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16-year-old Erik Jones leads both ARCA Racing Series practice at Berlin Raceway

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[media-credit name=”ARCARacing.com” align=”alignright” width=”328″][/media-credit]At the end of both practice sessions at Berlin Raceway, it was 16-year-old Erik Jones topping the charts. He’d lap the 0.438 mile oval in 17.235 seconds in the first practice, followed by a 17.183 seconds in the second practice.

Jones made his ARCA debut earlier this year at the age of 15 and has impressed with two top fives and three top 10s in five starts. Berlin is where the Byron, Michigan native cut his teeth so its no surprise to see him at the top of the charts.

Last race’s winner Chad Hackenbracht was second in the final practice at a lap of 17.284 seconds, 0.049 seconds off of Jones. The win for Hackenbracht marked his first ARCA Racing Series win in 42 ARCA starts.

Hendrick Motorsports development driver Chase Elliott was third at 17.459 seconds. In his three previous ARCA starts, he has three top 10s.

Alex Bowman and Frank Kimmel rounded out the top five. Points leader Brennan Poole was sixth, followed by Michael Simko, Matt Lofton, Brian Campbell and Tom Hessert.

In the first practice, it’d be Jones, followed by Hackenbracht, Clint King, Poole and Elliott. Mason Mingus was sixth, followed by Lofton, Nelson Canache, Chris Buescher and Kimmel.

Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell will start at 5, with live timing and scoring coverage at ARCARacing.com. The Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group will start at 8:30 with the same live timing and scoring coverage. Charlie Krall and Tim Clagg will host a live pre-race show at 8 before delivering an online audio call of the race at ARCARacing.com.

 

Practice Results

Practice 1

2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Event #15    
Berlin Raceway, Marne Michigan, 8-11-12      
Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group      
           
August 11, 2012 / 2:45 PM      
           
POS NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED
1 55 Erik Jones/Byron MI Paragon Corvette Reproductions-CG Financial Chevy 17.235 91.488
2 58 Chad Hackenbracht/New Philadelphia OH CGH Motorsports Chevrolet 17.284 91.229
3 9 Chase Elliott/Dawsonville GA Aaron’s Dream Machine-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 17.459 90.314
4 22 Alex Bowman/Tucson AZ St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dodge 17.469 90.263
5 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Ansell-Menards Toyota 17.473 90.242
6 25 Brennan Poole/The Woodlands TX Adcetera.com-Midas-Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 17.478 90.216
7 35 Michael Simko/Clarkston MI Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 17.478 90.216
8 16 Matt Lofton/Roxboro NC Strutmasters.com Chevrolet 17.522 89.990
9 68 Brian Campbell/Wyoming MI Hantz Group Chevrolet 17.526 89.969
10 52 Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 17.565 89.769
11 6 Mason Mitchell/W. Des Moines IA J&S Ag Services-Make A Wish Chevrolet 17.608 89.550
12 32 Mason Mingus/Brentwood TN 811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet 17.612 89.530
13 29 Brian Keselowski/Rochester Hills MI Diversified Documents Dodge 17.654 89.317
14 04 Darren Hagen/Indianapolis IN Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge 17.677 89.201
15 15 Clint King/Denton NC Speedrack Products Group Toyota 17.712 89.024
16 17 Chris Buescher/Prosper TX Roulo Brothers Racing Ford 17.713 89.019
17 66 Nelson Canache/Caracas Venezuela Venezuela Tourism Toyota 17.715 89.009
18 23 Spencer Gallagher/Las Vegas NV Allegiant Air Chevrolet 17.806 88.554
19 40 Justin Lloyd/Raleigh NC Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge 18.068 87.270
20 10 Ricky Ehrgott/Brandon FL Fast Track Driving School Blue Collar Chevrolet 18.279 86.263
21 02 Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford 18.433 85.542
22 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet 18.489 85.283
23 2 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN Hixson Construction Chevrolet 18.915 83.362
24 99 Mike Young/Toledo OH Roulo Brothers Racing Ford 19.025 82.880
25 48 James Hylton/Inman SC Radon.com Ford 19.510 80.820
26 0 James Swanson/San Antonio TX Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 19.601 80.445
27 3 Tim Walter/Valparaiso IN MPBToday.com/racersfoot Dodge 19.628 80.334
28 06 Tommy O’Leary/Cygnet OH GreatRailing.com Ford 20.232 77.936

