So I would like to put a special thanks to the #28 team for having me aboard to help out with the car the last to races this year. I would also like to say WOW. We were pitting just down from the McCullough race teams and watched what we though was a race car pull in the pits with a blown head, Until the engine puller came out and they changed the engine right there in front of us. WOW congrats to that team for pulling that off and still making it out there to finish the last 10 laps. See ya all next year if not with the 28 then maybe my own car.
FSbandit
Reminds me of the glory days, Junior Johnson / Jeff Hammond were responsible for the rule not allowing engines changes during a Winston Cup race. Jeff Hammond's crew was capable of swapping out a motor in less than 18 minutes which was achieved by actually practicing it on a regular basis.
Some of you might remember Robblee's crew doing that in '93 during a Cascar Super Series event at Delaware. Early on in the race the engine let go and they were in a battle with Kerry Micks for a new dually hauler. Ron Sinclair put the watch on them and they changed the engine in 46 minutes. That included changing over the flywheel, clutch, bellhousing and starter as the spare wasn't complete. If you noticed later any spare engines in their trailer were always drop in ready to run after that.
They still lost the truck by 4 points,,,2 positions.
That was a fun and crazy race.
We would have been back out before lap 200 with #38 Derek McCulloughs car but after putting in the spare engine the water pump gasket was leaking. I cannot believe Davids engine lasted after sounding like a knocking steam engine with 60 to go