2010 McKinley 200 Weekend

Yeah, it's the McKinley 200, 200 laps, not miles.

Qualifying races will be held tonight at the McKinley Speedway for the 2nd Annual McKinley 200, I will start off by revealing who is in which Q-Race...

BLUE = Rookie
RED = Has yet to make a start in the AERS in 2010 (Not including One-Offs)
GREEN = Is in another AARO Series


DRIVERS LOCKED INTO 2ND ANNUAL MCKINLEY 200

TOP 25


DRIVERS IN QUALIFYING RACE #1:

25
28 - SARAH GRAMSTORFF
03
53
72
10
57
32
4
69
68
87
30
8 - CARSON CROMPTON
48
3
84
98
7
24

ONE OFF'S IN Q-RACE #1:

82 - SEAN MALLET -- J. Chance Racing
6 - BRIAN WILSON -- Shell Motorsports
65 - LESLIE LOTZ -- Dangerous Dog Racing
45 - BRUCE WILKINSON -- Contey Motorsports
31 - TOMMY RITCHER-- Fred Ritcher Racing
05 - Phealan Porteaus -- DDH Racing
21 - JACK JEFFERSON -- UnNamed Team


DRIVERS IN QUALIFYING RACE #2:

06
09
66
5
49 - NOAH KRONGOZ
33
83
61
08
47
52
85
35 - JOANNE EICHHOLTZ
36 - TYLER SMITH
04
60 - BRAD KURTIS
89
14
01


ONE OFF'S IN QUALIFYING RACE #2:

51 - KYLE KORBETT -- JN Motorsports
70 - RIAN ANDERSON -- NLRS Racing
78 - PARKER SULLIVAN -- INDEPENDENT
19 - PETER NAVARRO -- RJ Bandsma Motorsports
15 - WILL LEGGE -- Ovota Development
67 - SAMANTHA RIDEOUT -- INDEPENDENT
62 - JACOB EICHHOLTZ -- Mannshaft Rot Stier Rennsport
07 - JOEY KINGTON -- INDEPENDENT


54 cars vying for 17 spots.

27 cars in each qualifying race, only 9 will advance in Q-Race #1, 8 in Q-Race #2...


Q Race #1


F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 3 21 J Jefferson 150.429 60 47* 185 Running
2 19 48 L Rossini -0.25 60 0 170 Running
3 2 03 B Simmons -0.62 60 1 170 Running
4 5 7 M Mertz -0.70 60 0 160 Running
5 24 45 B Wilkinson -1.34 60 2 160 Running
6 8 6 B Wilson -1.88 60 0 150 Running
7 11 87 M Carter -1.96 60 0 146 Running
8 13 69 D Micks -2.07 60 0 142 Running
9 12 24 G Sauer -2.70 60 0 138 Running
10 17 98 K Talfoa -2.78 60 0 134 Running
11 20 82 S Mallet -2.86 60 0 130 Running
12 10 68 P Schuler -3.49 60 0 127 Running
13 1 10 B Sabo -4.39 60 10 129 Running
14 4 72 P Eichholtz -4.47 60 0 121 Running
15 25 25 S Rossini -5.56 60 0 118 Running
16 6 3 J Bauffard -7.13 60 0 115 Running
17 16 84 B Ultsch -9.05 60 0 112 Running
18 23 31 T Ritcher -9.40 60 0 109 Running
19 9 53 K Davis -9.48 60 0 106 Running
20 18 05 P Porteaus -10.84 60 0 103 Running
21 15 28 S Gramstorff -12.55 60 0 100 Running
22 27 57 J Samson -12.82 60 0 97 Running
23 14 32 M Gonzalez -13.58 60 0 94 Running
24 22 8 M Drivers -13.99 60 0 91 Running
25 21 30 B VanPelt -1L 59 0 88 Running
26 7 4 A Jates -1L 59 0 85 Running
27 26 65 L Lotz -1L 59 0 82 Running


Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 4 (4 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 79 °F, West 7 mph


