Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - East Bay Raceway Park UPDATES........... 2/10/2018

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
East Bay Raceway Park

Saturday, February 10th 2018
"42nd Annual Winternationals"

Super Late Models
$12,000 to win. 60 laps

52 entries tonight

RACE UPDATES TONIGHT

[HoosierDirtFan]

DRIVER ROSTER

QUALIFYING

Group A
14M Morgan Bagley
92 Nick Davis
1 Josh Richards
71 Hudson O'Neal
9m Devin Moran
51 Joey Moriarty
66c Matt Cosner
T31 Shane Tankersley
01 Drake Meeks
B1 Brent Larson
14 Corey Conley
1* Chub Frank
1 Earl Pearson Jr.
CJ1 Rusty Schlenk
14 Darrell Lanigan
C02 Doug Drown
2 Travis Stemler
0F1 Coleby Frye
91 Tyler Erb
1 Brandon Sheppard
4G Bob Gardner
D8 Dustin Mitchell
1 Jonathan Davenport
33 Jeff Mathews
25 Mike Benedum
6 Blake Spencer

Group B
36 Craig Wolford
36 Trey Beene III
0K Freddie Carpenter
22 Gregg Satterlee
99B Boom Briggs
32 Bobby Pierce
21jr Billy Moyer Jr.
28 Bob Geiger
39 Tim McCreadie
28 Dennis Erb Jr.
31 Tyler Millwood
0 Scott Bloomquist
5 Don O'Neal
20 Jimmy Owens
1G Ryan King
40B Kyle Bronson
56 Jonathan Rowan
2M Allen Murray
12 Jason Jameson
22 Brian Shirley
25z Mason Zeigler
50 Shannon Buchingham
7mm Mike Maresca
00 Jesse Stovall
116 Brandon Overton
18 Chase Junghans

[TerryM]

Josh Richards is missing from your list.

[billetbirdcage]

looks like your missing 2 drivers in first group: JD and someone??

[HoosierDirtFan]

Josh Richards is missing from your list.

Blame Dirt On Dirt. I copied their list.

[zach51]

That Bob Pierce interview, I found myself smiling at the end. So genuine, love them or hate them. Great interview. Dave A does a great job.

[billetbirdcage]

Randall: "You know"

If you was playing the drinking game you'd be hammer by now.

[TackyTracker]

hot laps right now

track looks a little drier tonight

[HoosierDirtFan]

Their grading the track from top to bottom.

[TackyTracker]

they are working the track qualifying up next

[HoosierDirtFan]

Qualifying
Group A - Top 5
Jonathan Davenport
Josh Richards
Tyler Erb
Hudson O'Neal
Devin Moran

[HoosierDirtFan]

Qualifying
Group B - Top 5
Billy Moyer Jr.
Bobby Pierce
Scott Bloomquist
Gregg Satterlee
Dennis Erb Jr.

[HoosierDirtFan]

HEAT RACE LINE UPS

Heat 1
Davenport - H. O'Neal
Davis - Sheppard
Lanigan -Benedum
Frank - Spencer
Meeks

Heat 2
Richards - Moran
Bagley - Larson
Cosner - Mathews
Drown - Gardner
Conley

Heat 3
T. Erb - Pearson Jr.
Mitchell - Frye
Schlenk - Tankersley
Stemler - Moriarty

Heat 4
1Moyer Jr. - D. Erb Jr.
Owens - Overton
McCreadie - Murray
Buckingham - Zeigler
Geiger

Heat 5
Pierce - Satterlee
Shirley - Junghans
Rowan - Bronson
Stovall - King
Beene III

Heat 6
Bloomquist - Carpenter
Maresca - Jameson
Wolford - D. O'Neal
Briggs - Millwood

[chathamracefan]

Rusty brings it for the anthem. Always has his Real Deal shirt on when he sings. Lol

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Is moyer jr in a longhorn by weaver?

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 1 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
Davenport, Sheppard, H. O'Neal, Davis, & Lanigan

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 2 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
Richards, Moran, Bagley, Larson, & Drown

[Slinging]

Going to be Davenport/Richards showdown again maybe with a little Bshepp mixed in..

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 3 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
Pearson Jr., T. Erb, Mitchell, Schlenk, & Moriarty

[#FALSuperman]

Going to be Davenport/Richards showdown again maybe with a little Bshepp mixed in..B-Shepp looked good in heat. JD was no doubt tight. I'm sure they'll tweak.

