IMCA Spring Nationals

3/20       120 plus Modifieds fled through the gates of Beatrice Speedway for the 2009 Spring Nationals Friday afternoon. That being said, starting in the back of a heat race was a very tough task. Taking the green flag in the 8th spot proved to be a tall order as Dominic fought his way up to the 5th position before seeing the checkered flag. That would then put him 8th on the grid for the qualifying main. Dry-slick one-lane race tracks are drivers worst enemies when starting outside the first couple rows. This was plain to see in Fridays qualifying mains. Dominic was able to power his Jeff Taylor Modified up to a 5th place finish from the 8th starting spot only to be 3 spots short of an A-main appearance.  
3/21      Saturday was a new day for the 6u Arvada X Motorsports Modified as a great pill draw and a very stout race car piloted Dom from a 4th place starting spot in the heat race to the lead very quickly. From there he never looked back and locked in a spot in the A-feature. Starting the main event in 12th place Dom showed that he definitely had the car to run up front in the 24-car field by fighting his way up to the 7th spot just before the mid-race point. Contact with Jay Noteboom going into turn 3 not long after, caused a tire rub on the left rear tire. The tire rub unfortunately would cut his tire down, ending the day for the #6u and resulting in a 21st place finish. The disappointing end to a great run still left the team with high hopes and a head of steam for Sunday's race.
 3/22       Picking up right where they left off, the #6u team had a great pill draw and starting spot for the heat race to work with. After starting 3rd, Dominic quickly moved his DC Racing Engines powered modified into the 2nd spot. When they took the white flag he had pulled up on the back bumper of the leader and the final lap was set for a great finish. Racing side by side through turns 3 and 4, Dom squeezed by on the inside and took the win securing another starting spot in the A-main. The green flag flew in the 30-lap feature with Dominic starting in the 7th spot. A hard fought, side by side battle took place for the entire race and a 4th place finish just in front of Saturdays winner Ricky Alvarado was just what the team needed.     The bar was set high for Arvada X Motorsports for the start of the 2009 season with the 6u Modified of Dominic Ursetta qualifying for 2 of the 3 features and scoring a much needed top 5 finish on Sunday in one of the most difficult races in all of IMCA.