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00:00:01Bantamere, how are you doing today?
00:00:04Last week on No Prep Kings...
00:00:07Street out!
00:00:10Heading into the Invitational, Team Kai Kelly was in first place
00:00:13with only a 20-point lead over Team Daddy Dave, who was in second.
00:00:20So Dave Comstock, looks like the car died after the burnout.
00:00:24Unfortunately for Dave, his team had a string of bad luck.
00:00:27Both he and Axeman had car problems.
00:00:30It could be anything. It's like a ghost in it.
00:00:32It could be something major.
00:00:33Yeah, we're supposed to be on the starting line now.
00:00:36While Team Kai dominated the entire event...
00:00:41He's having a great time.
00:00:43He is having a great time.
00:00:44That's the most fun I've ever had in my life.
00:00:46...with three of his drivers making it to the semis...
00:00:51...and Kai winning the $40,000 Invitational.
00:00:53Oh, it's Kai Kelly!
00:00:57Kai Kelly is your winner!
00:00:59That gave Kai's team the strongest lead in points they've had all year long.
00:01:08Here we go!
00:01:09Here we go!
00:01:35All right, bud.
00:01:36Here we go!
00:01:41Oh, .
00:01:43You up yet?
00:01:45Are you up?
00:01:46It's like 2.10 in the afternoon.
00:01:492.09.
00:01:51Wow, all right, in like 30 seconds.
00:01:53All right, I'll get ready, man.
00:01:54All right.
00:01:56Are you gonna win?
00:01:57Yeah.
00:01:58Why?
00:01:59Because that's what we do.
00:02:00I'm gonna win.
00:02:01I'm gonna win.
00:02:02I'm gonna win.
00:02:06Las Vegas, how y'all doing today?
00:02:08As you know, this class is a team class.
00:02:15It pays $40,000 to win.
00:02:18These drivers are all part of eight different teams trying to win that money.
00:02:21Yeah!
00:02:23I'm excited to see the races.
00:02:24I've never seen them live before, so I'm so excited to see that.
00:02:27Ryan Martin is my favorite.
00:02:29He's the fastest man on the planet.
00:02:31Now, Lizzy's my favorite.
00:02:32Kai Kelly, Daddy Days.
00:02:34The only one I'd want to see win would probably be Murder Nova, since he hasn't been up in the top for a while.
00:02:39I know he's had a rough season, but I hope he can get up there.
00:02:40I agree.
00:02:41Go Seattle Laws!
00:02:42Go Seattle Laws!
00:02:44We are here in Las Vegas.
00:02:45It is the first time ever we've been to this track, and we're getting ready for the first round.
00:02:49Any weekend in Vegas is a good weekend.
00:02:50Plus, coming off of Colorado, where we're at high altitude.
00:02:54We're a little closer to sea level here, but still between 2,000 and 3,000 feet.
00:02:59These cars are a good weekend.
00:03:00We're a little closer to sea level here, but still between 2,000 and 3,000 feet.
00:03:03These cars are a good weekend.
00:03:05We're a little closer to sea level here, but still between 2,000 and 3,000 feet.
00:03:09These cars are going to make a little more power than on the side of the mountain.
00:03:12But that doesn't mean tuning will be easy.
00:03:15Kai's team has a solid lead right now with 790 points.
00:03:19But, as we all know, anything can happen in Vegas.
00:03:25Hey, watch that trophy right there, man.
00:03:26Hey, watch that trophy I let you win last week?
00:03:28Yeah.
00:03:29Oh, man.
00:03:30Hey, congratulations. You don't have to race your way in.
00:03:32Yeah. I got lucky.
00:03:34Yeah. No, you was good last week.
00:03:35I got lucky, brother.
00:03:36I got a good team, and I'm on the best team here.
00:03:38Damn right.
00:03:39I can see how Ron Martin's felt for the past three or four years.
00:03:43If you're in the number one spot like we are, there's only one way to go, and that's down.
00:03:47The only time it's fun to be number one is at the end of the season when they're handing you that trophy
00:03:51and that $200,000 check.
00:03:53So we're just going to keep grinding, race hard all the way to the last race,
00:03:57and hopefully we're still in the number one spot.
00:03:59Listen, we all go two rounds today. We're back in the lead.
