(Oxford ME) There’s nothing quite like the first time.
“It was awesome,” was how young Cody Macomber summed up his first win in the Mad Bombers Division tonight.
Cody was in the Rookie Division last year and had been successful there.
“I had plenty of podiums,” he recalled.
This year Cody moved up to the Mad Bombers where the drivers are more experienced, and the field is crowded.
Through the first nine races before tonight it has been tough. Seventh place finishes in May and June were as good as it got.
That’s probably why tonight’s win was so surprising and so sweet for Cody.
I asked Cody what was different that would explain the startling win. “I started up front (behind pole-setter Tony Gibbons) and the car was good.”
Cody stayed low on the track for most of the 20-lap feature and it paid off. Once he had the lead, he kept the inside and forced challengers to try outside passes.
Cody’s last challenger (Corey Morgan) ventured up to the “Angels’ Highway” on the track hoping to get by the young leader but couldn’t get it done.
Asked about future races in the division, Cody said with a smile, “We’re going to drive to the front and do it again.”
McClelland Miscellanea 