Virginia Motor Speedway- Friday updates

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Here are some updates via twitter and other sources fromt he Lucas Oil race at VMS.

Qualifying and heats tonight with the feature on Saturday.

$25,000 to win.

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Rick Eckert fastest in group 1 practice. Steve Shaver fastest in group 2

Chris Madden blows motor in primary car in practice 3. Landers fastest in group 3 getting close to track record times.

Scott Bloomquist fastest in group 4 pracitice

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Qualifying about ready to start. Group 1 first out

So far fastest in group 1 is Casey Roberts followed by Rick Eckert, Tim McCreadie. Second group coming out now.

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Time to beat right now is 17.058

[badacefaist19]

How close to track record is that?

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Appears as though there are only 40 cars signed in.

LOLMDS regular Ray Cook is not there.

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Jimmy Owens fastest in group B wit a 17.071

Not sure about track record.

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This from Kennedy Motorsports twitter:

Casey Roberts sets fast time in his #capitalracecar

So far, all other updates have been from Virginia Motor Speedway Twitter account.

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Fast qualifier Casey Roberts spins a 2 and inverts top two in each heat

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This from @lucasdirt

Heat 1 Line Up: McCreadie-Roberts Shaver-Erb Williams-Hubbard Satterlee-Pearson Overton-Arthur

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LOLMDS regular Ray Cook is not there.

I just saw on his website, that his daughter hurt her hand, and may require surgery.

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Heat 2 Line Up: Long-Eckert Clanton-O’Neal Hawkins-Francis Bowen-Wells Covert-Zona

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Heat 3 Line Up: Birkhofer-Owens Elliott-Franklin Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)-Lear Bloomquist-Marlar Lobb-Madden

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Heat 4 Line Up: Landers-Davenport Hills-Stone DeHaven-Lathroum Blankenship-Moreland Mullins-Shelton

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Heat 1 Finish: Shaver Erb Roberts Williams Hubbard McCreadie Pearson Satterlee Arthur Overton

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Heat 2 Finish: Eckert Long Clanton O’Neal Hawkins Francis Bowen Covert Zona Wells

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Heat 3

Marlar to the infield before green

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Heat 3 Finish: Owens Birkhofer Elliott Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Bloomquist Lobb Franklin Lear Madden Marlar

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Heat 4

Davenport goes for a spin in t2.

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Heat 4 Finish: Landers Stone Moreland Blankenship Lathroum Hills DeHaven Davenport Mullins Shelton

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BMain 1 Line Up: Hubbard- Hawkins, McCreadie-Francis, Pearson-Bowen, Satterlee-Covert, Arthur-Zona, Overton-Wells

BMain 2 Line Up: Bloomquist-Lathroum, Lobb-Hills, Franklin-DeHaven, Lear-Davenport, Madden-Mullins, Marlar-Shelton

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The B-mains are scheduled for Saturday so I guess the LOLMDS portion of the show is done for tonight.

[slick01]

They run a great show up there. I hope the crowd is good.

[rwtsracefan]

Thanks for the updates! GO 15 B!!!!!


rwtsracefan(Dan Wemett)

[babybird1972]

Thanks for the updates! Those B-mains are going to be VERY interesting!!!!

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Mike Marlar has put on Facebook that he had motor troubles and is on his way back to Tennessee.