Ray Cook piloted his new look to victory in Sunday's Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track. Photo courtesy raycook53.com
The “Tarheel Tiger” Ray Cook debuted a new orange paint scheme on his #53 MasterSbilt racecar on January 7-8 at the Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama and it certainly did not slow him down, as he captured his second ‘Ice Bowl’ title in convincing fashion.
During the extended weekend at TST, a combination of new clay and intermittent rain showers kept the racing surface rough and fast. On Saturday, Cook laid down a solid lap during the qualifying session and later dominated his heat race en route to the prelim victory.
When Sunday rolled around at the track deemed as the “Hornets Nest,” Cook started the 50-lap ‘Ice Bowl’ from the outside of the second row. The Brasstown, North Carolina native muscled past polesitter Jason Wilson to grab the point on the eighth circuit and led the remainder of the distance en route to the $6,000 payday.
Cook, who also won the ‘Ice Bowl’ back in 2009, defeated Joe Armistead, Jr., Stacy Holmes, Jason Hiett, and Chad Winkles in the rough and tumble race, which was slowed by nine caution periods.
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“We are just so tickled to get a win right off the bat in 2012 and especially at a race with so much prestige like the Ice Bowl,” stated Cook. “Everything worked real well all weekend and we learned some stuff on our car to get through those rough track conditions. I have to thank my entire team, but especially Keith (Masters) and Gary (Winger) for some valuable help on how to get through those holes.
“Back in 2009 when I won the Ice Bowl for the first time, it helped propel us to maybe the best year in my career. Hopefully, this Ice Bowl victory will come close to doing the same thing.”
The D&R Motorsports team will go back to work at the shop this week to comb through their #53 car to look for any bent or broken parts due to the rough racing surface at TST. Weather pending, the next race for the team will be on Saturday, January 21 at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia.
The annual running of the ‘Cabin Fever 40’ is scheduled to pay $3,000 to the winner in two weeks time. Additional information on this unsanctioned program can be viewed by logging onto www.boydsspeedway.net.
