2015 Ford 200 Pre-Race Thread

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS


F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 3 98 T Bradshaw 173.160 75 74* 185 Running
2 13 15 W Legge -0.31 75 0 170 Running
3 2 14 K Gerrelds -0.47 75 0 165 Running
4 9 39 M Carter -0.97 75 0 160 Running
5 7 10 B Hensler -4.63 75 0 155 Running
6 11 09 J Kash -4.74 75 0 150 Running
7 17 26 J Scransen -4.86 75 0 146 Running
8 24 82 T Kinsin -4.94 75 0 142 Running
9 5 0 J Ringer -5.39 75 0 138 Running
10 33 55 I Durbin -5.43 75 0 134 Running
11 19 03 B Simmons -5.55 75 0 130 Running
12 27 81 N Hyerski -5.74 75 0 127 Running
13 18 99 M Oppenheimer -5.91 75 0 124 Running
14 16 54 J Richson -6.01 75 0 121 Running
15 6 19 A Reeds -6.22 75 0 118 Running
16 25 65 B Juveno -6.50 75 0 115 Running
17 8 75 T Averell -6.78 75 0 112 Running
18 30 40 G Jacobs -6.96 75 0 109 Running
19 28 91 J Walter -7.23 75 0 106 Running
20 36 7 J Miller -7.45 75 0 103 Running
21 4 1 A Jates -7.70 75 0 100 Running
22 1 18 C Lapinski -8.09 75 1 102 Running
23 39 8 J Mertz -8.28 75 0 94 Running
24 12 44 R Lowrey -8.56 75 0 91 Running
25 14 92 C Anderson -8.66 75 0 88 Running
26 35 6 K Grosso -8.81 75 0 85 Running
27 10 12 B Kurtis -9.04 75 0 82 Running
28 38 46 J Parshall -9.20 75 0 79 Running
29 37 56 T Hendricks -9.30 75 0 76 Running
30 32 11 D Lusk -9.55 75 0 73 Running
31 23 51 J Jefferson -9.80 75 0 70 Running
32 22 27 M Lancer -10.05 75 0 67 Running
33 26 5 Z McRae -10.42 75 0 64 Running
34 20 4 L Kinsin -10.52 75 0 61 Running
35 34 24 G Sauer -11.01 75 0 58 Running
36 15 57 D Bibson -11.17 75 0 55 Running
37 29 3 E Trout -11.63 75 0 52 Running
38 21 33 S Woods -11.98 75 0 49 Running
39 31 74 R Barley -16.09 75 0 46 Running


Caution Flags: 1 (3 laps)

Lead Changes: 1 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 83 °F, Northwest 10 mph

LET'S GO JUVENO'S IN HYPE TRAIN LEAVING THE STATION

Thank the jesus - Tim Averell

vbooy57 wrote:

Thank the jesus - Tim Averell

Easy there Morgan Shepard

I see Mikael Carter led a lap... That must have been exhilarating :p

Qualifying Results:

1. 26 Jalen Scransen - 20.680
2. 38 Nick Black - 20.690
3. 99 Mike Oppenheimer - 20.699
4. 84 Carson Crompton - 20.710
5. 54 Jerry Richson - 20.712
6. 16 Justin Pisani - 20.714
7. 1 Alex Jates - 20.728
8. 20 Tyler Deefer - 20.731
9. 15 Will Legge - 20.733
10. 87 Casey Lester - 20.739
11. 10 Brian Hensler - 20.740
11. 0 Jonathon Ringer - 20.754
12. 55 Ike Durbin - 20.771
13. 42 Herb Cilantro - 20.774
14. 18 Chad Lapinski - 20.774
15. 82 Todd Kinsin - 20.774
16. 83 Nate Smith - 20.781
17. 39 Mikael Carter - 20.781
18. 98 Todd Bradshaw - 20.786
19. 7 Jason Miller - 20.788
20. 40 Grant Jacobs - 20.797
21. 14 Kenny Gerrelds - 20.805
22. 91 JacK Walter - 20.810
23. 09 Jared Kash - 20.821
24. 19 Allen Reeds - 20.822
25. 8 Josh Mertz - 20.822
26. 75 Tim Averell - 20.823
27. 36 Jimmy Cohon - 20.827
28. 92 Casey Anderson - 20.830
29. 96 Mack DiCario - 20.833
30. 65 Barry Juveno - 20.838
31. 08 Ricardo Blanco - 20.842
32. 44 Ross Lowrey - 20.845
33. 9 Shawn Glossum - 20.856
34. 46 Jeff Parshall - 20.865
35. 88 Keith Davis - 20.894
36. 03 Brad Simmons- 20.919
37. 12 Brad Kurtis - 20.921
38. 2 Tommy Ritcher - 20.923
39. 81 Niklas Hyerski - 20.932
40. 6 Kent Grosso - 20.933
41. 34 Kody Lachner - 20.956
42. 56 Ted Hendricks - NO TIME


