British Trucks 2018: 39-40 Martinsville

On to the slow and steady banks of Martinsville where the series takes a break from high-speed action and trades it for a rodeo clown of a raceway.  Some last minute changes as the track was switched from a newer version of Martinsville (APT version) to the old Smiffsden one that had better grip an more interesting lighting (later afternoon/evening race). Twitch live stream brought to you by The Egg and DeCon.

Race 1:

Racing with a broken clavicle, Tnadz stunned the crowd by grabbing the pole but only by a narrow margin from Gurton Buster.  The Egg wasn't far behind and he quickly advanced up the order to within striking distance.

In usual fashion, GB galloped with Tnadz for a few laps.  However, a slight touch caused him to veer off line.  While he avoided all contact, he slowed enough to all The Egg to pass.

In the field, Webster was doing his best to make every pass 3-wide and Hamilton was on his way to help.

Darrel, however, got a little too aggressive in the corner and the back end stepped out, bringing out the first caution.

Only minor bumps as the field went by but he got a good shot from Sandy as The Bear used Casula as a cue ball.  Not really intentional, though as he was going to pass low and only just noticed a hard charging Gut Slab flying down the inside at the last second.  He veered away to avoid certain death from the Red Bull truck.

Under green, The Egg got a jump on Tnadz.

GB was close behind and doing his best to drift as many corners as possible.

The next caution came out as Zack Webster sent Tubby Tompkins into O' Regan.  Should have been more 3-wide.

Back under green, Tnadz continued to chase The Egg and Buster was throwing the ass end out like he was in any car movie from the 70's.

Just behind that, Webster was getting tripped up by Tressler who sent him up the track.

After getting knocked around and then cow punched by Pat Stevens, Webster managed to regain control.  But the 4 was off into the wall and the yellow was out.

Back under green, Buster had a run up the inside of Tnadz.

A moment of controversy ensued as Gurton felt he had the line but Tnadz claimed he heard no spotter calls of someone inside.  The 008 backed out to avoid wrecking him, which he might have been within his rights to do.

And he almost immediately regretted not doing it as he came off the corner and rubbed along an advancing Willis.  The contact was slight but enough to send GB into the inside wall and back several spots.

Halfway in, The Egg had a moment and slid up the track, handing the lead back to Tnadz.

Around the next corner, Tnadz had some difficulty completing the pass and the two white trucks touched, sending Egg off the wall.

Some laps later, Hamilton was trying to take his time into turn 3 when Rocha got him sideways, bringing out another unwarranted caution.

Coming to the line, The Egg squared off with Willis and just won back the second spot.

Coming to the next green, Hamilton anticipated the green flag right as Casula was throwing his brakes.

Sandy Smith anticipated none of this and knocked the 61 right back into the Kmart truck.

At the front, it looked like Egg was going to take back the lead.

But wait!  As Darrel's wreck took place after the green was thrown...

...the caution came out right at the line.  Thus, The Egg had to return to second place.

The next start saw Tnadz moving hard left to block a potential pass at the line.

While he maintained a steady lead for the closing laps, the pressure was on and that broken neck bone was getting tired.

Then, with three to go and getting into traffic, Tnadz overran turn one giving The Egg his run on the lead.

Almost immediately behind them, GB did a very similar thing but completely looped it.  While he recovered just as quickly, the caution was out, leaving Tnadz no chance of retaking 1st.

Before Burton came back around, though, he let Dixon know he was a dick.

While he managed to keep it going, the 008 brought it home in what he saw as a disappointing 6th.  Zack Webster, however, worked through the field and earned an impressive 7th.

Without any issues, under caution (surprisingly), The Egg finally broke a long winless streak.

Race 2:

Laps doubled to 100 and The Egg started off the main event with familiar faces in tow.  Once again, no mulligan needed at Martinsville.

After a few short laps, these four emerged at the front, quite evenly spaced.

But it wouldn't be long before the first caution as Sandy spun it in front of the leaders, struggling with faulty equipment and a very solid, undrilled desk.

Coming around to pit road, Tnadz was blocked by Webster, and couldn't pull in to top off.

The rest of the field did, however, and there were lap trucks aplenty.

Hamilton was spun with some help from Lee Rogers, bringing out another yellow.

