Trackside Now: X-1R Pro Cup at Motor Mile (VA) – 6/7/14

10:16

So thanks to Jiffy-Tite, to the good folks at Motor Mile and X-1R Pro Cup Series (a very hospitable bunch of people to work with in racing), and for you for tuning in.

Have a great rest of your weekend. Good night!

10:15

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10:15

That will do it for tonight's coverage of the X-1R Pro Cup Series New River Valley 250 from Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA.

10:14

Tonight's win marks J.P. Morgan's 14th career victory in his 106th career start.

10:14

Jennifer Chitwood has won the final race of the night, the Mini Cup 25 lapper.

10:14

J.P. Morgan poses with the folks from Automotive Specialists in victory lane (Speed51.com photo)

10:09

So what caused Benny Gordon's issue in the closing laps? A broken tie rod. Gordon told 51 after the race that he felt the suspension piece begin to break with 50 laps to go. It slowly worked itself looser and looser until the outer tie rod piece finally gave way with just two laps to go. Gordon was understandably dejected after the race but was also encouraged by the run his team had tonight and it looks as though we'll see Gordon back with the Pro Cup guys soon enough.

10:07

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10:07

Caleb Holman after his second place finish:

"There was nothing else I could do [on that last restart]. My only prayer was to get him in that first corner there. We kicked it into fourth gear and my car [the tires] spun a little. It's hard, but it'll feel a whole let better in the morning finishing second."

10:05

Tonight's victory marks Morgan's first triumph at Motor Mile, a track he counts among his favorites.

10:05

J.P. in Victory Lane:

"In the first run, I just felt him [Gordon] out a little bit. And his car did the same thing [pushing bad late in a run]. I knew that if I just waited my time and waited my time, I could get him. I raced Caleb there a really long time and it was a lot of fun, but I thought we might have missed our chance. But when I got there [to second] and I saw the intervals shrinking, I knew we had a chance."

10:02

J.P. Morgan with his hardware and check (Speed51.com photo)

10:01

J.P. Morgan emerges victorious (Speed51.com photo)

9:59

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9:59

We're back. We'll have some post race reaction and photos and soon as we can upload them.

9:43

We are going trackside for victory lane.

9:43

Finishing Order

1	23	J.P. Morgan	250
2	75	Caleb Holman	250
3	54	Matt Craig	250
4	1	Dalton Hopkins	250
5	05	Codie Rohrbaugh	250
6	25	Benny Gordon	250
7	2	Brady Boswell	215
8	6	Jeff Oakley	117
9	66	Reid Wilson	10

9:42

CHECKERED FLAG: J.P. Morgan claims his first X-1R Pro Cup Series race of the season over Caleb Holman.

9:42

WHITE FLAG: Top three nose to tail.

9:42

GREEN FLAG: Morgan chose the inside and it paid off. Holman got squirrelly in turn two and falls behind Morgan. Craig to third.

9:41

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9:41

We will have our first attempt at a green-white-checkered coming up.

9:39

Looks like the left front tire will be changed on Benny Gordon.

9:38

Gordon kept it out of the wall and will hit the pits.

Your new running order:

1 Morgan
2 Holman
3 Hopkins
4 Craig
5 Rohrbaugh
6 Gordon (pitting)

9:37

YELLOW FLAG - Lap 248: Morgan inherits the lead as Gordon slows to a crawl on the track.

9:37

Lap 248: Gordon sliding up the track. He has had a tire go down.

9:37

Lap 247: Morgan IS going to make this interesting. He is there.

9:36

Lap 245: Five to go. 2008 champ Benny Gordon leads 2012 champ J.P. Morgan. It will come down to those two.

9:36

Lap 243: Morgan is making a late charge at it. We don't think he'll get there in time even at this closing rate, but he's going to make it interesting.

9:34

Lap 240: Ten to go for Benny Gordon.

9:34

Lap 238; And for new second place man Morgan, it seems to be too little too late aas well. Gordon maintains a commanding lead.

9:34

Lap 237: Holman uses the outside line to scoot past Hopkins finally for third. Gordon is long gone though.

9:33

Lap 235: Gordon leads Morgan, Hopkins, Holman, Craig, and Rohrbaugh.

9:33

Lap 233: Now Morgan has found his way under Holman. He in fact will power under and by Hopkins for second.

9:33

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9:32

Lap 230: Benny Gordon has just twenty laps to go to claim his first Pro Cup victory since winning at Bristol in 2010

9:32

Lap 227: Morgan getting really antsy too. Essentially the second through fourth place cars are converging as they run slightly different grooves. Hopkins runs the highest groove, Holman runs the middle, and Morgan runs the low line.

