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Trackside Now: 8th Annual North-South Shootout – Concord Speedway (NC) – 11/5/10

05 Nov

9:36

That concludes tonight's coverage from Concord Speedway. All cars that took time will start tomorrow, meaning all 32 Modifieds will start tomorrow's 125-lap feature and everyone that was here today will run in their features Saturday.

We'll be back with more live coverage from Concord Speedway on Saturday. Thanks for joining us on Speed51.com's live Trackside Now coverage of the North-South Shootout Friday. See you tomorrow live here at Concord!

9:25

We're all done for the night here at Concord due to rain.

The Tour-Type Modifieds, CRA Super Late Models and USA Modifieds will start as they time trialed. The divisions that have heat raced will start as they finished in their heats.

Everything is on its original schedule for Saturday. Pit gates open at 8am, with practce until 9 to 10:30am. There will be a Pit Party from 11:30am to 1pm, when we will go green with racing action.

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Pit Gates Open: 8 AM Grandstands Open: 10 AM
Registration & Inspection: 8AM– 9AM
Alternating Practice: 9AM – 10:30AM
Pit Party: 11:30 PM – 1:00 PM Including Little Shootout Pedal Car Races
Modified Consi: 1:15 PM Two (2) 25-Lap Events

Feature Events Immediately Following
Vintage Modified (TBD)
Vintage Sportsman (TBD)
Modified Non-Qualifiers Event (25 Laps)
SK-Type Modifieds (50 Laps)
USA Modifieds (50 Laps)
Modifieds (125 Laps)
Super Late Models (125 Laps)

9:20

It's still raining here at Concord, but no word yet on a gameplan.

9:12

Officials have stated that in the next 10 minutes, there will be a decision on whether or not we will be able to continue tonight or scrap the rest of the heat races and just start the divisions who have not heat raced yet start as they time trialed tomorrow.

9:10

Another slight shower has fallen over Concord Speedway.

9:05

CHECKERED FLAG: Steven Reed has won SK heat race #2 over Woody Pitkat, Jerry Gradl, Doug Coby and Patrick Emerling. Burt Myers never did take to the track in Ricky Knapp's American Cancer Society #1 car.

9:04

HALFWAY Lap 5: Reed leads Pitkat by three carlengths, with Gradl, Coby and Emerling running at a safe distance behind.

9:04

All five cars on the track run nose-to-tail.

9:03

GREEN FLAG: Steven Reed and Woody Pitkat run side by side for the opening lap.

9:03

SK Heat race #2 lineup: Steven Reed, Woody Pitkat, Jerry Gradl, Patrick Emerling, Doug Coby. Burt Myers was supposed to be in this heat race in the #1 but did not make the green flag.

9:02

TOUR-TYPE MODIFIED QUALIFYING RESULTS

1	Chuck Hossfeld	15.279
2	Justin Bonsignore	15.381
3	Matt Hirschman	15.404
4	Ryan Preece	15.413
5	Burt Myers	15.425
6	Eric Beers	15.426
7	Erick Rudolph	15.437
8	Josh Nichols	15.438
9	Eric Goodale	15.448
10	Jason Myers	15.471
11	James Civali	15.475
12	Frank Fleming	15.502
13	Ronnie Silk	15.532
14	Tommy Farrell	15.585
15	Jimmy Zacharias	15.599
16	Corey LaJoie	15.605
17	Daren Scherer	15.665
18	Patrick Emerling	15.687
19	George Brunnhoelzl III	15.711
20	Earl Paules	15.749
21	Ted Christopher	15.750
22	Rowan Pennink	15.757
23	Zach Brewer	15.759
24	Doug Coby	15.778
25	Jimmy Blewett	15.830
26	Shaun Carrig	15.834
27	Les Hinckley	15.859
28	Junior Miller	15.952
29	Jamie Tomaino	16.137
30	Gene Pack	16.313
31	TJ Zacharias	16.343
32	John Sappracone	16.925

9:00

CHECKERED FLAG: Keith Rocco has held off Ted Christopher and Earl Paules for the win. Dan Kurzejewski was fourth, followed by Tommy Farrell and Adam Lacicero.

8:58

We are rolling directly into the SK Modified heats. GREEN FLAG race 1 - Keith Rocco leads Ted Christopher and Earl Paules

8:51

Doug Coby was a late entrant into the Tour-Type race and will be driving a second car out of the Justin Bonsignore stable.

8:51

The top-five qualifiers are locked into the event. The rest will have their starting positions set by the heat races later tonight.

8:50

That completes Tour-Type Modified qualifying. Chuck Hossfeld has set fast time over Justin Bonsignore, Matt Hirschman, Ryan Preece and Burt Myers.

We'll provide full qualifying results momentarily.

