50's Short Track Classic 2015 - 29-30 Richmond

We took our league to the longest short track on the schedule and ended up running more yellow than green flag laps.  But no matter.  It was all worth it with some good racing.

Race 1:

Zack and I started toward the front after a mulligan.  Sandy and Darrel were back midfield.

Sandy was over eager to move up the order and immediately put the boots to the competition.

This had the unfortunate effect of taking Darrel around and bring out the caution.

We resumed racing but once again, Sandy became overzealous and took the corner by clipping Klock.

This didn't cause much of an accident but the officials threw their flags.

Darrel had had enough of these shenanigans and gave Sandy the old Iron Sides on the return to the line.

Our next yellow wasn't much later when Klock took out the 82 right into pit road entrance.

Just before that yellow, I had run wide while Zack took the lead.  However, I got a good run into one and stole it back.

After stalking me for several laps, he eventually lost grip through one and two for another caution.  Not too much harm done though.

Sandy was a real terror through the field, this time bouncing three wide into Kheene.

The result was less than satisfactory.

At this point I was in my fuel window and dove in with Zack and a few others.  Unfortunately, the rest of the field stayed out, supposedly thinking they were set on fuel.

As these things usually go, I got a bit rambunctious with the 72 of Grant and tried to take the corner deeper than him.  A spin and a yellow.

But wait, not just a spin.  Holzheimer thought it imperative to slam the hell out of the back of my car instead of play it safe.  Codger.

I know this looks like Sandy got him, but it was just Zack with some wheel spin.

Back under green and we were all rushing to make up positions when these two morons got together and came up into me.

And when we dropped the next green I had a great run when this bloke decided to drop down a hair, allowing me to catch him on the corner.

Things were quite exciting coming to the final laps.

And like always, Sandy was in the thick of it, making three wide the norm when the 92 got a slight impatient.

The spin was harmless but the loss in position was not.

Back on the restart and I, like my father, was pushing the competition too aggressively.

The turtles ahead jumbled around while Zack and I sought a hole to pull through.

It mostly opened for me but Zack got knocked by the 40 on the last lap.

The mess was Chad or Scot epic.

Darrel made out in the end, taking the win from Lee Petty who misjudged the distance and ran out of petrol.

Race 2:

The second round started similarly with Zack and I towards the front.  Darrel was closer this time and launched into the top ten within the first lap.

Also in the first lap was Sandy, once again trying to use his dive-bomb technique.  He might have been OK, had Al Unser not been there to help him along.

We got back going again with Zack running second not far behind me when he broke loose entering turn one.

Darrel gave a sympathetic slide and was forced to wait for the whole field to pass.

But in his attempt to get going, he backed right into the racing line where Lee Petty came around for the finishing touch.

A few of us had hit the pits, thus allowing some of the competition to pull up.  While I was defending my position, these two  must have not wanted to race sportsmanlike...

...and wrecked badly.  But Sandy and Zack benefited and moved up the order.

In fact, with more in the pits, Sandy was second for the restart and Zack was just outside the top 5.

Alas, he thought Sandy's technique was worth a shot and employed it heavily.

The results, as always, were unsatisfactory.

End.

Back to green and after a few laps, the 75 took a bite out of the 46.

And by the next run of greens, the 7 was spinning the slowing Trickle into the wall as well.

We had a handful of our 40 laps left and Sandy used every one to claw back up in position, even working a slide job on the 75 coming to the front stretch.  Satisfactory.

I ultimately pulled the top podium spot with a few scrapes up the side.

We now carry on to the next dirt track:  Lebanon.

Race 1

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	19	T Nadz	22.571
2	42	L Petty	22.721
3	10	E Keene	22.788
4	67	B Klock	22.830
5	23	Z Webster	22.846
6	43	R Petty	22.865
7	24	M Lester	22.873
8	7	J Hampton	22.903
9	4	A Unser	22.955
10	18	R Wheeler	23.010
11	51	R Burns	23.060
12	78	T McEwen	23.128
13	36	P Rozelle	23.149
14	92	C Sumner	23.213
15	45	L Carbone	23.221
16	88	T Bickle	23.239
17	75	D Mulberry	23.286
18	11	M I Bannon	23.288
19	74	J DeWitt	23.310
20	1	T Daniels	23.350
21	35	J Foss	23.350
22	34	D Hamilton	23.383
23	77	R Sweet	23.414
24	32	D Roberts	23.414
25	91	T Bear	23.439
26	99	R Melindez	23.536
27	5	T Hankins	23.562
28	95	T Mater	23.680
29	13	J Meeks	23.696
30	46	C Trickle	23.727
31	003	R Holbrook	23.775
32	41	R Farmer	23.777
33	55	J Langford	23.813
34	102	S McBeam	23.924
35	27	L McQueen	23.938
36	22	M Brings Plenty	23.992
37	001	H Smith	24.102
38	40	B Ebsen	24.103
39	98	M Joyner	24.135
40	72	A Grant	24.238
41	17	M Downing	24.271
42	08	S Holzheimer	24.508

