Belleville XR

[AllenK]

Outside of The Million,the XR series races at Belleville have piqued my interest more so than any other race in quite some time.

Belleville is bad to the bone fast. It should be on the drier side with the high heat the region is experiencing. However, this is most likely the greatest/stoutest late model field to ever race there.

I just wonder what kind of lap times will be turned,and if the racing will be good or spread out?

[Rajflyboy]

Nice payouts this week at Belleville

[0_VodooChild_0]

As of 7pm, only 21 Super Late models checked in at Belleville. Not a ringing endorsement for that series. BUT>>>>>>

[DirtTrackin52]

Can't blame the series, the payout is there. $5,000 for 6th, $4,000 for 8th, $3,000 for 10th. Add $1,000 to those numbers for tomorrow. Unbelievable numbers.

Last place tonight gets $2,000. Last place tomorrow $2,500.

Some local will get $4,500 just for entering.

[MILLER7FAN]

Who is there and can we get any updates thank you in advance

[Tnewton]

Jd fastest in hot laps

[0_VodooChild_0]

My Race Pass is an inexpensive way to follow these events & available in a mobile format.

[Josh Bayko]

It’s been proven every time anybody has tried it that late models do not draw much in the way of cars to Belleville.

[Rajflyboy]

Too (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) far for most teams especially with gas prices and all prices going up this year

[Tnewton]

Top 3…49,22,44

[Rajflyboy]

The south rising again. This time in Kansas.

[DirtTrackin52]

Imagine these guys on the infield track. Now that would be an actual race.

[Tnewton]

Heat 1.. 49 -heat 2.. 18 -heat 3.. 44

[Tnewton]

The chalk around the lip of the turns on the 1/4 mile is a new one to me.. nice touch!

[Rajflyboy]

JD is kicking butts. Who will built him next? Let’s see tonight on the 1/4 mile Belleville track.

[MRM]

Imagine these guys on the infield track. Now that would be an actual race.

That's happening tonight.

[cjsracing]

That's happening tonight.

Some of the XR drivers were not happy about being moved to the quarter mile tonight.

I ran on the 1/4 mile last night, it's the smallest track I've ever been on but fun.

But watching the supers on the big track was intense, the video feed does not do the speed justice, it's absolutely insane. Ferguson said it was a top 3 fastest track he's been on, but this one didn't slow down as the night went on like other tracks do.

[Rajflyboy]

Tonight should be awesome

[orange28fan]

Looks like they’ll add Gordy tonight. Wonder if any others made the haul from Missouri or Iowa to run the 1/4 mile

[bb14]

Fix the cars not the track.

[Pennsboro32]

Fix the cars not the track.

Same thing I said about West Virginia Motor Speedway last year but it seemed everyone else was on the opposite side of the argument.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Fix the cars not the track.

I said the same thing when they added a fuel stop at Knoxville.

[sports19]

i think a lot of the xr problems with car counts is they are scheduling on top of other big races. these guys had 4 nights in a row at eldora and then a 750 mile haul to make in one day

[AllenK]

As Orange28fan said, I wonder if the move to the shorter track will pull any more cars in? That's an awful lot of money up for grabs.

Maybe they can try the Highbanks later in the year next time? I was looking forward to the 40k on the big track,but the 1/4 will most likely produce better racing.

[billetbirdcage]

Maybe they can try the Highbanks later in the year next time? I was looking forward to the 40k on the big track,but the 1/4 will most likely produce better racing.

They have killed any opportunity to ever have LM there on the high banks ever again. If the big names won't run on the big track, what chance of ever booking another big show as guys just won't come.

Very few have ever came to the big track, even back in the day when we had plenty of LM's in the area, we would race Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Salina, 81 speedway and then Belleville on Sunday) we could have 50 or so for salina and 81, then a max of 20 to 23 cars for Belleville. People would drive right past it on the way home to Nebraska. Just always been that way.

Add in the high temps and lack of the track having water on it (not faulting anyone here just how it is) the track becomes very abrasive and tires do not get a chance to cool and is hard on them.

