3rd Annual McKinley 200 Pre-Race Thread

The 2011 McKinley 200 is the next race of the season already, so it's time to get started with Q-Race organization.

Drivers locked into the McKinley 200:

00 - Tyson Lautenschlager
13 - Fred Ritcher
87 - Mikael Carter
94 - Jacob Williams
72 - Patrick Eichholtz
15 - Will Legge
30 - Bo VanPelt
90 - Aaron Fisher
99 - Mike Oppenheimer
34 - Kody Lachner
19 - Allen Reeds
27 - Daniel Leckliter
0 - Jonathon Ringer
42 - Herb Cilantro
56 - Ted Hendricks
26 - Jalen Scransen
98 - Todd Bradshaw
28 - Shawn Donnelly
06 - Jen Smith
49 - Grace Garcia
12 - Louis Tellez
18 - Chad Lapinski
8 - Carson Crompton
76 - Christopher Kennedy
53 - Keith Davis
16 - Justin Pisani

Past Champion Rule: Driver is only locked in with 2 or more titles and/or most recent title.

Drivers in Q-Race 1 listed below:

1) 50 - Jared Kash
2) 46 - Tyler Deefer
3) 32 - Bruce Wilkinson
4) 39 -
5) 24 - Greg Sauer
6) 54 - Jerry Richson
7) 10 - Bill Sabo
8] 35 - David Eichholtz
9) 73 - Jacob Eichholtz
10) 11 - Wendy Fisher
11) 83 - Nate Knowitall
12) 57 - David Lepage Bibson
13) 41 - Mike Johnson
14) 85 - Matt Contey
15) 25 - Siam Rossini*
16) 48 - Lorenzi Rossini*

* = Yet to qualify in 2011

One-Off Drivers In Q-Race 1:

17) 31 - Cindy Silvester
18) 2 - Tommy Ritcher*
19) 22 - Nick Dawson*
20) 79 - Matt Murphy*
21) 44 - Martin Leopold, Jr.*
22) 78 - Casey Lester*
23) 04 - Nate Pieper*
24) 55 - Justin Neyman*
25) 33 - Jack Jefferson
26) 29 - Niklas Hyerski
27) 51 - Brian Hensler

* = Attempting to make first AERS start.

The top 9 from Qualifying Race 1 will advance to the McKinley 200



Drivers in Q-Race 2 listed below:

1) 40 - Grant Jacobs
2) 1 - Alex Jates
3) 36 - Brian Wilson
4) 14 - Kenny Gerrelds
5) 88 - Landon Rody
6) 65 - Donnie Edwards, Jr.
7) 05 - Eric Webler -- SPEED ENERGY
8] 89 - Brandon Corna
9) 38 - Joey Johnson
10) 96 - Mack DiCario
11) 03 - Brad Simmons
12) 20 - Ross Lowrey
13) 68 - Daniel Micks
14) 52 - Jason Miller
15) 09 - Shawn Glossum
16) 97 - Kimo Talofa
17) 23 - C.J. Long*

* = Yet to qualify in 2011

One-Off Drivers in Q-Race 2:

18) 21 - Todd Kinsin
19) 64 - Byron McClure*
20) 7 - Kasey Lautenger*
21) 3 - Megan Woods*
22) 5 - Tim Averell*
23) 71 - Maddox Shaw*
24) 08 - Ricardo Blanco*
25) 60 - Radighan Connegher*
26) 70 - Lukas Kronenburg*
27) 69 - Earl McRae*

* = Attempting to make first AERS start

The top 8 from Qualifying Race 2 will advance to the McKinley 200



54 cars vying for 17 spots. 42 cars will make the grid.




