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Performance Electrical 120 Near Live Coverage

Madera Speedway
SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series

July 04, 2009
0.333-Mile Short Track

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22:41:16:	COMPLETE
22:41:12:	THAT COMPLETES TONIGHT'S COVERAGE.... CONTRATUALTIONS TO MK KANKE AND ALL THE DRIVERS AND TEAMS OF THE SPEARS MANUFACTRUING SRL SOUTHWEST TOUR....IT WAS A WHOLE LOTTA FUN!
22:40:23:	QUESTION: JUST CURIOUS IF YOU KNOW WHAT SPEARS IS BRINGING TO THE TABLE? CHAMPSIONSHIP $ OR MORE PURSE $ ANSWER: I REALLY DON'T KNOW. BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE NAME ITSELF IS HIGHLY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED IN THE RACING WORLD AND THIS TAKES THE SRL TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
22:31:18:	QUESTION: RED WAS FOR HALF WAY BREAK ANSWER: AHHH....
22:31:13:	QUESTION: THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME UP TO DATE. I COULDN'T GO THIS TRIP. ANSWER: IT WAS A GOOD RACE...GREAT WEEKEND WITH THE SPEARS ANNOUNCEMENT
22:30:56:	DRIVER INTERVIEWS UNDERWAY...
22:30:25:	FANS ARE GOING DOWN TO GET STUFF SIGNED AND MEET THE DRIVERS...WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SHORT TRACKS.
22:29:52:	QUESTION: JASON BOWLES WON DOWN HERE AT IRWINDALE - WE HAVE BEEN DONE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES - TOP FIVE BOWLES, BERKSHIRE, HARRAKA, LONG, PURSLEY ANSWER: WHAT WAS THE RED FLAG FOR...HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO READ YET
22:29:29:	QUESTION: AUGGIE? ANSWER: 4TH
22:29:22:	#33 M K KANKE, #28 KEVIN CALLAHAN, #4 GREG VOIGT, #1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, #03 JIM PETTIT II, #7 JOSH COMBS, #04 DAVE BYRD, #09 BRENNAN NEWBERRY, #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN, #18 TODD BAMMER, #9 JUSTIN WESTMORELAND, #3 TROY ERMISH, #54 JOE FARRE, #5 DAVID MANTOOTH, #10 MIKE MENDENHALL, #24 SCOTT SANCHEZ, #38 JOHN WOOD, #71 KYLE GOTTULA, #14 REX LOCKWOOD...UNOFFICIAL
22:27:58:	KANKE WINS...
22:27:42:	AND THEY TOUCH...NEAR PHOTO FINISH BUT CALLAHAN HAS IT...PHOTO FINISH FOR 2ND
22:27:21:	4 RIGHT ON THE INSIDE OF CALLAHAN...THEY ARE SIDE BY SIDE
22:27:07:	AND WE NOW HAVE THE WHITE FLAG
22:26:56:	3 TO GO AND NO ONE IS GOING TO CATCH KANE... HE IS TOO STRONG... THE BATTLE IS FOR 2ND ON BACK
22:26:23:	QUESTION: WHATS THE "NEW TIRE" ISSUE? ANSWER:
22:26:21:	QUESTION: IF IT WERE A TIRE ISSUE IT WOULD BE THE WHOLE FEILD I WOULD THINK ANSWER:
22:26:12:	QUESTION: =) THE 38 IS ON THE INFEILD ANSWER:
22:26:09:	5 TO GO WE ARE ON LAP 115.
22:26:02:	VOIGT NOW TRYING THE INSIDE OF CALLAHAN...DOESN'T WORK...HE FALLS BACK IN LINE.
22:25:26:	WE HAVE 8 TO GO
22:25:21:	RAUDMAN IS LAPPED. 7 CARS ON LEAD LAP
22:25:03:	QUESTION: AUGGIE? ANSWER: HE IS RUNNING FORUTH
22:24:55:	QUESTION: RAUDMAN MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE "NEW TIRE" ISSUE ANSWER:
22:24:47:	NOW CALLAHAN TAKES 2ND AND VOIGT MOVES UP TO THIRD. VIDOVICH RUNS 4TH AND PETTIT UP TO 5TH.
22:24:18:	WHOA. THAT 38 AND 1 GOT TOGETHER. NOT SURE HOW THE 1 OF VIDOVICH SAVED IT BUT HE DID.
