By the middle of last week Matt Miller had successfully made it to the Monday and Tuesday features at East Bay; however, the remainder of the week was not equally fated.
Despite a commendable outing on Wednesday, February 5, Matt was unable to qualify for East Bay’s third feature due to an ill-handled racecar and lack of forward bite with the DSI Rocket. After a few changes were made to the #7 on Thursday, the DSI team qualified third for the televised Xtreme Dirtcar event. That night, Matt ran inside the leader by lap six, and was in the midst of a four-car battle for the lead by lap ten. Throughout the race, the #7 held its ground and respectably finished 10th.
Unfortunately, Matt qualified 54th on Friday and failed to make the Renegade feature, but by Saturday the team had again turned things around. The final day of racing for the East Bay Winternationals was a 100-lap, $12,000 to win Xtreme Dirtcar Series event. Claiming the Lucas Oil Rookie of the Race title, Matt qualified 10th and finished 18th in the night’s feature. Upon leaving East Bay, he was 13th in points for the Xtreme Dirtcar Series and leading the Lucas Oil Xtreme Rookie of the Year standings.
This week, Matt Miller and DSI Motorsports hit the dirt in Volusia in their Stephen McCullough Industries/Lo Temp Brazing/McDonald Refrigeration/Banshee Graphics/Whaley & Son Collision/Interstate48.com/Jones Racing Products/Russell Baker Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis latemodel for the second week of Florida’s Speedweeks.
The first night of United Midwest Promotions (UMP) racing was Monday, February 10 at Volusia Speedway. Matt made it into and won the nights fifth heat race, and battled his way to sixth place in the evening’s feature. Tuesday, Matt made it to the pole outside Steve Francis, but when a bracket broke off of their rear suspension the #7 was pushed back to 26th place. Unfortunately Wednesday’s round of racing was just as grim. Fighting with a tight car through the heats, Matt was forced to battle it out in the B-Main for a starting position in the feature; he finished fourth and suffered his first shut-out of the week. The team found a bit of luck on Thursday and again found it’s way to the feature. Though the #7 started near the back of the pack, Matt was able to climb his way to 11th place before it was all over.
“We’ve had a good car all week, but it’s hard to gain momentum when we’re battling the likes of Wendall Wallace and Steve Francis. We still have a few days of racing and I’m confident in our ability to be successful,” Matt stated Thursday evening.
Valentine’s Day, February 14 was filled with anything but love notes and chocolate for Matt Miller and DSI Motorsports. After struggling through hot laps, the #7 had a disappointing qualifier time and was unable to make the evenings UMP feature event. After a heart-breaking Friday, the team spent the early hours of Saturday making necessary changes to their car. Matt qualified 14th and started fourth in the second heat race. Starting on the pole of the B-Main, he finished second and started 22nd. Though he was able to push up to 12th, by the end of the race Matt had fallen back to finish 21st in the $10,000 to win feature.
For additional information on Matt Miller and DSI Motorsports racing, check out www.mattmiller7.com. Information is also available directly from the Renegade, Xtreme Dirtcar, and UMP Series’ at their respective Websites: www.renegadedirtcar.com, www.xtremedirtcars.com, and www.umpracing.com.
Media contact: Carissa Anderson, Panther Motorsports Design
Despite a commendable outing on Wednesday, February 5, Matt was unable to qualify for East Bay’s third feature due to an ill-handled racecar and lack of forward bite with the DSI Rocket. After a few changes were made to the #7 on Thursday, the DSI team qualified third for the televised Xtreme Dirtcar event. That night, Matt ran inside the leader by lap six, and was in the midst of a four-car battle for the lead by lap ten. Throughout the race, the #7 held its ground and respectably finished 10th.
Unfortunately, Matt qualified 54th on Friday and failed to make the Renegade feature, but by Saturday the team had again turned things around. The final day of racing for the East Bay Winternationals was a 100-lap, $12,000 to win Xtreme Dirtcar Series event. Claiming the Lucas Oil Rookie of the Race title, Matt qualified 10th and finished 18th in the night’s feature. Upon leaving East Bay, he was 13th in points for the Xtreme Dirtcar Series and leading the Lucas Oil Xtreme Rookie of the Year standings.
This week, Matt Miller and DSI Motorsports hit the dirt in Volusia in their Stephen McCullough Industries/Lo Temp Brazing/McDonald Refrigeration/Banshee Graphics/Whaley & Son Collision/Interstate48.com/Jones Racing Products/Russell Baker Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis latemodel for the second week of Florida’s Speedweeks.
The first night of United Midwest Promotions (UMP) racing was Monday, February 10 at Volusia Speedway. Matt made it into and won the nights fifth heat race, and battled his way to sixth place in the evening’s feature. Tuesday, Matt made it to the pole outside Steve Francis, but when a bracket broke off of their rear suspension the #7 was pushed back to 26th place. Unfortunately Wednesday’s round of racing was just as grim. Fighting with a tight car through the heats, Matt was forced to battle it out in the B-Main for a starting position in the feature; he finished fourth and suffered his first shut-out of the week. The team found a bit of luck on Thursday and again found it’s way to the feature. Though the #7 started near the back of the pack, Matt was able to climb his way to 11th place before it was all over.
“We’ve had a good car all week, but it’s hard to gain momentum when we’re battling the likes of Wendall Wallace and Steve Francis. We still have a few days of racing and I’m confident in our ability to be successful,” Matt stated Thursday evening.
Valentine’s Day, February 14 was filled with anything but love notes and chocolate for Matt Miller and DSI Motorsports. After struggling through hot laps, the #7 had a disappointing qualifier time and was unable to make the evenings UMP feature event. After a heart-breaking Friday, the team spent the early hours of Saturday making necessary changes to their car. Matt qualified 14th and started fourth in the second heat race. Starting on the pole of the B-Main, he finished second and started 22nd. Though he was able to push up to 12th, by the end of the race Matt had fallen back to finish 21st in the $10,000 to win feature.
For additional information on Matt Miller and DSI Motorsports racing, check out www.mattmiller7.com. Information is also available directly from the Renegade, Xtreme Dirtcar, and UMP Series’ at their respective Websites: www.renegadedirtcar.com, www.xtremedirtcars.com, and www.umpracing.com.
Media contact: Carissa Anderson, Panther Motorsports Design
