Cory and the team were at Williams Grove with the World of Outlaws Friday night for the National Open. With 53 cars in the pits, Cory went out early in time trials and ran what appeared to be a good time. The track got faster though and he qualified 27th. That would put him in the tough position of starting his heat in 6th. He got a great start, moving right into 4th on the front stretch and despite pressure the entire race finished there to make the feature. Mike made a few changes and Cory lined up 22nd to start the Open. The field was tough and a slow start saw him lose a couple spots before he got lapped about midway. The next yellow moved Cory to the rear and although he could pass cars on each restart, nothing mattered since he was lapped. He finished 20th. It ended two successful nights against the Outlaws and was Cory’s first National Open.

Saturday night at Lincoln for the Hank Gentzler Memorial, Cory went out late in time trials and qualified 22nd. He again started his heat in 6th and finished 4th to make the main. The track was staying pretty fast so Mike and Cory decided to leave the car pretty basic and go for broke. Cory charged from the drop of the green and worked his way into the top ten with five to go. Using the cushion on top he picked up a couple more spots and was real strong at the end finishing 8th. Where is a yellow when you need one. All in all it was a pretty good weekend.

This coming week Cory will be at Williams Grove and Lincoln for regular shows. The team would also like to send their prayers and well wishes to Aaron Ott, Chad Criswell and now Lance DeWease who have all suffered serious injuries in the last couple weeks.