(Elite Series) Race 2 - LoanPros 200 (Writeup)
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(Elite Series) Race 2 - LoanPros 200 (Writeup)
I can't dig up the motivation to do a video for this race, so starting here, select races will be covered with press releases instead of videos.
- Press Releases:
- Matthews Wins from Pole
One year ago, Ryan Matthews came up short on fuel at Columbia Speedway and had to settle for second.
Today, the defending FARC Elite Series Fueled by Smash Beer champion conquered the half-mile, dominating the LoanPros 200 from the Karl's Superstores Pole and walking away with a perfect 130 points. The victory, which comes after his early exit from the Smash Beer 200 last week, was his first of 2015, and the third in his FARC career.
Matthews led 148 of the 200 laps in a race that was plagued by 17 Vicker Collision & Glass Cautions, including one that Matthews himself was caught up in; contact between Tom Delgado and Greg Gray on lap 124 sent Taylor Brillon spinning into Matthews' path as he was leading, causing some damage to the left front of the #61 Pisswasser Saar. However, Matthews did not pit for the damage, and he never fell out of the top 5 once for the entire race.
With his victory, Matthews finds himself 13th in the championship.
Foote Second After Rough Day for SPI
Bigsby Foote's runner-up finish in the LoanPros 200 was the only high note on a day that Sergio Power would surely like to forget otherwise.
Sergio Power, Inc.'s three cars - the #14 SasqWATCH Lycoia driven by Foote, the #16 Leapin' Lizard Lycoia driven by Rip Tyler, and the #24 Libertea Lycoia driven by Libby Bell- were involved in multiple accidents during the race. Tyler ended up dropping out on lap 45 with a clutch failure, while Bell held out for much longer; she led a few laps with a strategy call before dropping back on a restart, but had to make an unscheduled stop that put her multiple laps down, and she eventually dropped out with 30 laps remaining with an engine failure.
The SPI drivers did not make many friends along the way, starting with Rip Tyler turning Cyrus LaTerza into the inside wall coming to the end of the first lap, and followed by Bigsby Foote turning Aaron Singer around on a restart soon afterwards. Foote called attention to himself again on lap 70, turning Greg Gray into the side of LaTerza and sending him for another spin. Despite the ruffled feathers and bodywork, Foote persevered and passed Packer Carroll in the final sprint to the finish after a restart with 20 laps remaining.
Rip Tyler continues to lead the championship by 11 points over Lucas Sweeney.
Top-15 Finishes for all 4 Delgado Cars, But Could Have Been Better
Tom Delgado Racing's 4 entries endured the grueling LoanPros 200 and all finished in the top 15, but one wonders what could have been if there hadn't been a few hitches along the way.
Tammy Barnton, making her first start of 2015 in the #87 Gibson's Speedy Lube Lenard, started 13th and clawed her way to the front, eventually battling Ryan Matthews for the lead with some help from lapped cars. However, Barnton cut a tire and had to pit from the lead right after lap 100, putting her two laps down and relegating her to thirteenth, where she had started the race.
TDR owner Tom Delgado, driving the #37 Defender Mufflers Lenard, ran in the top 10 until having to make and unscheduled green-flag stop, but he fought his way back to finish eleventh.
Harry S. Enola's discipline paid off for him today, despite what seemed to be an ill-handling car; the #45 Freedumb Missiles Lenard led 8 laps after staying out during a caution, and the former Marine drill sergeant eventually faded to ninth at the finish, but otherwise stayed out of trouble.
Cyrus LaTerza and his #17 Allison Becker Lenard had the most eventful day of the TDR entries. He was involved in a staggering 10 incidents throughout the race, including two with Bigsby Foote alone and another two that he triggered himself. Ironically, LaTerza finished seventh, the best result of all of the TDR cars.
Mixed Results for Columbia Regulars
Of the 36 cars to take the start of the LoanPros 200, two of them were helmed by drivers whom Columbia locals would definitely recognize; multi-time Columbia Speedway track champion "Mayor" Alex Whitt in the Kathryn Azure-owned #46, and Mini Stock competitor Brittany Filyaw in the #18 for Coleman's Crew.
However, it could have been a better day for Whitt and Filyaw on their home turf. Whitt battled incidents and an ill-handling car to finish 15th, 4 laps off of race winner Ryan Matthews, while Filyaw was well off the pace and got involved in several accidents, eventually dropping out and finishing 27th.
