Lucas at I-80

[MI Dirt Fan]

Said it's still on. I'm guessing weather is an issue

[huskerdirt]

Said it's still on. I'm guessing weather is an issue

Slightly. Afternoon showers are killing us.

Pits are a muddy mess... looks like 30 late models here.

[MI Dirt Fan]

30 is good for a Tuesday

[MI Dirt Fan]

Owens has fast time overall by .013 over TMac

[MI Dirt Fan]

LOLMDS Heat 1 Finish:
Lanigan
McCreadie
Schaller
Collins
Junghans
Humphrey
Stadel
Sobbing

[MI Dirt Fan]

LOLMDS Heat 2 Finish:
ONeilJ0
ONeal71
Wyman
Pospisil
Briggs
Mullens
Duty5d
Andersen

[MI Dirt Fan]

#LOLMDS Heat 3 Finish:
Bloomquist
Owens
Simpson
Satterlee
ONeal5
Erb
Richards
Buller

[MI Dirt Fan]

LOLMDS Heat 4 Finish:
Zeigler
Francis
Marlar
Pearson
Kosiski
Sanders
Duty15x
Coover

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Thanks for the updates MDF

[MI Dirt Fan]

#LOLMDS B-Main 1 Finish:
Junghans
Briggs
Duty5d
Andersen
Mullens
Stadel
Sobbing
Humphrey

[MI Dirt Fan]

#LOLMDS B-Main 2 Finish:
Erb
Richards
Sanders
Duty15x
Buller
Kosiski
Coover

[MI Dirt Fan]

Lanigan-Bloomquist
ONeil-Zeigler
McCreadie-Owens
ONeal71-Francis
Schaller-Simpson
Wyman-Marlar
Collins-Satterlee
Pospisil-Pearson
Junghans-Erb
Briggs-Richards
Duty5d-Sanders
ONeal5-Buller

[plunks7]

Thanks for the updates MDF. Congrats to Bloomer and his crew.

[MI Dirt Fan]

#LOLMDS Feature Finish:
Bloomquist
Zeigler
Pearson
Satterlee
McCreadie
Lanigan
Richards
ONeal5
Erb
Francis
Junghans
Briggs
Buller
Owens
Wyman
Pospisil
O’Neil
Collins
Schaller
Marlar
Duty5d
ONeal71
Simpson
Sanders
Coover

[chupp n bloomer fan]

See that Cody is still with him, was mentioned he wasn't, but he obviously is.

[zyoung25]

I read Marlar was hit in helmet with something and taken to the hospital. It doesn't sound like they know what it was. Any one that was there have any scoop on that deal?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

You guys have to understand that Cody is a very crucial part of that team. The man knows racing through and through. He wasn't around because he is also a fabricator and was building the new chassis that has won 2-3. Cody wasn't a car chief at Roush racing for being a dumb arse! I give credit where it's due because he deserves it. Learning from Scott will only make him betterCopy. Woulda never guessed he worked for Rousch.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I read Marlar was hit in helmet with something and taken to the hospital. It doesn't sound like they know what it was. Any one that was there have any scoop on that deal?Hopefully he's ok. He stopped right now. Was running right with Scott.

[huskerdirt]

I read Marlar was hit in helmet with something and taken to the hospital. It doesn't sound like they know what it was. Any one that was there have any scoop on that deal?

Marler definitely got hit with something. He was all over Bloomer like white on rice. Then he shut it down right in the middle of the corner. He unbuckled and climbed out pretty quick. The ambulance came over and after a few minutes everybody wondering what the hell just happened. Somebody, maybe it was Marler, got in the car and drove it to the hauler. So I don't know if the trip to the hospital actually happened. They had two ambulances at the track, neither left until the races were over.

[zyoung25]

I have Cam as a Facebook friend, and he posted something about it. I had been watching it on the monitor, he was just as fast Scott was lap time wise. Hopefully he isn't banged up too bad.

I just seen his wife said he had been released from the hospital. I'll be curious to see if he goes on to wheatland or brings it home. She didn't mention if there was a diagnosis of a concussion or anything of that nature.

[NormP]

He's been running strong. I look for him to win one or two of the bigger races this year.

[huskerdirt]

I have Cam as a Facebook friend, and he posted something about it. I had been watching it on the monitor, he was just as fast Scott was lap time wise. Hopefully he isn't banged up too bad.

I just seen his wife said he had been released from the hospital. I'll be curious to see if he goes on to wheatland or brings it home. She didn't mention if there was a diagnosis of a concussion or anything of that nature.

He was definitely just as fast as Bloomer.

Based on the Lucas oil write up he did go to the hospital and was released after scans didn't find anything.

