POSTED 7-4-09 TURN OR BURN MOTORSPORTS RECAP

The Turn or Burn Motorsports team has a great start to the July Fourth weekend. Fireworks lit up the sky and the air was cool, Josh Byrns started the Ken-Ten series Late Model race from inside the pole. Abruptly the No. 31 Southern Foods Chevy dropped back one position. As the race developed, Byrns found the tempo of the race and maintained the third position. On lap 12 the No. 31 Chevy slightly kissed the front stretch wall only leaving cosmetic damage. A yellow flag was produced on lap 25 slowing Byrns’ progress. Throughout the course of the next run, Byrns drove away from the field. Still in third position, Byrns trailed on the back bumper of the No. 14, getting a better run on Coble through turn two. On lap 36 the caution flew and suspended the Turn or Burn driver’s advancement. Byrns reported the car handled better on a longer run and the car was tight, it needed work before the next 50-lap race. For the remainder of the race the Southern F oods Chevy fell in line to finish in third position. Second Race-Beech Bend Raceway Park 50-Lap Due to an inverted field, the No. 31 Turn or Burn Motorsports team was forced to start the second 50-lap race at Beech Bend Raceway Park in the seventh position. A quick caution resulted from the No.5 car spinning in the middle of the track, gave Byrns the break he was looking for. A restart from the inside granted him a steal to the sixth position. The speed of the car was comparable to the front-runners, but positioning was hard to gain. On lap 12 the caution flag was displayed for a spin and hard impact on the back straight away. Byrns began working his way to the front gaining two positions. He held his line to finish the race in fourth position. Byrns will return to the seat of the No. 31 Turn or Burn Motorsports car July 18 at Riverview Speedway for the 100 lap Ken-Ten Late Model series fifth race in Carthage, TN. Next weekend, the rookie driver Mary Daniels will debut her sto ck car career at Beech Bend Raceway Park.For more information visit www.TurnorBurn.com