August 14^th, 2004

Deanna Landis

(Radford, VA)  TJ Majors and the JR Motorsports late model team headed back to Motor Mile Speedway after a strong 3^rd place finish in last week’s events to compete in Saturday’s Unifirst/Waste Management/Craftsman 100 lap late model race. Feeling confident in the #17, the team bypassed their usual Friday test session going straight into Saturday’s events.

Majors qualified with a 16.61 second lap, putting him in the 13^th starting position. Jason Mitcham in the #24 took the pole with a 16.27 second lap and Denny Hamlin in 2^nd with a 16.32.

Determination set in as the green flag dropped. Majors charged his way towards the #75. The #41 car hit the wall in turn 1 and 2, setting an early caution on lap 4. A long green flag run sent TJ rocketing through the field. On lap 83, TJ took over the 8^th position as the #20 got loose and spun down the backstretch. On lap 95, Denny Hamlin, in contention for the win, had a flat tire sending him to pit road. With a green-white-checker finish, Chad Harris took the win. Majors went on to claim the 4^th place, behind race leader Chad Harris, Frank Deiny Jr., and Jason Lawrence.

The JR Motorsports late model team will head to Motor Mile Speedway for the Saturday, August 14^th, Marshall Concrete 200 lap race.