Childhood Lovers.

Chapter 8.

Journey POV.
Friday June 3rd.
we went to Mother's Bistro & Bar. then we went to Witch's Castle.
then we went to Portland Japanese Garden.
we went to Luce for supper.

Next day.
Race day.

Noah POV.
Journey is so beautiful ^. We are eating breakfast at a place called jam on Hawthorne. Journey was eating when this boy walked up and said"Miss I was Wondering if you want to go out with my little brother." Anne giggle as Journey blushing bad and I said" how old do you think she is." He said" 12 right." Journey said" I'm 24. I have a daughter I'm married. Every fucking place I go I get called a kid if you knew me you would know better. Now tell your brother sorry but no." The boy ran back over some where. Anne said" Mama can I go hang out with Harper if she is here." Journey nod. We finish eating I pay and we went to the track for the drivers meeting.

Journey POV.
I sit down as they got in the car.
Starting grid.
1 A. Alfredo.
2 Austin Hill.
3 Daniel Hemric.
4 Sam Mayer.
5 J Buford
6 T Gibbs
7 S. Creed.
8 C Mosack
9 Justin Allgaier.
10 AJ Allmendinger.
11 Noah Gragson.
12 B. Moffitt.
13 Landon Cassill.
14 R Herbst
15 A Lally
16 J. Clements.
17 M Jaskol
18 P. Chase
19 Josh Berry.
20 S Heckert
21 Jeb Burton.
22 B. Jones
23 A Labbé
24 S Pumpelly
25 M. Snider
26 S. Parsons
27 Ryan Sieg.
28 B. Brown
29 M Filippi
30 G Gaulding
31 J. Williams
32 D Dilley
33 J Graf Jr
34 B Currey
35 JJ Yeley
36 P Emerling
37 R Vargas
38 J Iwuji
First NXS race at Portland International Raceway.
Practice: Rain tires were used during practice. Josh Berry spun exiting pit road did not hit anything. Noah Gragson spun, did not hit anything. Jeb Burton spun, did not hit anything. Noah Gragson wrecked hard against the inside wall just passed pit exit. Alex Labbe off course and into the tire barrier. Mason Filippi spins in turn 1. Justin Allgaier spins in turn 4, did not hit anything. Daniel Hemric off track, did not hit anything. Joe Graf Jr. loses his hood (hood pins did not appear to be secured). Sam Mayer spun and hit the tire barrier with his nose in turn 5. JJ Yeley off track. Darren Dilley spun entering the front stretch chicane, did not hit anything. Anthony Alfredo spun entering the front stretch chicane, did not hit anything.
Qualifying: Darren Dilley spun in turn 4, did not hit anything. Andy Lally spun in turn 4, did not hit anything. Austin Hill got off track in turn 11 and 12. Connor Mosack got off in turn 4. Patrick Emerling spun in the chicane. Jesse Iwuji spun in turn 11, Josh Berry and Mason Filippi get off track trying to avoid the stopped Jesse Iwuji. The final round of qualifying was not completed because of rain.
To the rear: Gray Gaulding, Josh Berry, AJ Allmendinger, Myatt Snider, Darren Dilley, Ryan Sieg, Mason Filippi unapproved adjustments, Noah Gragson backup car.
Track deemed wet by NASCAR, all cars have to start on rain tires.
Green flag.
Start of stage one.
LAP 1 Anthony Alfredo leads the field to the green on the inside, Austin Hill on the outside. AJ Allmendinger gets off track coming to the green, comes to pit road. Daniel Hemric takes the lead from 3rd entering the turn 1 chicane, Anthony Alfredo and Austin Hill miss the chicane but are able to maintain the lead momentarily. Sheldon Creed is able to take the lead.
LAP 2 AJ Allmendinger off track in turn 5.
LAP 3 Ty Gibbs and Sheldon Creed get together battling for the lead, Ty Gibbs gets the lead.
LAP 4 Justin Allgaier gets off track while running 9th in turn 5.
LAP 5 Ty Gibbs leads and is running laps 2 seconds faster than the filed.
LAP 9 Noah Gragson gets off track in turn 5 from 14th, Ty Gibbs laps the AJ Allmendinger.
LAP 12 Brandon Jones spins from 9th, Sam Mayer damage on the front end after cars in front of him checking up to avoid the Brandon Jones, he was running 12th.
LAP 13 Sam Mayer slow on the track after getting front end damage, caution comes out.
LAP 17 Restart: Ty Gibbs on the inside, Sheldon Creed on the outside, Austin Hill is able to get to second entering the chicane.
LAP 19 Sheldon Creed spins in turn 4 while running 2nd.
LAP 20 Brandon Jones and Noah Gragson miss the chicane funning 10th and 11th, they maintain their position even after their stop and go.
LAP 21 Justin Allgaier misses the chicane from 12th, Riley Herbst off track in turn 4 while running 3rd.
LAP 23 AJ Allmendinger off track in turn 5 while running 19th.
End of stage one.
LAP 25 Ty Gibbs wins stage 1.
Yellow out.
Pit stops.
LAP 26 All cars pit, teams have 3 minutes to service the cars, drivers will maintain their positions from the end of stage 1.
