First Weekend Of Racing Tough On Hunter Robbins

Hunter Robbins tried for big things on his first weekend of racing.  Not only did his team bring out their Georgia Asphalt Series two-barrel Pro Late Model for 100 laps of action at the Early Bird 100 at Birmingham International Speedway, they also brought out their Super Late Model for 100 more laps of action later in the afternoon.

And, just like luck seems to go sometimes for Robbins, things were half-way good and half-way bad for the 15-year-old.  Robbins was able to come home with a top-10 in the Super Late Model portion of the weekend, but got crashed out early in the Pro Late Model event.

“At the beginning, the car was real good,” said Robbins of the Super Late Model event.  “We were just being real patient staying there following them up front.  I could pull out and pass the cars in front of me if I wanted to, but I was just choosing to ride.  Then all of a sudden, the right rear went away just like that.  I could tell from the beginning because I couldn’t get in the gas as soon as everyone else could.  Everyone else was pulling me coming off (the corners).”

Robbins finished seventh in the Super Late Model event, but didn’t have the same fortunes in the GAS event, where he came home 23rd after getting wrecked on lap five.

“We were under (Shane Nalley) and I don’t know if he got loose or something, but he got into us pretty good.  It knocked the wheel out of my hands I got hit so hard.  I guess that’s just how it goes.  The car’s tore up pretty good.”

Now, Robbins will head to South Alabama Speedway in Opp, Alabama for the annual Rattler.  This time around, the team will take just one car instead of both.

"We will be good down there I believe.  Doing the two car thing at Birmingham was tough.  We didn't get to play with either car enough.  We should have done some more stuff that we didn't have a chance to.  We are going to just take one car to Opp and concentrate on one thing.”

For more information on Hunter Robbins, contact Amy Hayes at (704) 455-2051 or visit HunterRobbins.com for more information.  For marketing opportunities with Hunter, please contact Richard Walton at Walton Motorsports Marketing at (205) 337-9587.

Hunter was wrecked out of the Pro Late Model event.