KFDM COOP Posted July 7, 2009 Report Posted July 7, 2009 Local native Mitchell shining on race circuit Leader Sports The Orange Leader MOORESVILLE, N.C. — MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Trey Mitchell, the grandson of Orange’s Charlotte Conn and son of former Orange resident Beth Brookshire Mitchell, went into the PASS South double header looking to build on his career best third place finish at New Senoia Speedway just two weeks ago. He did just that with the Magnum’s Oilfield Services Ford Fusion that was capable of sweeping the weekend. The Texas native had to settle for a solid top ten finish after having the car to beat in race one then did it the hard way to make it a career night in race two. Friday night at Greenville-Pickens, Mitchell qualified in the twenty-second position. In the end though, he proved to be one of the main players in one of the most dramatic races in the PASS South series history. Mitchell slowly worked his way through the field knocking on the door of the top ten by lap fifty-six when the first caution of the night flew. Mitchell worked his way into fourth position by lap 100 and was running third with two laps to go when the fireworks began. In a hard three way battle for the lead between Jeff Fultz, Corey Williams, and Mitchell; Mitchell dove to the inside of Williams in turn one, getting loose inside of Corey turning the #47 of Williams around in the corner. Both Mitchell and Williams were sent to the rear of the field. After three attempts at a green-white-checker, Mitchell fought his way back to a sixth place finish in the Firecracker 125. “I was driving the wheels off the car trying to get to the front. I knew I had the car to beat and I was doing everything I could to get to the front. I hate that I got into Corey (Williams) and cost both of us a top three finish, maybe a win for me. I wanted to go apologize to him and his team but they wanted nothing of it. Hopefully in a few days when everyone isn’t so on edge I can tell him I’m sorry because I know 100 percent it was my fault. I was just going for the win and those kinds of things happen; what can you do we had the better car,†stated Mitchell after the race. Sunday at Hickory Motor Speedway, Mitchell’s Magnum’s Oilfield Services Ford Fusion was once again a hard charger as he weaved his way through traffic, not once but twice, en route to a career best second place finish in super late model competition. Mitchell started sixteenth on the famous .363 mile oval. By lap sixty-eight, Mitchell was in the top ten when multiple cars, including Mitchell, spun to bring out the fifth caution of the night. However, as was the case Friday night, Mitchell’s car only got faster as the night went on as he moved into the top five with twenty laps to go becoming a major factor in the outcome once again. On this night, Mitchell would be a benefactor of Ryan Blaney and Preston Peltier’s late race run-in, moving Mitchell up to third on the last restart of the night with five laps to go. Mitchell got a jump on the restart, moving up to second, but he was unable to reel in Justin Wakefield who took the checkered flag one car length ahead of Mitchell. “My PR guy (Chris Ragle) has been on my case all year about qualifying better and before I went out and qualified today he told me ‘since I was the last car to go out if there ever was a good opportunity to qualify up front this was it,’ and I let him down again. I don’t know, we just don’t qualify worth a darn but we always have good cars during the race and it’s starting to show. People are starting to say that Trey Mitchell is a guy we have to beat and that’s pretty cool. We just have one more spot to go before getting that first win and now after having a shot to win the last three races I know we will get one sooner or later,†added Mitchell. Stay tuned to www.treymitchellracing.com for all the latest news and information regarding Trey Mitchell Racing in 2009. For sponsorship related items contact Tonya McCallister with McCallister Precision Marketing at 803-361-6199.
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