Brad Babb Racing: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Race Report
Brad Babb of Windham, Maine, finished eighth in the 45-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series feature event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, August 25, to unofficially retake the division point lead with one race remaining. Babb started 19th in the 23-car field, cracked the Top-10 by the Lap 20 mark and then battled in heavy traffic to hold onto the eighth position. It was Babb’s second-straight Top-10 finish in the No. 4 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet and earned him a 14-point lead in the standings with only next Saturday night’s final point race remaining on the schedule. Babb’s father, five-time Beech Ridge Motor Speedway track champion Bobby Babb, finished a season-high third on Saturday night.
WHO: Brad Babb, Windham, Maine
TEAM: Brad Babb Racing No. 4 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Bobby Babb Jr., Windham, Maine
WHAT: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series – Pro Series 45
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 19th
FINISHED: 8th
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BRAD, THIS WAS THE KIND OF POINTS NIGHT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
Definitely. We should be 14 ahead now. If I can keep them in sight next week, it will be over. I got into one guy that I’m good buddies with, I didn’t mean to. But it was a good night overall, and hopefully we can win it next week.
HOW GOOD WAS THE CAR TONIGHT?
This week and last week, it’s been incredible. It’s so much fun to drive. I can put it anywhere I want on the track. It makes it fun to be here.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WATCHING YOUR DAD RACE FOR THE LEAD?
That was cool. He and I were talking on the last caution on the radio, and he asked me how the car was. I told him it was incredible. I said, ‘You go up there and win this race, and I’m going to try and steal it from you.’
HOW DO YOU APPROACH THE FINAL POINTS RACE NEXT WEEK?
I’m not going to change anything. Just keep going.