Spoon River SN

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Just got in. They are taking temperatures.

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I'm pretty sure the toilets here haven't been flushed for at least 8 months.

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[BloomerWon]

I'm pretty sure the toilets here haven't been flushed for at least 8 months.

Ah yesss... Spoon River amenities!! Dirt track, at its best...

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Ah yesss... Spoon River amenities!! Dirt track, at its best...

The funny thing is, they're actually taking everyone's temperature.

[BloomerWon]

The funny thing is, they're actually taking everyone's temperature.

Hope they know it goes towards the forehead...

[BloomerWon]

Some people would drop their pants and caugh if you tell them they had to.

[Billy_the_kid]

Thanks in advance for the updates we are about to receive!

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[hoosier race fan]

Some people would drop their pants and caugh if you tell them they had to.
If that’s what it takes to race or attend a race... zip... count me in.

[BloomerWon]

Who puts Bobby over turn one
first tonight?

[BloomerWon]

Thanks Shiny 😎

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Hotlaps underway.

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Hotlaps complete.

Fastest: Stormy Scott 13.305

[Mister Ricochet]

Tyler Carpenter has stayed clean after those first two pin ball races. Notice he's staying on the bottom the last few races.

[Mister Ricochet]

This track with its high banks, even in the straightaways, are made for guys who like to race up high. Pierce and Fegar will love it. Unzicker too.

[JayD]

If you hear a banjo playing run like he!!

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Once again, my cell service is not great. I've had to reboot my phone twice already.

[Highside Hustler25]

The funny thing is, they're actually taking everyone's temperature.
Not at the pit gate.

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Qualifying underway.

[t4g2]

FYI if your going to farmer city tomorrow night they take temps to has since been open again. That's how it's supposed to be.

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Daryn Klein lost his LF wheel during qualifying.

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Group A fast time:

Bobby Pierce 13.073

[BloomerWon]

Goooooooo Bobby!!!

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Group B fast time:

Kyle Bronson 13.059

Qualifying complete.

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Heat 1 is staging.

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Heat 1 on track.

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Heat 1 green.

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Unzicker off the pace, engine sour. We stay green.

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Heat 1 transfers:

Pierce
Carpenter
Robinson
Eckert

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Heat 2 green.

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Heat 2 transfers:

Erb
Babb
Simpson32
Manville

Track still needs to clean up a lot.

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Heat 3 green.

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Heat 3 transfers:

Bronson
S Scott
Vandenbergh
Weisser

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Heat 4 green.

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Heat 4 transfers:

Shirley
Feger
Drake
Moran


Heats complete.

[MUD MAESTRO]

OMG....LM heats done before 10 o'clock. Strange happenings at Spoon.

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[JayD]

OMG....LM heats done before 10 o'clock. Strange happenings at Spoon.They’re even going to run late models first.

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B-Main on track.

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B-Main green.

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Daryn Klein up in smoke. We stay green.

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Britain Godsey nearly wipes out the top 2.
Caution at lap 6 as one of the Lance cars spins.

1st
10s
99
4g
21

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Back to green with 6 to go.

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B-Main transfers:

J Scott
Scheffler
Heckenast

[Highside Hustler25]

Britain Godsey nearly wipes out the top 2.
Caution at lap 6 as one of the Lance cars spins.
that's Lance Sr and that car will not turn for sht

[TerryM]

Meanwhile back at the Southern Nationals, it’s almost 10:00 and they haven’t ran the first heat race yet.

[NeedforLMspeed]

They run 2 modified b mains with 17 cars total and only 1 transfer out of each...

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I'll post the lineup as soon as DIRTcar does.

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Not touching the track. A-Main is up after this intermission.

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A-Main is staging.

[ILRaceFan007]

Mud Maestro, you obviously haven't been there in years. Spoon's show has been among the quickest and most efficient, AND the one not running 4 support classes during SN visits, for several years. And the Late Model feature has run first for several years as well, we're usually on the road by 9:30 after these SN races, probably six or seven years straight now. I wish people would stop bringing up crap from 20 years ago like it is still the case...it's not. This isn't Peoria.

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A-Main on track.

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Rolling!!!

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Green flag!!!

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Shirley leads lap 1.

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Lap 4

Shirley over Pierce by 7.

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Lap 6

Shirley by 4.

3s
32
28
1
7r

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Lap 9

Bobby is there! Side by side with Shirley!

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Lap 12

Bobby ALL OVER SHIRLEY!

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Lap 14

Shirley catching traffic. Bobby on his fuel cell!

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Caution at lap 16 as Bob Gardner slows.

3s
32
28
7r
1

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Back to green with 24 to go.

3s
28 32
1 7r
40b 18

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Caution immediately as Stormy Scott spins. Carpenter got by Pierce, but the lap didn't count.

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Back to green with 24 to go.

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23 to go

Pierce dropped like a rock.

3s
28
7r
2
9

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Caution with 21 to go as Pierce slows with a flat.

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3s
28 1
7r 9
32s 75

Bronson with issues as well.
Both continue.

Back to green.

[Buford.Justice]

It wouldn't do for Tyler Erb and Pierce to be around each other much in a race. Somebody would wind going home with nothing but a steering wheel.

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19 to go

WILD battle for second between 1, 7r, 28.

Shirley by 6.

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16 to go

Shirley by 8.

Robinson and Erb side by side.

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11 to go

Shirley by 6 over Robinson and Erb.

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9 to go

Robinson is there!
Shirley top, Robinson bottom.

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6 to go

3s 7r side by side!!