Weather: Cloudy, 77 °F, Northwest 8 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	23	Z Webster	23.300
2	19	T Nadz	23.305
3	34	D Hamilton	23.418
4	67	B Klock	23.559
5	43	R Petty	23.890
6	36	P Rozelle	24.037
7	001	H Smith	24.073
8	88	T Bickle	24.158
9	92	C Sumner	24.162
10	5	T Hankins	24.173
11	74	J DeWitt	24.224
12	77	R Sweet	24.292
13	78	T McEwen	24.305
14	46	C Trickle	24.350
15	40	B Ebsen	24.386
16	35	J Foss	24.441
17	10	E Keene	24.447
18	42	L Petty	24.474
19	11	M I Bannon	24.496
20	7	J Hampton	24.559
21	41	R Farmer	24.561
22	27	L McQueen	24.568
23	1	T Daniels	24.577
24	55	J Langford	24.585
25	102	S McBeam	24.589
26	18	R Wheeler	24.623
27	75	D Mulberry	24.799
28	003	R Holbrook	24.812
29	98	M Joyner	24.883
30	22	M Brings Plenty	24.927
31	51	R Burns	24.930
32	13	J Meeks	24.939
33	99	R Melindez	25.218
34	17	M Downing	25.261
35	24	M Lester	25.272
36	45	L Carbone	25.309
37	4	A Unser	25.335
38	08	S Holzheimer	25.337
39	95	T Mater	25.763
40	32	D Roberts	33.098

Weather: Clear, 72 °F, East 12 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	22	34	D Hamilton	61.926	60	14	180	Running
2	8	7	J Hampton	-3.74	60	1	175	Running
3	7	24	M Lester	-4.04	60	0	165	Running
4	4	67	B Klock	-4.08	60	0	160	Running
5	6	43	R Petty	-4.34	60	0	155	Running
6	19	74	J DeWitt	-5.19	60	0	150	Running
7	26	99	R Melindez	-5.33	60	0	146	Running
8	1	19	T Nadz	-5.95	60	22*	152	Running
9	14	92	C Sumner	-6.02	60	0	138	Running
10	23	77	R Sweet	-7.23	60	0	134	Running
11	38	40	B Ebsen	-7.51	60	0	130	Running
12	21	35	J Foss	-7.57	60	0	127	Running
13	15	45	L Carbone	-7.69	60	0	124	Running
14	29	13	J Meeks	-7.80	60	0	121	Running
15	13	36	P Rozelle	-7.90	60	0	118	Running
16	31	003	R Holbrook	-8.06	60	0	115	Running
17	30	46	C Trickle	-8.16	60	0	112	Running
18	10	18	R Wheeler	-8.17	60	0	109	Running
19	12	78	T McEwen	-8.39	60	0	106	Running
20	17	75	D Mulberry	-8.48	60	0	103	Running
21	3	10	E Keene	-8.64	60	0	100	Running
22	41	17	M Downing	-8.99	60	3	102	Running
23	33	55	J Langford	-9.30	60	0	94	Running
24	25	91	T Bear	-9.61	60	0	91	Running
25	37	001	H Smith	-10.17	60	0	88	Running
26	28	95	T Mater	-10.27	60	0	85	Running
27	39	98	M Joyner	-10.65	60	0	82	Running
28	18	11	M I Bannon	-10.67	60	0	79	Running
29	40	72	A Grant	-10.79	60	0	76	Running
30	5	23	Z Webster	-13.82	60	5	78	Running
31	2	42	L Petty	-1L	59	15	75	Running
32	20	1	T Daniels	-1L	59	0	67	Running
33	11	51	R Burns	-1L	59	0	64	Running
34	16	88	T Bickle	-1L	59	0	61	Running
35	9	4	A Unser	-1L	59	0	58	Running
36	24	32	D Roberts	-1L	59	0	55	Running
37	27	5	T Hankins	-1L	59	0	52	Running
38	36	22	M Brings Plenty	-1L	59	0	49	Running
39	42	08	S Holzheimer	-1L	59	0	46	Running
40	35	27	L McQueen	-2L	58	0	43	Running
41	32	41	R Farmer	-2L	58	0	40	Running
42	34	102	S McBeam	-16L	44	0	37	Retired