22:23:49:	NOW KANKE IS SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS BEHIND RAUDMAN BUT THAT WILL BE THE NEXT CAR TO LAP
22:23:21:	QUESTION: 24 IS PARKING FOR THE NIGHT ANSWER:
22:23:17:	WE ARE ON LAP 104 16 TO GO
22:23:06:	QUESTION: IS MENDENHALL OUT ! ANSWER: NOT SURE HE IS OUT...BUT HE IS OFF. COAN'T SEE IF HE IS OUT OF THE CAR...I THINK HE MAY BE
22:22:36:	QUESTION: WHERE IS RAUDMAN NOW ANSWER: HE IS BACK TO 8TH. NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH HIM. MAYBE PITGIRL CAN FIGURE IT OUT...HA HA...SORRY PITGIRL
22:22:04:	QUESTION: THANK YOU ANSWER:
22:22:02:	PETTIT IS UP TO 6TH AFTER GOING TO THE BACK
22:21:38:	CALLAHAN NOW UP TO VIDOVICH AND IS PRESSURING HIM....
22:20:58:	QUESTION: 3 CAME IN FOR A LITTLE ADJ IT WAS A LITTLE LOOSE. 2 DOESNT WANT TO LOSE SPOTS BY COMING IN ANSWER:
22:20:52:	QUESTION: 10 IS DONE SOMETHING BROKE IN THE REAREND ANSWER:
22:20:49:	NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON TIWHT RAUDMAN'S CAR
22:20:37:	TOP FIVE: KANKE, VIDOVICH, CALLAHAN, VOIGT, COMBS...
22:20:17:	THEY SORT IT OUT AND NOW IT IS COMBS AND RAUDMAN SIDE BY SIDE.
22:20:03:	VOIGT AND RUADMAN ARE RACING HARD...SIDE BY SIDE AND BEHIND THEM COMBS AND BYRD ARE SIDE BY SIDE
22:19:43:	KANKE STILL YOUR LEADER...BUT HAS A BIG LEAD...HUGE CUSHION BETWEEN TOP 3 CARS
22:18:41:	LAP 86 KANKE VIDOVICH AND RAUDMAN UP TO THIRD
22:18:26:	YEP...MENDENHALL HAS TO PULL OFF TO THE INFIELD.
22:18:07:	WE ARE GREEN FLAG RACING
22:17:57:	LIGHTS OFF
22:17:41:	QUESTION: 03 JUST GOT INTO THE 10 ALOT OF DAMAGE ON THE 10 ANSWER:
22:17:36:	QUESTION: RAUDMANS CAR LOOKS A LITTLE LOOSE, THE 3 IS IN THE PIT SO ILL ASK ANSWER: THANK YOU :)
22:17:28:	QUESTION: WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH MENDENHALL NOW? ANSWER: HE IS 11TH..I BELIEVE A LAP DOWN
22:17:10:	QUESTION: WHAT LAP ARE THEY ON? ANSWER: 84
22:17:05:	QUESTION: UPDATE ON AUGGIE PLEASE ANSWER: RUNNING 2ND
22:16:58:	QUESTION: CAN WE GET A TOP 10? PLEASE THANKS ANSWER: #33 M K KANKE, #1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, #03 JIM PETTIT II, #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN, #28 KEVIN CALLAHAN, #7 JOSH COMBS, #4 GREG VOIGT, #04 DAVE BYRD, #9 JUSTIN WESTMORELAND, #3 TROY ERMISH
22:16:10:	QUESTION: WELL THE "REAR" OF THE CAR ANSWER:
22:16:05:	QUESTION: HOW IS #4 DOING? ANSWER: HE IS 7TH
22:15:57:	QUESTION: GO #2 GO ANSWER:
22:15:55:	THEY PUT PETTIT TO THE BACK...BUT HE COMES IN AND PITS
22:15:33:	QUESTION: IS RAUDMAN JUST CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC OR IS HE NOT AS GOOD? ANSWER: WELL...KANKE IS A POWERHOUSE TONIGHT... BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE IS JUST PLAYING IT COOL OR IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE GREATEST CAR...WITH RAUDMAN IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF HE MOVES UP ANOTHER POSITION. HE IS 4TH NOW
22:14:36:	THEY WERE RACING HARD.
22:14:32:	#03 JIM PETTIT II AND #10 MIKE MENDENHALL GOT TOGETHER
22:14:14:	MENDENHALL ON THE INFIELD.
