David (Nickens) has been working on the motors. I’m 100 percent certain they will be able get us solidly qualified in the show.”
Guarnaccia echoed the optimistic outlook. “The car is obviously better, so if things stay together, we should be able to get quicker elapsed times early in the run. If it does, then I think we have a good chance of qualifying.”
“Eddie does have the car running good,” said Koretsky. “We came within nine-thousandths of a second of having Dave Northrop qualify for Sunday’s race at Charlotte. We’d like to get in there Sunday and win some rounds.
Hartford believes this weekend he can accomplish what he wasn’t able to do in the U.S. Nationals three weeks ago – qualify in the top 16. He recorded solid runs early in qualifying at Indianapolis but was eventually sidelined by mechanical issues. Matt Hartford returns to the driver’s seat in Kenny Koretsky’s Nitro Fish Dodge Pro Stock entry for the O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals, Friday through Sunday at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, south of Dallas.
Hartford believes this weekend he can accomplish what he wasn’t able to do in the U.S. Nationals three weeks ago – qualify in the top 16. He recorded solid runs early in qualifying at Indianapolis but was eventually sidelined by mechanical issues.
“Our plan is to have a much better weekend at the Motorplex,” Hartford said. “Eddie (Guarnaccia, crew chief) has worked hard to get the car running better and David (Nickens) has been working on the motors. I’m 100 percent certain they will be able get us solidly qualified in the show.”
Guarnaccia echoed the optimistic outlook. “The car is obviously better, so if things stay together, we should be able to get quicker elapsed times early in the run. If it does, then I think we have a good chance of qualifying.”
“Eddie does have the car running good,” said Koretsky. “We came within nine-thousandths of a second of having Dave Northrop qualify for Sunday’s race at Charlotte. We’d like to get in there Sunday and win some rounds.
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