MARS at Lee County Speedway (Donnellson, IA)

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Sitting outside waiting for gate to open.

[WisWildManFan]

How’s weather look? Bad here in northern Illinois

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It should stay to the north. I wish hotlaps weren't starting at 7:00.

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Rain imminent.

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18 supers. Hotlaps staging.

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Hotlaps complete.
Ryan Unzicker was fastest.
Just felt a raindrop.

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Qualifying underway. Rain BARELY missed us

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Group 1 fast time:
Frank Heckenast Jr 15.761

Group 2 fast time:
Brian Shirley 15.737

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Heat 1 on track.

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Heat 1 green.

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Heat 1 finish:
Heckenast
Unzicker
Simpson32
Klein
Holladay
Diercks
Feger
Queen
Manville

Track not cleaned up yet. Everybody on the bottom.

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Heat 2 on track.

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Heat 2 green.

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Caution with 1 to go as Mickerson, Stultz, and Bell tangle.

3s
32p
72
21
93
J12

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GWC finish.
Green flag.

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Heat 2 finish:
Shirley
Pierce
Bell
Stultz
Wagner
Johnson DNF
Frankel DNF
Mickerson DNF

Heats complete.

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A-Main lineup:

Row 1. Heckenast Shirley
Row 2. Unzicker Pierce
Row 3. Simpson32 Bell
Row 4. Klein Stultz
Row 5. Holladay Wagner
Row 6. Diercks Johnson
Row 7. Feger Frankel
Row 8. Queen Mickerson
Row 9. Manville

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40 lap A-Main is staging.

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Track hasn't cleaned up at all.

[thexfactor0210]

They work on it at all?

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Feature shortened to 30 laps.

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Feature on track.

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Green flag.

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Shirley jumps to the early lead on the top side.

28 to go

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26 to go.

Shirley over Heckenast by a half straightaway.
3s
99
24
32p
32s

Spreading out.

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21 to go

Top 5 unchanged.

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20 to go

Traffic for Shirley...lead is 2 lengths.

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17 to go

Heckenast has caught Shirley.
Side by side!

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15 to go

Heckenast slips... Pierce to second.

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13 to go

3s
32p
99
24
32s

Shirley by 2.

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10 to go

Shirley by 1 over Pierce!

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8 to go

Pierce all over Shirley.

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6 to go

Pierce showing the nose!

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4 to go

Heavy Traffic for Shirley.
Pierce tries to pounce!

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2 to go

Shirley hanging on...leads by 2.

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Finish:

Shirley
Pierce
Heckenast
Unzicker
Simpson32
Klein
Diercks
Manville
Feger
Queen
Bell
Stultz
Johnson
Wagner
Holladay
Mickerson
Frankel

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Pierce got alongside Shirley but could go no further.
If the feature hadn't been shortened, Pierce may have gotten by.

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Shirley LIGHT.
PIERCE WINS.

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They work on it at all?

Sorry...just saw your post.
They rolled the top in.

[thexfactor0210]

No problem and thanks for the updates. Sounds like it was a decent feature.

[NeedforLMspeed]

I thought Weisser was coming to IA to wreck Booby?

[ImCryn2]

I thought Weisser was coming to IA to wreck Booby?

He was in Davenport last night and ran 2nd. Allen knows how this racing stuff works and you don't go to the track to wreck someone, he knows you just keep it in the back of your mind and do it when the opportunity presents itself. I have no doubt it'll happen, but I don't believe he is going to load the car up to go racing with that being his goal. That is hornet class mentality.

[IL LM Fan]

Thanks for the updates Shiny. Fell asleep and caught up this morning. Reporting again tonight?

[Highside Hustler25]

He was in Davenport last night and ran 2nd. Allen knows how this racing stuff works and you don't go to the track to wreck someone, he knows you just keep it in the back of your mind and do it when the opportunity presents itself. I have no doubt it'll happen, but I don't believe he is going to load the car up to go racing with that being his goal. That is hornet class mentality.

Exactly. He'll have multiple opportunities over the next 4 weeks. Be patient.

[WildBill32]

Shirley 40 pounds light at the scales. Ouch... Tuff break for Shirley.

[TerryM]

He was in Davenport last night and ran 2nd. Allen knows how this racing stuff works and you don't go to the track to wreck someone, he knows you just keep it in the back of your mind and do it when the opportunity presents itself. I have no doubt it'll happen, but I don't believe he is going to load the car up to go racing with that being his goal. That is hornet class mentality.
Or most likely he realized, after thinking about it more, that it was just a racing deal and no one was at fault.

[WisWildManFan]

Or most likely he realized, after thinking about it more, that it was just a racing deal and no one was at fault.I highly doubt that’s the situation. 32 has too many incidents for them all to be racing deals

[WildBill32]

When Bobby got slid by B-Shepp @ the PDC on the last lap and got into wall. He had no problem with it. Shook his hand with a smile on his face & even said he would have done the same thing. I think he gets it... You get raced like you race other's. Rubbing is racing and it puts on a fun show for the fans in the stands as well.

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Thanks for the updates Shiny. Fell asleep and caught up this morning. Reporting again tonight?

Planning on it.

[WisWildManFan]

When Bobby got slid by B-Shepp @ the PDC on the last lap and got into wall. He had no problem with it. Shook his hand with a smile on his face & even said he would have done the same thing. I think he gets it... You get raced like you race other's. Rubbing is racing and it puts on a fun show for the fans in the stands as well.He also said if he had power steering he would of drove right underneath him. If his car was working there would of been no contact that’s why he wasn’t mad

[TS FAN]

Boys will sort things out on the track. Don't need our help or advice. Ha Ha
Too bad for Shirley being light. Congrats to Bobby on the win. On to the next show

[TerryM]

Shirley being light lol ... that’s an interesting behind-the-scenes story too. Wow.

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I was told Shirley was 40 pounds light.

[TheJet-09]

Anyone hear why he was light? Just curious. 40# is quite a bit, like they forgot to put fuel in before the feature or something.