The Holmdel, NJ racer started 15th in the Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois on Sunday by virtue of his car owner, Belmont Motorsports, being 16th in the point standings. There was no qualifying because of rain.
Practice sessions on the one-mile-dirt oval saw Casola running 18th
fastest in practice sessions turning the track in 34.666 seconds with a speed
of 103.848 mph.
“It was a very good day for us. We managed to run as high as third in the
race and ran fourth for much of the race ahead of some of the veteran ARCA
talents. We had hoped for a top ten but with my very limited experience on
dirt we did well,” commented Dominick. “The team gave me a great car though it
did get a little tight due to tire wear. The day on dirt turned out to be a
lot of fun. I am looking forward to the next dirt track race which comes up on
September 2nd at the Duquoin, Illinois Fairgrounds.”
The A.Casola Farms Ford team heads to Chicagoland Speedway for a practice
session for the ARCA RE/MAX Series racers on Tuesday, August 21st, and then
on to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the Sunday, August 26th Governor’s Cup 200 ARCA
RE/MAX Series race on the Milwaukee Fairgrounds Mile.
“It will be great to be back on the pavement (Milwaukee is a one-mile asphalt track),” said Casola. “We will have a strong car ready and look to get another top ten to our credit and perhaps move up from our 16th spot in the point standings. I am excited about the race.”
The Governor’s Cup 200 will be seen on SPEED at 1 pm (ET).
Casola will then head to Gateway International Speedway for the Gateway
ARCA 150 on Friday, August 31st. Making it a very busy eight day stretch will
be the return to dirt racing action a the Duquoin, Illinois Fairgrounds on
Sunday, September 2nd.
The teenage racer has earned a top ten finish (Pennsylvania 200) this season
and now has set a goal of a top five or even a win. Any of that could happen
in the next three events.