MARS at LaSalle - Thaw Brawl - Saturday

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Hotlaps moved up to 5:00.
I'm cautiously optimistic we *may* get a 3 hour or so window to complete the program.

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16 Supers signed in.

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There's 22 at Fairbury for $2500.
The stands are maybe 10% full as hotlaps get underway.

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Hotlaps underway.

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Hotlaps complete.

[Action10]

Very few cars in the pits tonight...

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5 modifieds
6 street stocks

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Qualifying underway.

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Qualifying complete.
Fast time: Garrett Alberson 13.166

[Highside Hustler25]

This has to be the quietest I've ever seen LaSalle for a special event. Hope Tony's not left to bite the bullet on this one.

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Looks like a couple cars just pulled into the pits. Not sure what kind.

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Just going to copy paste lineups from Twitter...

.@MarsLateModel Heat Race #1 lineup:

Garrett Alberson – Tanner English
@mchasteenjr – Jason Feger
@StemlerTravis – Kolby Vandenbergh
Bob Gardner – Jake Miller
@MMataragas

10 laps, all will transfer to tonight’s $12k-to-win #ThawBrawl Feature.

Heat 1 green

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Heat 1 finish:

English
Alberson
Feger
Chasteen
Stemler
Gardner
Miller
Vandenbergh

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Heat 2 green.
They didn't post the lineup.

[BloomerWon]

Rain is about an hour out...

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Heat 2 finish:

Shirley
Hurst
Unzicker
Bell
Markham
Riddell
Weistart
Cooper

Mike Mataragas was listed. He must be a late arrival that plans to tag the tail of the feature.

Heats complete.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Rain is about an hour out...That’s why not a lot of cars. Too risky $$$ wise for them guys.

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One street stock heat to go, then feature time.

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All heats complete.
10-15 minute intermission.

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Rain about 20 miles out.

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Watering the track...

[BloomerWon]

"That’s why not a lot of cars. Too risky $$$ wise for them guys."

Yep...
Mississip Thunder was the better choice for the $$$ .....

[MUD MAESTRO]

This has to be the quietest I've ever seen LaSalle for a special event. Hope Tony's not left to bite the bullet on this one.

Circumstances beyond Izzo's control certainly prohibed this event becoming a finacial success. To bad. Izzo is very passionate about putting on good show for the fans. Let the the Racing Gods be with Tony and the LM final be a block buster.

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Dead silent here. Nobody in staging and the rain is creeping closer and closer...

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Starting to sprinkle.

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Rain is about on top of us...

It’s @MarsLateModel Feature time at @LaSalleSpeedway! 60 laps, $12k to the winner. #ThawBrawl Lineup 👇🏻

R1 Tanner English - @BSR_3s
R2 Garrett Alberson - Jeremiah Hurst
R3 Jason Feger - @unzicker24
R4 @mchasteenjr - Rich Bell
R5 @StemlerTravis - Dale Markham
R6 Bob Gardner - Jeff Ridell
R7 Jake Miller - Ryan Weistart
R8 Kolby Vandenbergh - Kyle Cooper
R9 @MMataragas

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Feature is staging as the sprinkles pick up.

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Rolling....

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Green flag.
60 laps.

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Shirley takes lap 1.

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56 to go

Shirley leads Alberson and English, who race side by side.

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53 to go

Shirley by a half straightaway over English.

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50 to go

Traffic soon.
Shirley top, English bottom.

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47 to go

Shirley moves to the bottom im traffic.
English in hot pursuit.

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43 to go

English is there!

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41 to go

Shirley repels the attack and clears the lappers.

[BloomerWon]

The Gods of racing are letting Tony get this one in
👍👍

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38 to go

Shirley by almost a half straightaway over English.
Alberson 3rd.

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34 to go

Top 3 unchanged.
More traffic for Shirley.

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Halfway
RACE OFFICIAL

3s
81e
59
24
25

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Caution with 28 to go for debris.

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Raining....

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Back to green.

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Caution as Bell slaps the wall.
Alberson took the lead!
Rain picking up!

[BloomerWon]

Awesome job trying to get this in!

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Back to green with 28 to go

58
81e 3s
24 41
4g 4s

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25 to go

Alberson by 5 over Shirley.

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22 to go

Alberson pulling away.

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19 to go.
Traffic soon for Alberson.

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16 to go

Alberson in traffic.
Shirley slowly reeling him in.

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12 to go

Shirley cuts Alberson's lead down a bit.

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9 to go
Rain has picked up.

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6 to go

May be getting slimy.
Alberson still im control.

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3 to go to
Alberson lead is stable.

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White flag

Alberson in traffic again.

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Checker

Alberson
Shirley
English
Unzicker
Feger
Hurst
Stemler
Gardner
Weistart
Markham

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I have no idea how we got that one in.

[thexfactor0210]

Awesome job gettin it in and glad we went..wish tony would have had more cars and fans..

[BloomerWon]

Awesome job gettin it in and glad we went..wish tony would have had more cars and fans..

Had it been 80 and clear sky's, he would have...