Practice 2 

2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Event #15    
Berlin Raceway, Marne Michigan, 8-11-12      
Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group      
           
August 11, 2012 / 4:07 PM      
           
POS NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED
1 55 Erik Jones/Byron MI Paragon Corvette Reproductions-CG Financial Chevy 17.183 91.765
2 58 Chad Hackenbracht/New Philadelphia OH CGH Motorsports Chevrolet 17.264 91.335
3 15 Clint King/Denton NC Speedrack Products Group Toyota 17.272 91.292
4 25 Brennan Poole/The Woodlands TX Adcetera.com-Midas-Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 17.322 91.029
5 9 Chase Elliott/Dawsonville GA Aaron’s Dream Machine-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 17.355 90.856
6 32 Mason Mingus/Brentwood TN 811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet 17.360 90.829
7 16 Matt Lofton/Roxboro NC Strutmasters.com Chevrolet 17.368 90.788
8 66 Nelson Canache/Caracas Venezuela Venezuela Tourism Toyota 17.409 90.574
9 17 Chris Buescher/Prosper TX Roulo Brothers Racing Ford 17.440 90.413
10 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Ansell-Menards Toyota 17.484 90.185
11 68 Brian Campbell/Wyoming MI Hantz Group Chevrolet 17.487 90.170
12 35 Michael Simko/Clarkston MI Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 17.492 90.144
13 22 Alex Bowman/Tucson AZ St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dodge 17.579 89.698
14 40 Justin Lloyd/Raleigh NC Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge 17.588 89.652
15 6 Mason Mitchell/W. Des Moines IA J&S Ag Services-Make A Wish Chevrolet 17.623 89.474
16 04 Darren Hagen/Indianapolis IN Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge 17.644 89.367
17 10 Ricky Ehrgott/Brandon FL Fast Track Driving School Blue Collar Chevrolet 17.788 88.644
18 02 Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford 17.871 88.232
19 29 Brian Keselowski/Rochester Hills MI Diversified Documents Dodge 17.999 87.605
20 2 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN Hixson Construction Chevrolet 18.177 86.747
21 23 Spencer Gallagher/Las Vegas NV Allegiant Air Chevrolet 18.277 86.272
22 69 Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN Tilted Kilt Ford 18.515 85.163
23 99 Mike Young/Toledo OH Roulo Brothers Racing Ford 18.575 84.888
24 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet 18.732 84.177
25 52 Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 18.840 83.694
26 0 James Swanson/San Antonio TX Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 19.651 80.240
27 06 Tommy O’Leary/Cygnet OH GreatRailing.com Ford 19.695 80.061

Edwards wins the Zippo 200 at The Glen

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[media-credit id=24 align=”alignright” width=”240″][/media-credit]Carl Edwards comes back to the Nationwide Series (NNS) and what does he do? He Wins! Edwards led nine laps in Saturday’s Zippo 200 at The Glen and took over the lead with two laps remaining to earn his 38th career and the first win in 2012.  Edwards also broke a tie for third with Kevin Harvick on the series’ all-time win list.

“This is huge for us. It’s nice to be in victory lane.” Edwards said.

Brad Keselowski led 43 laps and finished second.  Sam Hornish Jr. third, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fourth and Ron Fellows rounded out the top-5.

Sam Hornish Jr. started on the pole first the first time in his NASCAR career.

Ryan Truex was going into to turn-1 when he went out of control and spun and collect Danica Patrick.

“I drove in the corner and got wheel-hopped and spun out back in front of everybody. Basically I wheel-hopped and it was either wheel-hop and hope I didn’t run into my teammate in front of me and take out the field, or turn in the grass and spin out and not hit anybody, and I chose the grass. I had no control after that.” Truex said.

Patrick tried to repair the damage in pit road but had to garage.  Patrick finished 43rd.

“I feel so bad. I wish it would have gone differently but that’s the sport. There’s a lot of stuff that is out of your control and there’s a lot of stuff you look back at that you would’ve, could’ve, should’ve done differently. But that’s just racing.” Patrick said.

The first caution came out when the No,19 car of Alex Popow cut a tire and slammed into the guard rail throwing debris everywhere. They had a chance to pit but no came in and they stayed in there position for the time being.

They went back to green on lap 10 with Sam Hornish leading since the green flag. Hornish was under attack from his teammate Brad Keselowski. Keselowski took over the lead two laps later.