8:49

Doug Coby
Lap 1:	16.143
Lap 2:	15.778
Best Lap:	15.778

8:49

Jason Myers
Lap 1:	15.934
Lap 2:	15.471
Best Lap:	15.471

8:48

Burt Myers
Lap 1:	15.918
Lap 2:	15.425
Best Lap:	15.425

8:47

Zach Brewer
Lap 1:	16.315
Lap 2:	15.759
Best Lap:	15.759

8:47

Patrick Emerling
Lap 1:	16.287
Lap 2:	15.687
Best Lap:	15.687

8:46

Ronnie Silk
Lap 1:	15.841
Lap 2:	15.532
Best Lap:	15.532

8:45

George Brunnhoelzl III
Lap 1:	16.207
Lap 2:	15.711
Best Lap:	15.711

8:44

Les Hinckley, Jr.
Lap 1:	16.286
Lap 2:	15.859
Best Lap:	15.859

8:43

Justin Bonsignore
Lap 1:	15.773
Lap 2:	15.381
Best Lap:	15.381

8:43

Ryan Preece
Lap 1:	15.757
Lap 2:	15.413
Best Lap:	15.413

8:42

Matt Hirschman
Lap 1:	15.581
Lap 2:	15.404
Best Lap:	15.404

8:41

Gene Pack
Lap 1:	17.059
Lap 2:	16.313
Best Lap:	16.313

8:41

TJ Zacharias
Lap 1:	17.289
Lap 2:	16.343
Best Lap:	16.343

8:40

Shaun Carrig
Lap 1:	16.494
Lap 2:	15.834
Best Lap:	15.834

8:39

Erick Rudolph
Lap 1:	15.829
Lap 2:	15.437
Best Lap:	15.437

8:38

Corey LaJoie
Lap 1:	15.889
Lap 2:	15.605
Best Lap:	15.605

8:38

Earl Paules
Lap 1:	16.307
Lap 2:	15.749
Best Lap:	15.749

8:37

Darren Scherer
Lap 1:	16.225
Lap 2:	15.665
Best Lap:	15.665

8:36

James Civali
Lap 1:	15.622
Lap 2:	15.475
Best Lap:	15.475

8:36

Jamie Tomaino
Lap 1:	16.853
Lap 2:	16.137
Best Lap:	16.137

8:35

Josh Nichols
Lap 1:	16.111
Lap 2:	15.438
Best Lap:	15.438

8:34

Tommy Farrell
Lap 1:	15.929
Lap 2:	15.585
Best Lap:	15.585

8:33

Rowan Pennink
Lap 1:	15.959
Lap 2:	15.757
Best Lap:	15.757

8:33

Ted Christopher
Lap 1:	16.281
Lap 2:	15.750
Best Lap:	15.750

8:32

John Sapricone
Lap 1:	17.049
Lap 2:	16.925
Best Lap:	16.925

8:31

Frank Fleming
Lap 1:	16.104
Lap 2:	15.502
Best Lap:	15.502

8:31

Eric Goodale
Lap 1:	15.942
Lap 2:	15.448
Best Lap:	15.448

8:30

Hossfeld is now fast time.

8:30

Chuck Hossfeld
Lap 1:	15.701
Lap 2:	15.279
Best Lap:	15.279

8:29

Jimmy Blewett
Lap 1:	15.896
Lap 2:	15.830
Best Lap:	15.830

8:28

Eric Beers
Lap 1:	15.751
Lap 2:	15.426
Best Lap:	15.426

8:28

Jimmy Zacharias
Lap 1:	15.819
Lap 2:	15.599
Best Lap:	15.599

8:27

Junior Miller
Lap 1:	16.487
Lap 2:	15.952
Best Lap:	15.952

8:26

Tour Mod qualifying is underway

8:26

CRA QUALIFYING

1	Bobby Measmer, Jr.	15.688
2	Jimmy Weller	15.700
3	Colt James	15.742
4	Ryan Blaney	15.791
5	Jeff Fultz	15.818
6	Matt Brooks	15.826
7	Ross Kenseth	15.913
8	Corey Williams	15.932
9	Joey Coulter	15.951
10	Preston Peltier	15.955
11	Roger Lee Newton	15.985
12	Dennis Schoenfeld	16.040
13	Michael Pilla	16.083
14	Mark Reedy	16.123
15	Grant Davidson	16.129
16	Daniel Webster	16.132
17	Terry Horak	16.167
18	Cody Humphries	16.177
19	David Johnson	16.188
20	Scott Hantz	16.283
21	Chris Lawson	16.370
22	Kevin Love	16.463
23	Tim Allensworth	16.596
24	Jared Marks	16.596
25	Randy Gentry	16.662
26	Jason Dietsch	16.777
27	John Coffman	18.064
28	Maryeve Dufault	18.396

8:20

Qualifying is now complete.

Concord, North Carolina's Bobby Measmer, Jr., in the Hughes Motorsports/Racing Electronics #14 has set fast time.

8:19

Kevin Love
Lap 1:	16.463
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.463

8:18

Jared Marks
Lap 1:	16.596
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.596

8:17

Ryan Blaney
Lap 1:	15.881
Lap 2:	15.791
Best Lap:	15.791

8:16

Corey Williams
Lap 1:	16.009
Lap 2:	15.932
Best Lap:	15.932

8:15

Tim Allensworth
Lap 1:	17.222
Lap 2:	16.596
Best Lap:	16.596

8:14

Grant Davidson
Lap 1:	16.169
Lap 2:	16.129
Best Lap:	16.129

8:13

Joey Coulter
Lap 1:	16.149
Lap 2:	15.951
Best Lap:	15.951

8:12

Preston Peltier
Lap 1:	16.790
Lap 2:	15.955
Best Lap:	15.955

8:11

David Johnson
Lap 1:	16.188
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.188

8:10

Michael Pilla
Lap 1:	16.083
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.083

8:10

One lap for Michael Pilla

8:10

Maryeve Dufault
Lap 1:	18.780
Lap 2:	18.396
Best Lap:	18.396

8:08

Matt Brooks
Lap 1:	16.119
Lap 2:	15.826
Best Lap:	15.826

8:07

Roger Lee Newton
Lap 1:	15.985
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	15.985

8:07

One lap for Roger Lee Newton

8:07

Ross Kenseth
Lap 1:	16.403
Lap 2:	15.913
Best Lap:	15.913

8:06

Halfway through qualifying, Bobby Measmer is on the provisional pole, followed by Jimmy Weller, Colt James, Jeff Fultz and Dennis Schoenfeld.

8:06

John Coffman
Lap 1:	18.471
Lap 2:	18.064
Best Lap:	18.064

8:04

Scott Hantz
Lap 1:	16.429
Lap 2:	16.283
Best Lap:	16.283

8:03

Colt James
Lap 1:	15.879
Lap 2:	15.742
Best Lap:	15.742

8:02

Terry Horak
Lap 1:	16.333
Lap 2:	16.167
Best Lap:	16.167

8:02

10 cars into qualifying, Bobby Measmer, Jr. is atop the board.