00:04:02Let's do it.
00:04:03Team Daddy Dave did not have the best event last weekend in Colorado, but they have a lot of fast racers,
00:04:09and they're always a threat to make a comeback.
00:04:12Kai, he's got a horseshoe up his ass right now. His team does really good.
00:04:16But just like every team out here, it's ups and downs, peaks and valleys.
00:04:21Like, they're at the peak right now. They're on the up.
00:04:24Things are going to start breaking. Things are going to start happening, and they'll be on a downhill slide.
00:04:28Like, you'll have to catch Kai and Lizzy on a bad day to beat them.
00:04:31Do you realize how much more spunkier our team was when we were number one in points?
00:04:35When we went to two, it was like whoosh.
00:04:38Ryan Martin is currently sitting in third, and he is looking to lead his team in an epic comeback.
00:04:44We've always said that we're just, you know, a race swing away from being able to take that number one spot.
00:04:50That means Kai's team, you know, goes out first round, all of them, which again, it's going to be hard, but it's possible.
00:04:55And we all advance, and a couple of us end up in the semifinals and finals, and all of a sudden that all changes.
00:05:00I tell you what we need to do from this point on. Every car right here is fast.
00:05:05We need to go right here. This is Vegas. We need to win this race.
00:05:09We need one of our guys to win this race.
00:05:11So my team, man, we've been kind of disappointed.
00:05:14We started off really, really fast. Damon and Nathan was carrying us.
00:05:17They was kicking ass, beating everybody.
00:05:19Me and Bowman and Bobby has not been able to carry the rest of the team, carry our load, you know?
00:05:24So right now, our team has fell off. We moved all the way down to fourth place.
00:05:28This weekend, man, it's time to make some changes. Tonight, we got a lot of pressure on our back.
00:05:33If you don't get your together and getting points now, it's going to be too late real quick.
00:05:38We got a strong-ass team. I still believe in this. I still feel like you guys are the two baddest people out here right now.
00:05:44I still feel like that. I feel like Bobby could beat anybody every given night.
00:05:47And I feel like me and you have strived to get our better, and we better.
00:05:51We just got to get a little bit faster.
00:05:56I think all of us are starting to get things lined out.
00:05:59Yeah.
00:06:00And some other people are having problems.
00:06:02Yes.
00:06:03So now's the time.
00:06:04Yeah. We got my hot rod back, so we're good.
00:06:07You made some good ones yesterday?
00:06:08Woo!
00:06:09We made a lick last night.
00:06:10Okay.
00:06:11Wow.
00:06:12That was good.
00:06:13That's all we need, man. We got to go some rounds.
00:06:15Yes.
00:06:16It's time to peak now. We need to...
00:06:17Yeah.
00:06:18That's the way it's supposed to work. Towards the end of the season, you're supposed to peak.
00:06:21Yeah.
00:06:22I don't think I've ever had so much pressure on me to not go out first round as the day after I win my first grade eight.
00:06:31So at this point, everybody's looking at me to do well.
00:06:35And on a tricky surface like this, with how hot it is and how greasy the track is, you can't mess up.
00:06:41Hot and nasty, Scott.
00:06:44And it's going to start bubbling like that.
00:06:48It's kind of greasy right here.
00:06:51Kai, you're rocking it this season, and you have not stopped here.
00:06:54You have all five of your drivers in the invitational class today. Congratulations.
00:06:59So, folks...
00:07:00Good job, Rankin.
00:07:01Yeah, good job, Rankin.
00:07:02Chris Rankin, getting the win in Race Your Way In, man. Congrats. That's awesome.
00:07:07Here in Vegas, there weren't near as many trades as in past weeks.
00:07:10Disco Dean dropped Jerry Bird into the reserves after his car blew up last week and pulled up Jerry Jansen.
00:07:17And Mike Murillo dropped Mike Chandler and pulled up Dominator.
00:07:21After Race Your Way In, Team Kai Kelly and Team Daddy Dave both have five racers in today's event.
00:07:27So it's going to be interesting to see who will help or who will hurt their team.
00:07:31We're officially in the back half of the season, so now is the time for each and every team to kick it in gear and make moves if they want to stay in the hunt down the homestretch.
00:07:40All 32 drivers will draw from the bucket.
