British Trucks 2018: 13-14 Charlotte

The gold-rimmed speedway didn't hit the record DNF figures of fabled past races but it did have plenty of close racing and fantastic accidents.  Today's Twitch stream is brought to you by Eggland's Best.

Race 1:

The race started with much excitement.  Tnadz tried to pry open a whole through the front podium runners off the line while Gurton Buster tried to avoid the potential shrapnel and look for a hole on the inside.  Gut Slab, Egg and Hamilton all dove to the low side quickly to lock down that inside line.

Slab had a moment and drifted up towards Mel Collins almost having a moment out in front of Egg.

Tnadz finally pushed forward towards the lead and nearly got collected by Willis on the outside.  He moved back over to pull away from the potential accident and GB had backed out in anticipation, avoiding wrecking the lot of them.

As those two started battling for the lead, Egg was caught on the high side and bounced the wall with Anthony Hawkins.

Shortly after, Gut Slab had a slide after touching off the apron.

He almost gathered it up but was well caught out and getting hit.

Hamilton then almost followed exactly in his tracks and looped as well.

Instead of being timid, Myhr just blew through his two human compatriots.  There you go.

Coming to the line, GB had made a pass on Tnadz who also lost position to Paul Jones.

The next caution happened not long after as Hawkins squeezed Myhr off the corner and the Boost Mobile ride was spun.

A couple more were collected and Darrel Hamilton came across the grass catching some air.

By the next start, Buster was still holding the lead as Tnadz slipped back and The Egg was starting to move forward.

Tnadz then made a daring move to move up and change that.

But a slight wiggle brought hum slightly up out of line and it was enough to touch fenders with the 4 of Stevens and unload the rear of the truck.

As he was spinning up the track, Egg got into Goldstraw who was throwing anchors and the Egg got a crack.

And then again as the rest of the field followed through.

As the 34 rolled and the 13 got blasted head on by Pab, The Bear came onto the scene without any escape route and just dropped the brakes as hard as possible.

At this point, GB didn't have much pressure from his human contenders but he had his hands full keeping the rest of the top 5 at bay.

Damaged and off pace, Hamilton tried to stay out of the way.

That mostly worked but he did lose it on the apron.

After going green again, Myhr got hit by White off of four.

They spun across the line and the 61 was involved again!

Coming through the chaos, Egg barely managed his way through and came away with a scrape.

Something else also happened here.  I'm pretty sure Geoff was being a Dixon.

With a few laps left, GB had strong pressure from Lee Rogers but kept his tires tight to the apron.

And with a tenth separating the podium, Buster took another win, launching himself to the top of the points.

Slab also had a dramatic finish clipping past White to score just outside the top twenty.

Race 2:

From 34 to 67 laps, this time, still at 1x so fuel wouldn't be an issue but tire management would definitely be a factor.  Tnadz made a quick slip past the front line on the start while GB and Egg had to figure out how to cut down low.

After only a few laps, the field caught the Krispy Kreme truck and Mel Gibson gave a nudge to send him up the track.

Lee Rogers then gave him the stiff arm and sent Tnadz hard into the wall.

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Coming off the wall, he was then hit by Smythe.

Tnadz stayed on the infield but the 06 came right back into the fray.

Evasive maneuvers were taken by all.

But weren't evasive enough.

From there Hamilton and Myhr came together in the most fantastic way.

Like a Space X rocket, they kept climbing higher into the air.  While Scot survived for a short while he ultimately died with Darrel.

At the line, GB and Egg were making moves to get out in front of as many competitors as possible.

But it wasn't high fives and handshakes after taking the caution as Tressel was sitting in the middle of the track.

The Egg only just made it past without incident.

He was about the last one as well as the rest of the field piled in.

Tnadz was in for new tires and repairs.

At the start, Egg and GB made it to the front and were going at it.

After many laps of relative pacing, GB came onto Smythe at a bad spot off the corner.  Egg took advantage and swung low for the lead.

Within a lap, however, the 8 was back into the top spot.

Meanwhile, Sandy had been making steady progress to the front when he fed the wheel too much to the right, contacting the wall.

Unfortunately, Stevens was right to his inside and they went for a ride.

The damage was minimal until Paulo Rocha came through and slammed Smith who was trying to wrangle his truck back under control.  That ended a strong top ten finish for the 21.

A little short of halfway, Egg played strategy and took 4 tires.

On the restart, he was flying up the field and was within the top 20 after one lap.

Many more laps later, Tnadz had also risen up the order and was just sitting on the podium.

Thanks to some traffic, he was able to make the pass and set sights on Buster.

Of course, Rogers was still charging and it would take another traffic jam to keep him at bay.  Thanks to the earlier collision with Smythe, he was a very effective pick at this point in the race.

Tnadz was even able to get a run on GB for the lead.

But the pass couldn't be completed and Strongbow was out in front again.

And that wasn't the only bad news as another wiggle got him into the same traffic that helped him before.

This allowed The Egg to make a stirring pass for second.

Once he was passed some lappers, it was a clear road to Buster and he was closing at a rate that would bring it down to the final lap.

But with 3 to go, Tnadz was tangled up in traffic again.

Caldas swept way up the track and pinned him to the wall.

And a large moment unfolded down the backstretch.

Had there been even one more lap, The Egg might have had a shot but hopelessly had to watch as his dramatic and well-timed run crumbled to a sad second place.

And Gurton Buster furthered his lead with yet another win.

The crew now takes aim at Texas where the wrecks will definitely be bigger.

Race 1

Track: CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	96	C Theile	29.736
2	37	N Tressler	29.777
3	013	T Nadz	29.807
4	061	D Hamilton	29.835
5	14	C Hill	29.899
6	034	T Egg	29.946
7	97	C Caldas	29.953
8	82	P Jones	29.978
9	008	J Zolecki	29.982
10	21	D Tompkins	30.027
11	98	A Hawkins	30.032
12	24	M Cooper	30.046
13	021	T Bear	30.058
14	36	N White	30.070
15	78	J Franklin	30.075
16	20	S Tworz	30.078
17	65	M Willis	30.083
18	29	Y Hughes	30.089
19	60	J Turner	30.096
20	69	L Rogers	30.102
21	06	I Smythe	30.148
22	123	G Gruber Jr	30.158
23	87	F Casula	30.159
24	74	S Rebrov	30.182
25	99	A Pab	30.185
26	4	P Stevens	30.201
27	2	A Scholz	30.211
28	44	J Shorter	30.220
29	5	R Harris	30.241
30	52	J Goldstraw	30.244
31	12	R Hornacek	30.258
32	23	C Sundberg	30.260
33	27	M Collins	30.275
34	19	D Maksajda	30.280
35	50	G Dixon	30.294
36	8	D O'Regan	30.300
37	43	K Hunter	30.325
38	147	K Vickers	30.424
39	055	g slab	30.469
40	029	M Max	30.475

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	65	M Willis	30.511
2	4	P Stevens	30.716
3	98	A Hawkins	30.747
4	013	T Nadz	30.758
5	82	P Jones	30.760
6	008	J Zolecki	30.783
7	055	g slab	30.785
8	27	M Collins	30.843
9	23	C Sundberg	30.882
10	52	J Goldstraw	30.885
11	034	T Egg	30.887
12	147	K Vickers	30.891
13	061	D Hamilton	30.898
14	74	S Rebrov	30.907
15	87	F Casula	30.932
16	123	G Gruber Jr	30.944
17	21	D Tompkins	30.951
18	60	J Turner	30.953
19	24	M Cooper	30.955
20	69	L Rogers	30.956
21	97	C Caldas	30.982
22	43	K Hunter	30.990
23	14	C Hill	31.005
24	06	I Smythe	31.006
25	2	A Scholz	31.006
26	36	N White	31.007
27	20	S Tworz	31.007
28	29	Y Hughes	31.014
29	96	C Theile	31.021
30	99	A Pab	31.021
31	12	R Hornacek	31.025
32	19	D Maksajda	31.032
33	78	J Franklin	31.069
34	37	N Tressler	31.247
35	8	D O'Regan	31.302
36	50	G Dixon	31.370
37	5	R Harris	31.378
38	44	J Shorter	31.806
39	021	T Bear	--
40	029	M Max	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	27	M Collins	29.795
2	034	T Egg	30.017
3	44	J Shorter	30.034
4	8	D O'Regan	30.097
5	4	P Stevens	30.109
6	65	M Willis	30.139
7	99	A Pab	30.185
8	123	G Gruber Jr	30.201
9	74	S Rebrov	30.205
10	5	R Harris	30.225
11	69	L Rogers	30.226
12	98	A Hawkins	30.282
13	23	C Sundberg	30.298
14	013	T Nadz	30.340
15	061	D Hamilton	30.351
16	37	N Tressler	30.360
17	82	P Jones	30.373
18	147	K Vickers	30.398
19	78	J Franklin	30.404
20	43	K Hunter	30.423
21	96	C Theile	30.496
22	021	T Bear	30.505
23	50	G Dixon	30.506
24	14	C Hill	30.563
25	29	Y Hughes	30.586
26	36	N White	30.607
27	20	S Tworz	30.663
28	029	M Max	30.699
29	97	C Caldas	30.725
30	60	J Turner	30.726
31	21	D Tompkins	30.738
32	12	R Hornacek	30.750
33	2	A Scholz	30.778
34	008	J Zolecki	30.851
35	06	I Smythe	30.905
36	24	M Cooper	30.994
37	87	F Casula	31.051
38	19	D Maksajda	31.325
39	52	J Goldstraw	33.158
40	055	g slab	37.108

