Andy Seuss made the most out of a one-race deal to fill in for George Brunnhoelzl, III in the Bob Katon-owned #46 Modified at Seekonk Speedway’s Modified Madness race on Wednesday night. Seuss started outside the top 20 in the race after a poor heat race draw, but advanced quickly through the field. Seuss passed drivers like Mike Stefanik, Ted Christopher, Matt Hirschman, Kirk Alexander and Chuck Hossfeld early on and by halfway we already up to the eighth spot.
However, that is when the tire stagger increased on the #46 Modified and left Seuss going backwards. Two spins in the tight field of cars eventually left him with a finish of 17th.
“These tires are tough because they are old tires and we’ve seen in the past how the stagger on them can just take off,” said Seuss. “My tires weren’t worn out, but the stagger changed and we became sitting ducks. The car was really fast before that. We were passing cars. Nobody else came from the back that early and went the stagger grows three-quarters of an inch after being tight all day, it’s a little strange.”
“It took us awhile to my feel of the car because every driver is different. I really have to thank Bob Katon and his team for giving me this opportunity at their home track. Our end finish wasn’t what we wanted, but overall we were happy with the day. This was a one-time deal with this deal, but I really enjoyed it.”
