no shortage of drama at all let’s go ahead and take a look at this evening starting lineup has been alluded to Garrett alberon from Los crusis New Mexico going to roll from the poll and on his outside Oxford ey was Chris Simpson in the 32 Garrett Smith he’s the 2022 dirt track world champion he’s out of Inon Georgia and Conor mattina Neil back at last year’s Mississippi Challenge Series champion in the 21 Tri XX he’s out of Columbus Mississippi Spencer Hughes has that jcm Motorsports 19m starting Fifth and on his outside Ricky Thorton Jr the 20rt he’s out of Martinsville Indiana Chad Simpson he’s a four-time Lucas o m champion and current points leader he’s out of Mount Vernon Iowa and Logan Martin two-time comcam super dirt Series champion in 36 he’s out of West Plains Missouri T-Mac Tim mccre is going to have rocket one rolling from position number nine and on his outside the former driver of Rocket one Martinsville Indiana is Hudson O’Neal get Mike maror and he’ll have to go to the back three-time winner the Knoxville Lukas oy late model Nationals and Deon Morin on the outside he won the show me 100 last year after Ricky thoron Junior was penalized a couple of spots O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year Contender Brendan Smith going to roll from the inside of row seven and on his outside it’s going to be the 90 that’s Brian Rickman then it’s Brendon Smith he’s currently third in the point oh I’m sry yeah Brendon Smith row number seven is going to be Brendon Smith out of D City Florida on the outside Brian Rickman he’s a former Mississippi State Challenge Series champion in car9 just in case they didn’t catch that the first time I figured you wanted Jackson erdle he starts inside row eight 15th starting position for for that young man and it’ll be Scott Crigler starting from position 16 it’s Jackson erle night in America here at lucao Speedway right roow number nine it’ll be four time Lucas o Champion it’ll be Earl Pearson Jr he’s out of Jacksonville Florida and Ethan dson his first run in the 74 x he’s out of Bakersfield California Dalton Wilson and Drake Troutman G to go from row 10 Trevor Gundaker and Gordy Gundaker in row 11 Max Blair and Jonathan Davenport from row 12 James the caution lights are just a about to be put away and we are just about to get this 45 laap Cowboy classic underway here tonight at Lucas Oil Speedway Brandon Ford Pac truck the world’s largest volume for dealer Brandon ford.com be sure to check them out again we’ll be at the East Bay finale coming up here in O in the month of October 50,000 to win to send it off in Grand style you can get you a new Brandon Ford uh pickup truck again when you’re down there just down the road in Brandon Florida from East Bay Raceway Park well James uh the yellow lights have been turned off the green flag is going to wave This Time by money added to the show me 100 weekend this year boost this to a $10,000 to Win race 45 laps in honor of the cowboy himself as these drivers are about to go green flag racing they’ll fire in the nutrient ax solution starting zone in turns three and four it’s Garrett alberon on the pole Chris Simpson on the outside [Music] side by side for the lead down the back straightway Garrett alerson and look at Neil bagot Neil bagot makes it three wide momentarily for the lead but Chris Simpson will be the drive rout front at the end of lap number one both Chris Simpson and Garett Alberton have won in the Lucas o ml series they have never won a Lucas o l m dir Series race the driver running in third has as they go into turn number three they are side three wide Here Comes Spencer Hughes on the bottom the jcm Motorsports 19m he has never won a Lucas Oil Late monitor Series race oh man thing I tell you what this RAC trck is just really really good man it is just spectacular as Garrett alberon he’s trying to pull off the trifecta here tonight he was the All-Star performance fast qualifier he went out and got the win at Pensky shocks heat race number one and now he is trying to get his first career win with the Lucas Oil elate model dirt series and he rolls alongside Chris Simpson he had that string of three Podium Big River Steel podium is broken at Faberry a couple of weeks ago Alberton working the bottom Chris Simpson and that new Longhorn has the lead at the line four in the record books second is alberon third is Spencer Hughes fourth is Garrett Smith so down the backs right away guys trying to get to the front again they get valuable points to make their way into the main event here on Saturday night to show me 100 well I tell you what Garett Albertson just not going away and now Chris Simpson going to go low down in turns one and two and alberon going to try to get that momentum rolling on the outside of the RAC trck he’ll try to keep that momentum down the back straightway and through turns three and four but Simpson goes high in turns three and four spoils a little bit of the momentum on the 58 they did not touch this racetrack once we got started it was a little slimy to begin with they worked it in down the back RightWay three distinct grooves here tonight Chris Simpson Your Leader out of Oxford Iowa his brother Chad Simpson won a preliminary in Knoxville but Chris trying to come on a