2015 Aflac 250 Pre-Race Thread

Q RACE OFFICIAL RESULTS

F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 7 2 T Ritcher 94.784 75 1 180 Running
2 3 8 J Mertz -0.10 75 66* 180 Running
3 1 84 C Crompton -1.44 75 8 170 Running
4 11 75 T Averell -1.69 75 0 160 Running
5 4 0 J Ringer -2.16 75 0 155 Running
6 2 1 A Jates -2.39 75 0 150 Running
7 5 36 J Cohon -2.89 75 0 146 Running
8 9 08 R Blanco -3.46 75 0 142 Running
9 15 24 G Sauer -3.94 75 0 138 Running
10 6 38 N Black -4.43 75 0 134 Running
11 29 54 J Richson -4.73 75 0 130 Running
12 14 39 M Carter -5.12 75 0 127 Running
13 17 10 B Hensler -5.66 75 0 124 Running
14 23 4 L Kinsin -5.84 75 0 121 Running
15 21 14 K Gerrelds -6.38 75 0 118 Running
16 16 51 J Jefferson -6.64 75 0 115 Running
17 31 81 N Hyerski -7.29 75 0 112 Running
18 33 03 B Simmons -7.67 75 0 109 Running
19 40 99 M Oppenheimer -7.90 75 0 106 Running
20 41 18 C Lapinski -8.31 75 0 103 Running
21 25 40 G Jacobs -9.13 75 0 100 Running
22 13 44 R Lowrey -9.66 75 0 97 Running
23 39 27 M Lancer -10.25 75 0 94 Running
24 35 11 D Lusk -11.15 75 0 91 Running
25 19 57 D Bibson -12.07 75 0 88 Running
26 32 55 I Durbin -12.54 75 0 85 Running
27 28 15 W Legge -13.08 75 0 82 Running
28 27 09 J Kash -13.49 75 0 79 Running
29 20 65 B Juveno -13.91 75 0 76 Running
30 8 92 C Anderson -14.35 75 0 73 Running
31 37 48 B Baltano -14.58 75 0 70 Running
32 18 5 Z McRae -15.07 75 0 67 Running
33 38 74 R Barley -15.54 75 0 64 Running
34 12 7 J Miller -16.37 75 0 61 Running
35 36 56 T Hendricks -16.94 75 0 58 Running
36 26 33 S Woods -1L 74 0 55 Running
37 30 82 T Kinsin -1L 74 0 52 Running
38 24 19 A Reeds -1L 74 0 49 Running
39 22 12 B Kurtis -1L 74 0 46 Running
40 34 46 J Parshall -1L 74 0 43 Running
41 10 3 E Trout -4L 71 0 40 Running

All the Unnamed Team make the race

Predictions:

Richson gets screwed.
Bibson stays in the back.
Jefferson does something outside of McKinley!

Starting Lineup for the Aflac 250

1. 16 Justin Pisani - 17.771
2. 4 Luke Kinsin - 17.782
3. 14 Kenny Gerrelds - 17.795
4. 26 Jalen Scransen - 17.810
5. 38 Nick Black - 17.831
6. 39 Mikael Carter - 17.835
7. 08 Ricardo Blanco - 17.835
8. 1 Alex Jates - 17.885
9. 09 Jared Kash - 17.888
10. 81 Niklas Hyerski - 17.890
11. 57 David Lee Bibson - 17.910
12. 48 Bethany Baltano - 17.911
13. 51 Jack Jefferson - 17.929
14. 42 Herb Cilantro - 17.936
15. 20 Tyler Deefer - 18.001
16. 18 Chad Lapinski - 18.032
17. 36 Jimmy Cohon - 18.062
18. 84 Carson Crompton - 18.089
19. 83 Nate Smith - 18.100
20. 44 Ross Lowrey - 18.115
21. 96 Mack DiCario - 18.120
22. 40 Grant Jacobs - 18.129
23. 75 Tim Averell - 18.154
24. 98 Todd Bradshaw - 18.160
25. 0 Jonathon Ringer - 18.165
26. 9 Shawn Glossum - 18.180
27. 8 Josh Mertz - 18.184
28. 99 Mike Oppenheimer - 18.197
29. 10 Brian Hensler - 18.198
30. 2 Tommy Ritcher - 18.208
31. 88 Keith Davis - 18.221
32. 54 Jerry Richson - 18.223
33. 03 Brad Simmons - 18.232
34. 27 Mario Lancer - 18.249
35. 87 Casey Lester - 18.252
36. 55 Ike Durbin - 18.266
37. 34 Kody Lachner - 18.270
38. 6 Kent Grosso - 18.286
39. 24 Greg Sauer - 18.295
40. 15 Will Legge - 18.299
41. 11 Darcy Lusk - 18.399
42. 91 Jack Walter - 18.529


DELAWARE: WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Each race weekend, "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 Delaware for the 3rd race of 2015.

1. Only 7 Drivers Who Started in the Top 10, Have Finished There
- If you start in the top-10, it wouldn't be wise to expect to finish there. A driver at Delaware, based on previous results, has a 7/20 chance in finishing in the top-10, after starting in the top-10. Also, if the past shows anything, if you qualified last (Jack Walter), you will finish, 18th =P.

2. Lots of Lap Traffic
- In the last two events here, there were 19 and 22 cars left on the lead lap in each. There have been some long green flag runs in which drivers get lapped and the fact that crashes can happen quite often is also a contributing factor to this. Because of the increased lap traffic at this short track, the lead-lap cars will need to be cautious on restarts, as the bottom line will be filled with backmarkers.

3. Ford is 2/2
- Ford has won each of the races here at Delaware, with Grant Jacobs in the 2011 thriller, and Casey Lester in the 2014 snoozer. While they have won the both races, Herb Cilantro's Chevy has finished 8th and 2nd in the two races.

4. Unpredictable
- In 2011, there were 13 lead changes, 11 leaders and 8 yellows. In 2014, there were 4 yellows (although it seemed like none...), and 1 lead change between 2 drivers. This track is very unpredictable. Expect the unexpected, whether that is good or bad has yet to be seen, but hopefully we get more than a single lead change.

5. What To Expect
- The unexpected! But as for individual performances, I'd wager that Cilantro will be up there after qualifying 14th as he has been pretty good here in the past. I'd also keep an eye on Grant Jacobs and Casey Lester for the sole fact that they won here previously. Livonia winner Tyler Deefer is making his Delaware debut surprisingly, after failing to qualify the past two races, so we'll see how he does starting from 15th. 2014 champion Mack DiCario finished 8th here in his debut, he rolls off 21st, I'd expect him near the front. Polesitter Justin Pisani finished 12th here last season and 10th the year before so he'd be a good pick to win the thing, and championship leader Shawn Glossum has a 7th and 23rd place finish here at Delaware, so we'll see what he can do starting from the 26th spot. And last but not least here on Cartercentre, Mikael Carter has a 17th and 26th here at Delaware. My pick to win though, will be Mack DiCario. This year I am 0/2 and overall I'm probably like 0/86 and most of the time the guy I pick wrecks and finishes near the back. Good luck, Mack.