TULSA – Blake Green, a 17-year-old Mounds High School senior, was loaded with confidence heading into his second experience at the 39th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, powered by NOS Energy Drink, at Tulsa Expo Speedway but unfortunately, his new car had other ideas.
Green’s Qualifying session on Wednesday ended in frustration about three laps shy of the finish line of his first heat race, when a snapped wire in his engine shut down his car for the day.
With the car now repaired, he will end up starting at the very bottom of the “alphabet soup” races on Saturday, still with an opportunity to work his way up the letter ladder, but the poor starting position makes his task much more difficult…