Devon just completed his first weekend pulling double duty in his '08 Concept Chassis ride.  Friday nights results were by far better than Saturdays (both nights were at Will Rogers Raceway in Claremore, Ok).  Devon's Friday night began with the non-wing heat race which he started from the pole.  Devon quickly took command of the heat and had a comfortable lead until a caution with three to go allowed the field to catch-up.  Coming to the re-start, Devon slammed the wall under the flag stand while trying to avoid the cone.  This broke the rear panhard bar and Devon managed to hold on to a second place finish.  Much needed repairs made us scratch for the A class heat.  On to the non-wing feature where Devon started outside the front row.  He took command early on and set a torrent pace leading until halfway.  Devon was definitely feeling a bit out of shape and watched as the eventual winner sailed by on the high side.  Devon fell into his wheel tracks and settled for a second place finish which was his best ever at Will Rogers Raceway.  The A class feature saw Devon starting shotgun on the field after the heat race scratch.  He wasted no time as he was sitting fifth after two laps had been completed.  Having had little time to rest between races, Devon settled in to a solid fifth and was content to ride it home.  Coming to the checkers, the fourth place car lost a motor and Devon was able to capitalize on his misfortune to bring home a fourth place finish.

Saturday night was a total set-up disaster on my (crew-chief, Dad) part.  In the non-wing heat, the car was way to tight and Devon fell from his fourth place starting position to finish seventh.  In the A class heat he started fourth and ran a solid third on a track that was coming-in just perfectly.  The non-wing feature saw Devon come from his sixth place starting position to join a three car battle for the early lead.  His car was very loose on entry and Devon decided not to push the issue.  He fell back to fifth and was riding along there when fatigue began to set-in again.  Devon spun the car into the infield and then had troubles getting the motor to re-fire so he could re-join the field.  His finish was a disappointing seventh after having such a great early run.  The A class feature started without Devon on the track as he lost the chain in the staging area.  This was a total embarrassment to me as we are usually better prepared than that.  Running double classes in one night is more taxing than I ever thought it would be.  This will be a good challenge for our team's preparedness and a better challenge for Devon's physical fitness.  All in all we had a great weekend and returned home with minimal damage.  We are looking forward to our next show in two weeks.