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Langenstein rock solid during week 7 at the shoot-out! Concord, N.C. 7/21/09
Week 7 at the Lowes Motor Speedway during the summer shoot-out Series proved to be rock solid for young Austin Langenstein. After winning his heat race driving the potent #7 FIREFOLD.COM bandolero earlier in the evening with a dominate performance Austin was poised for another steady run in the evening’s feature event. Starting 3rd in the 24 car field Austin quickly jumped into the lead. Taking command for the first 7 laps, Austin was strong leading the pack and setting a torrid pace. On lap 8 the caution flew for the first time for a 2 car tangle involving Casey Hillingburg and Andrew Brown. On the restart 2 time winner Matt Linker and points’ leader Justin Carroll lined up behind Langenstein. When the green flew Austin took command until lap 10 when Linker passed Langenstein out of turn 2. Linker, Langenstein and Carroll broke free from the rest of the pack and raced each other hard. On lap 12 Carroll than slipped under Austin for 2nd dropping Langenstein to 3rd. At the finish it was Matt Linker scoring the victory with Justin Carroll and Austin Langenstein nose to tail over the finish line. “During the first run I knew that I might be in trouble later in the event, Austin said. “ My race car was getting a little tight up off the corners as the run went on so I changed up my corner entry line and braking zones to accommodate the race car better. It helped. But when you use the brakes to help turn the car it slows down your momentum. With competition like Linker and Carroll behind you, it is never good to use your brakes”, Austin concluded. Justin Carroll leads Austin by 10 points with 3 races remaining in the series. “It is “GO” time; we will learn our lessons from this evening and start to apply our plan that we have in place to secure this championship. It is Justin’s to lose and mine to win”, noted Langenstein. |
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