Heat Races Decide Main Event for Second Annual CarCash MudSummer Classic for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Heat Race #1
        Erik Jones started on the pole for the first heat race of the night. Jones was fastest in single truck qualifying, which handed him the pole for the first heat race. The race went green and Jones immediately jumped ahead of the field as the trucks started to fan out. Joe Cobb, who was looking to transfer based on position, spun out in turn 1 on the first lap, but he was able to continue on without a caution. Jones came back around to lead the first lap of the event with ease. Early in the going, Jody Knowles held the final transfer spot as a go-or-go homer driver, but J.R. Heffner was looking for the spot. On lap 5, J.R. Heffner passed Jody Knowles to take the last transfer spot for the moment. The laps continued to click away and Erik Jones crossed the checkered flag as the flag to flag winner. Ben Kennedy spun coming to the checkered, but he was locked into the field and he would move on to the feature. J.R. Heffner took the final transfer spot while Jody Knowles and Joe Cobb were forced to move to the last chance qualifier. After one heat race, the action was sure to pick up.

Finishing Order:
1st: Erik Jones*
2nd: Darrell Wallace Jr.*
3rd: Kyle Larson*
4th: J.R. Heffner*
5th: Jody Knowles
6th: Ben Kennedy*
7th: Joe Cobb
(*: Locked into the main event.)

Heat Race #2
Mason Mingus started on the pole for the second heat race of the night. The race went green and Mingus immediately looked to hold off the pack. As Jeb Burton battled Mingus for the lead, John Wes Townley and Cody Erickson went for a spin in turn 1 on lap 1. The two spun together and they quickly got back going, but both drivers were behind the field and they were hoping to take the final transfer spot. This put Michael Affarano in the final transfer spot with the two drivers battling with him way behind. Burton was able to lead the first lap after passing Mingus and he started to set sail. The laps clicked by in the event and neither Erickson or Townley could make it up to the final transfer spot. Burton led the race from flag to flag while Michael Affarano took the final transfer spot. John Wes Townley and Cody Erickson would have to head to the last chance qualifier. After two fantastic heat races, only three remained to decide the feature field.

Finishing Order:
1st: Jeb Burton*
2nd: Joey Coulter*
3rd: Mason Mingus*
4th: Gray Gaulding*
5th: Michael Affarano*
6th: John Wes Townley
7th: Cody Erickson
(*: Locked into the main event.)

Heat Race #3
Ron Hornaday Jr. started on the pole for the third heat race of the night. The race went green and Hornaday jumped out ahead of the field as the trucks fanned out behind him. On lap 2, Ty Dillon quickly passed Michael Annett to take the final transfer spot as Dillon looked to run away with the spot. R on Hornaday Jr. remained the leader ahead of the pack and he looked fast on track. The ten laps of the event clicked by quickly and Hornaday took the checkered flag as the winner and leader of every single lap. Ty Dillon took the final transfer spot while Michael Annett and Jennifer Jo Cobb were forced to move to the last chance qualifier. Only two heat races remained as the field for the last chance qualifier began to shape up.

Finishing Order:
1st: Ron Hornaday Jr.*
2nd: Tyler Reddick*
3rd: Ty Dillon*
4th: John Hunter Nemechek*
5th: Michael Annett
6th: Chase Pistone*
7th: Jennifer Jo Cobb
(*: Locked into the main event.)

Heat Race #4
Matt Crafton started on the pole for the fourth heat race of the night. Jared Landers, who needed to transfer to the feature through the heat race, did not start the event after a crash in single truck qualifying. The race went green and Crafton immediately jumped ahead of the field. Austin Dillon stayed in the final transfer spot on the start and he looked to hold it. Crafton led the early part of the race, but Ryan Blaney made his way past him on lap 5. Blaney began to cruise and he looked like his father, Dave Blaney, on the track. Blaney crossed the line for the checkered and the win after a ten lap battle. Austin Dillon took the final transfer spot while Norm Benning and Jared Landers, if he could race, would moved onto the last chance qualifier. After four heat races, only one remained along with a last chance qualifier. 

Finishing Order:
1st: Ryan Blaney*
2nd: Matt Crafton*
3rd: Timothy Peters*
4th: Austin Dillon*
5th: Norm Benning
6th: German Quiroga*
7th: Jared Landers#
(#: Landers did not run the heat race and he would not run the last chance qualifier due to a crash in single truck qualifying.)
(*: Locked into the main event.)