9:31

Lap 225: Twenty five to go. Holman continues to work the low line as he wants around Hopkins. But Hopkins keeps it wound up and Holman has to settle behind him down the straightaway before trying it again in the next set of turns.

9:30

Lap 223: That high line seems to have worked magic for Gordon. He is now two-tenths of a second faster than his pursuers.

9:30

Lap 220: Gordon now searching for a groove. Give him a lead around one second as second through fourth remain glued together.

9:29

Lap 218: Hopkins coming in a hurry. We have a real dogfight as we approach 30 to go.

9:28

Lap 216: Boswell pits. Top-four are closing up even more.

9:27

Lap 215: Black flag for Boswell.

9:27

Lap 213: In fact, Boswell is now trailing rear end smoke.

9:27

Lap 212: Boswell fading late this run, as Rohrbaugh is by for 6th. Boswell is now the last car on the track in 7th.

9:26

Lap 210 of 250: Gordon leads by a second and a half, but that margin is shrinking and three cars are lined up right behind him - Hopkins, Holman, and Morgan.

9:26

Lap 209: Both Hopkins and Holman, either as they are battling, are closing in on Gordon pretty quickly.

9:25

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9:25

Lap 205: Hopkins is holding tough on that outside as Holman is beginning to work corner bottom under him looking for a run.

9:23

Lap 200 of 250:

1 Benny Gordon
2 Dalton Hopkins
3 Caleb Holman
4 J.P. Morgan
5 Matt Craig
6 Brady Boswell
7 Codie Rohrbaugh

9:23

Lap 198: Holman looks like he has decided it is go time. He has picked up the pace and he is reeling in Hopkins in a hurry. Morgan not much further back either.

9:21

Lap 194: Benny Gordon is on cruise control. Looking like he may lead well over 200 laps tonight.

9:20

Lap 188: Hopkins really exploring that high line, maybe the highest anyone has run tonight. He's not gaining ground on Gordon with that line, but he's not really losing ground either.

9:19

Lap 187: Now Morgan is by Boswell for fourth.

9:19

Lap 185: Holman dives under Boswell and takes third.

9:18

Lap 184: Boswell has slipped back to Holman and Morgan.

9:18

Lap 180: Hopkins has gotten away from Boswell and in fact has cut off two or three carlengths of Gordon's lead in the last four laps.

9:17

Lap 176: Nice to see the remaining seven cars fairly evenly matched at this point. Rohrbaugh is only half a lap back as he is the caboose on this train.

9:16

Lap 175 of 250: Gordon isn't quite checking out yet, as Hopkins remains ten carlengths back with Boswell closing.

9:15

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9:15

Lap 169: Benny Gordon is making just his second start since 2010. His return at Memphis was not as glorious as he hoped, struggling to a fifth place finish. But the team came here yesterday and thrashed on the car all day long. It looks like they are back in the ball game here today.

9:13

Lap 162: Hopkins starting to slide back to Boswell now. Boswell has halved that gap in the last five laps.

9:11

Lap 155: Gordon's lead has slowly but surely expanded. Give him eight carlengths now on Hopkins. Another eight back to Boswell and a similar gap back to Holman and Morgan.

9:09

Lap 150: One hundred to go.

9:09

Lap 149: Interesting to note that, like the first run, Gordon has started off as a bottom feeder, running the lowest groove on the track. But as the run wore on last time, he was one of the few cars to really work the high groove. We'll see if that holds true on this run to the checkered.

9:08

Lap 145:

1 Benny Gordon
2 Dalton Hopkins
3 Brady Boswell
4 Caleb Holman
5 J.P. Morgan
6 Matt Craig
7 Codie Rohrbaugh

9:07

Lap 145: Boswell starting to get some breathing room on Holman, who now seems to be really struggling corner exit.

9:07

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9:06

Lap 140 of 250: Hopkins has closed to Gordon's rear decklid as the field is bottlenecked behind them at third.

9:05

Lap 136: The top two have separated themselves from Boswell, who has a mirror full of Holman and Morgan.

9:04

Lap 134: Hopkins keeping Gordon within his crosshairs, as he rides two carlengths back.

9:04

Lap 132: Craig noses ahead for this lap and then clears Rohrbaugh down the backstretch.

9:03

Lap 131: Craig and Rohrbaugh threatening to sychronize spin the way they are leaning on each other.

9:03

Lap 129: Hopkins settles into second. Boswell, Holman, and Morgan the rest of your top-five. Craig and Rohrbaugh going at it hard for sixth.

9:02

Lap 127: Hopkins holding onto second for now but Boswell is not giving up. Holman behind them both trying to pick a line.

9:02

GREEN FLAG: Gordon clears Hopkins easily and leaves Boswell to fight Hopkins for second.

9:01

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9:01

One to go is given.

9:00

Field is rolling again.

