2011 150 Laps of Dwyer qualifying races

The 2011 150 Laps of Dwyer qualifying races were a series of six races spread over two rounds designed to set the field for the 2011 150 Laps of Dwyer.

Procedure
Four pre-qualifying races were held in order to whittle down the 118 cars that did not time into the race into two fields of 40 for the main qualifying races. The top 20 finishers in each of these races advanced.

Like in the pre-qualifying races, the top 20 finishers in each main qualifying race advanced to start in the main race.

Pre-qualifying races
Each pre-qualifying race was 15 laps (72 miles) in distance – interestingly, the same distance as the first race held at Dwyer in 2009.

Race 1
There was mayhem before the first corner of this race, as Wes Jones forced three-wide with Alex Carson and Makoto Yamada, and Carson gave Jones more room than necessary. Matas Kazimeras was spun in front of the field in this incident as well. Jarkko Forsstrom, AJ Young, and Kumangu were also collected.

On the second lap, Leigh Gruell, Phil Summers, and Amy Patti all made contact in turn 8, which sent Summers into the wall. More mayhem happened on Lap 3, with Joseph Howard making contact with Rachel Rainsford and he slid into the wall coming out of the esses. Further up the track, Laura Cyrus and Kyle Gaffigan made contact, taking both cars off the course and into the wall.

Wesley Savage spun off of Turn 8 when he made contact with Patti on Lap 5.

A long series of self-spins in the esses was started on Lap 8 when Yamada made contact with Ricky Navarro. Behind them, Patti, Axel Andersson, Forsstrom, Summers, and Kyle Gaffigan all spun, possibly in reaction to this incident. Gaffigan was battling with Savage at the time, and swept up Savage when he spun.

On Lap 9, Andersson spun in the esses again, with Forsstrom having nowhere to go but into the back of the No. 997. Behind them, the engine grenaded on Kazimeras's car. In the meantime, Gruell got into the back of Blake Camphausen, turning him hard into the wall and ending Camphausen's hopes of making the race. Gruell was ordered to report to race control after the race.

Brenda Riggs dominated the race, with Kevin Monroe in second until the final lap, when Monroe self-spun in the esses. Anthony Griffith and Matthew Grey also spun on the last lap, but they preserved their transfer spots.

Results
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Failed to pre-qualify

 * Ricky Navarro (21st)
 * Kyle Gaffigan (22nd)
 * Alex Carson (23rd)
 * Mumba Kumangu (24th)
 * AJ Young (25th)
 * Jarkko Forsstrom (26th)
 * Phil Summers (27th)
 * Makoto Yamata (28th)
 * Blake Camphausen (29th)
 * Matas Kazimeras (30th)

Race 2
Kiriki Hetsuno started on the pole, and she made it clear that she wanted to lead for as long as possible by sliding up into Ian Cooper twice in the opening laps as Cooper tried to challenge for the spot. Behind them, Lang Chong Kun spun Troy Adams in the esses on the first lap. Libby Bell and Shane Lake made contact in Turn 8 and both went into the wall.

On Lap 2, Chris Winter and James West both went off in the esses after making contact. Bigsby Foote spun off the course in Turn 8 after getting into Henry Santos. Cooper muscled past Hetsuno for the lead on this lap, but Michael Madrigal took the spot from Cooper shortly afterwards.

Kenn Groves spun into the wall in the esses after making contact with Lucas Hunter on Lap 8. Barton Sandy and Thomas Nash carried each other into the wall coming off of Turn 8. Nash was well off the pace after pitting for repairs.

On Lap 12, Bruce Wilkinson got into the back of Billy Bob Childers coming into the esses. Childers then spun into the path of Nami Mura. Scott Dalitz sent Hunter for a few rolls after getting into the back of him coming off of Turn 8, earning himself a trip to Race Control as well.

Cooper, Madrigal, and Ricky Flush made it three-wide for the lead just in time to encounter Nash. With hardly any room on a very slick portion of the track, Cooper slid up into Madrigal, taking the No. 64 off the course and into the wall. This created a battle for the lead between Flush and Herbie Finkelberg as Cooper lost his momentum. Flush held off Finkelberg to win the race.

Results
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Failed to pre-qualify

 * Doom-O (21st)
 * Shane Lake (22nd)
 * Troy Adams (23rd)
 * Derek Dudding (24th)
 * Barton Sandy (25th)
 * Libby Bell (26th)
 * Thomas Nash (27th)
 * Billy Bob Childers (28th)
 * Nami Mura (29th)
 * Lucas Hunter (30th)

Race 3
Mike Andrews had a mechanical problem before taking the green and had to be towed to the pits. He would rejoin the race three laps down. Coming through Goliath, Jim Kidd hooked and turned Kodi Richards in front of traffic. Damien Snyder and Scott Morales were collected in this incident, and Kidd was ordered to Race Control.

Further up the track, Pierre Eiffel got into the back of Bill Tissom. Tissom swept back up into Eiffel, taking Eiffel and Kasie Campbell hard into the wall in the esses. Then, Tissom, Hawk Slider, and Rachel Gonzalez all spun off the course near the exit of the esses.

On Lap 2, Todd Wodarczyk and David Krikorian made contact coming through the esses, spinning in front of traffic. Lucas Sweeney, Thomas Moore, and Allie Riggs were involved as well.

Nkululeko Blaze-Jonas had a mechanical problem and had to pit on Lap 8, but he came back out quickly to preserve his transfer spot.

Snyder was still running in the final transfer spot, but he was hooked and turned into the wall by Andrews coming through Goliath. Snyder swept back up into Andrews and went hard into the wall. Andrews was ordered to report to Race Control.

Sweeney held up race leader Gary DeSouza, opening the door for Taylor Brillon to take the spot.

Jason Teller was taken out of the race after being turned into the Turn 8 inside wall by Bob Stephans. Stephans would hang on to a transfer spot, but he was ordered to Race Control after the race.

Brillon would eventually hold off DeSouza to claim the victory.

Results
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Failed to pre-qualify

 * Bill Tissom (21st)
 * Hawk Slider (22nd)
 * Lucas Sweeney (23rd)
 * Thomas Moore (24th)
 * Jason Teller (25th)
 * Mike Andrews (26th)
 * Damien Snyder (27th)
 * Pierre Eiffel (28th)
 * Kasie Campbell (29th)

Race 4
Suiiju Dejao started on the pole, but quickly took himself out of the race by sliding up into Raibeart Scott in the esses, taking both cars hard into the wall. Behind them, Rip Tyler, Jared Andersen, Harry S. Enola, and CJ Cameron all made contact and spun into the wall. However, all eyes were on a violent crash coming off of Goliath, which sent Mike Howard for a series of rolls after getting together with Mac Rhylen and Sergio Power. Howard was able to climb out of the car.

On lap 4, Packer Carroll slid up into Edwin Schwarzloski coming through the esses, taking both cars into the wall.

On lap 13, Nico Petrov spun into the Turn 8 wall after making contact with Dan Mackay.

Chris Davenport dominated the race after the incident between Dejao and Scott, leading all 15 laps en route to the victory. Jacob Eichholtz finished second.

Results
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Failed to pre-qualify

 * Paul Lyons (21st)
 * Edwin Schwarzloski (22nd)
 * Billy Bob Bradburn (23rd)
 * CJ Cameron (24th)
 * Raibeart Scott (25th)
 * Suiiju Dejao (26th)
 * Mike Howard (27th)
 * Mac Rhylen (28th)
 * Sergio Power (29th)

Main qualifying races
Each qualifying race was 23 laps (110.4 miles) in distance.

Race 1
In a pleasant change of pace, everybody got through the esses cleanly on the first lap. However, all hopes for an attrition-free race were dashed as Todd Stater got into Nico Petrov, triggering a multicar wreck collecting Jenn Stevenson, Henry Santos, Allie Riggs, Wes Jones, and Bruce Wilkinson. Stater was also involved in an incident in Turn 8 when he and Holden Roberts made contact and spun off the road.

On the second lap, Chris Davenport and Kevin Monroe got together in Turn 8, sending Davenport off the track and getting Ian Cooper swept up in it as well. After this, Tyrone Gilder rolled his car after making contact with Treck Tauger and spinning into the wall. Phillip Borland was turned into the wall in the esses after contact with Chuck Bloomers, and then on the next lap, Borland was sent for several rolls after being turned into the Turn 8 wall by Roberts.

Hunter Downs and Jeremy West tangled in Turn 8 after trying to negotiate with the lapped car of Jenn Stevenson. Stevenson also helped Nikos Kastapolous and Chris Winter get together as they tried to get past her in Turn 8 on the next lap.

On Lap 13, Amy Patti was turned into the wall coming out of Turn 14 by Davenport.

Kenn Groves was sent for a series of rolls while running 7th with five laps remaining when Lenore Scurry got into him coming out of Turn 8, turning him into the inside wall.

Scott Dalitz inadvertently took out his teammate Benji Flynn after hooking Wes Jones coming out of Goliath. Dalitz shot across the track coming into the esses, right into the path of Flynn. Jones had to drop out of the race as well.

On the final lap, Henry Santos tangled with the lapped car of Nico Petrov. He was well off the pace after this, and was quickly caught by Jason Kruger. Cooper was running not too far behind Kruger, but apparently missed the final spot.

Scurry was disqualified when the collision with Groves was deemed to be extremely avoidable. Cooper was bumped into the main race as a result.

Harry S. Enola claimed the victory.

Results
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Failed to qualify

 * Chuck Bloomers (21st)
 * Chris Davenport (22nd)
 * Holden Roberts (23rd)
 * Todd Stater (24th)
 * Jeremy West (25th)
 * Treck Tauger (26th)
 * Jenn Stevenson (27th)
 * Bruce Wilkinson (28th)
 * Nico Petrov (29th)
 * Hunter Downs (30th)
 * Wes Jones(31st)
 * Scott Dalitz(32nd)
 * Benji Flynn(33rd)
 * Kenn Groves(34th)
 * Amy Patti(35th)
 * Nikos Kastapolous(36th)
 * Chris Winter (37th)
 * Phillip Borland (38th)
 * Tyrone Gilder (39th)
 * Lenore Scurry (40th, disqualified)

Race 2
Dale Underwood started on the pole, but nobody was paying attention to him because a large pileup broke out at the very start of the race. Jared Andersen shot out to make it three-wide, and Tyson Lautenschlager gave him too much room, making contact with DJ Daniels and triggering immediate mayhem. Daniels hit the inside wall and shot up in front of Axel Andersson, who sent him for a few rolls. Kurt Walker also rolled several times after hitting the outside wall. Vijay Pushanda was collected, but as he was driving away, he pulled in front of Nick Howard, causing another multicar wreck that involved Lang Chong Kun, Chris Allen, and Bob Stephans.

Rene Recamier and Howard would be the next casualties, as they tangled in the esses on Lap 10 and took themselves into the wall. Recamier was second in points coming into this race, and early reports indicated that Gasnier might pressure Whiper-Ildest Racing to replace Gary DeSouza with Recamier in the main race. Whiper-Ildest instead bought the spot held by Math Motors and Jason Kruger, who qualified in Race 1.

Kiriki Hetsuno had severe mechanical problems discovered during her pit stop and lost several laps.

Joseph Howard would win the race.

Results
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Failed to qualify

 * Jackson Burwell (21st)
 * Brian Morris (22nd)
 * Chris Allen (23rd)
 * Michael More, Sr. (24th)
 * Mario Franchetti (25th)
 * Allison Culotta (26th)
 * Wesley Savage (27th)
 * Rip Tyler (28th)
 * Bob Stephans (29th)
 * Kiriki Hetsuno (30th)
 * Lang Chung Kun (31st)
 * Nick Howard (32nd)
 * Rene Recarmier (33rd)
 * DJ Daniels (34th)
 * James West (35th)
 * David Krikorian (36th)
 * Axel Andersson (37th)
 * Kurt Walker (38th)
 * Vijay Pushanda (39th)
 * Zack Webster (40th)