Hard Work Pays off for Sarah Cornett-Ching and the SCC Racing Team With Second Place Finish at Motoplex Speedway
Craig Revelle - Finish Line Web Design September 5, 2012 PENTICTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA – It had been a tough couple week for Sarah Cornett-Ching after a crash in her previous race two weeks earlier left the team with plenty of work to do to repair her Snap-On Tools sponsored car before the event at Motoplex Speedway just over a week ago. They were in the shop virtually every night getting the car back together and repairing the heavy rear end damage from a multi car incident at Agassiz Speedway on August 11th. |
After arriving at the track, Sarah and the team began to chase some issues on the newly repaired car. The team would miss the opening practice session, working hard on getting the car more stable. Despite still having some issues, she was able to post the second fastest speed in practice during the next two sessions. “I think everyone was really fighting the track today in practice. It is a green track, and the setups that worked here in the past don’t seem to be working for anyone right now”, says Cornett-Ching. “We will see what we can do here during qualifying and hopefully get it to drive better”. After plenty of deliberation amongst the SCC Racing team, they made some big adjustments to the car before hitting the track for qualifying. After dealing with a very loose car during practice, Sarah posted the third fastest speed in qualifying, but this time the car was a little tight. Although they may have over adjusted, it did give the team confidence that they were closing in on the setup that they needed for the night. Sarah started sixth in her heat race and quickly moved forward. She made an outstanding pass utilizing the outside lane on lap five and cruised to a dominating victory by a margin of more then one full second. The 100 lap main event was up next, and would take some strategic planning with a pit stop required during the race. Sarah started from mid-pack, Sarah knew that key would be to get up front quickly. The top three cars broke out quickly, but pit stops for the leaders began around lap 20, changing the complexion of event. The strategy for the SCC Racing team was to stay out as long as possible, and they did just that, making their pit stop at lap 45. A lightning quick stop by the team was the fastest of the night by anyone, putting Sarah in contention during the second half of the race. A caution came out right after the pit stop, and Sarah was in second place. After battling on the outside on the restart, Sarah dropped to third place would get that second spot once the leaders started single file. She made the pass for second with just seven laps left, and didn’t have enough remaining to chase down the leader. “It really says a lot about the determination and heart of our team, especially my Dad, who is the driving force behind us”, says Cornett-Ching after the race. “We will have another couple weeks to prepare for the next race, and I really think we have what it takes to win here. I really couldn’t be happier right now with our result considering the damage we had two weeks ago”. Sarah Cornett-Ching would like to thank Snap-On Tools, Bill Smythe, Mike Ernst, Paul Wedlake, Jason Anderson, Melissa Hunt, Holly Parker, everyone else who has helped us out along the way and most of all my Dad, Joe Cornett-Ching. The next race on the schedule for Sarah will be this coming weekend back at Motoplex Speedway for a combined ARCA/West Coast Sportsman Series event. Her 2012 season will conclude just two weeks later at Motoplex with an open Late Model event featuring some of the best Late Model racers on the West Coast. For more information on Sarah Cornett-Ching and to follow her racing accomplishments, please visit her newly revamped website, www.sccracing.com or visit her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sccracing.
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