Tuesday, August 7, 2012

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Danny Johnson makes history as he wins the first ever appearance for the big-block modifieds at I-96 Speedway. Johnson also ended the streak of non-Super DIRTcar Series regulars winning Series races. Here's the top 5...

I-96 Speedway (Super DIRTcar Series $7,500 to win)
1st 27J Danny Johnson
2nd 9s Matt Sheppard
3rd 49 Billy Dunn
4th 84 Gary Tomkins
5th 98H Jimmy Phelps


**10 to go, Johnson big lead over Sheppard, Dunn, Tomkins, Phelps, Williamson, Bellinger, Vitale, Haers, Currier.

**Sheppard around Tomkins and Dunn on the restart.

**Johnson out to a big lead on the restart, but Rauscher now comes to a stop and brings out the yellow. Johnson, Dunn, Tomkins, Sheppard, Bellinger the leaders. Phelps put on a new tire.

**Justin Haers comes to a stop on the front stretch just as Billy Dunn pulled along side of Johnson! Yellow is out. Johnson, Dunn, Phelps, Tomkins, Sheppard. 34 laps to go.

**Billy Dunn to 2nd with 40 to go

**Danny Johnson takes the lead right before the yellow flies. Phelps, Dunn, Tomkins, Sheppard round out the top 5.

**Johnson has caught Phelps! They run side-by-side as we approach half way.

**Surprise, surprise... Currier giving Danny Johnson all kinds of problems as he attempts to put him a lap down. Dunn catching the leaders.

**Danny Johnson slowly running down Phelps for the lead. 65 to go.

**Here comes Billy Dunn... he takes third form Justin Haers.

**Jimmy Phelps leads early. Lap 20 it's Phelps, Johnson, Haers, Dunn, Haers

**Apparently there's no rush to get the big-block teams on their way home. Other divisions are finishing up their feature events. Big-blocks should be coming out shortly.

**Here's how they'll line up for the 100 lap $7,500 to win feature...
1st 5* Tyler Siri
2nd 8 Rich Scagliotta
3rd 98H Jimmy Phelps
4th 3 Justin Haers
5th 27J Danny Johnson
6th 10 Tim Currier
7th 21A Peter Britten
8th 84 Gary Tomkins
9th 6 Mat Williamson
10th 9s Matt Sheppard
11th 56 Vince Vitale
12th 49 Billy Dunn
13th 8R Rob Bellinger
14th 21K Randy Chrysler
15th 48too Dave Rauscher
16th 72 Tommy Flannigan
17th 27x Mike Payne

**Redraw
Peter Britten- 7th
Jimmy Phelps- 3rd
Matt Sheppard- 10th
Mat Williamson- 9th
Danny Johnson- 5th
Gary Tomkins- 8th
Tim Currier- 6th
Billy Dunn- 12th
Tyler Siri- 1st
Justin Haers- 4th
Rich Scagliotta- 2nd
Vince Vitale- 11th

**Redraw coming up next, drivers in the redraw are Jimmy Phelps, Mat Williamson, Gary Tomkins, Billy Dunn, Justin Haers, Vince Vitale, Peter Britten, Matt Sheppard, Danny Johnson, Tim Currier, Tyler Siri, and Rich Scagliotta.

**Heat 2 Finish:
Phelps, Williamson, Tomkins, Dunn, Haers, Vitale, Chrysler, Flannigan (DNF), Payne (DNS)

**Yellow flies as Tommy Flannigan comes to a stop with heavy smoke. Phelps leads over Williamson and Dunn

**Heat 2 Line Up
6m-98H
84-49
56-3
21K-72
27x

Jimmy Phelps takes the early lead over Williamson

**Heat 1 Finish:
Britten, Sheppard, Johnson, Currier, Siri, Scagliotta, Bellinger, Rauscher. Top 6 redraw.

**Heat 1 Line Up
21A-9s
10-27J
8-5*
8R-48too

Britten stretching his lead over Sheppard, Danny Johnson runs third.

**Here's the top 10 in time trials...

1st 21A Peter Britten- 18.531
2nd 9 Mat Williams
3rd 9s Matt Sheppard
4th 98H Jimmy Phelps
5th 10 Tim Currier
6th 84 Gary Tomkins
7th 27J Danny Johnson
8th 49 Billy Dunn
9th 8 Rich Scagliotta
10th 56 Vince Vitale

**Peter Britten sets quick time!

**Here's tonight's roster.. 17 cars, not bad for how far away it is.

3 Justin Haers
5* Tyler Siri
8 Rich Scagliotta
8R Rob Bellinger
9 Mat Williamson
9s Matt Sheppard
10 Tim Currier
21A Peter Britten
21K Randy Chrysler
27J Danny Johnson
27x Mike Payne
48too Dave Rauscher
49 Billy Dunn
56 Vince Vitale
72 Tommy Flannigan
84 Gary Tomkins
98H Jimmy Phelps

Dale Planck was also going to run, but ran into problems on the way.

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