By Daniel Powell
After finishing on the podium in the past three outings, Danny Reidyβs podium streak came to a crashing end during last Saturday nightβs 12th KRE Sprintcar Series round at Archerfield Speedway.
In what was a racing incident, where he simply ran out of racing room, Reidy crashed out of the feature race in spectacular fashion in the early stages of the 30βlap event. He collided with the wall on the main straight while battling with another car for track space, which then sent him into a wild crash that saw him come to a stop at the bottom of the track.
βIt was just one of those racing deals, where two drivers were going for the same piece of track, and one driver had to lose out,β explained Reidy. βThe crash has destroyed just about everything on the car, as there wasnβt a lot that we could salvage from the wreck.β
Prior to the crash, Reidy, who had started out of position six in the feature race, had been enjoying a solid night, after he had qualified third in time trials, finished sixth in both of his heat races, and locked in his featureβrace start with a sixthβplace finish in the Top 6 Dash.
With a break this coming weekend, Reidy will return to the track for the 13th and penultimate round of the KRE Series at Archerfield Speedway on Saturday night, May 25 aboard a new NQ # 5 Desert Palms Resort supported J&J.
To check out footage of Reidyβs crash visit the following YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkMspvDu73g
The Reidy Racing team would like to thank Desert Palms Resort in Alice Springs, Camden Neon Signs, P&M Motor Body Repairs, Gonzoβs Race Pipes and Inglis Race Engines for all of their 2012β13 season support.
To find out more about Danny Reidy visit his website www.dannyreidy.com.