2010 AERS Finale 250 Week

Not weekend, just week. More updates than ever for championship weekend at Darlington.

Q Race Results

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 15 04 J Genger 69.297 37 21* 185 Running
2 19 36 D Lusk -0.38 37 0 170 Running
3 11 3 C Solarzano -0.75 37 3 170 Running
4 5 28 S Donnelly -1.13 37 0 160 Running
5 14 62 J Eichholtz -1.50 37 0 155 Running
6 4 14 K Gerrelds -1.88 37 0 150 Running
7 39 07 J Kington -2.26 37 0 146 Running
8 10 01 B Wares -2.63 37 0 142 Running
9 26 7 M Mertz -3.01 37 0 138 Running
10 38 85 M Contey -3.39 37 0 134 Running
11 29 48 L Rossini -3.77 37 0 130 Running
12 20 64 D Vernors -4.16 37 0 127 Running
13 3 57 J Samson -4.54 37 11 129 Running
14 32 87 M Carter -4.92 37 0 121 Running
15 27 83 N Knowitall -5.31 37 0 118 Running
16 34 05 E Webler -5.70 37 0 115 Running
17 13 98 K Talfoa -6.47 37 0 112 Running
18 37 69 D Micks -6.86 37 0 109 Running
19 6 49 C Gonzalez, Jr. -7.25 37 0 106 Running
20 18 68 P Schuler -7.65 37 0 103 Running
21 40 61 K Kozoro -8.44 37 0 100 Running
22 23 52 J Miller -8.83 37 0 97 Running
23 1 25 S Rossini -9.23 37 1 99 Running
24 36 10 B Sabo -9.63 37 0 91 Running
25 16 35 J Eichholtz -10.03 37 0 88 Running
26 41 32 M Gonzalez -1L 36 1 90 Running
27 2 08 A Martin -1L 36 0 82 Running
28 9 24 G Sauer -1L 36 0 79 Running
29 12 33 B Gonzalez -2L 35 0 76 Running
30 24 8 M Drivers -4L 33 0 73 Accident
31 30 66 J Walter -4L 33 0 70 Retired
32 17 02 T Hendricks -4L 33 0 67 Accident
33 7 53 K Davis -7L 30 0 64 Retired
34 8 0 S O'Brien -8L 29 0 61 Retired
35 35 47 J Hernandez -8L 29 0 58 Retired
36 25 31 F Jones -8L 29 0 55 Clutch
37 28 72 P Eichholtz -9L 28 0 52 Accident
38 33 89 B Corna -9L 28 0 49 Accident
39 21 5 C Anderson -9L 28 0 46 Retired
40 42 4 A Jates -9L 28 0 43 Retired
41 22 30 B VanPelt -11L 26 0 40 Accident
42 31 03 B Simmons -35L 2 0 37 Retired


Caution Flags: 6 (23 laps)
Lead Changes: 5 (5 drivers)
Weather: Cloudy, 68 °F, Northwest 4 mph


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I'll be getting video(s) up of some of the action in this race.

The 8 of ??? wrecked 4 times in this race, and I'm sorry Nate, but I was happy when he finally got clobbered and retired.



Top 19 make this one because RJ's two entries were tossed.

"I'm in biotches." -Me

Corna out ,Dang.

I thought Wilson is in the 36...

YESH, WEBLER MAKES THE RACE!!!

Michael29shell wrote:

I thought Wilson is in the 36...

His last race was race 17.

oh.... my bad, i thought this was race 17..

8 Car is Nate's driver.

RJ is banned from NORA, this forum, and more than likely, AARO. Strike One due to discussing him, Casey.