8:01

Jeff Fultz
Lap 1:	16.016
Lap 2:	15.818
Best Lap:	15.818

8:00

Mark Reedy
Lap 1:	16.123
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.123

8:00

One lap for Mark Reedy

7:59

Randy Gentry
Lap 1:	16.662
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.662

7:59

One lap for Randy Gentry

7:59

Daniel Webster
Lap 1:	16.334
Lap 2:	16.132
Best Lap:	16.132

7:58

Jimmy Weller
Lap 1:	15.889
Lap 2:	15.700
Best Lap:	15.700

7:57

Jason Dietsch
Lap 1:	16.777
Lap 2:	16.794
Best Lap:	16.777

7:55

Chris Lawson
Lap 1:	16.370
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.370

7:55

One lap for next runner Chris Lawson

7:55

Bobby Measmer, Jr.
Lap 1:	16.034
Lap 2:	15.688
Best Lap:	15.688

7:54

Dennis Schoenfeld
Lap 1:	16.040
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.040

7:53

Only one lap for Dennis Schoenfeld, as well.

7:53

Cody Humphries
Lap 1:	16.177
Lap 2:	n/a
Best Lap:	16.177

7:52

There will be one warmup "dead" lap for the CRA cars.

7:52

CRA Qualifying is underway. Cody Humphries will be the first car out and will have one lap on the track due to technical issues.

7:51

SK MODIFIED TIME TRIAL RESULTS

1	Ronnie Silk	15.514
2	Ryan Preece	15.522
3	Ron Yuhas, Jr.	15.69
4	Matt Hirschman	15.735
5	Tommy Barrett	15.811
6	Keith Rocco	15.881
7	Steven Reed	15.903
8	Ted Christopher	15.93
9	Woody Pitkat	15.943
10	Earl Paules	16.115
11	Jerry Gradl	16.205
12	Tommy Farrell	16.257
13	Patrick Emerling	16.271
14	Doug Coby	16.282
15	Dan Kurzejewski	16.36
16	Adam Lalicero	16.69
17	Burt Myers	16.756

7:47

The CRA Super Late Models will take time next. The cars are coming onto pit road from their outside-the-track staging area.

7:45

Ronnie Silk has set fast time for the SK Modified feature tomorrow night. Ryan Preece was second, followed by Ron Yuhas, Matt Hirschman and Tommy Barrett.

We'll post full qualifying results once we get them from timing and scoring.

7:40

Tommy Farrell
Lap 1:	16.544
Lap 2:	16.257
Best Lap:	16.257

7:40

Earl Paules
Lap 1:	16.385
Lap 2:	16.115
Best Lap:	16.115

7:39

Woody Pitkat
Lap 1:	16.322
Lap 2:	15.943
Best Lap:	15.943

7:39

Steve Reed
Lap 1:	16
Lap 2:	15.903
Best Lap:	15.903

7:38

Ryan Preece
Lap 1:	15.877
Lap 2:	15.522
Best Lap:	15.522

7:37

Burt Myers
Lap 1:	16,887
Lap 2:	16.756
Best Lap:	16.756

7:36

Keith Rocco
Lap 1:	16.184
Lap 2:	15.881
Best Lap:	15.881

7:35

Tommy Barrett
Lap 1:	16.302
Lap 2:	15.811
Best Lap:	15.811

7:34

Doug Coby
Lap 1:	16.531
Lap 2:	16.282
Best Lap:	16.282

7:34

Jerry Gradl
Lap 1:	17.053
Lap 2:	16.205
Best Lap:	16.205

7:33

Ronnie Silk
Lap 1:	16.035
Lap 2:	15.514
Best Lap:	15.513

7:33

Adam LaCicero
Lap 1:	n/a
Lap 2:	16.69
Best Lap:	16.69

7:32

Ted Christopher
Lap 1:	16.385
Lap 2:	15.93
Best Lap:	15.93

7:31

Dan Kurzejewski
Lap 1:	16.655
Lap 2:	16.36
Best Lap:	16.36

7:30

Patrick Emerling
Lap 1:	17.005
Lap 2:	16.271
Best Lap:	16.271

7:29

Ron Yuhas, Jr.
Lap 1:	16.031
Lap 2:	15.69
Best Lap:	15.69

7:29

Matt Hirschman
Lap 1:	16.055
Lap 2:	15.735
Best Lap:	15.735

7:28

SK qualifying is underway. Matt Hirschman will be the first car on the track.

7:27

Burt Myers was just interviewed by the track announcer about his Vintage Modified heat race crash.

"It was definitely one of the hardest hits I've ever taken," said Myers. "The good Lord was looking out for me because it could've been a lot worse."

7:25

Next up will be SK Modified time trials.

7:24

USA Modified Qualifying is now complete. Brad Springer has set fast time with a lap of 16.722, followed by Chad Poole, Mike Stacy, Brian Nester and Ross Klingelhofer. Those drivers are locked into tomorrow's 50-lap feature, while the rest of the field will be set through heat races later tonight.

7:15

About halfway through USA Modified qualifying, series champioin Brad Springer of Hudson, OH is fast timer. Chad Poole is second, followed by Brian Nester, Scott Tomasik and Ross Klingelhofer.

7:04

We won't be able to provide live coverage of the USA Modifieds time trials, but we will for the SK Modifieds, Tour Mods and SLMs. We will have USA Modified qualifying results after this session.

7:03

Actually, the USA Modifieds will be first to time trials.

7:02

The SK Modifieds will be time trialing next, followed by the Tour Mods and the CRA Super Modifieds.

7:01

All of tonight's heat races have been cut from 20 laps to 10 due to the time constraints from the rain delays.

6:58

Johnny Sutton has won the Vintage Modified heat over Jim Lambert. Burt Myers, despite crashing with a lap and a half to go, will be credited with third. The final car on track, Bill Moffett will be scored fourth.

6:53

It appears that the entire wheel assembly broke off at the hub. Word is Burt Myers is okay, and he is indeed climbing out of that car.

6:53

YELLOW FLAG: Coming to the white flag, leader Burt Myers lost a left-rear tire and slammed the turn-three wall.

