Meant to post this earlier in the week.... Saw the best 305 Sprint show that I think I've ever seen, this past weekend at Bridgeport. They had a big field of cars, and provided a lot of excitement in both the heats and in the feature which was won by Eddie Wagner. Side... by side... by side racing throughout the field. I saw a familiar looking #36 on one of the wings, and heard the announcer during the lineup saying "Kenny Laureno in the #36."
Kenny Laureno in the #36 MASS 305 Spring - Pretty cool!
I was also paying attention to young Aiden Borden who was absolutely flying in his heat race. I had my unofficial stop watch going and clocked laps at: 14.92 and a 14:91 seconds. In the feature, Aiden started 12th and worked his way up to 2nd place in a very fast paced feature. After the feature, they had the top 5 cars behind the stands, so I was able to compliment him on a great run and grab a few pictures.
 Aiden Borden #7
After sharing a few lap times that I had captured on the stop watch function of my phone, Aiden walked me over to the car and showed me a note he had written on the dash as a reminder to "Get Off The Bottom!" Aiden is recent high school graduate and has plans for attending college this fall, and I heard the announcer say that he was recently selected as the winner of the Greg Hodnett Foundation Scholarship. Students were asked to write an essay, and Aiden wrote about what Sprint Car Racing means to him, and the panel that judged the entries selected Aiden's essay as the best from all received, which earned him the award. Good kid.... and very fast! Great job by the MASS 305 Sprints.
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