22:13:13:	WHOA
22:13:07:	QUESTION: WHAT SPOTS ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR? ANSWER: THAT WOULD BE 2ND... BUT RIGHT NOW VIDOVICH HAS THAT POSITION SO THE...;
22:12:35:	GOING DOWN THE BACKSTRETCH.. PETTIT BACKS OUT.
22:12:15:	AND HE IS SIDE BY SIDE... COMING OUT OF FOUR... SIDE BY SIDE.
22:12:02:	#03 JIM PETTIT II REALLY WORKING THE #10 MIKE MENDENHALL FOR THE INSIDE ON EVERY TURN
22:11:28:	KANKE PULLS AWAY... THE RACEY STUFF RIGHT NOW IS THE #1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, #10 MIKE MENDENHALL, #03 JIM PETTIT II BATTLINLG EACH OTHER
22:10:53:	QUESTION: 38 IS OUT HE HAD A REAR SHOCK MOUNT BREAK SO THE REAREND IS LOOSE ANSWER: THANKS
22:10:45:	QUESTION: LAP??? ANSWER: 71
22:10:41:	#03 JIM PETTIT II PRESSURING #10 MIKE MENDENHALL FOR POSITION...WILL BE 3RD IF HE GETS IT...BUT MENDENALL NOT WANTING TO GIVE IT UP
22:10:06:	#33 M K KANKE IS PULLING AWAY...BY A LOT
22:09:46:	#33 M K KANKE, #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN, #10 MIKE MENDENHALL, #03 JIM PETTIT II, #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN,
22:09:31:	WHOA #28 KEVIN CALLAHAN GETS WAY LOOSE...SURPRISED HE SAVED THAT THING.
22:09:01:	QUESTION: WHERE IS AUGGIE NOW? ANSWER: 2ND.
22:08:55:	QUESTION: 4 HAD A LITTLE FENDER ISSUE ALL FIXED, THE 9 I AM UNSURE BUT A OFFICAL IS UNDER THE REAR AND THE 38 HAS #1'S CREW UNDER THE REAR OF IT (IT DID LOOK REALLY LOOSE!) ANSWER: THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH
22:08:46:	WE ARE GREEN AND NOW IT IS VIDOVICH'S TURN TO HUNT DOWN THE NEW LEADER, KANKE.
22:08:26:	PACE CAR OFF
22:08:23:	#38 JOHN WOOD CAME IN FOR A TRACK BAR OR SIMILAR ISSUE. #9 JUSTIN WESTMORELAND WAS BLACK FLAGGED FOR SMOKING...ERR HIS CAR
22:06:47:	LOOKS LIKE THE CAR OF TODD BAMMER MAY BE COMING IN...
22:06:23:	AND DID I MISS SOMETHING? WHAT IS THE #9 JUSTIN WESTMORELAND DOING IN THE PITS?
22:05:55:	SO TO #54 PITGIRL... HOW IS THR #4 GREG VOIGT LOOKING?
22:05:25:	QUESTION: 54 GETS THE LUCKY DOG! OH OH SHOUT TO THE CREW ON THE 10 CAR WITH THE CREW HE IS DOING GREAT! LOL ANSWER:
22:05:17:	QUESTION: HOW DID THE NEW TIRE WORK WORK? THANKS ANSWER: LOOKS GOOD. MOST DRIVERS ARE LIKING IT.
22:04:53:	QUESTION: HOW MANY LAPS IS THIS RACE AND WHAT LAP ARE THEY ON? ANSWER: 120
22:04:22:	#54 JOE FARRE IS THE LUCKY DOG
22:04:14:	TRACK CLEAN UP IS UNDERWAY.. CONTACT HAPPENED GOING INTO TURN ONE
22:03:33:	QUESTION: TALKED TO HIS DAD AND HIS BRAKES ARE ACTING UP... ANSWER: AHH... HE WAS LOOKING GOOD AND THEN FADED....MAYBE THIS WILL GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO COOL? I HOPE.
22:03:08:	THAT WAS THE #24 SCOTT SANCHEZ, #4 GREG VOIGT, RIGHT AFTER KANKE GOT THE LEAD ON LAP 61
22:02:44:	YELLOW IS OUT
22:02:38:	OH MY GOSH.
22:02:29:	QUESTION: WHERE THE 2 ANSWER: HE IS 5TH...
22:02:22:	#54 JOE FARRE GOES DOWN
22:01:54:	LEADERS ARE GOING TO BE UP TO SOME TRAFFIC REAL QUICK HERE. THEY ARE CLOSING IN ON JON WOOD...WHO IS ALREADY DOWN ONE MAYBE TWO LAPS.