8:59

Matt Craig will be the last car on the lead lap and final car on the track in 7th.

8:58

Your redraw of the top-six cars has been conducted. Here is your lineup for the restart with the differential of how they redrew compared to their running order at halfway:

1 Benny Gordon (+0)
2 Dalton Hopkins (+3)
3 Brady Boswell (+1)
4 Codie Rohrbaugh (+2)
5 Caleb Holman (-2)
6 J.P. Morgan (-4)

8:57	J.P. Morgan's team hoping to make the winning adjustments here (Speed51.com photo)

8:55	Benny Gordon getting service during the halfway break (Speed51.com photo)

8:53

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8:53

Running Order at Halfway

1	25	Benny Gordon	125
2	23	J.P. Morgan	125
3	75	Caleb Holman	125
4	2	Brady Boswell	125
5	1	Dalton Hopkins	125
6	05	Codie Rohrbaugh	125
7	54	Matt Craig	125
8	6	Jeff Oakley	116
9	66	Reid Wilson	10

8:51

Craig will not be elligible to redraw because he was a lap down at the yellow. Thus, the top-seven will redraw.

8:51

Matt Craig will get the free pass. Also confirming the rear gear was the culprit for Jeff Oakley.

8:50

YELLOW FLAG - Halfway break. Five minutes for teams to change four tires. Everyone on the lead lap will redraw.

8:50

Lap 125 - HALFWAY: But it will be Gordon your halfway leader after all. Morgan got squirrelly under him in turn four.

8:50

Lap 124: Coming to the halfway point. Morgan digging hard to get the point bonus for leading at halfway.

8:49

Lap 121: Morgan still diving under Gordon in the corner but yet to get a run on the lead enough to get fully alongside.

8:48

Lap 120: Five to go to halfway. Rohrbaugh looks like he will just eke out staying on the lead lap as they run now.

8:48

Lap 118: Straight to the hauler for Oakley. Team checking the rear end gear.

8:47

Lap 116: Oakley breaks something and hits pit road.

8:47

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8:47

Lap 115: Ten to go to halfway.

8:47

Lap 111: Gordon and Morgan continue to diverge in the corners, with Gordon now starting to creep up even farther on the track while Morgan remains committed to the bottom, particuarly on corner exit.

8:45

Lap 109: Gordon leads Morgan by a carlength. Holman six carlengths further back.

8:45

Lap 107: Craig works under Oakley, but he is the only car a lap down right now. He should get the free pass at halfway.

8:44

Lap 103: Just like before that yellow Morgan is hard at work fighting for traction inside of Gordon.

8:43

Lap 101: Gordon leads Morgan, Holman, Boswell, Oakley, and Hopkins.

8:43

Lap 100 of 250: Morgan holds off Holman for now.

8:43

GREEN FLAG: After a quickie yellow, Gordon and Morgan bring the field back to green. Gordon gets away while Holman is under Morgan for second.

8:42

Rohrbaugh got the free pass this time. Pitting are: Hopkins, Craig, and Oakley.

8:42

Benny Gordon, your leader, is looking to win his 6th career Pro Cup race at Motor Mile tonight.

8:40

YELLOW FLAG - Lap 94: Matt Craig spins in turn four as he tried to work under Oakley for 6th and will lose a lap before he can get it pointed back in the right direction.

8:39

Lap 92: Morgan has reeled back up to Gordon's bumper as they've left Holman behind. Morgan continues to be glued to the bottom while Gordon works higher and higher as this run goes on.

8:38

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8:38

Lap 86: Gordon gets a carlength now on Morgan. Holman, Boswell, and Hopkins are your top-five, followed by Oakley and Craig.

8:37

Lap 83: Pro Cup officials have been informed the red flag has fallen off the flagstand and now sits up against the turn one outside wall.

8:36

Lap 81: Morgan working on Gordon again. He works a lower groove than Gordon, who rides about halfway up in the corners.

8:35

Lap 78: Morgan drew alongside for a second, but has to fall back in line.

8:35

Lap 77: Morgan is not letting Gordon get away though, as he is nibbling on Gordon's left rear quarterpanel.

8:34

Lap 76: Holman by Boswell for third.

8:34

GREEN FLAG - Lap 74: Gordon had a strong run by Morgan on his inside down the backstretch, but Gordon prevails as they flash back by the stripe.

8:34

Your running order for the restart will be:

1 Benny Gordon
2 J.P. Morgan
3 Brady Boswell
4 Caleb Holman
5 Jeff Oakley
6 Dalton Hopkins
7 Matt Craig
8 Codie Rohrbaugh

8:33

One to go at the line. We will get the green flag with 74 of 250 laps in the book.

8:33

Pitting will be: Holman, Oakley, Craig, Hopkins, and Rohrbaugh. Rohrbaugh will forfeit the free pass by pitting.