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	6	008	J Zolecki	105.350	34	30*	185	Running
2	1	65	M Willis	-0.08	34	2	175	Running
3	20	69	L Rogers	-0.12	34	0	165	Running
4	8	27	M Collins	-0.32	34	0	160	Running
5	5	82	P Jones	-0.41	34	0	155	Running
6	16	123	G Gruber Jr	-0.75	34	0	150	Running
7	17	21	D Tompkins	-0.86	34	0	146	Running
8	14	74	S Rebrov	-0.90	34	0	142	Running
9	15	87	F Casula	-0.98	34	0	138	Running
10	22	43	K Hunter	-1.09	34	0	134	Running
11	18	60	J Turner	-1.16	34	0	130	Running
12	28	29	Y Hughes	-1.34	34	0	127	Running
13	2	4	P Stevens	-1.44	34	0	124	Running
14	3	98	A Hawkins	-1.45	34	0	121	Running
15	38	44	J Shorter	-1.66	34	0	118	Running
16	23	14	C Hill	-2.19	34	0	115	Running
17	9	23	C Sundberg	-2.24	34	0	112	Running
18	29	96	C Theile	-2.37	34	0	109	Running
19	27	20	S Tworz	-2.46	34	0	106	Running
20	33	78	J Franklin	-3.00	34	0	103	Running
21	24	06	I Smythe	-3.47	34	0	100	Running
22	7	055	g slab	-4.21	34	0	97	Running
23	26	36	N White	-4.25	34	0	94	Running
24	34	37	N Tressler	-4.50	34	0	91	Running
25	36	50	G Dixon	-6.04	34	0	88	Running
26	39	021	T Bear	-7.56	34	0	85	Running
27	10	52	J Goldstraw	-8.27	34	0	82	Running
28	25	2	A Scholz	-8.48	34	0	79	Running
29	35	8	D O'Regan	-8.66	34	0	76	Running
30	40	029	M Max	-9.98	34	0	73	Running
31	11	034	T Egg	-14.00	33	0	61	Running
32	12	147	K Vickers	-14.74	34	0	70	Running
33	37	5	R Harris	-20.22	34	0	67	Running
34	13	061	D Hamilton	-1L	33	0	63	Running
35	4	013	T Nadz	-17L	17	2	63	Header
36	32	19	D Maksajda	-18L	16	0	55	Retired
37	30	99	A Pab	-19L	15	0	52	Accident
38	31	12	R Hornacek	-19L	15	0	49	Accident
39	19	24	M Cooper	-28L	6	0	46	Retired
40	21	97	C Caldas	-29L	5	0	43	Retired

Caution Flags: 6 (19 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (3 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 1x

AI Strength: 88%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
6	061	Passing under yellow	Held for 6 seconds
13	029	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
17	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
18	013	Smoking Engine	Pit for repairs
18	061	Passing under yellow	Held for 30 seconds
23	034	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
31	034	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds

Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	98	A Hawkins	30.562
2	44	J Shorter	30.629
3	65	M Willis	30.665
4	013	T Nadz	30.729
5	27	M Collins	30.751
6	4	P Stevens	30.832
7	82	P Jones	30.836
8	06	I Smythe	30.845
9	8	D O'Regan	30.846
10	034	T Egg	30.855
11	69	L Rogers	30.870
12	008	J Zolecki	30.874
13	12	R Hornacek	30.895
14	147	K Vickers	30.907
15	123	G Gruber Jr	30.918
16	97	C Caldas	30.926
17	14	C Hill	30.931
18	87	F Casula	30.933
19	99	A Pab	30.935
20	23	C Sundberg	30.935
21	52	J Goldstraw	30.941
22	78	J Franklin	30.953
23	20	S Tworz	30.955
24	96	C Theile	30.982
25	19	D Maksajda	30.983
26	2	A Scholz	30.985
27	24	M Cooper	30.989
28	21	D Tompkins	30.993
29	60	J Turner	30.996
30	74	S Rebrov	31.006
31	43	K Hunter	31.012
32	50	G Dixon	31.014
33	7	P Rocha	31.363
34	37	N Tressler	31.741
35	5	R Harris	31.767
36	36	N White	31.848
37	061	D Hamilton	44.529
38	055	g slab	--
39	029	M Max	--
40	021	T Bear	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	98	A Hawkins	30.085
2	24	M Cooper	30.200
3	69	L Rogers	30.255
4	78	J Franklin	30.276
5	2	A Scholz	30.288
6	50	G Dixon	30.297
7	97	C Caldas	30.359
8	14	C Hill	30.370
9	43	K Hunter	30.387
10	74	S Rebrov	30.391
11	19	D Maksajda	30.460
12	123	G Gruber Jr	30.531
13	65	M Willis	30.533
14	44	J Shorter	30.585
15	5	R Harris	30.612
16	96	C Theile	30.612
17	06	I Smythe	30.623
18	8	D O'Regan	30.674
19	7	P Rocha	30.722
20	20	S Tworz	30.763
21	36	N White	30.786
22	87	F Casula	30.832
23	37	N Tressler	31.175
24	99	A Pab	31.195
25	82	P Jones	31.237
26	12	R Hornacek	31.343
27	4	P Stevens	31.638
28	147	K Vickers	31.716
29	60	J Turner	31.877
30	27	M Collins	31.935
31	52	J Goldstraw	31.976
32	029	M Max	34.598
33	021	T Bear	35.209
34	061	D Hamilton	37.626
35	034	T Egg	37.693
36	013	T Nadz	38.573
37	008	J Zolecki	39.431
38	21	D Tompkins	44.748
39	23	C Sundberg	46.231

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	12	008	J Zolecki	147.563	67	62*	185	Running
2	10	034	T Egg	-0.31	67	1	175	Running
3	27	24	M Cooper	-2.59	67	0	165	Running
4	4	013	T Nadz	-3.16	67	2	165	Running
5	31	43	K Hunter	-3.92	67	0	155	Running
6	20	23	C Sundberg	-4.28	67	0	150	Running
7	18	87	F Casula	-4.67	67	0	146	Running
8	2	44	J Shorter	-5.12	67	0	142	Running
9	17	14	C Hill	-5.54	67	0	138	Running
10	24	96	C Theile	-5.90	67	0	134	Running
11	15	123	G Gruber Jr	-1L	66	0	130	Running
12	26	2	A Scholz	-1L	66	0	127	Running
13	3	65	M Willis	-1L	66	0	124	Running
14	1	98	A Hawkins	-1L	66	1	126	Running
15	23	20	S Tworz	-1L	66	0	118	Running
16	9	8	D O'Regan	-1L	66	0	115	Running
17	32	50	G Dixon	-1L	66	0	112	Running
18	13	12	R Hornacek	-3L	64	0	109	Retired
19	11	69	L Rogers	-3L	64	0	106	Accident
20	14	147	K Vickers	-3L	64	0	103	Accident
21	5	27	M Collins	-3L	64	1	105	Running
22	6	4	P Stevens	-4L	63	0	97	Accident
23	22	78	J Franklin	-5L	62	0	94	Accident
24	16	97	C Caldas	-5L	62	0	91	Retired
25	19	99	A Pab	-5L	62	0	88	Running
26	21	52	J Goldstraw	-6L	61	0	85	Running
27	36	36	N White	-9L	58	0	82	Retired
28	8	06	I Smythe	-10L	57	0	79	Accident
29	38	055	g slab	-32L	35	0	76	Running
30	29	60	J Turner	-39L	28	0	73	Accident
31	40	021	T Bear	-42L	25	0	70	Accident
32	33	7	P Rocha	-44L	23	0	67	Retired
33	30	74	S Rebrov	-54L	13	0	64	Clutch
34	7	82	P Jones	-61L	6	0	61	Accident
35	25	19	D Maksajda	-62L	5	0	58	Accident
36	35	5	R Harris	-62L	5	0	55	Header
37	28	21	D Tompkins	-63L	4	0	52	Retired
38	34	37	N Tressler	-63L	4	0	49	Accident
39	37	061	D Hamilton	-63L	4	0	46	Accident
40	39	029	M Max	-63L	4	0	43	Accident

Caution Flags: 3 (11 laps)

Lead Changes: 5 (5 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 1x

AI Strength: 88%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
5	029	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line