00:07:43Come on over, guys.
00:07:46Come around for the kill.
00:07:51That's a good draw.
00:07:54We've got some killer matchups in round one today that will definitely send some heavy hitters home early.
00:08:00Like Axeman from Team Daddy Dave versus Lizzie Musi from Team Kai.
00:08:05Then we've got David Gates, also from Team Kai Kelly, going up against Damon Merchant from Team Bone.
00:08:11There are also three sets of teammates who drew each other.
00:08:14Las Vegas is shaping up to be a hell of an event.
00:08:18Here we go.
00:08:19Go racing, guys.
00:08:22Come on.
00:08:23Come on.
00:08:24Come on.
00:08:25Come on.
00:08:26Come on.
00:08:27You're first pair here in the Invitational class.
00:08:30That is Kyle Canyon going up against Disco Dean.
00:08:37Yeah, what's wrong?
00:08:39You guys don't look too pumped up.
00:08:40What's going on?
00:08:41We got three out of five in.
00:08:43So it's me and you and Jimmy.
00:08:44Yeah, no, it's all good.
00:08:45We need to go semis or better this weekend to get on the map and get past Murillo's team, you know what I mean?
00:08:50Viva Las Vegas.
00:08:52I draw chip number one, Kyle Canyon.
00:08:54I kind of like being pair one, getting it done.
00:08:57It's hot out here.
00:08:58It's probably 97 to 100 degrees right now.
00:09:00Especially if that sun just keeps, like, out with no clouds in the sky.
00:09:02Track temperature is going to be 135.
00:09:04First pair down, don't have to sit in the car a long time, get up there, get it done.
00:09:08Gives me more time to turn the car around and make changes for second round if we can win this first round.
00:09:19We're coming into the second half of the season.
00:09:21It just gets brutal from here on out.
00:09:25Last night, the track conditions were not really that good.
00:09:29We had so many oil down, so many cleanups, so much time in between cars going down and the track just goes to .
00:09:36To put it nicely.
00:09:37Coming into today, the sun's out.
00:09:39It's hotter than the 80s.
00:09:41It's greasy.
00:09:44So it's going to be really tricky for any of the guys to get down through there.
00:09:55The goal today is just go rounds, get wins.
00:09:57But we fell down to second against Guy.
00:09:59We just need to get together and just keep racking up points so we can get back into number one.
00:10:03You're first pair here in the Invitational Flash.
00:10:17That is Kyle Canyon going up against Disco D.
00:10:21And Kyle Canyon gets the win.
00:10:35What a drag race right there, but Kyle Canyon turns on the win light.
00:10:39So we just ran Disco.
00:10:41It wasn't our fastest pass, but we got the win.
00:10:44We went around Disco.
00:10:45I don't know how close it was.
00:10:46I was glad to get that one out of the way.
00:10:48I needed it after the last two races going out in the first round, so we're back.
00:10:52Good job, sir.
00:10:53Good lap, Kyle.
00:10:54Good job, sir.
00:10:55I thought I had enough.
00:10:56I laid a good lap down, just wasn't enough.
00:10:58That's good.
00:10:59Just got my ass kicked.
00:11:00All right, next pair.
00:11:01That is going to be Paige Coughlin going up against Robin Roberts.
00:11:05All right, man.
00:11:07It's a whole different day than it was yesterday.
00:11:10You go from 85 degrees in a cool track to a super slick, hot, sunny mess.
00:11:15When we ran our test pass last night, the track temp was 94 degrees.
00:11:18Right now it's 128.
00:11:20Well, you know, we knew when we came to Vegas it was going to be hot.
00:11:23It's Invitational Day.
00:11:24This is going to be a badass race, someplace we've never been before.
00:11:27It'll also be a super challenge because this track's going to be slick with that sun beating down on it.
00:11:32I just feel like it's going to be a good day.
00:11:34This is the kind of stuff where we've been good and where the car can be good.
00:11:37It's just a struggle of, all right, how do we get that into the car to make it do what we want it to do?
00:11:43I got Paige Coughlin first round.
00:11:45In New Hampshire, she beat us.
00:11:46Like, we just made some mistakes, and she just beat us.
00:11:49Good for her.
00:11:50This round is going to be different.