The first of the two Qualifiers was very uneventful, however strategy would be the key to the success of the advancing drivers. No yellows flew, and when it was time to come into the pits on lap 33, it was either 4 tires or 2 tires. The drivers who took 2, would go on to finish in the top 12. Jack Jefferson, a one off, who goes unsponsored for the second annual McKinley 200, passed polesitter Bill Sabo on lap 10, where he would stay. Sabo fell all the way back into the 13th spot. Another big surprise, was the fact that the 48 of Lorenzi Rossini climbed his way from 19th to 2nd. He gained about 10 positions on pit road, and he finished it off. He could have won it, if the 30 of Bo VanPelt did not try to pass the 48 with 4 to go, when Rossini was on the 21's bumper. Greg Sauer made his first race in 2010...


Q Race 2

F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 7 01 B Wares 151.105 60 17 180 Running
2 19 52 J Miller -0.30 60 0 170 Running
3 11 70 R Anderson -0.81 60 2 170 Running
4 27 47 J Hernandez -0.91 60 0 160 Running
5 1 06 J Smith -1.00 60 39* 165 Running
6 4 04 J Genger -1.67 60 0 150 Running
7 25 35 J Eichholtz -2.07 60 0 146 Running
8 5 85 M Contey -2.40 60 0 142 Running
9 24 67 S Rideout -2.48 60 0 138 Running
10 2 5 C Anderson -2.64 60 0 134 Running
11 17 83 N Knowitall -2.73 60 0 130 Running
12 26 61 K Kozoro -2.82 60 0 127 Running
13 18 78 P Sullivan -4.93 60 0 124 Running
14 10 36 T Smith -5.01 60 0 121 Running
15 21 89 B Corna -7.15 60 0 118 Running
16 15 33 B Gonzalez -7.23 60 0 115 Running
17 8 15 W Legge -7.32 60 0 112 Running
18 16 49 N Krongoz -7.60 60 0 109 Running
19 6 07 J Kington -8.47 60 0 106 Running
20 22 08 A Martin -9.29 60 0 103 Running
21 23 09 S Glossum -9.97 60 0 100 Running
22 13 62 J Eichholtz -11.41 60 0 97 Running
23 14 60 B Kurtis -11.82 60 0 94 Running
24 3 19 P Navarro -12.99 60 2 96 Running
25 20 51 K Korbett -13.11 60 0 88 Running
26 12 14 K Gerrelds -10L 50 0 85 Accident
27 9 66 J Walter -13L 47 0 82 Accident


Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 4 (4 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 81 °F, Northwest 5 mph


The second qualifying race provided some great racing. Jen Smith and Peter Navarro traded the lead several times within the first 15 laps before Smith took the lead up until the pit cycle. Jen would finish 5th. Jacob Eichholtz and Nate Knowitall battled for 5th early on, when the 83 punted the 62 onto the apron and into the outside wall where Eichholtz would lose 15 spots. Eichholtz was screaming on the radio and was talking about going over to the 83 garage and smacking him silly. But Eichholtz wasn't done yet. On lap 47, the 62 turned the 14 of Kenny Gerrelds, who was 18th at the time, into the outside wall in turn 2. The 14 rode the wall and flipped over on his roof, the 66 of Jack Walter also got a piece of this as well. There would be no yellow somehow. Gerrelds got out of his car and is waiting for Jacob Eichholtz in the pits. I smell some sort of brawl. Navarro, after starting third and leading a couple laps, would fade to 24th after the pit stop. Brandon Wares came into the pits 3rd, and beat the 06 out to seal victory for the 01 team.

Two unsponsored cars make the show. Race is Saturday night!

How many advance from each?

pennst24 wrote:

How many advance from each?

Keep checking on this post, I'm still editing it.

Q-Race results posted!

Contey on Q-Race: "I'm sort of reluctant to start the race y'know? I can't trust that I might wreck the racecar, and that'll be the end of that. This isn't the normal me, this track is scary. I'm willing to put somebody else in that car just to save myself, if the AERS approves of it."

