Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Golden Isles Speedway UPDATES............. 2/3/2018

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Golden Isles Speedway
Waynesville, Georgia

Saturday, February 3rd 2018
41 Super Late Models signed in.
$12,000 to win. 60 laps.

RACE UPDATES

[billetbirdcage]

Track looks a little choppy already and wet, may be a rough night....

[Cardirt0]

Bobby in back up car tonight

[HoosierDirtFan]

DRIVER ROSTER

QUALIFYING

Group A
56 Jonathan Rowan
91 Tyler Erb
14 Darrell Lanigan
116 Brandon Overton
6 Blake Spencer
77 Brian Connor
111 Steven Roberts
99B Boom Briggs
33 Jeff Mathews
28 Dennis Erb Jr.
69 Carder Miller
7 Donald McIntosh
T31 Shane Tankersley
39 Tim McCreadie
B1 Brent Larson
101 Casey Roberts
25z Mason Zeigler
22 Gregg Satterlee
20 Jimmy Owens
25B Mike Benedum

Group B
22* Brian Shirley
1S Brandon Sheppard
OF1 Coleby Frye
49 Jonathan Davenport
2M Allen Murray
7F Jason Fitzgerald
1 Earl Pearson Jr.
5 Don O'Neal
50 Shannon Buckingham
1 Josh Richards
18 Chase Junghans
14M Morgan Bagley
32 Bobby Pierce
1G Ryan King
71 Hudson O'Neal
40B Kyle Bronson
C8 Timothy Culp
25 Shane Clanton
12 Jason Jameson
0 Scott Bloomquist

[kidrock]

Track looks a little choppy already and wet, may be a rough night....

Look for Sheppard to be towards the front. He seems to shine on a rough track

[Snake X3]

What the heck happened to Boom Briggs?

[billetbirdcage]

What the heck happened to Boom Briggs?

Didn't show it, from how mad he was I gotta assume something like a ball joint, bolt or something didn't get tightened and/or was an assembly problem or something.

[Dlmfan123]

Longest hot laps I’ve ever seen

[Snake X3]

Didn't show it, from how mad he was I gotta assume something like a ball joint, bolt or something didn't get tightened and/or was an assembly problem or something.

Thanks. I'm watching as well and was wondering how the heck he could have wrecked when they were barely moving unless something broke. Appreciate the insight.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Schedule of events is the same as last night.

[HoosierDirtFan]

LOLMDS Qualifying on track now.

[KAOS]

i think it is still hot laps

[pierceFAN]

Bobby in back up car tonight

Going with a smaller motor

[NY DIRT]

hot laps finally over. JD quickest, Pierce 2nd

[HoosierDirtFan]

Fast Time in Group A
Brent Larson - 15.319

[HoosierDirtFan]

Fast Time in Group B
Jonathan Davenport - 15.168

[bullittwrench]

Did the Buick blow up?

[Hoosier_Dirt]

So far, 2 heats no passes whatsoever

[HoosierDirtFan]

HEAT RACE LINE UPS

Heat 1
B1 Brent Larson - 25z Mason Zeigler
116 Brandon Overton - 111 Steven Roberts
39 Tim McCreadie - 22 Gregg Satterlee
T31 Shane Tankersley - 56 Jonathan Rowan
14 Darrell Lanigan - 69 Carder Miller
20 Jimmy Owens

Heat 2
25B Mike Bendum - 91 Tyler Erb
77 Brian Connor - 28 Dennis Erb Jr.
7 Donald Mcintosh - 99B Boom Briggs
21jr Billy Moyer Jr. - 33 Jeff Mathews
6 Blake Spencer - 101 Casey Roberts

Heat 3
49 Jonathan Davenport - 32 Bobby Pierce
1 Josh Richards - c8 Timothy Culp
14M Morgan Bagley - 50 Shannon Buckingham
71 Hudson O'Neal - 25 Shane Clanton
OF1 Coleby Frye - 18 Chase Junghans

Heat 4
40B Kyle Bronson - 7F Jason Fitsgerald
0 Scott Bloomquist - 1 Earl Pearson Jr.
1 Brandon Sheppard - 5 Don O'Neal
2M Allen Murray - 22* Brian Shirley
12 Jason Jameson - 1G Ryan King

[Cardirt0]

1 Smokes a motor

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 1 - top 4 transfer
Top 5
Zeigler, Larson, Overton, McCreadie, & Satterlee

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 2 - top 4 transfer
Top 5
T. Erb, Benedum, D. Erb, Briggs, & Connor

[CarolinaDirt]

Richards just blew up

[Snake X3]

Is that Edgar Winter working to help remove cars from the track tonight?

