MBNA Platinum 400 Live Report by Adam and Shelly Jablonski

Well, to say the race was uneventful might be an understatement. We could not find any DC hats or shirts at the trailers.

At the start of the race Derrike said the car was a lot freer than in Happy Hour and seemed pleased that the changes really helped. However after a few laps the car "tightened" up a lot. I thought they should pit but DC was told to ride it out and see what he could with the car. DC said he would try.

There did not seem to be much communication as in the past between crew and DC about what changes they would make. In other years when I was at a race you would hear things being discussed. The race went on and the car was TERRIBLE. DC said he could not get one gas in the corners at all. As I said it was a pretty uneventful day for the Jimmy Dean crew and fans as the car never got any better after 3 or 4 laps on tires.

The race ended and I didn't hear anything on the scanner after the race as far as discussing the car or where he finished. There was not much talk during the race as to who DC was racing.