22:00:58:	TO THE #54 GAL...WHATS GOING ON WITH COMBS?
22:00:38:	LAP 49#1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, #33 M K KANKE, #10 MIKE MENDENHALL, #03 JIM PETTIT II, #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN, #3 TROY ERMISH, #4 GREG VOIGT, #28 KEVIN CALLAHAN, #04 DAVE BYRD, #18 TODD BAMMER, #9 JUSTIN WESTMORELAND, #54 JOE FARRE, #7 JOSH COMBS, #09 BRENNAN NEWBERRY, #38 JOHN WOOD, #5 DAVID MANTOOTH, #24 SCOTT SANCHEZ, #71 KYLE GOTTULA, #14 REX LOCKWOOD,
21:59:19:	QUESTION: WELL HIM TOO! OH 7 IS DROPING FROM BRAKE PROBLEMS ANSWER:
21:59:15:	PRESSURE IS ON. HOW VIDOVICH IS HOLDING ON IS AMAZING...HE HAS A MIRRORFUL OF KANKE
21:58:52:	ON HIS BUMPER....
21:58:45:	ON HIS QUARTER PANEL...BACKS OFF
21:58:37:	ALRIGHTY...33 KANKE BACK ON THE 1 OF VIDVOVICH...HE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PASS ON THE INSIDE.... OOH... ALMOST HAD HIM...
21:57:58:	QUESTION: HAHA 54 =) ANSWER: YOU AREN'T WITH RICHARD PETTY?
21:57:46:	PETTIT IS UP TO 4TH
21:57:29:	YEP...THOSE TWO ARE BACK AT IT VIDOVICH AND KANKE.
21:57:12:	VIDOVICH HAS A BIT OF A CUSHION BUT IT WON'T LAST LONG...
21:56:58:	WE ARE GREEN ON LAP 38
21:56:49:	QUESTION: HEY I AM ON THE INFIELD I GOT THE COMPUTER UP! THE 14 IS OUT DUE TO A BAD VALVE, THE 71 LOOKS LIKE A FRONT HUB IS TOAST OR BRAKES IN THE RT FRONT~ =) ANSWER: THANK YOU. BY THE WAY JANETTE FROM TEH #43 AND JENNIFER FROM THE #04 ARE HELPING WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE PITS.
21:55:35:	WOW THAT WAS SUCH GOOD, GOOD RACING. BE SURE TO WATCH ON GOLIVESTREAM. THEY ARE HERE TAPING IT FOR A REBROADCAST. RON NAVA IS NOT HERE TONIGHT BUT WILL BE AT IRWINDALE WHERE YOU WILL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE.
21:54:37:	#24 SCOTT SANCHEZ SPUN OUT THERE IN TURN ONE/TWO
21:54:14:	BY THE WAY #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN WAS YOUR FAST TIME. HIS LAST LAP WAS A 15.415 AND HIS FASTEST WAS A 14.873
21:53:43:	QUESTION: HOWS THE 2 DOING ANSWER: HE IS 6TH...HE LOOKS FINE...REALLY CLEAN RACE
21:53:17:	LEADER IS TURNING A 15.274 SECOND PLACE 15.281
21:52:48:	EVERYTIME VIDOVICH COMES THROUGH THREE AND FOUR KANKE IS THEIR AS IF HE IS STALKING PREY
21:52:29:	VIDOVICH MAINTAINS THE POINT AND KANKE MAINTAINS THE PRESSURE.
21:52:12:	FORGOT TO TURN ON THE GREEN...GOOD THING I AM NOT THE FLAGMAN, HUH?
21:51:56:	LAP 20 #1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, #33 M K KANKE, #7 JOSH COMBS, #10 MIKE MENDENHALL, #03 JIM PETTIT II, #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN, #3 TROY ERMISH, #4 GREG VOIGT, #04 DAVE BYRD, #28 KEVIN CALLAHAN, #18 TODD BAMMER, #09 BRENNAN NEWBERRY, #9 JUSTIN WESTMORELAND, #54 JOE FARRE, #38 JOHN WOOD, #5 DAVID MANTOOTH, #24 SCOTT SANCHEZ AND OUT OF THE RACE IS #71 KYLE GOTTULA, #14 REX LOCKWOOD,
21:50:18:	AND THERE HE GOES...LIKE THE GENTLEMAN HE IS HE PULLS LOW AND LETS THE LEADERS GO
21:50:00:	LAPPING HAS BEGUN AS THE #24 SCOTT SANCHEZ GOES DOWN AND THE #5 DAVID MANTOOTH WILL BE THE NEXT TO GO DOWN.
