Pre-race notes
The Late Model car count ebbed a bit with drivers who had problems in Sunday’s action or Tuesday’s practice. … Home-track favorite Ricky Thornton Jr. of nearby Chandler is done for the week in the Late Model division after his J.R. Haley-owned ride suffered heavy damage early in Sunday’s feature. … Jake O’Neil of Tucson, Ariz., will sit out Wednesday while awaiting parts to repair an engine hurt in Tuesday’s practice. … No new Late Model drivers are on the grounds Wednesday, but Chandler Petty of Cabot, Ark., is expected to compete for Louisiana-based Childress Racing during three weekend events. … The 40-car Late Model count is the fewest for Arizona winter action since the 2013 finale at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz., drew 39 cars.
Time trial order
First group
Kyle Beard (86), Trumann, Ark.
Kye Frick (08), Sweet Home, Ore.
Clay Daly (32B), Watsonville, Calif.
Justin Duty (15D), Mulino, Ore.
Jason Krohn (7k), Slayton, Minn.
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark.
Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa
Joey Moriarty (51), Phoenix, Ariz.
R.C. Whitwell (96), Tucson, Ariz.
Steve Drake (11x), San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Second group
Carlos Ahumada (54), El Paso, Texas
Garrett Alberson (F5), Las Cruces, N.M.
Earl Pearson Jr. (1), Jacksonville, Fla.
Cole Schill (44), West Fargo, N.D.
David Breazeale (54), Four Corners, Miss.
Larry Childress (17), Bakersfield, Calif.
Paul Guglielmoni (22), Vacaville, Calif.
Andrew Kosiski (53), Omaha, Neb.
Dustin Strand (71), Grand Forks, N.D.
Tyler Erb (91), New Waverly, Texas
Third group
Justin Kay (15K), Wheatland, Iowa
Tony Toste (91T), Pismo Beach, Calif.
Rob Sanders (10N), Bakersfield, Calif.
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill.
Billy Franklin (17), Calera, Ala.
Terry Phillips (75), Springfield, Mo.
Steve Stultz (78), Peoria, Ariz.
Scott Ward (37), Watertown S.D.
Thomas Hunzicker (38), Bend, Ore.
Brandon Overton (42s), Evans, Ga.
Fourth group
Jimmy Mars (28), Menomonie, Wis.
A.J. Diemel (58), Elk Mound, Wis.
Jason Rauen (98), Farley, Iowa
Rick Ortega (24), Las Cruces, N.M.
Terry Carter (6T), Edmonton, Alberta
Chad Mahder (33C), Eau Claire, Wis.
Darren Coffell (46), Bend, Ore.
Rodney Sanders (20), Happy, Texas
Dan Diebel (74), Lebanon, Ore.
Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn.