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July 8
Lincoln Speedway,
Lincoln, IL
Sanction: Castrol FloRacing Night in America - $20,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 9, 4:14 am)
Red-hot Pierce cashes Lincoln's $20,000 prize
- Bobby Pierce
- Brandon Sheppard
- Jason Feger
- Dennis Erb Jr.
- Garrett Alberson
- Spencer Hughes
- Ricky Thornton Jr.
- Frank Heckenast Jr.
- Daulton Wilson
- Myles Moos
- Carson Ferguson
- Shannon Babb
- Ross Robinson
- Tyler Erb
- Logan Seavey
- Brenden Smith
- Kyle Hammer
- Clay Harris
- Jake Little
- Bob Sidener
- Roben Huffman
- Kye Blight
Bobby Pierce celebrates his $20,000 victory at Lincoln Speedway.
What won the race: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., overpowered early leader Jason Feger to command the final 38 of 50 laps of Monday's Castrol FloRacing Night in America event at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway for the $20,000 second-round miniseries victory. Like he did during Saturday's Gopher 50 at Minnesota's Deer Creek Speedway, Brandon Sheppard of Berlin, Ill., finished runner-up, 5.276 seconds behind.
Quotable: “Went green there and didn’t really know what that first start was gonna do, then when we got green a second time, that top (line) was there,” Pierce said. “We got to second pretty quickly and from then on, it was just trying to figure a way around (Jason) Feger, he was driving a heck of a race.”
Key notes: Pierce notched his sixth victory over his last 12 races Monday, a stretch that since June 24 he's racked up more than $185,000 in earnings. It's also Pierce's sixth career Castrol Series win, the most all-time. ... Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., led the opening 12 laps before finishing third more than eight seconds behind Pierce. … Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., started 20th and finished seventh driving Steve Sheppard's No. 5s Longhorn Chassis after parting ways Sunday with SSI Motorsports. … Garrett Alberson of Las Cruces, N.M., placed fifth after navigating the final 42 laps without a right-front fender. … Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, was running fourth until a flat left-rear tire on lap eight foiled his top-five effort. Erb finished 14th. … Two cautions slowed the 18-minute feature: On the opening lap for Brenden Smith and Bob Sidener piling up in turn four and on lap eight for Erb’s flat left-rear. … Nineteen drivers were running at the finish with seven on the lead lap.
On the move: Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., started 20th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Pierce’s Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Low Voltage Solutions, Rio Grande Waste Services, Inc., Hoker Trucking, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Oakwood Tire Center, Bloomington Normal Truck Performance, Carnaghi Towing & Repair, Toyota of Danville, Floyd’s Waste Systems, A Plus Vacuum, Leka Tree Service, Velocita, Bert Transmissions by Budda, Ted Brown’s Quality Paint & Body Shop, VP Race Fuels, Swift Springs, Bilstein Shocks and Performance Bodies.
Points chase: After Lincoln: 1. Jason Feger (159); 2. Bobby Pierce (156); 3. Ricky Thornton Jr. (153); 4. Garrett Alberson (138); 5. Myles Moos (132).
Current weather: Clear, 81°F
Car count: 22
Fast qualifier: Brandon Sheppard
Time: 13.031 seconds
Polesitter: Brandon Sheppard
Heat race winners: Brandon Sheppard, Jason Feger, Bobby Pierce
Next series race: July 24, Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) $20,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.