08/29/2026
After changing the whole charging system in the car(for maybe the 4th or 5th time out of 25ish races) we made a trip to Coles County for the first time this season. It didn’t make a bit of difference. The car still didn’t run right. Ezra said he could run it at about 80% throttle without it cutting out so we told him to just go run it. He went out for the feature and did an amazing job of adjusting and keeping just the right amount of foot in it. There were a few moments where it cut out here and there but he was running fantastic lines. He ended up finishing 6th, with ~70hp(he did the math) and had the 3rd fastest lap in the feature. Hopefully we can figure out whatever the issue is because trips to the track(not being competitive) and meaningless repairs aren’t cheap.
Ezra always amazes us with his ability to adjust to pretty much any issue. He has fought an intermittent power steering glitch(drove the wall with two tires at one point), unknowingly lost most of his right front wheel throughout a race once and just kept adjusting as needed, he cartwheeled and got stuck in the fence after launching off of a right rear and kept going to finish the race, he endured a really bad flip a month ago and hopped right back in to drive a thrown together car in the b main(missed the transfer by 1 spot). He has had countless disappointments due to mechanical failures. He has had bad calls and was given a DNF and somehow placed lower than 2 or 3 wrecked cars and someone who got out of her car in front of him, during a red flag, even though he would’ve finished the race if they hadn’t called it(he wasn’t involved in the wreck whatsoever). He just keeps pushing on, with more determination every time. I don’t know how much longer I can witness the heartbreak.
Papaw made the trip over last night. He has only missed a handful of races, in 8 years, because he absolutely couldn’t be there due to surgery and not being able to walk. 8 years ago when Ezra drove straight into the wall, after losing his steering wheel, papaw actually hurdled the wall to get to him.
There was some excitement, due to a track incident, that rolled over to the end of the night🚨🚓👮♂️
Edit: we weren’t involved