AARO Unveils Improved Car For McKinley 2010

Before the Qualification events at the McKinley Speedway, AARO President David Stone, and AARO Chairman, Sean DeVaughn, along with several other AARO Officials, unveiled the new and improved "car" for this and future McKinley events. No, if you were wondering, it isn't different looking. It looks completely the same. The improvements to the car are non visual, looking at the car from the outside, at least.

The improvements included, stronger, stiffer roll cages, stronger HANS device, added safety features to the cockpit, and multiple improvements to the car body itself, not the sheet metal or the look of the car, the car body.

These improvements also seemed to slow these cars down a couple miles an hour from last years speeds. Thus causing increased handling and not as violent crashes.

Sure, these cars will still go flying when they hit the wall, but at least now, we won't have to worry about any injuries. These drivers are safe, and there's no need to be scared COUGHConeteyCOUGH. If you're going to wreck, you'll be able to treat it like a roller coaster, you won't get hurt.

Following the Qualifying race, drivers Kenny Gerrelds and Jack Walter were asked to speak to the media about the new improvements, seeing as they we're the only two from those Qualifying races who wrecked.

"I really didn't know what was going to happen after that damn kid in the 62 turned me, I knew I was going to be the one to test the new car body out, and quite frankly, I'm impressed by them boys who design' these new improvements. I din' feel a thing when I smacked that darn wall, my head didn' move at all, either. So I give it an A-, we still need to see what it'll do on higher speed wrecks..." Gerrelds said, before he ran off to get the driver of the #62.

Jack Walter explained it like this; "Take Jorge Hernandez's wreck here last year, he flew...I don't know, 20 feet in the air or somethin'. In the old car, your head jerks forward like a slingshot, and you [censored] your pants thinkin' you're gonna die, and when you smack the ground upside down you feel pain all over. In these new cars, you can fly up 50 feet in the air, still [censor] your pants but have fun with it. You now know you're going to be okay, so you really don't have to worry about anything else but the guy who turned you." Jack left and was seen drinking a Bud Light 35 minutes later with Carly Bauffard, who looked mad at him.


So, now you're wondering, will this be in effect for the Aflac Yung Gun cars? And what about those trucks? Well here's you're answer, yes and yes. The truck race went fine with the improvements, and there were some nasty hits.

So on to the rest of the weekend, all drivers know they're safe.

I had no idea Legge was in this

corna out we are having bad luck

Will Legge wrote:

I had no idea Legge was in this

McKinley one off thread....

I forgot i signed him up lol

Uh...why don't we just put that car in all the AARO races to prevent injuries going forward?

AAROdynamic426 wrote:

Uh...why don't we just put that car in all the AARO races to prevent injuries going forward?

I really don't know.

The McKinley 200 will now be 200 laps, having it at 120 just doesn't make much sense.

The AYG race has been increased to 100 laps and the truck race was only 40.

once again, the one-off debuter is the only NLRS car that qualafies for the Mckinley race...

McKinley will be posted sometime this weekend, at least some parts of it. Derek Anist back in the booth!

I'm commentating the first part tonight...and of course you can't come over for some reason. Sam Davids will be in the booth.

Nick is trying 2 commentators?! RUN TO THE BOMB SHELTERS! jk buddy.

You need a Sam Davids addition to your host bar?

Josh Mertz wrote:

You need a Sam Davids addition to your host bar?

I can edit it, but thanks.

Did I send you the psd? I forgot.

Josh Mertz wrote:

Did I send you the psd? I forgot.

Yeah.

Race length shortened to 120 laps again. 200 laps was just too much as the race last night went caution free for the first 39 laps, and then had 13 cautions following that.

Fail. That's why NORA doesn't race at McKinley

Josh Mertz wrote:

Fail. That's why NORA doesn't race at McKinley

McKinley is one of the crown jewel tracks of the AARO.

It's only ran 1 race before this one...so how can it be a crown jewel?