8:31

Rohrbaugh will get the free pass.

8:30

YELLOW FLAG - Lap 67: Debris in turn three.

8:29

Lap 64: Boswell now working Craig for fourth.

8:28

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8:28

Lap 59: Benny Gordon's 32 career Pro Cup victories rank only behind Clay Rogers and Bobby Gill on the all-time wins list.

8:27

Lap 56: Oakley runs the lapped machine of Rohrbaugh up the hill as he is struggling to get by.

8:26

Lap 53: Craig uses the outside to draw back up even with Morgan for third. But Morgan prevails once more in turn three.

8:26

Lap 50 of 250: Benny Gordon, Caleb Holman, and J.P. Morgan are your podium. They are the only three drivers in this nine-car field who have ever won a Pro Cup race, and they look to lock that in here again today.

8:24

Lap 46: Benny Gordon leads Caleb Holman by eight carlengths.

8:23

Lap 44: Morgan now on Craig's bumper.

8:23

Lap 43: Boswell bypasses Oakley for fifth.

8:23

Lap 40 - Running Order

1 Benny Gordon
2 Caleb Holman
3 Matt Craig
4 J.P. Morgan
5 Jeff Oakley
6 Brady Boswell
7 Dalton Hopkins
8 Codie Rohrbaugh
9 Reid Wilson (OUT)

8:22

Lap 40: Rohrbaugh does lose the lead lap. 7th place Hopkins, the next to go a lap down, currently has a straightaway cushion.

8:21

Lap 38: Leaders about to lap Rohrbaugh.

8:21

It will be the richest Super Late Model race in the Northwest this year. Evergreen Speedway's Summer Showdown will pay $20,000 to the winner of the 200-lap event on Saturday, June 28th. The famous Monroe, Washington track will host over 50 Super Late Models looking to take home a big check. Make your plans now to join Grand Marshal Hershel McGriff and the star studded field. Click here for more information.

8:20

Lap 33: Gordon out to a three carlength lead. Same distance back to Craig in third. Morgan another five carlengths back as he rides fourth.

8:20

Lap 30 - LEAD CHANGE: Benny Gordon leads his first Pro Cup lap since mid-2010.

8:19

Lap 29: Gordon now dead even, but Holman by inches at the line that time.

8:18

Lap 27: Gordon gets to the inside quarter panel of Holman.

8:18

Lap 25: That said, now Gordon is working Holman really hard for the lead.

8:18

Lap 22: We do apologize ... due to some internet woes, we just realized the commentary from the first eleven laps did not post. Holman has led the whole way with Oakley gouging his way to the top-five early.

8:17

Comment From Red Carr 🙂

Good luck Dalton from Corey!!!

8:16

Lap 20 of 250: Your running order is Holman with Benny Gordon right on his rear bumper, followed by Craig, Morgan, Oakley, Boswell, Hopkins, and Rohrbaugh.

8:15

Lap 15: Clutch is the report from the Reid Wilson pit. Benny Gordon has bypassed Craig for second.

8:15

Lap 13: Wilson has climbed out of the car, his day is done. The top-three Holman, Craig, and Gordon remain nose to tail for the lead.

8:15

Lap 11: Reid Wilson is off the pace and his window net is down.

8:11

Comment From Lenny

Go Benny Gordon!!!!

8:11

One to go to green.

8:09

8:07

Starting Lineup

1	75	Caleb Holman
2	54	Matt Craig
3	25	Benny Gordon
4	23	J.P. Morgan
5	2	Brady Boswell
6	1	Dalton Hopkins
7	66	Reid Wilson
8	6	Jeff Oakley
9	05	Codie Rohrbaugh

8:07

Rolling for pace laps.

8:06

Command to fire engines is given and the X-1R Pro Cup Series machines roar to life for the fourth time this season.

8:04

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will make their second straight appearance to 5 Flags Speedway on Friday, June 13th. Last year, Ben Kennedy won the inaugural event at the home of the Snowball Derby over Gray Gaulding. Click here for more information.

8:03	Caleb Holman receives the MAHLE Pole Award (Speed51.com photo)

7:59	"When did I earn this award?", asks Reid Wilson (Speed51.com photo)

7:58	Tonight's Pro Cup talent (Speed51.com photo)

7:55	The field is assembled (Speed51.com photo)

7:51

Pro Cup machines now rolling up to grid.

7:50	Moody gets the hardware (Speed51.com photo)

7:49

This is Moody's first career Motor Mile victory. Says he's been racing here for 13 years.

7:48	Hunter Moody emerges victorious (Speed51.com photo)

7:45

The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will be back in action after a long break on July 4th at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, NC. Andy Seuss, JR Bertuccio, George Brunnhoelzl III and more will be looking for the big Independence Day win. Click here for more information.

