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<dt>Sep 27: Garrett’s first Win at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway!!</dt> |
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<dd>Garrett started in first position on the pole when the race started and was over |
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taken by the outside car. Garrett raced hard and took back the lead on the straightaway |
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and maintains the lead on the 1st lap for the rest of the race. The race for second was |
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a battle and Garrett took off leading the entire race. Garrett was in the winner circle |
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after 50 laps accepting the 1st place trophy from a pretty girl and receiving |
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congratulations all around.</dd> |
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<dt>Sep 20: Garrett Leads most Laps!!</dt> |
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<dd>Garrett started the race on the outside in 2nd position and took the lead on the first |
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lap. The #24 car was running smooth as silk around the track as Garrett held the lead |
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for most laps. On lap 27 in turn 3 Garrett had trouble with a lap car while racing to |
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maintain his lead and spun in turn 4. He was lucky and didn’t hit the wall but needed to |
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pit for a tire change. His pit crew performed flawlessly and had Garrett out on the lead |
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lap. Garrett ended up 8th on the lead lap. Garrett raced hard to maintain the lead for |
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27 laps and then raced even harder to stay on the lead lap. This was an exciting race |
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to watch.</dd> |
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<dt>Aug 31: Garrett finishes 4th! Again!!</dt> |
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<dd>Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday August 30th was rained out and rescheduled for Sunday |
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August 31st. Garrett qualified for 7th with a time of 19.785 and ended the race 4th. |
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Garrett races again September 20th Double Points Night at the Fairgrounds. He is ready |
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for a win!</dd> |
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<dt>Aug 16: Garrett finishes 4th!</dt> |
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<dd>Garrett was back at the Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville Saturday August 16th. |
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Garrett qualified for 7th and ended 4th. Garrett is back on track and ready to win |
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his 1st race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.</dd> |
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<dt>Aug 14: Garrett became Thunder at Highland Rim!!</dt> |
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<dd>Garrett raced Saturday August 9th at Highland Rim Speedway in the 100-lap |
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feature before a packed Grandstand. Garrett was running the Highland Rim #24 Car |
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and qualified 16th out of 21 cars on the ¼ mile asphalt track.<br> |
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On or about the 31 lap there was a big pile up on turn 1 that had the track blocked |
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before Garrett could stop. Garrett had no place to go while he maneuvered His |
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car through the thunder of crashing cars ahead and managed to hit into another |
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racecar with only his rear right panel. The damage was mostly cosmetic but just |
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enough to put him out of the race. <br> |
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Garrett will be back at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway this Saturday August |
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16th. Grandstands Gates open at 4:30 and the Invocation and National Anthem at |
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6:30<br> |
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Call Lee Seidl 901-753-7885 or lee@garrettgrayracing.com<br> |
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www.fairgroundsspeedway.net</dd> |
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<dt>Aug 7: Garrett will race at Highland Rim!!</dt> |
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<dd>Garrett will race this Saturday August 9th at Highland Rim Speedway in the |
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100 lap feature. www.highlandrim.com <br> |
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This is so cool. ABC’s Prime Time show will be at the track filming a story |
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on “Short Track Saturday Night”.<br> |
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If you need more information email lee@garrettgrayracing.com .</dd> |
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<dt>Jul 28: Screaming Excitement as Garrett runs #1 for 31 Laps!!</dt> |
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<dd>Races restarted after 2-week break at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway as |
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Garrett qualified Saturday night with a time of 19.662. The #24 cars’ new |
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engine was running beautifully and Garrett was sitting pretty in second position |
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when the green flag fell, by the end of the 1st lap the cautions were out and |
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so was the car in first position. <br> |
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Garrett was the leader at the restart with Trotter’s #35 car and veteran |
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Miller’s #38 car chasing a few seconds behind. Each lap saw Garrett the |
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leader, racing ahead of the other cars by 3 and 4 seconds as his fans, friends |
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and family were screaming “Go Garrett Go” above the roaring engines.<br> |
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For 31 laps Garrett stayed the leader until he tapped the wall coming out of turn |
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2 on lap 32 and lost control. Unfortunately, the #24 car spun speeding back into |
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the wall crushing the front right quarter panel and the rear track bar suspension |
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was knocked out from under it. Dreadfully, just before turn 3, the best race of |
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Garrett’s career was over. The car stopped and leaked fluids without movement. |
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Thankfully Garrett was uninjured. <br> |
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Crew Chief Butch Springfield reports from the shop that the #24 car needed parts |
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from Nashville and lots of work on the frame, but will be ready for Saturday night’s |
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race at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.</dd> |
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<dt>Jul 8: Pits were a plenty, but cautions and hard racing won a 20th place |
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finish!</dt> |
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<dd>Garrett raced Thursday July 3rd with the largest field of cars and the most |
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laps of any race in his career, qualifying 24th out of 37 cars and with a fast |
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lap of 20.209 and a speed of 108.86 mph. All this was after the officials instructed |