Alex Whitt has a few more starts in the KAT Motorsports #46 and his title fight in the FARC Duckroll Super Series to look forward to, while it is uncertain if Filyaw has further FARC plans.
Carroll Third After Clash with Teammate Lightener
The LoanPros 200 saw a third-place finish for Gravity Racing owner Packer Carroll in his return to FARC racing, but it didn't come without a few bumps along the way; in particular, a Vicker Collision & Glass Caution on lap 34 in which Carroll spun his teammate Isaac Lightener as Lightener was running a lap down.
Neither Carroll nor Lightener have offered comment at this time.
Carroll remained in the top 10 for most of the day, driving the #71 Buckeye Latinum Foundries Isanni into second place before being passed by Bigsby Foote in the closing laps. Lightener's #94 ZombieBusters.com Isanni continued to take a beating, and he eventually settled for 20th, seven laps down.
Griffin Claims Hard Charger Bonus
Ryan Griffin's start to the 2015 FARC Elite Series Fueled by Smash Beer season continued to gain momentum at the LoanPros 200.
The driver of the #86 HP Engine Parts Lycoia for Ike Durbin, Inc., started 23rd and clawed his way to eighth, gaining the most positions of anyone else from the start and collecting the ten bonus points from the Hard Charger award.
Griffin now sits sixth in the championship standings.
Walls OK After Crash
Rookie Jacob Walls exited his first FARC Elite Series Fueled by Smash Beer points race in spectacular fashion, as the #44 First Sixteenth Bank Lenard went for a roll on lap 21 of the LoanPros 200.
Taylor Brillon made contact with Walls coming through turn 4 on a restart, sending Walls sliding into the path of Isaac Lightener. Walls then swerved to the inside trying to correct the car and collided with Lawrence Burr, sending the #44 onto its roof. Walls was left hanging upside-down, but the safety crew turned the car back over and allowed Walls to climb out unscathed.
It has been a rough start to 2015 for MT Motorsports and the #44, which is being split by rookies Walls and Shane Williams. Williams failed to qualify for last week's Smash Beer 200 after a hard crash.
- Results:
- Finish Pos Qual Pos Moved Car # Driver Qualifying Speed Finish Interval Laps Comp Laps Led Led Most Led @ Half Hard Chrgr Points Earnings Status
1 1 0 61 Ryan Matthews 102.949 mph 60.559 200 148 X 130 15700 Running
2 8 6 14 Bigsby Foote 102.028 mph -3.30 200 0 83 12000 Running
3 12 9 71 Packer Carroll 101.667 mph -5.21 200 0 78 10000 Running
4 4 0 63 Kevin Monroe 102.421 mph -7.21 200 0 83 8000 Running
5 14 9 7 Bob Stephans 100.868 mph -7.44 200 0 74 7500 Running
6 11 5 314 Jeremy Baker 101.672 mph -8.39 200 0 72 7000 Running
7 5 -2 17 Cyrus LaTerza 102.393 mph -8.59 200 0 76 6500 Running
8 23 15 86 Ryan Griffin 99.636 mph -8.86 200 0 X 78 6200 Running
9 10 1 45 Harry S. Enola 101.875 mph -13.70 200 8 67 5600 Running
10 2 -8 8 Lucas Sweeney 102.834 mph -1L 199 12 73 5100 Running
11 6 -5 37 Tom Delgado 102.341 mph -1L 199 0 67 4800 Running
12 15 3 64 Leslie Riggs 100.708 mph -1L 199 12 60 4700 Running
13 13 0 87 Tammy Barnton 101.667 mph -2L 198 13 58 4500 Running
14 18 4 9 Taylor Brillon 100.366 mph -3L 197 0 56 4200 Running
15 24 9 46 Alex Whitt 99.437 mph -4L 196 0 54 4000 Running
16 27 11 25 Luc Pellerin -R- 98.292 mph -4L 196 0 52 3800 Running
17 28 11 82 RUS Autosport 97.883 mph -4L 196 0 50 3600 Running
18 30 12 78 Greg Gray -R- 96.835 mph -5L 195 0 48 3400 Running
19 16 -3 88 Kelly Posadas 100.630 mph -6L 194 0 46 3200 Running
20 22 2 94 Isaac Lightener 99.663 mph -7L 193 0 44 3000 Running
21 32 11 15 AJ Young 93.976 mph -8L 192 0 42 2500 Running
22 33 11 1 Aaron Singer 89.574 mph -10L 190 0 40 2400 Running
23 19 -4 10 Daniel Leckliter 100.257 mph -29L 171 0 38 2300 Accident