6:52

The eight-lap, four car heat race is underway. Burt Myers leads Johnny Sutton with the other two cars, Jim Lambert and Bill Moffett, well off the pace.

6:47

Burt Myers will also be competing in the Vintage Modified division, pulling triple-duty between that, his #1 Tour-Type Modified and the Ricky Knapp-owned #1 SK Modified.

6:46

John Betts' #0 will be driven this weekend by NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver Johnny Sutton.

6:46

The Vinatage Modifieds are rolling out for their heat race.

6:44

While we still see some drops in the horizon, a Vintage Modified is taking to the track to see how damp the track is and to see if we can continue qualifying at this point.

6:39

Still sprinkling, still trying to dry the track.

6:31

For a while now, the Concord Speedway facility has been up for sale, but not a very highly-promoted sale. Well, now we're hearing that there is a potential buyer that has entered into a preliminary agreement for the purchase of the track.

We have heard that NASCAR team owner Jack Roush will be the new buyer for the track, but both Roush and the current owners have a date of January 1st for cancelling the agreement or continuing on with the purchase. We have heard estimates of the purchase price for the entire facility in the 6 million dollar range.

6:24

The SK Modifieds sit under tarps as the rain falls before their qualifying session.

6:17

It is sprinkling once again.

6:16

Willie Wall has won the 8-lap Vintage Sportsman heat over Jeff Melton, Marty Sprittle, Jerry White and Brian Helms.

6:07

The vintage Sportsman and Modifieds will take their heats first before time trails for the remainder of the divisions. The Vintage Sportsman will line up first.

6:03

The SK Modifieds are lined up on pit road and the flagman is up on the stand ready to go. We're just a few moments away from qualifying kicking off.

5:53

David Johnson also has been penalized a lap in qualifying per CRA officials.

5:51

Michael Pilla has been also docked one lap in CRA qualifying due to not completing fixes on items found in pre-practice tech before pre-qualifying tech.

5:48

Cars have been called to the staging area. The track is still a tad damp in turn three, but we're closer to putting racecars on the track.

5:45

Track drying efforts are still taking place. The track is still somewhat damp, so it'll still be a while.

5:37

Fat Boy Shootout podium finishers L-R: 2nd Matthew Dillner, winner Mike Stacy, 3rd place and event organizer David Sell. (51 Photo)

5:34

While we have a slight break in the on-track action, we must recap last night's kickoff to the North-South Shootout weekend.

Speed51.com's Matt "Duke" Kentfield and Matthew Dillner of SpeedEats.com competed in the Third Annual Fat Boy Shootout at Victory Lane Indoor Karting in Charlotte, NC. A field of 12 dudes weighing 245 pounds or more ran a 30-minute endurance race. Dillner led the way for the duo, finishing second to USA Modified driver Mike Stacy, while Duke was fifth.

Post-race, both Dillner and Kentfield protested Stacy's weight, and on the scales, Stacy was 244.6 pounds, which most in the crowd felt meant a disqualification. Stacy stood on the scales a total of five times before hitting the 245 pound mark, giving him the official win marred with controversy.

5:27

The rain has stopped here at Concord and the sun is shining brightly over the backstretch. Tow trucks are dragging tires to get the racing surface dried for qualifying.

5:27

A report from our roving pit reporter, SpeedEats.com Matthew Dillner:

A few drivers in the drivers meeting that will remain un-named were scratching their heads at Junior Miller's arrival at the North South Shootout.

When asked about what he thought about Miller showing up, arch rival Jason Myers responded, "Don't give him that much credit yet. All he's done is shown up."

5:23

As we reported earlier,Jimmy Blewett tried a new shock package in practice. That package was somewhat short-lived.

"We didn't have much time to work on it. So we went back to our other shock package."

5:22

Word from CRA offiicals is that former Concord Speedway Big 10 Super Late Model standout Dennis Schoenfeld will receive just one qualifying lap due to issues in tech. There was a list of things that the team had to correct after the #43 went through practice tech before going through qualifying tech, but not all of those items were corrected.

5:13

Another rain shower has fallen upon Concord Speedway. This is perhaps the strongest shower we've had so far today. The sun is still out in three sides of the track's horizon, but the rain is still coming down here at the track.

5:03

MODIFIED QUALIFYING ORDER

1	Junior Miller
2	Jimmy Zacharias
3	Eric Beers
4	Jimmy Blewett
5	Chuck Hossfeld
6	Eric Goodale
7	Frank Fleming
8	Stuart Lycett
9	Ted Christopher
10	Rowan Pennink
11	Tommy Farrell
12	Josh Nichols
13	Jamie Tomaino
14	James Civali
15	Daren Scherer
16	Earl Paules
17	Corey LaJoie
18	Erick Rudolph
19	Shaun Carrig
20	TJ Zacharias
21	Gene Pack
22	Matt Hirschman
23	Ryan Preece
24	Justin Bonsignore
25	Les Hinckley
26	George Brunnhoelzl III
27	Ronnie Silk
28	Patrick Emerling
29	Zach Brewer
30	Burt Myers
31	Jason Myers

5:00

SK MODIFIED QUALIFYING ORDER

1	Matt Hirschman
2	Ron Yuhas, Jr.
3	Patrick Emerling
4	Todd Baer
5	Dan Kurzejewski
6	Ted Christopher
7	Adam LaCicero
8	Ronnie Silk
9	Jerry Gradl
10	Doug Coby
11	Tommy Barrett
12	Keith Rocco
13	Burt Myers
14	Ryan Preece
15	Steven Reed
16	Woody Pitkat
17	Earl Paules
18	Tommy Farrell

4:58

CRA QUALIFYING ORDER
1 Cody Humphries
2 Dennis Schoenfeld
3 Bobby Measmer, Jr.
4 Chris Lawson
5 Jason Dietsch
6 Jimmy Weller
7 Daniel Wbster
8 Randy Gentry
9 Mark Reedy
10 Jeff Fultz
11 Terry Horak
12 Colt James
13 Scott Hantz
14 John Coffman
15 Ross Kenseth
16 Roger Lee Newton
17 Matt Brooks
18 Maryeve Dufault
19 Michael Pilla
20 David Johnson
21 Preston Peltier
22 Joey Coulter
23 Grant Davidson
24 Tim Allensworth
25 Corey Williams
26 Ryan Blaney
27 Jared Marks
28 Kevin Love

4:53

The driver's meeting has just begun down in the infield. Qualifying will kick off right after that concludes.