[crow]

What's with guys running with the right section of their spoiler layed down or off? I noticed Owens and Davenport, may have been others.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 3 - top 4 transfer
Top 5
Davenport, Pierce, Culp, Bagley, & Buckingham
Richards & H. O'Neal both fell out of the race.

[Snake X3]

JD was running so fast that Richards blew up trying to run him down.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 4 - top 4 transfer
Top 5
Bronson, Bloomquist, Sheppard, Fitzgerald, & Murrary

[HoosierDirtFan]

GIS Late Model qualifying next then the Street Stocks will be on track for their heat races.

[Cardirt0]

Heat 4 was the best one.....

[CarolinaDirt]

ALOT of good cars going to the b main

[Snake X3]

I found it odd that Owens and Lanigan were just riding around at the back in their heat. Owens wasn't even on the front straight when the heat started. I know his Q time got DQ'd for missing the scales, but I doubt he was so ticked he just didn't try. Something was strange there.

[plunks7]

I hope the 1 car doesn't make it out!!!!

[plunks7]

I found it odd that Owens and Lanigan were just riding around at the back in their heat. Owens wasn't even on the front straight when the heat started. I know his Q time got DQ'd for missing the scales, but I doubt he was so ticked he just didn't try. Something was strange there.

Will probably take a prov.

[huskerdirt]

I found it odd that Owens and Lanigan were just riding around at the back in their heat. Owens wasn't even on the front straight when the heat started. I know his Q time got DQ'd for missing the scales, but I doubt he was so ticked he just didn't try. Something was strange there.

He’s already in the show. No sense in tearing up equipment. He will do the same in the B more than likely.

[Snake X3]

Is the rule that you have to run your heat or a B in order to get a provisional?

[Minny Lakes]

Good Lord, enough with the friggin hot laps and qualifying.
zzzzzzzzzzzz

[huskerdirt]

Is the rule that you have to run your heat or a B in order to get a provisional?

I believe the rule is you have to green in either the heat or the B.

[plunks7]

Good Lord, enough with the friggin hot laps and qualifying.
zzzzzzzzzzzz

I'm with you on that. :)

[HoosierDirtFan]

B-Main LINE UPS

B-Main 1
Steven Roberts - Billy Moyer Jr.
Jonathan Rowan - Donald McIntosh
Carder Miller- Jeff Mathews
Darrell Lanigan - Blake Spencer
Jimmy Owens - Shane Tankersley
Casey Roberts SCRATCHED FOR THE NIGHT

B-Main 2
Shannon Buckingham - Allen Murray
Coleby Frye - Don O'Neal
Josh Richards - Earl Pearson Jr.
Chase Junghans - Brian Shirley
Hudson O'Neal - Ryan King
Jason Jameson - Shane Clanton

[plunks7]

I believe the rule is you have to green in either the heat or the B.

I thought you take the green for both?

[Dlmfan123]

Shane Clanton packed up for the night as well

[HoosierDirtFan]

The b-mains are loaded.

[plunks7]

Shane Clanton packed up for the night as well

AAAAHHHH that's a breath of fresh air.

[HoosierDirtFan]

B-Main 1 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
Satterlee, Connor, Moyer Jr., Lanigan, & Rowan
6. McIntosh
7. Miller
8. Roberts
9. Spencer
10. Mathews

[CarolinaDirt]

Richards breaks again in the b main

[HoosierDirtFan]

B-Main 2 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
D. O'Neal, Buckingham, Frye, Shirley, & Pearson
6. Junghans
7. Jameson
8. H. O'Neal
9. Murray
10. King
Richards in a back up car and the motor smoking in it before the B-Main starts. He takes a provisional.
Clanton SCRATCHED FOR THE NIGHT AND IS LOADED UP.

[plunks7]

Richards breaks again in the b main

Keep up with the good news!!!!

