Thursday, February 23, 2012

Live Volusia Updates

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-Danny Johnson picks up the first checkered flag of the 2012 season in a dominating performance after starting 2nd. Fuller, Alan Johnson, Sheppard, and Horton round out the top 5. Tune in tomorrow! I'll be at work for the afternoon show, but I'll have full updates for the night race!

-Another hard wreck on the front stretch on lap 24. Dave Rauscher and Darwin Greene involved. We may be down a few cars by tomorrow with now Rauscher, Greene, and Ballard involved in major crashes, and Bobby Varin and Ray Swinehart blowing motors. Sheppard now runs 3th and Horton now 5th... those are the only changes in the top 5

-Brett Ballard basically knocks the wall down off of 4. He is okay. Alan Johnson got a run on Danny, but Danny was able to hold off his older brother to retain the lead. Danny Johnson leads Fuller, Alan Johnson, Sheppard, and Storms the current top 5. Just 8 laps to go.

-Lap 17 Hearn loses a left rear while running 2nd! . Jeremy Wilder also heads pitside. Danny Johnson looks unbeatable, Alan Johnson, Fuller, Storms, Horton, Sheppard, Scagliotta, Bachetti are the leaders. Hearn rejoins the tail of the field.

-Lap 13 caution for a car slow on the backstretch. Hearn up to 2nd. D.Johnson leads Hearn, A.Johnson, Fuller, Storms, Horton, Sheppard the top 7.

-Laubach comes to a stop on lap 12. D.Johnson leads Fuller, A.Johnson, Hearn, and Horton the top 5. Outside line gets big jumps on restarts with Danny Johnson choosing to restart from the outside. Sheppard up to 7th after starting 15th.

-Brian Truppi comes to a stop on lap 10, Larry Wight pits from 6th with a flat right rear . Danny Johnson leads Tim Fuller, Alan Johnson, Brett Hearn, Michael Storms, Jimmy Horton are the top 6.

-Feature line Up:
1st 74 Tim Fuller
2nd 27J Danny Johnson
3rd 10 Michael Storms
4th 10J Alan Johnson
5th 99L Larry Wight
6th 20 Brett Hearn
7th 34 Andy Bachetti
8th 5 Jimmy Horton
9th 85 Stewart Friesen
10th 22c Mario Clair
11th 21A Peter Britten
12th 1 Darwin Greene
13th 7 Rick Laubach
14th 8 Rich Scagliotta
15th 9s Matt Sheppard
16th 22J Jeremy Wilder
17th 48too Dave Rauscher
18th 3D Matt DeLorenzo
19th 30 Jamie Mills
20th 60 Brian Berger
21st 8R Rob Bellinger
22nd 02 Brian Truppi
23rd 6n Kevin Bates
24th 01 Brett Ballard
25th 39 Dustin Delaney
26th 97 Michel Chicoine

-Final consi, Truppi, Ballard, and Chicoine qualify.

-Bellinger, Bates, Delaney qualify through consi #1

-Heat qualifiers, #1: Fuller, Wight, Friesen, Laubach, Rauscher: #2, D.Johnson, Hearn, Clair, Scagliotta, DeLorenzo: #3: Storms, Bachetti, Britten, Sheppard, Mills: #4: A.Johnson, Horton, Greene, Wilder, Berger.... Swinehart and Varin both blew up while in qualifying positions

-Top 5 overall were Danny Johnson, Peter Britten, Bobby Varin, Brett Hearn, and Mario Clair. Remember, heats will start heads up based off of practice speeds.

-Group 4: Alan Johnson 17.766, Jeremy Wilder 18.825, Jimmy Horton 17.867, Ray Swinehart 18.157, Darwin Greene 18.188, Tim Kerr 18.321 were the leaders.

-Group 3: Peter Britten 17.478, Michael Storms 17.629, Brian Truppi 17.657, Andy Bachetti 17.725, Matt Sheppard 17.909, Jamie Mills 18.017, Brett Ballard 18.139 were the leaders.

-Group 2: Danny Johnson 17.441 (quick time overall so far), Bobby Varin (driving Tyler Siri's 5*) 17.516, Brett Hearn 17.565, Mario Clair 17.615, Rich Scagliotta 17.708, Rob Bellinger 17.858 were the leaders

-Group 1: Tim Fuller 17.686, Stewart Friesen 17.778, Rick Laubach 18.577, Larry Wight 17.790, Dave Rauscher 18.029, Bruno Lepage 18.154, Tim Currier 18.253, C.G. Morey 18.321 the leaders

-40 big-blocks entered.

-Practice/time trials for big blocks rolling out now.

-Practice getting ready to roll onto the track. Late models are currently on the track. At least 38 modifieds are in attendance.

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