Top: Josh Mertz, Mikael Carter, David Lee Bibson Flop: Grant Jacobs, Mack DiCario, Casey Lester
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Subject: Re: 2015 Race 11 - Canaan Valley (GoMart 200) Fri May 29, 2015 4:24 pm
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>mfw under yellow
Casey Lester: I... really don't know what to say right now. Just gutted that another good run is down the drain. This time, it wasn't my fault, but it still hurts to go through.
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Subject: Re: 2015 Race 11 - Canaan Valley (GoMart 200) Fri May 29, 2015 5:08 pm
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David Lee Bibson, after announcing he's going to retire gets his first top 5 in 6 years! The first top 5 for The UnNamed Team since Samson's victory in 2010. Jerry Richson quietly in the shadows with a terrible race.
"You have no idea how good it felt to get 3rd after all the hell that this team has been through. I am really hoping for a few more solid finishes before the end of the season and as I close the chapter on this part of my life. I feel for Carter, can't believe the idiot Jacobs ran into the back of him under yellow. Got to say though, this was a great day today. The first time in a long time".
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Subject: Re: 2015 Race 11 - Canaan Valley (GoMart 200) Sat May 30, 2015 3:49 pm
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The team told me to do burnouts on the front stretch. They know we don't do those in Europe, the most I did was donuts in the runoff area...anyway. Great car, I'm surprisingly adapting well to these shorter tracks, I think its because they're a lot like the road courses....hopefully we can get up there in points, I feel confident to where we can win this championship.
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Subject: Re: 2015 Race 11 - Canaan Valley (GoMart 200) Sun May 31, 2015 3:59 pm
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Stunning defeat for Carter, brawl in pits follows
Mikael Carter came the closest he ever has to winning his first race with JN Motorsports Sunday at the Canaan Valley Speedpark, leading 91 laps, yet falling to eventual winner Josh Mertz with 25 laps to go. Controversy sparked on the final pit stop of the race where Grant Jacobs smacked into Carter's #39, leading to the dismay of both drivers' races. Following the race, Carter smacked into the side of the #40 of Jacobs in his pit stall, got out of his car and approached Jacobs' window net. However, before Carter could get there, he was yanked down by Jacobs' jack man and body slammed to the ground. A big crowd formed between the two teams and Glossum's #9 team as well. The brawl lasted around 3 minutes with punches being thrown and tools and bottles being thrown. The aftermath was ugly, seeing 4 crew members transported to the infield care center and 1 taken to the nearest hospital with head injuries. Suspensions and fines are likely incoming for the parties involved.
Mikael Carter had this to say, "I just wanted him to know I was pissed. I'm not the kind of guy that will want to beat the shit out of you for something like that, I just wanted him to know he ruined my race and I wasn't going to forget it. What happened instead is ridiculous and is not something we wanted to see. It's a shame we have people down in the pits who don't think, and I'm not just talking about the #40 team. I'm pretty disappointed with my guys as well," Carter went on to say, "We had just about the perfect car. Shame a bit of contact near the end ruined it, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be for us. We'll take the point lead and continue to push."
Grant Jacobs was not too happy either, "The fact of the matter is that there was accidental contact that ended up taking two cars out of this one, I don't think [Carter] understands that. He wasn't the only one who got his day ruined. I hate it for these guys, we were having a great run and then that happens, it's not anyone's fault but mine, I understand that, but what happened at the end of the race there was nothing of my guys' doing, that was all on Carter."
There are likely suspensions and fines coming to both teams and their crew members as well as the 9 team of Shawn Glossum. However, none have been announced at this time. Scransen OK after hard hit
Jalen Scransen hasn't had a very good middle portion of 2015 in racing thus far, wrecking pretty violently in each of the past three races at Miami, Watkins Glen and now this week at Canaan Valley. Scransen was turned by Shawn Glossum on lap 45, effectively ending the Dollar General team's day.
"We have shown we're a great team and these last couple of weeks are completely not of our doing and I want the world to know that. We're a great team with great people and we can get the job done. Luck just isn't on our side right now."
He wasn't too pleased with Shawn Glossum either.
"Well as much as I love being taken out by idiots, I can't help but be mad at Shawn. Listen, he's a good driver, he's proven that. The guy is one of those 'can do no wrong' guys in this league though, just like Lester, Smith and Carter. After today, I hope people realize that even Shawn Glossum can make mistakes. I'm willing to talk to him and all that, but if that happens again he better watch out." Jack Walter posts first top-5 of 2015
It's been a while since the #91 Porter Chevy was in the top-5 finishing order, but after a very solid run by the Netflix team at Canaan Valley, Walter can smile about a top-5 once again.
"Very good race from us, I'm extremely pleased."
Walter, often running in the mid-20's but keeping the car clean, was surprised the car was so good.
"Right from the beginning of practice we were fast, very happy."
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Subject: Re: 2015 Race 11 - Canaan Valley (GoMart 200) Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:52 am
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About damn time something good happened to Cilantro for a change.
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