Green flag pit stops occurred on lap 19 with Justin Allgaier hitting the pit road. He told his crew that he was tight coming up the hill. They took four tires and had a air pressure adjustment. The No.18 of Joey Logano was loose in but he needs to be more loose off. They also took four tires. Carl Edwards went in and was telling the team he was tight in the carousel and got some air pressure. Kyle Busch and Hornish wrapped up the lead lap green flag pit stops. Busch said he need more grip but otherwise was not that bad. He got four tires and a air pressure. Hornish was reporting a little vibration when he was under braking but other then that  he was okay. He said he was free everywhere especially the right handers.

The only person that has not pitted was the No.87 of Alex Kennedy but on lap 29, Keselowski was much quicker and took over the top spot.

The second caution came out on lap 37 when Kennedy got loose in turns 3 and 4 and slammed into the guard rail. Austin Dillon also spun out to not run into the No.87 car. The top-5 did not stop but Dillon had to pit to change tires due to his spin. Kasey Kahne also came in during the caution. Dillon will start at the tail of the field since he did not stop in inner loop under green.

We restarted the race on lap 43 with Keselowski still leading. It was a crazy restart with all the leaders going three wide.

The final pit stops occurred with 32 laps to go. Elliott Sadler got a air pressure and told the team to pack it full of fuel. He also needed a track bar to help him turn right. Busch came in and need to help turn in the front and the back. He got a air pressure and a track bar. Edwards said the car was great and all they need to do was fill it with fuel and  clean the grill.  Kahne beat everybody off of pit road because he only took fuel due to the previous caution.

While that was happening, Edwards and Logano were racing hard into 7 and spun the No.18 out. Logano told his crew chief to tell the No.60 to “bite him”.

On the other side of the track, Joe Nemecheck was stopped on pit road and the caution was waved. Miguel Paludo and Justin Allgaier did not pit and will be pitting during this caution.

Kahne led the field back to the green flag with 23 laps to go but Keselowski took the spot in turn-1. Busch made it three wide and took second.
The caution waved once again for the fourth time when the No.88 of Cole Whitt went into turn-5 and clipped the barrier and tore the front bumper off his car. During the caution, Busch told his team the throttle is sticking.
They restarted the race with 10 laps to go and Edwards was determined to get this lead. Edwards drove down into turn-1 and made it stick and took the spot and started to pull away. It looked like Edwards was going to run away with this win.
Five laps to go, Keselowski was still going strong but Edwards got a nice run off of 1 and were battling for the lead. During that battle, Dillon blew a right front tire and was throwing debris everywhere. Logano was radioing to his team (during the caution) that his engine was not running so well and he would try and nurse it home for the finish.
They restarted the race with two laps to go with Edwards in the lead. The No.18 and the No.54 did not get a good jump and spun their tires.  Keselowski tried to take the lead on the high side but could not get it done.
“I hate to admit it, but I missed a downshift in Turn 6. All day, that was where he was beating me, so I went in there extra hard, and I missed my downshift and he got next to me.” Edwards said.
Unofficial Race Results
Zippo 200 at The Glen, Watkins Glen Int’l
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/race.php?race=21
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Pos. St. No. Driver Make Points
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1 2 60 Carl Edwards Dodge 0
2 4 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 0
3 1 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 42
4 10 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 40
5 15 5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 0
6 5 54 Kyle Busch Toyota 0
7 11 38 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 0
8 3 33 Paul Menard Chevrolet 0
9 8 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 36
10 9 11 Brian Scott Toyota 34
11 19 43 Michael Annett Ford 33
12 7 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 32
13 14 30 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 0
14 20 44 Mike Bliss Toyota 30
15 13 20 Ryan Truex Toyota 30
16 16 199 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Toyota 0
17 27 81 Jason Bowles * Toyota 27
18 28 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 26
19 21 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 26
20 34 275 Kenny Habul Toyota 24
21 24 159 Kyle Kelley Chevrolet 0
22 6 18 Joey Logano Toyota 0
23 30 3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet 21
24 12 88 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 20
25 39 124 Tim Connolly Chevrolet 0
26 40 14 Eric McClure Toyota 18
27 26 97 Joe Nemechek Toyota 17
28 41 70 Tony Raines Dodge 0
29 25 87 Alex Kennedy Toyota 0
30 38 4 Daryl Harr Chevrolet 14
31 31 40 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 0
32 42 23 Dexter Stacey Chevrolet 12
33 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 11
34 35 153 Eric Curran Dodge 10
35 29 41 Timmy Hill Ford 0
36 37 39 Matthew Bell Chevrolet 8
37 32 15 Chris Cook Chevrolet 0
38 17 19 Alex Popow Toyota 6
39 18 42 Josh Wise Chevrolet 0
40 33 10 Jeff Green Toyota 4
41 36 46 Matt DiBenedetto Chevrolet 0
42 22 47 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 0
43 23 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 1

