In third place was JC_Rac03, and next to him was VLR_Matt.VLR_rdrunner rounded out the front-runners as he started in 5th place. It was a good, clean start as IGGR_Jigger and joshow20 rushed into turn one. Jigger came ahead but joshow got a good run out of the turn to take the lead as the racer's rolled down the back stretch.
VLR_Matt was caught sleeping in the first turn, and that allowed rdrunner to take fourth place from him on lap 1. On lap 5, havoc struck. Matt got tight coming off the corner on the front stretch and hit the wall.
That sent him barreling toward the infield. This forced the officials to black flag him and end nearly all hope for a win in the prestigous VLR A-Main event.
At the same time as VLR_Matt had his troubles, IGGR_Jigger hits the wall on the backstretch. His car was totaled beyond repair as it careened off the wall and began tumbling down the race track. He was later examined and determined to be okay, luckily, but his day was ended without him being able to pose a major threat.
The wrecking didn't end just yet, as only one racer managed to survive the havoc in the early going, that being JC_Rac03. Soon after Jigger's accident, VLR_rdrunner dove into turn three a little hard and was unable to recover as he spun as well.
Finally, the racer's got their eyes on the prize and began racing more conservatively from that point. joshow20 was slowly pulling away from second place JC_Rac03, when suddenly he was added to the list of damaged racecars when he spun in turn 4.
Luckily, he managed to quickly recover his racecar and resume racing, after only losing one spot, as JC_Rac03 took command. On lap 30, VLR_Matt once again fell in love with the wall again, after coming into the turn a little to hard.
It looked like a replay of his last accident, as once again he slid down into the infield, losing another lap to the leaders. While VLR_Matt was having troubles, joshow20 showed extreme consistency as he began to quickly close in on the leader, JC_Rac03. On lap 35, joshow decided it was time to make a pass, or it may be too late if he waited any longer.
He dipped to the inside of Rac03's Monacan GT and attempted to make the pass. Rac didn't let him go that easily, though. The two racer's battled side-by-side for one lap, but joshow20 was not about to be stopped.
joshow20 commanded the next four laps, en route to his first ever win in a VLR race. JC_Rac03 easily drove home to a second place finish, while rdrunner was 3rd, a lap behind the leaders.
VLR_Matt, who had struggled throughout the day, brought his car home to a fourth place finish, while IGGR_Jigger finished 5th after his early race accident which ultimately finished his day.
Next week, the "Crew from DTR2" will tackle the exciting Sunday Springs Raceway, with only one person bringing home the top prize in the "BloomShock 40".
Qualifying will take place Monday thru Wednesday, as the race will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday Morning. No doubt it will be exciting as they all take on the bullring in this special day-before Mother's Day Event.
Congratulations to all this weeks racer's on making the race a huge success and we hope to see you next week at Sunday Springs for another great VLR race. Thank you all.
well it was a good race guys, lots on good names showed up. so lets get started.
Heat 1
1,IGGR_Jigger
2, JC_RAC03
3, VLR_MATT
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4, Tyner_0523
Heat 2
1,joshow20
2,VLR_rdrunner
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3,OutlawJ.R.
4,D1-3
OVERALL RESULTS!
1. joshow20 A-Main Winner
2. JC_Rac03 A-Main
3. VLR_rdrunner A-Main
4. VLR_Matt A-Main
5. IGGR_Jigger A-Main
6. D1-3 B-Main Winner
7. Tyner_052 B-Main
8. DRT_RB B-Main
9. VLR-Razz B-Main