TIME TRIAL ORDER:
SK Modifieds
CRA Super Late Models
Modifieds

HEAT RACE ORDER
SK Modifieds
Vintage
Modifieds
Super Late Models
USA Modifieds

4:50

Today's CRA qualifying procedure will consist of one warmup lap and two consecutive laps for qualifying. Once a driver takes the green flag, that is their only attempt to time in. Qualifying will determine spots 1-10. All remaining cars will be staggered in two 20-lap qualifying heat races where the top-five finishers from each heat will fill feature starting spots 11-20. The last chance race results will determine starting spots 21 and 22. Spots 23-25 will be filled by CRA points, spot 26 will be a promoter's option (if not needed, they will be filled by the next finishing car in the last-chance race). If it is determined in advance that all cars will start the feature and no last chance race is needed, then starting spots 21-25 will be provisionals, 25-26 will be promoter's options and remaining cars will be additional starters (minus $800 to start).

4:43

Ted Christopher may have never won a North-South Shootout, but he has won a Modified race here at Concord before. He won the 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour season-opener here, passing Burt Myers on the opening lap and led wire-to-wire. (5

4:38

USA Modified practice has now concluded. Earl paules is back on track to shake down his #8 Modified after an earlier on-track problem.

4:35

John Betts' bad-a** looking Vintage Modified. Many Northeastern Modified fans recognize Betts' name as a longtime engine builder for some of the most successful Modifieds of all-time through his old business, McBetts Racing Engines.

4:33

After a brief shower and some pace-speed laps by the USA Modifieds, the track is back to full-speed action with the USA Mods.

4:33

Junior Miller and his crew change carburetors. (51 Photo)

4:33

Just a little bit ago, we caught up with Bowman Gray Stadium legend Junior Miller. Miller reported to us that he was having a carburetor flutter problem when he drove his #69 Tour-Type Modified through the first turn earlier in practice. So, he went to his fellow BGS standout Frank Fleming's pit area and borrowed another carburetor to use for the remainder of the weekend.

4:31

Ross Kenseth was a quick runner in the final CRA practice. (51 Photo)

4:27

CRA FINAL PRACTICE TIMES
1 Preston Peltier 15.819
2 Jimmy Weller 15.883
3 Ross Kenseth 15.895
4 Colt James 15.941
5 Ryan Blaney 15.958
6 Mike Pilla 16.005
7 Jeff Fultz 16.091
8 Joey Coulter 16.099
9 Roger Lee Newton 16.112
10 Dennis Schoenfeld 16.145
11 Matt Brooks 16.189
12 Grant Davidson 16.198
13 Daniel Johnson 16.224
14 Mark Reedy 16.248
15 Terry Horak 16.249
16 Cody Humphries 16.268
17 Chris Lawson 16.284
18 Bobby Measmer, Jr. 16.328
19 Jason Dietsch 16.422
20 Randy Gentry 16.424
21 Scott Hantz 16.432
22 Corey Williams 16.435
23 Daniel Webster 16.439
24 Kevin Love 16.652
25 Jared Marks 16.697
26 Tim Allensworth 16.959
27 John Coffman 17.538
28 Maryeve Dufault 17.736

4:19

Here are the SK Modified practice times from their session that concluded a while back.

1 Ronnie Silk 15.495
2 Keith Rocco 15.602
3 Tommy Barrett 15.618
4 Ted Christopher 15.62
5 Earl Paules 15.668
6 Ron Yuhas, Jr. 15.671
7 Doug Coby 15.75
8 Patrick Emerling 15.763
9 Ryan Preece 15.831
10 Steven Reed 15.921
11 Jerry Gradl 15.934
12 Dan Kurzejewski 15.938
13 Matt Hirschman 15.95
14 Woody Pitkat 15.995
15 Burt Myers 16.049
16 Tommy Farrell 16.144
17 Adam Lalicero 16.252
18 Todd Baer 16.824

4:10

The USA Modifieds will now be on the track to make some laps as the sprinkle dissipates on the track.

4:09

Preston Peltier was quickest in the final CRA practice session with a lap of 15.819. Jimmy Weller was second with a 15.884, followed by Ross Kenseth 15.895, Colt James 15.941 and Ryan Blaney 15.958. We'll get full results posted as soon as provided.

4:07

CRA practice has concluded just as a light sprinkle has fallen upon Concord Speedway. The sun is out on the horizon, so we expect a brief delay at the longest.

4:04

Colt James is the 2010 Concord Speedway Pro Late Model division track champion and has been quick in practice so far today. (51 Photo)

4:02

There is a new entrant into the weekend's CRA event. Car #41 is the newest addition driven by Concord Speedway regular Kevin Love of Midland, NC.

4:00

James Civali was quickest in the final Tour-Type Modified practice session today. (51 Photo)

3:57

We're just a few minutes away from the conclusion of today's CRA practices. Just a few minutes ago, Dennis Schoenfeld looped his #43 off the final corner, but did not make any contact and practice was only slowed momentarily.

3:32

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3:20

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3:13

Tommy Barrett had a quick spin in turn two. He didn't hit anything and we are back underway again.

3:07

We are under yellow in this SK practice as the 41B Todd Baer came to a stop in turn one.

2:58

The SK Modified are up next for practice.