Heat Race #5
Ken Schrader started on the pole for the final heat race of the night before the last chance qualifier and then before the feature. Schrader led the first lap as the field fanned out behind him. Schrader was the in the final transfer spot while Tyler Young looked to chase him down for the spot. The field was running hard as the laps clicked away. After running green early, the first caution of the short race waved on lap 5. Korbin Forrister went for a spin in turn 4. His truck stayed off the wall, but he stopped on track. NASCAR waved the caution and Forrister was able to get back going. This forced the field to line up once again as they looked to complete the event. Schrader was on point, but Sauter was in the preferred groove on the inside. The race went back green and Sauter used that inside groove to take the lead ahead of Schrader. Tyler Young looked to pass Schrader, but the two would start to battle. Johnny Sauter crossed the line for the checkered flag after leading the second half of the race while Ken Schrader moved on with the final transfer spot. Tyler Young moved on to the last chance qualifier to make the feature. After five heat races, a last chance qualifier would decide the rest of the feature field. 

Cautions:
1st Caution: Lap 5- Korbin Forrister went for a spin in turn 4, but he was able to get back going.

Finishing Order:
1st: Johnny Sauter*
2nd: Ken Schrader*
3rd: Tyler Young
4th: T.J. Bell*
5th: Bryan Silas*
6th: Korbin Forrister*

Last Chance Qualifier:
Jody Knowles started on the pole. He barely missed the feature in the first heat race, but he would be in a good spot to start the last chance qualifier. The race went green and John Wes Townley quickly passed Knowles for the lead as the field looked to move on to the feature. On lap 4 of the 15 lap event, Michael Annett moved into the final transfer spot with Cody Erickson on the outside looking in. Just as Annett moved into the spot, the first caution of the short race waved on lap 6. Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4. He came to a stop while NASCAR waved the caution. He quickly got back going after the caution. The caution laps did not count and the field was quickly lined up. The race went green quickly and Jody Knowles took the lead from John Wes Townley. Just as the race went back green, the second caution waved on lap 7. Tyler Young went for a spin in turn 2. His truck spun and drifted up the track. He clipped Michael Annett and Annett hit the wall, but continued on. Young was able to get going with only slight damage to his truck. The field was quickly lined up again with the feature spots still on the line. The race went back green and John Wes Townley took the lead back from Jody Knowles. The field looked to be racing hard on the restart and the hard racing brought out the third caution on lap 9. Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4 underneath Jennifer Jo Cobb, his daughter. He came to a stop on track, but he was able to get back going after the caution waved. The field was lined up once again with Michael Annett still holding the final transfer spot. The field was lined back up and the race went green again. John Wes Townley held onto the lead after the restart and he looked to run away. The laps began to click away and the battle for the final transfer spot was raging behind Townley.  With two laps to go, Cody Erickson was on the outside hoping to make the race, but his race changed with the fourth caution on lap 14. Erickson went for a spin in turn 2. His truck stayed out of the wall and he was able to get back going after the caution waved. This left him only two laps to pass Michael Annett to take the final transfer spot. The field was lined up for one final time in the last chance qualifier. The race went green and John Wes Townley jumped out ahead of the field as Cody Erickson began to battle Annett. Shortly after the restart, the field was back around for the white flag. Erickson made a move to pass Annett in turns 1 and 2, but he couldn't. He gave it a last ditch effort heading to the checkered flag, but Annett held him off to take the final transfer spot as Townley won the last chance qualifier. Tyler Young, Jody Knowles, Norm Benning, and Annett moved on while Erickson, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Joe Cobb, and Jared Landers missed the event. Now, after battles to make the field and line up starting spots, the race was ready to begin.

Cautions:
1st Caution: Lap 6- Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4 and stopped on track.

2nd Caution: Lap 7- Tyler Young went for a spin in turn 2 and Michael Annett clipped him while he spun, but both would continue on in the event. 

3rd Caution: Lap 9- Joe Cobb went for a spin in turn 4 and stopped on the track.

4th Caution: Lap 14- Cody Erickson went for a spin in turn 2, but he continued on in the event.

Finishing Order:
1st: John Wes Townley*
2nd: Tyler Young*
3rd: Jody Knowles*
4th: Norm Benning*
5th: Michael Annett*
6th: Cody Erickson
7th: Jennifer Jo Cobb
8th: Joe Cobb
9th: Jared Landers
(*: Made the feature event.)

