It’s hard to win upside down. 17 Flips tonight including Mitchell as he was leading the Feature.

Non-Winged Trophy Cup – October 17th, 2013 – Thunderbowl Raceway – Tulare, CA

Matt was one of the lucky ones not taken to the hospital. First it was Araki getting tagged by Nikko, flipping in hot laps, then Bernal flipping in time trials and then Niemela involved in a crash with Foresburg. JFM sincerely wishes all the best and a quick recovery for everyone involved in an incident tonight.

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After killing it with Fast Time of the evening, Mitchell started 6^th and went on to take 2^nd in his heat race. The format of the race events changed mid-stride, changing the dynamics. In the 20 lap red flag littered Main 1; Matt started 11^th and spun out on lap 2. This put him starting in the back where he gained some ground and again spinning out, again starting in the back. Mitchell pushed his way back up to finish 9^th.

Now in the Feature race, Mitchell driving the A&A Precision CNC Machine / King Racing Products / Berry Pack / CAM2 Blue Blood Racing Oils / JFM #73 started 14^th. Mitchell came charging in immediately in the 40 Lap finale, positioning himself in 5^th by lap 6 where yet another of the seemingly continuous waving red flags stopped the non-winged sprints cold. On green, he powered his way to 3^rd by lap 8, another flag. Matt took control in the 10^th lap, out in front leading… when fate took him and the JFM #73 where literally half the field had departed, wheels up.

Full and official results of this treacherous race will be posted tomorrow here and on Josh Ford Motorsports and the JFM Blog.

Tomorrow night we will be right here again at the Thunderbowl for the Southwest Contractors ‘20^th Annual Trophy Cup – Winged Sprints’. This will be a first for JFM and we are excited to get out there and not flip so much!!

Stands Open at 3PM | Qualifying at 4:15PM | Racing to Start at 5:30PM | Trophy Cup 2013