CHEVY NSCS AT WATKINS GLEN: Montoya & Johnson Post Qual Press Conf. Transripts

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Montoya claims Coors Light Pole award at Watkins Glen

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[media-credit id=24 align=”alignright” width=”224″][/media-credit]Following a day of rain yesterday here at Watkins Glen International, the drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) were given the opportunity to test their equipment early this morning in a 1.5 hour final practice session. With the sun still hidden behind the clouds and a cool breeze aiding the cause, the speeds were at a blistering pace around the 2.45-mile course this morning.

The 2008 winner, Kyle Busch, claimed the top of the leader board with Juan Montoya second, Carl Edwards third and road course specialist, Marcos Ambrose finishing the session fourth. Five-time Watkins Glen winner, Tony Stewart was shown thirteenth on the charts and four-time race winner Jeff Gordon was sixth.

During NSCS qualifying, it was a new track record for Juan Montoya at a speed of 127.020 mph that claimed his second Coors Light Pole award for the 27th Annual Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen. This is his ninth career pole award in 203 NSCS races and his second pole in as many weeks. Though he does have a win here at the 2.45-mile short course configuration, he has never started from the point position here in six attempts.

“Our Target Chevy has been pretty good this weekend. It has been pretty stable; put it in qualifying trim it was really quick in practice. We ran a little slower than practice, but with the sun out, it’s like 20 degrees hotter. I don’t know. I had a pretty good lap. You can always say I could have got a little more, but sometimes when you want a little more you actually lose.” Montoya said.

Happy Hour winner Kyle Busch, who will start the race on the outside of Montoya, just five-hundredths of a second behind the pole-sitter.

The 18 M&M’s Camry was really good during qualifying. It was really fast. I thought it was good and I thought it would be close to the pole. It was close, but it wasn’t first.” Busch said.

Five-time NSCS Champion, Jimmie Johnson will make the start from the third position and Brad Kesolowski qualified fourth.

“A really solid lap for the Miller Lite Dodge team. We haven’t qualified well this year but today was a great effort. Track position is key on road courses especially at a fast place like The Glen. I’m a little disappointed that we didn’t get the pole.” Kesolowski said.

Marcos Ambrose rounded out the top-five starters.

“I made a mistake in turn six and just didn’t quite have enough rear grip there. That’s OK.  We’ve got a great race car and we’ll just play the strategy game and see what comes out of it.” Ambrose said.

Green flag is slated for just after 1PM tomorrow, and with the grid set the way it is, the 27th Annual Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen is shaping up to have a short-track swagger about it.

As always, follow me on Twitter @ML_B_Lo for all the up to the minute action.

Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen, Watkins Glen Int’l
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Cup/qual.php?race=22
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Pos. No. Driver Make Speed Time
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1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 127.02 69.438
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 126.928 69.488
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 126.925 69.49
4 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 126.626 69.654
5 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 126.524 69.71
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 126.312 69.827
7 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 126.15 69.917
8 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 126.061 69.966
9 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 126.049 69.973
10 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 125.959 70.023
11 98 Michael McDowell Ford 125.713 70.16
12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 125.643 70.199
13 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 125.612 70.216
14 20 Joey Logano Toyota 125.518 70.269
15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 125.516 70.27
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 125.5 70.279
17 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 125.42 70.324
18 99 Carl Edwards Ford 125.409 70.33
19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 125.389 70.341
20 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 125.339 70.369
21 195 Scott Speed Ford 125.334 70.372
22 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 125.199 70.448
23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 125.08 70.515
24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 124.917 70.607
25 32 Boris Said Ford 124.791 70.678
26 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 124.715 70.721
27 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 124.455 70.869
28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 124.208 71.01
29 43 Aric Almirola Ford 124.187 71.022
30 13 Casey Mears Ford 124.131 71.054
31 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 124.108 71.067
32 34 David Ragan Ford 123.868 71.205
33 55 Brian Vickers Toyota 123.71 71.296
34 38 David Gilliland Ford 123.576 71.373
35 83 Landon Cassill Toyota 123.471 71.434
36 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 123.436 71.454
37 10 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 123.27 71.55
38 26 Josh Wise* Ford 122.531 71.982
39 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet 122.335 72.097
40 119 Chris Cook Toyota 118.879 74.193
41 249 Jason Leffler Toyota 118.742 74.279
42 30 Patrick Long Toyota 117.551 75.031
43 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota – –

CHEVY NSCS AT WATKINS GLEN: Qualifying Quotes

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Toyota NSCS Watkins Glen Post-Qualifying Notes & Quotes

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SRT Motorsports – Dodge Sprint Cup Series Final Qualifying – Watkins Glen

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Drivers to test new Sonoma layout before GoPro Indy Grand Prix

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On July 31st, it was announced that Sonoma Raceway will undergo three slight modifications to its track layout before the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.  The changes made to turns seven, nine, and eleven were conducted with the intent to create more overtaking throughout the race weekend.

[media-credit name=”indycar.com” align=”alignright” width=”250″][/media-credit]Ryan Briscoe of Penske Racing traveled to Sonoma at the end of July to speak out on the changes made to the California circuit.

“As drivers, we should all be excited with the track configuration as it will help open up more areas for passing. With the new turn 7, it is going to be a slower corner with heavy breaking and later turning, which will become an added passing opportunity.  Turn 11 will also create a new challenge with a longer chute leading to carry more speed into the start/finish line.  I certainly welcome the new changes because they added to the beauty of driving the circuit,” Briscoe tells racer.com.

With these new changes made to the track, the IndyCar teams have decided to test in Sonoma on Friday, August 17th.  The teams will look to gain vital practice and data acquisition in preparation for the Grand Prix on August 26th.

The day long test will be open and free to the public.

A driver of note that will make an appearance at the test is Sebastian Saavedra.  The Columbian racer will be a fourth entry for Andretti Autosport/AFS Racing.  Saavedra last competed in the IZOD IndyCar Series throughout the month of May for the Indianapolis 500.  Sebastian started 24th and finished 26th in the Greatest Spectacle in racing.

Following the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, the IICS will have two races remaining.  The Grand Prix of Baltimore will be 2:30 PM ET on September 2nd and the season finale will be in Fontana, California on September 15th at 8:30 PM ET for the MAVTV 500.

Henderson Prevails at Second Chance Friday in Knoxville

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KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 10, 2012 – Justin Henderson capitalized on a new format to the Friday portion of the 52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.

With a new team and a unique opportunity to start from scratch, Henderson took advantage to lock himself into Saturday’s $150,000-to-win main event at the famed Knoxville Raceway after outlasting David Gravel in the final qualifying night.

“I was very worried coming into tonight,” Henderson said. “It puts a lot of extra pressure and stress on the guys that aren’t already locked in, but I have to say the finale came out good in our favor this time. I’m a fan of it now, but I think every year it’s going to change for sure.”

A total of 67 drivers competed with the new format, which erased everyone’s qualifying performance and locked in the top four finishers from Friday’s feature. For Henderson, who would have been mired in the middle of the B Main under the old format, Friday worked out perfectly.

He qualified 15th quickest and finished second in a heat race, grabbing the final transfer and a spot in the 25-lap main event. Henderson started the feature sixth and he ran fifth for the first nine laps.

However, on a lap-10 restart after Danny Lasoski brought out a caution with a flat tire, Henderson quickly powered to third. He passed Cody Darrah for the runner-up position with 11 laps remaining and then tracked down Gravel, who started on the pole.

Henderson railed the outside groove, while Gravel ran the inside lane. The duo entered traffic with six laps remaining and Gravel was slowed in turn two with five to go, allowing Henderson to rocket into the lead off turn two. He then survived a strong bid from Gravel, who finished less than half a second behind Henderson.

“I really felt like I was rolling the bottom nicely,” Gravel said. “I thought I was on cruise control there. I slipped off the bottom a few times and that’s when Henderson got by me.

“He had an advantage in (turns) one and two, and I had the advantage in (turns) three and four. I was really trying to win there, but when Justin had a few car lengths I was just trying to stay straight, hit my marks and get to the finish line.”