[Slinging]

Would love to see EPJ get a win...

[#FALSuperman]

Lmao...quote of the night from EPJ "I guess Tyler decided to get in on me before start of race because of last night. I ain't got time for that cry baby stuff" :D

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 4 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
Moyer Jr., D. Erb Jr., Overton, Owens, & Zeigler

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lmao...quote of the night from EPJ "I guess Tyler decided to get in on me before start of race because of last night. I ain't got time for that cry baby stuff" :D

I heard it as well. that was funny stuff.

[#FALSuperman]

I heard it as well. that was funny stuff.I busted up laughing on that. Tyler can race, but he still has growing up to do.

[CarolinaDirt]

If I were Overton I would have put Erb in the fence for the many times he chopped his nose off in that heat

[AHydro23]

Impressed with Dustin Mitchell making the feature all 3 nights he's been down there. Now if he could just finish the feature.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Thanks for all the updates HDF!

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Impressed with Dustin Mitchell making the feature all 3 nights he's been down there. Now if he could just finish the feature.

Yea i noticed that also

[#FALSuperman]

Man, there's some hot heads tonight out there. Now King and Junghans.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 5 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
Satterlee, Bronson, King, Rowan, & Shirley

[turnleftandgasit]

Nothing better than seeing that 32 go backwards

[chathamracefan]

Pierce has sucked in the heats all week.

[CarolinaDirt]

How about Ryan King getting in with a car thats beat all to pieces , determination

[Illtsate32]

What happened to Pierce in heat..boy he is hot garbage so far...

[#FALSuperman]

Nothing better than seeing that 32 go backwards
Pierce has sucked in the heats all week.Yea, he's having a hard time getting the feel of this track in heats all week.

[#FALSuperman]

What happened to Pierce in heat..boy he is hot garbage so far...Can't say anything in particular. He just looks uncomfortable.

[turnleftandgasit]

Time to get a different shock package. Start with something proven on a XR1 and tweak from there

[XRACER1993]

time to park the "rocket" and get the "Pierce" out of the garage !!!

[#FALSuperman]

Time to get a different shock package. Start with something proven on a XR1 and tweak from thereThat's a good start for sure. Still, he doesn't look confident behind the wheel. I'm sure they will get it together, eventually.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Heat 6 - Top 3 transfer
Top 5
Bloomquist, Maresca, Jameson, D. O'Neal, & Briggs

[james777777]

Shocks!!!!

[TerryM]

I busted up laughing on that. Tyler can race, but he still has growing up to do.
Pearson deserved that, because he definitely drove Tyler a little dirty last night.

[Illtsate32]

Like I said before every rocket with integras are fast...they need to quit going against the grain if you gotta monkey see monkey do right at this moment then so be it..switch back if you want when you get to these illinois dry slick tracks ll

[HoosierDirtFan]

B-Main Line Ups

B-Main 1
Davis - Larson
Schlenk - Lanigan
Drown - Moriarty
Frank - Mathews
Stemler - Benedum
Cosner - Tankersley
Spencer - Gardner
Frye - Conley
Meeks

B-Main 2
D. O'Neal - Zeigler
Shirley - Briggs
McCreadie - Beene III
Carpenter - Buckingham
Pierce - Millwood
Murray - Wolford
Geiger - Stovall

[EDERDS]

Looking like another JD and Josh battle tonight.

[#FALSuperman]

T-mac may need a provisional tonight.

[Illtsate32]

Pretty sure Pierce will get the fast time provisional...

[HoosierDirtFan]

B-Main 1 -Top 2 transfer
Top 5
Lanigan, Moriarty, Drown, Benedum, & Larson

[#FALSuperman]

Pretty sure Pierce will get the fast time provisional...I'd say so...He didn't even try to race in. Interesting. Or should i say him and T-Mac are just getting courtesy laps in lol

[#FALSuperman]

Another observation...I'd say GR Smith is learning quickly that Brian Shirley doesn't wear a cape.

[Illtsate32]

I'd say so...He didn't even try to race in. Interesting. Or should i say him and T-Mac are just getting courtesy laps in lolI was gna say Bob Gieger is outrunning him and T-mac lol per race monitor lol...