[ptown]

I thought ole snort was washed up....lol

[ptown]

A few notes from last night... 1. That was a FAST track. Huge props to Steve & Joe K. for continuing with prep after the 5:00 shower came through. Honestly, it was pretty lucky those other small rain showers in the area missed the track. Those scattered showers were persistent across Eastern Nebraska all afternoon. The black dirt really holds moisture, and it made for a good two-groove surface by feature time. Quick 10 minute track preps between sessions rolled the middle & top in well. 2. For the feature, you could tell pretty quick there were three cars that were the class of the field. Bloomquist had his typical maneuverable car in the corners, always smooth and able to hook up quicker than anyone else. Marlar also had a good car, and I think it would've been a helluva feature if he wouldn't have gotten dinged by a chunk of mud. His stop in turn 4 was abrupt, and when he climbed out & took off his helmet, it was obvious something struck him. Ziegler as really fast, as well...impressive for his first time at I-80. He rode what cushion was there, and did it better than anyone else. With the attrition of the rest of the field, and frequent cautions, lap traffic was never really a factor for him to use to catch up with Bloomquist. 3. I believe Chris Simpson would've most definitely posted a top 5 finish (perhaps higher), based on his early laps. As he caught a great run off of turn 2, he was passing Hudson O'neal on the outside. O'Neal corrected his slide out of turn 2 a little too much, and clipped Simpson's left rear quarter, instantly spinning and launching the 32 as his car dug in the heavy track. It was a violent ride, and fortunately he came out of it okay. That particular Longhorn had been really good to Simpson, and it's unfortunate he can't take it to Wheatland for the weekend. I think he was a serious contender with that car for the Show-Me. We'll see how his backup car performs. As for the incident, whether or not Hudson is at serious fault is a bit of a question. Likely one of those racing deals, but with the torque guys were getting coming out of turn two, any over-correction could mean clipping somebody. 4. The action on restarts behind Bloomquist throughout the race were insane. Bold moves by all of the to 7-8 cars were a lot of fun to watch. A couple of really close calls on sliders in 3-wide traffic were pretty hairy. The way the track was looking, it was more like Eldora than I'd ever seen. Good stuff. 5. Josh Richards struggled mightily throughout the night. Granted, it was his first time at I-80, but that didn't seem to slow down Mason Ziegler. In his B-main race, Josh's car seemed to be really tight. Others noted seeing him make frequent trips to the bathroom throughout the night, so who knows... With the attrition of the field, he was able to salvage a respectable finish on an otherwise forgettable night. 6. Quick note on Jesse Sobbing. I understand he was shaking down a new car (previous owner Jesse Stovall), running a 525 Crate motor. Sobbing is focused on running the Malvern Bank and IMCA Deery Brothers Series for 2017. No serious contention whatsoever, but that wasn't the point of him running last night. Would I like to see what he could do with a big motor with a field like that? Of course. So would he. Soon enough, I imagine.

Thank you JB, that is an outstanding first post, you should be writing pieces for DOD.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Must've needed that win to stock up on Crown for the big weekend.😂😂😂

[klemmabyna]

Quote Originally Posted by jbinlincoln View Post

A few notes from last night...
1. That was a FAST track. Huge props to Steve & Joe K. for continuing with prep after the 5:00 shower came through. Honestly, it was pretty lucky those other small rain showers in the area missed the track. Those scattered showers were persistent across Eastern Nebraska all afternoon. The black dirt really holds moisture, and it made for a good two-groove surface by feature time. Quick 10 minute track preps between sessions rolled the middle & top in well.
2. For the feature, you could tell pretty quick there were three cars that were the class of the field. Bloomquist had his typical maneuverable car in the corners, always smooth and able to hook up quicker than anyone else. Marlar also had a good car, and I think it would've been a helluva feature if he wouldn't have gotten dinged by a chunk of mud. His stop in turn 4 was abrupt, and when he climbed out & took off his helmet, it was obvious something struck him. Ziegler as really fast, as well...impressive for his first time at I-80. He rode what cushion was there, and did it better than anyone else. With the attrition of the rest of the field, and frequent cautions, lap traffic was never really a factor for him to use to catch up with Bloomquist.
3. I believe Chris Simpson would've most definitely posted a top 5 finish (perhaps higher), based on his early laps. As he caught a great run off of turn 2, he was passing Hudson O'neal on the outside. O'Neal corrected his slide out of turn 2 a little too much, and clipped Simpson's left rear quarter, instantly spinning and launching the 32 as his car dug in the heavy track. It was a violent ride, and fortunately he came out of it okay. That particular Longhorn had been really good to Simpson, and it's unfortunate he can't take it to Wheatland for the weekend. I think he was a serious contender with that car for the Show-Me. We'll see how his backup car performs. As for the incident, whether or not Hudson is at serious fault is a bit of a question. Likely one of those racing deals, but with the torque guys were getting coming out of turn two, any over-correction could mean clipping somebody.
4. The action on restarts behind Bloomquist throughout the race were insane. Bold moves by all of the to 7-8 cars were a lot of fun to watch. A couple of really close calls on sliders in 3-wide traffic were pretty hairy. The way the track was looking, it was more like Eldora than I'd ever seen. Good stuff.
5. Josh Richards struggled mightily throughout the night. Granted, it was his first time at I-80, but that didn't seem to slow down Mason Ziegler. In his B-main race, Josh's car seemed to be really tight. Others noted seeing him make frequent trips to the bathroom throughout the night, so who knows... With the attrition of the field, he was able to salvage a respectable finish on an otherwise forgettable night.
6. Quick note on Jesse Sobbing. I understand he was shaking down a new car (previous owner Jesse Stovall), running a 525 Crate motor. Sobbing is focused on running the Malvern Bank and IMCA Deery Brothers Series for 2017. No serious contention whatsoever, but that wasn't the point of him running last night. Would I like to see what he could do with a big motor with a field like that? Of course. So would he. Soon enough, I imagine."

jbinlincoln: great report! can't find your post anywhere, but don't go away. we need all of these we can get here. well done!

[zyoung25]

Marlar is definatly a threat. Get well soon

I got word that Marlar is on his way to wheatland.