Juan Pitta of Galt, CA. dominated the second 44 Lap main event of the night to claim his first victory of 2010 in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series.
After spending a little over a month putting together a new Western Late Model in June, Pitta came back in style, running in the top 5 with his new car. Coming into Saturday’s events at the 1/3 mile All American Speedway in Roseville, CA was no different. Juan was the third fastest on the charts in the first practice with a lap of 14.285.
The team quickly turned the car around for qualifying trim where Juan ran a lap of 14.160 putting him 5th, with a 4 car invert Juan would start 5th in the first main event of the night. With no cautions, Juan moved up a spot for a fourth place finish.
“ We had a fast car for the first race. With no cautions I just wanted to save my stuff for the second race”
Once the checkered flag flew for the first main event, the team immediately went to work making changes to make the car better for the second race. With an invert of six, Juan started third. When the green flag flew, Juan wasted no time getting to the front, taking the lead on lap four. He pulled away from the field claiming his first victory of the season, leading 40 laps winning with a margin of 0.090 over second place.
“ This was a huge win for us”, “Me and my guys worked hard to put this car together and to come out with a victory in only the 4th weekend says a lot about how hungry we are for this win!”
“Were going to keep this momentum going and maybe it can open some doors into the west series. I know with hard work and dedication anything is possible.”
Juan Pitta Racing would like to thank its Sponsors: CASCAR Machine Shop, Optimum Leadership Performance, Finishline Racing, P.R.S .
Juan also wants to give credit to Paul Harraka Sr. at Harraka Racing supply for the weekly calls and text messages on setup. Also his mom and dad for their support. Andy, Tim, Cody, less hand, Rich, the Baileys, JF, Randy Hedrick for selling the car and everyone for the support!
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