Qualifying Race 1 Results

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS


F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 1 33 J Jefferson 107.502 60 60* 185 Running
2 3 79 M Murphy -1.00 60 0 170 Running
3 9 24 G Sauer -1.13 60 0 165 Running
4 2 78 C Lester -1.25 60 0 160 Running
5 11 29 N Hyerski -1.42 60 0 155 Running
6 7 50 J Kash -1.53 60 0 150 Running
7 17 41 M Johnson -1.99 60 0 146 Running
8 25 22 N Dawson -2.20 60 0 142 Running
9 24 04 N Pieper -2.34 60 0 138 Running
10 21 35 D Eichholtz -2.63 60 0 134 Running
11 13 39 N Kozoro -3.24 60 0 130 Running
12 4 11 W Fisher -6.20 60 0 127 Running
13 22 2 T Ritcher -9.22 60 0 124 Running
14 26 25 S Rossini -11.15 60 0 121 Running
15 8 83 N Knowitall -14.98 60 0 118 Running
16 10 48 L Rossini -28L 32 0 115 Retired
17 12 73 J Eichholtz -28L 32 0 112 Retired
18 19 10 B Sabo -29L 31 0 109 Retired
19 23 51 B Hensler -29L 31 0 106 Retired
20 27 31 C Silvester -29L 31 0 103 Retired
21 15 32 B Wilkinson -29L 31 0 100 Retired
22 14 55 J Neyman -29L 31 0 97 Retired
23 18 85 M Contey -29L 31 0 94 Retired
24 20 044 M Leopold, Jr. -29L 31 0 91 Retired
25 16 54 J Richson -29L 31 0 88 Retired
26 6 46 T Deefer -29L 31 0 85 Accident
27 5 57 D Bibson -60L 0 0 82 Camshaft


Caution Flags: 1 (5 laps)

Lead Changes: 0 (1 driver)

Weather: Cloudy, 57 °F, East 3 mph


Q-Race heat 1 was uneventful. The racing was pretty damn good until lap 30 where a debris caution would cause a pit road frenzy as 10 cars piled into a wreck at the entrance of the pits. All but 9 cars had damage. Jack Jefferson, almost a cinderella story in 2010's running of the McKinley 200, dominated and held off the 79 of Matt Murphy throughout the race to take home the victory.

Driver of the Race: #04 Nate Pieper for working his way through the field to qualify. And #33 Jack Jefferson who is really showing old men are good at McKinley.



Qualifying Race 2 Results

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS


F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 1 5 T Averell 94.339 60 26 180 Running
2 13 71 M Shaw -0.12 60 0 170 Running
3 5 05 E Webler -1.16 60 34* 175 Running
4 3 36 B Wilson -1.54 60 0 160 Running
5 9 40 G Jacobs -2.71 60 0 155 Running
6 4 97 K Talofa -2.86 60 0 150 Running
7 19 20 R Lowrey -3.04 60 0 146 Running
8 7 1 A Jates -4.18 60 0 142 Running
9 11 70 L Kronenburg -4.63 60 0 138 Running
10 17 7 K Lautenger -4.73 60 0 134 Running
11 23 65 D Edwards, Jr. -4.93 60 0 130 Running
12 24 96 M DiCario -5.03 60 0 127 Running
13 20 08 R Blanco -5.17 60 0 124 Running
14 18 23 C Long -5.44 60 0 121 Running
15 15 09 S Glossum -5.62 60 0 118 Running
16 25 64 B McClure -7.09 60 0 115 Running
17 6 88 L Rody -8.63 60 0 112 Running
18 26 14 K Gerrelds -8.67 60 0 109 Running
19 12 60 R Connegher -8.72 60 0 106 Running
20 16 03 B Simmons -8.81 60 0 103 Running
21 10 21 T Kinsin -8.91 60 0 100 Running
22 14 38 J Johnson -9.25 60 0 97 Running
23 8 3 M Woods -9.27 60 0 94 Running
24 22 68 D Micks -31L 29 0 91 Accident
25 21 89 B Corna -31L 29 0 88 Accident
26 2 52 J MIller -38L 22 0 85 Retired
27 27 69 E McRae -45L 15 0 82 Brain Damage


Caution Flags: 2 (10 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (2 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 74 °F, Southeast 4 mph



