Four years ago today, the greatest outside-move in Extravaganza Series history was almost perfected. Zach Michael's coke-can #20 rode the outside wall in immaculate style, grinding the outside air gap in a four-wide craze at the front. Here was the result:
Johnny Reed Foley sits on the pole in search of his first victory of 2023 at one of his favorite facilities! The #3 AC-Delco team went from one of the favorites to win it all to a disappointing 18th in points as we close the year. He and Logan Sheets have recorded a miraculous nine top-3 finishes without recording a victory, and would be a well-lauded win if one of the two could pull it off this Friday. Sheets will grid 9th, with Championship contender Ryan Heuser one row ahead in 7th. Mired deep in the field in a somewhat usual ritual is points leader Ken Pettit, failing to reach the 200 mile-per-hour barrier for a 30th-place time-trial effort. He comes in just 45 points ahead of the Rocket Man. The remaining eight will pray for a slip up of both drivers, something we've seen in the past. One driver who missed the field is Rod Weston, who's mortifying crash on the backstretch last year nearly took him out of Bonanza point contention. He will sit on the sidelines, watching the 45-car field dominate the masses for 500 miles. Grab your cheese puffs! This one will be immense, and intense!
Points Standings (After 31 of 36 Events) 1. Ken Pettit: -
2. Ryan Heuser: -45
3. Alex Crapser: -218 (+3) 4. Zach Michael: -258 (+1) 5. Rick Jackson: -261 (+3) 6. Tony Pizzaro: -266 (+1) 7. John Battista: -273 (-4) 8. Timothy McDonnell: -298 (-4) 9. Zakk Miller: -327
10. Matt Raboin: -460