21:49:28:	KANKE IS THERE...KANKE ON THE INSIDE AND VIDOVICH SLAMS THE DOOR. NOW JOSH COMBS TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THEIR BATTLING FOR THE POINT AND HAS CLOSED UP ON THEM.
21:48:55:	I WONDER IF THESE GUYS ARE USING UP THEIR STUFF...BECAUSE IT IS HARD RACEING... OH OH
21:48:37:	KANKE AGAIN GOING INTO FOUR IS RIGHT ON THE BUMPER OF VIDOVICH...NOW TO THE INSIDE.
21:48:13:	KANKE GOES LOW...SIDE BY SIDE. VIDOVICH KEEPS THE POINT..
21:48:00:	GOOD CLEAN RACING AS WE ARE ON LAP 10 AND VIDOVICH CONTINUES TO LEAD...BUT KANKE IS GIVING HIM VERY LITTLE BREATHING ROOM
21:47:32:	#14 REX LOCKWOOD TO THE INFIELD AND HERE COMES THE 71 OF GOTTULA AS WELL
21:46:38:	WOW. THREE WIDE DOWN THE BACKSTRETCH...
21:46:20:	IT IS #1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, #33 M K KANKE, #3 TROY ERMISH, #7 JOSH COMBS, #10 MIKE MENDENHALL,
21:46:02:	GOOD CLEAN RACING...TWO WIDE AND THE GUYS ARE DOING GREAT
21:45:49:	FANS ON THEIR FEET AND WE ARE THREE RIDE IN THE FRONT... IT WILL BE #1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, LEADER OF LAP ONE. NOW REMEMBER HE WON THIS RACE LAST YEAR...
21:45:15:	OH BOY....HERE WE GO...FLAGMAN SHOWS ONE TO GO... I LOVE THIS PART...TWO BY TWO COMING OUT OF THREE...NOW FOUR AND WE ARE GREEN.....AS MESA ANNOUNCER SAID...RPMS RISE AND GREEN FLAG FLIES
21:44:16:	FANS LOOKED PUMPED UP...GETTING READY FOR THE GOOD STUFF.
21:43:56:	HERE WE GO...LOOKS LIKE THE FLAGMAN GIVES THE TWO TO GO
21:43:16:	QUESTION: I SAW THE WEST RACE IS RED FLAGGED, IS THAT SO THE SRL CAN RUN? ANSWER: HA HA...THEY ARE WARMING UP GETTING READY FOR GREEN
21:43:01:	QUESTION: JANET - SOMEONE WANTED TO KNOW WHY IT TAKES 2 OF US HERE AT IRWINDALE WHAT YOU ARE DOING BY YOURSELF UP THERE AT MADERA. WE TOLD THEM YOU ARE NUMERO UNO. THE WEST RACE IS AT MIDWAY SO WE ARE OVER HERE FOR A BIT. - BOB ANSWER: HA HA. I DROOL OVER HOW WELL YOU AND CHARLY CAN DO NEAR LIVES....NOW BACK TO MY TYPOS ;)
21:40:35:	HERE WE GO FOR THE WARM UP
21:40:28:	GENTLEMAN START YOUR ENGINES!
21:39:15:	AS THEY ARE LINED UP ON THE TRACK#1 AUGGIE VIDOVICH, #33 M K KANKE, #3 TROY ERMISH, #7 JOSH COMBS, #03 JIM PETTIT II, #10 MIKE MENDENHALL, #4 GREG VOIGT, #2 CRAIG RAUDMAN, #28 KEVIN CALLAHAN, #04 DAVE BYRD, #9 JUSTIN WESTMORELAND, #18 TODD BAMMER
21:34:51:	#04 DAVE BYRD WILL NEED A PUSH START.
21:34:12:	MO'S GOLD IS BEING INTRODUCED. THEY ARE SPONSORS OF THIS SERIES...ONE OF MANY... SPONSORS THAT IS... THEY WILL GIVE THE START YOUR ENGINE COMMAND.
21:32:48:	SW TOUR OFFICIALS ORDER DRIVERS TO THEIR RIDES
21:30:27:	THE AIR IS STILL WARM...BEAUTIFUL NIGHT FOR A RACE... HURRY OUT IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA...GONNA BE GOOD.
21:29:52:	THIS IS REALLY COOL SEEING THESE DRIVERS GO DOWN A LINE OF LITTLE KIDS SHAKING THEIR HANDS.
