Kaeding and Shepherd Happy but Working on Cars 3:30pm

RICHMOND, Va. – Several of the teams at the top of the USAC Silver Crown Series presented by K&N speed charts are very happy with their cars. They are just fine tuning them to the rigors of short track racing. Bud Kaeding’s team BK-Leffler Motorsports paced the first practice session. The team says they are happy with their times, they are just adjusting the brakes to fit the ¾ Richmond oval better. The same can be said for Carl Edwards/ R.E. Technologies Racing rookie Peter Shepherd. The Ford powered C&R team who is third on the speed chart, is also tweaking the brakes and changing the steering box to fit the short track of RIR. Tim Barber, driver of the No. 28 says they are working on the front end of the car and are also changing gears. They hope the changes will help propel the No. 28 to the front. The next practice session is scheduled for 4:10pm eastern.

First Practice Speeds
29 Bud Kaeding
21.292

1 Dave Steele
21.311

199 Peter Shepherd
21.351

41 Jay Drake
21.507

28 Tim Barber
21.519

21 Brian Tyler
21.556

2 Pablo Donoso
21.589

18 Thiago Medeiros
21.915

00 Wayne Reutiman, Jr.
23.407

8 Bryn Gohn
23.494

17 Rich Tobias Jr.
23.925

14 Josh Wise
37.464

26 Aaron Pierce
39.057