winner in the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt series in a turn number one and as you mentioned earlier James Chris Simpson com into this event second in the Lucas Oil mlr Point SS and I tell you the line he’s running right now I know we’re only a few laps into this race I was just going to say the line he’s running is going to make it hard for Albertson to get around and just as we say that Albertson goes to the low side down in turns three and four he’ll stay low this time in one and two as Simpson goes up top and that might give Albertson the lead it does and behind them they’re two by two with Chad Simpson and Spencer Hughes working off a turn four Garrett alberon he’ll take the lead for the first time in this race as we we have eight laps in the books here comes Chad Simpson the current Lucas Oil ml champion and Chad Simpson’s got a good hot rod but they’re trying to track down the Las cruus New Mexico veteran off of Turn number four well I tell you what in Allstar performance time trials a little earlier on the seing Garett Albertson was Far and Away the fastest driver on the racetrack he is holding or he is continuing that right now meanwhile there’s a look at the drivers in the battle for the four spot just in front of them the brother Simpson going at it and a a battle for the bridesmaid honors Here Comes Ricky thoron Jr the new paint scheme this weekend for the current Midwest sheet middle points leader in Lucas Oil Late series six wins this year Spencer hued the jcm Motorsports 19m in front of him but Garrett Alberton Dustin pulling away out of turn number four with 12 in the books yeah that is a great battle behind him for the second spot but that is just a fantastic race being put together by Garrett alberon right now James he’s quickly closing in on the back of the field and just we say that Chad simp son able to shake himself free from brother Chris Chad Simpson now going to try to close in on race leader Garrett Alberton Chad Simpson working the bottom in that Johnson Holdings 25 he’ll close ground down the back straight away into turn number three Ricky thoron Jr to the top he’s gotten around Hughes working on Chris Simpson Garrett Albertson still out in front at Lucas Oil Speedway up at the front of the field you’ve got a battle for the lead as Chad Simpson has caught your race leader Garrett Albertson alberon’s gone back down to the inside of the racetrack though and has taken that line away from Chad Simpson just off your screen Behind These Guys Ricky Thorton Jr is starting to tiptoe around the top side of this racetrack as Hudson O’Neal’s got problems on the 71 he’s going to pull into the pit area and call it a night Garrett alberon into turn three Chad Simpson Chris Simpson Ricky thoron Jr Spencer Hughes then it’s Devin Moran and Brian Rickman and the 90 car all those on the same straightaway now Chad Simpson goes to the outside has alberon work traffic at a turn three yeah Garett Alberton right now like a hot night through butter through the back of the field as he’s got first couple cars one lap down and he’s actually been able James to put a little bit of distance between himself and Chad Simpson Chad Simpson now trying to work by the Scott Crigler car and there’s a look at the Battle for third between the 32 of Chris Simpson and Ricky Thorton Jr still trying to tackle the top side of this RAC track in three and four so they work CP seven alberon your leader then it’s Chad Simpson Chris Simpson Ricky thoron Jr Spencer Hughes Devin Moran Brian Rickman down the back stra away then it’s Tim mccre in the one Garrett Alberton looking good for the Clean Sweep as you mentioned fastest out of 63 cars tonight he won his heat race he started on the Victory Fuel pole but he did not he if he wins this race he will not lead every lap Chris Simpson L early on but alberon looking good in this caution free race so far indeed he is he’s got lap traffic in front of him that’s the bad news James the good news is those cars are all mostly single file in Fr him now they’re running some different Lanes on the racetrack just as you see Ricky Thorton Jr running a different Lane right there and Mike maror with trouble in the 157 pulls out of the race as they come out of turn number four it is still Garrett Albertson that Ken and Beth Roberts entry into turn number one Simpson will follow it’s about one to two Carling Stephon now make it three down the back straightaway then the battle back here for third between Chris Simpson and Ricky thoron Jr alberon back back through the middle Chad down to the bottom and they’re side by side behind him with thoron and Chris Simpson Bo Ricky thoron Jr’s been so good here at Lucas Oil Speedway over the last few years as well you and I earlier talked about how good Jonathan Davenport has been here but Ricky thoron Jr has been equally as good and there’s the gap between your race leader Garrett alberon and Chad Simpson and Simpson has now changed his line James as you saw right there he’s gone to the high side of the racetrack and he is slowly making up ground on your leader all right Simpson is alberon clean air in front of him no he’s way behind the tail end the field now for turn number four Here Comes Chad Simpson pedling hard the 20 YT