BOSTON WEEKEND: WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Each race weekend (or in this case, week...) "What To Watch For", by aaroracing.com writer Daniel Addington will feature in the Pre-Race Thread highlighting what could happen in the race based on past events and trends we've seen. This week, we're at Boston for the 2nd race of 2015.

1. Don't Dominate
- Obviously anyone will want to dominate this week, but at this track, it's really, really risky. In the last 2 events held here at Boston, the driver who led the most laps has not finished the race. In 2011, it was Herb Cilantro who led 64 laps and faded due to an ignition failure and finished in the 38th position. And then last year, with the race extended to 175 laps, Tommy Ritcher dominated. He led 131 laps, and it was looking like he'd coast to the victory leading every single lap until he faded after late pitstops and retired on lap 157 due to a piston failure.

2. Green Flag Racing
- There were 8 yellows in the 2010 running of the Ford 200, but since then, there have been 3 or less yellows in each Ford 200 event. In 2011, there were 3, with 5 cars retired. Last year, this race was regarded as the worst race of the season, with 2 yellows, 1 lead change, but 27 cars left running. In 2010, there were 7 lead changes, and in 2011, there were 6. Passing for the lead is really tough and I would expect the same. Also, with these runs, fuel milage may be a factor just as we saw in 2014. Several contenders had to pit late such as Alex Jates, and I wouldn't count out anything like this happening this year.

3. Starting Spot Doesn't Matter Too Much
- Of the 3 events here at Boston, only one win was from a top-5 let alone top-15 starting position. That happened last year when Casey Lester scored his first career victory after his Renesse Racing rookie teammate Tommy Ritcher blew up on lap 157. The worst starting spot for a winner here is 17th by Cilantro in 2010, but the worst starting spot for a top-10 was from 38th by the one and only Justin Bandsma in 2010, earning the hard charger award for that race. Passing is tough with the way this track races, so drivers will need to take all they can get to get  Also, the polesitter has finished in the top-10 twice and of course Tommy Ritcher probably deserved the win in 2014 starting from the pole, so we should see Jalen Scransen be strong all day.

4. Rookies Have Really Owned This Track
- Some people could say Herb Cilantro is the best at Boston, leading 64 laps in 2011 and winning the event in 2010. He finished 9th here in 2014 so I guess you could say he's has probably the best chance of winning the thing based on experience. He starts 13th. Rookies have also won all 3 events, and Tommy Ritcher who was a rookie last year dominted before relinquishing the lead to another rookie Casey Lester. I wouldn't be surprised to see another rookie take this thing home, perhaps Ike Durbin?

5. What To Expect
- I'm expecting Renesse Racing to be the top guys this weekend. They struggled here in 2010 and '11, but got it together obviously for the 2014 running. I wouldn't count out Casey Lester to take the win for the 2nd year in a row and I definitely expect to see Cilantro up in the top-10 if not top-5. The UnNamed Team is surprisingly consistent at Boston. David Lee Bibson has two top-15's here and Jerry Richson has 2 30th's and a 7th. Unfortunately DLB didn't qualify and neither did Jack Jefferson, but Richson will start 5th. JN Motorsports probably won't be too much of a threat, at least with the 39 and 16 teams as this is historically not one of their better tracks. Nate Smith has two top-10's, one top-5 and an 18th here at Boston so I'd expect to see him up there as well, and his teammate Carson Crompton ran well here last year before exploding for the second race in as many. Smith starts 16th, Crompton 4th. My pick to take this one though, will have to be Alex Jates. He was en route to a solid 2nd or 3rd place finish had he not run out of gas last year, and I would expect to see him up front all race contending for the win as he starts 7th.