By Steven Blakesley / Golden State Racing

Roseville, CA – Running a back-up motor didn’t slow Eric Schmidt of Roseville, CA and the Frank Jordan-owned Golden State Racing on Saturday night at All American Speedway.

Schmidt, the points leader in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned Western Late Models, qualified second and nabbed the lead with 12 lap remaining to score win number eight of the season.

“So far so good,” Schmidt said. “Our spare motor had a bunch of laps on it and was kinda tired.”

Schmidt described the action in front of him.

“Gary (Glenn) was leading and Paul (Harraka) got a run on the inside,” Schmidt said. “Somehow Gary clipped him and got him out of shape, which allowed me to get around Paul.”

With 12 laps to go in the 50 lap event, Schmidt found his way around Glenn, and was followed closely to the line by Harraka in a crowd-pleasing victory.

“The crowd really enjoyed it and it was a fun race to be in,” Schmidt said. “We got some breaks and got the win.”

Schmidt and Golden State Racing will return to action on July 28^th.

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