2:49

Tour Modifieds Practice 2 Speeds
1 #79 James Civali 15.301
2 #40 Ryan Preece 15.316
3 # 51 Justin Bonsignore 15.341
4 #98 Erick Rudolph 15.352
5 #6 Ronnie Silk 15.369
6 #28 George Brunnhoelzl III 15.396
7 #58 Eric Goodale 15.418
8 #1 Burt Myers 15.423
9 #76 Eric Beers 15.432
10 #93 Rowan Pennink 15.453
11 #60 Matt Hirschman 15.500
12 #59 Chuck Hossfeld 15.509
13 #40 Frank Fleming 15.512
14 #06 Les Hinckley 15.551
15 #03 Patrick Emerling 15.561
16 #34 Josh Nichols 15.576
17 #76 Jimmy Blewett 15.579
18 #76B Jimmy Blewett 15.579
19 #11 Zach Brewer 15.609
20 #4 Jason Myers 15.612
21 #8 Earl Paules jr. 15.640
22 #99 Jamie Tomaino 15.658
23 #36 Ted Christopher 15.679
24 #08 Tommy Farrell 15.719
25 #31 Gene Pack 15.732
26 #3 Daren Scherer 15.901
27 #25 TJ Zacharios 15.929
28 #54 Shaun Carrig 16.066
29 #69 Jr. Miller 16.476
30 #71 Jimmy Zacharias 17.152
31 #0 John Sarppraicone jr. 17.966

2:31

Vintage Modifieds are up next for practice.

2:29

Earl Paules hit the wall hard in the dog-leg during Modieid practice. His #8 had to get double-hooked to the pit area. Paules Is ok but the car isn't.

"We hit real hard," said Paules. "The left rear went. The crew said it was all the way down when I was spinning. I tried to keep 'er lit as long as I could".

2:28

Ryan Preece gives two thumbs up before heading out to practice. (51 Photo)

2:22

It has been sunny most of the day, however an overcast has moved in and the speeds are begining to pick up.

2:21

The track is alive with action right now. Twenty Tour Modifieds are blazing around the speedway.

2:13

Earl Pauls Jr. after getting into the wall. His car had some smoke before the contact as well. (51 Photo)

2:10

Corey "Supershoe" Lajoie is back behind the wheel of a Mod again. His only mod start, at the 1/4 mile at Atlanta this spring, produced a win for the young third-generation driver.

So we asked if he was at all worried about the potential of ruining his win percentage (100-percent) if he wasn't able to pull off a victory this weekend. ".500 wouldn't be bad though," laughed Lajoie. "We're going to try real hard to make it two-for-two though."

2:08

Earl Paules Jr. has just made hard contact with the wall in turn two. The red flag is coming out for clean up.

2:04

USA MODIFIEDS PRACTICE SPEEDS
1 11 Brian Nester 16.867
2 61 Brad Springer 17.130
3 21 Ross Klingelhofer 17.169
4 2 Travis McIntire 17.201
5 54 Jim Blagg 17.220
6 12K Ali Kern 17.273
7 1 Brandon Oakley 17.285
8 4 Mike Stacy 17.308
9 9 John Karl 17.321
10 9 Danny Partello 17.322
11 0 Kenny Phillips 17.349
12 05 Greg Fullarton 17.416
13 09 Don Skaggs 17.482
14 12 Chad Poole 17.492
15 32 Rob Yelton 17.518
16 21C Nick Carr 17.530
17 17 Chris Tomask 17.579
18 7 Scott Tomasik 17.587
19 31 Ryan Morgan 17.595
20 27 Brad Yelton 17.618
21 X Damon Breddlove 17.620
22 60 Brian Brewer 17.931
23 6 Micky Wright 18.088
24 2 Kyle Jones 19.043
25 39 Dave Christensen 22.134

2:03

Ryan Preece spins in turn one. He did not hit anything and we are back underway.

2:00

Tour Modifieds are rolling onto the track for the second round of practice. Justin Bonsignore is the first car out.

1:51

Looking at the time sheet from the first Tour Modified Practice I think it’s safe to say the northern boys are really looking to take the trophy back across the Mason Dixon line this year. Burt Myers has won this event each of the last two years and each have been the only time the Southern drivers have won this event over the Northern boys.

1:50

We have a small break here at Concord as we get set to go for our second round of practice.

1:34

We are still working the USA Modifed practice and then we will have a second round for all the cars here today.

1:32

Looking down the entry we see Maryeve Dufault who hails from Sorel, Quebec. She is part of the FAZZT development program (IndyCar).

1:26

Ross Kenseth (CRA Super Late Models) is making his first laps at the tricky Concord track.
"Its rough," admitted Kenseth. "I've never seen anything like it. I only got a few good laps in because the track was real dirty. I'm getting through turn one and there (the dogleg) well. Getting through the final turn and off that corner and onto the frontstretch is the most important part of the track."

1:12

The USA Modifieds are out on the track. Everything has been smooth except for the 39 of Dave Christensien who made some contact with the turn 4 wall. We are now back to green.

1:02

CRA Super Late Model Practice 1:

1 15 Colt James Ford 15.959
2 33 Roger Lee Newton Chevrolet 16.006
3 25 Ross Kenseth Ford 16.014
4 79 Matt Brooks Chevrolet 16.028
5 23 Jimmy Weller Ford 16.091
6 67 Jeff Fultz Ford 16.130
7 10 Ryan Blaney Chevrolet 16.172
8 7s David Johnson Chevrolet 16.299
9 14s Bobby Measmer Jr. Chevrolet 16.324
10 28 Terry Horak Chevrolet 16.392
11 143 Cody Humphreys Chevrolet 16.399
12 00 Grant Davidson Chevrolet 16.404
13 158 Daniel Webster Chevrolet 16.507
14 72 Scott Hantz Chevrolet 16.627
15 5 Chris Lawson Chevrolet 16.741
16 12 Mark Reedy Ford 16.767
17 7 Jason Dietsch Ford 16.782
18 24 Tim Allensworth Chevrolet 16.829
19 58 John Coffman Chevrolet 17.914
20 50 Maryeve Dufault Dodge 17.981
21 09 Randy Gentry Toyota 18.290
22 16 Joey Coulter Toyota No Time
23 1X Corey Williams Chevrolet No Time
24 26 Preston Peltier Chevrolet No Time
25 43 Dennis Schoenfeld Chevrolet No Time
26 5m Jared Marks Dodge No Time
27 4 Michael Pilla Chevrolet No Time

12:56

Coery Williams flashes the deuces before practice. (51 Photo)

12:46

Yes, the 1X of Corey Williams has been back out on the track.

