Monday
Rookie enjoys a season high finish of 4th in only his 6th stock car race
Press Release
Miinch’s afternoon started off on a promising note. Under the warm summerlike conditions, Miinch whipped the #03 Position One Motorsports entry around the 1/2 mile during the day’s 2 practice sessions and posted a pair of 6th place finishes on the timesheets. For his Qualifying, Miinch once again squeezed everything out of the #03 and shot up to third on the timesheets. By the end of the session, Taylor’s time would put him in the 6th spot.
By the time the start of the race was at hand, temperatures had changed dramatically, but nevertheless Miinch was eagerly looking forward to the race. Starting on the outside of row #3, the 16 year old ripped thru the green flag, but his progress was halted when a bad wreck brought out the red flag. Once the race resumed, Miinch was able to take 5th place and soon began a 3-car fight with the #20 of Chris Johnson and the #50 of Nik Romano. Miinch soon scooted into the 4th spot. The battle for 4th between Romano and Johnson continued. Miinch was on a mission and was not going to give up. And with that, the crowd was treated to incredible side-by-side racing, with Miinch taking the low side at every point. On lap #42 Miinch got passed both drivers for 4th and checked out. He would eventually finish the race in 4th by a comfortable margin.
Taylor Miinch, Driver No. 03 – “We had a very good car and the race went very well. We had some exciting racing between the #50 and the #20 and as a result of today I got to learn a lot and that will help me throughout this year. My thanks go out to my Crew Chief, the crew guys, who always work hard. Finally, thanks to my sponsors.”
John Schuetze, Crew Chief No. 03 – “Great race tonight. Taylor found the limit of the car and in his abilities and drove great. He had the 2nd fastest lap of the race and most of the race he was faster than the leader, so overall it was a great weekend and I look forward to the next races.”
ABOUT POSITION ONE MOTORSPORTS
Based in Baldwin Park, CA, Position One Motorsports enters its 4th year of stock car competition at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. In the past 3 years of competition the team has garnered a Championship in the S2 division in 2009, 1 win and multiple top-10s with drivers Mackena Bell, Sergio Pena, Randel King, and Luis Martinez Jr. For 2011 Rodney Johnson Jr and Taylor Miinch will pilot the team’s Super Late and Late Model division cars respectively. You can follow Position One Motorsports on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PositionOne and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PositionOne .You can also visit the team’s website at www.position-one.com
- Position One Motorsports, Press Release
Article Tags: Late Model, NASCAR Whele All-American Late Model Series, Other Series, Position-One Motorsports, Taylor Miinch
