4/18/08 LEI Motorsports.com  Friday nights opener started off on the right path after Rob Jenkins qualified the Mozely Rose #89 Chevy on the outside pole position, just one hundredth of a second off of the pole sitter Chris Hopkins [43]. This great qualifying effort was the result of many changes the team made after the first two practices." We weren't very good in practice," said Jenkins. "We made some adjustments to free the car up and almost got the pole." Jenkins 14.93 qualifying effort bettered his first lap of 15.13 by two tenths which was good enough for the outside pole.

 Because of the inversion rule, Jenkins would start the first 50 lap feature in the sixth position. After the drop of the green flag in a 21 car field, Jenkins would hold the sixth position for the first half of the race and eventually advance into the fifth position. On lap 28, the Mozely Rose Chevy picked up debris from the track, cutting down the left rear tire which brings out a caution flag.  Jenkins would come down pit road for service and return to the race at the tail end of the field. 

Through attrition, avoiding trouble and just great driving, Jenkins amazingly makes it back through the field into the top ten and eventually challenges Scott Turlington [48] for the fifth position with laps winding down. Turlington and Jenkins race side by side for several laps with Turlington eventually winning the battle for fifth place. Shayne Lockhart [11], Doug Godsey [05], Bubba Hubbard [14], Chris Dodson [0] and Scott Turlington [48] round out the top five, with Jenkins [89] finishing in the sixth position.

 In the second feature Jenkins would run the entire race in the top five, but with major transmission trouble. Jenkins was able to hold off Roy Hendrick [39] for the fifth position despite a fading clutch issue." We were fortunate to finish where we did," said Jenkins. "The clutch was slipping pretty bad." Later the team found a cracked pressure plate and a shattered bearing around the input shaft of the transmission.

 Not a bad night considering all of the issues. Next race... The Cystic Fibrosis 175 on May 1st with special guests Denny Hamlin, Curtis Karkham and Kyle Busch. See you there!