British Trucks 2018: 17-18 Iowa

The series finally hits a non-1.5 miler and the racing was better than it has been all season.  It's amazing what happens when the brake pedal has a role (besides avoiding wrecks).  Twitch stream brought to you by Eggland's Best.

Race 1:

GB took the pole for the 38 lapper (although, until Scot and Webster showed up, he was not so fortunate).

While Egg made a dash for Buster and Zack worried about Tnadz causing a pile up in the top 10, Darrel was busy getting touchy with Vickers.

The two ended up in the wall and spinning, bringing out the first caution.

On the restart, Egg was chasing down the leader when Willis got a good run up the inside.

He gave The Egg a tap and sent him almost to the wall.  But Egg kept it together and only suffered a loss of positions.

After some laps, things were starting to spread out.  But it wasn't settling down as Smythe nearly had a crash with Tworz.

Same spot some laps later, Gut Slab was in among a rather racy battle.

Meanwhile, at the front, Gurton Buster lost the lead as Willis snuck down on the low side.

A few laps later and Vickers was getting run over by Mad Max, bringing out a yellow.

GB had managed to sling by on the low side to make a pass on the 65 to retake the lead.

On the restart, Tnadz was gunning for some quick positions when he made contact with Vickers.  This would put him out of position and he'd end up losing spots from the lapper.

Just as he was trying to work himself out of that situation, Webster mad an oops through turn three right in front of Egg.

There was nothing between the two vehicles.

Coming to the line, Tnadz showed his frustration with the 147.

Unfortunately this slowed the rest of the field that was racing in and they stacked in front of Egg.

On the restart, GB worked his way around slow lappers to try and jump away from the field.

Egg was also trying to recover positions and get back up front.

Some laps later, Slab got into the 2 of Scholz.

While drivers scattered, a slowing Hamilton was struck by Yosh Hughes

And then slammed by Gruber Jr.

Going green, Egg had made some positions and was aggressively moving trucks out of his way to get back up.

The final yellow was from Mr. Smith as he got impatient with the Derpy Mail truck.

Closing in to end the race, Egg was putting pressure on the 8 of O' Regan while Dickson closed in on the inside.

While trying to block that pass from the 50, Egg got taken out but had already taken the checkered flag.

Up the order, Tnadz also had a race to the line.  Like Egg, he also had a finish that was less than what it should have been.

Gurton Buster took yet another win, virtually unchallenged.

Race 2:

From 2x to 3x and 38 laps to 50.  GB and Egg led off on the start and they made it very exciting.

Tnadz had a strong run into turn one but GB was taking it easy on the opening lap, causing a lockup that scared Webster and The Bear as they tried to settle into a groove.

That was short lived as O' Regan got inside of Webster and as he attempted to correct, rocketed straight up the track.

The Bear barely escaped disaster.

And it was a drag race to the line.

The next caution would come a lap after the first one as Tnadz got a nudge from Willis out of the corner and drifted up into Hawkins.

This caused a mild pile.

That turned into a moderate pile.  The Bear was playing Where's Waldo in the middle.

Back racing and Egg was fighting Gurton hard for the lead.

Tnadz and the train were watching and also pushing to get into it.

After the two swapped lanes, GB drifted just slightly up the track and it was enough to just clip the 34, sending him wide.

That allowed for several positions to be lost yet again.

And then Willis did the EXACT same thing to him.

With more disastrous effects.  But still green.

Back in the pack, the Hooters ride was giving Scot a similar treatment.

Adding insult to injury for Egg was when he was trying to simply regain some spots when these two made an egg sandwich.  The Bear was concerned and ended up tagging the wall.  Even Egg's avatar is looking over as if to say "WTF!".

But it wasn't any of those trucks to cause the next caution.  It was Slab taking out Hill.

Time for a pit stop for tires and fuel.

Tnadz had yet another issue with the front runners and basically ran over Tressler coming off the corner.

Darrel who was racing (someone?) to the line came flying into Cooper and got the 37 as well.

While under yellow, GB lost internet and had to start at the back of the pack.

He then watched Darrel take out Scholz (his poor Heineken).  

And there was nearly disaster between these three.

As Egg was trying to give room and GB was trying to gain spots, everyone got very close as Scot tried to avoid the 60.  No caution and everyone kept it going.

Well, except Zack who was so enthralled with the action, he lost control of his truck and bowels.

