“The lappers were kind of tough,” explained Goede. “It seemed like I needed to hit the line just
perfect to make a good lap. The longer I was going I would get a little tighter. He (Hoffman) was
just taking it easy and didn’t want to take any stupid chances I am sure, so that is why I probably
gained on him in lapped traffic. Just there at the end he was a little better and there wasn’t
anything I could do with him.“I came up one position short to Eddie, but that is ok. He is “Mr.
Nashville” the way it seems. Also, second place is awesome compared to last year. I drove the
Waltom car down here and it was a nightmare. We struggled all weekend. I wanted to come back
here and redeem myself a little bit. I am very happy with our performance. It means a lot to me to
be able to do this.
perfect to make a good lap. The longer I was going I would get a little tighter. He (Hoffman) was
just taking it easy and didn’t want to take any stupid chances I am sure, so that is why I probably
gained on him in lapped traffic. Just there at the end he was a little better and there wasn’t
anything I could do with him.“I came up one position short to Eddie, but that is ok. He is “Mr.
Nashville” the way it seems. Also, second place is awesome compared to last year. I drove the
Waltom car down here and it was a nightmare. We struggled all weekend. I wanted to come back
here and redeem myself a little bit. I am very happy with our performance. It means a lot to me to
be able to do this.
With one eye on Hoffman in front of him and the other on Hanks behind, Goede ran out of eyes to
get the right lane around lapped cars, coming up short for the trip to victory lane.
get the right lane around lapped cars, coming up short for the trip to victory lane.
“I tried to get Brian before the break and we had that caution,” said Hoffman. “Brian was a tick
better in the second half and we were a tick loose, so Brian was going to be difficult. He just ran
into bad luck with the lapped car and from there we had to hold our position through lapped traffic
the rest of the way, but that is a part of it.
“There is going to be other cars out there. I have had cars that are a handful to drive and it is hard
to keep them in one place all of the time. It is hard to slow down because you are out there driving
a race car, so I knew that (Campbell’s spin) was a possibility and it happened. We had a couple
more we had to get through as the race went on.”
When all was said and done, the race came down between Eddie Hoffman (#8) and Jacob Goede
(#72).
For the last quarter of the race, Hoffman had to hold off charges from behind as Goede was able to
make up ground around the lapped cars, but Hoffman kept his focus weaving around obstacles until
he crossed the stripe for the checkered flag.
“The #72, Jacob, was there the whole second half of the race,” explained Hoffman. “We could
shake him a little bit, and then he would close up on us, so we had to be really on our toes the
entire race
better in the second half and we were a tick loose, so Brian was going to be difficult. He just ran
into bad luck with the lapped car and from there we had to hold our position through lapped traffic
the rest of the way, but that is a part of it.
“There is going to be other cars out there. I have had cars that are a handful to drive and it is hard
to keep them in one place all of the time. It is hard to slow down because you are out there driving
a race car, so I knew that (Campbell’s spin) was a possibility and it happened. We had a couple
more we had to get through as the race went on.”
When all was said and done, the race came down between Eddie Hoffman (#8) and Jacob Goede
(#72).
For the last quarter of the race, Hoffman had to hold off charges from behind as Goede was able to
make up ground around the lapped cars, but Hoffman kept his focus weaving around obstacles until
he crossed the stripe for the checkered flag.
“The #72, Jacob, was there the whole second half of the race,” explained Hoffman. “We could
shake him a little bit, and then he would close up on us, so we had to be really on our toes the
entire race
The lead was then turned over to Brian Campbell, who had been running second to Miller since the
green flag dropped. Campbell led the field around to the halfway break, and by that time Hoffman
had worked his way up to the second position. Once they restarted, Jacob Goede was able to snag
the third-place spot from Travis Dassow, and set his sights on the leaders.“I started from 11th and I
didn’t know I would have that kind of car to drive up there,” said Goede. “During practice we could
never cut a fast lap, but we seemed to stay consistently fast the whole time so I thought we might be
ok. “At the beginning of the race it was alright, but the longer we went the better it got. It was a wild
race. I gained a lot of positions just from silly wrecks. That is too bad for Jeremy Miller. I am
guessing he broke a hub.”Another “silly” wreck came with just 50 laps to go in the event when the
three leaders tried to negotiate their way around the lapped traffic. Campbell pinched his car down
coming off turn four to avoid a slower car and ended up spinning himself out of the lead, giving it to
Hoffman.
green flag dropped. Campbell led the field around to the halfway break, and by that time Hoffman
had worked his way up to the second position. Once they restarted, Jacob Goede was able to snag
the third-place spot from Travis Dassow, and set his sights on the leaders.“I started from 11th and I
didn’t know I would have that kind of car to drive up there,” said Goede. “During practice we could
never cut a fast lap, but we seemed to stay consistently fast the whole time so I thought we might be
ok. “At the beginning of the race it was alright, but the longer we went the better it got. It was a wild
race. I gained a lot of positions just from silly wrecks. That is too bad for Jeremy Miller. I am
guessing he broke a hub.”Another “silly” wreck came with just 50 laps to go in the event when the
three leaders tried to negotiate their way around the lapped traffic. Campbell pinched his car down
coming off turn four to avoid a slower car and ended up spinning himself out of the lead, giving it to
Hoffman.
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