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Garrett and Crew Chief Butch to add an extra 100 pounds to the car to equal the |
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UARA-STARS cars this race.<br> |
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The car’s #24 was already taken in registration by another driver so Garrett |
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chose the #2 as his for this race. Not only was Garrett’s Blue Dodge #2 |
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for the race, but also had a new logo! Seed’s Inc. is now riding on the |
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rear quarter panels. Seed’s Inc. is sponsoring Garrett Gray Racing through |
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the end of the season and we all couldn’t be happier for the support Seed’s |
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Inc. and President Bob Young is providing.<br> |
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Garrett’s pit crew struggled to correct the relentless pushing his car had |
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throughout the race. The #2 car had to pit several times Thursday night to make |
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adjustments including a crimped hood from a restart mishap, a flat right rear |
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tire change and tightening until it raced as it should. <br> |
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The last 10 laps saw Garrett strengthening progressively to 16th position until |
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he let off the last lap and ended up 20th. Garrett reports motor trouble and they |
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will need a new motor before the next race.<br> |
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Garrett’s career could not boldly progress each week without the efforts |
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of his family and friends that eagerly volunteer to assist on the track. He wishes |
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to sincerely thank each person for the individual help they provide:<br> |
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Garrett’s support in the pit crew: <br> |
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Butch Springfield<br> |
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Chris Douglas<br> |
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Bill Douglas<br> |
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Trice Brachear<br> |
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Mike Wilkerson<br> |
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Mike Davis<br> |
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Rusty Houck<br> |
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Jonny Seidl<br> |
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Paden Gray<br> |
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Garrett’s support in the stand’s:<br> |
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Charlie Gray - spotting<br> |
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Dana Gray - filming<br> |
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Jimmie Houck - score keeper<br> |
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</dd> |
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<dt>Jun 28: Great Racing for a 4th Place Finish!...</dt> |
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<dd>Garrett started the race 5th inside pole after a short problem with the officials |
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in qualifying. The officials ruled him too low after qualifying with the 3rd fastest |
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Late Model on the track Saturday night. Butch made the proper adjustments and |
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Garrett was ready.<br> |
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Garrett was in great position at the start of the race and after dropping back |
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to 7th he was able to give the fans what they all came to see him do. Garrett |
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raced with swift assault to 5th and passed the # 95 car for 4th on lap 47. <br> |
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Garrett didn’t even know it was the last lap as he made a forceful advance |
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on 3rd and ran out of track with the checkered flag.<br> |
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Garrett is ready for his big race July 3rd at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway where |
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the United Auto Racing Association and Southern Touring Asphalt Racing Series |
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will participate in the 150 lap race. The starting infield will be limited to |
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36 qualifying times. Garrett will practice July 2nd and qualify July 3rd.<br> |
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We all will be there for a great time and a great race for Garrett. Call Lee 901-753-7885 |
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if you have any questions and UARA-STARS event information can be found www.uara-stars.com</dd> |
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<dt>Jun 22: WLAC radio interviewed Garrett live Sunday night...</dt> |
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<dd>On the Air Live! Garrett was interviewed by Middle TN Racing Review News magazine |
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and WLAC Middle TN Racing radio sports show host Terrell Davis live Sunday night. |
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Terrell Davis said Garrett impressed him 2 weeks ago when he held Benny Hamlet |
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back for 11 laps holding on to 5th. Terrell also said that Garrett is doing a |
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good job driving the 5/8 mile and can “run with any of them”.</dd> |
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<dt>Jun 21: Turn 4 trouble for Garrett...</dt> |
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<dd>The race Saturday roared with excitement. Garrett Gray’s Racing Team |
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left Olive Branch Mississippi at 6:45am and arrived at the Nashville Fairgrounds |
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Speedway at 10:30am and had 2 practice sessions before qualifying with a 19.853 |
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that put him in 11th position for the race. The #24 car ran the race loose at |
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first Garrett said the car tightened up during the race and was running great. |
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The race stopped as the track was cleared of a crash that cruelly ended the night |
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and possibly the season for 3 of Garrett’s opponents. Thankfully there were |
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no serious injuries. Garrett was on the other side of the track when it happened |
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but Chris Douglas narrowly missed being involved.<br> |
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Garrett was in 7th until a car dropped out with mechanical problems and that put |
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Garrett in 6th. He passed the #35 car after following for several laps putting |
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Garrett in 5th and that’s where he wanted to run. Garrett had run his #24 |
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car from 11th to 5th. He was in 5th until he hit some oil and slid into the wall |
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just out of turn #4, and just before the grand stands. Hitting the wall pancaked |
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the right side and when he started going again he had the right front and rear |
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tires going down. The pit changed the right front but he realized that driving |
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the car was causing more damage because the toe out was bad. Garrett could not |
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finish and brought the car in for the night.</dd> |
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