if you’re Alberton do you want this to stay green cuz you know that 20rt up on the board you don’t want to give him a shot here at the end do you as he makes his way around Chris Simpson down the back straightaway Ethan Dodson with trouble in the ASD Motorsports 74xl as well as we stay clean and green in this one James 23 laps in the books as we are just past the halfway point in this 40 5 lat race 23 and 22 to go Ricky Thorton Jr there on your screen continuing to try to March towards the front of the field again second right now is Chad Simpson your race leader is Garrett Alberton looking for his first career win with the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt series clears the 1/4th J car Jackson erle but Chad Simpson’s got a good hot rod Dustin Jared here comes the four-time mlr champion and Chad Simpson a run into one he’ll go back to to the bottom and now Alberton have to deal with traffic here in about another lap or two the tail end of the field at turn number three we’re going to have a two-car battle here Thornton is about eight car lengths back at Chad Simpson still time left in this race indeed a lot of those guys right now have kind of yielded to the bottom of the racetrack especially down in three and four still some drivers really trying to make some hay on the top side of the speedway down in one and two but there’s the Gap again between Garrett Albertson your race leader in second place Chad Simpson and now Garrett alberon has once again picked up the back the field O’Reilly Rookie of the Year candidate Drake Troutman about to go one lap down so Garrett alberon he’s got about straight away ahead of thoron who’s in third Chad Simpson now Chad will go to the bottom off of turn four Garrett Alberton guine will’ll after to deal as you mentioned with Gordy Gundaker into turn number one and in front of him is Brendan Smith and Jonathan Davenport who had to go to a backup car Chad Simpson now will have to negotiate around a lap car in turn three but alberon off at turn number four still holding the lead here in Wheatland indeed he is James 14 laps to go 14 laps remaining in the cowboy classic as Garrett alerson now has got it looks like Brendan Smith to try to work around meanwhile behind him you just saw Chad Simpson was able to just clear Drake Troutman there’s alberon he’s able to work his way by the 17 s of Brendan Smith and alberon he actually goes high that time down in turns one and two yeah Brendon Smith a new paint scheme on that 17s a new sponsor for him he is currently third in the O’Reilly EP Parts Rookie of the Year Chase off a turn for Garrett alberon who won the Lucas Oil 8 series O’Reilly Rookie of the Year in 2022 with the lead still looking for his first win in the series well earlier back in uh February we saw Dalton Wilson get his first win that class of 2022 can Garrett Albertson come on with a win tonight he looks strong here at Lucas Oil Speedway if he’s able to hang on it would be his biggest win probably in terms of prestige James he does have a $112,000 win to he’s Credit in the Tha brawl just a few years ago but Garrett Albertson trying to hold on that Gap is is kind of stabilized a little bit at least for the time being James This Time by there are I believe just nine uh 10 laps to go in this race as now Chad s Simpson’s able to clear Brendan Smith and boy Garett Albertson he has got a whole host of lap traffic in front of him yeah and Thorton and Chris Simpson and Hughes are hoping for a caution which we have not had one in this race from the start out of turn number two down the back rra away Garrett Alberton he’ll have to work around Earl Pearson Jr that’ll allow Chad Simpson to close as we work on lap off of turn four I believe eight laps to go this time by I believe eight to go this time by James yes I tell you what the one thing I’m seeing off that F from the 58 he’s been washing up the racetrack just a little bit coming off the corners Ricky Thorton Jr remains in third Chris Simpson remains in the fourth spot and now heavy lap traffic for your race leader Garrett Alberton Garett alberon into one Chad Simpson will have to get around Earl Pearson JR out of turn two down the back right away they’re running two wide Garrett Smith and the 12 of Crigler Albertson what’s he going to do he’s going to have to split him off a turn four Dustin as the laps wind down in the cowboy classic and that was a close call for the 58 card oh but I tell you what when you’re looking for your first career win with the Lucas soil late model dirt series James Sometimes you have got to throw caution to the win and that right there might be the winning move for Garrett Albert wow nice job into turn number one former crew chief for Earl Pearson Jr who’s got him around him a lap down down the back straightaway now there’s now with battle for second here comes thoron on the bottom and Ricky thoron Jr and Chad Simpson the battle for second and Garrett Albertson leads down the main straightway as the laps wind down is there two to go not yet not yet but it will be soon we’re going to double it up for you at home there’s your race leader Garrett alberon on the left side of your screen the battle for second Ricky Thorton Jr and Chad Simpson they may have just made contact