Start of stage two.
Restart.
LAP 27 Restart order will be the finish order of stage 1, Ty Gibbs on the inside, Austin Hill outside. Riley Herbst spins from 16th exiting turn 3 after contact with Sheldon Creed, Gray Gaulding, Matt Jaskol, Darren Dilley are all collected.
LAP 32 Restart: Ty Gibbs on the inside, Austin Hill outside, Connor Mosack gets inside the Ty Gibbs entering turn 1 chicane and is able to take 2nd place.
LAP 33 Austin Hill misses the the chicane running 3rd, Jeremy Clements off track in turn 4 while running 11th, Ryan Sieg spins from 20th.
LAP 35 Alex Labbe off track in turn 4 from 10th, Daniel Hemric off track from 2nd, loses 18 spots.
LAP 39 Brett Moffitt off track from 2nd.
LAP 40 Caution for grass and mud on the track in turn 11 and 12, Jesse Iwuji runs into the back leader Ty Gibbs under caution and spins him out, NASCAR gives the Ty Gibbs his spot back and holds the Jesse Iwuji for two laps.
LAP 44 Restart: Ty Gibbs on the inside, Connor Mosack on the outside, Noah Gragson gets by the Ty Gibbs exiting turn 3, Ty Gibbs spins the Noah Gragson. Sheldon Creed gets the lead. Ty Gibbs and Sheldon Creed get together in turn 12 and both spin battling for the lead.
LAP 46 Jeremy Clements spins in turn 11 from 12th, Stefan Parsons makes contact with the Jeremy Clements. Brett Moffitt spins from 2nd.
LAP 47 AJ Allmendinger off track from 4th, Jeb Burton spins from 11th in turn 5. Myatt Snider takes the lead from Andy Lally on the backstretch.
End of stage two.
LAP 50 Myatt Snider wins stage 2, first of his career.
Yellow out.
Pit stops.
LAP 51 All cars pit, teams have 3 minutes to service the cars, drivers will maintain their positions from the end of stage 2, Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, Anthony Alfredo, Jade Buford are the only drivers that stayed on wet tires, all others took slick tires.
Start of stage three.
Restart.
LAP 52 Restart: Myatt Snider leads on the outside, Andy Lally on the inside. Caution for debris on the front stretch.
LAP 54 Austin Hill pits for slick tires.
LAP 56 Restart: Myatt Snider leads on the inside, Andy Lally on the outside, Jade Buford spins the Sheldon Creed in turn 1, Sheldon Creed, Jeb Burton, Alex Labbe, Daniel Hemric, Brandon Jones, Spencer Pumpelly all spin in the chicane, Sheldon Creed gets heavy front end damage after getting into the the Alex Labbe after the Alex Labbe stops to pay his penalty, Jeb Burton have pretty heavy damage as well from the initial contact.
LAP 57 Caution for oil from the Sheldon Creed, Sheldon Creed shows his displeasure with the Jade Buford after his gets out of his car with two hand gestures.
LAP 58 Anthony Alfredo pits for slick tires.
LAP 63 Restart: Myatt Snider on the inside, Landon Cassill on the outside, Myatt Snider has trouble turning into turn 1 chicane and AJ Allmendinger takes the lead from 3rd. Brandon Brown gets into the back of the Brett Moffitt exiting turn 3, Bayley Currey, Spencer Pumpelly, Connor Mosack, Anthony Alfredo, Parker Chase are all collected.
LAP 64 Rain starting to pick up again.
LAP 65 All cars pit for rain tires, Jade Buford will be the leader, he never put slicks on, he has been on wet tires all race. JJ Yeley also stayed out, he is still on slick tires.
LAP 69 Restart: Jade Buford on the inside, JJ Yeley on the outside, AJ Allmendinger in third, the first on fresh wet tires. Justin Allgaier, Noah Gragson, Landon Cassill, Andy Lally, Stefan Parsons all spin entering the turn 1 chicane. AJ Allmendinger initially takes the lead but Myatt Snider is able to take the lead.
LAP 70 Caution comes out for debris.
LAP 72 Restart: Myatt Snider on the inside, AJ Allmendinger on the outside, Myatt Snider is able to keep the lead through turn 1, AJ Allmendinger muscles the Myatt Snider out of the way in turn 4 and 5 to take the lead.
LAP 74 AJ Allmendinger has a second lead over Myatt Snider.
LAP 75 AJ Allmendinger wins by nearly three seconds, his series leading eighth road course win.
1 AJ Allmendinger.
2 M Snider
3 Austin Hill.
4 Josh Berry.
5 Justin Allgaier.
6 Daniel Hemric.
7 T Gibbs
8 JJ Yeley
9 Noah Gragson.
10 A Labbé
11 B. Jones
12 B. Brown
13 S Heckert
14 J Buford
15 Landon Cassill.
16 Ryan Sieg.
17 A Lally
18 M Jaskol
19 P Emerling
20 B. Moffitt.
21 J Graf Jr
22 J. Williams
23 R Vargas
24 S. Parsons
25 M Filippi
26 J Iwuji
27 P Chase
28 C Mosack
29 S Pumpelly
30 B Currey
31 A. Alfredo.
32 S. Creed.
33 Jeb Burton.
34 J. Clements.
35 R Herbst
36 G Gaulding
37 D Dilley
38 Sam Mayer.
We get our stuff and left. But Noah was a bit mad at Ty all Ty is a rich boy who don't know how to drive.