The 2nd of the heats at McKinley was one of the best qualifying races of all time. Early on, Tim Averell paced the field after scoring a pole qualifying time (18.505) in his #5 machine. Not to mention, he was fastest in both practices. The qualifying lap was 3 tenths of a second faster than 2nd place Jason Miller. Earl McRae was 3 seconds off pace and went 1 lap down just 9 laps in. McRae eventually fell 5 laps down before creating the first caution on lap 21 when he made contact with then second place Jason Miller sending them both into the wall and out of the race. After a bad pitstop, Tim Averell restarted 15th. Eric Webler assumed the lead and paced the field to the next yellow on lap 29 when Brandon Corna and Daniel Micks made contact in turn 1. Tim Averell made a hard charge to the front, eliminating almost a half of a second each lap he wasn't blocked by a slower car battling for position. The 5 and the 71 of Maddox Shaw both worked up into the top 3 by lap 55 and began working on passing the 05. They both got around the 5 with 3 to go leaving the two cars set to duel to the finish. The 71 would never get a good enough run to get by and Tim Averell in his first ever appearance in the AARO would go on to take the second of the two heats.

Driver of the Race: #5 Tim Averell
Flop: Earl McCrap

SPEED ENERGY

I better make the race.

Eric J Floppyfish wrote:

SPEED ENERGY

I better make the race.

I put the SPEED ENERGY there to help me remember your switching sponsors.

I hope McKinley is better in 2011 with the new tires because it has been my least favorite race since 2009...its was just way too unpredictable I think.

Woot! Go Matt Murphy!

Be nice for Megan Woods to make it... Especially with thr way LMS is running this season

Suggestion for Q-Races:

Have everyone run duel races with NOBODY locked in, 40 cars per duel and 21 race in per duel.

This would shake up the points and the race dramatically.

(but Nick K. will ignore this.)

That's a really bad idea.

Tyson Lautenschlager wrote:

That's a really bad idea.

You can't be entitled to race a major race.

McKinley 200 = Indy 500

Michael29shell wrote:

Tyson Lautenschlager wrote:

That's a really bad idea.

You can't be entitled to race a major race.

McKinley 200 = Indy 500

Considering it was only put on the schedule three years ago, no.

Livonia 250 and Sunoco 200 = Daytona 500

Canada races = Darlington

McKinley = Charlotte/Bristol

Michael29shell wrote:

Suggestion for Q-Races:

Have everyone run duel races with NOBODY locked in, 40 cars per duel and 21 race in per duel.

This would shake up the points and the race dramatically.

(but Nick K. will ignore this.)

Seeing as I already created the format, and I didn't plan on changing it, of course I will ignore it. ;D

Nick399 wrote:

Michael29shell wrote:

Suggestion for Q-Races:

Have everyone run duel races with NOBODY locked in, 40 cars per duel and 21 race in per duel.

This would shake up the points and the race dramatically.

(but Nick K. will ignore this.)

Seeing as I already created the format, and I didn't plan on changing it, of course I will ignore it. ;D

But would be considered for next year?

Michael29shell wrote:

Nick399 wrote:

Michael29shell wrote:

Suggestion for Q-Races:

Have everyone run duel races with NOBODY locked in, 40 cars per duel and 21 race in per duel.

This would shake up the points and the race dramatically.

(but Nick K. will ignore this.)

Seeing as I already created the format, and I didn't plan on changing it, of course I will ignore it. ;D

But would be considered for next year?

Yes, for sure.

Q-Race 1 Results have been posted.

Q Race 2 Results are now up as well.

BOTH WEBLER MOTORSPORTS CARS MAKE THE RACE!! WOOOOOOOOO!!

ROFL @ Earl's reason for being out. "Brain Damage"

AARO Officials to Inspect 5 Car

The AARO announced today that they would insepect the #5 of Tim Averell today after suspicions of cheating arosed.

The organization only inspects the top 10 of the main event prior to it.

2 drivers less than a second from in. I hate McKinnley

Lol. Jack Jefferson makes the race and my two main drivers DNQ.

Nick399 wrote:

AARO Officials to Inspect 5 Car

The AARO announced today that they would insepect the #5 of Tim Averell today after suspicions of cheating arosed.

The organization only inspects the top 10 of the main event prior to it.

"They got nothing to worry about," Averell says, "and they aren't. It's just something they gotta do. I know we didn't cheat, we got there with hard work and help from Stanley and all the guys back in Pittsburgh."