12:46

Comment From WBRFAN47

Was the fluid leak found on the Williams Super late model?

12:44

Officials extinguish the small fire under the hood of Randy Gentry's CRA car.

12:39

He was here this morning and left with the trailer.

12:39

Comment From 82 RACER

DID TOMMY ST JOHN DRIVE THERE THEN WITHDREW OR DID THEY STAY HOME?

12:38

Colt James, the 2010 Concord Pro Five Champion, has not yet been on the track. We expect him to be one of the big contenders in this weekends CRA race.

12:38

Comment From Guest

How is Colt doing?

12:37

CRA officials are now saying thier is oil on the track.

12:36

Randy Gentry has pulled into the pits, thier was smoke under the hood.

12:33

Comment From Guest

At the North Wilkesboro race, Junior Miller wore penny loafers while racing. Good to see him running the North South Shootout this year!

12:32

Thier has been an addition to the Super Late Model field. Michael Pilla out of Midland, NC will be the 27th car.

12:27

Its no shock that Jimmy Blewett is attracting attention at the North South Shootout. This time, the driver known as "Showtime," is doing it with what he's bolting on his #76 Modified. He's trying a new gas-shock from Pro Shocks.

It's the First time Pro's gone to gas power shock. Asphalt Mods are usually good on twin-tube shocks. Jimmie wants to try the difference between the twin-tube traditional shock and the mono-tube gas shock.

"Why not? I'm not scared," says Showtime. "We only got two-laps in practice because we had broken spark plugs. I want to see what these shocks do."

They have their other shocks on standby in case Jimmy doesn't like the feel of the new shock.

12:27

The CRA Super Late Models have been split into groups for practice. The second group is out now. 2009 North South winner Jeff Fultz is in this group.

12:25

Cory LaJoie is running a second car for Hillbilly Racing. (51 Photo)

12:24

CRA Super Late Models are now practicing.

12:23

The USA Modifieds are pitting outside the track, in turn one.

12:17

Thanks Rocketman1. The pits are packed with cars and we did not see him.

12:16

Comment From Rocketman1

Burt Myers is driving the #1 SK modified also.........doesnt look like he went out that first practice.

12:15

The Super Late Models have not gone green yet as the 1X of Williams put down some rear end fluid on the track.

12:14

Williams is driving the Leavitt house car.

12:13

Comment From slmfan

whos care is corey williams driving?

12:13

SK MODIFIED PRACTICE 1 SPEEDS
1 #00 Ted Christopher 15.597
2 #57 Keith Rocco 15.634
3 #12 Ronnie Silk 15.643
4 #26 Ron Yuhas, Jr. 15.696
5 #8 Earl Paules jr. 15.839
6 #83 Tommy Barrett 15.860
7 # 03 Patrick Emerling 15.908
8 #55 Steven Reed 15.998
9 #08 Tommy Farrell 16.005
10 #50 Matt Hirschman 16.005
11 # 52 Woody Pitkat 16.065
12 # 15 Doug Coby 16.119
13 #15 Doug Coby 16.119
14 # 40 Ryan Preece 16.212
15 #21 Dan Kurzyewslev 16.321
16 #41B Todd Baer 16.481

12:06

2010 CRA Super Late Model Champion Johnny VanDoorn is likley at home working on his car getting ready for the Snowball Derby.

12:05

Comment From Guest

Any word on where Van Doorn is at this weekend?

12:05

USA Mods have not been on track yet today.

12:05

Comment From Ohio Fan

Did the USA modified already gone out for there practice?

12:05

The CRA Super Late Models are on the track for their first practice.

11:59

That concludes the SK Modified practice. CRA is up next.

11:58

Twenty-six CRA cars are on hand. Scroll down to find the entry list.

11:58

Comment From slmfan

how many slm are there?

11:56

Roughly twenty cars have shown up. USA Modified practice is up next. We will have a better estimate soon.

11:54

Comment From Joe

How many USA Mods are there?

11:52

Two time North South Shootout winner Matt Hirschman missed the first practice to prepare his tires. He's all set to head out for the next practice.

11:51

Junior Miller is on the grounds here at Concord. He's walking around in the pits eating a hot dog.

11:49

We caught up with Tour driver Eric Beers. Hes practicing on 65 lap tires that he ran on last year at this event.

11:33

We are hearing that Cory LaJoie is driving the number 19 tour Modified.

11:31

Comment From benny

which car is LaJoie driving

11:20

We are waiting on more info about the situation.

11:20

Comment From 82 RACER

WHY DID ST JOHN WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE?

11:17

Right now there are only six SK on the track. A few more are coming on the track as we go.

11:13

Keith Rocco, the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All American Series Champion will be the first car to hit the track.

11:13

Pre-Race Entry List for SK Modifieds.
#08 Tommy Farrell
# 03 Patrick Emerling
#4 Ron Yuhas, Jr.
#8 Earl Paules jr.
#12 Ronnie Silk
# 15 Doug Coby
# 40 Ryan Preece
#50 Matt Hirschman
# 52 Woody Pitkat
#55 Steven Reed
#57 Keith Rocco
#83 Tommy Barrett

11:11

SK Modifeds are about to take the track for their first practice.

11:11

We are not sure Fred. We saw his car go out, but the name next to the 69 on the practice sheet says TJ Zacharios. We will get to the bottom of it shortly.

11:10

Comment From Fred

Is Jr Miller there?

