Gay Smith Rolls Car, But Everyone OK

The NORRA entry rolled today at approx. race mile 424. It appears that everyone in the car is OK and the car is relatively unhurt and should be able to continue. The team is waiting for help to right the car and get moving again.

Team Members Supporting Gay Smith in NORRA Race

Strobel Motorsports team members Dwight, Bill and Bucky are helping to support Gay Smith's run in the NORRA Mexican 1000 race in Baja Mexico this weekend. Gay & Dale were 1st into LA Bay but got an 11 minute penalty for some infraction(??). Even with the penalty, they should still be in the top 3. The car ran perfectly and the ride was perfect so they are very stoked and anxious to get back out there!! Tracking International also interviewed Gay Tuesday evening.

Track the NORRA race at http://www.trackinginternational.com/site/racing/tracking/

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Team Finishes 8th in Class

Unofficially the team finished the race 8th in Trophy Truck an 16th overall after surviving an endo, a transmission change, flat tire and fixing a sway bar pin. The team continued battling the desert and was happy to bring the car across the finish line. Check back to the team's website in the coming days for more photos and videos.

Overall Unofficial Results:
1.  #97 - BJ Baldwin - 7:16
2.  #1585 - Steve Croll  -  7:36
3.  #6  - Steve Sourapas/Andy McMillan  -  7:55
4.  #1559  -  Steve Appleton  -  8:06
5.  #1572  -  Freitas  -  8:07
6.  #1543  -  Kemp  -  8:10
7.  #1583  -  Wingerning  -  8:23
8.  #1530  -  Lenk  -  8:26
9.  #1545  -  Galewick  -  8:27
10.  #56  -  McGilvray  -  8:34
11.  #13  -  Stout  -  8:36
12.  #1558  - Smith - 8:41
13.  #68  -  Ewing  -  8:47
14.  #49  - Troy Herbst - 8:59
15.  #8  - Norman/Roesler -  8:59
16.  #94  - Steve Strobel -  9:16

Baldwin First Finisher

BJ Baldwin First Parker finisher. BJ finished the race in approximately 7 hours, 16 minutes according to our very unofficial timing. Steve jumped back in the race car to finish the race. The car has been running well after the trans change. We may be down now with a flat tire but will keep you posted.

Finishing Up Trans Change

Topping off fluids after the Trans change in Main Pit.  Dale Ebberts is now strapped in the driver's seat.

Trans Change Completed & Back On Race Course

The race truck made it back to the Main Pit where a very quick transmission change was completed.  The car was fueled up, rear tires changed and a few other "cosmetic" changes done in about 40 minutes.  Second driver Dale Ebberts jumped in the Trophy Truck for some valuable seat time and to grind out a finish here at Parker.

Truck Takes A Spill at Race Mile 51

Driver Steve and co-driver John are OK, but the sketchy information sounds like the truck rolled over.  They are moving again and are trying to pick up the lost time while the truck was out of commission.  We'll continue to keep working on the truck and will be working on repairing anything else that might need attention as the result of the roll-over.

#94 Truck Off The Starting Line!

Steve and John left the starting line in 5th position, at 7:19am MT this morning with all systems looking good.  Early reports have the truck already passing a couple of the cars in front of him.  More to come!

Race Truck On Display at MasterCraft Truck During Contingency

Friday's contingency was very busy with a lot of race car entries rolling through the maze of vendor displays. The weather has been great and the local Parker folks have all been fantastic.  The weather looks a little bit iffy with some shower possibilities so we're crossing our fingers for good weather.  Wish us luck for tomorrow...keep checking back to the blog for progress.