British Trucks 2018: 9-10 Dover

From Martinsville to the Monster Mile (Live Stream powered by Eggland's Best).  This version of the track has two racing grooves and the high line proved to be a distinct advantage...something that will need to be checked in the future, more thoroughly.  Still, there was plenty of great racing to be had all night.

Race 1:

A 40 lap sprint to start the evening and Gurton Buster led the way.

Hamilton got a run at the start and was nosing ahead but ultimately he fell back, unable to make the low line work as quickly.

Several laps in and the first incident involved Kyle Hunter in the 43, dropping a motor in the middle of the pack.

As trucks checked up, Mad Max (in a different scheme...*cough*) got into the back of the field.

Things got weird under caution as a Bodine-driven pace car couldn't figure out when to be on the track or the pit road.

Back under green, a few more laps went by until Tnadz swept the car close the wall and the rear snapped around.

Hamilton sent the 13 flying and toppling about the safer barrier.

As his truck came off the wall, it was met by several others, destroying his hopes and dreams of a decent finish.

The next run, The Egg got an impressive head of steam and nearly made the pass stick.

However, he was boxed out by Willis and Buster.

About half way and Darrel was too hot off of four.

After ping-ponging the front stretch walls, he collected several trucks.

Another restart and Egg was back in the hunt.

A little ways back, Gut Slab, who'd been floating around podium position for much of the race, was caught out by Hunter, and sent him flying.

The Bear came to the evolving wreck and snuck by, not unscathed.

With the one-to-go before green, Darrel Hamilton was speeding up to catch the pack when his engine let go and he was done.

Myhr brought out the next caution by casually side swiping competitors on his outside.  Very casually.

With only a handful of laps left, The Egg was all in and GB chased him down to the inside to prevent a pass.

It was getting exciting but looked like Buster would hold him off for the lead.

Last lap and Gut Slab went to war with Regan on his inside.

The two slid up the track and collected more drivers.

Miraculously, Slab straightened out and pulled away, getting a good finish while what was left of the field either crashed or evaded.

At the line, GB took yet another victory for the Strongbow team while The Egg let slip a 2nd place and was buffeted by Tompkins out of the last corner, nearly wrecking him.

Every position was up for grabs as even those down the order were fighting to the last.  Sandy eeked out ahead of Harris for a patiently earned 12th place.

Race 2:

The 80 lap endurance started off with a sham as Windows shut down the server.  On the restart, Hamilton and Myhr bailed, citing bed time, while Slab had to grab some dinner.  Upon requalifying, Tnadz took the pole and led them off.

Part way through, he started laying back and GB took the lead.

The Egg almost made a pass as well but was burdened by aggressive aggressors.

Not many laps in and Tressler, like Hunter in Race 1, lost a motor and jacked up the field.

It got busy in a hurry with The Bear punting Webster a bit in the back end.

On the restart, Egg made a huge dive up the inside to clear lappers.

The next caution flew as The Bear got a tap from Theile off of two.

He amazingly missed several trucks flying back across the track.

But he lost it coming off the wall and got absolutely blasted.

It was just barely in the pit window so everyone came in.

On the restart, Dixon gave the business to Harris.

Webster tried to sneak through but was tossed about.  Also Gut Slab was back and racing.

Goldstraw would cause the next caution several laps later as he offed Zack.

Slab thought it a bad hit and returned the favor.

And also gave Hillesheim the what-for.

Cautions abound as Rebrov got into a slowed Sandy.

With under a dozen or so to go, The Egg was slowly falling down the order and desperately trying to work past blockading lap backmarkers.

At the front, Tnadz was turning the pressure on full as the laps ticked into low, single digits.

With only a few left, he started peaking.

Then dim-witted Dean Tompkins gave the fender flair (much like the Rick Flair) to The Egg who was doing battle to stay around 8th.

Webster nearly joined him as he made contact with Gruber Jr.