Track: DARLINGTON RACEWAY
Date: 10/29/10


Session: Practice

P # DRIVER TIME
1 14 K Gerrelds 26.951
2 46 T Deefer 27.007
3 83 N Knowitall 27.026
4 69 D Micks 27.029
5 28 S Donnelly 27.030
6 11 W Fisher 27.031
7 54 J Richson 27.038
8 27 S Emmah 27.040
9 01 B Wares 27.041
10 94 J Williams 27.041
11 98 K Talfoa 27.043
12 16 J Pisani 27.055
13 81 J Mertz 27.057
14 00 T Lautenschlager 27.059
15 34 K Lachner 27.060
16 90 A Fisher 27.064
17 76 C Kennedy 27.065
18 40 G Jacobs 27.066
19 7 M Mertz 27.076
20 09 S Glossum 27.077
21 88 L Rody 27.080
22 29 R Lowrey 27.081
23 49 C Gonzalez, Jr. 27.083
24 06 J Smith 27.086
25 13 F Ritcher 27.087
26 12 L Tellez 27.091
27 07 J Kington 27.097
28 23 C Long 27.098
29 3 C Solarzano 27.102
30 87 M Carter 27.123
31 57 J Samson 27.132
32 43 J Ringer 27.133
33 36 D Lusk 27.141
34 39 N Kozoro 27.150
35 48 L Rossini 27.157
36 62 J Eichholtz 27.162
37 85 M Contey 27.169
38 04 J Genger 27.173
39 05 E Webler 27.179
40 42 H Cilantro 27.188
41 26 J Scransen 27.193
42 64 D Vernors 27.205



Weather: Clear, 77 °F, West 3 mph



Eventful session saw two massive pileups throught the 1 hour 30 minutes. First one occured just two minutes in when the 28 of Shawn Donnelly and the 81 of Josh Mertz made contact. 11 cars would pile in. The second one was just a dragging on wreck. One car got turned on the backstraight and the wreck carried to turn 4 with 10 cars in it.

The leaderboard saw the 14 of Kenny Gerrelds on top, although the 06, 11, and 81 traded the top spot over and over again.

Jalen Scransen ran the most laps (152) yet only managed 41st. Daniel Micks who flipped over in the second big one, ran the least laps (104) and managed a 4th. The practce saw 13 accidents happen on track.

3rd in practice

For those of you that have your hopes up (or down) due to the practice results, let the record show that ALL 42 CARS were within .3 SECOND of each other.

Cesar Gonzalez, Jr. Racing for a Ride

It has been reported that Cesar Gonzalez, Jr. would rather race in the AERS in 2011 rather than race in the Office Depot Indycar Series. He was told if he could finish this race and inside the top 25 he will be back in car #49 next year. If he causes a huge accident and does not finish the race he will likely not race again in 2011. What does this say for Noah Krongoz then? Darien Maneren could be out of the 65 next year which is a part-time deal and then Krongoz would race the 65. Now, what about the Cesar Gonzalez Autosport Indycar team. If Gonzalez Jr. stays in the AERS former Indycar champ, Gonzalez Sr. could return for a one-time deal.

"I've been seriously thinking about staying in the AERS for sometime now but I have decided to go public about it just now. I think that if I left the series now I'd regret it. Hopefully Tyson lets me stay." - Cesar Gonzalez, Jr.

"This is something we've been talking about for a while so it's not much of a new development. Cesar loves running in the AERS so were really considering this. He has done a pretty good job in this 49 and we really don't want to let him go and he doesn't want to be let go either so will just have to see what happens and go from there." - Tyson Lautenschlager

"This is kind of upsetting but even if it does happen I'll still have that part-time ride in the 65. I'd just prefer full-time."