Caution Flags: 11 (41 laps)

Lead Changes: 10 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, East 9 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 4x

AI Strength: 93%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
23	34	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
34	19	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line

Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	42	L Petty	22.600
2	1	T Daniels	22.836
3	43	R Petty	22.913
4	18	R Wheeler	22.927
5	19	T Nadz	23.007
6	23	Z Webster	23.035
7	001	H Smith	23.043
8	7	J Hampton	23.051
9	5	T Hankins	23.051
10	51	R Burns	23.056
11	24	M Lester	23.070
12	88	T Bickle	23.078
13	67	B Klock	23.145
14	6	B Jordon	23.157
15	74	J DeWitt	23.201
16	36	P Rozelle	23.245
17	34	D Hamilton	23.249
18	99	R Melindez	23.360
19	11	M I Bannon	23.469
20	55	J Langford	23.522
21	4	A Unser	23.529
22	54	T Smith	23.531
23	91	T Bear	23.564
24	75	D Mulberry	23.593
25	77	R Sweet	23.612
26	98	M Joyner	23.647
27	40	B Ebsen	23.709
28	10	E Keene	23.721
29	13	J Meeks	23.724
30	32	D Roberts	23.729
31	3	M Benefield	23.819
32	9	S Greenbow	23.890
33	22	M Brings Plenty	23.905
34	35	J Foss	23.910
35	46	C Trickle	23.913
36	27	L McQueen	23.963
37	61	D Hudson	23.976
38	17	M Downing	24.117
39	59	B Paulsen	24.143
40	055	C McGee	24.183
41	95	T Mater	24.193
42	93	R O'Reilly	24.487
43	08	S Holzheimer	24.515

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, East 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P

#

DRIVER

TIME

Weather: Clear, 72 °F, East 12 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	5	19	T Nadz	65.168	40	35*	185	Running
2	10	51	R Burns	-4.52	40	5	175	Running
3	13	67	B Klock	-5.16	40	0	165	Running
4	11	24	M Lester	-5.99	40	0	160	Running
5	15	74	J DeWitt	-6.03	40	0	155	Running
6	23	91	T Bear	-6.39	40	0	150	Running
7	24	75	D Mulberry	-6.89	40	0	146	Running
8	1	42	L Petty	-7.87	40	0	142	Running
9	14	6	B Jordon	-11.03	40	0	138	Running
10	28	10	E Keene	-11.27	40	0	134	Running
11	30	32	D Roberts	-11.62	40	0	130	Running
12	12	88	T Bickle	-11.64	40	0	127	Running
13	25	77	R Sweet	-11.75	40	0	124	Running
14	21	4	A Unser	-11.89	40	0	121	Running
15	38	17	M Downing	-12.28	40	0	118	Running
16	26	98	M Joyner	-14.29	40	0	115	Running
17	40	055	C McGee	-14.47	40	0	112	Running
18	20	55	J Langford	-14.55	40	0	109	Running
19	43	08	S Holzheimer	-15.34	40	0	106	Running
20	7	001	H Smith	-15.82	40	0	103	Running
21	37	61	D Hudson	-1L	39	0	100	Running
22	8	7	J Hampton	-1L	39	0	97	Running
23	4	18	R Wheeler	-1L	39	0	94	Running
24	2	1	T Daniels	-1L	39	0	91	Running
25	36	27	L McQueen	-1L	39	0	88	Running
26	9	5	T Hankins	-1L	39	0	85	Running
27	22	54	T Smith	-1L	39	0	82	Running
28	29	13	J Meeks	-1L	39	0	79	Running
29	19	11	M I Bannon	-2L	38	0	76	Running
30	27	40	B Ebsen	-7L	33	0	73	Header
31	33	22	M Brings Plenty	-7L	33	0	70	Running
32	35	46	C Trickle	-13L	27	0	67	Accident
33	3	43	R Petty	-21L	19	0	64	Retired
34	31	3	M Benefield	-22L	18	0	61	Retired
35	6	23	Z Webster	-22L	18	0	58	Accident
36	41	95	T Mater	-23L	17	0	55	Retired
37	18	99	R Melindez	-23L	17	0	52	Accident
38	16	36	P Rozelle	-26L	14	0	49	Retired
39	39	59	B Paulsen	-32L	8	0	46	Retired
40	34	35	J Foss	-32L	8	0	43	Retired
41	32	9	S Greenbow	-32L	8	0	40	Retired
42	42	93	R O'Reilly	-32L	8	0	37	Retired
43	17	34	D Hamilton	-32L	8	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 7 (24 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 76 °F, Southwest 7 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 4x

AI Strength: 93%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
10	23	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line