[Dlmfan123]

Don oneal going to back up car

[CarolinaDirt]

Oneal won the b , but lost the engine unloading a backup for the feature

[Snake X3]

Looked like Lanigan was smoking in his B as well.

[Snake X3]

I looked in the rule book and there is no mention of needing to start a heat or B to get a provisional or emergency provisional. I thought the rule was that you needed to take the green in one or the other as well.

[gorj]

hard on motors when running wide open almost the entire time

[PushinTheLimit]

Wonder if some guys are already reconsidering their Lucas Oil points run after missing the show the first weekend.

[AllenK]

Interesting turn of events down there tonight at GIS.

FIght on podium at Boyd's between Michaek Paige and John Ownbey. Crew members involved.

Leftover effects of full moon/eclipse??

[gorj]

heavier track tonight - lap times are almost a second quicker tonight

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Golden Isles Speedway
$12,000 to win. 60 laps

ROW 01. Mason Zeigler - Jonathan Davenport
ROW 02. Tyler Erb - Kyle Bronson
ROW 03. Brent Larson - Bobby Pierce
ROW 04. Mike Benedum - Scott Bloomquist
ROW 05. Brandon Overton - Timothy Culp
ROW 06. Dennis Erb Jr. - Brandon Sheppard
ROW 07. Tim McCreadie - Morgan Bagley
ROW 08. Boom Briggs - Jason Fitzgerald
ROW 09. Gregg Satterlee - D O'Neal
ROW 10. Brian Connor - Shannon Buckingham
ROW 11. Billy Moyer Jr. - Coleby Frye
ROW 12. Jimmy Owens - Josh Richards
ROW 13. Darrell Lanigan - Earl Pearson

Hudson O'Neal misses the race being last in series emergency provisionals.

[Snake X3]

Wow! I don't like provisional, but it really sucks Hudson O'Neal won't be in the show tonight. That is killer for any chance of a points title.

[AllenK]

I think Hudson would've done good on this heavier track also.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Race is green

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 1 Davenport jumps the cushion.
Ziegler leads

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 5
Zeigler, Tyler Erb, & Bronson.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Tyler Erb takes the lead.
Ziegler, Bronson

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 10
Bloomquist out. Car Over heating.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 11
Caution for Mason Zeigler

[Snake X3]

Wow! As Wow as last night was good, tonight the Wow is bad. What a cluster.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Davenport is 6th

Richards is up to 12th

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Dropping like flies tonight.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Davenport has nose damage on the 49.
Pearson to the hot pit.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 11
When race restarts - Tyler Erb Leads, Bronson, & Pierce

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Davenport got the nose damage from jumping the cushion.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 11
Erb, Bronson, Pierce
Caution is back out for Morgan Bagley with a left front tire down. No laps completed.

[Cardirt0]

Bloomer looks like hes lost some of that baby fat...

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Hope Clayton Wetter is watching. This is why drivers hate hammer down tracks. Junkfest

[HoosierDirtFan]

A lot of cars with problems early in this one.
running 12th Don O'Neal to the hot pit.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Restart. Erb, Larson, Bronson

[CarolinaDirt]

It is only 9:30 they should have at least rolled the top in , its claimed 3 cars so far its a foot deep up there

[Cardirt0]

Bobby got body slamed

[bushwood_metal422]

All saw this coming a few hours ago....total mess.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 18
T. Erb, Larson, Bronson, Overton, & D. Erb

[AllenK]

Gotta go with Larson,or Dennis Erb. Larson definitely!

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 19
4 car weck including Owens, Satterlee, & Fitzgerald

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 19 Under caution. Owens has right side damage.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Last one running wins.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Moyer jr. was 1st car out of the race and will finish 26th. Blomquist 2nd car out and will finish 25th. Also out Zeigler & Benedum.

[Tireguy17]

If I was Lucas I would NOT go back to GIS in 2019. What a cluster fock this track has been tonight

[Cardirt0]

Last one running wins.

Thats good for Erb hes good at keeping it going on a ruff track...

[Mindwalker]

Here comes the "ONE MAN BAND"!

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 17 - Restart

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 20
Tyler Erb leads. Richards to 4th

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 22
Erb, Overton, & Bronson
and caution is out for Overton is off the pace

[Snake X3]

When Essex said 23 down, did he mean cars or laps?

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 22. Caution for Overton. A lot of drivers doing helmet swap as many are out of tear offs.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Mandatory helmet switch now.

