Boyd Raceway 8/20/10

In the end it was a great night of racing but was marked with bad luck throughout the night! The heat race rolled around and while Cody was being strapped in by his dad who is also crew chief, they noticed a small oil leak. Running out of time they made the decision to go ahead and run. Cody started front row inside and took off. He led the first 5 laps then over drove the car and was passed by Brad Shirley and Tom Earl making him round out the top three in the heat. Now time for a break! Finally, they had a chance to fix the oil leak! Then more bad luck,  During the mod race as Cody was sitting in the pit stands watching the race, he got hit in the head with a dirt clog the size of a softball.  Almost knocked him off the back of the stands, and now armed with a few bumps and bruises to the head,  he had to go get ready for the feature. Cody complained of a headache and after some fatherly/son debate, Jerry relented and allowed Cody to run the race! He started front row outside. Green flag dropped and he led the first lap. He soon lost the lead and fought out the battle for 2nd with the 54R car of David Redmond. He lost the battle and fell back to 4th. Under a restart the 46 of Tom Earl got around him and then for 6 laps the 20E car of Ronny Welbourn battled with him for 5th and then Brad Shirley started catching them. He won this battle and brought the JBS MotorSports orange and blue beast home in a 5th place finish. A fantastic night of racing for the seventeen year old! Cody is a trooper and in the world of racing where superstitions run high, Cody didn't let this affect him, he raced his heart out and it shows!