The long awaited return of NASCAR sanctioned racing to dirt tracks is here, and this live blog is here to help you follow it. Watch live on SPEED, read our preview here and check out the live blog itself below.
(Entries will be written in ascending order, with newer entries at the top, and each will be time stamped with the time in EST that they were posted. Title image via Kyle Busch Motorsports)
7:12 - Meanwhile, SPEED's starting heat 1...
7:11 - Heat 2 is up next. The order:
1. Jared Landers
2. Miguel Paludo
3. Matt Crafton
4. Darrell Wallace, Jr.
5. Jeff Babcock
6. Norm Benning
7. Dakoda Armstrong
7:09 - Apparently JR Heffner still needs to go to the LCQ despite finishing second in the first heat? That's not confusing or anything... I'd know for sure, but SPEED's showing Ray Dunlap looking at dirt instead.
7:08 - Ken Schrader win heat 1 over JR Heffner and Dave Blaney! Joey Coulter and Tracy Hines are also locked in, while Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Weller III will go to the last chance qualifier.
7:06 - We're already halfway through the 8 lap heat 1 and Schrader is still leading.
7:04 - Heat 1 is already green, even though SPEED is still doing tape delayed preshow!
7:03 - We'll start with heat one, from the looks of things. To remind you, the heat 1 lineup:
1. Kenny Schrader
2. JR Heffner
3. Joey Coulter
4. Jimmy Weller III
5. Tracy Hines
6. Dave Blaney
7. Scott Bloomquist
7:00 - Single lap qualifying took place earlier in the day, with the top time set by a 58 year old Ken Schrader. The full results are here.
The heat race lineups were also set, and they are as follows:
Heat 1, fills positions 1, 6, 11, 16 and 21:
1. Kenny Schrader
2. JR Heffner
3. Joey Coulter
4. Jimmy Weller III
5. Tracy Hines
6. Dave Blaney
7. Scott Bloomquist
Heat 2, fills positions 2, 7, 12, 17 and 22:
1. Jared Landers
2. Miguel Paludo
3. Matt Crafton
4. Darrell Wallace, Jr.
5. Jeff Babcock
6. Norm Benning
7. Dakoda Armstrong
Heat 3, fills positions 3, 8, 13, 18 and 23:
1. Timothy Peters
2. Jason Bowles
3. Clay Greenfield
4. Brendan Gaughan
5. Kyle Larson
6. Ron Hornaday, Jr.
7. Ryan Blaney
Heat 4, fills positions 4, 9, 14, 19 and 24:
1. Kenny Wallace
2. Max Gresham
3. Austin Dillon
4. James Buescher
5. John Wes Townley
6. Brennan Newberry
7. Joe Cobb
Heat 5, sets positions 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25:
1. Jeb Burton
2. Johnny Sauter
3. Ryan Newman
4. Justin Jennings
5. Bryan Silas
6. Ty Dillon
7. German Quiroga
Schrader will be awarded the pole for tonight's race no matter where he starts, and since he's not locked in for the feature event, he may be awarded the pole despite not starting the race!
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