American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 6 | Page 15

By Don Radebaugh | Photos ARCA.com

were strong on that final restart
and showed how good our Venturini Motorsports car was. I just
had to pace myself, be smart with
my tires and expect that the race
would turn out like it did. Hats off
to this team. We've been so close
so many times. It feels so good to
come out and finally get the win."
After the incident, Briscoe's car
didn't have the same get-up-and-go
and he had to settle for second,
about five lengths behind the winner.

"At the beginning of the race, we
really struggled battling a tight issue," Briscoe said. "But when we
came down for four tires on that
second stop and took some swings
with the chassis, it freed up the car
and it started to come to life.

Once I passed him, I knew I was
going to get hit down in one and
two. Then coming off two, I felt
like he ran me out off the track. It's
unfortunate...you have two guys
going for the championship that
have two wrecked cars now."

"Disappointed in the outcome. I
got into (turn) three too hot...got
into his (Williams) door and
passed him, but I gave it back to
him. Got into him again and gave
the spot right back. At the end
there, I was completely under him.

Williams was scored in the 10th
position despite not being able to
finish the last 19 laps.
"He (Briscoe) didn't want us to
win," Williams said. "They can
build new racecars every week; we