00:11:51The plan going into this round is to soften the car, make it leave right.
00:11:54We move some weight back.
00:11:55It might stand up.
00:11:57But the goal with this round is just get that car down and get it fast on the top end.
00:12:02I drew Robin Roberts, and I was like, ooh, this should be interesting because he was actually the first person I ever raced in the Invitational in New Hampshire at the end of June.
00:12:23But, you know, we beat him before, so I'm like, alrighty, well, just keep that in the back of your mind.
00:12:27You know what you're doing.
00:12:29The car's been running really, really well this weekend, and just go race your race.
00:12:32Yeah, Robin Roberts takes the win.
00:12:54Paige goes around me.
00:12:55You look like a super rider right there.
00:12:58Good job, guys.
00:13:03So I launched with Paige.
00:13:06We're neck and neck.
00:13:07It was just stood up, and it finally sits down, and we drove away from her.
00:13:11That's how you win a race.
00:13:13First round is always the hardest.
00:13:15It's miserable.
00:13:16You're torn up inside.
00:13:17It's great to just get on to the second round.
00:13:19Now we can go after winning this race.
00:13:21Great lap.
00:13:22You too, man.
00:13:24These guys are just fast out here, and I have to keep reminding myself.
00:13:26We're new.
00:13:27You're paying your dues.
00:13:28Just keep going at it.
00:13:29Keep putting it back in line, and keep racing.
00:13:31Don't stop.
00:13:32And we'll turn on wind lights.
00:13:33We will.
00:13:34It looked good.
00:13:35It was a good race.
00:13:36Yeah, you were out for a bit.
00:13:42Alright, next pair.
00:13:43We got Doc Love going up against Kayla Morton.
00:13:47The buckle's warm?
00:13:48Everything's warm.
00:13:49Race day.
00:13:50Las Vegas.
00:13:51Sunny, hot.
00:13:52Windy.
00:13:53We got some wind.
00:13:54That helps.
00:13:55Made the Invitational.
00:13:56Green, green, green.
00:13:57Unfortunately, I drew Kayla.
00:13:58God willing, a little bit of luck, and we get the win over Kayla, and go on to the second round.
00:14:03I don't think we've had a longer Friday night at an NPK event.
00:14:07That was the longest night.
00:14:08It cut into my gambling time.
00:14:10It didn't cut into mine.
00:14:11Oh, it didn't?
00:14:12You rallied.
00:14:13No, I rallied.
00:14:14You rallied.
00:14:15Dad's wearing his lucky hat today.
00:14:17It is a little hotter today than it was yesterday, so I think you can probably expect to see a few upsets first round.
00:14:23This track is really going to be tricky, but I have all the faith in the world in Chase, and I'm ready for first round today.
00:14:29Everybody is just getting faster.
00:14:31We have to be on our A-plus game every pass.
00:14:35Like, there's just no room for error or slip-up here.
00:14:39Team Dave has all five cars in today.
00:14:41I'm feeling really good.
00:14:42I feel like a top dog here today.
00:14:43I don't think he gets enough burnout.
00:14:54With all five in, we're automatically ten away from Bodie.
00:15:06Bodie's only got three people in, so right now, I'm still only one round away from passing them.
00:15:12And Doc Love takes the win.
00:15:28Doc Love takes the win out there.
00:15:30Has to get out of it.
00:15:31Doc Love comes on the next round.
00:15:33Nice job, baby.
00:15:35I said that there was going to be some upsets today on this racetrack.
00:15:42We demonstrated just that.
00:15:44We went up against Doc, feeling confident.
00:15:47I honestly thought it was in the back.
00:15:53We both took off clean.
00:15:54I had them the entire way, and then maybe like 500 feet, it just got out of control.
00:15:58And he just hit me at the very end, so an L today is better than a wadded-up race car.
00:16:03And I think if I would have drove it anymore, that's where we would be.
00:16:06So we'll lick our wounds and come back next week.
00:16:10What happened, babe?
00:16:11Oh, we just got super , and you came around me at the very end.
00:16:14High hopes for Team Heavy Metal and No Respect for the end of the season.
00:16:18I get to stay on Team Murdoch for at least one more race, and I got some points, baby.
00:16:23Getting greasy on the big end.