Coming to the line, Tnadz made a right hand turn into the wall as his Windows went right back to desktop.  Let's all take a moment to appreciate Windows putting beta software in a live release.

As he took his second place, he was assaulted by Theile who was already high on his sh*t list.

With the remaining laps under caution, GB took his second victory of the night.

Now on to Kansas for a fast paced night race.

Race 1

Track: DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.050
2	013	T Nadz	23.143
3	061	D Hamilton	23.205
4	034	T Egg	23.230
5	021	T Bear	23.256
6	055	g slab	23.332
7	65	M Willis	23.382
8	27	M Collins	23.384
9	98	A Hawkins	23.398
10	69	L Rogers	23.409
11	21	D Tompkins	23.453
12	82	P Jones	23.474
13	8	D O'Regan	23.477
14	50	G Dixon	23.506
15	52	J Goldstraw	23.579
16	20	S Tworz	23.595
17	37	N Tressler	23.599
18	5	R Harris	23.613
19	4	P Stevens	23.619
20	44	J Shorter	23.639
21	97	C Caldas	23.654
22	12	R Hornacek	23.695
23	23	C Sundberg	23.708
24	36	N White	23.715
25	96	C Theile	23.739
26	06	I Smythe	23.743
27	78	J Franklin	23.767
28	147	K Vickers	23.776
29	99	A Pab	23.782
30	7	P Rocha	23.783
31	2	A Scholz	23.800
32	43	K Hunter	23.803
33	24	M Cooper	23.810
34	87	F Casula	23.826
35	14	C Hill	23.847
36	60	J Turner	23.877
37	74	S Rebrov	23.913
38	3	P Hillesheim	23.926
39	25	D Borisoff	23.936

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.150
2	013	T Nadz	23.268
3	061	D Hamilton	23.292
4	055	g slab	23.305
5	65	M Willis	23.316
6	034	T Egg	23.329
7	98	A Hawkins	23.375
8	8	D O'Regan	23.399
9	021	T Bear	23.405
10	82	P Jones	23.438
11	21	D Tompkins	23.438
12	27	M Collins	23.449
13	69	L Rogers	23.464
14	37	N Tressler	23.493
15	44	J Shorter	23.560
16	36	N White	23.596
17	5	R Harris	23.690
18	4	P Stevens	23.703
19	147	K Vickers	23.719
20	87	F Casula	23.726
21	96	C Theile	23.734
22	97	C Caldas	23.755
23	3	P Hillesheim	23.755
24	43	K Hunter	23.789
25	60	J Turner	23.797
26	06	I Smythe	23.828
27	12	R Hornacek	23.840
28	78	J Franklin	23.859
29	74	S Rebrov	23.867
30	20	S Tworz	23.900
31	50	G Dixon	23.937
32	23	C Sundberg	23.939
33	99	A Pab	23.987
34	2	A Scholz	23.990
35	14	C Hill	24.013
36	7	P Rocha	24.015
37	25	D Borisoff	24.046
38	52	J Goldstraw	24.111
39	24	M Cooper	24.371
40	340	M Max	31.951

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.089
2	008	J Zolecki	23.089
3	034	T Egg	23.173
4	98	A Hawkins	23.373
5	021	T Bear	23.376
6	340	M Max	23.379
7	69	L Rogers	23.396
8	055	g slab	23.431
9	65	M Willis	23.436
10	061	D Hamilton	23.449
11	4	P Stevens	23.497
12	8	D O'Regan	23.552
13	21	D Tompkins	23.619
14	37	N Tressler	23.621
15	52	J Goldstraw	23.677
16	82	P Jones	23.683
17	97	C Caldas	23.709
18	06	I Smythe	23.736
19	60	J Turner	23.762
20	5	R Harris	23.770
21	27	M Collins	23.802
22	147	K Vickers	23.804
23	14	C Hill	23.805
24	12	R Hornacek	23.806
25	74	S Rebrov	23.808
26	24	M Cooper	23.808
27	44	J Shorter	23.835
28	96	C Theile	23.868
29	43	K Hunter	23.869
30	87	F Casula	23.885
31	50	G Dixon	23.895
32	78	J Franklin	23.908
33	99	A Pab	23.928
34	3	P Hillesheim	24.072
35	25	D Borisoff	24.077
36	2	A Scholz	24.086
37	20	S Tworz	24.095
38	23	C Sundberg	24.108
39	36	N White	24.741
40	7	P Rocha	39.031