If anyone is a poster boy for the new format, it’s Dale Blaney. After failing to change an engine in time before time trials on his qualifying night, Blaney scratched from the rest of the night. Under the old format, he would have started in the back of the E Main on Saturday.

On Friday, Blaney took full advantage of the clean slate and charged to a third-place finish to lock himself into Saturday’s main event.

“It’s amazing,” he said. “It’s just a great opportunity. I want to thank everybody from Knoxville for making the format. It fit us perfectly this year.”

Darrah held off a late charge from 13th-starter Kerry Madsen to finish fourth, earning the final transfer to Saturday’s main event.

With 20 drivers locked into the highest-paying feature of the season, the remaining competitors will be placed in mains based on their finish on Friday.

Friday night concluded with the Speed Sport Knoxville World Challenge – a 24-car, 20-lap feature pitting top drivers from the United States against stars from other countries.

Donny Schatz, who started 10th, claimed the $10,000 victory and savored the extra laps on the track before Saturday’s main event.

“I think being able to come on nights like this is a big help,” he said. “It definitely does help for tomorrow night. You get your car that much better and you see what the race track is going to do. I think it’ll be similar tomorrow night.”

52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Night 3 Statistical Report; Knoxville Raceway; Knoxville, Iowa; Aug. 10, 2012

A Feature (25 laps) – 1. Justin Henderson (6); 2. David Gravel (1); 3. Dale Blaney (3); 4. Cody Darrah (2); 5. Kerry Madsen (13); 6. Chad Kemenah (16); 7. Terry McCarl (5); 8. Dusty Zomer (14); 9. Steve Kinser (15); 10. Danny Holtgraver (4); 11. Bronson Maeschen (17); 12. Kevin Swindell (18); 13. Wayne Johnson (11); 14. Scott Winters (24); 15. Danny Lasoski (10); 16. Jamie Veal (22); 17. Rager Phillips (12); 18. Jac Haudenschild (8); 19. Cap Henry (19); 20. James McFadden (20); 21. Greg Wilson (23); 22. Jeff Swindell (9); 23. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7); 24. Joey Moughan (21).

Qualifying – 1. 89G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (7), 15.126; 2. 4, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (8), 15.252; 3. 2, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH (59), 15.254; 4. 17M, Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL (10), 15.263; 5. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Au (5), 15.314; 6. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (29), 15.319; 7. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (21), 15.328; 8. 63, Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH (42), 15.356; 9. 23w, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (17), 15.373; 10. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (3), 15.385; 11. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (25), 15.411; 12. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (14), 15.454; 13. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (31), 15.455; 14. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (38), 15.465; 15. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (27), 15.468; 16. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (4), 15.471; 17. 26, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (6), 15.494; 18. 59, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (11), 15.494; 19. 55x, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (22), 15.496; 20. 7K, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (20), 15.501; 21. 1z, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (54), 15.504; 22. 55xm, James McFadden, Brisbane, QLD, Aust. (30), 15.546; 23. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (19), 15.547; 24. 24H, Bryan Sebetto, Fremont, OH (63), 15.572; 25. 8, Casey Mack, East Grand Forks, ND (15), 15.583; 26. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (43), 15.587; 27. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (9), 15.602; 28. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aus (49), 15.606; 29. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (50), 15.611; 30. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (1), 15.634; 31. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (13), 15.636; 32. 71, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (60), 15.639; 33. 54, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (51), 15.645; 34. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (67), 15.678; 35. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Owasso, OK (26), 15.683; 36. 1s, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (44), 15.686; 37. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (58), 15.699; 38. 1x, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (36), 15.713; 39. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (57), 15.732; 40. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN (16), 15.746; 41. 40, Caleb Helms, Findlay, OH (47), 15.768; 42. 2s, Lee Sowell, Lake Cormorant, MS (40), 15.793; 43. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (52), 15.795; 44. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (65), 15.8; 45. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (28), 15.822; 46. 2x, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (55), 15.823; 47. 51, Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA (24), 15.825; 48. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (61), 15.831; 49. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (46), 15.844; 50. 10, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (56), 15.846; 51. 02, Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI (33), 15.873; 52. 66, Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN (2), 15.879; 53. 35, Tyler Walker, Hermosa Beach, CA (23), 15.975; 54. 4D, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (64), 16.042; 55. 71AU, Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. (34), 16.047; 56. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (41), 16.048; 57. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (45), 16.089; 58. 7c, Critter Malone, Speedway, IN (12), 16.116; 59. 1m, Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL (35), 16.212; 60. 1T, Chris Shirek, Thompson, ND (53), 16.259; 61. 47AU, Trevor Reynolds, Perth, WA, Aust. (32), 16.31; 62. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (37), 16.321; 63. 71B, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (18), 16.399; 64. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (39), 16.516; 65. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (62), 16.567; 66. 20PK, Ron Krysl, Atkinson, NE (66), 17.122; 67. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (48), 17.278.

