09/09/2026
🏁 TEAM ZERO RACING — TRI-CITIES AFTER-RACE REPORT 🏁
Team Zero Racing unloaded a good piece this weekend at Tri-Cities. We backed up our time from our last visit in April, and the #021 showed that we had made some serious progress since our last trip to the track.
Unfortunately, we had a misstep in qualifying that put us starting toward the back of the field. Even so, we still bettered our previous time from April, which was a big positive. We knew going into the race that we had a much better car than our qualifying position showed.
When the race started, we found ourselves battling both the competition and changing track conditions. We made the decision to pit multiple times for adjustments, working hard to make the car drive better and give us the best possible race car.
Those adjustments started paying off. At one point, the #021 worked its way all the way up to 7th position, showing the speed we knew was underneath us.
Unfortunately, a spin on the front stretch earlier in the race cost us valuable track position. Then, late in the race, another incident involving a competitor resulted in contact with the #021 and caused damage to the car.
Despite the damage, we were able to continue and bring the car home 11th, tail-end of the lead lap.
Obviously, 11th isn’t where we wanted to finish, especially knowing we had a car capable of running inside the top 10 and were able to race as high as 7th. But we’re choosing to focus on the positives.
We improved our time from April, had a competitive race car, battled our way forward from the back, and showed that Team Zero Racing continues to make progress.
The results don’t always tell the whole story—but we’re getting closer.
Now we turn our attention to the final Cars Tour West race of the season at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval on September 19. We’re going to take everything we learned from Tri-Cities, repair the #021, and come ready to finish this season on a high note.
Thank you to all of our sponsors, supporters, friends, family and everyone who continues to believe in Team Zero Racing. Your support means more than you know.
🏁 One race left. Let’s finish strong.
Team Zero Racing
#021 Todd Connell