24 34 10 04 Trueman Ellison -R- 88.074 mph -35L 165 0 36 2200 Header
25 9 -16 24 Libby Bell 101.977 mph -36L 164 6 36 2200 Ignition
26 36 10 40 Barry Spengler 84.855 mph -59L 141 0 32 2000 Valve
27 35 8 18 Brittany Filyaw 86.209 mph -84L 116 0 30 1900 Engine
28 29 1 30 Evan Goodman -R- 97.241 mph -131L 69 0 28 1800 Retired
29 31 2 50 Gabriel Macena 96.146 mph -154L 46 0 26 1700 Retired
30 7 -23 16 Rip Tyler 102.301 mph -155L 45 0 28 1600 Clutch
31 17 -14 2 Jason Bates 100.509 mph -156L 44 0 22 1000 Piston
32 3 -29 41 Zack Webster 102.581 mph -173L 27 1 28 1000 Retired
33 21 -12 422 Todd Stater 99.837 mph -180L 20 0 18 800 Retired
34 26 -8 44 MT Motorsports 98.789 mph -180L 20 0 16 700 Retired
35 25 -10 43 Lawrence Burr 98.874 mph -180L 20 0 14 600 Retired
36 20 -16 83 Bradley Carlisle -R- 100.120 mph -191L 9 0 12 500 Retired
- Standings:
- Position Car # Driver Points To Lead Races Wins T5 T10 DNF Poles Laps Laps Led Earnings Team
1 16 Rip Tyler 236 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 145 19 16700 Independent
2 8 Lucas Sweeney 225 11 2 0 1 2 0 0 299 15 13200 Independent
3 17 Cyrus LaTerza 216 20 2 0 0 2 0 0 300 0 13000 Independent
4 64 Leslie Riggs 212 24 2 0 0 1 0 1 299 19 10700 Independent
5 7 Bob Stephans 201 35 2 0 1 1 0 0 300 4 12400 Independent
6 86 Ryan Griffin 198 38 2 0 0 1 0 0 300 3 10900 Independent
7 2 Jason Bates 182 54 2 0 1 1 1 0 144 0 13000 Independent
8 37 Tom Delgado 181 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 299 5 9100 Independent
9 07 Anthony Griffith 164 72 1 0 0 1 0 0 100 0 7200 Independent
10 12 Reid Bullet 162 74 1 0 1 1 0 0 100 0 10000 Independent
11 41 Zack Webster 160 76 2 0 0 1 1 0 127 9 6100 Independent
12 45 Harry S. Enola 156 80 2 0 0 1 0 0 299 8 8600 Independent
13 61 Ryan Matthews 154 82 2 1 1 1 1 1 225 148 16200 Independent
14 62 Carter Fitzgerald 153 83 1 0 1 1 0 0 100 0 7500 Independent
15 71 Packer Carroll 142 94 2 0 1 1 1 0 286 0 12000 Independent
16 9 Taylor Brillon 140 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 296 4 6800 Independent
17 427 Stanley Parsons 136 100 1 0 0 1 0 0 100 0 6000 Independent
18 88 Kelly Posadas 126 110 2 0 0 0 0 0 293 0 5600 Independent
19 50 Gabriel Macena 122 114 2 0 0 0 1 0 146 0 5100 Independent
20 6 Luther Austin 116 120 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 4400 Independent
21 03 Rick Head 115 121 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 15 4100 Independent
22 3 Laura Cyrus 104 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 3800 Independent
23 08 Brian Sendack 102 134 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 30 3500 Independent
24 82 RUS Autosport 102 134 2 0 0 0 1 0 281 0 5300 Independent
25 09 Jay Rivers -R- 100 136 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 3600 Independent
26 63 Kevin Monroe 91 145 2 0 1 1 1 0 203 0 8300 Independent
27 25 Luc Pellerin -R- 84 152 2 0 0 0 1 0 245 0 4500 Independent
28 14 Bigsby Foote 83 153 1 0 1 1 0 0 200 0 12000 Independent
29 02 Thomas Tucker 76 160 1 0 0 0 0 0 97 2 2400 Independent
30 590 Mark Thompson 72 164 1 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 2200 Independent
31 314 Jeremy Baker 72 164 1 0 0 1 0 0 200 0 7000 Independent
32 11 Robert Leckliter -R- 68 168 1 0 0 0 1 0 86 0 2100 Independent
33 30 Evan Goodman -R- 64 172 2 0 0 0 2 0 126 0 2600 Independent
34 83 Bradley Carlisle -R- 60 176 2 0 0 0 2 0 94 0 2100 Independent
35 777 Lucy Barnton 60 176 1 0 0 0 1 0 85 0 1900 Independent
36 87 Tammy Barnton 58 178 1 0 0 0 0 0 198 13 4500 Independent
37 314 Michael Madrigal 56 180 1 0 0 0 1 0 85 0 1800 Independent
38 24 Libby Bell 56 180 2 0 0 0 2 0 187 6 2600 Independent
39 10 Daniel Leckliter 54 182 2 0 0 0 2 0 176 0 2600 Independent
40 46 Alex Whitt 54 182 1 0 0 0 0 0 196 0 4000 Independent
