PRUNEDALE, California — Following a “scary experience” with a car fire at The Bullring at LVMS three weeks ago in which he suffered considerable smoke inhalation, Jim Pettit II says, “I’m good, probably somewhere in the high nineties on a percentage scale. Two weeks ago I was done for the day at two o’clock, but I’m back to work and have finally quit wheezing, so that’s progress”.
The upcoming event, the Performance Electrical 110, is the third on the SRL Southwest Touring Series schedule Saturday night at Madera (CA)Speedway. The current SRL champion, Pettit last raced Madera in 2007, and won two of the three events the SRL held there that year. “I’m definitely familiar with the place and am looking forward to getting back. It’s close to home and hopefully will be the right medicine for us to get back on track after two rough starts this year”.
Although Pettit got a third place finish in the season opener at All American Speedway in Roseville, CA., he was involved in a mid-race incident that did considerable damage to the race car. Three weeks ago at LVMS, a fire “Did a lot of damage. You can’t believe what we had to fix and replace. But we’re still going with the primary car and not the back-up, ‘cause you never know what might happen prior to the race. My guys did an awesome job in getting that car back together. I talked to my crew chief, Duane Sharp, yesterday and he said we’re good to go”.
Driving his wife’s #03 2008 Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / BizzwithBuzz.com Ford Fusion, Pettit is currently 9th in the SRL point standings, having dropped from third as a result of his 19th place finish at The Bullring.