[#FALSuperman]

I was gna say Bob Gieger is outrunning him and T-mac lol per race monitor lol...Lol, yea they were just getting a little wheel time in. Both in on provisionals.

[Cardirt0]

Bobby will get in from time....

[HoosierDirtFan]

B-Main 2 - Top 2 transfer
Top 5
Owens, D. O'Neal, Briggs, Beene III, & Buckingham

[HoosierDirtFan]

Dirt On Dirt Strawberry Dash is next

[Illtsate32]

Another observation...I'd say GR Smith is learning quickly that Brian Shirley doesn't wear a cape.By no means am I a Davenport fan boy but any objective spectator knows from the eye test that he has that "it" factor...

[Snake X3]

Another observation...I'd say GR Smith is learning quickly that Brian Shirley doesn't wear a cape.

ROFLMAO! I was telling a friend of mine that I thought he was finding out what Brian Lively (sp?) and Kevin Rumley did for his program. It was JD' and his band that made that team an elite level competitor.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Dirt On Dirt Strawbery Dash Line Up
Drown - Benedum
Beene III - Larson
Buckinghanm - Frank
Carpenter - Stemler
Wolford - Davis
Geiger - Mathews
Gardner - Rowan
Murray - Zeigler

[CarolinaDirt]

Another observation...I'd say GR Smith is learning quickly that Brian Shirley doesn't wear a cape.

I took so much crap on here from saying it when it first happened at Charlotte . Be careful lol

[HoosierDirtFan]

Dirt On Dirt Strawberry Dash - Only winner goes to the A-Main
Top 5
Benedum, Drown, Beene III, Larson, & Davis

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
East Bay Raceway Park

Saturday, February 10th 2018
Super Late Models
$12,000 to win. 60 laps.

STARTING LINE UP
ROW 01. Jonathan Davenport - Billy Moyer Jr.
ROW 02. Josh Richards - Gregg Satterlee
ROW 03. Ear Pearson Jr. - Scott Bloomquist
ROW 04. Brandon Sheppard - Dennis Erb Jr.
ROW 05. Devin Moran - Kyle Bronson
ROW 06. Tyler Erb - Mike Maresca
ROW 07. Hudson O'Neal - Brandon Overton
ROW 08. Morgan Bagley - Ryan King
ROW 09. Dustin Mitchell - Jason Jameson
ROW 10. Darrell Lanigan - Jimmy Owens
ROW 11. Joey Moriarty - Don O'Neal
ROW 12. Tim Mccreadie - Boom Briggs
ROW 13. Bobby Pierce - Mike Benedum

[#FALSuperman]

I took so much crap on here from saying it when it first happened at Charlotte . Be careful lolEven a blind squirrel could find this nut. Just saying ...it's been on the track all week long. :D

[#FALSuperman]

By no means am I a Davenport fan boy but any objective spectator knows from the eye test that he has that "it" factor...Most knowledgeable fans recognize exactly what you just said. Fan or not...it's just there.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Race is green.
Lap 1.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 1
Davenport Leads lap 1.

[HoosierDirtFan]

2 laps in
Davenport, Moyer Jr., & Richards
Caution for Moriarty.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 10
Moyer Jr., Bloomquist, Davenport, Richards, & Satterlee

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 12
Bloomquist leads

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 15
Bloomquist, Moyer Jr., Richards, Davenport, & Satterlee

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 20
Bloomquist, Richards, Moyer Jr., Davenport, & Satterlee

[HoosierDirtFan]

Bloomquist lapping cars at a fast pace

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 25
Bloomquist, Richards, Moyer Jr., T. Erb, & Sheppard

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 28
Richards, Bloomquist, Moyer Jr., Sheppard, & T. Erb
Caution for Jason Jameson

[#FALSuperman]

JD uncharacteristically staying low and letting Moyer, Richards, B-Shepp, and T. Erb all pass him going high.

[CarolinaDirt]

JD uncharacteristically staying low and letting Moyer, Richards, B-Shepp, and T. Erb all pass him going high.

