2012 Saskatchewan 400 Pre-Race Thread

188 laps will decide the winner of this race. Congrats to Fred Ritcher on the title. I've included a few Ottawa/McKinley one-offs as well as put Lester in the 2 as per Renesse's request.


Here are the Q Race Results:

OFFICIAL STANDINGS


F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 32 40 G Jacobs 123.292 94 21* 185 Running
2 2 14 K Gerrelds -1.13 94 0 170 Running
3 26 32 B Wilkinson -1.35 94 7 170 Running
4 16 8 C Crompton -4.45 94 0 160 Running
5 4 12 L Tellez -5.00 94 9 160 Running
6 19 39 Me Bitches -5.13 94 0 150 Running
7 12 44 A Kingston -5.46 94 2 151 Running
8 15 05 E Webler -10.06 94 0 142 Running
9 17 85 M Contey -21.04 94 0 138 Running
10 24 52 J MIller -23.20 94 0 134 Running
11 14 97 K Talofa -23.50 94 20 135 Running
12 8 50 J Kash -23.70 94 1 132 Running
13 31 22 N Dawson -1L 93 0 124 Running
14 21 2 C Lester -1L 93 6 126 Running
15 23 26 J Scransen -1L 93 0 118 Running
16 25 29 N Hyerski -1L 93 0 115 Running
17 22 5 T Averell -1L 93 0 112 Running
18 11 09 S Glossum -1L 93 5 114 Running
19 28 11 W Fisher -1L 93 0 106 Running
20 3 10 B Sabo -1L 93 1 108 Running
21 5 38 J Johnson -1L 93 0 100 Running
22 35 65 D Edwards, Jr. -2L 92 0 97 Running
23 13 83 N Knowitall -3L 91 0 94 Running
24 9 96 M DiCario -16L 78 15 96 Retired
25 33 57 D Bibson -18L 76 0 88 No Fuel
26 34 03 B Simmons -20L 74 0 85 Accident
27 30 54 J Richson -31L 63 0 82 Accident
28 10 88 L Rody -31L 63 0 79 Accident
29 29 33 J Jefferson -32L 62 0 76 Accident
30 7 79 W Fuller -32L 62 7 78 Accident
31 27 46 T Deefer -33L 61 0 70 Accident
32 1 20 R Lowrey -61L 33 0 67 Piston
33 18 41 M Johnson -62L 32 0 64 Retired
34 6 89 B Corna -62L 32 0 61 Piston
35 20 36 D Lusk -63L 31 0 58 Accident


Caution Flags: 6 (30 laps)

Lead Changes: 18 (11 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 50 °F, East 17 mph

A Tragedy Out On The Racetrack

During the course of this qualifying race, a cone was murdered, ironically by Matt Contey, who is helping to fund the Save-a-Cone foundation. Save-a-Cone has warned Contey about the incident, and a funeral for the cone will be held tomorrow morning. More details upcoming.

Lowrey, Johnson Fued in Garage, More From Saskatchewan Q-Race

Ross Lowrey and Mike Johnson apparently were involved in a massive brawl in the garage area after the Saskatchewan 400 Qualifying Race. Johnson had turned Lowrey on lap 31 to create a melee on the front straightaway. Lowrey, known to be a rough guy, led his crew into the garage of Johnson and fists started flying. Both crews were involved in a massive, 10-minute brawl that was broke up by officials. Johnson left with a broken jaw and Lowrey went away unhurt. 6 crew members were injured and taken to the Saskatchewan Medical Center. Both drivers are expected to report to the AARO hauler at noon tomorrow.

Jacobs Edges Gerrelds for Q-Race Victory

Grant Jacobs led the most laps, 21, all of which came in the final run of the Saskatchewan 400 Qualifying Race. Jacobs took the lead from Louis Tellez on lap 73 and never looked back. "We just had a strategy and stuck with it. We're planning to use the same in the race on Sunday. I'm so excited for this race. I think we can be a competitor, we want to end this season on a high note". DiCario had the car to beat until a Bibson spin would damage the 96 and take him out of the race on lap 74. He led 15 laps.

Averell, Lester, Hyerski, Dawson, All Repeat McKinley Q-Race Performance, Will Race in Saskatchewan 400

Could Tim Averell be a favorite for Sunday's Saskatchewan 400? Many would believe so after his McKinley performance. Averell placed 17th, the final transfer spot, to advance to the AERS finale. Averell dominated his last AERS performance and is looking to continue that this weekend in his #5 Stanley Tools Dodge. Casey Lester, who placed 5th in that same McKinley race, also qualified in his #2 Best Buy Ford in his first race with Renesse Racing.

Averell Prepared to Live Up to Hype

Tim Averell managed to work his way into the Saskatchewan 400 by taking the final qualifying spot, leading many to believe he has a chance to repeat his winning drive at McKinley. Averell said he doesn't know if he'll be able to pull off a win but promised he will "give the old guys a run for their money," and "prove that [Averell] deserve[s his] spot in the AERS."

Heavy Words Spoken At Cone's Funeral

Save-a-Cone was an organization started by Mr. Darcy Orrell, a longtime AARO fan and employee for the SC Supply Co., who helps the AARO get cones to the track. As a result of the many cones that have been lost on the racetrack as well as the dollars the SC Supply Co. loses to replace them, he started the Save-a-Cone foundation, and approached the Contey Motorsports stable to help fund it. This weekend, a cone was killed in an on track incident when it was struck by Matt Contey, ironically one of the drivers funding the company. The cone's funeral was held this morning, and Orrell spoke on the cone's behalf: "Every driver that was out on that track yesterday knew that these cones have lives of their own. Sure, crashes are a part of racing, but no cone should be put in a position where they should be harmed because of it. Contey has been warned, and should such an incident happen again, he will be indefinitely fined."

Save-a-Cone is currently trying to persuade the AARO to address this issue to the drivers race morning in the drivers' meeting.

Y No Blanco in the Q Race?

moppenheimer wrote:

Y No Blanco in the Q Race?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Lester's face at making the race:



Not surprised.

Casey Lester wrote:

Lester's face at making the race:



Not surprised.

Why is Habib here?

He's my guest, but I only brought him here if he wouldn't bring any explosives to the race.