Although it wasn't a great race, like the previous two were, there were many impressive things about this night of racing. First off, from hot laps, there was never any doubt to the guy to beat was, on this night. Bryan Clauson was the fastest in practice, set quick time, easily picked off the other invert starters and was never seriously challenged in the feature. It was a dominating night for the Bullet. Again, Kyle Larson showed skills and determination that exceed his experience level. After qualifying bad and starting 17th, he found a unique way round a track that wasn't that easy to pass on. In 3 and 4 he was cutting a diamond pattern, getting a lot of momentum coming back down the hill. Then diving low in one, taking advantage of some moisture in turn 2, getting tremendous bite exiting. Around the very top was by far the fastest way around this place, come feature time, but finding this way around afforded him to pass more people than anybody. When the moisture went away, it was up to the top with the rest, following Pickens, who was following Clauson.

Perhaps the biggest story of the night were the track conditions and how the drivers adapted to still make a race of it. The track had to be sealed, due to an excessive amount of rain they had and it was not only a slickie, but was also a roughie. It was the only card the track had to play, if they didn't want to cancel, so I think everybody understood. Even though the track looked like toast, after hot laps, the features were the best racing of the night.

Jerry