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Originally Posted by OU812 Running the B is an advantage, but you still gotta earn it, and Kenny did!

Absolutely. He earned that victory with some up on the wheel driving.

[Jerry Shaw]

One of the things that I really love about racing is how each race takes on it's own unique personality, based on track conditions and all the competitors ability, on that given night, to adapt to those conditions. Mike made a keen observation, IMO, about Kenny's advantage that he gained by being relegated to run in the B-Main. Dickie Gaines did, too. The track had went from a fast one in the heats, that favored the gassers, to one that punished those same guys in he feature and favored the ones who would pick their spots and finesse the red clay. One particular battle in the semi-feature proved to be a harbinger of things to come. It was the excellent fight between Kevin Thomas, Jr and Nic Faas, for the last transfer spot. They were side by side the whole race. KT standing on the gas, all over the berm and Nic hitting his spots, running a lower line, looking almost effortless. KT got the spot, but he got it barely. With much effort. And race fans had the luxury of watching this battle, as the leader (Niflis) had checked out, run off and hid and left everyone else in the dust.

The feature was stacked up front, with the exception being Bloomington Speedway big fish Brady Short, starting back in the 5th row. So you had a receipe for a great race, right from the outset. So, the first part of the race was a rumble between Stanbrough, Boat, Clauson, Shuman, Bland and Cottle, with Short moving up from the drop of the green. And Ballou, losing spots, was the first to fall victim to the deteriorating cushion. The there was a yellow, early on in the race, when I think the same thought dawned on everybody who was paying attention. And that was "Geez. Where the hell did Niflis come from!! He came from the B-Main and he's in like 6th or 7th!!" Then after they went back green, one by one, he caught, passed and drove away from some of racing's best. Including Brady Short, who's been almost invincible at this place, all year. To say Kenny Niflis was impressive last night would be an understatement. I bet Sheldon Kinser would have been impressed by that drive.

Jerry

[Mud Packer]

Originally Posted by Jerry Shaw One of the things that I really love about racing is how each race takes on it's own unique personality, based on track conditions and all the competitors ability, on that given night, to adapt to those conditions. Mike made a keen observation, IMO, about Kenny's advantage that he gained by being relegated to run in the B-Main. Dickie Gaines did, too. The track had went from a fast one in the heats, that favored the gassers, to one that punished those same guys in he feature and favored the ones who would have to pick their spots and finesse the red clay. One particular battle in the semi-feature proved to be a harbinger of things to come. It was the excellent fight between Kevin Thomas, Jr and Nic Fass, for the last transfer spot. They were side by side the whole race. KT standing on the gas, all over the berm and Nic hitting his spots, running a lower line, looking almost effortless. KT got the spot, but he got it barely. With much effort. And race fans had the luxury of watching this battle, as the leader (Niflis) had checked out, run off and his and left everyone else in the dust. The feature was stacked up front, with the exception being Bloomington Speedway big fish Brady Short, starting back in the 5th row. So you had a receipe for a great race, right from the outset. So, the first part of the race was a rumble between Stanbrough, Boat, Clauson, Shuman Bland and Cottle, with Short moving up from the drop of the green. The there was a yellow, early on in the race, when I think the same thought dawned on everybody who was paying attention. And that was "Geez. Where the hell did Niflis come from!! He came from the B-Main and he's in like 6th or 7th!!" Then after they went back green, one by one, he caught, passed and drove away from some of racing's best. Including Brady Short, who's been almost invincible at this place, all year. To sat Kenny Niflis was impressive last night would be an understatement. I bet Sheldon Kinser would have been impressed by that drive. Jerry

Jerry,

Excellent points. The second half of that race was all about throttle control and keep the right rear tire under the car. How many times do you see someone like Kenny have that type of race and let it get away from them. He seized the moment and drove it on home to victory lane. Kenny sure made some fans last night with that run. I am sure that Sheldon was smiling along with a lot of others.

[S.Clayton]

I would just like to thank Bloomington Speedway for what they do in helping keep my fathers memory alive. The tribute to him last night was awesome and I really appreciate the effort they make every year to remember him! It was really cool getting to sit in my dads seat in the car he drove to the 1977 usac championship. Thanks to Galen Fox for bringing it so everyone could see it!

Also, Congratulations to Kenny Niflis! It was an awesome race and I was glad to see him win!

Shelley Clayton

[1BIGracefan]

Originally Posted by ThrottleHead If you count multiple grooves being a couple cars up top then whatever. Only racing happened when there was a shuffle of position. It would be exciting for a few laps the settle out. This was your kind of track Nunn. Back to Nifilis.... Mighty impressive drive. Worked his way to the front and never turned a wheel wrong! Posted via Mobile Device

We all know a rubber down race track is fast. Fridays Kinser was not a rubber down track is was BLACK SLICK multi GROOVE.

I thought a shuffle of position was racing UM thats called "PASSING"

Kenny did a great job and did what no one else could do! pass every where on the track.

GREAT JOB!!!