50's Short Track Classic 2015 - 13-14 North Wilkesboro

We went back to the asphalt this week with Wilkesboro.  Although, if you looked at the real thing, it's slowly becoming a dirt track due to disrepair.  Or maybe a weed track.  Not that weed.  We've also seen the blog working wonders as we've brought on two new drivers to our ranks.  Will and Mark have raced in some major leagues and decided to vet our humble group.  Hopefully they have fun and keep coming back.

Race 1:

Many a human at the front for a 75 lap race.

Due to Mark's VPN issues we got a late start which we thought was going to be a problem with cautions.  Which would have helped Will as he got spun by the 36 about ten laps in.

But somehow yellows were turned off and Zack & I quickly caught up to him and Sandy.

Although it nearly ended for me as Sandy's engine blew out right in front of me before break points into turn 1.

I spun the 91 but it didn't matter too much because he was done regardless.

Zack was working to capitalize on my damaged ride when he body slammed the 2 into the outside wall.

Which helped Will out a bit.

With yellows off, there were several instances of collisions across the track.  This was not my fault.

Scot was doing OK until he killed his right front tire.

And went for a ride.

We all had to have a stop and both Darrel and I almost had a situation.

Zack took advantage of the pit road shuffle and took the lead.

While I was charging to try and catch Zack, Darrel was sliding out of control.

And getting clobbered.

And suffering some extreme damage.

After several laps, I finally caught Zack to make the pass.

But Zack wasn't giving up easily, leaving a trail of debris in his wake.

Just when I was starting to gap Zack, I got caught in traffic, bouncing off the 11.

While coming back onto the racing surface, the 40 blasted my passenger side.

While Zack was speeding off with the lead and I was pulling my entrails back into the car, Scot was blowing his way through the field and eventually slamming into the 82 of Will.  Not sure if he blew a tire or what.

But it pretty much did Will's car in.

Not that Scot fared much better.

With about a dozen laps to go, Zack got spun going into turn one.

And the abuse didn't stop.

When he finally stopped getting raped, I was there taking the position.

While Zack suffered a failing car and had to pit just to make it to the end, I held on to take the win.

Race 2:

Due to the late timing, only a handful of us stayed for the final race.  We turned yellows on and turned up the damage to full.

Zack and I were doing it again causing trouble at the front.

Mark would have been up there but he was in...

...and out.  Playing a dangerous game of Casper the suicidal ghost.  After about two dozen laps, he finally lost his connection.

Sandy was at the back of the field and was struggling with his setup.

It wasn't long before he was lapped.

Zack was struggling with some of the competition and doing damage to his ride.

Will had a run in with Petty as they worked their way up through the field, bringing out the first yellow.

On the restart, Petty and Burns were too aggressive and I was out of position to keep them from coming by.

Will also continued to get caught up in overly aggressive restarting AI and Tow Mater was right there when he got loose.

Zack was filling in for Chad this evening in causing the most mayhem seen on track.  It started with a tight car off the 2nd turn.

Followed by a spin across the field.

And topped with a bundle of opposition sliding in to block the track.

It wasn't long until the DNFs starting piling in.

He turned that field into a parking lot.

Under green and I was fighting to stay in 3rd.

Zack was fighting his setup and trying to stay alive in the top 20.

Coming to close out the 50 laps and Sandy was getting lapped.  I was hoping he'd be a pic but ended up getting picked off in front of me.

While Rowdy and Lee fought, I managed to catch up.

But could only just steal 2nd.

We now move to Fireman's Park for a very tight and quick dirt track run.

Race 1

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	23	Z Webster	21.765
2	34	D Hamilton	21.900
3	19	T Nadz	21.905
4	01	M Max	21.949
5	42	L Petty	22.207
6	7	J Hampton	22.273
7	66	D Monroe	22.292
8	91	T Bear	22.400
9	78	T McEwen	22.405
10	67	B Klock	22.422
11	74	J DeWitt	22.448
12	18	R Wheeler	22.451
13	77	R Sweet	22.487
14	36	P Rozelle	22.506
15	35	J Foss	22.584
16	10	E Keene	22.656
17	4	A Unser	22.660
18	75	D Mulberry	22.666
19	43	R Petty	22.700
20	95	T Mater	22.748
21	12	M A Bannon	22.758
22	27	L McQueen	22.815
23	11	M I Bannon	22.817
24	40	B Ebsen	22.826
25	88	T Bickle	22.836
26	46	C Trickle	22.885
27	99	R Melindez	22.911
28	07	R Hutchins	22.914
29	002	T Mender	22.927
30	61	D Hudson	22.968
31	55	J Langford	23.024
32	3	M Benefield	23.053
33	92	C Sumner	23.133
34	41	R Farmer	23.145
35	1	T Daniels	23.147
36	2	R Moore	23.240
37	51	R Burns	23.241
38	08	S Holzheimer	23.305
39	003	R Holbrook	23.398
40	82	W Wilson	24.245
41	72	A Grant	24.352
42	24	M Lester	30.959