Track: DARLINGTON RACEWAY
Date: 11/02/10


Session: Practice 2

P # DRIVER TIME
1 90 A Fisher 27.246
2 27 S Emmah 27.294
3 57 J Samson 27.315
4 76 C Kennedy 27.317
5 39 N Kozoro 27.317
6 36 D Lusk 27.325
7 94 J Williams 27.329
8 00 T Lautenschlager 27.333
9 3 C Solarzano 27.338
10 23 C Long 27.340
11 16 J Pisani 27.345
12 85 M Contey 27.349
13 42 H Cilantro 27.349
14 07 J Kington 27.350
15 13 F Ritcher 27.350
16 43 J Ringer 27.366
17 09 S Glossum 27.379
18 7 M Mertz 27.384
19 40 G Jacobs 27.385
20 34 K Lachner 27.386
21 26 J Scransen 27.389
22 81 J Mertz 27.391
23 64 D Vernors 27.396
24 29 R Lowrey 27.401
25 54 J Richson 27.407
26 12 L Tellez 27.415
27 88 L Rody 27.423
28 83 N Knowitall 27.427
29 04 J Genger 27.432
30 48 L Rossini 27.447
31 98 K Talfoa 27.447
32 49 C Gonzalez, Jr. 27.447
33 46 T Deefer 27.449
34 01 B Wares 27.456
35 28 S Donnelly 27.465
36 14 K Gerrelds 27.469
37 87 M Carter 27.470
38 05 E Webler 27.473
39 11 W Fisher 27.475
40 06 J Smith 27.510
41 69 D Micks 27.540
42 62 J Eichholtz 27.613



Weather: Clear, 74 °F, South 8 mph

Session: Qualifying

P # DRIVER TIME
1 90 A Fisher 26.807
2 57 J Samson 26.834
3 39 N Kozoro 26.855
4 00 T Lautenschlager 26.859
5 48 L Rossini 26.860
6 36 D Lusk 26.866
7 05 E Webler 26.867
8 14 K Gerrelds 26.867
9 27 S Emmah 26.870
10 54 J Richson 26.871
11 94 J Williams 26.874
12 29 R Lowrey 26.878
13 28 S Donnelly 26.881
14 01 B Wares 26.882
15 85 M Contey 26.882
16 3 C Solarzano 26.885
17 88 L Rody 26.888
18 40 G Jacobs 26.889
19 16 J Pisani 26.890
20 04 J Genger 26.890
21 98 K Talfoa 26.891
22 83 N Knowitall 26.892
23 43 J Ringer 26.896
24 62 J Eichholtz 26.897
25 76 C Kennedy 26.909
26 69 D Micks 26.912
27 87 M Carter 26.914
28 09 S Glossum 26.915
29 13 F Ritcher 26.917
30 46 T Deefer 26.918
31 12 L Tellez 26.920
32 34 K Lachner 26.926
33 42 H Cilantro 26.927
34 49 C Gonzalez, Jr. 26.930
35 06 J Smith 26.942
36 23 C Long 26.945
37 26 J Scransen 26.945
38 81 J Mertz 26.946
39 11 W Fisher 26.959
40 7 M Mertz 26.964
41 07 J Kington 27.365
42 64 D Vernors 27.380




Weather: Clear, 32 °F, North 0 mph

Fuck shitty q runs ;'[

Fisher probably will get the championship...

Michael29shell wrote:

Fisher probably will get the championship...

I doubt it. Cilantro and Scranson need to crash out and finish 41st and 42nd for him to win.

Tyson Lautenschlager wrote:

Michael29shell wrote:

Fisher probably will get the championship...

I doubt it. Cilantro and Scranson need to crash out and finish 41st and 42nd for him to win.

Im leaning towards Scranson winning

Stone: Starting and Parking Will Not Be Tolerated

Upon completion of qualifying for the AERS Finale 250 at Darlington Raceway, the AARO announced a new rule that appeared to be directed at the various teams that, throughout the year, have been known to run only the first few laps of a particular event and then drop out, also known as "start-and-parkers". This regulation stated that, for the duration of the race at Darlington, no cars would be permitted to retire from the race unless the team fielding the car could provide a legitimate reason for the vehicle not being able to race.

AARO president David Stone spoke on this decision after being confronted by the media.

"If anyone tries that mindless trick on Sunday, there will be consequences." Stone uttered. "Starting and parking will not be tolerated for this race, and I mean every word of that."

Stone went on to allege that these teams would interfere with the battle for the 2010 AERS title.

"Based on the current standings, the situation we have is if only two cars drop out of the race intentionally, we could have one contender eliminated or even have the title already decided. We're a major sports governing body and we can't have teams that don't even want to participate cutting off this championship battle for teams that have worked their rear ends off to get where they are. It simply would not be fair, for the drivers, teams or fans."

Stone refused to reveal the extent of the penalty that would be assessed to teams if they park, saying only "They'll know if they get it."