Phoenix, Arizona-The Ryan Racing team came upon a new adventure as they entered the legendary Manzanita Speedway. With over 50 years of racing history and alot of today's top drivers racing there, the track has proven to be legendary for aspiring drivers. Kelley dialed into the track quickly but couldn't quite make it happen for the night.
After a late start in Kelley's heat race, Kelley was forced to make alot of passes in his 10 car field. Ryan quickly forced his way up to fight for the 5th place transfer spot for the Main. Ryan was hungry for the well deserved position and pushed the car a little to far causing him to bump the wall coming off of turn 4. Ryan quickly made his way to the pits to ensure that everything was ok and with a lap to go entered back into the race and finished 8th.

Ryan was now in the thick of the heat where he would have to make up his lost time from the back of a 15 car Semi. Ryan quickly made his way past the slower cars in the back of the field, but even at that rate Ryan was almost a half lap behind the field. Ryan quickly made up the half lap on the field and caught up to the pack when the checkered flag flew. Ryan ended up finishing 8th in the Semi 3 spots away from the transfer.

It was definitely a tough night for the team. Kelley commented, "We came here with a fast top-5 car for sure, we just couldn't make it happen, we pushed the car to it's limits and found out what the car would and wouldn't do, after starting in the back of the field in the Heat and Semi we just couldn't get back to the front in time for the main, it was a disappointing night, but I'm glad to see that we definitely will be a contender here next time around." Ryan will definately be a contender for sure, only time will tell what the team will bring to the track for the field next time around.

Stay tuned as the team heads off to Canyon Speedway on June 14th!