Saving tires may be wrong he usually goes to the top after half way

[HoosierDirtFan]

Tyler Erb to hot pit with flat right rear

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 30
Richards, Bloomquist, Sheppard, Moyer Jr., & Davenport

[#FALSuperman]

Saving tires may be wrong he usually goes to the top after half wayAfter I saw T. Erb go in for rr flat, that's what I was thinking. We'll see. Can't fade too far back.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 30
Caution for McCreadie with flat tire

[thexfactor0210]

Where is dennis erb running

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 30
Running Order
Richards, Bloomquist, Sheppard, Moyer Jr., & Davenport

[CarolinaDirt]

10th or 11th Dennis Erb Jr.

[#FALSuperman]

Where is dennis erb runningI think 11th now

[HoosierDirtFan]

Where is dennis erb running

Last I checked about 10th.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 31
Caution for Maresca spinning
Top 3
Richards, Blomquist, & Sheppard

[CarolinaDirt]

Did anyone catch the Nascar style digital gauge board on Bobby Pierces car thats pretty cool looking

[HoosierDirtFan]

31 laps in

[#FALSuperman]

Very interesting...Bobby comes in changes tire and grabs new helmet because he was out of tearoffs. Has to be an issue for others as well.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 34
Caution for Moyer Jr. spins
Richards, Bloomquist, Sheppard, Davenport, & Overton

[CarolinaDirt]

Got to feel bad for Billy Moyer Jr.

[#FALSuperman]

Got to feel bad for Billy Moyer Jr.His car is no doubt better than last year. Good guy, just can't catch a break.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 34 - Back Green
Richards, Bloomquist, & Sheppard

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 35
Caution for McCraedie as he jumps the caution up next to the wall.
Richards, Sheppard, Bloomquist, Davenport, & Overton

[EDERDS]

Cautionfest tonight.

[kidrock]

Moyer definitely looks like he has some speed in the car this year.

[#FALSuperman]

Man, half the field has been in for tires

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 40
Richards, Bloomquist, Overton, Sheppard, & Bronson

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 40
Caution is out for Don O'Neal

[CarolinaDirt]

Man, half the field has been in for tires

Got to say that is what is most impressive with the Rocket house cars seems like they never have tire trouble

[AHydro23]

D Erb back to 20th now.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 40 - Restart. Back Green.
Richards, Overton, & Bloomquist

[Bforwarned]

Cant get 2 laps in without a yellow. :(

[HoosierDirtFan]

LAP 42
Overton, Richards, & Bloomquist
Caution Ryan King

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 42
Overton, Richards, Bloomquist, Bronson & Sheppard

[golddirt]

Hey Hoosier thanks for he is dates this week!!!

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 50
Overton, Bronson, Sheppard, Davenport, & Richards

[CarolinaDirt]

Richards tires are gone

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 53
Caution for Boom Briggs & Hudson O'Neal
Overton, Bronson, Sheppard, Davenport, & Richards/

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 53
Overton, Bronson, & Sheppard

[#FALSuperman]

Absolute chaos!! Incredible action

[cjsracing]

what happened to bloomquist? tires?

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 54
Caution for Jimmy Owens with a left rear flat and damage on quarter panel

[CarolinaDirt]

what happened to bloomquist? tires?

Him and Richards got together on a slider neither have been the same since

[#FALSuperman]

what happened to bloomquist? tires?No, him and Richards got into each other and a pinball effect happened where positions 3 through 12 were interchangeable like the Daytona 500 on white flag lol.

[golddirt]

Dang reminds me of the arca race earlier

[HoosierDirtFan]

Demo derby tonight

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 55
Caution for Tyler Erb
Bronson, Davenport, Overton, Sheppard, & Richards

[AllenK]

This is wild.

[CarolinaDirt]

JD from nowhere to 2nd

[#FALSuperman]

This is some crazy crazy racing...I'm so mad I didn't make my way down there this year!! Lol

[HoosierDirtFan]

Bloomquist is 7th

[HoosierDirtFan]

Back Green

[AllenK]

I think they should add ten more laps!

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 57
Bronson, Davenport, Overton, Richards, & Sheppard

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 57 Caution for Owens & Moyer Jr.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Earl Pearson Jr. is 6th

[golddirt]

I thought it was only a
50 lapper anyway

[Illtsate32]

They havent ran more than two laps green the last 25 laps

[CarolinaDirt]

They should just stay here for the rest of the season, what a week of racing hats off to the track

[#FALSuperman]

It's 60 tonight and I don't think any cars would be left if it went 70 lol

[AllenK]

Should be a crazy dash to the finish!