21:29:24:	WHOA...JIM PETTIT REALLY HAS A BIG FAN BASE CHEERING HIM ON.
21:28:14:	ACUTALLY THIS IS REALLY A NICE CROWD HERE...LOT OF DRIVERS GETTING QUITE A FEW YEARS.
21:27:31:	KEVIN CALLAHAN HAS QUITE A BIG FANBASE
21:27:10:	FANS GIVE DAVE BYRD A BIG WELCOME WITH CHEERS
21:24:49:	KYLE GOTTULA GETS BIG APPLAUSE FROM THE FANS
21:24:24:	IT IS STILL DARK AND THEY ARE INTRODUCING THE DRIVERS ONE AT A TIME AS THEY WALK IN THE GRAND STAND AREA.
21:19:22:	BEQUTIFUL THE WAY THE FIREWORKS LIKGHT UP THE SRL CARS...ALMOST MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GLISTENING WITH LIQUID SILVER ON THEM.
21:18:32:	HAD AN AMERICAN FLAG...WHOLE 9 YARDS... GOOD JOB
21:18:04:	AWESOME FIREWORKS GOING OFF.
21:12:55:	THEY ARE GOING TO BE SETTING OFF THE FIREWORKS.
21:08:55:	THEY ARE LINING UP THE TOUR CARS...DIAGONAL ON THE FS
21:02:42:	THEY WILL BE ROLLING OUT THE SPEARS SRL SW TOUR CARS SHORTLY. INVERT WAS 8. CRAIG RAUDMAN WAS THE FAST TIME...AUGGIE QUALIFIED 8TH...WHICH PUTS HIM ON THE POLE. MIKE KANKE WILL BE TO HIS OUTSIDE. FULL QUALIFYING ON MAIN PAGE.
21:01:30:	QUESTION: THATS DOWN; NOT DONE! AND WHILE I'M HERE, GO TROY!!! ANSWER:
21:01:25:	ACTUALLY THAT DIDN'T COME OUT RIGHT. SHOULD HAVE BEEN...IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MADERA SPEEDWAY... I LIKE THE FACT THAT THE BATHROOMS ARE CLEAN.
21:00:27:	FOUND SOMETHING I LIKE ABOUT MADERA SPEEDWAY...THE BATHROOMS ARE CLEAN. ;)
20:58:12:	QUESTION: NOT THE SAME (AS SEARS PT) AT ALL. TONY WAS TRYING TO MOVE KYLE UP TO GET UNDER HIM OFF TURN FOUR. KYLE MOVED DONE TO BLOCK BUT OVERSHOT A BIT AND TONY MOVED TO THE OUTSIDE TO TRY AND PASS. KYLE CUT SHARPLY UP IN FRONT OF HIM TO BLOCK AGAIN BUT TONY WAS ALREADY THERE AND KYLE GOT TURNED. ANSWER:
20:48:17:	WE HAVE ONE MORE CLASS TO GO HERE AND WE WILL THEN BE WITH THE SPEARS SRL SOUTHWEST TOUR CARS.
20:44:44:	QUESTION: AUGGIE VIDOVICH FOR THE WIN!!!! GO AUGGIE ANSWER:
20:41:21:	QUESTION: DEPENDS ON WHO YOU TALK TO....ACCORDING TO THE ANNOUNCERS, THEY WERE BOTH DOING WHAT THEY HAD TO DO IN ORDER TO WIN ANSWER:
20:41:15:	QUESTION: I'LL GO WITH MENDENHALL TO WIN AT MADERA. ANSWER:
20:41:12:	QUESTION: THERE WAS BUMPING, BUT KYLE CHECKED UP AND LOST IT. ANSWER:
20:41:08:	QUESTION: NOT DIRTY ON TONYS' PART ANSWER:
20:41:02:	QUESTION: KYLE WAS TRYING TO BLOCK HIM AND GOT TURNED ANSWER: DID YOU SEE SONOMA? WAS IT THE SAME DEAL AS LOGANO AND LONG? JUST CURIOUS
20:31:39:	HEARD TONY STEWART BUMPED HIS WAY TO WIN THE DAYTONA 400. TRUE? WAS IT GOOD? DIRTY OR?
20:13:08:	QUESTION: WHEN DOES THE SRL RACE START? ANSWER: SCHEDULED TO START AT 9:15PM
20:12:54:	IF YOU ARE IN THE MADERA AREA...COME ON OUT. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF GREAT RACING LEFT.