Heat 1 (8 laps) – 1. David Gravel (4); 2. Justin Henderson (2); 3. Chad Kemenah (3); 4. Logan Schuchart (6); 5. Don Droud Jr. (5); 6. James McFadden (1); 7. Tasker Phillips (7); 8. Sheldon Haudenschild (8); 9. Johnny Herrera (9); 10. Kevin Ingle (10).

Heat 2 (8 laps) – 1. Wayne Johnson (1); 2. Cody Darrah (4); 3. Josh Schneiderman (2); 4. Brad Sweet (6); 5. Scott Winters (3); 6. Austin McCarl (5); 7. Mike Reinke (8); 8. Ed Lynch Jr. (7); 9. Josh Hodges (10); 10. Critter Malone (9).

Heat 3 (8 laps) – 1. Dale Blaney (4); 2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2); 3. Steve Kinser (3); 4. Kaley Gharst (5); 5. Randy Hannagan (6); 6. Geoff Dodge (8); 7. Bryan Sebetto (1); 8. Jim Moughan Jr. (9); 9. Jarrod Schneiderman (7); 10. Ron Krysl (10).

Heat 4 (8 laps) – 1. Jac Haudenschild (2); 2. Danny Holtgraver (3); 3. Casey Mack (1); 4. Kevin Swindell (5); 5. Brady Bacon (6); 6. Tyler Walker (8); 7. Joey Moughan (4); 8. Chris Shirek (9); 9. Dustin Morgan (7); 10. TJ Peterson (10).

Heat 5 (8 laps) – 1. Terry McCarl (3); 2. Rager Phillips (1); 3. Trey Starks (2); 4. Danny Smith (8); 5. Jamie Veal (4); 6. Cap Henry (5); 7. Fred Rahmer (7); 8. Bill Rose (6); 9. Trevor Reynolds (9).

Heat 6 (8 laps) – 1. Jeff Swindell (2); 2. Dusty Zomer (5); 3. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 4. Bronson Maeschen (4); 5. Glen Saville (9); 6. Caleb Helms (6); 7. AJ Moeller (1); 8. Austin Johnson (7); 9. Domain Ramsay (8).

Heat 7 (8 laps) – 1. Danny Lasoski (2); 2. Kerry Madsen (1); 3. Greg Wilson (4); 4. Ryan Bunton (3); 5. Jack Dover (7); 6. Tony Bruce Jr. (5); 7. Seth Brahmer (8); 8. Lee Sowell (6); 9. Robert Bell (9).

B Feature 1 (12 laps) – 1. Steve Kinser (3); 2. Kevin Swindell (7); 3. Greg Wilson (2); 4. Joey Moughan (1); 5. Brady Bacon (9); 6. Don Droud Jr. (6); 7. Josh Schneiderman (4); 8. Logan Schuchart (8); 9. Jarrod Schneiderman (11); 10. Danny Smith (14); 11. Chris Shirek (16); 12. Robert Bell (17); 13. Bryan Sebetto (5); 14. Austin Johnson (12); 15. Lee Sowell (10); 16. Ron Krysl (18); 17. Mike Reinke (13); 18. Johnny Herrera (15).

B Feature 2 (12 laps) – 1. Chad Kemenah (2); 2. Cap Henry (7); 3. Brad Sweet (8); 4. Jack Dover (12); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 6. Trey Starks (4); 7. Casey Mack (5); 8. Austin McCarl (6); 9. Dustin Morgan (11); 10. Kevin Ingle (17); 11. Trevor Reynolds (16); 12. TJ Peterson (18); 13. Domain Ramsay (14); 14. Bill Rose (9); 15. Critter Malone (15); 16. Jamie Veal (1); 17. Tasker Phillips (10); 18. Geoff Dodge (13).