[THE DOORMAN 4STUHLER]

Where’s bloomy

[KAOS]

They havent ran more than two laps green the last 25 laps

your right the race has been a complete joke.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Lap 60
Bronson WINS
Davenport
Overton
Richards
Pearson

[dirt33]

Wow. Kyle Bronson finally put together a complete night. Congrats to him.

[CarolinaDirt]

Hell of a race Bronson by a nose

[golddirt]

Thank god!!

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Move over Florence! Race of the year!

[#FALSuperman]

Holy crap!!! What another awesome finish!! Best race week ever.

[CarolinaDirt]

Horns UP 1,2,3

[Cardirt0]

Tire people made some Money tonight.......

[kidrock]

I have to agree that was some great racing every night so far, hat's off to everyone involved.

[MI Dirt Fan]

They should just stay here for the rest of the season, what a week of racing hats off to the track

Not just the track but the fact that Screven cancelled. And the WoO guys are there except Madden, Eckert and Clanton. Could you imagine if those 3 were there also. Whoa.

[Snake X3]

If anything illustrates why a WoO driver should not be voted Driver of the Year just because they win 18 races against weak competition, this race showed it. If you have an off night on the WoO tour, you can always pull out a win. You can't do that on the Lucas tour. There are always going to be 10-12 guys that can win and that makes a big difference when it comes to win totals.

I'm not knocking Josh or B-Shep. They are both great drivers. But they got that ridiculous win total by running against a much weaker group of cars. If that wasn't the case, then Josh would have won 18 last year and B-Shep would have won 18 on Lucas.

Really glad Bronson won one. He deserved it.

[THE DOORMAN 4STUHLER]

And ole bloom fades again

[nuff said]

Congrats to the 40 team.Bronson has been fast.

[MI Dirt Fan]

And ole bloom fades again

He finished 6th at a track he doesn't normally run well at especially against that stout field...

[HoosierDirtFan]

FEATURE RESULTS
01. Kyle Bronson
02. Jonathan Davenport
03. Brandon Overton
04. Josh Richards
05. Earl Pearson Jr.
06. Scott Bloomquist
07. Devin Moran
08. Brandon Sheppard
09. Darrell Lanigan
10. Gregg Satterlee
11. Joey Moriarty
12. Ryan King
13. Hudson O'Neal
14. Boom Briggs
15. Jimmy Owens
16. Dennis Erb Jr.
17. Mike Maresca
18. Bobby Pierce
19. Billy Moyer Jr.
20. Mike Benedum
21. Tyler Erb
22. Morgan Bagley
23. Don O'Neal
24. Tim McCreadie
25. Dustin Mitchell
26. Jason Jameson

[#FALSuperman]

There ya go..JD said it took all kinds of discipline to let guys pass him high and low, while he conserved his tires. Smart driver, and hats off to Bronson on his victory. Horns swept the podium tonight. 🤘

[nuff said]

Horns UP 1,2,3

Still can't believe Bronson got out of the Rocket and into a Longhorn (sarcasm)

[plunks7]

And ole bloom fades again

Did you watch the race? He had help fading!!!!

[THE DOORMAN 4STUHLER]

[QUOTE=MI Dirt Fan;2166310]He finished 6th at a track he doesn't normally run well at especially against that stout field...[/QUOTEYep, he’s so good he’ll probably win the rest of the Lucas races

[MI Dirt Fan]

I don't think anyone is saying that...

[THE DOORMAN 4STUHLER]

Maybe a payback? Lol

[THE DOORMAN 4STUHLER]

A guy I work with thinks that! Age is not kind to any of us!

[chathamracefan]

East Bay was awesome to watch all week on the lucas oil tv. Great racing

[plunks7]

East Bay was awesome to watch all week on the lucas oil tv. Great racing

I totally agree.

[lw82]

Did zero get slammed pretty good? Details?

[Snake X3]

There ya go..JD said it took all kinds of discipline to let guys pass him high and low, while he conserved his tires. Smart driver, and hats off to Bronson on his victory. Horns swept the podium tonight. 落

\m/

The main reason I picked Josh to win Lucas instead of JD was because I thought Josh would be a better points racer. Looks like he's got his sites set on the title. I'm sure he will still win his fair share, but it's good to see him racing smart.