Weather: Cloudy, 72 °F, East 2 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	19	T Nadz	21.498
2	23	Z Webster	21.692
3	34	D Hamilton	21.907
4	01	M Max	21.931
5	42	L Petty	21.999
6	7	J Hampton	22.019
7	51	R Burns	22.020
8	43	R Petty	22.124
9	4	A Unser	22.155
10	78	T McEwen	22.198
11	24	M Lester	22.261
12	18	R Wheeler	22.286
13	82	W Wilson	22.295
14	77	R Sweet	22.330
15	36	P Rozelle	22.345
16	46	C Trickle	22.387
17	67	B Klock	22.394
18	1	T Daniels	22.427
19	66	D Monroe	22.431
20	92	C Sumner	22.439
21	88	T Bickle	22.498
22	74	J DeWitt	22.510
23	07	R Hutchins	22.526
24	11	M I Bannon	22.536
25	55	J Langford	22.569
26	10	E Keene	22.665
27	35	J Foss	22.676
28	99	R Melindez	22.680
29	003	R Holbrook	22.692
30	75	D Mulberry	22.705
31	40	B Ebsen	22.719
32	61	D Hudson	22.755
33	95	T Mater	22.761
34	12	M A Bannon	22.791
35	72	A Grant	22.865
36	3	M Benefield	22.931
37	27	L McQueen	22.949
38	002	T Mender	23.045
39	2	R Moore	23.045
40	08	S Holzheimer	23.226
41	41	R Farmer	23.337
42	91	T Bear	--

Weather: Cloudy, 72 °F, Northwest 15 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	01	M Max	22.382
2	66	D Monroe	22.652
3	67	B Klock	22.659
4	4	A Unser	22.748
5	18	R Wheeler	22.772
6	1	T Daniels	22.815
7	43	R Petty	22.816
8	002	T Mender	22.921
9	78	T McEwen	22.981
10	92	C Sumner	22.989
11	55	J Langford	23.122
12	10	E Keene	23.132
13	72	A Grant	23.261
14	3	M Benefield	23.370
15	08	S Holzheimer	23.372
16	7	J Hampton	23.503
17	12	M A Bannon	23.511
18	2	R Moore	23.634
19	41	R Farmer	24.156
20	11	M I Bannon	30.343
21	27	L McQueen	30.583
22	88	T Bickle	30.591
23	35	J Foss	30.614
24	99	R Melindez	31.258
25	19	T Nadz	31.262
26	23	Z Webster	33.580
27	34	D Hamilton	48.486
28	91	T Bear	1:01.969

Weather: Clear, 74 °F, Northeast 17 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	19	T Nadz	95.970	75	55*	185	Running
2	7	51	R Burns	-20.41	75	0	170	Running
3	12	18	R Wheeler	-21.47	75	0	165	Running
4	5	42	L Petty	-1L	74	0	160	Running
5	10	78	T McEwen	-1L	74	0	155	Running
6	20	92	C Sumner	-1L	74	0	150	Running
7	15	36	P Rozelle	-1L	74	0	146	Running
8	18	1	T Daniels	-1L	74	0	142	Running
9	11	24	M Lester	-1L	74	0	138	Running
10	19	66	D Monroe	-1L	74	0	134	Running
11	26	10	E Keene	-1L	74	0	130	Running
12	38	002	T Mender	-1L	74	0	127	Running
13	24	11	M I Bannon	-1L	74	0	124	Running
14	8	43	R Petty	-1L	74	0	121	Running
15	9	4	A Unser	-1L	74	0	118	Running
16	17	67	B Klock	-2L	73	0	115	Running
17	23	07	R Hutchins	-2L	73	0	112	Running
18	21	88	T Bickle	-2L	73	0	109	Running
19	6	7	J Hampton	-2L	73	0	106	Running
20	25	55	J Langford	-2L	73	0	103	Running
21	16	46	C Trickle	-2L	73	0	100	Running
22	33	95	T Mater	-2L	73	0	97	Running
23	28	99	R Melindez	-2L	73	0	94	Running
24	2	23	Z Webster	-2L	73	20	96	Running
25	31	40	B Ebsen	-2L	73	0	88	Running
26	27	35	J Foss	-3L	72	0	85	Running
27	29	003	R Holbrook	-3L	72	0	82	Running
28	14	77	R Sweet	-3L	72	0	79	Running
29	30	75	D Mulberry	-3L	72	0	76	Running
30	41	41	R Farmer	-3L	72	0	73	Running
31	34	12	M A Bannon	-3L	72	0	70	Running
32	32	61	D Hudson	-3L	72	0	67	Running
33	40	08	S Holzheimer	-3L	72	0	64	Running
34	22	74	J DeWitt	-3L	72	0	61	Running
35	39	2	R Moore	-4L	71	0	58	Running
36	36	3	M Benefield	-4L	71	0	55	Running
37	37	27	L McQueen	-5L	70	0	52	Running
38	3	34	D Hamilton	-6L	69	0	49	Running
39	35	72	A Grant	-6L	69	0	46	Running
40	4	01	M Max	-8L	67	0	43	Running
41	13	82	W Wilson	-26L	49	0	40	Retired
42	42	91	T Bear	-67L	8	0	37	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 4 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 74 °F, Northeast 12 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 4x