This time, Tnadz made it to pit road but he was quite alone.

Which put him at the back and right next to The Bear who sent him into the wall as his steering wheel continued to come undone.

As Hamilton made to avoid the scuffle, he was hit by Tompkins and many curses were had!

The next caution came as Webster overdrove the exit of two.

Much wrecking ensued.

As they say, Gut Slabs breed cautions and he brought one out getting into Mel Collins.

But it was the aftermath that proved to be the real cause for the yellow.

Webster managed to find a hole on the outside and scuttled by like a cat.

Tnadz was at fault for the next caution period, sending Tworz into the wall.

Hamilton was up next as he bounced of Yughes into Saldas.

As his truck started to loop around, he was attacked by several trucks at once and rolled dead.  This was all within about 30 laps.

Green flag and several humans were back within striking distance of the front runners.

After a fairly long green run, by almost divine intervention, Gut Slab looped it right in the fuel window.

Everyone was in.

Except GB who lost internet.  Fortunately, the NASCAR gods smiled upon him and his position was restored.

Reinvigorated without damage or fuel worries, he slammed into Zack on his coke fueled run to the lead.

Webster would get caught in some lap traffic shortly thereafter and another caution was out.

Another green and things were starting to look more like the start of the race than the second half.

Webster's luck continued to fail him as he looked to pass inside and was instead caught up in the conga line to pit road.

And while his eventual spin didn't bring out the caution, Tnadz was looking out for him by taking out O' Regan on accident mostly to save his shoulder.

But in fact it was Webster's rival, The Bear, who was his savior, bouncing off of Pab and Smythe.

With more laps behind than ahead, Buster was making his presence known to The Egg.

But their battle would be interrupted again as Slab and Hunter came together, smearing the wall.

The next green flag was a game changer as GB made a move low and Egg was way up the track.

Things got very stacked up just behind them.

And further behind that as Gut Slab got into Tressler for another caution.

Webster was continuing to have some mad dashes to the line.

Like a serial killer with a new found taste for flesh, The Egg was hungry for another win and poured on the pressure.

It was looking like it was going to work too as he kept getting his nose along side the Strongbow truck.

And then, with five to go, there was the slightest, almost imperceptible, wisp of a touch.  And in most circumstances, it would have been negligible.  Here, however, it was right at the worst moment.

GB went around and The Egg was caught in it as well.  Tnadz, who had been circling like vulture for scraps, was too close to press the advantage and slowed to the inside while Goldstraw went clear and high for the lead.

With all this going on and the end of the race immediately happening, Webster threw it up the inside and somehow made it through to finish 7th.

The Egg recovered for 4th but Buster was out of position from the spin and dropped to just inside the top 10, hurting standing points badly.

Tnadz just didn't have enough race left to effect a pass, giving him another 2nd and Goldstraw the win.

Next week it's back to Texas for what has been described as "the track where finishes can only get better".

Race 1

Track: MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	20.885
2	013	T Nadz	20.937
3	69	L Rogers	20.996
4	65	M Willis	21.013
5	023	Z Webster	21.038
6	034	T Egg	21.040
7	27	M Collins	21.042
8	98	A Hawkins	21.067
9	44	J Shorter	21.094
10	4	P Stevens	21.129
11	061	D Hamilton	21.138
12	8	D O'Regan	21.145
13	52	J Goldstraw	21.154
14	37	N Tressler	21.164
15	21	D Tompkins	21.169
16	20	S Tworz	21.181
17	50	G Dixon	21.212
18	82	P Jones	21.222
19	96	C Theile	21.267
20	14	C Hill	21.312
21	12	R Hornacek	21.328
22	36	N White	21.329
23	5	R Harris	21.337
24	06	I Smythe	21.351
25	74	S Rebrov	21.435
26	87	F Casula	21.499
27	24	M Cooper	21.504
28	021	T Bear	21.515
29	29	Y Hughes	21.519
30	43	K Hunter	21.524
31	97	C Caldas	21.534
32	123	G Gruber Jr	21.548
33	23	C Sundberg	21.564
34	2	A Scholz	21.588
35	3	P Hillesheim	21.614
36	78	J Franklin	21.630
37	147	K Vickers	21.631
38	99	A Pab	21.646
39	25	D Borisoff	21.737
40	7	P Rocha	21.739
41	055	g slab	22.907

