ARCA Race in Newton, Iowa

For those who aren't aware of exactly what Dustin does in racing...here's a brief bio. Dustin started becoming involved in Dirt Racing during his Junior year in High School - he continued to race and worked for World of Outlaws stars such as Timmy McCreadie and Rick Eckert. He then moved down to Georgia for a bit and then on to North Carolina to join Team Dillon Racing. Dustin was on the crew from the beginning when Austin Dillon (grandson of Richard Childress) and his younger brother, Ty started racing dirt late models. As the boys progressed, Dustin continued to move with them and was given the opportunity last December to move to Richard Childress Racing (around the corner in the complex) & into asphalt racing. He currently works in the Nationwide Shop with a multitude of shop duties during the week and on the weekends he is the tire specialist and goes over the wall as the catch-can man. Austin has been racing in the East, ARCA and Nationwide Series' this year. Over the past few years Dustin & Austin have formed a close friendship and it's neat to see that grow and them get to continue to work together. Austin was actually the first to see our little Abigail in the hospital shortly after she was born.

On to the weekly update...Newton, Iowa! Dustin left early on Thursday morning to fly out for the ARCA race. Since the track wasn't opening until Friday morning, they drove to Knoxville, Iowa to tour the Sprint Car Hall of Fame Museum. Dustin grew up watching Sprint Cars with his Dad, so that was a treat for him. Friday they practiced and Austin set quick time in the 31 car. Saturday came qualifying and Austin scraped the wall leaving him with some front-end damage. Because of the damage they decided to go to the back-up car which meant they had to start last (which for this particular race was 37th). Having tested at Iowa before Austin knew the track pretty well and raced up to finish 2nd. Still waiting for that first ARCA & Nationwide win, the guys have worked so hard & we're praying it comes soon.