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“I know my win isn’t a win in the pro series class, but I’m really proud of it. The field has been tight all weekend and it was tight last year in the fall. I was just ecstatic to make the finals last year, but today, I told Leah ‘I’m not just happy to be in the finals. I want this.’ We are racers and we always want to win. No one likes losing. I think it was the perfect situation last year with Madison (Payne) winning her first national race and the rookie finishing second. The beginning of the season has been super difficult with this new car. We went testing and found a couple things that were wrong and went through the car with a fine-toothed comb to make it better. I knew as soon as I did the burnout on Friday that this was a better car. It was a hard day on Friday because it shook both sessions. We found the speed and got it balanced and need more runs to get it dialed-in. The third qualifying session was important because we weren’t yet qualified, so that run is the only one we have for data with this setup. It shows why Rich McPhillips has been as successful as he has because he can sit there and pick apart sections of the racetrack that we need to be better at. I’m so proud of my whole McPhillips Racing crew and their hard work.”
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