11:09

Keep in mind several drivers did not take time in the first practice. James Civali, Matt Hirschaman, Justin Bonsignore and others.

11:08

TOUR PRACTICE 1
1 #98 Erick Rudolph 15.418
2 #93 Rowan Pennink 15.435
3 #34 Josh Nichols 15.492
4 #28 George Brunnhoelzl III 15.519
5 #6 Ronnie Silk 15.551
6 #58 Eric Goodale 15.578
7 #36 Ted Christopher 15.607
8 #59 Chuck Hossfeld 15.611
9 #40 Ryan Preece 15.703
10 #1 Burt Myers 15.729
11 #99 Jamie Tomaino 15.751
12 #08 Tommy Farrell 15.764
13 #31 Gene Pack 15.771
14 #4 Jason Myers 15.835
15 #3 Daren Scherer 15.839
16 #06 Les Hinckley 15.856
17 #76 Eric Beers 15.879
18 #71 Jimmy Zacharias 15.921
19 #54 Shaun Carrig 15.947
20 #11 Zach Brewer 16.015
21 #76 Jimmy Blewett 16.110
22 #40 Frank Fleming 16.204
23 #69 TJ Zacharios 16.272
24 #79 Jim Blaff 16.347
25 #0 John Sarppraicone jr. 17.817

11:01

We have the practice speeds for the Tour Modifieds. Erick Rudolph was quickest with Rowan Pennink and Josh Nichols in second and third. Full list in a few minutes.

10:51

Yeah it's down a bit. They are up after the vintage cars so we can tell you how many we see on the track.

10:50

Comment From chris

car count seems way off for the SK's

10:50

Tommy St. John has already withdrawn from the event today.

10:48

Here Is the CRA Entry List
1 00 Grant Davidson Chevrolet
2 5 Chris Lawson Chevrolet
3 5m Jared Marks Dodge
4 7 Jason Dietsch Ford
5 7s David Johnson Chevrolet
6 09 Randy Gentry Toyota
7 10 Ryan Blaney Chevrolet
8 12 Mark Reedy Ford
9 14 Tommy St. John Toyota
10 14s Bobby Measmer Jr. Chevrolet
11 15 Colt James Ford
12 16 Joey Coulter Toyota
13 1X Corey Williams Chevrolet
14 23 Jimmy Weller Ford
15 24 Tim Allensworth Chevrolet
16 25 Ross Kenseth Ford
17 26 Preston Peltier Chevrolet
18 28 Terry Horak Chevrolet
19 33 Roger Lee Newton Chevrolet
20 43 Dennis Schoenfeld Chevrolet
21 50 Maryeve Dufault Dodge
22 58 John Coffman Chevrolet
23 67 Jeff Fultz Ford
24 72 Scott Hantz Chevrolet
25 79 Matt Brooks Chevrolet
26 143 Cody Humphreys Chevrolet
27 158 Daniel Webster Chevrolet

10:47

The first Tour Practice has finished up. The Vintage cars are on the track next here at Concord.

10:43

Tour Modifieds are on the track still and are finishing up their first practice.

10:39

The Modified Tour count is right on. Maybe one or two more to add. We have heard there are close to 15 SK Modifeds and 26 CRA Super Late Models. We will have more as we get the info.

10:38

Comment From Kyle

What are you guys seeing for car counts? Judging by the online entry list there seems to be fewer cars than in years past.

10:36

For full race results go to ShortTrackHistory.org

10:35

PAST TOUR MODIFIED WINNERS AT N/S
2009 Burt Myers
2008 Burt Myers
2007 Matt Hirschman
2006 Matt Hirschman
2005 John Blewett III
2004 Donny Lia
2003 John Blewett III

10:34

Matt Hirschman looks at some tires before practice today. (51 Photo)

10:34

Burt Myers comes into this weekend looking to win the North South Shootout for the third straight year. Myers and North driver Matt Hirschman are two of the three drivers who have won this race twice. The late John Blewett III won in 2003 and 2005.

10:19

This is the Pre-Race Entry List for the Tour Modifieds
#08 Tommy Farrell
#03 Patrick Emerling
#06 Les Hinckley
#3 Daren Scherer
#4 Ron Yuhas, Jr.
#5 Charlie Pasteryak
#6 Ronnie Silk
#8 Earl Paules jr.
#22 Chuck Hossfeld
#36 Ted Christopher
#40 Ryan Preece
#54 Shaun Carrig
# 51 Justin Bonsignore
#58 Eric Goodale
#60 Matt Hirschman
#71 Jimmy Zacharias
#76 Eric Beers
#76 Jimmy Blewett
#93 Rowan Pennink
#99 Jamie Tomaino
#0 Stuart Lycett
#0 John Sarppraicne jr.
#1 Burt Myers
#4 Jason Myers
#11 Zach Brewer
#28 George Brunnhoelzl III
#31 Gene Pack
#34 Josh Nichols
#40 Frank Fleming
#69 Jr. Miller
#79 James Civali

10:17

Tour Modifieds are on the track as we type.

10:16

TODAY'S SCHEDULE
Pit Gates Open: 8 AM Grandstands Open: 2 PM
Registration & Inspection: 9AM–11AM
Alternating Practice: 10AM – 4PM
4:45 MANDATORY DRIVERS MEETING
5:00 PM Qualifying :
SK-Type Modified Time Trials
Super Late Model Time Trials
Modified Time Trials
TBARA Time Trials
SK-Type Modified Heat Races (15 Laps)
Vintage Heat Races (8 Laps)
Modified Heat Races (20 Laps)
Super Late Models Heat Races (20 Laps)
USA Modifieds Heat Races (10 Laps)

10:03

Good morning and welcome to the North South Shootout here at the Concord Speedway (NC). Today we will have tons of action with practice and qualifying for tomorrow’s feature events. We have Tour, Modifieds, SK Modifieds, CRA Super Late Models and much more here this weekend.

Concord Speedway, North-South Shootout

November 5, 2010 8:00 pm