Journey POV.
we went to FWMBA Gateway Park Trailhead. we went to Freshii. I got Tropical Mango and Cheesy Chicken Pocket with Miss Vickies Sea Salt & Vinegar. River got Chocolate Peanut Butter. Emma got Strawberrii Banana. Chase got Mixed Berrii. then we went to Eagle Mountain Park. then we went to track for Cup Practice and Qualifying.
Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch will not take part in qualifying. Both suffered incidents in practice.
The top 5 cars from each qualifying group have advanced into the final round and turn another lap. For 11th on back, Group A sets the outside row while Group B completes the inside row.
NASCAR Qualifying – Round 1 (Group A – Top 5) :
1 Tyler Reddick (28.357)
2 Ty Gibbs (28.409)
3 Ryan Blaney (28.461).
4 Christopher Bell (28.502).
5 Austin Cindric (28.522).
NASCAR Qualifying – Round 1 (Group B – Top 5) :
1 Kyle Larson (28.338).
2 Chase Briscoe (28.373).
3 William Byron (28.385).
4 Bubba Wallace (28.424)
5 Martin Truex Jr (28.441).
Kyle Larson will start from the pole position. He turned a lap time at 28.366 seconds. then we went to Shake Smart. we got chocolate frosty and cookies n’ cream shakes. then we went back to track for the Andy's Frozen Custard 300. we sit down in Sam's Pit box. hopefully.
Starting grid.
1 Jesse Love.
2 Cole Custer.
3 Chandler Smith.
4 Taylor Gray.
5 Riley Herbst.
6 Justin Allgaier.
7 Ryan Truex.
8 AJ Allmendinger.
9 Sammy Smith.
10 Sam Mayer.
11 Brandon Jones.
12 Anthony Alfredo.
13 Austin Hill
14 Ryan Sieg.
15 Sheldon Creed.
16 Parker Kligerman
17 Corey Heim.
18 Jeremy Clements.
19 Kyle Weatherman
20 Hailie Deegan
21 Jeb Burton.
22 Josh Williams.
23 Kyle Sieg.
24 Daniel Dye.
25 Brennan Poole
26 Blaine Perkins
27 Matt DiBenedetto.
28 Josh Bilicki
29 Parker Retzlaff
30 Patrick Emerling
31 Leland Honeyman.
32 Garrett Smithley
33 Shane van Gisbergen
34 Dawson Cram.
35 Chad Finchum
36 Ryan Ellis
37 Joey Gase
38 David Starr.
Green Flag.
Start of stage one.
Kyle Sieg, Parker Retzlaff, Matt DiBenedetto, Jeremy Clements to the rear for unapproved adjustments.
LAP 1 Jesse Love leads the field to the green from the inside with Cole Custer on the outside, Jesse Love holds the lead, Chandler Smith gets to 2nd.
LAP 2 Chandler Smith gets the lead, Taylor Gray has an epic save from 5th in turn 2 and falls to 8th.
LAP 12 Daniel Dye spins from 21st in front of Josh Williams.
LAP 13 No free pass, Daniel Dye pits.
LAP 17 Chandler Smith leads the field to the green from the inside with Justin Allgaier on the outside, Chandler Smith holds the lead.
LAP 20 Jesse Love down to 9th after winning the pole.
LAP 25 Jesse Love down to 11th.
LAP 28 Justin Allgaier gets the lead on the outside in turn 2.
LAP 46 Justin Allgaier wins stage 1.
End of stage one.
1 Justin Allgaier.
2 Chandler Smith.
3 Riley Herbst.
4 Brandon Jones.
5 Ryan Truex.
6 Cole Custer.
7 Austin Hill
8 Ryan Sieg.
9 AJ Allmendinger.
10 Parker Kligerman
LAP 47 Josh Bilicki free pass.
LAP 49 Lead lap cars pit with Justin Allgaier winning the race off of pit road, Corey Heim missed his box after pitting from 14th and was speeding, AJ Allmendinger missed his box after pitting from 9th.
Start of stage two.
LAP 53 Justin Allgaier leads the field to the green from the inside with Riley Herbst on the , Cole Custer gets to 2nd, Riley Herbst down to 4th.
LAP 72 Justin Allgaier leads but is concerned with debris on the grille.
LAP 73 Parker Kligerman pits from 11th with a right front tire issue.
LAP 80 Leland Honeyman spins in turn 2 from 30th bringing out the caution.
LAP 81 Josh Bilicki free pass.
LAP 82 All lead lap cars pit with Justin Allgaier winning the race off of pit road, Taylor Gray had to back up in his box, Corey Heim pit at an odd angle with the nose facing the wall.
LAP 83 Parker Kligerman, Ryan Ellis, Patrick Emerling, Brennan Poole, Blaine Perkins, David Starr wave to the lead lap.
LAP 85 Justin Allgaier leads the field to the green from the inside with Austin Hill on the outside.
LAP 86 Sheldon Creed has a big moment in 6th in front of Chandler Smith in 7th, Sheldon Creed falls to 12th Chandler Smith to 20.
LAP 91 Justin Allgaier wins stage 2.
End of stage two.
1 Justin Allgaier.
2 Cole Custer.
3 Riley Herbst.
4 Brandon Jones.
5 Ryan Sieg.
6 Sammy Smith.
7 Austin Hill
8 Jesse Love.
9 AJ Allmendinger.
10 Sam Mayer.
LAP 92 Leland Honeyman free pass.
LAP 93 Justin Allgaier is the leader but is concerned about a possible loose wheel.