On the restart, Tnadz tried to be cheeky and get a run up the middle, but felt like Egg several laps earlier and lost spots.

The next yellow was care of Hamilton as Smythe got him in the corner panel.

Unlike his miss on Zack early in the race, he got smacked hard by the Doritos truck.

That sent the 21 down hard into Cooper, right in front of Egg.

Under caution, Egg was just minding his own business when Cooper started taking him out.  Probably for driving his truck in practice.

And the Scholz rolled him over!  I guess Scholz was tired of being a punching bag and decided to make scrambled eggs.  The Egg had a short meeting with the 24 afterwards.

With his sights set on first place, Tnadz was attempting to pass the 27 of Mel Gibson when the two touched.

Tnadz tried to catch it and that's when the 27 rode him up to the wall.

Buster, who had fresh tires and a fresh truck, came flying up the inside and may have prevented Tnadz from careening down the track.  It was a bit of a tumble-dry moment.

Running out of laps, Hamilton took out Tworz again.  The 2 may have been looking to come to the pits but this was a fairly straight forward spin out.

And even though the race finished under yellow, the humans at the back seemed to have some trouble making it across the line in proper order.

Time to see if Gateway can make for as interesting a set of races.

Race 1

Track: Iowa Speedway

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.437
2	034	T Egg	23.533
3	013	T Nadz	23.813
4	061	D Hamilton	23.876
5	82	P Jones	23.967
6	147	K Vickers	23.973
7	5	R Harris	23.982
8	021	T Bear	23.997
9	23	C Sundberg	24.068
10	97	C Caldas	24.113
11	98	A Hawkins	24.132
12	8	D O'Regan	24.180
13	123	G Gruber Jr	24.183
14	44	J Shorter	24.215
15	023	Z Webster	24.226
16	12	R Hornacek	24.245
17	06	I Smythe	24.294
18	52	J Goldstraw	24.324
19	4	P Stevens	24.447
20	96	C Theile	24.499
21	78	J Franklin	24.630
22	65	M Willis	24.672
23	055	g slab	24.750
24	14	C Hill	26.056
25	2	A Scholz	26.546
26	69	L Rogers	27.390
27	21	D Tompkins	27.693
28	029	M Max	27.918
29	37	N Tressler	31.007
30	99	A Pab	33.312
31	3	P Hillesheim	33.743
32	74	S Rebrov	34.206
33	20	S Tworz	34.765

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.408
2	65	M Willis	23.469
3	69	L Rogers	23.550
4	98	A Hawkins	23.565
5	034	T Egg	23.606
6	52	J Goldstraw	23.611
7	27	M Collins	23.621
8	37	N Tressler	23.659
9	82	P Jones	23.662
10	8	D O'Regan	23.678
11	50	G Dixon	23.680
12	013	T Nadz	23.686
13	44	J Shorter	23.716
14	023	Z Webster	23.768
15	06	I Smythe	23.779
16	4	P Stevens	23.787
17	5	R Harris	23.812
18	97	C Caldas	23.822
19	20	S Tworz	23.835
20	21	D Tompkins	23.885
21	12	R Hornacek	23.885
22	96	C Theile	23.920
23	021	T Bear	23.922
24	99	A Pab	23.930
25	061	D Hamilton	23.938
26	147	K Vickers	23.941
27	74	S Rebrov	23.969
28	60	J Turner	24.003
29	19	D Maksajda	24.018
30	3	P Hillesheim	24.031
31	29	Y Hughes	24.031
32	23	C Sundberg	24.036
33	14	C Hill	24.040
34	43	K Hunter	24.057
35	123	G Gruber Jr	24.096
36	78	J Franklin	24.102
37	36	N White	24.153
38	2	A Scholz	24.213
39	055	g slab	24.336
40	029	M Max	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.297
2	034	T Egg	23.489
3	013	T Nadz	23.516
4	65	M Willis	23.615
5	44	J Shorter	23.693
6	52	J Goldstraw	23.725
7	98	A Hawkins	23.753
8	061	D Hamilton	23.800
9	3	P Hillesheim	23.862
10	69	L Rogers	23.894
11	2	A Scholz	23.903
12	37	N Tressler	23.920
13	5	R Harris	23.925
14	4	P Stevens	23.963
15	19	D Maksajda	23.992
16	74	S Rebrov	24.061
17	36	N White	24.085
18	14	C Hill	24.117
19	99	A Pab	24.125
20	147	K Vickers	24.139
21	23	C Sundberg	24.144
22	27	M Collins	24.178
23	8	D O'Regan	24.229
24	029	M Max	24.240
25	21	D Tompkins	24.247
26	60	J Turner	24.251
27	06	I Smythe	24.272
28	43	K Hunter	24.314
29	12	R Hornacek	24.324
30	97	C Caldas	24.594
31	20	S Tworz	24.626
32	78	J Franklin	24.816
33	123	G Gruber Jr	25.392