[HoosierDirtFan]

When Essex said 23 down, did he mean cars or laps?

he meant laps. Lap 23 was never complete so they revert back to lap 22.

[zyoung25]

Who let Clayton in the water truck?

[3 wide]

If it's. Too rough there's always asphalt

[Shiny Side Up 18]

15 cars left. Not even halfway.

[golddirt]

3 wide that's about the stupidest remark I have heard

[HoosierDirtFan]

Restart - Tyler Erb Leads, Richards, Bronson, Larson

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 25 - Richards takes the lead

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 30
Richards, T. Erb, Bronson, D. Erb, & Larson.
Davenport back to 9th

[plunks7]

Here comes the "ONE MAN BAND"!

A perfect reason why there should be no provisional. He didn't race his way in.

Hello blackie

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 35
Richards, T. Erb, Bronson, D. Erb, & Larson

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 42
Richards, T. Erb, Bronson, D. Erb, & Larson
2 second lead.
Brian Connor slows and pulls in to the infield

[Hoosier_Dirt]

3 wide that's about the stupidest remark I have heard

That's an old Larry Moore quote

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 45
Richards, T. Erb, Bronson, D. Erb, Larson, & 6th Pierce

[golddirt]

I was just referring to the fiasco tonight

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 59
Richards & Tyler Erb swap lead

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 52
Richards, T. Erb, Bronson, D. Erb, & Larson

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 55
Richards, Bronson, T. Erb, D. Erb, & Sheppard

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 60
Richards wins
Bronson
T. Erb
D. Erb
Sheppard

[HoosierDirtFan]

A perfect reason why there should be no provisional. He didn't race his way in.

Hello blackie

Actually he did race his way into the race!

[Shiny Side Up 18]

13 cars running at the finish.

[Cardirt0]

Erb and Sheppard 2 Illini boys in top 5 Bobby in 7th

[Mindwalker]

Hello plunks....

[Mindwalker]

Actually he did race his way into the race!

One thing for sure... He darn sure raced to the front 👍

[plunks7]

Congrats to Richards and crew. Whether you like him or not, you have to appreciate coming from the very tail and winning. No mater who it is!!!!

[HoosierDirtFan]

RESULTS
01. Josh Richards - 26th to 1st
02. Kyle Bronson
03. Tyler Erb
04. Dennis Erb Jr.
05. Brandon Sheppard
06. Brent Larson
07. Bobby Pierce
08. Darrell Lanigan
09. Boom Briggs
10. Jonathan Davenport
11. Tim McCreadie
12. Earl Pearson Jr.
13. Shannon Buckingham
14. Jimmy Owens
15. Brian Connor
16. Brandon Overton
17. Coleby Frye
18. Timothy Culp
19. Gregg Satterlee
20. Jason Fitzgerald
21. Morgan Bagley
22. Don O'Neal
23. Mason Zeigler
24. Mike Benedum
25. Scott Bloomquist
26. Billy Moyer Jr.

[plunks7]

Thanks for the updates and results HDF. I appreciate them.

[Illtsate32]

I know its early and I know the florida tracks are a little different than most the scedule, but this isnt a good sign for the competion of the 1 car..coming out hot

[slmcrewchief99]

Tonight was a perfect example of why provisionals are a vital part of racing in a series. Not just for Richards but for several other guys also. It was also a total flip flop of racing surfaces too. Cutting the track and putting a monsoon worth of water on it was not the answer. Last night was the best surface I can remember there being at GIS. Sorry but they stepped on their Johnson tonight. Track was terrible tonight.

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Congratulations to Josh Richards. Heck of a drive. Also to Kyle Bronson, great race for him.

[a25rjr]

Just 1 word......WOW!

[gorj]

thought some would have a chance to have a good points night and gain some points.....but....

[a25rjr]

Tonight was a perfect example of why provisionals are a vital part of racing in a series. Not just for Richards but for several other guys also. It was also a total flip flop of racing surfaces too. Cutting the track and putting a monsoon worth of water on it was not the answer. Last night was the best surface I can remember there being at GIS. Sorry but they stepped on their Johnson tonight. Track was terrible tonight.

Agree.......even though its only 1.5 hrs from me, I chose to stay home. They had it close Fri nite and got carried away tonite......as usual!

