Darnell Struggles at the Monster Mile Finishing 25th
The Monster Mile has not been too kind to the No. 99 Northern Tool
+ Equipment team the past couple of years and this year's AAA
Insurance 200 would not be any different. Following two poor
practice sessions the day before and qualifying back in the middle
of the pack, Darnell and his NT+E team knew it would be an uphill
battle from the start. Along with fighting a tight race truck the
entire race, Darnell would also bring out a caution midway through
race putting the No. 99 Ford F-150 several laps behind and
finishing a disappointing 25th.
When the green flag dropped on a perfect evening for racing,
Darnell and his No. 99 Ford F-150 rolled off the starting grid in
the 18th position. Just two laps into the race Darnell quickly fell
four spots and by lap 13 reported the truck being extremely tight
with no front-end grip.
Friday, June 6th, Sam's Town 400 Texas Motor Speedway