8/22/05

Fourth Place a Net Gain at Peoria

While hoping to add to his impressive thirteen wins at the Peoria TT, Chris knew that this year's TT was also about increasing his now slim point lead over Kenny Coolbeth in the 2005 AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Series. Before the race, the margin was just five points.

The race was a stop-and-go affair, with two red flags forcing two single file restarts that bunched the field. The final dash was just nine laps, and, just as with the previous two starts, young Henry Wiles put the hammer down and took off. Wiles won his second consecutive TT, and Chris fought first with Johnny Murphree, then with Jake Johnson, finally slipping to fourth at the finish.

The encouraging news was that Coolbeth finished in tenth place and Carr's lead has jumped up to twelve points. Five events remain on the schedule.

"Peoria went okay. The important thing was that we extended our point lead over Kenny Coolbeth, and that was the main objective. Obviously, we would have loved to have won, however, there were three guys better than I was on Sunday. That's the way it goes.

"We were competitive most of the day. In the main event, we were going good. I kind of lost my rhythm toward the end and gave up a few positions to Murphree and Johnson, and we finished fourth at the end."


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