7:45

Allison Legacy Finishing Order

1	98	Hunter Moody	35
2	5	Jantzen Stirewalt	35
3	43	Devin O'Connell	35
4	29	Jake Ruggles	35
5	61	Tyler Farris	35
6	97	Ian Isringhausen	35
7	7	Daniel Bedford	35
8	12	Robbie Allison	35
9	53	Logan Jones	34

7:45

CHECKERED FLAG: Hunter Moody captures the 35-lap Allison Legacy Race Series event over Jantzen Stirewalt and Devin O'Connell

7:44

WHITE FLAG: Moody looking for win #3 of the season as well as the points lead.

7:44

Lap 33: Farris putting some pressure on Ruggles for fourth as this race runs to its conclusion.

7:43

Lap 30: Hunter Moody all by himself. Field remains steady: Moody, Stirewalt, O'Connell, Ruggles, Farris, Isringhausen, Bedford, Allison, and Logan Jones (-1).

7:43

Lap 29: Pro Cup drivers are called to their machines. They will grid on the fronstretch before driver introductions as soon as this race is over.

7:42

Lap 26: Logan Jones loses the lead lap.

7:42

Lap 25: Ten to go for Moody. His lead holds steady on Stirewalt.

7:41

The Bright House Challenge Series returns to New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on Thursday, July 3rd for the Clyde Hart Memorial 125. Joe Boyd and Jesse Dutilly are locked into a tight points battle as only eight points separate the two. Will fireworks fly on the night before Independence Day? Find out on July 3rd. Click here for more information.

7:41

Lap 21: Stirewalt has gotten some breathing room over O'Connell as he maintains second. But he is making no progress in catching Moody.

7:39

Lap 18 - HALFWAY: Hunter Moody hoping to bat .500 - 3 for 6 - if he can hang on for today's victory.

7:39

Lap 16: O'Connell two carlengths back of Stirewalt.

7:38

Lap 13: Moody leads Stirewalt by 15 carlengths. Then it's O'Connell, Ruggles, Farris, Isringhausen, Bedford, Allison, and Logan Jones.

7:37

Lap 10: O'Connell makes the move on Ruggles this time and takes third.

7:36

Lap 8: O'Connell starting to work Ruggles for third.

7:36

Lap 6: Robbie Allison in eighth is the son of late NASCAR star Davey Allison. Behind him runs Logan Jones, the son of Joey Jones, an occassional Pro Cup competitor.

7:35

Lap 4: Moody opening up a 10-carlength lead early.

7:34

Lap 1: Ruggles by O'Connell. Fifth goes to Farris.

7:34

GREEN FLAG: Moody gets the jump on the start as Stirewalt didn't get much momentum. Now it's Ruggles under O'Connell for third.

7:31

Starting Lineup - Allison Legacy Race Series

1	98	Hunter Moody
2	5	Jantzen Stirewalt
3	43	Devin O'Connell
4	61	Tyler Farris
5	29	Jake Ruggles
6	7	Daniel Bedford
7	12	Robbie Allison
8	97	Ian Isringhausen
9	53	Logan Jones

7:29

Allison Legacy machines have fired up.

7:25

Invocation and national anthem are now being given.

7:23

One driver we expect to see back with the series at Myrtle Beach is Gus Dean. After picking up his inaugural win with the tour back at Memphis, Dean and team elected to forgo this race and focus on winning the 250-lapper down at Myrtle Beach, their home track.

7:20

About ten minutes now from race time. Allison Legacy cars will precede the Pro Cup machines.

7:16

The X-1R Pro Cup Series' next action will come in three weeks when they roll down to the "Grand Strand" - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - and compete 250 laps at Myrtle Beach Speedway. The series is giving away a significant number of free tickets to the event that you will be able to pick up at multiple Myrtle Beach locations, Look onCARSProCup.com for more information in the coming weeks.

7:04

2014 X-1R Pro Cup Series Races To Date

1	22-Mar-14	Kenly, NC	Caleb Holman
2	5-Apr-14	Hickory, NC	Coleman Pressley
3	26-Apr-14	Memphis, TN	Gus Dean

6:56

6:51	Caleb Holman on his flyer (Speed51.com photo)

6:45

Track will be quiet until features start at 7:30, forty-five minutes from now.

FEATURE ORDER
Allison Legacy (50L)
Pro Cup (250L)
Mini Cup

6:41

Holman is 3-for-4 now on MAHLE Pole Awards this season.