Kudos to Josh and team though! That was impressive!

[Illtsate32]

Some people on fb saying lucas held the show up a good while to let richards get out there. Any truth to that? I few minutes I dont see nothing wrong with that...

[TerryM]

Lucas definitely didn’t hold up the show. They did a quick four wide salute and turned the field loose. There was a brief wait, maybe a minute, while Don O’Neal’s car was worked on in the hot pit area.

[slmcrewchief99]

Some people on fb saying lucas held the show up a good while to let richards get out there. Any truth to that? I few minutes I dont see nothing wrong with that...
I was watching on Lucas TV. I didn't see it that way. He was the last car on the track but he didn't hold up the show. It showed him several times at the track entrance when the other cars were on the track. Once the cars started rolling he came out. Seems like they field made a lap and he came out.

[brsteg]

Cutting the track and putting a monsoon worth of water on it was not the answer. Last night was the best surface I can remember there being at GIS. Sorry but they stepped on their Johnson tonight. Track was terrible tonight.

They jumped the cushion with the water... it was a bit too much. BUT last night was not that great of a surface. THrowing the water on before the feature really helped; but top still went away. What made the race was Josh unable to stay hooked on the bottom on exit.

If they can hit it in the center now that they know what they did both nights; then we the fans might win big league.

[brsteg]

Some people on fb saying lucas held the show up a good while to let richards get out there. Any truth to that? I few minutes I dont see nothing wrong with that...

Also watching on LOR.TV ... nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

[Zonks32x]

Wait....hold the press.
All this talk about the track, blah, blah, blah.

Boom Briggs finished 9th!!! After the disaster he had earlier in the evening, that's a big moral victory for that team. Atta boy Boom. A top 10 for a guy who may have had the worst racing luck ever in '17.

Nice runs by the WoO youngsters...T. Erb and Larson.

Total horse poo (can we use poo or is that a violation now??) that Hudson O'Neal couldn't use an emergency provisional tonight. Kid's gonna be out on tour all season long and any chance he had of making noise in the points went right out the window on night #2 of the season b/c of what happened last year!?!? I know people don't like provisionals, but how they're determined early in the season for fully commited tour drivers is moronic. Seriously, like one more car on that track tonight would've been the straw that broke the camels back.

[Snake X3]

Congrats to Richards and crew. Whether you like him or not, you have to appreciate coming from the very tail and winning. No mater who it is!!!!

Yep. He made everyone look silly tonight.


Wait....hold the press.
All this talk about the track, blah, blah, blah.

Boom Briggs finished 9th!!! After the disaster he had earlier in the evening, that's a big moral victory for that team. Atta boy Boom. A top 10 for a guy who may have had the worst racing luck ever in '17.

Nice runs by the WoO youngsters...T. Erb and Larson.

Total horse poo (can we use poo or is that a violation now??) that Hudson O'Neal couldn't use an emergency provisional tonight. Kid's gonna be out on tour all season long and any chance he had of making noise in the points went right out the window on night #2 of the season b/c of what happened last year!?!? I know people don't like provisionals, but how they're determined early in the season for fully commited tour drivers is moronic. Seriously, like one more car on that track tonight would've been the straw that broke the camels back.

I agree on all points, however the rules are the rules. I hate it for Hudson, but that's how the rules are written. Oh well.

[One Man Gang]

I know a lot of folks seem to not like him him but heck I have got to like ol Kyle Bronson I hope he can make some noise on the tour this year. I know he did some stuff years ago that was unacceptable but hey I'm sure most of us has done boneheaded crap to we are ashamed of so I definitely hope that's all out of his system nowadays.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I hope the 1 car doesn't make it out!!!!


Keep up with the good news!!!!


Congrats to Richards and crew. Whether you like him or not, you have to appreciate coming from the very tail and winning. No mater who it is!!!!Hurt ya having to type that last one didn’t it:)?

I respect that though man, you gave props even when you didn’t want him to do well. He drove his butt off and earned it. Josh is a wheelman, and man is he starting out purdy good.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Tonight was a perfect example of why provisionals are a vital part of racing in a series. Not just for Richards but for several other guys also. It was also a total flip flop of racing surfaces too. Cutting the track and putting a monsoon worth of water on it was not the answer. Last night was the best surface I can remember there being at GIS. Sorry but they stepped on their Johnson tonight. Track was terrible tonight.

