Knox County SN

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[i-pod]

So far 18 late models and 12 mods. This track is huge. No Shirley.

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All the rigs are in the infield. You cannot see 90% of the backstretch.

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21 LM
16 Mods

As of 5:50.

[84wedge]

I'm surprised the Mod car coutns have been so low. I think there were 7 in the last event. I thought there were tons of mods everywhere?

[i-pod]

All the rigs are in the infield. You cannot see 90% of the backstretch.

Yea it’s not ideal. More cars showed up tonight then I thought would.

[Highside Hustler25]

Squirrel?............

[Highside Hustler25]

This is gonna be horsepower and qualifying.

[Kyle7117]

Any Facebook live streams?

[84wedge]

I love a track that's surrounded by farm fields.

[golddirt]

And McDonald’s and Hardee’s

[84wedge]

lol. I just saw turns one and two. Can't see the backstretch at all though.

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Anybody that's here, do yourself a favor and hit up Big Catz behind the turn 1 end of the grandstand.

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Hotlaps underway.

[84wedge]

Someone should make a list of tracks with the worst visibility.

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Hotlaps complete.
Bobby Pierce fastest at 20.660

[NeedforLM$peed]

Squirrel?............

Looks like he's skipping it.

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Qualifying underway.

[Pennsboro32]

How often do they race cars on this track?

[NeedforLM$peed]

I think I read once or maybe twice a year.

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Fast time:
Ashton Winger 19.810
Qualifying complete.

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[EDERDS]

Just can’t watch this tonight, missing the backstretch to middle of turns 3 and 4.

[TerryM]

This is unwatchable so far.

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Heat 1 on track.

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Heat 1 green.

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Feger scratched.

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Heat 1 finish:

Winger
Unzicker
Walden
McClain
Finch
Lance Jr (DNF)
Rothzen (DNF)
Feger (DNS)

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Heat 2 green.

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Big stack up on the start.
Tim Lance has heavy nose damage.
Complete restart.

[zyoung25]

The fairboard must have wanted to give away some money. The WRG had their hand out ready to take it.

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Heat 2 finish:

Pierce
McGrath
Bell
D Carpenter
B Carpenter
Roth (DNF)
Lance (DNF)

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Heat 3 green.

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Godsey folds the nose and slaps the wall.
Still green.

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Heat 3 finish:

English
Troutman
Milam
Voigt
Tye
B Lance
Godsey (DNF)

Heats complete.

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[chathamracefan]

Just turned it on a bit ago. It appears there isn’t much protection for the haulers in the infield. They are set back a ways tho. Maybe I’m missing something on the screen.

[BirkyTime15B]

Haulers are way back. Track is one lane and fast. Just happy to be at the track on a Tuesday. Very nice fairgrounds facility.

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30 lap A-Main staging.

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Rolling...

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4 wide.....

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Green flag.

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Winger takes lap 1.
Pierce 1 back.

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27 to go

Winger by 1 over Pierce.
Bobby showed the nose.

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25 to go

Pierce was on Winger's fuel cell before catching the 248 in turn 1.

Caution with 24 to go as Jeff Roth spins.

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Back to green with 24 to go.

12
81e 32
74 7
24 21b
1w 30

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RED with 24 to go as Ryan Unzicker tumbles.
Bell involved.

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Feger got a piece of it.
Doug Tye involved.

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I don't know what happened. I cannot see the backstretch.

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The ambulance is at the crash scene.

[CILDirt]

Lances can’t get out of the way fast enough tonight. That is usually the case at Macon as well. They are going to get someone hurt.

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Somebody cut their hand in the accident. Otherwise, all is well.

[Highside Hustler25]

Lot of carnage. Walden took the worst

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Per Summer Nationals Twitter:

"Red has come out on the restart for a big accident on the backstretch involving the following:

Donnie Walden, Rich Bell, Brandon Lance, Dean Carpenter, Brandon Carpenter, Joe Godsey & Jason Milam

All drivers are ok."

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Pictures from the scene:

https://twitter.com/SummerNationals/status/1412600069770067969?s=19

[CILDirt]

Unzicker and Feger in it as well.

