Night 2 Jerry Whiteaker Memorial 3

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The 2021 race season will conclude tonight with the feature events being the $5000 to win Topless Limited Modified and $2000 to win Factory Stock races. Also on the bill are the growing and competitive EMods and the usually entertaining Pure Stocks.

Two drivers have dominated the Pure Stock class this year and both drivers put themselves in great position to do so again tonight. Jerry Walters won all but one race this season. The only driver to beat him would love nothing more than to honor his family name tonight, Steven Whiteaker III can honor his Great Grandfather tonight and prove to Walter's his win was not a fluke and Walters will have his hands full.

The EMods feature the perennial favorites with Gilbert Perez III and JD Legg pretty much winning every race but Brianna Witzsche looked strong last night and has a few wins under her belt as well. The field is loaded with up and coming talent and former champion, Nathan Rachui is back driving his brother's car. Factory Stock champion Hector Aguirre and longtime Limited Mod driver, Roly Rodriguez will look to teach the kids a lesson too. Daniel Preston, if he made repairs from last night's incident, will no doubt be charging through the field as well. Chris Dudley has the ability to put a good race together and be taking pictures on the front stretch too.

There's no doubt the Factory Stocks and Limited Modifieds are two of the most competitive classes in the country and especially in Texas. Several talented drivers will be gunning for those top 8 in both classes and claim their $5000/$2000 checks as well. Speaking of the Top 8 so far, here are those drivers locked in (Thank you Matthew Villareal for the info):

Factory Stock:

1. 27 Dalton Faulkner 

2. 8S Johnny Torres 

3. 30 Memphis Villareal 

4. 154 Brian Rye

5. 24 Donald Cain 

6. 741 Cameron Starry 

7. 50 Josh Ellender 

8. 41 Dylan Elasko/88M Jesse Meazell 

(Elasko and Meazell were tied in passing points last night, not sure who won the tiebreaker.)

 

Limited Mods Top 8:

1. 26 JJ Jennings 

2. 25 Cody Smith 

3. 15 Tracy Denby 

4. 87 Lawrence Mikulencak 

5. 79 Marcus Mikulencak 

6. 33 Ray Allen Kulhanek 

7. 4$ Kris Rye 

8. 14 Trent Beaver 

 

Should be a great way to end the season and start looking forward to 2022. A lot of talent here tonight and a lot of hungry and capable drivers ready to get at it and be crowned Jerry Whiteaker Memorial Champion. 

All Results are Unofficial and commentary is based on my observations from the stands and I have no contact with track officials during the event. 

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Format notes for Limited Modified and Factory Stock: Top 4 will qualify for the A in Limited Mods, top 6 in Factory Stock, remainders go to a LCQ taking Top 2 in Limited Mods, top 4 in Factory Stock. Top 8 qualifiers from last night will redraw to determine top 8 starters for A Main. 

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Redraw Results:

Limited Mod 

33 15

79 4$

26 14

87 25

 

Factory Stock 

30 27

8S 88

50 154

24 741

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Factory Stock B Main 1 Lineup (Top 8 Advance to A Main)

41 7

1W 18S

38 149

21G 11X

000 55R

34H 34

13B

13S Bill Stephens and 66 Jacob Wilburn DNS

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Top 6 From Factory Stock B Main 1

1. 1W Walter Hamilton 

2. 21G Steve Grantz 

3. 41 Dylan Elasko 

4. 38 Joshua Sewell 

5. 55R Don Painter 

6. 13B Boone Evans 

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Factory Stock B Main 2 Lineup (Top 6 Transfer?)

25R 17

99 02

21B 174

44K 17E

39 29

49K 94

15K

35 Tony Blankenship DNS

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Factory Stock B Main 2 Transfers 

1. 99 Tryton Temple 

2. 21B EJ Gilpin 

3. 17 GW Hessong 

4. 94 Allen Torres 

5. 25R Nathan Rachui 

6. 02 Shannon Mauer 

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Limited Mod B Main 1 Lineup Top 3 Transfer

90 38

23 101

66 148

15G 99

00 00K

164 BD1

17E 53

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Limited Mod B Main 1 Transfers 

1. 23 Howard Willis 

2. 90 Dustin Butcher 

3. 38 Steve Whiteaker Jr 

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Limited Mod B Main 2 Lineup Top 3 Transfer 

D25 96

30K 55R

07 511

9 05

95S 12R

18S 5S

21

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Limited Mod B Main 2 Transfers 

1. D25 Kale Westover 

2. 30K Shane Hebert 

3. 96 Jared Maupin 

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Limited Mod B Main 3 Lineup Top 3 Transfer 

63 115

Trump 1 47

19 4JR

33JP 3

31 03

58C 5R 

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They made an announcement, only top 3 transfer in Limited Mods, 4-6 go to LCQ.

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Limited Mod B Main 3 Transfers 

1. 63 Shane Hoefling 

2. Trump1 Jason Ingalls 

3. 4JR Boone Evans 

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Limited Mod B Main 4 Lineup Top 3 Transfer

000 91

BD2 184

1J 78

9R 28M

15L 13M

18

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Limited Mod B Main  4 Transfers 

1. 000 Kyle Carter 

2. 184 Brian Rye 

3. BD2 Daniel Preston 

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EMod Feature Lineup 

3 59B

30 5A

23 112

L87 00E

58 22

12R 14

17 95

46 21T

74 6"

68T 129

21S

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Perez walking away from the field early, Legg a distant second and B. Witzsche holds 3rd with a gap between Legg and D. Witzsche but caution flies for Cervantes stalled out in 4.

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Unfortunate restart for B. Witzsche as she loops it on the restart and several cars collect each other. We'll see who can refire but looks like her right is done early. 

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Emods struggling a bit on this dry slick surface.  Perez still out front followed by Legg, Edmond, Rachui and Dudley. 

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Edmond with a strong restart and takes 2nd away from Legg trying to keep pace with Perez. Calhoun and Rachui round out top 5.

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EMod Feature Top 5

1. 3 Gilbert Perez III 

2. 00E Jaden Edmond 

3. 30 JD Legg 

4. 22 Zach Calhoun 

5. 5A Nathan Rachui 

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EMod Jerry Whiteaker Memorial Champion 

3 Gilbert Perez III 

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Stephan Danielsen,  Kevin Battarbee, Greg Carlucci Jr. and Bo Beckner transfer into the Factory Stock A Main from the LCQ.

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Johnny Torres, Cory Williams, Tanner Whitmire and Jason Tiner I believe are the LCQ Transfers for Limited Mods.