LAP 94 Jeb Burton, Shane Van Gisbergen, Jeremy Clements, Parker Kligerman, Chandler Smith, Taylor Gray, Ryan Truex, Brennan Poole, Ryan Ellis, Kyle Weatherman, Patrick Emerling pit with others staying out, Chandler Smith works on the front left side of the car and puts sheet metal on it.
Start of stage three.
LAP 98 Justin Allgaier leads the field to the green from the inside with Cole Custer on the outside, Justin Allgaier pulls ahead.
LAP 99 Chad Finchum is slow with front end damage but the field stays green.
LAP 100 Austin Hill is loose from 6th and falls to 11th.
LAP 102 Jeb Burton spins in turn 4 from 19th bringing out the caution.
LAP 103 Joey Gase free pass.
LAP 104 Austin Hill pits from 10th, Taylor Gray, David Starr, Chandler Smith also pit with others staying out.
LAP 107 Justin Allgaier leads the field to the green from the inside with Riley Herbst on the outside, Justin Allgaier pulls ahead with Cole Custer getting to 2nd.
LAP 108 AJ Allmendinger makes a great move to get from 7th to 5th.
LAP 140 Sammy Smith pit from 12th starting green flag pit stops.
LAP 141 Cole Custer pits from 6th.
LAP 142 Ryan Sieg, Jesse Love pit.
LAP 143 Justin Allgaier, Riley Herbst, Brandon Jones pit, Justin Allgaier had a .28 second lead on Riley Herbst, Sheldon Creed, Parker Kliger, Justin Allgaier is the first off of pit road among the three who entered as the top 3.
LAP 146 Sheldon Creed, Parker Kligerman, Taylor Gray, Jeremy Clements, Josh Williams pit, Sheldon Creed had a safety violation for a crew member trying to reach for a tire.
LAP 159 Austin Hill, Shane Van Gisbergen, Chandler Smith, Kyle Weatherman, Leland Honeyman are the top 5 and are still waiting to make their green flag stop.
LAP 164 Chandler Smith pits from 3rd leaving Austin Hill and Shane Van Gisbergen as the top two who have yet to pit.
LAP 165 Shane Van Gisbergen pits.
LAP 170 Austin Hill pits from the lead giving the lead back to Justin Allgaier.
LAP 173 Leland Honeyman spins and gets into the wall just in front of leader Justin Allgaier bringing out the caution.
LAP 174 Jeremy Clements free pass.
LAP 175 Parker Kligerman stays out with all other lead lap cars pitting, Brandon Jones wins the race off pit road with 2 tires followed by Austin Hill who also took 2, Justin Allgaier in 4th is the first with 4 tires.
LAP 180 Parker Kligerman leads the field to the green from the inside with Brandon Jones on the outside, Austin Hill restarts 3rd with Justin Allgaier in 4th, Brandon Jones gets the lead, Justin Allgaier down to 8th.
LAP 183 Ryan Sieg to the lead.
LAP 184 Kyle Weatherman spins on the front stretch, Hailie Deegan collected bringing out the caution.
LAP 185 Matt DiBenedetto free pass.
LAP 190 Ryan Sieg leads the field to the green from the inside with Sam Mayer on the outside, Riley Herbst restarts 3rd with Brandon Jones in 4th, Justin Allgaier restarts 5th, Ryan Sieg holds the lead.
LAP 191 Parker Retzlaff in the wall from 15th but the field stays green, Brandon Jones, Riley Herbst make contact battling for 6th but the field stays green.
5 to go, Sieg leads Mayer by 1 second.
1 to go, Mayer closes to within a car length of Sieg. He has a run off turn two! Mayer works inside of Sieg. Sieg crosses under him! They rub fenders to the finish line.
Sam Mayer wins by an inch at Texas Motor Speedway.
LAP 200 Sam Mayer gets the lead and wins by .002 over Ryan Sieg.
1 Sam Mayer.
2 Ryan Sieg.
3 Justin Allgaier.
4 AJ Allmendinger.
5 Cole Custer.
6 Austin Hill
7 Ryan Truex.
8 Sammy Smith.
9 Jesse Love.
10 Anthony Alfredo.
11 Taylor Gray.
12 Josh Williams
13 Brandon Jones.
14 Kyle Sieg.
15 Chandler Smith.
16 Jeremy Clements.
17 Corey Heim.
18 Shane van Gisbergen
19 Sheldon Creed.
20 Matt DiBenedetto.
21 Brennan Poole
22 Parker Retzlaff
23 Hailie Deegan
24 Daniel Dye.
25 Parker Kligerman
26 Ryan Ellis
27 Riley Herbst.
28 David Starr
29 Josh Bilicki
30 Joey Gase
31 Leland Honeyman.
32 Jeb Burton.
33 Patrick Emerling
34 Garrett Smithley
35 Blaine Perkins
36 Kyle Weatherman
37 Dawson Cram.
38 Chad Finchum.
after Sam did every thing he needs to do River and Emma went with us to Game Theory Restaurant + Bar. we got sweet tea. we got popcorn chicken and BBQ pulled pork Slow roasted pork, memphis style bbq sauce. then got French fries and Mac & cheese for the sides. then we got homemade cookies with ice cream. then we met Cole at Andy's Frozen Custard. we all got the The Frozen Custer Concrete its got chocolate and peanut butter. Blend in some crunchy Heath bar. the kids and I got Cookie Dough shakes. then I got Oreo shake. Chase got Strawberries shake. then we all got a Old Fashioned Freezes. it was a nice little family outing. I am so proud of Sam. I hope more wins in the future with him and the Jr motorsports drivers this year. we get back to the motor home at 12 am the girls in bed and after watching TV we went to sleep.