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	008	J Zolecki	89.101	38	31*	185	Running
2	2	65	M Willis	-0.64	38	7	175	Running
3	4	98	A Hawkins	-0.84	38	0	165	Running
4	7	27	M Collins	-1.39	38	0	160	Running
5	3	69	L Rogers	-1.49	38	0	155	Running
6	8	37	N Tressler	-2.26	38	0	150	Running
7	12	013	T Nadz	-2.86	38	0	146	Running
8	9	82	P Jones	-2.89	38	0	142	Running
9	20	21	D Tompkins	-3.33	38	0	138	Running
10	5	034	T Egg	-3.74	38	0	134	Running
11	11	50	G Dixon	-3.81	38	0	130	Running
12	10	8	D O'Regan	-3.97	38	0	127	Running
13	13	44	J Shorter	-4.23	38	0	124	Running
14	6	52	J Goldstraw	-4.60	38	0	121	Running
15	16	4	P Stevens	-4.63	38	0	118	Running
16	17	5	R Harris	-5.43	38	0	115	Running
17	18	97	C Caldas	-6.36	38	0	112	Running
18	19	20	S Tworz	-6.48	38	0	109	Running
19	27	74	S Rebrov	-6.66	38	0	106	Running
20	30	3	P Hillesheim	-6.77	38	0	103	Running
21	28	60	J Turner	-6.82	38	0	100	Running
22	32	23	C Sundberg	-7.22	38	0	97	Running
23	14	023	Z Webster	-7.51	38	0	94	Running
24	29	19	D Maksajda	-8.27	38	0	91	Running
25	37	36	N White	-8.40	38	0	88	Running
26	23	021	T Bear	-8.58	38	0	85	Running
27	21	12	R Hornacek	-8.74	38	0	82	Running
28	39	055	g slab	-9.04	38	0	79	Running
29	24	99	A Pab	-9.26	38	0	76	Running
30	36	78	J Franklin	-10.21	38	0	73	Running
31	38	2	A Scholz	-10.33	38	0	70	Running
32	31	29	Y Hughes	-10.66	38	0	67	Running
33	15	06	I Smythe	-11.58	38	0	64	Running
34	25	061	D Hamilton	-13.00	38	0	61	Running
35	40	029	M Max	-13.40	38	0	58	Running
36	22	96	C Theile	-16.88	38	0	55	Running
37	33	14	C Hill	-1L	37	0	52	Running
38	34	43	K Hunter	-1L	37	0	49	Running
39	35	123	G Gruber Jr	-1L	37	0	46	Running
40	26	147	K Vickers	-1L	37	0	43	Running

Caution Flags: 5 (16 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 2x

AI Strength: 96%

PENALTIES

LAP

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INFRACTION

PENALTY

Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.292
2	034	T Egg	23.438
3	98	A Hawkins	23.476
4	013	T Nadz	23.480
5	65	M Willis	23.536
6	69	L Rogers	23.545
7	023	Z Webster	23.584
8	021	T Bear	23.630
9	8	D O'Regan	23.632
10	82	P Jones	23.642
11	21	D Tompkins	23.669
12	27	M Collins	23.694
13	52	J Goldstraw	23.694
14	50	G Dixon	23.725
15	4	P Stevens	23.730
16	44	J Shorter	23.735
17	37	N Tressler	23.748
18	36	N White	23.836
19	5	R Harris	23.836
20	99	A Pab	23.862
21	96	C Theile	23.886
22	061	D Hamilton	23.901
23	12	R Hornacek	23.925
24	14	C Hill	23.934
25	29	Y Hughes	23.943
26	97	C Caldas	23.954
27	7	P Rocha	23.955
28	60	J Turner	23.970
29	147	K Vickers	23.978
30	2	A Scholz	24.010
31	3	P Hillesheim	24.024
32	19	D Maksajda	24.025
33	78	J Franklin	24.062
34	24	M Cooper	24.073
35	06	I Smythe	24.079
36	055	g slab	24.090
37	23	C Sundberg	24.117
38	87	F Casula	24.138
39	25	D Borisoff	24.178
40	029	M Max	26.218