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	20.824
2	008	J Zolecki	20.876
3	65	M Willis	20.959
4	98	A Hawkins	20.966
5	034	T Egg	20.983
6	69	L Rogers	21.031
7	52	J Goldstraw	21.117
8	27	M Collins	21.128
9	50	G Dixon	21.146
10	8	D O'Regan	21.160
11	44	J Shorter	21.174
12	023	Z Webster	21.174
13	4	P Stevens	21.216
14	37	N Tressler	21.234
15	21	D Tompkins	21.241
16	5	R Harris	21.289
17	061	D Hamilton	21.362
18	123	G Gruber Jr	21.411
19	24	M Cooper	21.425
20	12	R Hornacek	21.427
21	29	Y Hughes	21.499
22	3	P Hillesheim	21.516
23	2	A Scholz	21.534
24	74	S Rebrov	21.574
25	78	J Franklin	21.585
26	06	I Smythe	21.591
27	99	A Pab	21.597
28	20	S Tworz	21.598
29	82	P Jones	21.602
30	14	C Hill	21.608
31	97	C Caldas	21.609
32	96	C Theile	21.634
33	87	F Casula	21.686
34	23	C Sundberg	21.719
35	7	P Rocha	21.719
36	25	D Borisoff	21.729
37	36	N White	21.747
38	147	K Vickers	21.990
39	43	K Hunter	22.013
40	055	g slab	--
41	021	T Bear	--
42	341	U Luck	--
43	342	T Bowling Ball	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	023	Z Webster	21.087
2	008	J Zolecki	21.113
3	034	T Egg	21.114
4	013	T Nadz	21.121
5	37	N Tressler	21.297
6	50	G Dixon	21.325
7	98	A Hawkins	21.369
8	52	J Goldstraw	21.387
9	69	L Rogers	21.394
10	27	M Collins	21.415
11	82	P Jones	21.423
12	43	K Hunter	21.529
13	12	R Hornacek	21.573
14	65	M Willis	21.574
15	99	A Pab	21.577
16	36	N White	21.669
17	96	C Theile	21.694
18	147	K Vickers	21.739
19	44	J Shorter	21.742
20	4	P Stevens	21.766
21	8	D O'Regan	21.813
22	21	D Tompkins	21.874
23	25	D Borisoff	21.875
24	061	D Hamilton	21.880
25	97	C Caldas	21.881
26	055	g slab	21.913
27	14	C Hill	21.928
28	06	I Smythe	21.951
29	5	R Harris	21.991
30	3	P Hillesheim	22.015
31	23	C Sundberg	22.046
32	7	P Rocha	22.090
33	20	S Tworz	22.096
34	78	J Franklin	22.139
35	021	T Bear	22.250
36	29	Y Hughes	22.293
37	74	S Rebrov	22.307
38	24	M Cooper	22.408
39	2	A Scholz	22.564
40	123	G Gruber Jr	22.699
41	87	F Casula	28.009

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	5	034	T Egg	55.982	50	26*	185	Running
2	1	013	T Nadz	-0.19	50	24	175	Running
3	3	65	M Willis	-1.01	50	0	165	Running
4	7	52	J Goldstraw	-1.52	50	0	160	Running
5	6	69	L Rogers	-2.03	50	0	155	Running
6	2	008	J Zolecki	-2.42	50	0	150	Running
7	12	023	Z Webster	-2.51	50	0	146	Running
8	11	44	J Shorter	-3.22	50	0	142	Running
9	4	98	A Hawkins	-3.78	50	0	138	Running
10	9	50	G Dixon	-4.45	50	0	134	Running
11	18	123	G Gruber Jr	-6.51	50	0	130	Running
12	24	74	S Rebrov	-6.95	50	0	127	Running
13	8	27	M Collins	-8.41	50	0	124	Running
14	26	06	I Smythe	-9.61	50	0	121	Running
15	10	8	D O'Regan	-1L	49	0	118	Running
16	20	12	R Hornacek	-1L	49	0	115	Running
17	16	5	R Harris	-1L	49	0	112	Running
18	13	4	P Stevens	-1L	49	0	109	Running
19	29	82	P Jones	-1L	49	0	106	Running
20	19	24	M Cooper	-1L	49	0	103	Running
21	15	21	D Tompkins	-1L	49	0	100	Running
22	21	29	Y Hughes	-1L	49	0	97	Running
23	25	78	J Franklin	-1L	49	0	94	Running
24	27	99	A Pab	-1L	49	0	91	Running
25	38	147	K Vickers	-1L	49	0	88	Running
26	28	20	S Tworz	-1L	49	0	85	Running
27	34	23	C Sundberg	-1L	49	0	82	Running
28	31	97	C Caldas	-1L	49	0	79	Running
29	23	2	A Scholz	-1L	49	0	76	Running
30	32	96	C Theile	-1L	49	0	73	Running
31	33	87	F Casula	-1L	49	0	70	Running
32	17	061	D Hamilton	-1L	49	0	67	Running
33	36	25	D Borisoff	-1L	49	0	64	Running
34	30	14	C Hill	-1L	49	0	61	Running
35	41	021	T Bear	-1L	49	0	58	Running
36	35	7	P Rocha	-1L	49	0	55	Running
37	22	3	P Hillesheim	-2L	48	0	52	Running
38	39	43	K Hunter	-2L	48	0	49	Running
39	14	37	N Tressler	-2L	48	0	46	Running
40	37	36	N White	-33L	17	0	43	Retired
41	40	055	g slab	-38L	12	0	40	Accident

Caution Flags: 6 (27 laps)

Lead Changes: 5 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 1x

AI Strength: 91%

PENALTIES

LAP

#

INFRACTION

PENALTY

Race 2

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	20.933
2	013	T Nadz	21.272
3	69	L Rogers	21.348
4	034	T Egg	21.414
5	061	D Hamilton	21.494
6	023	Z Webster	21.560
7	82	P Jones	21.602
8	65	M Willis	21.635
9	50	G Dixon	21.635
10	96	C Theile	21.660
11	37	N Tressler	21.678
12	36	N White	21.681
13	27	M Collins	21.719
14	06	I Smythe	21.775
15	4	P Stevens	21.793
16	29	Y Hughes	21.810
17	123	G Gruber Jr	21.837
18	3	P Hillesheim	21.845
19	8	D O'Regan	21.850
20	14	C Hill	21.874
21	2	A Scholz	21.878
22	12	R Hornacek	21.892
23	87	F Casula	21.909
24	5	R Harris	21.966
25	20	S Tworz	21.970
26	78	J Franklin	21.990
27	74	S Rebrov	22.031
28	60	J Turner	22.041
29	21	D Tompkins	22.154
30	23	C Sundberg	22.371
31	99	A Pab	22.395
32	19	D Maksajda	22.430
33	24	M Cooper	22.452
34	52	J Goldstraw	22.532
35	98	A Hawkins	22.760
36	43	K Hunter	23.203
37	44	J Shorter	30.036
38	97	C Caldas	31.131

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	034	T Egg	20.917
2	98	A Hawkins	20.974
3	27	M Collins	20.974
4	008	J Zolecki	20.979
5	65	M Willis	21.005
6	013	T Nadz	21.049
7	69	L Rogers	21.082
8	023	Z Webster	21.085
9	44	J Shorter	21.105
10	52	J Goldstraw	21.115
11	21	D Tompkins	21.121
12	37	N Tressler	21.125
13	8	D O'Regan	21.137
14	82	P Jones	21.143
15	4	P Stevens	21.164
16	50	G Dixon	21.176
17	061	D Hamilton	21.295
18	5	R Harris	21.315
19	36	N White	21.325
20	12	R Hornacek	21.369
21	2	A Scholz	21.405
22	20	S Tworz	21.468
23	19	D Maksajda	21.490
24	3	P Hillesheim	21.509
25	123	G Gruber Jr	21.515
26	60	J Turner	21.541
27	06	I Smythe	21.542
28	43	K Hunter	21.637
29	14	C Hill	21.645
30	23	C Sundberg	21.684
31	97	C Caldas	21.691
32	96	C Theile	21.701
33	99	A Pab	21.860
34	78	J Franklin	21.952
35	29	Y Hughes	22.007
36	74	S Rebrov	22.015
37	87	F Casula	22.149
38	24	M Cooper	22.179
39	021	T Bear	--
40	055	g slab	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	20.970
2	023	Z Webster	21.065
3	034	T Egg	21.087
4	013	T Nadz	21.196
5	061	D Hamilton	21.226
6	52	J Goldstraw	21.263
7	50	G Dixon	21.269
8	65	M Willis	21.327
9	69	L Rogers	21.397
10	4	P Stevens	21.438
11	37	N Tressler	21.495
12	8	D O'Regan	21.497
13	21	D Tompkins	21.519
14	5	R Harris	21.527
15	44	J Shorter	21.539
16	82	P Jones	21.572
17	27	M Collins	21.572
18	98	A Hawkins	21.611
19	12	R Hornacek	21.611
20	96	C Theile	21.619
21	14	C Hill	21.664
22	2	A Scholz	21.665
23	36	N White	21.719
24	99	A Pab	21.739
25	021	T Bear	21.769
26	29	Y Hughes	21.780
27	123	G Gruber Jr	21.787
28	3	P Hillesheim	21.794
29	87	F Casula	21.797
30	19	D Maksajda	21.799
31	24	M Cooper	21.805
32	20	S Tworz	21.810
33	06	I Smythe	21.824
34	60	J Turner	21.840
35	97	C Caldas	21.912
36	43	K Hunter	21.918
37	74	S Rebrov	21.981
38	78	J Franklin	22.154
39	23	C Sundberg	22.252

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	10	52	J Goldstraw	55.893	100	6	180	Running
2	6	013	T Nadz	-0.16	100	0	170	Running
3	18	5	R Harris	-5.62	100	0	165	Running
4	1	034	T Egg	-1L	99	82*	165	Running
5	16	50	G Dixon	-1L	100	0	160	Running
6	22	20	S Tworz	-1L	99	0	150	Running
7	8	023	Z Webster	-1L	99	1	151	Running
8	13	8	D O'Regan	-1L	99	2	147	Running
9	4	008	J Zolecki	-1L	99	9	143	Running
10	7	69	L Rogers	-1L	99	0	134	Running
11	24	3	P Hillesheim	-1L	99	0	130	Running
12	12	37	N Tressler	-1L	99	0	127	Running
13	27	06	I Smythe	-1L	99	0	124	Running
14	33	99	A Pab	-1L	99	0	121	Running
15	26	60	J Turner	-1L	99	0	118	Running
16	37	87	F Casula	-1L	99	0	115	Running
17	2	98	A Hawkins	-1L	99	0	112	Running
18	9	44	J Shorter	-1L	99	0	109	Running
19	38	24	M Cooper	-1L	99	0	106	Running
20	15	4	P Stevens	-1L	99	0	103	Running
21	29	14	C Hill	-2L	98	0	100	Running
22	21	2	A Scholz	-2L	98	0	97	Running
23	11	21	D Tompkins	-2L	98	0	94	Running
24	30	23	C Sundberg	-2L	98	0	91	Running
25	32	96	C Theile	-2L	98	0	88	Running
26	35	29	Y Hughes	-2L	98	0	85	Running
27	3	27	M Collins	-2L	98	0	82	Running
28	23	19	D Maksajda	-2L	98	0	79	Running
29	25	123	G Gruber Jr	-2L	98	0	76	Running
30	39	021	T Bear	-2L	98	0	73	Running
31	20	12	R Hornacek	-3L	97	0	70	Running
32	34	78	J Franklin	-3L	97	0	67	Running
33	36	74	S Rebrov	-3L	97	0	64	Running
34	28	43	K Hunter	-4L	96	0	61	Running
35	40	055	g slab	-15L	85	0	58	Running
36	5	65	M Willis	-26L	74	0	55	DQ
37	14	82	P Jones	-38L	62	0	52	Accident
38	31	97	C Caldas	-53L	47	0	49	Retired
39	17	061	D Hamilton	-66L	34	0	46	Retired
40	19	36	N White	-78L	22	0	43	Retired

Caution Flags: 11 (56 laps)

Lead Changes: 5 (5 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 91%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
16	061	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
17	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
20	061	Passing on the inside	Stop and go
34	013	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
44	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
58	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
60	034	Passing under yellow	Held for 4 seconds
65	023	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
75	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
101	034	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds