Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200
Gateway International Raceway, St Louis, Missouri
- Gateway is a track where Ted has won before, so let's hope for the best!
- Also in six starts at Gateway, Ted has an average finish of 4.3.
- Ted would be 23rd quick in the first practice.
- He would then be 20th quick in the final practice.
- Ted and Team ASE would then go on to qualify 17th for the race.
- Pre-race telecast says there is a question mark on who will drive the #9 next year.
- Speed interviewed Ted before the race and he said that Speed must know more than him and that no one tells him anything. He also said he drives the races and what happens......happens.
- This will be a live update race..... So keep refreshing if you are here now.
- During the National Anthem we see Ted, Debi and Brittany.
- On to the Race!!!!!
- Green flag drops at 5:50pm.
- Ted stays 17th on the first few laps as there is some hard 2 by 2 racing just ahead.
- Lap 6 Ted makes it past Bodine for 16th.
- Two laps later Ted is up to 15th.
- Caution #1 as #15 Norris spins #09 Clanton.
- Ted pits for four tires and fuel.
- Restart on lap 20 and Ted is 24th.
- BTW Skinner had led the whole race from the pole.
- We can see Ted running the low line and being pretty fast.
- Lap 25 and Ted is up to 19th.
- Lap 33 and Ted is up to 16th.
- Lap 36 and Ted is now 14th.
- Lap 49 and Ted is 10th!
- Back from commercial and we can see inside Ted's truck and the 9th place truck is no where to be seen.
- Back from commercial again and we see #5 Skinner blew a right front tire with lots of damage.
- Caution #2 for debris from Skinner.
- Ted pits for four tires and fuel.
- Restart on lap 63 and Ted is 7th.
- One lap in and Ted is 6th.
- A few laps later and Ted is now 5th.
- The trucks two through five are all running single file.
- Lap 85 and #23 Benson passes Ted.
- Ted is now 6th.
- Ted is having a tough time getting by #22 Mathews.
- Ted can get a nose there but the #22 is able to hold the line and block.
- With two trucks right behind Ted, I hope he gets by soon.
- Caution #3 for debris again.
- All should pit for the last time.
- Ted pits for 4 tires and fuel and come out of the pits 4th.
- Restart with 51 to go and Ted is 4th.
- Team ASE made the pass on the #22 in the pits!
- With 44 to go Ted makes his way up to 3rd!
- Caution #4 with 42 to go as the #40 truck stalls on the pit entrance.
- Ted is still 3rd.
- Restart with 38 to go and Ted is 3rd.
- One lap in and Benson passes Ted.
- Ted is now 4th.
- Caution #5 as #50 Bell hits the wall #4 Bliss is involved as well.
- Back from commercial and Ray Dunlap was in Ted's pit. He said that he was not able to talk with any of the Germain brothers about wether or not Ted will be back next year. Ray did talk with the crew and they all want to give Ted their best to get into victory lane. They all believe in Ted and would like him to stay.
- Red flag to clean up the mess.
- Restart with 28 to go and Ted is 4th.
- #10 Starr hits the wall hard and stops....NO CAUTION!
- It baffles me what determines a caution and what doesn't.
- 22 to go and Ted is still 4th.
- 16 to go and still 4th.
- 8 to go and still 4th.
- 5 to go and Ted is 3rd as the 3rd place truck #1 Green shreads a tire.
- Ted finishes the race 3rd and lowers his finishing average!
- Ted is now 7th in points and -647 back.
- Speed interview after the race with Ted and Ted said that they were a little loose on qualiying but they knew it would tighten up for the race and perhaps a little too tight at the end. He was dissapointed he didn't win there at Gateway and looks forward to going there every year.
- On to New Hampshire in 2 weeks.
- Keep on Truckin!