Lloyd Moore Grabs Tri-Track 150 Win

It wasn’t long-time Hubble (YesterYear Racing’s AI Prediction Bot) pick Donny Moore that crossed the checkered flag first on Tuesday night at Thompson Speedway, but rather Lloyd Moore coming away with the victory.  A couple of things played into this outcome.  First, Donny Moore did not grid up for the race.  Second, Lloyd Moore, who spun during qualifying and put up no time, methodically worked his way up from the back of the field over the course of the 150-lap event.  There were several cautions within the first 50 laps of the race and Moore, being near the rear, took advantage of one of those cautions and stopped for tires.  This turned out to be a great strategy as a very long run ensued where cars ahead of Moore burned up their tires.  Allen Wannamaker, who took over the race lead around lap 40, led for 78 consecutive laps on old tires.  However, for roughly 50 of those laps he battled with Jerry Isaacs and Josh Buckley, all of whom had original tires and spent their rubber fighting with each other for position.  A late caution with 25 laps remaining in the race sealed their fate.  Wannamaker choose to pit and take two tires, while Issacs and Buckley stayed out and “rolled the dice.”  In the end, both drivers succumbed to the drivers with fresher tires.  Moore took over the lead of the race quickly once the green flag waived with 22 laps to go, and Tom Ogle, who also stopped early in the race for tires, raced into second.  Ogle could not track down Moore and finished second on the night, with Issacs bringing it home third.

The two races at Thompson this season have one unusual aspect in common.  Both winners, Ogle in June, and Moore last night, started at the very back of the field and won the race.  Round 14 of the YesterYear Racing series will be back at Thompson in October for the Fall Final.  Maybe drivers should consider starting from last in that race.  We will see.

The YesterYear circus heads to Myrtle Beach Speedway for Round #9 next week on Tuesday, August 27 for “The Palmetto.”  A 150-lap race around the famed South Carolina short track.