DNQs: Cody Erickson, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Joe Cobb, and Jared Landers






Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/7/23/eldora-qualifying-heat-races-results-truck-series.html
http://racing-reference.info/
-Image:
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/84abe3ed6dfb877b63f0c3d467eb034c995b08ba/c=1464-778-3570-2363&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/USATODAY/test/2013/10/25/1382728512000-10-25-13-eldora-trucks.jpg

Heat Races Decide Lineup For the Inaugural Event at Eldora

         Before the NCWTS makes history by racing on dirt, the lineup has to be set from five heat races and a last chance qualifying race. A qualifying session was also held to set the lineups for the heat races. The top 5 spots are the most important part of the session. They are the most important because those five drivers will be on the pole of their respective heat races. Ken Schrader qualified first with Jared Landers second, Timothy Peters third, Kenny Wallace fourth, and Jeb Burton fifth. Along with these drivers in the heat races, six other drivers will be in each one. Five drivers will move on to the feature in each heat race with four being previously locked in and one not being locked in. The drivers who don't make it from their heat race will be forced to race in a 15 lap last chance qualifier. Four drivers will move on after the last chance qualifier with a spot for a past champion spot left. If their isn't a past champion, then five drivers will move on from the last chance qualifier. This will leave five drivers out of history and thirty looking for the win. When it is all said and done, the heat races and last chance qualifier could provide a driver with the win. 

Heat Race #1: 
         Ken Schrader started on the pole. Earlier in the day, he had become the oldest to grab a pole position in a qualifying session in NASCAR history. This allowed him to start up front for the first heat race of the night. The race went green and immediately the drivers spread out and battled for position. The race eventually settled into a groove with Schrader in the lead and J.R. Heffner in his tracks. Heffner would fight hard for that spot. He made contact with Dave Blaney in the middle part of the race, but the two continued on in the same position. Heffner made it close in the last few laps with Schrader, but Schrader took the win after leading all eight of the laps. This put him through to the feature and relegated Heffner and Jimmy Weller to the last chance qualifier. Dave Blaney, Joey Coulter, Tracy Hines, and Scott Bloomquist also moved to the feature. With his win, Ken Schrader will take the pole for the feature and look to grab the win.
Results:
1st: Ken Schrader*
2nd: J.R. Heffner
3rd: Dave Blaney*
4th: Joey Coulter*
5th: Tracy Hines*
6th: Jimmy Weller
7th: Scott Bloomquist*
(*: Locked into the feature.)

Heat Race #2:
        Jared Landers started on the pole. The race went green and he immediately jumped out to the lead. Darrell Wallace Jr. moved into second while the rest of the drivers stayed behind and battled for positions. Wallace made fierce moves on Landers and these moves would cost him. Coming into turn 1 on lap 4, Wallace got loose underneath Landers and went for a spin. He was able to save the truck and continue on. This resulted in the first and only caution of the race. The trucks were lined back up and the race went green again. Matt Crafton immediately made his move to the front. He made it past Landers to lead a lap, but Landers quickly took the lead back. Landers eventually took the win after leading seven of the eight laps. This put him through to the feature with Jeff Babcock and Norm Benning moving to the last chance qualifier. Matt Crafton, Miguel Paludo, Darrell Wallace Jr., and Dakoda Armstrong also moved to the feature. With his heat race win, Jared Landers will start to the outside of Ken Schrader and will look to take a win in his first NCWTS start.
Results:
1st: Jared Landers*
2nd: Matt Crafton*
3rd: Miguel Paludo*
4th: Darrell Wallace Jr.*
5th: Jeff Babcock
6th: Dakoda Armstrong*
7th: Norm Benning
(*: Locked into the feature.)

Cautions:
1st Caution: Lap 4- Darrell Wallace Jr. got loose underneath Jared Landers coming into turn 1 and went for a spin.

Heat Race #3:
        Timothy Peters started on the pole. He was the highest qualifying NCWTS regular, which could lead him to a huge points day if he is successful. The race went green and he immediately took the lead with Brendan Gaughan grabbing the second spot. The main battle in this heat race was with Jason Bowles and Kyle Larson. Both drivers had to race their way in and it showed. Larson made a slide job on Bowles early in the race, but it did not stick. On lap 4, Larson made another move and this one was successful. He took the third spot and held onto it for the transfer spot. Peters led all the laps and cruised to the victory. Larson moved on to the feature with Bowles and Clay Greenfield moving to the last chance qualifier. Timothy Peters, Brendan Gaughan, Ron Hornaday Jr., and Ryan Blaney also moved on to the feature. With his win, Timothy Peters will look to be the highest finishing NCWTS regular in the feature later tonight.
Results:
1st: Timothy Peters*
2nd: Brendan Gaughan*
3rd: Kyle Larson*
4th: Jason Bowles
5th: Ron Hornaday Jr.*
6th: Ryan Blaney*
7th: Clay Greenfield
(*: Locked into the feature.)

