Casey Smith Finds Rattler Success in
2010
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Contact: Chris Ragle
Austin, TX 3/11/10-
Over the past few years Casey Smith has owned the South Alabama Speedway when
it comes to super late model racing, however, the track’s biggest event deemed
the Rattler 250 has always given Smith problems for one reason or another.
After a qualifying mechanical mishap it looked to be more of the same for Smith,
but lady luck finally shined its light on Casey rewarding him and his
“It wouldn’t be a Rattler 250 for Casey Smith Racing unless we had some kind of problem,” laughed Smith after bringing home his best career Rattler 250 finish out of his four previous attempts. “For some reason or another we always have some kind of mechanical problem or get wrecked out early every year at this race and it was more of the same this year. It was just that this year it happened to us in qualifying and not the race so we were able to bring home a third place finish.”
The gremlin Smith was referring to was a broken trailing arm bolt that let loose during his qualifying run almost resulting in a wrecked racecar. Fortunately for Casey, his 2009 Alabama 100 win guaranteed him a starting position of tenth or better for the 2010 Rattler, thus allowing him to take the green flag from the outside of row five.
Even though it took time and effort, Smith methodically worked his all new looking #99 Rapid Disposal Chevy Impala all the way through traffic and was passing for the lead at the race’s halfway point when the yellow flag waived in the air for the event’s mandatory halfway caution. The team added fresh rubber and fuel and made an adjustment to tighten the car up a bit for the final run to the finish.
As the field went back green Casey jumped to the lead for several laps before settling in to the top three of the next sixty plus laps when the leader pitted for tires. With lapped cars to the inside each restart was a crucial one, and for Smith, battling with lap cars was not what the doctor ordered to have a shot at the race win.
“We just couldn’t race with Fultz (Jeff Fultz) on the short run; we needed really long runs in order to have a shot at the win. We tightened up the car a bit too much on that halfway break but I think we had a car that could have finished second so it was a little disappointing. As a racer you want the best finish you are capable and I think we had a second place car, but regardless this was a great Rattler for us especially compared to years past and it’s a great way to start off our 2010 season,” stated Smith.
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