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	008	J Zolecki	83.441	40	39*	185	Running
2	7	98	A Hawkins	-0.25	40	0	170	Running
3	18	4	P Stevens	-0.70	40	0	165	Running
4	13	69	L Rogers	-0.84	40	0	160	Running
5	11	21	D Tompkins	-0.96	40	0	155	Running
6	6	034	T Egg	-1.19	40	0	150	Running
7	15	44	J Shorter	-2.30	40	0	146	Running
8	30	20	S Tworz	-2.42	40	0	142	Running
9	14	37	N Tressler	-2.79	40	0	138	Running
10	4	055	g slab	-4.04	40	0	134	Running
11	31	50	G Dixon	-4.82	40	0	130	Running
12	12	27	M Collins	-8.13	40	0	127	Running
13	9	021	T Bear	-9.24	40	0	124	Running
14	17	5	R Harris	-9.29	40	0	121	Running
15	40	340	M Max	-9.48	40	0	118	Running
16	28	78	J Franklin	-19.34	40	0	115	Running
17	23	3	P Hillesheim	-19.91	40	0	112	Running
18	8	8	D O'Regan	-28.08	40	0	109	Running
19	22	97	C Caldas	-1L	39	0	106	Running
20	20	87	F Casula	-1L	39	0	103	Running
21	16	36	N White	-1L	39	0	100	Running
22	29	74	S Rebrov	-1L	39	0	97	Running
23	36	7	P Rocha	-1L	39	0	94	Running
24	5	65	M Willis	-2L	38	1	96	Running
25	26	06	I Smythe	-6L	34	0	88	Retired
26	10	82	P Jones	-6L	34	0	85	Retired
27	39	24	M Cooper	-7L	33	0	82	Retired
28	3	061	D Hamilton	-10L	30	0	79	Header
29	21	96	C Theile	-13L	27	0	76	Accident
30	38	52	J Goldstraw	-13L	27	0	73	Accident
31	24	43	K Hunter	-16L	24	0	70	Accident
32	27	12	R Hornacek	-21L	19	0	67	Accident
33	32	23	C Sundberg	-21L	19	0	64	Accident
34	35	14	C Hill	-29L	11	0	61	Retired
35	2	013	T Nadz	-30L	10	0	58	Accident
36	34	2	A Scholz	-30L	10	0	55	Accident
37	19	147	K Vickers	-30L	10	0	52	Accident
38	33	99	A Pab	-30L	10	0	49	Accident
39	37	25	D Borisoff	-30L	10	0	46	Accident
40	25	60	J Turner	-30L	10	0	43	Accident

Caution Flags: 6 (21 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 2x

AI Strength: 96%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
22	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
30	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line

Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.142
2	008	J Zolecki	23.162
3	65	M Willis	23.300
4	98	A Hawkins	23.345
5	034	T Egg	23.363
6	27	M Collins	23.425
7	69	L Rogers	23.446
8	82	P Jones	23.462
9	37	N Tressler	23.467
10	8	D O'Regan	23.495
11	21	D Tompkins	23.503
12	4	P Stevens	23.575
13	44	J Shorter	23.592
14	52	J Goldstraw	23.598
15	50	G Dixon	23.607
16	36	N White	23.624
17	5	R Harris	23.642
18	99	A Pab	23.756
19	12	R Hornacek	23.771
20	87	F Casula	23.772
21	97	C Caldas	23.772
22	7	P Rocha	23.808
23	74	S Rebrov	23.818
24	78	J Franklin	23.831
25	96	C Theile	23.838
26	3	P Hillesheim	23.844
27	123	G Gruber Jr	23.849
28	60	J Turner	23.874
29	24	M Cooper	23.883
30	147	K Vickers	23.890
31	14	C Hill	23.893
32	20	S Tworz	23.899
33	43	K Hunter	23.945
34	23	C Sundberg	23.960
35	06	I Smythe	23.981
36	25	D Borisoff	23.982
37	2	A Scholz	24.226
38	021	T Bear	--
39	023	Z Webster	--
40	055	g slab	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.333
2	021	T Bear	23.376
3	013	T Nadz	23.390
4	023	Z Webster	23.588
5	52	J Goldstraw	23.707
6	50	G Dixon	24.121
7	8	D O'Regan	24.129
8	20	S Tworz	24.203
9	2	A Scholz	24.259
10	7	P Rocha	24.325
11	98	A Hawkins	24.420
12	78	J Franklin	24.574
13	97	C Caldas	38.557
14	99	A Pab	39.590
15	43	K Hunter	39.609
16	12	R Hornacek	39.770

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	2	008	J Zolecki	101.917	78	76*	185	Retired
2	1	013	T Nadz	-1.78	78	2	175	Running
3	7	69	L Rogers	-3.02	78	0	165	Running
4	10	8	D O'Regan	-3.16	78	0	160	Running
5	4	98	A Hawkins	-3.35	78	0	155	Running
6	15	50	G Dixon	-7.22	78	0	150	Running
7	6	27	M Collins	-7.36	78	0	146	Running
8	11	21	D Tompkins	-7.65	78	0	142	Running
9	12	4	P Stevens	-9.97	78	0	138	Running
10	13	44	J Shorter	-10.06	78	0	134	Running
11	14	52	J Goldstraw	-10.45	78	0	130	Running
12	16	36	N White	-10.61	78	0	127	Running
13	39	023	Z Webster	-11.64	78	0	124	Running
14	25	96	C Theile	-11.65	78	0	121	Running
15	32	20	S Tworz	-13.84	78	0	118	Running
16	20	87	F Casula	-15.66	78	0	115	Running
17	5	034	T Egg	-6.98	78	0	112	Running
18	18	99	A Pab	-1L	77	0	109	Running
19	21	97	C Caldas	-1L	77	0	106	Running
20	26	3	P Hillesheim	-1L	77	0	103	Running
21	3	65	M Willis	-2L	76	0	100	Running
22	23	74	S Rebrov	-2L	76	0	97	Running
23	19	12	R Hornacek	-2L	76	0	94	Running
24	9	37	N Tressler	-2L	76	0	91	Running
25	31	14	C Hill	-2L	76	0	88	Running
26	27	123	G Gruber Jr	-2L	76	0	85	Running
27	38	021	T Bear	-2L	76	0	82	Running
28	28	60	J Turner	-3L	75	0	79	Running
29	17	5	R Harris	-6L	72	0	76	Running
30	40	055	g slab	-16L	62	0	73	Running
31	34	23	C Sundberg	-41L	37	0	70	Header
32	37	2	A Scholz	-43L	35	0	67	Retired
33	8	82	P Jones	-66L	12	0	64	Accident
34	22	7	P Rocha	-67L	11	0	61	Retired
35	33	43	K Hunter	-67L	11	0	58	Retired
36	30	147	K Vickers	-67L	11	0	55	Retired
37	24	78	J Franklin	-68L	10	0	52	Accident
38	36	25	D Borisoff	-68L	10	0	49	Accident
39	29	24	M Cooper	-68L	10	0	46	Retired
40	35	06	I Smythe	-68L	10	0	43	Retired

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 1 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 2x

AI Strength: 96%