[#FALSuperman]

\m/The main reason I picked Josh to win Lucas instead of JD was because I thought Josh would be a better points racer. Looks like he's got his sites set on the title. I'm sure he will still win his fair share, but it's good to see him racing smart.Yes, it sure is. Richards is still the man to beat until someone takes that championship title from him. It's going to be a fun season, as I've said probably 5 times already the past week lol.

[THE DOORMAN 4STUHLER]

I’m sorry, he finished where he started! My bad

[Snake X3]

Yes, it sure is. Richards is still the man to beat until someone takes that championship title from him. It's going to be a fun season, as I've said probably 5 times already the past week lol.

I agree on both points. I have been totally jacked for this season. Back in 2016 I was saying how I really wished Josh would run Lucas so we could see just how good he was against the best for a full season. I was really disappointed when he joined the tour and JD left it. They seem to be pretty good friends, so I doubt it will turn into a bitter rivalry, but this is gonna be worth the price of admission at every track. It's gonna be some year with this roster of drivers. I can't wait.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Still can't believe Bronson got out of the Rocket and into a Longhorn (sarcasm)Right, one race at a track that is pretty much his home track and it’s a done deal, the Weaver Longhorn is awesome, the XR1’s are trash.(sarcasm)

[chupp n bloomer fan]

THE DOORMAN 4STUHLER
And ole bloom fades again



Started 6th, was top 3, and him and Josh got together , haven’t seen the video. Do people even try to get actual facts and knowledge, or just run their jaws?

[TUTY]

Good for Bronson, should have won 5 nights according to qualifying and heat races. He's a good racer and congrats but XR1 is where it's at.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Good for Bronson, should have won 5 nights according to qualifying and heat races. He's a good racer and congrats but XR1 is where it's at.

Knowledge is where it's at. Doesn't matter if you have a sweet Bloomer, xr1, or Longhorn.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

If anything illustrates why a WoO driver should not be voted Driver of the Year just because they win 18 races against weak competition, this race showed it. If you have an off night on the WoO tour, you can always pull out a win. You can't do that on the Lucas tour. There are always going to be 10-12 guys that can win and that makes a big difference when it comes to win totals.

I'm not knocking Josh or B-Shep. They are both great drivers. But they got that ridiculous win total by running against a much weaker group of cars. If that wasn't the case, then Josh would have won 18 last year and B-Shep would have won 18 on Lucas.

Really glad Bronson won one. He deserved it.Josh came over to Lucas and won the title his first try. BShepp won a race, and is always tough.

One race does not prove anything. Do I think Lucas overall is better, sure, but not by much. They both have great drivers and the poll is a few well informed late model people voting. And I’ve pretty much always thought you couldn’t go wrong with their top 5 or so. Always very similar to what I’d put or splitting hairs.

[Snake X3]

@CnBF - I wrote a reply making my case (again), but it's silly to debate the worthiness of an opinion poll. It just sticks in my craw that....oh nevermind. I should just be happy B-Shep got the honor and leave it at that. LOL

[blncfn57]

If anything illustrates why a WoO driver should not be voted Driver of the Year just because they win 18 races against weak competition, this race showed it. If you have an off night on the WoO tour, you can always pull out a win. You can't do that on the Lucas tour. There are always going to be 10-12 guys that can win and that makes a big difference when it comes to win totals.

I'm not knocking Josh or B-Shep. They are both great drivers. But they got that ridiculous win total by running against a much weaker group of cars. If that wasn't the case, then Josh would have won 18 last year and B-Shep would have won 18 on Lucas.

Really glad Bronson won one. He deserved it.

You'd have a point if the driver of the year (opinion poll) was only based on wins.

For years I've read on here that Josh would never be a champion if he raced the Lucas series and that theory was debunked in his very first attempt, even after starting the season without a top of the line power plant.
Despite our natural habit of looking for alternative theories, sometimes things are just as they appear.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

time to park the "rocket" and get the "Pierce" out of the garage !!!Time to run what Mark Richards and the Rocket camp run, and quit trying to reinvent the wheel and go backwards.

[Kwd1253]

Time to run what Mark Richards and the Rocket camp run, and quit trying to reinvent the wheel and go backwards.

No joke, nothing wrong with trying same stuff you ran on different car. But after wwso and this far in speedweeks. It would be smart to change some them parts out to what lot other have on. It would help them out faster learning the right setup for Bobby and the car.