Date: January 16, 2010
Friday JJ stepped back into a Midget for the first time since August after being released by his doctor.
Cleared by his doctors at the last minute after an injury sustained in August, J.J. Yeley jumped into the seat of a vacant #67 Keith Kunz Motorsports entry. After a heat race win, Yeley had a tumultuous qualifier, raced in through the “B” Main and then finished 20th after his late stoppage.
Heat 2: 1. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 2. #9H Russ Harper, Indianapolis, IN; 3. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 4. #55K Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 5. #4S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 6. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 7. #25Z Chris Zrinski, Forked River, NJ; DNS -- #1D Dennis Rodriguez, Camarillo, CA
B Main 2: 1. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 2. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 4. #88 Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 5. #9H Russ Harper, Indianapolis, IN; 6. #55K Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 7. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 8. #37 Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA; 9. #57B Johnny Heydenreich, Indianapolis, IN; 10. #15M Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 11. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK; 12. #86J Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 13. #56D Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL; 14. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO; 15. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 16. #2J Jackie Burke, Houston, TX
Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)
1. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 2. #5 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 3. #13 Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, IN; 4. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 5. #30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 7. #2B Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 8. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Torrance, CA; 9. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 10. #49K Trevor Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 11. #3F Casey Riggs, Shelbyville, IN; 12. #9J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 13. #84X Colton Heath, Marysville, WA; 14. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 15. #88 Jonathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 16. #55 Alex Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ; 17. #17T Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 18. #17W Jose Wise, Riverside, CA; 19. #11K Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 20. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 21. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg, IN; 22. #19R Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 23. #6X Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 24. #35 Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA.
Now the stage is set for Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink slate of championship feature events that includes 20 races.
After initial hot lap sessions at 11:15 a.m., the day’s official racing action begins at 12:00 noon with the “K” Main. Twin “J” Mains, twin “I” Mains, twin “H” Mains, etc., will follow, ultimately culminating with Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event.
D Main 2:
JJ starts behind his own TCR #1 car driven by Dustin Morgan!!!
91k Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK) – 17w Josh Wise (Riverside, CA)
91J P.J. Jones (Torrance, CA) – U1 Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK)
7b Joe Boyles (Greenwood, MO) – 67 J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ)
68 Jonathan Hendrick (Fortville, IN) – 76 Kellen Conover (Sumner, IL)
75z Dusty Zomer (Brandon, SD) – 19r Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)
F5 Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA) – 3c Cale Conley (Vienna, WV)
2 Davey Ray (Rockford, IL) – 35 Travis Berryhill (American Canyon, CA)
E Main 2 Transfer 1 – E Main 2 Transfer 2
E Main 2 Transfer 3 – E Main 2 Transfer 4
Go JJ!!!!