The sixth race in the MASCAR series, attracted a large crowd from all over the SouthEast. Racers from Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia made the trek to the new HobbyTown shop in Virginia Beach. MASCAR welcomed Jeffrey (Notorious Que) Moton and Jack (Batman) Muirhead from the Atlanta area, Bob (RAWAfx) Weichbrodt and Vernon (VMax) Dew from North Carolina and new racers Ed, Chris and Ronnie from Virginia. Because of limited store hours we got going at 11am with the BeachJet 2.5 minute round robin. BeachJets were running Fray body rules, because Tom, Jerry and Jack are all in practice mode for the Fray.
BeachJet 2.5 minute Round Robin qualifier
1. -Tom Bowman-----60.13--brp Crossfire GT
2. -James Kennedy--58.21--brp Ford GT
3. -Shawn Molter---58.14--brp Ford GT
4. -Jerry Schmoyer-57.62--brp Ford GT
5. -Steve Jones----55.11--brp Crossfire GT
6. -Jack Muirhead--54.50--brp Ford GT
7. -John Smith-----52.56--brp Crossfire GT
8. -Bob Hall-------51.57--brp Crossfire GT
9. -Bob Weichbrodt-50.10--brp Ford GT
10. Roger Corrie---48.63--Aurora Ferrari GTO
11. Mike Ose-------48.63--JL Camaro
12. Jeffrey Moton--47.34--brp Toyota 2000 GT
13. Vernon Dew-----44.45--Windmill 360
14. Scott Schmoyer-44.42--brp Crossfire GT
15. Kris-----------43.00--brp Crossfire GT
16. Ed Stewart-----37.53--brp Ford GT
D Main - 3 minutes------------TOTAL--OVERALL PLACE
Vernon---B:14-W:15-G:17-Y:17--63.19--8TH
Kris-----Y:15-B:13-W:13-G:17--58.38--12TH
Ed-------G:13-Y:13-B:13-W:12--51.63--15TH
Scott----W:13-G:16-Y:15-B:12--56.26--13TH
C Main
Roger----B:12-W:16-G:16-Y:16--60.09--11TH
Bob W.---Y:17-B:15-W:10-G:11--53.52--14TH
Mike-----G:15-Y:16-B:14-W:16--61.12--10TH
Jeffrey--W:15-G:17-Y:16-B:14--62.48--9TH
B Main
Jack-----B:16-W:16-G:17-Y:18--67.41--5TH
Steve----Y:16-B:15-W:10-G:00--41.00--16TH
Bob H.---G:16-Y:16-B:15-W:16--63.00--7TH
John-----W:14-G:17-Y:17-B:16--64.55--6TH
A Main
Tom------B:17-W:18-G:19-Y:17--71.58--1ST
James----Y:17-B:16-W:17-G:18--68.57--4TH
Shawn----G:16-Y:17-B:17-W:18--69.03--3RD
Jerry----W:17-G:18-Y:18-B:18--71.02--2ND
BeachJets are always close and all four A Main drivers were in with a chance. Jerry and Tom were even after two segments, Tom edged out a lap in the third. Jerry gained the lap back on the blue gutter, but Tom had a few sections in hand.
1. -Steve Jones----147.12--P3
2. -James Kennedy--141.63--Scorpion
3. -Shawn Molter---141.29--Panther
4. -John Smith-----134.61--Scorpion
5. -Tom Bowman-----128.66--Scorpion
6. -Vernon Dew-----124.03--G3
7. -Bob Weichbrodt-122.32--G3
8. -Jack Muirhead--121.62--Panther
9. -Jeffrey Moton--118.20--Panther
10. Kris-----------104.30--P3
11. Mike Ose-------101.48--Scorpion
12. Josh Bowman----100.48--Scorpion
13. Ed Stewart------90.21--Scorpion
14. Bob Hall--------54.00--Scorpion
Steve served notice in qualifying that he had come to race. It looked like James and Shawn would be looking at fighting for second, barring equipment trouble. Vern and Jeffrey were down a bit in the standings but their cars are quick!
C Main - 5 minutes------------TOTAL--OVERALL PLACE
Jeffrey--B:62-W:59-G:69-Y:67--267.45---6TH
Kris-----Y:61-B:40-W:52-G:53--206.64--13TH
Mike-----G:57-Y:57-B:48-W:52--214.00--12TH
Ed-------W:56-G:56-Y:56-B:51--219.43--11TH
Bob H.---W:00-G:00-Y:00-B:00--000.00--14TH
Josh-----W:54-G:62-Y:60-B:52--228.58--10TH
Jeffrey had a consistent run, and must have been suffering from lack of practice, not to have qualified better. Fortunately for him, MASCAR goes by lap totals for the overall rankings, not how you do in the main.
B Main
Tom------B:59-W:61-G:70-Y:67--257.38---7TH
Vernon---Y:77-B:64-W:56-G:73--270.13---4TH
Jack-----G:61-Y:61-B:57-W:55--234.03---9TH
Bob W.---W:52-G:63-Y:64-B:63--242.09---8TH
Vernon set a torrid pace on the yellow hammer lane, three laps more than anyone else would get. The gutters bothered him some, preventing a podium finish.
A Main
James----B:68-W:65-G:71-Y:74--279.00---2ND
Steve----Y:72-B:70-W:70-G:73--285.36---1ST
Shawn----G:67-Y:74-B:68-W:56--265.29---5TH
John-----W:66-G:67-Y:68-B:70--271.49---3RD
The A Main was the closest fight of the day in the Super Stock event. Steve was setting the pace with an amazingly consistent run. The gutters claimed James, while Shawn turned up the heat on Yellow. Shawn was down only three going into the last segment, but unfortunately for his effort, the crown gear started slipping. James was on Yellow and matched Shawn's earlier run of 74, and John had his best segment on the very tight blue lane. It was Steve's race however, the gutters didn't affect him much and he claimed his first MASCAR win!