Tough Ending to Knoxville Nationals for Dollansky

Joey Saldana (#71m) racing with Craig Dollansky (#7) Thursday at Knoxville Raceway. - Mike Campbell Photo
Craig Dollansky. - T.J. Buffenbarger Photo
Craig Dollansky. – T.J. Buffenbarger Photo

From Criag Dollansky

Following a top-ten finish in their qualifying night, Craig Dollansky and the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team returned to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday as fans from all over the world packed the stands for the final night of the prestigious Knoxville Nationals.

Earning the 22nd most points out of a stout 100+ combined car field, the Aggressive Hydraulics #7 would line up outside row three of the B-Main with only the top-four transferring into the main event.  When the green flag waved on the 22-lap B-Main, ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ took evasive action on lap 2 to avoid another car that nearly spun out in front of him and dropped the #7 back three positions.  Following a red on lap 9, Dollansky lost a couple spots on the ensuing restart and tried to fight back as the laps wound down but ended up taking the checkered flag in 11th, missing the A-Main for just the fourth time in 21 Nationals appearances at the historic ½-mile.

The Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team will now travel to Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska as World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series action resumes tomorrow, August 13th.