20:11:56:	QUESTION: IS NEAR LIVE STILL WORKING ANSWER: YES. I WAS OFFLINE...BUT WILL BE ONLINE FROM HERE ON OUT.
20:11:40:	QUESTION: WHAT TIME DOES THE RACE START? ANSWER: THE SRL SW TOUR RACE STARTS AT 9:15PM PT. DRIVER INTROS BEGIN AT 9PM.
20:09:29:	QUESTION: ARE YOU ONLINE? HAVE YOU HAD QUALIFYING? ANSWER: I AM. WAS DOWN IN THE PITS. SOME OF THE CREW FILMED EACH OTHER. WILL TRY TO GET IT ON YOUTUBE BY TOMORROW.
20:08:58:	QUESTION: LINE UP YET? ANSWER: FRONT PAGE. INVERT WAS 8. AUGGIE VIDOVICH HAS POLE.
20:08:46:	QUESTION: CAN WE GET MORE QUALIFYING INFO. PLEASE? ANSWER: FULL RESULTS ON FRONT PAGE.
20:08:40:	QUESTION: SAME QUESTION FOR DAVID MAYHEW??? ANSWER: SAME ANSWER. I AM SURE HE WOULD LOVE TO RACE BOTH RACES.
20:08:15:	QUESTION: KEITH SPANGLER IS RACING HERE AT IRWINDALE. IS HE ALSO RUNNING HIS SRL CAR AT MADERA???? ANSWER: NOT POSSIBLE TO DO AS THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE RUNNING AT OR NEAR THE SAME TIME.
20:07:54:	QUESTION: HAS AUGIE VIDOVICH QUALIFIED YET? ANSWER: THEY ALL HAVE QUALIFIED. AUGGIE QUALIFIED 8TH AND THE INVERT WAS 8 SO HE STARTS ON THE POLE.
20:07:36:	QUESTION: JANET ARE YOU GOING TO SHARE TIMMING? ANSWER: SURE. I WILL DO MY BEST.
20:07:20:	QUESTION: WHAT ABOUT KYLE GOTTULA ANSWER: HE IS HERE.
16:28:36:	QUESTION: SO CRAIG IS 5'11" AND WEIGHTS 380 POUNDS NOW. HE SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM MAKING WEIGHT AS LONG AS THE SRL WEIGHS WITH THE DRIVER IN THE CAR. HOPE CRAIG ENJOYS THE LITTLE JOKE TOO!!!!! ANSWER: HE PROBABLY WON'T...MAYBE I SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE IT! ;)
16:27:55:	CRAIG RAUDMAN ON THE POLE.
16:00:10:	QUESTION: JANET - PREDICTED HIGH FOR MADERA 102; PREDICTED HIGH FOR IRWINDALE 90; SO NEITHER PLACE IS GOING TO BE REALLY COMFORTABLE. HAVE FUN UP THERE AND KEEP MENDENHALL IN LINE FOR ME. I WILL SEND YOUR BEST TO EVERYONE AT IRWINDALE. - BOB ANSWER: WHEW.... YOU HAVE FUN, TOO BOB!
15:59:51:	QUESTION: I WANT TO KNOW WHICH DRIVER WAS DOMNIATELY FAT ALL DAY - HA! HA!. THESE TYPOS HELP MAKE NEAR LIVES VERY ENJOYABLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO DOES THEM. ANSWER: LOOK AT CRAIG RAUDMAN'S DRIVER CARD....DAVE REED HAD ME CHANGE IT ....SHHHHHH
15:52:07:	QUESTION: THANK YOU SPONSORS AND RW FOR PROVIDING THIS BROADCAST. WE ARE 110 HERE IN THE DESERT TODDAY. SORRY YOU ARE HAVING TO GO THROUGH SUCH HOT WEATHER IN MADERA. THANKS JANET AND CHARLY FOR ALL YOU DO! ANSWER: BUT THE TEAMS ARE COOL
15:45:40:	QUESTION: TIS 90 DEGREES HERE AT IRWINDALE RIGHT NOW AND YOU ARE AT 95 - BOTH PLACES ARE TOASTY AND HOPEFULLY THE ACTION ON THE TRACK IS AS HOT AS THE TEMPERATUR. ANSWER: THEY ARE QUALIFYING NOW.
15:45:27:	QUESTION: OK... WHAT DID I MISS...... FROM NAVA ANSWER: WE MISS YOU BEING HERE.
