Saturday, March 27th, would prove to be a long, hard day for all involved with the Humboldt Speedway. While it would climax with some very important feature races before the evening was over, before that it was a long grind to get to that point. Saturday morning the make up show that was rained out on Thursday would be held. Specifically, for the B Mods it was very important as they would participate in their double heat races with the totals from these two heats today added to the heat they ran last night and that would determine the twelve cars automatically moving to the fifty lap main on Saturday night along with setting up the rest of the Last Chance races. And with their being a very quick turn around from heat to heat, any wrecks or mechanical problems could be very problematic.
The Stock Cars would be participating in their second of three full shows here this weekend with a full show for them during the afternoon.
The Modifieds would be running a full show also but under USRA rules which meant they would draw for starting positions in their heats rather than qualify and then use passing points to line up the rest of their events. Since it was the lowest paying of the three programs and had no relevance to the night show that would be paying twenty grand to the winner, a number of drivers chose to sit this afternoon show out and watch with only sixty one of the ninety one on hand racing. This actually was a benefit as with the lower car count there weren't quite as many races which would allow this show to be completed sooner, thus giving the beleaguered track prep crew a little more time to prepare the track for the big finale later. We also got the chance to see some different faces in the main.
For an afternoon show on dirt, it was actually quite a very good pm of racing. The track stayed in good shape and there was no dust at all. They were able to race the track well and when it did start to rubber up, they quickly came out and ripped the surface. There were no more yellows than a typical race program would provide and with it being a warm and comfortable day to be out side, it made for a rather pleasant afternoon of racing. The program moved along quickly and when completed, there was almost three hours for the track crew to get things ready for the big evening show.
The folks in charge of teching the rules were busy on this day with about a half dozen cars disqualified for various infractions. But at least there was no one that got DQ'd for not wearing their racing gloves, at least that I am aware of.
Seven Modified heats and three B Features would set the grid for the thirty lap main event, paying two grand to the winner. A quick pace was set in this race with first Tyler Davis and then Lucas Schott holding the top spot. Davis led briefly and then it was Schott that ran up front the rest of the main. Lucas continues to use a car provided by the Sorensen Racing Team for him while he waits for his new car to be completed. Things got tight for him when he had to work through considerable lapped traffic but he made all the right moves to take the win. Davis would finish second with Rodney Sanders finishing third. It was a good start to the season for the defending National Champ in the USRA Modifieds.
The Stock Car feature would see a rare runaway win in a division that is usually close from start to finish. Derek Brown, the driver to beat at Lucas Oil Speedway, started on the outside of the front row, took the lead immediately and ran away from the pack. He finished comfortably out front with Shawn Ritter taking the second spot ahead of Derek Green.
Everyone looked a little bleary eyed at the start of the morning but things gradually picked up as the afternoon progressed and after starting out with just a handful of early risers in the stands, a good sized crowd was on hand by feature time. Once the final checkered of the afternoon waved, most of the spectators turned right around and got in the already developing line to grab a seat for the evening show.
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