$500,000 goes to the winner of the first Consolation Race! The top-20 make the second event, handing half of the field the opportunity to compete for the 2024 All-Star Race feature. Veterans Tony Pizzaro, Matthew Dominique, Dave Miller and Jimmie Stevens will fight for supremacy against Extravaganza underdogs and Bonanza whackers alike!
Consolation Race #1 Results
Qualifying proves imperative with only 50 laps to earn a spot in the second race. Miracle man Philip Parker steals the pole away, with all five Rookie of the Year contenders starting deep in the field. Jeremy Hebel, Molemar Diggs, Steve Inkman, Rod Weston and Tony Gunk will have to come from the rear to make the top-20.
Philip Parker did a fantastic job leading the field, holding the spot for five laps before Ben Geer and the regulars took over. Dave Miller flew from the 8th starting position to take the lead on lap 12, stringing out the pack with his dominant QSM horsepower. In the back Hebel, Diggs, Inkman and Weston rambled their way inside the top-30, with the #1 and #41 past Geno Sphere and Steven Spears to take the final transfer spots.
Rod Weston pile-drove from 39th to 20th with 20 laps to go, flying by Steven Spears with a slowing Jimmie Stevens directly ahead. The #2 struggled to hold on to the 20th position, with pressure from Ken Joynt during the final five laps. He was able to hold him off despite a massive charge out of turn-4, sending Extravaganza regulars Steven Spears, Rob Scarberry, Geno Sphere, Chauncey Redmond Jr., Mark Heron, Tony Long, Steven inkman, Jonathan Skrabacz and Tony Gunk back to their haulers.
A dominant performance by Dave Miller nabs him the $500,000 prize and a chance to make the 2024 All-Star Race. Congrats to Dave, crew chief Sonny Sundae and the entire Quick-Silver Motorsports team for an excellent win. Also congrats to Dalton Lucas, Ben Geer Ziggy Moonglow, Tony Pizzaro, William Perry, Bill Werkheiser, Michael Henson, Adam Crapser, Logan Sheets, Matthew Dominique, Trae Larkin, Cristian Torres, Dan Johnston, David Butterworth, Jeremy Hebel, Molemar Diggs, Philip Parker, Rod Weston and Jimmie Stevens for clinching to the last-chance qualifier!
All-Star Consolation Race #1 Video