00:16:24Yeah.
00:16:25And hey, it was an honor to race a top ten.
00:16:28Oh, man.
00:16:29Thanks, man.
00:16:30Appreciate it.
00:16:35Whew.
00:16:36That's a tough break for Kayla in that race.
00:16:38She was ahead at the start, but got loose on the big end.
00:16:42The track is tricky today and is proving to be a challenge for some of the racers.
00:16:46They're going to be careful with how much power they put down if they want to get a win.
00:16:50All right, next pair.
00:16:52That is going to be Axeman going up against Lizzie Musi.
00:16:56So we beat her in a grade eight.
00:16:58Then she come back and smacked us around in two races.
00:17:01So this is tough going in here.
00:17:03This is the first time we've raced the first round, I think.
00:17:06Yeah.
00:17:07Either way, whoever gets a win doesn't really help the other team.
00:17:10It's hot out here.
00:17:11I'd rather help my team, but I always feel good when I draw Lizzie.
00:17:14I'm like, yeah, we're going to get that win.
00:17:17Then when I get to the finish, I'm like, oh, that hurts.
00:17:19Yeah.
00:17:20I mean, if somebody keeps beating you and beating you, it's rough.
00:17:24Let's go out there and move on.
00:17:26Yeah.
00:17:27We're going to give it a whirl.
00:17:28Went up here to the chip draw, pulled a little other than Lizzie Musi.
00:17:32So this makes, out of nine races, this will be the third time we've raced.
00:17:36And she put me out two times.
00:17:38So every time I pull her chip, I'm pretty confident.
00:17:41I'm feeling like, hey, I can get this.
00:17:43I got this.
00:17:44But when I get to the finish line, it doesn't work out that well beside her.
00:17:48She's been whooping me bad.
00:17:50So hopefully I can pay her back a little on this pass here.
00:17:55I feel good.
00:17:58We just got to keep this motor alive.
00:18:00That's the biggest thing.
00:18:01We're fighting that right now.
00:18:03We literally, we didn't make a full pass yesterday and we were pulling this thing apart.
00:18:07So when people say that nitrous cars have it easy in the West Coast, they're lying.
00:18:12They're lying.
00:18:13So we got to keep it together and hopefully go some rounds today.
00:18:18But a win is always on the schedule for us.
00:18:22So that's what we're hoping to get.
00:18:23But we're taking it round by round and see where it puts us.
00:18:27All right, next pair.
00:18:28Just finished up their burnouts over in the left lane.
00:18:29That is going to be Axeman going up against Lizzie Musi in the right.
00:18:32All right, next pair.
00:18:33Just finished up their burnouts over in the left lane.
00:18:37Just finished up their burnouts over in the left lane.
00:18:40That is going to be Axeman going up against Lizzie Musi in the right.
00:18:44All right, next pair.
00:18:45That is going to be Axeman going up against Lizzie Musi.
00:18:49All right, next pair.
00:18:50All right, next pair.
00:18:51That is going to be Axeman going up against Lizzie Musi.
00:18:56Axeman takes the lead.
00:18:57All right, next pair.
00:18:58All right, next pair.
00:18:59That is going to be Axeman going up against Lizzie Musi.
00:19:03All right, next pair.
00:19:04All right, next pair.
00:19:05All right, next pair.
00:19:06All right, next pair.
00:19:07That is going to be Axeman going up against Lizzie Musi.
00:19:09It's Lizzie and Musi.
00:19:24X-Man takes the win. Nice.
00:19:28Good job.
00:19:30So we roll up, did our burnouts.
00:19:32We roll into the light.
00:19:33Light come on. I let out the button.
00:19:35I've never seen her.
00:19:36I knew she's got the top end pull.
00:19:38She's got it on everybody.
00:19:39I was feeling real calm.
00:19:40I said, she's going to have to really be rolling
00:19:42to come back around me.
00:19:43As soon as I tagged her friend's side,
00:19:46boom, she dashed right past me.
00:19:47I was like, man, I looked over, see my light on.
00:19:50I was mad, glad to get that win.
00:19:51Hey, hey.
00:19:52Check out my ass.
00:19:54Just hate going out first round.
00:19:55It sucks, but we knew we were going to struggle here.
00:19:58It is what it is.
