Second Place Finish Adds to the Excitement The weekend Speed Truck event at the I-10 Lucas Oil Speedway in Blythe started well for the #80 Parker Farms truck of Victor Pfluger. Practice went well with good times on each lap and having no problems with the truck or setup made for high hopes for the race. Race day's qualifying saw only a 4th spot after the driver overdrove a bit in one turn. With that qualifying spot Victor was invited back to run the Trophy Dash were he finished 3rd. Despite being the fastest truck on the track he just couldn't get around the #25 of Shawn Steele. The main event line-up saw Darren Young on the pole with Austin Murphy outside him. Pfluger was poised in row 2 outside with Andy Allen tucked on the bottom. At the start of the race Victor was able to drop in in 5th position and instead of trying to charge forward watched the spectacle unfold in front of his truck. Darren was leading the pack but got passed by Allen and was frieght trained back and fell in line behind me. With that swap came some bold moves including contact between Murphy and Allen. The two trucks were sent to the back of the 13 truck lineup. This put Shawn Steele's dialed-in truck in the lead with Pfluger pulled up close in 2nd. Victor explains, "For the next 75 laps that's how we rode and on the last lap I made a charge to the inside of Steele in turn 3. I caught up to him and we made light contact but it was enough for me to get along side and off of turn 4 we made much heavier contact that, if I hadn't let off would have spun out both trucks." That scenario would have devastating, as the officials would undoubtedly would have put Pfluger to the back of the running order. "At that point, it was important to look at the big picture - So I settled for 2nd and it was a great run for us." Reflected the teenager who is now even closer to his championship in the series, just a few points behind Darren Young. "We feel confident going into the Havasu race. We're confident that we can make up the balance and win this championship. I need to thank all of my great sponsors - and give a special thanks to Rutland Tool for coming out and supporting us along with Amsoil. Also thanks to Pimp Hammer for providing some killer clothes and support." Victor Pfluger - King of all Media - TV, Radio and Now the Movies ! And now a major motion picture ... |
