June 20, 2006 – For Immediate Release: June 20, 2006
Contact: Amy Ruman
Munroe Falls, OH – Amy Ruman and the Ruman Racing team thought they would have another battle on the track this weekend, but a mechanical failure took her out of the race.
Ruman was on the pole after the morning qualifier, but it didn’t hold through the second round as Bret Moyer got under her time. Ruman and Moyer were playing the qualifying game – each waiting for the other to head out in the second round. Track conditions changed, getting hotter and greaser as the day went on. Moyer headed out mid-way though the session, posting a lap of 54.363. Ruman and the crew were ready and decided to try and answer. Ruman was able to put together two good laps, the faster of the two being a 54.378, but Moyer’s faster time held and thus snagged the pole by fifth teen thousands of a second (0.015 difference).
“Qualifying was a blast! Unfortunately for us, I did not end up with the pole. We tried our best to regain the position, but I just missed it. Bret did a good job on that lap,” stated Ruman.
The race started on another hot afternoon in PA with five GT-1’s in the field. Moyer, Ruman, Valley, and Bujdoso rounded out the top four starters. Moyer and Ruman had a great start, racing neck and neck down to turn one. Ruman tucked onto Moyer’s bumper and off they went, both posting great lap times early. Moyer would put a few car lengths on Ruman coming out of the last turn up the hill, and then Ruman would catch him up in the back section.
“Bret seemed to get me going up that hill onto the front straight, but I would gain a bit back in the tighter spots on the course. Coming down the front straight on lap thirteen, I went to grab 5th gear and something broke. I had to pull off course and our day was done. It turns out that the input shaft broke in half,” exclaimed Ruman. “I was really upset that we broke and didn’t get a finish, Bret and I were having a great race.” Moyer went on to finish and win, with Valley in second and Bujdoso in third.
The crew will have the car fixed and ready to go in a few weeks for the National at Watkins Glen, NY. Ruman is now tied for second with Moyer in the Northeast Division points chase – both are six points behind Doug Valley.
Next up: July 9: National at Watkins Glen International Speedway, NY
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