The winner passed the entire field. That doesn't sound very much like terrible track conditions. Just saying.

[TUTY]

Girls, girls, girls, just want to have fun. Go Kid Rocket !!

[slmcrewchief99]

The winner passed the entire field. That doesn't sound very much like terrible track conditions. Just saying.
Sorry but the track was terrible tonight. Yes Josh started in the back and won. Several guys that started near the tail and moved forward. Never stated anything about that. The track was WFO for 60 laps. Could have been 160 laps and it would still be that way. It had WAY too much traction in it all night. The heats were single file on the cushion. Tracks prepped like that are engine killers and car killers. Look at how many finished. The racing was better on night 1 because it wasn't wide open. JS

[HoosierDirtFan]

Just see Bloomquist over heated because a dirt clod / rock knocked a hole in the radiator.

[Forward Bite]

Congrats to Josh. Sounds like it was an exciting race. I hope someone in the pits can verify if Josh, Bronson, and Brandon Shepp are still running the D3 head Ford engine.

[3 wide]

I thought they went by the highest in points on provisionals wasn't Hudson second in points.

[tsand]

Provisional are based on last year points for the first 4 races

[Illtsate32]

So how does tech work when you pull out a backup? Did lucas inspect Josh's backup before he went out?

[bleedblue55]

Too wet too dry too wide too narrow blah blah blah......... Josh pounded sand up everybodies a$$$$$$$$$, end of story

[3 wide]

Everybody was on her complaining about how bad the race track was you couldn't pass on it now you can pass and it is too rough I had lot rather see a rough track you can pass on than a one lane track.

[Kromulous]

How does Jameson’s new Swartz car look? They have mechanical trouble?

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Jameson had overheating/motor trouble and flat tires Friday night. Not sure last night, it was chaos for most. I think once they get some time on it they'll be good, looked good qualifying.

[Kromulous]

Thanks Hoosier, hoping for success for Jameson and Boggs n Audie.

[Bubstr]

You can say what you want about the track, but there was more passing, this week end, than I can remember since the track was built. The loads of clay helped a lot. Not saying it's a great track, but it is looking up.

Josh passed most of those drop outs on the track. It wasn't just attrition.

[No_Weak_Links]

So how does tech work when you pull out a backup? Did lucas inspect Josh's backup before he went out?Great question.

[bill39]

ill take last nights track any day over what they had there last year

[TerryM]

The track was great both nights. It was moist and hooked up last night, but it wasn’t rough. I’ve seen far, far worse tracks than that. It sure didn’t bother Richards, Bronson or Tyler Erb.

[Highside Hustler25]

How can ya knock on a track when someone comes from the tail to win???

The only thing that maybe the track could have done was to knock down that cushion. It looked pretty brutal. Davenport really got burnt when he pushed up and rolled the nose under. That shouldn't happen at the beginning of a race in my opinion. I gotta give him credit for limping that thing home in 10th.

[Mindwalker]

Davenport really got burnt when he pushed up and rolle d the nose under. That shouldn't happen at the beginning of a race in my opinion.

Typical average driver occurrence. Unfortunately IT happens...

[a25rjr]

Sorry but the track was terrible tonight. Yes Josh started in the back and won. Several guys that started near the tail and moved forward. Never stated anything about that. The track was WFO for 60 laps. Could have been 160 laps and it would still be that way. It had WAY too much traction in it all night. The heats were single file on the cushion. Tracks prepped like that are engine killers and car killers. Look at how many finished. The racing was better on night 1 because it wasn't wide open. JS

Agree.....you know theres an issue when Josh and Randall voiced their concerns over hurting another motor due to the conditions!

[plunks7]

Did anybody else but me, thought Brent Larson had a good weekend? He was the biggest surprise both nights.

[TerryM]

My opinion is from a fan in the bleachers perspective. The fans loved it both nights. I fully understand the wear on equipment and motors on a heavy track. If I was a car owner, I'd want the track dryer. As a fan, I just want to see passing.

The problem is when drivers complain because the track is too dry, as they did after the race Friday night. Davenport said they needed to tear up the track and soak it. So that's what they did Saturday morning. Then the sun went away and it stayed wet. They had 60 cars on the track trying to dry it out.