I for one was not happy to hear we was gonna have to run on the small track today. I want to run on the big track even though it's not great racing, never has been and will never be. Our LR tire didn't make it and it shredded destroying the entire left side of the car. Part was the way it was cut, but unless your on a Hoosier tire deal you simply can't get tires. We were only able to buy only 4 tires for both nights (we had no 40's at all to start with) we didn't have another tire to cut correctly after the after it was apparent the track was gonna be dry and extreme high temperatures.

[billetbirdcage]

Also they cut the laps to 20 and also informed us that we would run no more then 10 straight green flag laps, if we did they would throw a competition yellow to let engines cool off.

Make of that what you will.

[JabberJaws83]

This sounds like a real $hit show lol

[TBSprintFan]

This sounds like a real $hit show lol

Glad I didn't waste $40. to purchase their stream of this event, plus with only 32 total entries between 2 classes of late models last and only 27 listed so far again tonight between those 2 same classes . Someone that knows how should start a poll on on here on how many purchase XR Streaming.

[huskerdirt]

Full field of Supers at Belleville tonight.

[Fast Wheels]

These XR races seem to be a total financial disaster. There is no way the crowds and streaming are paying these sky high payoffs. Belleville is empty. The organizers appear to have thought just throwing huge amounts of obey would work. It isn’t.

A Mon Tue race after Eldora is totally illogical. 4 days of racing at Charlotte wasn’t logical. Two consecutive weekends at Bristol wasn’t logical. Florida during normal racing season is not logical Common sense does not prevail fir financial success

[ftfiowa]

what happened to owens in the A?

[Mod Runner]

I think the track has a reputation that is not deserved. I raced on the big half mile and absolutely enjoyed racing on it. I would love to have the track closer to me so I could race weekly. The track is nice and wide and appears to be a circle. There is plenty of room to pass.

[Rajflyboy]

Race on the 1/4 miles was awesome. Big time rim riding for the fast guys. Owens got pole. Clanton won the feature. Madden second and JD was 3rd. This track showed just how talented these drivers are.

[Pennsboro32]

Glad to see someone different win, even if it was Coconut.

[orange28fan]

Owens went over the edge a few times

[AllenK]

So how were the lap times during the feature and heats last night? Fast time for the XR was barely faster than the Malvern Bank series,and not much faster than Derek Ramirez in the USTMS series. Just wondered if it was on the slimy side.

[ftfiowa]

it looked dry slick on the free preview i saw

[Rajflyboy]

Owens went over the edge a few timesStill got the pole. Drivers were rim riding big time. XR, Lucas, WOO and maybe one more big late model series being developed. Listen to Maddens interview a few days ago. Sounds like someone else may step up for Dirt Late models and create something.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Flyboy: your imagination is getting the best of you on Madden’s interview. You should listen again.
Yep- Jimmy got the pole after they gave him 2 more qualifying laps after he went off the track on his first attempt. That pole position you are thrilled with “rim riding” didn’t do him any good since he couldn’t keep his car on the track during the race.
They definitely were not rim riding during the race- more like “catfishing”- but still better than your home track of Cherokee!
And by the way: I am an Owens fan.

[Raceready]

Still got the pole. Drivers were rim riding big time. XR, Lucas, WOO and maybe one more big late model series being developed. Listen to Maddens interview a few days ago. Sounds like someone else may step up for Dirt Late models and create something.I was in great anticipation that the Madden guy was gonna win that big old million as you predicted but alas it just wasn't to be . . . . .

[cjsracing]

So how were the lap times during the feature and heats last night? Fast time for the XR was barely faster than the Malvern Bank series,and not much faster than Derek Ramirez in the USTMS series. Just wondered if it was on the slimy side.

Yes the track was a little slimy in time trials.

[Rajflyboy]

Go back to dream night. Flo interviewed him after the race. He seemed to indicate that Stewart was working on something for dirt late model. Could that be a new series?

[Rajflyboy]

I was in great anticipation that the Madden guy was gonna win that big old million as you predicted but alas it just wasn't to be . . . . .(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) close. JD finally beat him.

[Raceready]

J. D. was on a roll ! !

[Rajflyboy]

Sounds like he is going to skip Cherokee tomorrow and then he will go to Smokey Mountain on Friday