Fort Worth, TX. (Nov. 4, 2006) - Shock adjustments and fuel strategy played a big part of the race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Armed with a fast car, Mike Skinner started the 200-lap event in the 15th position.
During the first caution early in the race, Skinner radioed to the crew, "by its self the car is pretty good, but I lose the down-force when I'm behind a car."
On lap 29 when the caution came out, the No. 12 Dodge came down pit road for fuel and adjustments to tighten the car up in the corners.
A green flag run would once again be interrupted by a caution on lap 63 when crew chief Paul Wolfe brought the Supercuts Dodge down pit road again, for fuel, one pound in the right front tire and a shock adjustment.
Following this sequence of successful adjustments, the No. 12 Dodge was running the fastest laps of the day, and would continue to do so during the long green flag run that followed.
During the last 30 laps of the event, the leaders started to pit. It was then decided that Skinner stay out on the track hoping that a caution would come out to put those cars a lap down before Skinner himself brought the Supercuts Dodge to pit road.
Unfortunately, the strategy would not pay off, as the green flag remained and the Supercuts Dodge was eventually forced to pit for fuel.
Skinner would finish the O'Reilly Challenge in 23rd place, but not without rolling the dice in an attempt to capitalize on the fast car that could have finished in the top-10.
The next race for the Supercuts Race team will be the ARIZONA.TRAVEL 200 on Saturday, Nov. 11th at Phoenix International Raceway.
Olympia Steel Buildings is a proud co-sponsor of the No.12 Dodge owned by FitzBradshaw Racing
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