WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS , NO TIME FOR LOSERS, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD Okay not the world, but we will take champions of The USAC National Sprint Car Series. That song by Queen is still in our heads today. For the 10th time in the storied history of Hoffman Racing, we are The National Champions. It is hard to explain the joy, relief, pride, celebration , teamwork, and happiness for the Bacons that was expressed in Victory Circle at Canyon Speedway Saturday night.( Also make sure you cover you eyes when champagne is sprayed, it is a very good sting,LOL.) The long, exhausting season which started in February came to a close. Unless you are involved ,I dont think you can appreciate how hard it is to win a USAC Championship, how much work , blood , perspiration and tears are involved. I have so much pride being a part of this great team. We truly are a family. The Bacons joined our family a few years back , what a great pleasure it is for us to have Brady join the list of the greats that have driven for the Team. A big thank you to all our fans and fellow competitors for their congratulations. A special congrats came from NASCAR Champion and ex-Hoffman driver Tony Stewart . He took the time to call from Florida and talk with Richard and Rob. The Team he owns finished 2nd in the championship. This shows what a class act Tony is ,the respect he has for the Hoffmans and our team and makes the championship even more special. We went into the last race with a somewhat comfortable lead in points, but in racing it is never over until it is over. After a poor first night at Canyon , we still gained a few points. An early pill draw hurt us , we finished 5th in our heat and 5th in the B Main to transfer. The track was very tricky and we could have used more stagger. But Brady avoided a totally bad night by running a hear fought 7th in the A Main. Our two main competitors for the championship had even tougher nights. Saturday nights season finally saw a much different track and great racing. Brady broke the track record going out mid-pack. It didnt last long, as it was broken a few more times later in qualifying. Brady started 6th in the 4th heat after qualifying 4th . We transferred in the 4th heat , finishing 3rd. At that point we had clinched the Championship by just starting the A main. The A Main was a tremendous battle between the top 3 points teams. Brady started 4th and quickly moved to 2nd behind our nearest competitor Bryan Clauson and Tony Stewart racing. Brady showed Bryan his nose several times as the battle continued.Lap traffic became an issue several times and on lap 25 Brady tried a pass low on Bryan and Dave Darland got around us on the high side. The fans that packed Canyon Speedway saw a great show. Now a time to breathe a little before preparing 2 cars for the PRI show next month. February will be here before you know it and we pursue # 11. Tim Waechter VP Marketing/Public Relations Hoffman Racing twbigt69@gmail 513-284-1519
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:55:09 +0000
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