00:19:59It's racing.
00:20:00happens.
00:20:01We're going to move on.
00:20:02Can't wait to head back over to the east side
00:20:05because that's when we're really going to,
00:20:06that's when about to go down.
00:20:08I promise you that.
00:20:09That's what we owed you on.
00:20:10Hey, yeah, that's true, yeah?
00:20:11That was good.
00:20:12Man, that was tough.
00:20:13That was tough.
00:20:14Good job, Lizzie.
00:20:15Hey, good job, guys.
00:20:16Now take it all the way.
00:20:17We got you now.
00:20:18There's a lot of bears out here.
00:20:20All right, next pair coming at you right now.
00:20:22That's John Hoda going up against Jeff Lutz.
00:20:26What pair of numbers are y'all?
00:20:27I'm five, so I got to get going up there.
00:20:29He's five and yours?
00:20:30I'm six.
00:20:31Yeah, we're heading up.
00:20:32OK.
00:20:33We got Callie running Rankin.
00:20:34We got Jim Howe running Scott Taylor.
00:20:36And we got John running Jeff Lutz.
00:20:38I really do feel those are three good races.
00:20:40And those cars are capable of taking those three out.
00:20:44So I'm hoping that we can get four drivers going
00:20:48into second round.
00:20:49Oh, .
00:20:50Got it, two call outs.
00:20:51The rest are drawn out of the back.
00:20:52Too damn hot.
00:20:53Let's give a round of applause for your locals.
00:20:55Guys sitting in the car.
00:20:56Yeah.
00:20:58My crew's in the car.
00:20:59That's how hot it is.
00:21:01They're sucking up the AC.
00:21:02Today's conditions are hot and greasy.
00:21:04It's going to be slimy out there.
00:21:06I don't know how hot it is, but it feels like 100 degrees
00:21:09in the shade.
00:21:10So we just got to be on it.
00:21:12It's going to be a tuner's game out there today.
00:21:15Going into first round driver's meeting, I draw John Hoda.
00:21:18He's one of my best friends.
00:21:19I love him to death.
00:21:20Love you, Daddy.
00:21:22I love you.
00:21:23Thank you so much.
00:21:24Be safe.
00:21:25His car's fast.
00:21:26We're going to have our work cut out for us.
00:21:27So, you know, I'm not going to take him lightly,
00:21:30and I'll just let Jeffrey do his thing.
00:21:32Ready?
00:21:32Yep.
00:21:33We're going to give him everything we've got.
00:21:41Turbo bar.
00:21:43Ha ha.
00:21:47All right, next pair coming at you right now.
00:21:50Over the right lane, that's John Hoda going up against Jeff
00:21:53Lutz in the left lane.
00:21:57All right, Jeff Lutz gets the win.
00:22:11That's right, Jeffrey.
00:22:11Nice pass, Jeffrey.
00:22:12Nice job, baby.
00:22:13Come on, man.
00:22:14Next round.
00:22:15He got a tree.
00:22:16He got a tree.
00:22:16Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:22:17Tree like a .
00:22:18All right, next pair coming at you right here.
00:22:21Jim Hau going up against Scott Scooter Taylor.
00:22:23This will be a pretty good race.
00:22:29I'm going to treat like a .
00:22:32All right, next pair coming at you right here.
00:22:33Jim Howell going up against Scott Scooter Taylor.
00:22:37This will be a pretty good race.
00:22:47We're in Las Vegas, and I drew Jim Howell.
00:22:50That's going to be a tough run.
00:22:53He has struggled a little bit this year,
00:22:55so I'm not going to say that we're outgunned by any means.
00:22:58I think we're both prepared for this fight.
00:23:01I've got my list.
00:23:02We're going to check it twice.
00:23:03We'll go through them, we'll calm it down just a little bit
00:23:05early, you know, in the racetrack.
00:23:07The track is hot and greasy early,
00:23:10so that's going to be the toughest part.
00:23:11There's going to be a lot of cars that don't make the trip
00:23:14first round, and I don't want to be one of those.
00:23:28Jim Howell to take the win there.
00:23:30Jim got a trade again, too.
00:23:31That was a pass.
00:23:32Damn.
00:23:33Hey, I'm telling you, he's fast.
