BURLEY, Idaho -- Ready for another strong run, Nick Lynch and the Lynch Mob Motorsports crew head for Stockton 99 Speedway and the AutoZone 125 presented by Havoline Saturday, July 31.
"We are definitely ready for some more good luck," says Lynch, who took an 11th place finish at the last race. "There are six rounds left in this year's NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series and we plan to make everyone count. We gained some points last time out and now we want to do it again. We ran well at Stockton in May and think we can put our Mr. Gas/Yerf-Dog Chevy right up there. We recently tested and our Chevy is really good. All we need is a little luck."
In his first full year of professional racing, Lynch is definitely determined to end the season on a high note. "We've struggled a bit," he says, "but I think we pretty much have all the bugs worked out. We are second in Rookie points and 14th in the overall standings and our goal is to move up into the top ten and close the gap in the rookie battle. I'm still learning and many of the tracks were new to me therefore competing on the same track for the second time is definitely an advantage and I am looking forward to this weekend."
Steeped in history, Stockton 99 Speedway, the West's oldest continually operated racing facility, has been hosting races for the 59 years. "It's always special to go to a historic track like Stockton," continues Lynch. So many well-known top guns in racing have competed there and being able to add my name to the list of winners would be awesome. It is a tough, tricky little track and if you do well there, you definitely know you have accomplished something."
One of the most competitive series in NASCAR today, the AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series has had seven different winners in eight races. "As is evidenced by the number of different winners, the competition is pretty fierce," says Lynch. "Hopefully our turn will come soon and we will definitely be trying our best this weekend when the Green Flag falls at 9:00 P.M. (PST) on July 31."
