The Brit Andersen Motorsports team was coming off an upbeat week after finishing 12^th and no damage to the car. That made for an easy week of preparation for the crew.

This week the team decided to put new tires on after running on much older left side tires than rights due to losing a left side tire in each of the first two races of the season.

The practice rounds found Lauren posting times at 11^th quick on the speed charts.  

The heat race found Lauren starting on the pole position. Lauren took the green and fought off the challenge of Harry Wheeler and Heather DesRochers going through turns one and two. Lauren would lose the lead briefly through three and four when Harry and Heather got by her on the high side but then they slipped up high. Lauren planted the #70 car down low and regained the lead off turn four and never looked back. It would be Lauren’s first heat win at Stafford Motor Speedway.

The feature would find Lauren starting in the 13^th position. Lauren didn’t get a good start at the drop of the green flag. There was a lot of bumping in anticipation of the start and Lauren’s feet were knocked off the pedals. Lauren lost a couple of positions on the start but composed herself and made her way up to 11^th by lap nine. It was a multi car wreck at lap ten that Lauren was able to wheel the #70 car through and put her in the 6^th position. It was at lap eleven that the #21 car of Erica Santos got by Lauren and then the two would do battle for a few laps. Lauren ran in the 7^th position until the last lap when the #31 of Ted Cain made a move on the inside of Lauren going into turn three. There was contact made and Ted gained a position on Lauren.

It was the teams first top ten of the year.

Lauren and the team are pleased with the progress they have made over the last 2 weeks and hope it will continue in the weeks ahead.

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