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Bill W
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July 19, 2020 at 12:32:44 AM
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https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Article/2299/rico-abreu-electrifies-knoxville-crowd-and-takes-the-beef-with-last-lap-heroics


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onporch
July 19, 2020 at 07:59:35 AM
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https://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Article/2299/rico-abreu-electrifies-knoxville-crowd-and-takes-the-beef-with-last-lap-heroics



 

Wow !   I just watched the highlight video and thought I had the wrong race because Rico was so far behind with 2 to go.

 

 



Slamm1n
July 19, 2020 at 10:03:20 AM
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RICOOOO! Great run, and glad to see they are back to being consistently good!!




dsc1600
July 19, 2020 at 10:50:47 AM
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Great race. Glad i stayed up to watch it. 
 

Seems like every week we have a "race of the year". 



BStrawser26
July 19, 2020 at 01:08:09 PM
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Posted By: dsc1600 on July 19 2020 at 10:50:47 AM

Great race. Glad i stayed up to watch it. 
 

Seems like every week we have a "race of the year". 



Great Race!!!  The top three were battling it out and they were getting grip all over the track.  Double thumbs up on the feature!!


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IADIRT
July 19, 2020 at 02:33:25 PM
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Blessed and spoiled to live close to Knoxville. I see nearly 80 sprints on the track each week and some of the best food and racing this world has to offer for a 15 dollar ticket. Amazing




StanM
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July 19, 2020 at 04:15:50 PM
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I enjoyed both the 360 and 410 races last night.  I have known Justin Henderson's sponsor GRP for over twenty years and we traveled to races together many times while I was chasing races.  It was cool to see Justin win for the second week in a row and nab that extra $3k that Greg put up as a sweep bonus.  Rico's surprise ending to nab the win in the 410 race was icing on the cake.


Stan Meissner

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July 19, 2020 at 05:40:59 PM
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Stan, ol' buddy, I think it was the 2nd night in a row, Jackson then Knoxville.....



Dryslick Willie
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Blessed and spoiled to live close to Knoxville. I see nearly 80 sprints on the track each week and some of the best food and racing this world has to offer for a 15 dollar ticket. Amazing



Let me know if you ever want to trade places with me and live close to Devils Bowl...  




egras
July 19, 2020 at 06:01:52 PM
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Posted By: onporch on July 19 2020 at 07:59:35 AM

 

Wow !   I just watched the highlight video and thought I had the wrong race because Rico was so far behind with 2 to go.

 

 



Correct.  I was watching the replay knowing Rico won and I was in disbelief that he could make up that amount of ground in 1-1/2 laps to pass 2 cars.  



IADIRT
July 19, 2020 at 09:54:54 PM
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Posted By: Dryslick Willie on July 19 2020 at 05:51:56 PM

Let me know if you ever want to trade places with me and live close to Devils Bowl...  



It would have to come with quite a few acres capable of growing corn, then I might be listening. If the farming isn't possible I also double as an engineer for a utility company so maybe pay down there is way more? Smile I have three races on tap for this week, fair week at Oskaloosa Southern Iowa Speedway. IMCA one night and USMTS the other. Wingless sprints too but they aren't much. Knoxville Saturday as always. Family is taking the weekend off racing otherwise I'd probably be in attendance on Friday for another race. We truly take racing for granted here in Iowa. Tons of races each week to choose from. 



Littlegame#1
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July 19, 2020 at 10:31:26 PM
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What a great ending to the feature. Love seeing Rico pass the One track wonder Brownie. Wish McCarl would have held on, he hasn't won for a while. Great race with a great finish. You are all lucky at Knoxville to see such great racing! 




RodinCanada
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Posted By: Dryslick Willie on July 19 2020 at 05:51:56 PM

Let me know if you ever want to trade places with me and live close to Devils Bowl...  



Let me know if you ever want to trade places and live close to nowhere with an oval playground.

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JonR
July 20, 2020 at 06:11:14 PM
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I love Brownie, but he kind of steped on it Saturday night.   If he hits his marks on that last lap, we don't have a story.   



sprintfanatic
July 20, 2020 at 08:43:51 PM
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Posted By: JonR on July 20 2020 at 06:11:14 PM

I love Brownie, but he kind of steped on it Saturday night.   If he hits his marks on that last lap, we don't have a story.   



I sit in turn 2 at the Nationals and have seen Brown go too high coming out of that turn many times blowing the chance to win of have a great finish.  You would think that over time he would figure out what he is doing wrong.  




IADIRT
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Idk if Brown got too high in 2 or just on the gas too hard but he definitely could have blocked Rico low into three if he knew he was there. I think he knew he cleared McCarl and just rode the middle to slide high to make sure and take TMAC s line but if he runs low in 3 and 4 we're not even on this message board talking about this race. Hindsight is always 20/20. Rico just got better on the bottom and Brown can not run the bottom like he can the top. A good bottom groove costs Brown a few races every year especially with the outlaws.



TBSprintFan
July 21, 2020 at 03:06:59 AM
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Posted By: Littlegame#1 on July 19 2020 at 10:31:26 PM

What a great ending to the feature. Love seeing Rico pass the One track wonder Brownie. Wish McCarl would have held on, he hasn't won for a while. Great race with a great finish. You are all lucky at Knoxville to see such great racing! 



I like that, that should be his new nickname "The One Track Wonder"  and now the way he runs at the Nationals it should be " The Weekly Show One Track Wonder"  lol



rolldog
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July 21, 2020 at 09:34:13 AM
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How about a shout out for the track prep crew?  That much grip, A-main, late in the evening after a hot dry week?  Way to go Dunkins!




chilly
July 21, 2020 at 12:09:18 PM
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Posted By: rolldog on July 21 2020 at 09:34:13 AM

How about a shout out for the track prep crew?  That much grip, A-main, late in the evening after a hot dry week?  Way to go Dunkins!



Absolutely!!  The track was absolutely perfect last Saturday (in my mind).  There have been a couple of timely rains (not enough), but last Saturday was hot, sunny, and windy most of the day.  The humidity and dew point were insanely high, which didn't hurt.  The other thing that helped was about a half hour or so from sunset, some low clouds came in and blocked the sun.  The Dunkins are incredible at what they do... keep proving it week in and week out!  When drivers the calibre of Rico, Brown, and T-Mac have an incredible surface to race on through thick lapped traffic, magic ensues! 





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