[Action10]

I have an honest question about the Lance kids... Why are the out there trying to race with the calibur of fields they see on the SN? I know it's their right to try, but that can't be fun for them. Eventually there is going to be a bad injury, either from a wreck itself or someone kicking someone's a$$ over a wreck.

[NeedforLM$peed]

I thought Feger scratched

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I thought Feger scratched

Just for his heat.

[smooth32]

I have an honest question about the Lance kids... Why are the out there trying to race with the calibur of fields they see on the SN? I know it's their right to try, but that can't be fun for them. Eventually there is going to be a bad injury, either from a wreck itself or someone kicking someone's a$$ over a wreck.i know they seem to spin out alot, but the few times ive seen them, they seem to hold their line and usually pull off when they are in the way

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Evidently Unzicker DID NOT flip. Judging from the pictures, somebody did. Can't see crap from here.

[smooth32]

Evidently Unzicker DID NOT flip. Not sure if anyone did. Can't see crap.the black #51 flipped

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the black #51 flipped

Yeah I saw the pictures again. Fixed my post.

[CILDirt]

It looks like one of the Carpenters was upside down judging from the pictures linked above. Couldn’t see them on the stream.

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Back to yellow.

[CILDirt]

Walden might have to by the looks of his car.

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Back to green with 24 to go.
Single file

12
32
81e
74
7

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22 to go

Winger by 3 over Pierce.

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20 to go

12
32
81
74
7

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18 to go

12 32 81e all separated by 3 lengths.

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Caution with 17 to go as Doug Tye spins.

[golddirt]

Is this becoming a train?

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Back to green.

12
32
81e
74
7
25f

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Halfway

Unchanged.

[golddirt]

Wow Feger up the sixth starting dead last

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13 to go

Winger by 7 over Pierce.

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11 to go

Bobby closes the gap a bit.

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Caution with 11 to go as Tye spins again.

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Back to green.

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9 to go

Pierce 2 back of Winger.

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7 to go

Winger by 3.

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5 to go

Pierce is almost there.

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3 to go

Pierce can get within 1 length, then stalls out.

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White flag

Winger gets away.

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Checker

Winger
Pierce
English
McGrath
Feger
Lance

Only 6 lead lap finishers.

[84wedge]

The first time I ever rooted for Pierce. Ever since listening to that Winger kid running his mouth on rFactor, I can't stand the guy.

[golddirt]

Thanks shiny

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Did the best I could tonight.
Sight lines were "meh" at best.

[Dirt Clod]

Nice job Shiny. I'd say you had your hands full trying to recap a race that you could not see all the track. THANKS!

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[castone]

As usual Shiny is a winner as well - Thanks

[intel8]

Thanks Shiny!

[50Dixon50]

Thanks again Shiny

[BirkyTime15B]

Glad to see Winger get the W after the scary crash at LaSalle.

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Based on the Unzicker interview, he said the 74 car started the melee on the back stretch. That guy is scary, he is too fast for his own good - he doesn't have much in the car control department. Also scary were the backmarkers on that big track last night, I was hoping for no big wrecks with one of the Lance's in lapped traffic - glad Brandon L. pulled off but it almost happened with Winger and Roth.

[Action10]

i know they seem to spin out alot, but the few times ive seen them, they seem to hold their line and usually pull off when they are in the wayNormally they do stay out of the way, it's just pretty big and obvious the times they don't... One of them cost Weaver a heat race win and front row feature start at LaSalle.

[Highside Hustler25]

Just so ya know, the Lance Boys were way behind the melee as it unfolded. Not their fault.

[TerryM]

The first time I ever rooted for Pierce. Ever since listening to that Winger kid running his mouth on rFactor, I can't stand the guy.
On what? Is it archived somewhere?

[TerryM]

Hmmm … no comment.

[Pennsboro32]

The first time I ever rooted for Pierce. Ever since listening to that Winger kid running his mouth on rFactor, I can't stand the guy.

Ashton had to be like 14 when rfactor was popular. Lol

[LM1]

He does seem to be showing more maturity in his interviews now for what its worth, last night he took full accountability for wrecking too much by being dumb earlier in the Summernationals.

[MADCAPRACING22]

Bless him.

[84wedge]

Ashton had to be like 14 when rfactor was popular. LolYou never get a second chance to make a first impression.