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4 to go

Lapper cost Robinson.
Shirley ripping the lip.

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White flag.

3s 7r side by side!!!

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Checker:

Robinson pushes Shirley up the track and STEALS it on the final lap! Wow!!!

[intel8]

Thanks for the updates Shiny!

[TerryM]

LOL ... can’t wait to see this video! Thanks, Shiny!

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The Spoon delivers again!

[J&Jsteel_fan]

Is Ruben correct that Billy Drake is from Peoria? Does he know longer live in Bloomington?

[427c.i.]

Ruben has no clue...

[MUD MAESTRO]

Done at 9.30....Good race at Spoon, Congrats to Robinson and a well run program. Good points night for Shirley

[JayD]

Good pass by KRob Shirley road the top the whole race except for the last couple of laps must have wanted to take KRobs line away but it didn’t work.

[t4g2]

Car owner for drake is from Peoria. Billy lives a few blocks away from me.

[ButtTrick]

Very good race and track. Another place that knows how to prep a track and run a show. Nice job Spoon River! Nice win for KRob as well!

[Mud Packer]

Thanks Shiny for the updates once again. Sounds like a real thriller.

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Show complete at 10:45. That may be the best Hornet feature I've ever seen.

[Highside Hustler25]

Can't believe Brian moved down. He was maintaining on top. Wonder if his flagman moved him down? He had that race won.

[NeedforLMspeed]

Highlights

https://youtu.be/2ibBjAVccfw

[chathamracefan]

Spoon is a no frills joint but a really good racetrack. Kind of one of a kind in the midst of the central IL bullrings. Very enjoyable night at the races tonight. Kept the show moving and track was good. Few hours sleep then work and then off to Farmer City.

[Pennsboro32]

Good run for Carpenter. Maybe a momentum builder.

[bullring]

I've always loved the Spoon River track. Wish they could get a major late model race. I assume seating capacity is a bit of a hindrance.

[Mister Ricochet]

Can't believe Brian moved down. He was maintaining on top. Wonder if his flagman moved him down? He had that race won.

After watching this race couldn't wait until this morning to see the recap on DoD to see what Shirley had to say about changing his line. If you haven't seen it yet it's very good, go take a listen.

Shirley gave a great account and mentioned that he could feel his right rear heating up, couldn't catch Fegar to lap him, saw KRob down low gaining so he decided to see what he could do down there. Watching I thought the same thing. Shirley was not gonna win up high, that was going away for him, so he may as well go down to see if he could get a little faster or at least block KRob.

I think he did the right thing. Wasn't gonna win on top so may as well try the bottom. Same as we see a lot of guys running 2nd or 3rd late in a race and not gaining move up to see if they can find some speed up there. This was just the other way around.

Great race and hats off to a driver who pays for everything. Grass roots racer as far as I can tell who beat the big boys and got a much needed big check. The two SN I really wanted to see most were at Fairbury and Spoon, my two favorite IL tracks. The rest is gravy for me.

[Dirt Reynolds]

What was Shirley's crew members saying to Robinson after the feature in turn 1 after he scaled?

[Mister Ricochet]

And for me really good to see Carpenter with a top 3. I think we always root for youngsters, especially talented ones. Kid raced a bit over the top the first two races drawing the ire of some vets but IMO has shown some maturity since. He rode the bottom the next few races and stayed out of trouble in each of them getting a 9th, 10th and now 3rd with no drama and not busting up his equipment.

Like Yogi Berra said, "90% of this game is half mental" and Carpenter is showing signs that he might have the mental part to be a player.

[WildBill32]

Great race good track prep & nice to see Tyler Carpenter get a top three finish.

[Pennsboro32]

It's interesting to me that IF Pierce and Shirley drop off, that Tyler Carpenter could win this thing. However, I don't see both of them dropping off, we'll see. Long ways to go.

[DLC]

Caution with 21 to go as Pierce slows with a flat.

I must have really been out of it cause I didn't see a flat
right rear when 32 pulled in.

Honestly, Did he on didn't he have it ????

[Mister Ricochet]

I must have really been out of it cause I didn't see a flat
right rear when 32 pulled in.

Honestly, Did he on didn't he have it ????

Me neither. I did not see them change a tire and not even sure they pulled sheet metal back so I still don't know why he pitted. Meant to go back and rewatch that.

[IL LM Fan]

The Guy with the jack looked a little confused there. lol

[Mister Ricochet]

It's interesting to me that IF Pierce and Shirley drop off, that Tyler Carpenter could win this thing. However, I don't see both of them dropping off, we'll see. Long ways to go.

Did you listen to the recap when he was interviewed on DoD? Kid was pumped and it was good to see..... Like I said in my other post I think we're seeing this young talented kid mature before our very eyes during the 5 SN races.

And not that he wasn't confident coming in but that top 3 will boost his confidence for sure. He has a chance to be one of the best stories of this series and a springboard for his career..

[DLC]

Reuben said they changed it but I sure am confused as
to whether or not they did.

[Mister Ricochet]

The Guy with the jack looked a little confused there. lol

Poor kid was running around the car with that jack in his hand like he was playing musical chairs. Then he was standing behind the car still not sure what to do when Pierce started to back the car up and had to scramble out of the way!!

All part of the charm of grassroots dirt racing. Never a dull moment if you're watching closely.

[Highside Hustler25]

There was no flat. He thought a tire was going down

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I must have really been out of it cause I didn't see a flat
right rear when 32 pulled in.

Honestly, Did he on didn't he have it ????

I heard Ruben say he had a flat. TV probably showed a better angle than I could see in person.