This MNR Review is presented by Monday Night Racing.
On Monday, Nov. 28, the Interstate Batteries Monday Night Racing Pro Series ran its fourth race of season six with the running of the Operation Christmas Child 300k in NASCAR Xfinity Series cars at Legacy Texas Motor Speedway. David Schildhouse picked up his first win of the season and the sixth of his MNR career in the closest finish in series history, edging out Joey Padgett.
The closest finish in @MonNightRacing history🤯@JoeyPadgett83 v. @schildhoused
📸: @justinmelillo | @nextlvlracing pic.twitter.com/sJKKfDNwfk
— Monday Night Racing (@MonNightRacing) November 29, 2022
Check out the race recap from Frontstretch’s Joy Tomlinson here. You can also view the full race broadcast, along with the Frontstretch post-race show featuring Brandon Hauff and Michael Massie, on the Frontstretch YouTube channel here. Now, here are five points to ponder from Monday’s race:
1) The Resilience of Schildhouse
Schildhouse’s sixth MNR win may have been the toughest one yet. Adversity struck before the race even started when Schildhouse burnt his right hand while cleaning the stovetop in his kitchen. With his hand bandaged up, Schildhouse nonetheless gripped his steering wheel and took to the virtual 1.5-mile track.
“[Michael] Jordan had his flu game, Schildhouse had his burnt-hand race, and it worked out,” Schildhouse said jokingly afterwards.
Burned my right hand on a hot stovetop burner, AMA. @MonNightRacing should be even more fun tonight! pic.twitter.com/GC5x6WP4Mt
— David Schildhouse (@schildhoused) November 28, 2022
After qualifying a solid but unspectacular 15th, Schildhouse became one of many victims of the big wreck on the backstretch at lap 16, sustaining significant damage.
“So, I had to take my quick repair, and I knew it was going to be an uphill battle, and at some point, I was going to have do something to flip the field position,” Schildhouse told Frontstretch.
Schildhouse would stick around mid-pack during the long green flag before gaining track position via pit strategy. He took the lead after staying out on lap 77 and eventually restarted in the lead with a mere 12 laps to go.
At that point, misfortune pounced again, with a bad restart forcing Schildhouse back to third for the final restart with five laps to go. Schildhouse believed he should have gotten the lead back, but race control Josh Mendoza disagreed. Although Mendoza did penalize Carson…
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