{"id":1279,"date":"2010-04-21T17:54:21","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T17:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2010-04-21T17:54:21","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T17:54:21","slug":"wild-ride-for-owens-at-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/upcoming-events\/wild-ride-for-owens-at-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Ride for Owens at Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH, Tx. (April 16, 2010) \u2013Alli Owens looked well on her way to capturing her second-straight top-10 finish in Friday\u2019s Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway. Unfortunately, Owens\u2019 performance was cut short. A spin through the grass, compounded by an issue with the No. 15 car\u2019s battery, forced Owens to retire early the event.\u00a0 Owens finished in 24<sup>th<\/sup>-place.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Thursday afternoon\u2019s qualifying session was rained out. The field was set according to last season\u2019s owner point standings, which put Owens 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0on the starting grid. When the race got underway, it didn\u2019t take long for Owens to work her way to the front.\u00a0 She moved into 12<sup>th<\/sup>-place by lap 25 and was running equivalent times to the leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0On lap 26, the\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/electrifyingcareers.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/electrifyingcareers.com\/\">ElectrifyingCareers.com<\/a>\u00a0Chevy suddenly broke free exiting Turn 4 and caused Owens to take an unexpected detour through the Texas Motor Speedway lawn. Owens made a terrific save and prevented it from hitting the wall.\u00a0 She returned to the track, but her tires were flat-spotted and the fenders accrued damage that needed repairing.\u00a0\u00a0 She brought her car to the attention of her crew on the next lap, where they pulled the fenders away from the tires and changed her Hoosiers. She returned to the track two laps down.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Owens\u2019 Venturini Motorsports crew continued to try and improve the handling of her race car and put her in position for the Lucky Dog pass.\u00a0 Unfortunately their efforts were preempted on lap 87. Owens\u2019 car lost power without warning and coasted to a stop.\u00a0 The culprit was being evaluated after the race, but the team\u2019s initial belief was that the rough ride through the grass caused a wire to come loose and short out the power source.\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/electrifyingcareers.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/electrifyingcareers.com\/\">ElectrifyingCareers.com<\/a>\u00a0team pushed the car to the garage for the remainder of the 100 lap event. She finished in 24<sup>th<\/sup>-place.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cMy car\u2019s balance was a little off when I started the race.\u00a0 I was waiting for our first pit stop before I got more aggressive with the throttle.\u00a0 I know Jeff (McClure, crew chief) would make the right adjustments and get me fixed up. While I was biding my time, my car just snapped loose. It was a crazy ride. I went skidding through the grass.\u00a0 Unfortunately it jarred a few of our wires loose.\u00a0 I think it caused our battery to short out.\u00a0 I\u2019m really proud of my guys for never giving up.\u00a0 Even after I spun, Jeff (McClure) kept making improvements to the handling.\u00a0 We stood a good chance of finishing in the top-20 until I lost power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owens\u2019 next race is the ARCA Racing Series 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 23. Coverage can be seen on SPEED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH, Tx. 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