The Vets show up to play
The opening practice session for the Hooters Series at Michigan was dominated by the veteran drivers evidenced by them sweeping the top 5 spots. Matt Dixon topped all drivers followed by Skye Commons, Jeff James, Cosmic Nova, and Charles Sandfer. Hometown hero Kris Wascher can be found down in the 15th position much higher than Ohio native Kyle Mathews.
How the field looked in the practice:
1 8 M Dixon 35.729
2 33 S Commons 35.745
3 99 J James 35.760
4 42 C Nova 35.761
5 9 C Sandfer 35.762
6 20 Au. LaPlante R 35.775
7 83 C Pollard R 35.780
8 4 M Neuwirth 35.793
9 22 Ama. Shelly 35.809
10 06 S Young R 35.824
11 39 M Neel R 35.827
12 34 M Moraes R 35.832
13 84 J Stella R 35.832
14 77 J Zoerlein R 35.844
15 59 K Wascher 35.844
16 2 E Powers R 35.853
17 98 J Shelton 35.873
18 12 D Theroux R 35.874
19 90 H Powers R 35.876
20 0 H Kazuyoshi R 35.890
21 50 M Duncan R 35.891
22 21 A May 35.900
23 88 M Powers R 35.904
24 16 P Plourd 35.916
25 11 M Balding R 35.926
26 5 D Young 35.929
27 6 W Duncan 35.948
28 7 M Shelly 35.949
29 23 Je. Shelly 35.987
30 29 S Cole 36.005
31 19 J Baskinger 36.009
32 60 M Chan 36.033
33 41 C Louviere 36.040
34 57 S Pollard III R 36.049
35 17 B Patterson 36.080
36 1 Z Creller R 36.121
37 32 B Neuwirth R 36.149
38 64 J Davis R 36.182
39 18 As. LaPlante R 36.224
40 04 T Pollard R 36.259
41 38 K Mathews 36.345
42 00 K Collins 36.345