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Defending Champ Jody "Hurricane" Harrison Storms his Way Back to Victory Lane

As in many post race stories the weather has been a factor in one way or another and this race was no exception. A sixty percent chance of showers and thunderstorms were in the forecast with a one in fourteen chance of a hurricane at the track. Fourteen cars were on hand at Columbus Motor Speedway for the race.

Retuning to the series for the first time since 2008 was Jimmie Crabtree from nearby Muncie, IN.  Crabtree and team came to CMS to win the race, with a fast time in practice followed by a pole in qualifying they were well on their way to achieving there goal.  # 63 drew the fourth starting spot the and pursued defending champion Jody Harrison to the front where they were joined by Todd Peck for a run to the finish. The three cars all made a bid for the top spot with the ( Hurricane ) hanging on for his first win in defense of his Super Cup Championship.

Also making there first start in 2011 were #31 Tom Williams from Xenia, Ohio and the #80 Brent Nelson of Parkersburg, WV.

Kevin Kromer from far off Walnutport, PA started from the point after a good run in qualifying.  The #77 led for awhile before developing a tire problem that ended his bid for his first win eventually finishing in the sixth position.

Other notables were Tim Richardson and Grant Andrews sharing the honors of the Charlie Canterbury Hard Charger Award.  Jason Roberts of Renick, WV backed his car into the wall in qualifying and still managed to secure a seventh place starting spot. In NASCAR terms, Jason Roberts would be a satellite team to the Harrison 's who all joined in to repair the car so Jason would be able to race.  Just one more reason why we say ( Racin the way it used to be.) now on to Motordrome.

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