Lucky 13

In case you didn't hear our noisemakers, air horn and whistles from your home computer, there was much rejoicing in Marshfield tonight when Colin Reffner officially claimed the track championship for the 2009 season.

It has been a fun summer watching our nephew excel at his "hobby." Tonight he was the fast qualifier (again) so he started at the back of the pack in the feature. Then we watched the now-familiar chain of events unfold. Colin gracefully zig-zagged his way to the front of the pack to lead about half the race, then park #87 in the Winner's Circle.

Tonight's victory marked Colin's 13th feature win of the summer! I suspect with all those trophies he'll be wanting a bigger room at home! (And what 15-year-old doesn't?)

Going into tonight's action, we knew Colin had the championship in hand, but we still wanted to be there to witness such a great accomplishment for only his 2nd season in running super stocks.

I did need a nap before we went though. Busy day today. Craft fair with a girlfriend in the morning, then this afternoon, Carter and I had what turned out to be 3 hours of errands to run (recycling, library, shopping, etc.). Totally a nap-worthy day!

Now we'll see -- with all this excitement -- if any of us can get to sleep! (Considering it's past midnight again, it probably won't be a problem.)

The Austin part of the Colin Reffner Racing Fan Club (from left): Aunt Robyn, Grandpa John, Grandma Donna, cousin Carter and Uncle Jimmy.