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Murphy Runs with the Wing and Without. Picks Up Win in Bandit Sprint Car Action!
By Gary Costa
-SCRAFan.com Photo / Lance Jennings
Fresno, CA – August 2nd & 3rd…The versatile driver from Clovis not only pulled double-duty this past weekend, but he did it in a Winged 410 Sprint car and a 360 Non-Winged Sprint car. Friday, Peter and the team made the long trek up to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, to "raise cain" in the Rick Eberhardt owned #4x mount. The next day, he would be off to Kings Speedway in Hanford and would shed the wing and race the Tom Tarlton owned #21.
-Silver Dollar Speedway: After mashing the gas in hot laps, the crew made some adjustments to the Maxim and went out to qualify. Peter qualified in the 8th spot. In Heat #1, Peter was familiarizing himself with the wing again and promptly brought home a 2nd place finish. Peter was scheduled to start outside of row #1 for the main event, but was sent to the back with the inside front row starter, after a couple of failed starts. Never one to give up, Peter was on the loud pedal and worked himself into an 8th place main event finish.
-Kings Speedway: After the long tow from Chico the previous night, it was time to head to Hanford to race in Bandit 360 competition. Peter entered the gate, focused and looking to increase his points lead. With the wing off, it only took the versatile shoe a few laps to get used to not having the added down force in hot laps. After qualifying in the 6th spot, it was Heat #3 that would be our first race. In the heat, Peter got into a hole and launched the car up into the air. When the car came crashing down, he ended up slightly injured. Never one to give up, he crawled back into the mount and finished what he set out to do, and he ended coming home 4th. Even after being jolted in the heat race, Peter sucked it up, and went out and won the main event.
-Up Next For PMR! Peter Murphy will be at Santa Maria Speedway, August 9th for more Bandit Sprint car action. The team will be seeking their 9th series win in Tom Tarlton's #21.
-Peter Murphy Racing would like to thank: The Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Tarlton and Son Inc., Ridgeline Framing, Kaeding Performance, Shark Racing Engines, Sharp Insurance, VMAC, BR Motorsports, Fresno First Bank, Matt & Glass and Pro Signs.
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