Congrats to Jeff Courtney , who finished in 5th as the first Viper. His Woodhouse Performance, Kendra Tire Snake came from around 17th spot to finish in the top tier with a judicous change over to rain tires during one of the cautions. Jeff finished the series last year as the highest placed Viper driver ( he was the Touring Car Rookie of the Year in 2006 ) and this is a good start to his 08 Season.
The highest placed Vette was in ..........................drum roll..................6th!!
Tommy Archer drove spectacularly , as usual, getting up to 3rd place at one spot, but another car slid off into the barrier at turn one, and Archer spun out to avoid contact. This dropped him clear back to around 21st and though he was able to claw back to 18th, the carnage caused in turn one, effectively put him out of contention.