08:00:45:	QUESTION: YOU HAVE MENTIONED 15 OF THE 19 CARS THERE. WHO ARE THE OTHER FOUR? THANK YOU, HAVE FUN, AND DON'T MELT IN THE HEAT!!! ANSWER: YEP. I MISSED A COUPLE OF DRIVERS. WHAT I HAVE SO FAR IS HERE: HTTP://WWW.RACINGWEST.COM/SERIES/SRL/2009/4/ENTRYLIST.HTML. I WILL GET THE REST WHEN I GO TO THE TRACK TODAY.
06:48:29:	QUESTION: WHO'S FAST? ANSWER: THERE WAS NO ONE DRIVER THAT WAS DOMNIATELY FAT ALL DAY. SOME OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS FLOATED TO THE TOP.
06:47:12:	QUESTION: WHAT IS THE YOUTUNE LINK. ALSO IS THERE UPDATED PRACTICE TIMES AT ALL??? ANSWER: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/RACESCENE.
06:47:02:	PRACTICE 4: JIM PETTITT II, MK KANKE, DAVE BYRD, AUGGIE VIDOVICH, JOSH COMBS, TROY ERMISH, MIKE MENDENHAL, TODD BEAMER, CRAIG RAUDMAN, BRENNAN NEWBERRY, JON WOOD, DAVID MATOOTH
06:46:05:	PRACTICE 3: TROY ERMISH 14.868, MK KANKE 14.881, KEVIN CALAHAN 14,889, TODD BEAMER 15.089, JIM PETTITT II , CRAIG RADUMAN, JOSH COMBS, BRENNAN NEWBERRY, JUSTIN WESTOMORELAND, MIKE MENDENHALL, JOE FARRE, GREG VOIGT, DAVE BYRD, DAVID MANTOOTH, AUGGIE VIDOVICH, SCOTT SANCHEZ
06:44:00:	PRACTICE 3
18:26:32:	THERE ARE 19 TOUR CARS HERE. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE BUT FOR THE OVERLAPPING WEST/SOUTHWEST RACES. STILL 19 IS A GREAT TURNOUT.
18:05:46:	SORRY FOR CHOPPING OFF GARY'S HEAD...I THINK I DID THAT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE TODAY. IT WILL TAKE TIME BUT I WILL EVENTUALLY GET IT.
18:05:11:	I DON'T THINK THAT LINK IS WORKING. THIS ONE DOES: www.racingwest.com/news/articles/21086-interview-with-gary-collins-crew-chief-03.html
17:48:35:	HERE IS MY FIRST VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNV4puYXbQY I SEE LOTS OF STUFF I NEED TO CHANGE...SUCH AS MY VOICE. LOL
17:44:32:	QUESTION: GREAT JOB HOW MANY TOUR CARS ANSWER: I WILL GO DOWN AND COUNT IN A FEW MINUTES HERE. GETTING THE VIDEO UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE. MY FIRST ONE. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE URL SO I CAN SHARE IT. THEN OFF TO GET PRACTICE TIMES AND CAR COUNT.
17:27:31:	IF ANYONE CAN THINK OF ANY QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DRIVERS WOULD LOVE THE HELP :)
17:26:52:	I DID MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT TAKING VIDEO. AND WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO UPLOAD THOSE TO YOUTUBE.COM
17:05:10:	QUITE A FEW DRIVERS NOT ON THE SHEET WILL HAVE TO GO GET A NEW ONE WITH NEW TIMES. GREG VOIGT IS HERE AS IS DAVE BYRD, AUGGIE VIDOVICH, MK KANKE, CRAIG RADUMAN, MIKE MENDENHALL. I'M MISSING SOME OTHERS. SORRY. DON'T MEAN TO.
17:04:03:	CARS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING. FASTEST IN THE VIRST PART OF SESSION ONE WAS KEVIN CALLAHAN, 14,890 THEN BRENNAN NEWBERRY WITH A 15.073, THEN JON WOOD, SCOTT SANCHEZ, JIM PETTIT II, DAVID MANTOOTH, JUSTIN WESTMORELAND, JOSH COMBS AND JOE FARRE.
17:02:44:	IT SHOULD BE A GREAT DAY TOMORROW FOR THE RACE DESPITE THE HEAT IN THE DAY. I LOVE WATCHING RACING ON WARM NIGHTS.
17:02:17:	HERE AT MADERA SPEEDWAY. IT IS ABOUT 108 DEGREES AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THESE TEAMS CAN WORK IN THE HEAT...BUT AMAZINGLY THEY ALL DO WITH LITTLE COMPLAINING.

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