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| ASI LIMTED Hosts “River House Appreciation Night at the Races” |
ASI LIMITED hosted employees and associates at Berlin Raceway on Saturday night for the Tradition 200 ASA Late Model Challenge race at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich. ASI LIMITED is the primary sponsor along with associate sponsors Akzo Nobel and Spectrum Metal Finishing for the #32 car driven by Sean Murphy. Murphy qualified 8th and was inverted to the pole position start. After taking the green flag Murphy held the lead position for over 50-laps until his car’s handling became free and caused him to slip back to 7th. Murphy held the 7th place position until the 10-minute half way break.
The SS-Green Light Racing Crew led by Crew Chief Butch Miller, made adjustments that got Murphy going forward again. His car was one of the fastest in the field and he patiently and persistently gained positions. On the final lap of the 200 lap event Murphy was side by side racing for third place. He was on the outside of Robbie Pyle and was holding his position for the pass. Pyle got loose and lost control of his car unfortunately making contact with Murphy.
The #32 ASILIMITED machine was sent spinning just a few hundred feet from the finish line.
“It was very disappointing to be looking at a third place finish and then get dropped back so many places,” said Murphy. “I know Robbie (Pyle) isn’t a dirty driver and he didn’t get into me on purpose. This happens in close short track racing, you just don’t want to be the victim as we were tonight.”
Murphy was leading the point’s championship when he entered the Berlin race. “It was a pretty big blow to the points chase,” expressed Murphy. “I could have settled for 4th, but I felt like we really had a 2nd or 3rd place car tonight and I wanted to give the ASI employees and associates who came out to see us the best finish possible.”
Despite the unfortunate finish the group working on the River House project had a good time. “We had a blast,” said Matt Larsen, from Wolverine Construction. Site Superintendent Darrell Kent was impressed with their company’s race car driver as well. “ASI Limited employees are very proud of Sean and the race team. This was a tough race and very exciting for all of us,” said Kent. “Sean does not settle and you could tell he really wanted to win.”
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