Montieth Edges His Way Closer and Closer Back to Victory Lane

After an upsetting previous weekend with the World of Outlaws, Montieth knew he had to bounce his Triple X Chassis back from that 23^rd finishing spot, after running out of fuel on the final lap.  Brian was up to 6^th position when the white flag dropped, but ran out of fuel and was unable to cross the finish line. “Costly,” was the word car own Jerry Parrish used to described the night.

Mother Nature won again this season, after Williams Grove and Lincoln Speedway were forced to cancel another time this season due to rain last Saturday and Sunday. Brian was to be one of the contenders who were to be competing for the Morgan Cup that was to be held after Saturday’s race. This has been rescheduled and will take place during the Summer Nationals when the Outlaws return again in July.

On Friday night, the rain held off in Mechanicsburg, PA and what a fine nice of racing it turned out to be. Brian, who started 6^th in his heat and finished 4^th, qualified for a 10^th starting spot in the feature.  Montieth held his ground and slowly worked his way up through the field. With 5 laps to go, Brian took over the 3^rd position and quickly tracked down 2^nd on the 24^th lap. He came up short of less than a second of the leader when the checkered flag dropped.

Saturday night, the Premier Auto Works Race Team raced at Lincoln Speedway. Montieth finished 6^th in his heat after starting 7^th qualifying for the A-Main. He started 15^th in the feature, but couldn’t avoid hitting an accident in turn 1 on the start. He was able to rejoin the field and start 22^nd.  He ended up fighting his was back into the top ten to finish in 8^th.

The Pennsylvania Keystone Cup is set to start on Wednesday, May 25 where Brian plans on running at Grandview Speedway. Be sure to follow Brian on Twitter for the latest updates during the racing night.

Montieth Earns Runner-Up Spot in Outlaw Tune-Up

On Friday night, Brian and the Premier Auto Works racing team traveled to Williams Grove Speedway as they geared for a pre-game outlaw tune-up show.

Brian timed eleventh quick in time trials, this landing him a pole starting spot in his heat race.  He went on to hold his line and win his heat and land a spot in the dash. An inversion pill of eight was drawn which started Brian in 9^th place for the 6-lap dash. He ended up finishing 8^th to start the 30-lap feature event.

During the feature, Montieth stuck to his line around the top and by lap 5 he was already up to 3^rd.  He took the lead on lap eleven and ran nonstop until lap 28 when a caution came out for debris of a tire on the back straight away.

On the restart, Montieth again railed his Triple X chassis around the top, but was unsuccessful at keeping the lead and went on to finish 2^nd for the night. 

On Saturday night, Brian returned to Pigeon Hills for an evening of racing at Lincoln Speedway. He started 8^th in his heat and finished 4^th qualifying him for the feature. Brian was up to 5^th until lap 18 when he hit the outside wall exiting turn two generating him to get a flat tire. After a pit stop was needed to replace the tire, Brian rejoined the back of the field for the final 7 laps. He ended up finishing 13^th.

This upcoming weekend, Brian and the PA Posse will take on the World of Outlaws on Friday and Saturday night in the Spring Shootout. In addition to the Spring Shootout, Brian will be among the ten drivers who compete for the Morgan Cup following the feature on Saturday night. He will also return to Lincoln Speedway on Sunday evening for their Sprint Car Spectacular. To find out more information about this weekend’s programs visit williamsgrove.com and lincolnspeedway.com.