Langenstein opens up 21st Annual Jack in the Box Summer Shootout with 2 strong runs! (John Davidson photo)

Austin Langenstein and the #7 Cray Motorsports team were back in action on Monday and Tuesday night's for the Summer Shootout series at Charlotte Motor Speedway. On Monday night for Rd.1 of the double header season open Austin would start the main event from the 10th position in the strong 28 car field. Austin would work his way up through the 30 lap main event and get to the 4th position where he would run on the final restart with 3 laps togo, on the restart Austin would drop back to 7th position where he would end up due to restating on the outside lane. On Tuesday Austin would qualify 4th for the main event when the skies would open up causing a hour red flag due to severe storms in the Concord N.C area. The storms would move on but the rain stayed and Austin would take the green flag on the wet race track and quickly move up to the 2nd spot. Austin and the #20 car would drive away from the field and swap the lead back and fourth several times when there would be a late yellow flag. Austin would restart from the lead on the green white checkerd and Austin would lead when the field of 28 cars took the white flag until going in to turn 1 on the final lap the 20 car running 2nd would dump Austin dropping him to his 15th place finish. After the race Austin said-" I'm really frustrated, we had the car to win and it was in sight. I will be back next week for the trophy.'' The Cray team will be back at the track for rd.3 on next Tuesday night! Austin would like to thank- -Cray Motorsports, Cray Electric,Progenex, The SpiderTech Tape , Reebok, FK Rod Ends, Swift Springs, RX Jump Ropes, Fit Mark Bags, Sparco, Sheex Performance Sheets, Flex Watches,The Brake Man, Coolture Cooling vests, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, R&B Transport Refinishing, Motorsports Tech, M80 Roller, LifeProof, Happy Socks, ZIRH Men's Skincare, Rehband, Screamer USA,Quest Bar, Cowpatty Nation and Piranha Ultra Sonic Cleaning, Real Eyewear, and The Efrain Anthony Marrero Fondation and Nosteroids.org .For daily updates please Follow me on Twitter and Instagram at @alangenstein7 and check my website at austinlangenstein.net