Heat Race #4:
        Kenny Wallace started on the pole. The race went green and Wallace immediately jumped out to the lead with James Buescher behind him. Max Gresham was able to hold off Brennan Newberry for the transfer spot and stay ahead of Austin Dillon. The top 4 made it very close at the end. Dillon attempted to grab third from Gresham, but he was unable to. On the last lap, Buescher made a move on Wallace, but he was unable to take the lead. Wallace would take the win after leading all the laps.  Gresham moved onto the feature while Newberry and Joe Cobb move to the last chance qualifier. Kenny Wallace, James Buescher, Austin Dillon, and John Wes Townley also moved on to the feature. With his win, Kenny Wallace will look to win the race after getting a ride at the very last minute and make a lot of people happy.  
Results:
1st: Kenny Wallace*
2nd: James Buescher*
3rd: Max Gresham*
4th: Austin Dillon*
5th: Brennan Newberry
6th: John Wes Townley*
7th: Joe Cobb
(*: Locked into the feature.)

Heat Race #5:
        Jeb Burton started on the pole. It was his first attempt on dirt and he looked really good. The race went green and Burton took the lead with Ryan Newman getting second. Newman was in the transfer spot and he would look to hold it. Newman finally got up to make a move on Burton and he did  that in turns 1 and 2 on lap 5. After the slide job move, Newman went up the track and made contact with the wall allowing Burton to get away a little bit. On the last lap, Ty Dillon and Johnny Sauter had a heated battle. Dillon made a move on Sauter in turn 2 and slammed into his door. Sauter ended up making contact with the wall and Dillon was finally able to get past Sauter and take third spot. Sauter was pretty angry with Dillon afterwards due to losing spots for the feature and the damage to his truck. At the end of the race, Jeb Burton was the winner after leading all the laps. Newman moved on in the transfer spot with Justin Jennings and Bryan Silas moving to the last chance qualifier. Jeb Burton, Ty Dillon, Johnny Sauter, and German Quiroga moved on as well. With his win, Jeb Burton will look to gain points on Matt Crafton and possibly grab the points lead.
Results:
1st: Jeb Burton*
2nd: Ryan Newman*
3rd: Ty Dillon*
4th: Johnny Sauter*
5th: German Quiroga*
6th: Justin Jennings
7th: Bryan Silas
(*: Locked into the feature.)

Last Chance Qualifier:
        J.R. Heffner started on the pole. After finishing second in his heat race, he looked like the driver who would win the last chance qualifier. The race went green and his chances went away. He did not get started in the race and he fell back. Coming out of turn 1 on lap 1, he slowed and exited from the race after problems. This meant that he would not make the race. Because he slowed up the field, Brennan Newberry was able to make it past the field and grab the lead. The race went a short time before the first caution of the race on lap 11. Jimmy Weller went for a spin in turn 2 while trying to make a move on Clay Greenfield. Weller saved it and avoided damage. Now, the drivers who were on the edge of the transfer spot would have to hold off on the restart. On the restart, Norm Benning, who was running fifth, was able to hold off the guys behind him to hold the last transfer spot. Clay Greenfield moved behind him and looked to take the transfer spot. On the last lap, Greenfield made his moves on Benning. The two made contact in each corner and slammed hard into the wall. In turn 4, both piled hard into the wall and after it was said and done, Benning walked away with the fifth and final transfer spot. Brennan Newberry grabbed the win after leading all fifteen of the laps along with a transfer spot for the race. Along with Newberry and Benning, Jeff Babcock, Jason Bowles, and Justin Jennings made the race through the last chance qualifier. Clay Greenfield, Jimmy Weller, Bryan Silas, Joe Cobb, and J.R. Heffner will head home after failing to race their way in. After five heat races and a last chance qualifier, 30 drivers are set to race for history. It will be amazing to see who will come out on top and all the action that is to come in the greatest race of the year.
Results:
1st: Brennan Newberry*
2nd: Jeff Babcock*
3rd: Jason Bowles*
4th: Justin Jennings*
5th: Norm Benning*
6th: Clay Greenfield
7th: Jimmy Weller
8th: Bryan Silas
9th: Joe Cobb
10th: J.R. Heffner
(*: Raced their way into feature event.)

Cautions
1st Caution: Lap 11- Jimmy Weller got loose underneath Clay Greenfield in turn 2 and went for a spin.




Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/07/24/nascar-eldora-speedway-camping-world-truck-series-qualifying-recap-results.html
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/07/24/nascar-eldora-speedway-camping-world-truck-series-qualifying-recap-results.html
-Image:
http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/The+CarCash+Mudsummer+Classic+jYKwWUAYXk8l.jpg