6:40

MAHLE Pole Award Qualifying - X-1R Pro Cup Series

1	75	Caleb Holman	16.154
2	54	Matt Craig	16.284
3	25	Benny Gordon	16.375
4	23	J.P. Morgan	16.439
5	2	Brady Boswell	16.446
6	1	Dalton Hopkins	16.450
7	66	Reid Wilson	16.476
8	6	Jeff Oakley	16.529
9	05	Codie Rohrbaugh	16.667

6:40

Division: Pro Cup
#66 - Reid Wilson

L1: 16.476 (+)
L2: 16.500
Position: 7th.

6:39

Division: Pro Cup
#23 - J.P. Morgan

L1: 16.508
L2: 16.439 (+)
Position: 4th after 8 cars

6:38

Division: Pro Cup
#1 - Dalton Hopkins

L1: 16.631
L2: 16.450 (+)
Position: 5th after 7

6:37

Division: Pro Cup
#75 - Caleb Holman

L1: 16.276
L2: 16.154 (+)
Position: 1st after 6 cars

6:37

6:36

Division: Pro Cup
#25 - Benny Gordon

L1: 16.375 (+)
L2: 16.409
Position: 3rd after 5 cars

6:35

Division: Pro Cup
#6 Jeff Oakley

L1: 15.564
L2: 15.529 (+)
Position: 3rd after 4 cars

6:33

Division: Pro Cup
#05 - Codie Rohrbaugh

L1: 16.667 (+)
L2: 16.919
Position: 3rd after 3 cars

6:32

Division: Pro Cup
#54 - Matt Craig

L1: 16.284 (+)
L2: 16.353
Position: 1st after 2 cars

6:31

Division: Pro Cup
#2 - Brady Boswell

L1: 16.544
L2: 16.446 (+)

6:30

Brady Boswell will be the first to qualify.

6:30	Jeff Oakley about to take to the track in this sharp looking machine (Speed51.com photo)

6:18

Pace car leads the field around Motor Mile at 35 MPH.

6:18

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6:18

Pro Cup cars rolling out now for their tire scuff.

6:17

One driver who is looking to break a hex he has here at Motor Mile is Caleb Holman. From nearby Abingdon, Holman considers this one of this home tracks. But he has never won here. In fact, his record has been miserable, littered by DNFs at this facility.
8 starts with just one top-ten finish, a 2nd back here in 2011.
His average finish is just 16.5
He told 51 his crew tested here two weeks ago and was very happy with the car. He was fastest in first practice and looks to be one of the cars to beat tonight.

6:13

Next up is the X-1R Pro Cup Series qualifying tire scuff session before they qualify at the bottom of the hour.

6:12

Allison Legacy Race Series Qualifying Results

1	98	Hunter Moody	18.198
2	5	Jantzen Stirewalt	18.289
3	43	Devin O'Connell	18.291
4	61	Tyler Farris	18.365
5	29	Jake Ruggles	18.438
6	7	Daniel Bedford	18.76
7	12	Robbie Allison	18.801
8	97	Ian Isringhausen	18.974
9	53	Logan Jones	18.984

6:12

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#97 - Ian Isringhausen

Lap: 18.974

6:11

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#98 - Hunter Moody

Lap: 18.198

6:10

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#61 - Tyler Farris

Lap: 18.365

6:09

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#7 - Daniel Bedford

Lap: 18.760

6:08

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#12 - Robbie Allison

Lap: 18.801

6:07

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#53 - Logan Jones

Lap: 18.984

6:07

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#43 - Devin O'Connell

Lap; 18.291

6:06

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#5 - Jantzen Stirewalt

Lap: 18.289

6:05

Division: Allison Legacy Race Series
#29 Jake Ruggles

Lap: 18.438

6:04

Qualifying now underway with the Allison Legacy Race Series.

6:04

5:59

Next on the track will be Allison Legacy cars for their qualifying session.

5:58

Allison Legacy Practice

1	5	Jantzen Stirewalt	16.842
2	12	Robbie Allison	16.945
3	98	Hunter Moody	18.344
4	43	Devin O'Connell	18.434
5	29	Jake Ruggles	18.469
6	97	Ian Isringhausen	18.513
7	7	Daniel Bedford	18.604
8	61	Tyler Ferris	18.607
9	53	Logan Jones	19.234

5:56

We're back after some nice food, thanks to all the Pro Cup teams who are always so hospitable and invite 51 into their haulers to eat and talk.

5:25

5:23

Allison Legacy practice continues here at Motor Mile. We're going to grab some grub as their practice winds down. We'll be back in a few.

5:15

We can confirm the Plemons team will be loading up. In what we understand is Bill Plemons Jr. final appearance at the track, his number of Pro Cup starts will hold at 110.

5:14

Pro Cup teams are now pushing their machines to the qualifying line.

