WoO at Jacksonville

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Hotlaps underway.

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Qualifying underway.

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Qualifying complete.

Fast time: Max Blair 12.054

[TheJet-09]

I don't typically watch the WoO, but are the heats always just 8 laps? They seemed short at I-55, but I figured I just wasn't paying attention. I'm surprised to see any touring series with heats less than 10 laps. Sometimes the heats provide the best racing.

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Heat 1 on track.

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Heat 1 green.

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Caution with 2 to go as Tommy Sheppard and Freeman crash on the frontstretch. Blair is fuming.

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Back to green.

18
25 111
38 25
15

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Heat 1 finish:

Babb
Clanton
Blair
Feger
Little
Duty
Freeman DNF
T Sheppard DNF

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Heat 2 green.

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Heat 2 finish:

B Sheppard
Shirley
Gustin
Winger
Briggs
Richards
Luckman
T Gundaker

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Heat 3 green.

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Caution at lap 1 as Jimmy Miller spins.

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Back to green with 7 to go.

11g
21 99jr
28 15
B1 81e
18m

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Heat 3 finish:

G Gundaker
Heckenast
Moyer Jr
English
Erb Jr
Vandenbergh
Larson
Miller

Heats complete.

[TheJet-09]

That deal between Freeman and Sheppard Jr. broke the jersey barrier in half. That's a heck of a hit! I hope it doesn't affect Freeman's ability to run more of the Summer Nationals. He's been fun to watch out there.

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It looks like to me like that Cocoahead guy is in a good posistion to perhaps win this one ?

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A-Main is staging.

[TheJet-09]

Based on the track conditions, write the check to B-Shepp now. If he's not running at the end, I'd say Gustin is up next.

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40 laps.

Green flag!

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Babb takes the lead on lap 1.


Shirley goes around off the right rear of Clanton!
Heckenast ramps over Shirley.

Caution.

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Shirley and Clanton hae a brief but heated discussion from their cars.

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Back to green with 39 to go.

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11g 25
19r b5
25 111
81e 21
99b 89

[TheJet-09]

Frankie has had some of the worst luck as of late, despite the good heat race runs.

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37 to go

Babb by 4 over Gordy and Clanton.

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34 to go

Babb checking out.
Clanton puts Gordy away for second.

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31 to go

18
25c
11g
B5
25

Strung out

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28 to go

Babb catching traffic.

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26 to go

Heavy traffic for Babb.

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23 to go

Babb getting through clean so far.

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21 to go

Clanton a little closer.
Babb still fighting lappers.

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Caution with 21 to go as Jake Little slows with a flat.

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Back to green

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25c b5
11g 25f
111 19r
81e 89

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19 to go

Sheppard to second.
All over Babb

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Caution with 18 to go as Preston Luckman spins.

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Moyer Jr pitted.


Back to green

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25c b5
11g 25
111 19r

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16 to go

Babb by one car length over Sheppard.
Top dominant.

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13 to go

Babb and Sheppard trade sliders!

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Caution with 13 to go as Winger and Larson spin.

Sheppard has the lead.

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Back to green

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25 18
11g 25
81e 19r
28 111

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12 to go

Sheppard scoots away.

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10 to go

B5
18
25c
11g
81e

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7 to go

Sheppard is GONE.

Nothing else happening.

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Caution with 7 to go as Vandenbergh and Tommy Sheppard tangle.

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Back to green

B5
25c 18
81e 11g
19r 25f
15d 111

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5 to go

Sheppard gets away again.

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3 to go

B5
18
25c
81e
25f

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Checker

Sheppard
Babb
Clanton
English
Feger

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[TheJet-09]

All-time leader for WoO LM wins, what a feat! Congrats to B-Shepp and his team. Feature was about what you'd expect for an Illinois bull ring. Place looks neat, I hope to make it down some day. Midgets put on some good racing throughout.

Thanks for the updates, Shiny!

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25 to go Babb getting through clean so far.