AI Strength: 95%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
26	82	Speeding in pits	Drive through pit lane
27	82	Speeding in pits	Stop and go
28	82	Speeding in pits	Stop and go
39	19	Unsafe pit exit	Stop and go
29	82	Speeding in pits	Drive through pit lane
48	34	Dropping Fluid	Pit for repairs
48	34	Smoking Engine	Pit for repairs
48	34	Unsafe pit exit	Stop and go

Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	19	T Nadz	21.505
2	13	J Meeks	21.817
3	23	Z Webster	21.820
4	42	L Petty	21.953
5	51	R Burns	22.007
6	10	E Keene	22.040
7	67	B Klock	22.043
8	78	T McEwen	22.060
9	003	R Holbrook	22.080
10	74	J DeWitt	22.081
11	7	J Hampton	22.089
12	92	C Sumner	22.103
13	18	R Wheeler	22.162
14	99	R Melindez	22.181
15	77	R Sweet	22.210
16	43	R Petty	22.217
17	1	T Daniels	22.225
18	98	M Joyner	22.231
19	11	M I Bannon	22.254
20	88	T Bickle	22.273
21	36	P Rozelle	22.331
22	46	C Trickle	22.358
23	95	T Mater	22.395
24	72	A Grant	22.400
25	002	T Mender	22.406
26	001	H Smith	22.437
27	35	J Foss	22.472
28	75	D Mulberry	22.497
29	40	B Ebsen	22.517
30	17	M Downing	22.577
31	61	D Hudson	22.591
32	4	A Unser	22.641
33	59	B Paulsen	22.692
34	32	D Roberts	22.733
35	55	J Langford	22.782
36	9	S Greenbow	22.802
37	055	C McGee	22.867
38	22	M Brings Plenty	22.869
39	93	R O'Reilly	22.942
40	08	S Holzheimer	22.962
41	66	M Riggleman Jr	--
42	82	W Wilson	--
43	91	T Bear	--

Weather: Clear, 69 °F, Southwest 6 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	5	51	R Burns	81.080	50	2	180	Running
2	1	19	T Nadz	-0.63	50	20	175	Running
3	4	42	L Petty	-0.66	50	28*	175	Running
4	9	003	R Holbrook	-3.20	50	0	160	Running
5	16	43	R Petty	-3.44	50	0	155	Running
6	13	18	R Wheeler	-3.96	50	0	150	Running
7	2	13	J Meeks	-5.61	50	0	146	Running
8	26	001	H Smith	-5.87	50	0	142	Running
9	12	92	C Sumner	-6.23	50	0	138	Running
10	21	36	P Rozelle	-6.45	50	0	134	Running
11	11	7	J Hampton	-7.56	50	0	130	Running
12	10	74	J DeWitt	-7.82	50	0	127	Running
13	19	11	M I Bannon	-7.96	50	0	124	Running
14	8	78	T McEwen	-8.41	50	0	121	Running
15	29	40	B Ebsen	-9.25	50	0	118	Running
16	27	35	J Foss	-10.86	50	0	115	Running
17	7	67	B Klock	-11.27	50	0	112	Running
18	14	99	R Melindez	-14.57	50	0	109	Running
19	22	46	C Trickle	-16.80	50	0	106	Running
20	3	23	Z Webster	-18.21	50	0	103	Running
21	36	9	S Greenbow	-20.18	50	0	100	Running
22	43	91	T Bear	-1L	49	0	97	Running
23	37	055	C McGee	-1L	49	0	94	Running
24	17	1	T Daniels	-3L	47	0	91	Running
25	38	22	M Brings Plenty	-4L	46	0	88	Running
26	6	10	E Keene	-22L	28	0	85	Retired
27	35	55	J Langford	-22L	28	0	82	Retired
28	25	002	T Mender	-23L	27	0	79	Header
29	33	59	B Paulsen	-23L	27	0	76	Retired
30	31	61	D Hudson	-23L	27	0	73	Retired
31	34	32	D Roberts	-23L	27	0	70	Retired
32	32	4	A Unser	-23L	27	0	67	Retired
33	24	72	A Grant	-23L	27	0	64	Retired
34	30	17	M Downing	-23L	27	0	61	Retired
35	39	93	R O'Reilly	-23L	27	0	58	Retired
36	18	98	M Joyner	-23L	27	0	55	Retired
37	15	77	R Sweet	-24L	26	0	52	Retired
38	28	75	D Mulberry	-24L	26	0	49	Retired
39	20	88	T Bickle	-24L	26	0	46	Retired
40	40	08	S Holzheimer	-24L	26	0	43	Retired
41	23	95	T Mater	-24L	26	0	40	Accident
42	42	82	W Wilson	-31L	19	0	37	Retired

Caution Flags: 4 (15 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (3 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 69 °F, East 6 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 1x

AI Strength: 97%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
0	66	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line