Rea was ahead of Billy Thompson by nearly half a tenth of a second, but the overall session was effectively a reversal of fortune for the drivers between practices, particularly for those right at the cut line. Clint McComb was the second fastest playoff driver, moving from 39th to 8th, and Dalton Wise went from 35th to 15th. McComb is three points above Rea and five points above Wise.
Jasper Rowles also clawed his way out of the bottom half of the full-timers and was 10th in session #2. Meanwhile, Jim Fowler slipped to 33rd-fastest and isn't necessarily safe in the points (+15), and Mike Simpson could only move to 27th on the board but feels safer about his situation (+41). First practice leader Carter Friesen fell all the way to 37th, almost four-tenths slower than his pacesetting lap. Here's final practice times for the Truck elimination race: (playoff drivers in bold) 1) Steve Rea - 51.069 (55 laps) 2) Billy Thompson - 51.113 (53) 3) Trevor Nicks - 51.123 (55) 4) Benny Seitzer - 51.176 (55) 5) Justin Lisonbee - 51.177 (59) 6) Andy Quinn - 51.180 (53) 7) Kevin Knight - 51.183 (56) 8) Clint McComb - 51.195 (56) 9) Daniel Voyles - 51.199 (58) 10) Jasper Rowles - 51.207 (54) 15) Dalton Wise - 51.263 (55) 19) Tyler Reid - 51.301 (57) 20) Adam Coon - 51.312 (57) 27) Mike Simpson - 51.359 (56) (26th among FT) 33) Jim Fowler - 51.402 (55) (30th)
The playoff drivers were surprisingly absent from the front of the time charts. Adam Coon at 7th was the fastest among the Chase contenders while Mike Simpson, Dalton Wise, and Clint McComb were around four-tenths off Friesen. The lack of speed should be of concern to the latter two as Wise sits five points below the cut line and McComb three points above.
Here's the first look at times from the truckers at Ontario: (playoff drivers in bold) 1) Carter Friesen - 51.070 (83 laps) 2) Derek Anderline - 51.118 (84) 3) Essentia - 51.128 (81) 4) Trevor Nicks - 51.199 (85) 5) Daniel Voyles - 51.210 (85) 6) Barry Watson - 51.227 (80) 7) Adam Coon - 51.232 (85) 8) Aaron DuMatte - 51.240 (80) 9) James Smith - 51.248 (85) 10) Benny Seitzer - 51.249 (86) 14) Tyler Reid - 51.269 (84) 17) Steve Rea - 51.294 (81) 19) Jim Fowler - 51.321 (85) 21) Jasper Rowles - 51.347 (86) 32) Mike Simpson - 51.451 (85) (30th among FT) 35) Dalton Wise - 51.472 (85) (31st) 39) Clint McComb - 51.492 (84) (34th) |
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