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	23.279
2	034	T Egg	23.413
3	27	M Collins	23.507
4	023	Z Webster	23.551
5	65	M Willis	23.585
6	69	L Rogers	23.609
7	98	A Hawkins	23.620
8	013	T Nadz	23.628
9	4	P Stevens	23.652
10	061	D Hamilton	23.678
11	14	C Hill	23.700
12	21	D Tompkins	23.708
13	055	g slab	23.739
14	8	D O'Regan	23.741
15	50	G Dixon	23.758
16	36	N White	23.836
17	5	R Harris	23.878
18	96	C Theile	23.891
19	021	T Bear	23.902
20	7	P Rocha	23.927
21	37	N Tressler	23.942
22	29	Y Hughes	23.964
23	97	C Caldas	23.968
24	2	A Scholz	24.000
25	99	A Pab	24.012
26	029	M Max	24.019
27	19	D Maksajda	24.019
28	87	F Casula	24.023
29	78	J Franklin	24.032
30	147	K Vickers	24.048
31	06	I Smythe	24.106
32	52	J Goldstraw	24.131
33	24	M Cooper	24.145
34	25	D Borisoff	24.205
35	23	C Sundberg	24.340
36	82	P Jones	24.388
37	3	P Hillesheim	24.390
38	12	R Hornacek	24.521
39	44	J Shorter	26.536
40	60	J Turner	37.748

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	9	8	D O'Regan	82.895	50	29*	185	Running
2	5	65	M Willis	-0.41	50	0	170	Running
3	6	69	L Rogers	-1.24	50	0	165	Running
4	12	27	M Collins	-1.65	50	0	160	Running
5	10	82	P Jones	-2.09	50	0	155	Running
6	1	008	J Zolecki	-2.57	50	17	155	Running
7	13	52	J Goldstraw	-3.02	50	0	146	Running
8	19	5	R Harris	-3.28	50	0	142	Running
9	11	21	D Tompkins	-3.52	50	0	138	Running
10	4	013	T Nadz	-3.78	50	0	134	Running
11	33	78	J Franklin	-4.56	50	0	130	Running
12	3	98	A Hawkins	-5.95	50	2	132	Running
13	16	44	J Shorter	-6.71	50	0	124	Running
14	35	06	I Smythe	-7.54	50	0	121	Running
15	14	50	G Dixon	-8.79	50	0	118	Running
16	37	23	C Sundberg	-10.98	50	0	115	Running
17	36	055	g slab	-11.00	49	1	99	Running
18	8	021	T Bear	-11.47	50	0	109	Running
19	22	061	D Hamilton	-11.57	50	0	112	Running
20	40	029	M Max	-13.12	50	0	106	Running
21	2	034	T Egg	-13.29	50	1	108	Running
22	7	023	Z Webster	-14.10	50	0	100	Running
23	30	2	A Scholz	-19.78	50	0	97	Running
24	28	60	J Turner	-1L	49	0	91	Running
25	17	37	N Tressler	-1L	49	0	88	Running
26	15	4	P Stevens	-1L	49	0	85	Running
27	39	25	D Borisoff	-1L	49	0	82	Running
28	34	24	M Cooper	-1L	49	0	79	Running
29	24	14	C Hill	-2L	48	0	76	Running
30	20	99	A Pab	-9L	41	0	73	Running
31	21	96	C Theile	-29L	21	0	70	Retired
32	23	12	R Hornacek	-42L	8	0	67	Retired
33	18	36	N White	-42L	8	0	64	Retired
34	31	3	P Hillesheim	-43L	7	0	61	Retired
35	27	7	P Rocha	-43L	7	0	58	Retired
36	26	97	C Caldas	-43L	7	0	55	Retired
37	32	19	D Maksajda	-43L	7	0	52	Retired
38	25	29	Y Hughes	-43L	7	0	49	Accident
39	29	147	K Vickers	-44L	6	0	46	Retired
40	38	87	F Casula	-46L	4	0	43	Camshaft

Caution Flags: 7 (26 laps)

Lead Changes: 7 (5 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 96%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
43	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
44	023	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
51	055	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds