BOBBY GRIGAS, III RETURNS TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT
Seekonk Wreck Ends Night, But Doesn't Get Him Down
Bobby Grigas made his return to racing this weekend at Seekonk Speedway after injuring his wrist in a practice incident at Canaan Fair Speedway (NH) last month.
Grigas got collected in a wreck at Seekonk and finished back in the 22nd position. It wasn’t the result that Grigas hoped for, but he was just happy to be there.
“It was good and fun,” said Grigas. “I missed it a lot. I am just psyched to be back. I came back."
During the second heat race Grigas deftly maneuvered his car from ninth position to fifth.
“I started last in the heat and I still ended up making the show. I was kind of concerned about that.”
For the first half of the heat race the 09 car remained at the back of the pack.
“I was caught behind some slower cars. They were side by side. The car was not handling as good as we hoped. I am just psyched to race again.”
Bobby Grigas started the #09 Triple G Scaffold sponsored car in 13th, still wearing a a black brace on his left wrist which is the only sign that remains of his wrist injury.
During the race, Grigas was caught in the middle of a malee that followed when the leaders tangled and Andy Seuss spun on lap 39.
“They only thing that did not want to happen is to tear the wheels because of my injured right front wrist. I do not know if God was on my side, but how the whole front end broke was good. It was bad because it took me out of the race, but the way it broke it saved my wrist from really getting hurt. I do not know who to thank. Everything just broke, tore up, bent and snapped. It saved my hurt wrist. The type of rack and pin I have is known to break wrists”
Next week, Grigas has some big plans that involve making his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour debut at Thompson International Speedway (CT).
“I am actually going to try to qualify for the Whelen show next week at Thompson. Hopefully I will have a lot more luck there. It is kind of crappy luck, but I just needed to get back and start racing somehow. I just wish I had a better finish then I did.”