5:13

2014 Allison Legacy Race Series Winners to Date

1	22 March 2014	Kenly, NC	Hunter Moody
2	5 April 2014	Hickory, NC	Devin O'Connell
3	26 April 2014	Hickory, NC	Devin O'Connell
4	3 May 2014	Timmonsville, SC	Hunter Moody
5	24 May 2014	Rougemont, NC	Devin O'Connell

5:03

GREEN FLAG & YELLOW FLAG: Tyler Farris has looped his machine in turn three in the opening lap of Allison Legacy.

4:57

Allison Legacy Roster

5	Jantzen Stirewalt
7	Daniel Bedford
12	Robbie Allison
29	Jake Ruggles
43	Devin O'Connell
53	Logan Jones
61	Tyler Ferris
97	Ian Isringhausen
98	Hunter Moody

4:56

Allison Legacy practice starts in five minutes.

4:55

4:47	Benny Gordon in practice (Speed51.com photo)

4:43

Pro Cup officials have also informed us that Michael McGuire's team has elected to withdraw from tonight's race as they do not feel comfortable enough with the car's handling.

4:36

Bill Plemons, Jr.'s team has just informed the Pro Cup Series officials they have a broken A-Frame and will unliekly be able to start today's race.

4:32

4:32	A member of the Michael McGuire crew watches his drive come down pit road during practice (Speed51.com photo)

4:31

Track will remain quiet until 5:00 when support division practice runs until 6.

4:21	Caleb Holman does the pill draw for qualifying order (Speed51.com photo)

4:15

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4:05

The halfway break at lap 125 will be five minutes. The top five runners at halfway will redraw for starting position for the second half. The halfway break will be the only time teams are allowed to add sticker tires.

4:03	Matt Craig (Speed51.com photo)

4:02	Drivers relax in the tech shed as we wait the start of the drivers' meeting (Speed51.com photo)

3:58

We are now heading down for the drivers' meeting.

3:55

Interesting to note that in that final practice cloud cover made a huge difference in track temps. We would estimate that a few minutes of cloud cover would cool the track twenty degrees.

3:53	J.P. Morgan working onto the frontstetch in practice (Speed51.com photo)

3:51

Final Practice Times

1	66	Reid Wilson	16.110
2	54	Matt Craig	16.481
3	75	Caleb Holman	16.501
4	25	Benny Gordon	16.525
5	23	J.P. Morgan	16.559
6	05	Codie Rohrbaugh	16.588
7	6	Jeff Oakley	16.601
8	7	Michael McGuire	16.655
9	2	Brady Boswell	16.807
10	1	Dalton Hopkins	16.902
11	15	Bill Plemons, Jr.	17.059

3:51

3:49

Final practice is over. Reid Wilson (16.110) blew away the field by almost four tenths of a second in that practice. Full times in just a minute.

3:43	Codie Rohrbaugh debriefing with his crew (Speed51.com photo)

3:36

Cloud cover returning for the final few minutes of practice

3:34	Reid Wilson heading on out (Speed51.com photo)

3:31	A belated Happy Birthday to legendary Butch Miller, who celebrated his 62nd birthday Thursday. Miller crew chiefs for the Henderson Motorsports team, a group he used to drive for in the now-Nationwide Series (Speed51.com photo)

3:24

Halfway thru final practice we have Morgan, Plemons, Oakley, and Gordon on track.

3:20	Matt Craig rolling through turn three (Speed51.com photo)

3:12	Allison Legacy cars readying themselves on the backstretch (Speed51.com photo)

3:10

Craig and Plemons now practicing.

3:06

Rohrbaugh is the first to venture out as the track is now fully bathed in sunshine.

3:04

Track is now hot for final practice

3:03	Benny Gordon's team spent much of first practice chasing a minor mechanical gremlin, so they are just hitting pit road now (Speed51.com photo)

2:56

Final practice starts in a minute, so we will be going trackside for this session.

2:56

First Practice Times

1	75	Caleb Holman	16.436
2	54	Matt Craig	16.499
3	23	J.P. Morgan	16.601
4	6	Jeff Oakley	16.669
5	2	Brady Boswell	16.699
6	25	Benny Gordon	16.714
7	66	Reid Wilson	16.716
8	7	Michael McGuire	16.751
9	05	Codie Rohrbaugh	16.756
10	1	Dalton Hopkins	16.871
11	15	Bill Plemons, Jr.	16.897

2:46

Practice has concluded. Caleb Holman was the fastest. We will get you times while we have this short break.

2:44

McGuire, Wilson, and Gordon will be the final three cars to see the track before practice concludes.

2:40

Five minutes remain in practice.

2:38

Plemons team is selling most of their equipment to the Oakley team.

2:38

From what we were told down in the pits at the beginning of the day, this may be Bill Plemons, Jr.'s last ever Pro Cup race. Plemons, 66, will be making his 111th start tonight. His lone victory came at Thompson in 2001. You can check out Plemons' long career on 51's Third Turn: http://www.thethirdturn.com....