B Feature 3 (12 laps) – 1. Bronson Maeschen (1); 2. James McFadden (4); 3. Tony Bruce Jr. (7); 4. Ryan Bunton (3); 5. Randy Hannagan (8); 6. Scott Winters (2); 7. Tyler Walker (13); 8. Fred Rahmer (11); 9. Kaley Gharst (6); 10. AJ Moeller (5); 11. Caleb Helms (9); 12. Glen Saville (16); 13. Jim Moughan Jr. (15); 14. Ed Lynch Jr. (10); 15. Seth Brahmer (14); 16. Josh Hodges (17); 17. Sheldon Haudenschild (12).

Speed Sport Knoxville World Challenge (20 laps) – 1. Donny Schatz (10); 2. Sammy Swindell (1); 3. Jason Meyers (9); 4. Craig Dollansky (12); 5. Tim Shaffer (13); 6. Kerry Madsen (15); 7. Jason Johnson (2); 8. James McFadden (17); 9. Daryn Pittman (4); 10. Lucas Wolfe (8); 11. Brooke Tatnell (14); 12. David Gravel (18); 13. Jamie Veal (16); 14. Lynton Jeffrey (20); 15. Danny Smith (23); 16. Trevor Reynolds (21); 17. Domain Ramsay (22); 18. Ian Madsen (7); 19. Paul McMahan (3); 20. Glen Saville (19); 21. Jonathan Allard (11); 22. Shane Stewart (5); 23. Kyle Larson (6).

Saturday’s Feature Lineups for the 52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals

A MAIN (50 laps): 1, Stevie Smith. 2, Craig Dollansky. 3, Jonathan Allard. 4, Brian Brown. 5, Donny Schatz. 6, Joey Saldana. 7, Jason Meyers. 8, Tim Kaeding. 9, Kraig Kinser. 10, Lucas Wolfe. 11, Ian Madsen. 12, Kyle Larson. 13, Shane Stewart. 14, Daryn Pittman. 15, Lance Dewease. 16, Paul McMahan. 17, Justin Henderson. 18, David Gravel. 19, Dale Blaney. 20, Cody Darrah.

B MAIN (22 laps, 4 transfer): 1, Davey Heskin. 2, Mark Dobmeier. 3, Greg Hodnett. 4, Brian Paulus. 5, Jason Johnson. 6, Sammy Swindell. 7, Tim Shaffer. 8, Brooke Tatnell. 9, Dustin Selvage. 10, Jason Sides. 11, Kerry Madsen. 12, Chad Kemenah. 13, Terry McCarl. 14, Dusty Zomer. 15, Steve Kinser. 16, Danny Holtgraver. 17, Bronson Maeschen. 18, Kevin Swindell. 19, Wayne Johnson. 20, Scott Winters.

C MAIN (15 laps, 2 transfer): 1, Danny Lasoski. 2, Jamie Veal. 3, Rager Phillips. 4, Jac Haudenshild. 5, Cap Henry. 6, James McFadden. 7, Greg Wilson. 8, Jeff Swindell. 9, Sam Hafertepe Jr. 10, Joey Moughan. 11, Brad Sweet. 12, Tony Bruce Jr. 13, Jack Dover. 14, Ryan Bunton. 15, Brady Bacon. 16, Lynton Jeffrey. 17, Randy Hannagan. 18, Don Droud Jr. 19, Trey Starks. 20, Josh Schneiderman.

D MAIN (12 laps, 2 transfer): 1, Casey Mack. 2, Tyler Walker. 3, Logan Schuchart. 4, Austin McCarl. 5, Fred Rahmer. 6, Jarrod Schneiderman. 7, Dustin Morgan. 8, Kaley Gharst. 9, Danny Smith. 10, Kevin Ingle. 11, A.J. Moeller. 12, Chris Shirek. 13, Trevor Reynolds. 14, Caleb Helms. 15, Robert Bell. 16, T.J. Peterson. 17, Glen Saville. 18, Brian Sebetto. 19, Domain Ramsey. 20, Jim Moughan.

E MAIN (10 laps, 2 transfer): 1, Ron Krysl. 2, Bill Rose. 3, Ed Lynch Jr. 4, Lee Sowell. 5, Critter Malone. 6, Seth Brahmer. 7, Austin Johnson. 8, Josh Hodges. 9, Mike Reinke. 10, Tasker Phillips. 11, Sheldon Haudenschild. 12, Johnny Herrera. 13, Geoff Dodge.

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