00:23:34He nipped me and Bandemare by that much.
00:23:36I knew he was fast.
00:23:37All right, folks, next pair here is going to be a good one.
00:23:39That is going to be Giuseppe going up against Ryan Martin.
00:23:43All right, you'll be safe.
00:23:44Close.
00:23:45Hey, thanks, buddy.
00:23:46You guys, too.
00:23:46First round, I draw my teammate Giuseppe.
00:23:50Not at all who I wanted to draw.
00:23:51Literally doesn't help us any.
00:23:52That means one of us is not advancing.
00:23:53against ryan martin hey thanks buddy you guys too first round i draw my teammate giuseppe not at all
00:24:05who i wanted to draw uh literally doesn't help us any that means one of us is not advancing so
00:24:10yes we collect that you know the 40 points for all four of us beating first round but we're
00:24:15guaranteed that one of us isn't making it to the next round so not only do you have to worry about
00:24:19that when you just draw the drivers but now either i'm going to go out early or he's going to go out
00:24:24early and it's not going to be good for the team no matter how it happens
00:24:35as a team we're doing pretty good we've got four out of the five guys chuck unfortunately did not
00:24:39make it in uh due to some type of equipment failure but four out of five is good unfortunately whenever
00:24:47you draw your own teammates you have to turn off team for a few minutes you pull into the staging lanes
00:24:53and giuseppe's another racer to me and i hate it because he's my buddy he's my teammate but i've
00:24:58got to give him the best race i can give him so that i can be the guy to advance
00:25:17and ryan martin takes in that was a close drag race folks all right next pair got chuck 55 going up
00:25:30against nate sailor
00:25:42so
00:26:00so
00:26:23all right next pair got chuck 55 going up against nate sailor
00:26:30and nate sailor takes the win that pro charge nova
00:26:45all right next pair that's going to be clay cole going up against bobby decote everything's good we
00:26:50check for leaks everything's good okay we'll be ready to go plug wires double check everything make
00:26:57sure right order yeah i just want to make sure everything's perfect i don't want no little
00:27:00problems here we're going up against bobby decati we can't have nothing mess up we don't need no
00:27:06little problems goodness can't be taken lightly no not at all we need to make sure this thing's a hot
00:27:12rod all day i got bobby decati i've not raced him yet i got a lot of respect for him i know he's got a
00:27:18fast hot rod last week in denver i went to the final against kai so close to getting there i want it so bad
00:27:24this week i'm going to do anything i can at all costs to get to the final and take home the win
00:27:38a play call takes the win in the pedal fast both cars lose the tire at the same time the play call
00:27:54takes the win uh we went out about 100 foot and it shook the tire or something fierce
00:28:01i had to pedal it started going towards the center line had to get back out of it i seen him coming up
00:28:05on my left i was like ah so i went ahead and got back in the throttle again and uh thankfully we
00:28:10turned on the wind light so you can't pedal these like a nitrous car no no bro i pedaled twice
00:28:17i've never done that i was going what what is it that's oh you got too good job i choked the shoes
00:28:26good job bobby you too bob all right next pair coming at you right now that is going to be tony mckinney
00:28:32going up against justin swanstrom i just want to come over here man i hate that we have to run
00:28:37each other i was just telling them about it but i said the good thing about it is we all agreed to
00:28:41it at least one of us goes the next round right i mean dude it's just getting to the point now we're
00:28:45in the middle of the season going into the back half where we're gonna have to really start focusing
00:28:51on trying to go after that championship and you made great passes last night uh whatever happens
00:28:56hopefully you do go rounds today i mean hopefully i can win as well right he told me he said blow it up to
00:29:01win yeah you don't ever want to draw your teammate but i drew tony mckinney uh he ran good yesterday
00:29:08he had two great passes won his race's way in and was able to help us out as a team if i win it's a
00:29:15great deal for me i have been up the last couple races haven't been able to make it out of first round
00:29:20so i will be extremely happy if i can pull this off
00:29:31and tony mckinney gonna take the win justice wants to rattle tires that's all it took first round
00:29:47win i'll take it we had to race our team captain hopefully he don't fire me for that one but
00:29:52hopefully he's proud of me for making the trip and we made our way in we go a couple more rounds
00:29:57goal today is to go enough rounds that we don't have to race our way in no more next pair that is
00:30:03going to be david gates going up against damon merchant hey gates gates is fast and consistent so