right there battling for the second spot yeah good battle there oh man at lap traffic is heavy mind Alberton thoron their battle there oh we got a spin in turn two and that’s Chad Simpson Chad Simpson and our first Dave Warren Power Sports caution of this race is out for the fourth time and current mlr points leader Chad Simpson in a heated battle for second with Thornton and his brother brother Chris Simpson unofficially unofficially 42 laps in the books three to go oh oh man that is that is not I don’t believe that is what your race leader K Albertson wanted to see it all not when the 20rt is going to be lined up behind it’ll be a single file restart here with three to go and we’ll see what happened to the current ml points leader Chad Simpson a great battle going on for second he see thoron go through there and Chad just Dr the cushion yep over rotated down there in the corner and the driver IAM out Vernon Iowa and that Johnson holding company Crone Farms he did Albert Garett didn’t want to see that did he not when you’ve got that guy behind you there the 20rt right no and again I mean Ricky Thorton’s been so good here in the he’s so good everywhere you we we talked about how he just picked up a $115,000 win in an IMCA stock car he’s running the micro sprint sum and oh by the way just happened to be the winningest driver in the country one year ago winning over $1 million running in 2023 and now he is going to be hot on the Tails of Garrett alberon who is seeking his first career win with the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt series so it’ll be Garrett alberon Ricky thoron Jr Chris Simpson third for Spencer H fifth Deon Moran sixth is the 90 of Brian Rickman and how about how about by the way Max Blair had to come out of a b main right yeah he started 23rd he’s an early Contender for the Todd steel buildings hard charger of the race Max Blair in the Centerline Motorsports car then it’s Dalton Wilson Tim mccre and Jonathan Davenport again who had to start shotgun on the field in a backup car yeah so several movers and shakers there so outside of that top uh four Devin Moran has come from 12th up to fifth Brian Rick from 14th to 6th Max Blair from 23rd to 7th Dalton Wilson from 19th up to eighth ninth is Tim mccre that’s where he started and Jonathan Davenport from 24th to 10th in a race that just saw its first caution flag so 45 laps is the length of this race three to go so inside of five Laps on a race like 45 laps it’ll be a single file restart we’ll try to single them out and then we’ll be ready to go Garrett Albertson can he hold on and get his first career win in the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt series 90 trying to become the 91st different driver since this series began to go to Victory Lane trying to become the second driver this year to get his first win of course that was Dalton Wilson back at the East Bay winter nationals finale back in February well we said it’s just a matter of time before drivers like Ross Robinson and Spencer Hughes and Garrett Albertson and Dalton Wilson in that class A couple years ago was were probably our strongest Rookie of the Year class and Garrett Albertson can he come home the announcement earlier he and his wife Danny expecting their first child he said September September yes might be during the Jackson 100 right it could be could be who knows who knows here’s what we do know though the caution lights are about to be turned off let do unofficially there are three three laps remaining when timing and scoring is down unofficially three laps remaining Garrett alberon trying to hang on and get his first career win with the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt series at the newr ax Solutions rest start Zone I know it’ll be official when Mike stral throws the Barett performance White Flag one lap to go but we got one more lap to do that Deon Moran’s going to work the outside down the back right with all his eyes up front can Garrett alberon get his first career went into Lucas soil LA but series but Deon Moran may have the fastest car on the track two to go down the straight away alberon thoron is there Dustin yeah Albertson slipped up a little bit coming off Corner number four and Devon Moran’s making hay on the high side oh here comes Ricky Thorton Jr in a battle for the race lead he’s to the inside of alberon coming around to the barretts one to go Ricky Thorton’s out front thoron grabs the lead Albertson Moran Last Chance Garrett Albertson on the gas down the back right away Ricky thoron Jr doing Ricky Thorne Jr things that caution is going to cost Garrett Alberts in his first career win into Lucas Oil series and the current points leader gets the win Ricky thoron Jr Garrett alberon finishes second too close to call at the line for third between Simpson and Moran we do know Spencer Hughes rounded out the top five wow what aish man oh man and the first win for Garrett alberon we’ll have to wait for another day as rtj Ricky thoron Jr makes a win inning pass with less than two laps to go in this one and he’ll make it official when he crosses the UNOH scale and Tech area here tonight in the 11th annual Cowboy classic at Lucas Oil Speedway
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