41 78 Greg Gray -R- 48 188 1 0 0 0 0 0 195 0 3400 Independent
42 22 Makoto Yamada 44 192 1 0 0 0 1 0 83 0 1000 Independent
43 94 Isaac Lightener 44 192 1 0 0 0 0 0 193 0 3000 Independent
44 15 AJ Young 42 194 1 0 0 0 0 0 192 0 2500 Independent
45 92 Carlo de Pretto 40 196 1 0 0 0 1 0 82 0 900 Independent
46 1 Aaron Singer 40 196 1 0 0 0 0 0 190 0 2400 Independent
47 04 Trueman Ellison -R- 36 200 1 0 0 0 1 0 165 0 2200 Independent
48 40 Barry Spengler 32 204 1 0 0 0 1 0 141 0 2000 Independent
49 18 Brittany Filyaw 30 206 1 0 0 0 1 0 116 0 1900 Independent
50 26 Danica Holifield -R- 28 208 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 0 600 Independent
51 422 Todd Stater 18 218 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 800 Independent
52 44 MT Motorsports 16 220 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 700 Independent
53 43 Lawrence Burr 14 222 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 600 Independent
54 38 Ike Durbin 12 224 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 300 Independent
55 38 Riley Durbin -R- 9 227 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 300 Independent
56 47 Trey Ashby 8 228 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 300 Independent
57 5 Mike Malone 8 228 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 300 Independent
- ROTY:
- Position Car # Driver Points To Lead Races Wins T5 T10 DNF Poles Laps Laps Led Earnings Team
1 83 Bradley Carlisle -R- 236 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 124 5 17200 Independent
2 25 Luc Pellerin -R- 220 16 3 0 1 1 1 0 275 0 12500 Independent
3 09 Jay Rivers -R- 194 42 2 0 0 1 0 0 130 0 10600 Independent
4 30 Evan Goodman -R- 178 58 3 0 0 1 2 0 156 0 8100 Independent
5 11 Robert Leckliter -R- 174 62 2 0 0 1 1 0 116 0 8600 Independent
6 28 Todd Rowe -R- 160 76 1 0 1 1 0 0 30 14 12500 Independent
7 38 Riley Durbin -R- 156 80 1 0 1 1 0 0 30 2 10100 Independent
8 78 Greg Gray -R- 152 84 2 0 0 0 0 0 225 0 7200 Independent
9 26 Danica Holifield -R- 150 86 2 0 0 1 1 0 56 0 6600 Independent
10 44 Shane Williams -R- 148 88 1 0 1 1 0 0 30 9 7600 Independent
11 04 Trueman Ellison -R- 132 104 2 0 0 0 1 1 192 0 6000 Independent
12 27 Casey Lester -R- 128 108 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 5000 Independent
13 480 Joshua Pacer -R- 124 112 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 4800 Independent
14 31 Matt Duncan -R- 120 116 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 4600 Independent
15 84 Zack Churchill -R- 116 120 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 4400 Independent
16 731 Efrain Garza -R- 112 124 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 4200 Independent
17 97 Kyle Cobb -R- 108 128 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 4000 Independent
18 25 Ross Carter -R- 100 136 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 3600 Independent
19 20 Mason St. Martin -R- 92 144 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 3200 Independent
20 44 Jacob Walls -R- 16 220 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 700 Independent
21 27 Johnson Clapp -R- 0 236 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
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- Wow, 17 cautions? Can't say I can blame you for not making a video.
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- Some people need to step up their game, Trueman Ellison is eleventh in Rookie Standings..........
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 2 - LoanPros 200 (Writeup)
2nd start...2nd DNF for Evan Goodman...
"Not the way we wanted to start this season, but hey you live and learn right?"
"Not the way we wanted to start this season, but hey you live and learn right?"
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