2:36

Caleb Holman's team has been informed that they have some sort of rear end leak.

2:34

2:31

Oakley is the only car out right now as teams are informed that fifteen minutes remain in this practice.

2:31	Bill Plemons Jr works through the long sweeping turn four here at Motor Mile (Speed51.com photo)

2:29

Comment From Jennifer

Go #2 Brady Boswell!!!

2:28

Michael McGuire looks pretty loose off the corner but he just radioed in to his crew that he's going to try to run down the 75 of Holman here to see how his machine compares to the ever stout Holman car.

2:26

Oakley is now on the track as well, so all eleven cars here have practiced already.

2:24	Dalton Hopkins makes his first foray onto the track (Speed51.com photo)

2:22

Track is quiet for a few minutes. We are halfway through practice. Caleb Holman's 16.436 is still fastest. Matt Craig is now second at 16.521

2:21	Caleb Holman streaks down the back (Speed51.com photo)

2:16

Every car but Oakley and Hopkins has now made a lap.

2:15

2:14	Dalton Hopkins rocking the old school Donnie Allison number (Speed51.com photo)

2:07

McGuire, Boswell, and Holman are now the only three cars on the track though Jeff Oakley looks like he is heading out for the first time now.

2:05

Caleb Holman (16.436) is the fastest a few minutes into practice.

2:02

Brady Boswell, J.P. Morgan, Benny Gordon, and Matt Craig are now on track.

2:00

GREEN FLAG: Practice is underway at Motor Mile.

1:59

Reid wilson, Caleb Holman, and Codie Rohrbaugh are the first few drivers to come out as practice is about to get underway.

1:59	Reid Wilson (#66) may only be three races in to the season but he's already got a few battle scars (Speed51.com photo)

1:49

One of the cool things about Motor Mile is that there is a long sweeping dragstretch that runs parallel to the back straightaway. Boswell, after testing last night, checked out the drag strip and said he had a good time. In fact, the drag strip is semi-active today as we've seen cars roll down a few times already in the hour and a half we've been at track.

1:48

Brady Boswell is getting ready to roll for practice in fifteen minutes. He and his team practiced yesterday and worked primarily on dialing in the car for the lower track temperatures the clouds are offering for tonight. Last year's ROTY, Boswell said the car itself hasn't changed that much from last year in terms of handling, but the American Racer tires the X-1R Pro Cup teams switched to this year have gained three tenths of a second.

1:44	Matt Craig may only be making his second career Pro Cup start but he has one heck of a team behind him. JCR3 Racing won three NASCAR Southeast titles with Jeff Fultz before moving to Pro Cup in 2007. The team then lifted Clay Rogers to the title b

1:30

One driver not racing today but eager to take in today's action is Eric Gerchak, last year's runner-up in the Rookie of the Year. He told us that he initially hoped to run today but his car wasn't quite ready yet so he's just spending the weekend checking out his competition.

1:28

Today Michael McGuire, a native Virginian will make his X-1R Pro Cup Series debut. A few days away from turning 18, McGuire is a previous winner here at Motor Mile in Late Models and has six career top-tens in nine NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts.

1:21

Comment From Lenny

Go #25 Benny Gordon

1:17

Cars on the Ground:

#05 - Codie Rohrbaugh
#1 - Dalton Hopkins
#2 - Brady Boswell
#6 - Jeff Oakley
#7 Michael McGuire
#15 - Bill Plemons, Jr.
#23 - J.P. Morgan
#25 - Benny Gordon
#54 - Matt Craig
#66 - Reid Wilson
#75 - Caleb Holman

1:14

Event Schedule

2:00 - 2:45 First Practice
3:00 - 3:45 Final Practice
4:00 - Drivers Meeting
5:00 - 5:30 - Allison Legacy Race Series practice
5:30 - 5:45 - Mini Cup practice
6:00 - Allison Legacy Qualifying
6:15 - Pro Cup Tire Scuff
6:30 - Pro Cup Qualifying
7:30 - FEATURES

FEATURE ORDER
Allison Legacy (50L)
Pro Cup (250L)
Mini Cup

1:10	Beautiful day in the New River Valley (Speed51.com photo)

1:09

1:08

It is a beautiful day for racing in the shadow of the Appalachian mountains as temperatures are in the mid-70s and will stay there until race time. A few scattered clouds helping keep the track cool as well. Weather looking good for race time as well. If you are in the New River Valley area, we'd strongly encourage you to come on down and take in 250 laps of great racing tonight.

1:05

Good afternoon and welcome to Speed51.com's Trackside Now coverage of today's X-1R Pro Cup Series New River Valley 250 from Motor Mile Speedway.

1:04

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