Gresham Enjoys Off Weekend Before Return To ASA Southeast Late Model Tour At Dillon
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Griffin, GA (April 20, 2009) – Max Gresham used his off weekend from the race track to do something millions of high school teenagers are doing this time of year.
“I went to Prom with my girlfriend,” said Gresham, a student at Woodward Academy in College Park, GA. “It was fun. We just hung out, I got to meet some more of her friends. It was a good time. Later in the weekend, I went to one of her horse shows. It was just a nice relaxed weekend away from the racetrack. Something different for a change.”
This weekend, the 15-year-old Griffin, GA driver and his Gresham Motorsports team will return to a school of a different sort - the American Speed Association (ASA) Southeast Asphalt Tour - at Dillon (SC) Motor Speedway.
“It’s a real tight place and it’s going to be hard to pass,” said Gresham of the 4/10-mile Palmetto State oval. “You’re going to have to have a car that turns well and gets down the straightaway too. You’re going to have to get your car on the bottom and keep it on the bottom in Turns 1-2. You want to get as much of a run as you can through the D-shaped backstretch and you have to get slowed down hard for Turns 3-4. They’re almost like hairpin turns and they are hard to get through. They are very tight. You have to be able to get through there good so you can get back to the gas hard and down the straight away. It’s a tough racetrack.”
Saturday’s ASA event will mark Gresham’s No. 7-11 Late Model Stock Car (pictured above) first race appearance at Dillon track. He did get to test at the tight asphalt oval recently and was pleased with the results.
“The test went really well,” said Gresham. “It didn’t take long for me to learn the racetrack and we were really happy with our lap times by the end of the day. We left there really happy with the day’s results.”
According to Gresham, a driver and team will have to employ several strategies successfully to win Saturday’s ASA Southeast Tour at Dillon Motor Speedway.
“It’s going to take a real good qualifying run to get us up front to begin with,” said Gresham. “That way, you don’t have to fight your way from the back. Then it’s going to be who can run the hardest without wearing their stuff out or getting taken out. Tire wear will be important at the end of the race – kind of like at Cordele (GA) Speedway. The tire wear isn’t real aggressive, but you can’t always run at hard as you want or you will be out of tires at the end of the race. Ultimately, you are going to have to stay out of trouble. It’s going to be a tough race. ”
Saturday’s ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour RC Cola Moon Pie 150 at Dillon Motor Speedway will also feature racing action in the Super Truck, Charger and Street Stock divisions. The green flag is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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