The effort was made to appease the drivers, but it's not an exact science and never will be. Bottom line is, you can't please everyone. Somebody is going to complain, regardless what you do.

[TerryM]

Did anybody else but me, thought Brent Larson had a good weekend? He was the biggest surprise both nights.
He was awesome. May have been the 2nd most consistent driver of the weekend.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

So how does tech work when you pull out a backup? Did lucas inspect Josh's backup before he went out?If they didn’t before, they would have after.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Provisional are based on last year points for the first 4 races

It's the first 5 races.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Sorry but the track was terrible tonight. Yes Josh started in the back and won. Several guys that started near the tail and moved forward. Never stated anything about that. The track was WFO for 60 laps. Could have been 160 laps and it would still be that way. It had WAY too much traction in it all night. The heats were single file on the cushion. Tracks prepped like that are engine killers and car killers. Look at how many finished. The racing was better on night 1 because it wasn't wide open. JS

You shouldn't ever complain about too much water in a racetrack when in this day in age track prep is usually pretty lazy.

[Drop Shock]

You shouldn't ever complain about too much water in a racetrack when in this day in age track prep is usually pretty lazy.

You'd be complaining if you were paying the motor bills on a racecar..

[RoundNrOUND]

Lazy?!?!?!? My definition of lazy is a track or sanctioning that drowns the track like that and then makes the premier class pack the track with our $100k plus race cars for almost 30 minutes!!!

[zyoung25]

Lazy?!?!?!? My definition of lazy is a track or sanctioning that drowns the track like that and then makes the premier class pack the track with our $100k plus race cars for almost 30 minutes!!!

I thought that was strange. If anything, put everybody out there, not just the lates.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Sorry but the track was terrible tonight. Yes Josh started in the back and won. Several guys that started near the tail and moved forward. Never stated anything about that. The track was WFO for 60 laps. Could have been 160 laps and it would still be that way. It had WAY too much traction in it all night. The heats were single file on the cushion. Tracks prepped like that are engine killers and car killers. Look at how many finished. The racing was better on night 1 because it wasn't wide open. JS

Have not seen the race yet anyway, but if any track that has decent moisture is terrible then I hope you have a horrible season, filled with tacky hammer down races!!! hahahahaaa

Now you can quarter throttle it on home in you little Prius. lololol

[3 wide]

Might need to talk to your motor man wet track should not cause a motor to blow.

[AllenK]

That was an expensive victory. Team Best lost one of those almighty Durham Ford's that people like to crow about so much,and others lost engines as well.
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[Highside Hustler25]

Might need to talk to your motor man wet track should not cause a motor to blow.

Josh's motor had a ton of laps on it. Said they were tryin to get one more race out of it.

[jog49]

This weekend at Golden Isles was a preview of who will be the man again this year! Any questions?

[blncfn57]

Josh's motor had a ton of laps on it. Said they were tryin to get one more race out of it.

Pretty sure I read somewhere the engine that won the race was hurt also.....

[blncfn57]

Might need to talk to your motor man wet track should not cause a motor to blow.

You're kidding right?

[Krooser]

We used to envy those tacky red clay tracks down south...all we had to race on were worn out, dry dust bowls. Now a good, tacky track is the work if the devil.

[Tireguy17]

Josh's motor had a ton of laps on it. Said they were tryin to get one more race out of it.

Why in the he!! would you have an engine in the car that you're "trying to get 1 more race out of" on the 2nd night of Speed weeks (the season). I call B.S. covering for Durham.

[Pennsboro23]

The rest of the Lucas guys may be in trouble by the time they head out of Florida. Points chase might be over with in the first two weeks of the season if Josh keeps it up, he's darn good at Eastbay too.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Why in the he!! would you have an engine in the car that you're "trying to get 1 more race out of" on the 2nd night of Speed weeks (the season). I call B.S. covering for Durham.

Kinda what i was thinking also

[KAOS]

Kinda what i was thinking also

Well back up car had issues as well as soon as they pulled it out, IMO they weren't as prepared as thought they would be for the first weekend of the season.

[Barbecueboy]

Why in the he!! would you have an engine in the car that you're "trying to get 1 more race out of" on the 2nd night of Speed weeks (the season). I call B.S. covering for Durham.

I don't buy it either.....