Despite having to adapt to a new team, USARacing driver Clay Rogers is experiencing success so far in 2010. He’ll try to keep that string going at next week’s Carolina 200 at Rockingham Speedway.
Clay Rogers has found his way to victory lane in both those races. But it has been a year of changes for the Mooresville racer as he finds himself with a new team for 2010.
In the offseason, Rogers moved from the JCR3 team, with whom he won two Pro Cup championships, to the Lamb and Robinson Motorsports No. 16 USG Sheetrock Ford team.
Depsite the new team, the 2006 and 2009 champion likes his chances at Rockingham for the Carolina 200 presented by Black’s Tire and Auto Service and for the 2010 season.
“We have melded together the way we do things,” Rogers said.
“It didn’t take long for them to figure me out and for me to figure them out. The cars have been fast. We really haven’t skipped a beat.”
Three races into the season and the results back up that statement, with the only blemish being a 16th place finish at Hickory Speedway last week when a blown engine ended a dominating run with 13 laps to go. He started the season with a win at Gresham Motorsports Park and a fourth-place finish at New Smyrna. He comes into Rockingham with boatloads of optimism, sitting second in points; trailing leader Caleb Holman by 20 points.
“I made my first (NASCAR) Nationwide Series start at Rockingham and learned a lot about what not to do,” Rogers said.
“The key here is to keep the car from being so loose. Tires are always and issue here but the Pro Cup BFGoodrich tire is great here. It doesn’t fall off quite as much and leads to some great racing.”
Racing action for the Carolina 200 presented by Black’s Tire and Auto Service weekend gets underway on Thursday, May 13 with practice and qualifying for the Friday, May 14 running of the Sunoco National Tour cars.
Practice and qualifying for the UARA Late Model Series and the USARacing take to the track beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 14.
The Sunoco National Tour cars will take to the track for their 100-lap tilt at 4:30 on May 14.
The UARA portion of the Carolina 200 presented by Black’s Tire and Auto Service takes the green flag on Saturday, May 15 at 11 am with the USARacing Pro Cup to follow at approximately 1 pm.
For more information on the Carolina 200 presented by Black’s Tire and Auto Service or other events upcoming at the track, contact Rockingham Speedway at (910) 205-8800 or visit www.rockinghamspeedway.com.
Tickets are available for the May 14, 2010 running of the ASA Late Model race and the May 15, 2010 Carolina 200 USAR Pro Cup/ UARA double header - $20.00 in advance and $25.00 the day of the event.
Suite packages are also available.
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