00:30:14long as we make a good clean run i think we can help run him drawing him you know it puts a little
00:30:22lump and you're like hold here we go we got a hitter we need this one with giuseppe and kayla going
00:30:29out we got i mean this is a good time to gain some points we were setting as good as number two for a
00:30:34long time this season in the first half of the season since you know since i've started having
00:30:39trouble nate's had some trouble bowman hasn't exactly found his way back into invitational bobby's
00:30:45been maybe around here and there and bode's had a hard time getting an invitational gotta get guys
00:30:50going around and getting some more points for the team let's go damon we need you baby
00:31:02next pair david gates in the left lane going up against damon merchant in the right damon merchant
00:31:12we know he's fast he's always good on the tree you know lately he's been kind of doing good and doing
00:31:17bad just kind of like us we got something to work with and we're gonna go out here and give it hell and
00:31:22see what he's got
00:31:42and david merchant's gonna get the win there david gates whenever i let go of the button the car
00:31:48started shaking and spun the whole way and turned sideways about 150 foot and just had to abort the
00:31:53run did you make trip it shook right off the hit and i tried to drive through it it just stayed spinning
00:31:59spinning spinning it just pissed off yep once they mad they mad we're seeing a ton of drivers experience
00:32:07tire shake today tire shake can be caused when a car doesn't have enough wheel speed and the tires
00:32:12hook too much everyone is out here utilizing power management for the slick parts of the track
00:32:18but then when they hit a part of the track that isn't slick they don't have quite enough power
00:32:22in the car and it causes the tires to shake with today's conditions the tune-ups need to be perfect
00:32:27not too fast not too slow our next pair coming at you right now we got jimmy taylor going up against kai
00:32:34uh well okay y'all up there today first round we drew jimmy taylor uh i haven't watched this car
00:32:49make a single pass all year all i've heard is people walking around the racetrack talking about the new
00:32:53guy this car is so damn fast did you feel that co2 bottle up okay with all that being said after
00:33:03taking that ass woman from murder nova last night i'm just going to fight through this weekend i knew
00:33:07there was going to be a weekend when i sucked uh i've done just that last night in the grade eight
00:33:11and we're hoping to turn things around today
00:33:12uh it don't matter man everybody up today yeah man oh i hear i hear going what's working
00:33:27obviously last night you had to race your way in against uh paige coughlin it was a tight race what
00:33:31happened well we got going toward the wall and got the steering wheel and it just wouldn't turn and
00:33:37i told my foot to lift but it just didn't listen well last night we was on our run our way in against
00:33:43paige and uh car started going left we was out in front i just didn't lift i stayed in it as long as i
00:33:50could all right clear the starting line clear the starting line jimmy taylor into the wall
00:34:07we messed the car up a little bit but it was all just cosmetic we turned on the wind light we made
00:34:12it in the race today i mean we're just super excited to make it in again this is our second
00:34:17time making it in in three races so i mean we really we've really worked hard to get to this point
00:34:23next america coming at you right now we've got jimmy taylor in the right lane going up against kai kelly
00:34:35kai kelly
00:35:05kai kelly wins the drag race with jimmy taylor wow
00:35:19i let go of the button against jimmy he was actually out in front of me a little bit i seen
00:35:24him over there his car started getting upset my car started getting upset i just drove through it
00:35:28made it to the finish line got the wind so we just got to get this thing figured out because uh we need to
00:35:33go fast here in the later rounds because there's still some heavy hitters in whoo that was fun we
00:35:38uh we went everything but straight but i never lifted and i held this to the finish line and we got
00:35:42the win next pair that is going to be larry larston going up against brandon james
00:35:48the car's running real good this weekend we tried some different stuff last night you know we've got
00:36:07so many races in a row i've been some things i wanted to test so everything's going good so far
00:36:12first round here at vegas we drew brandon james brandon's good somebody said he's making pretty
00:36:17nice runs last night every car here barring of something going wrong all the races are within a
00:36:25half a car i mean anybody can win any given day any given pass so um it's going to be a good race
00:36:41and larry larston gets the win man five and out
00:36:56next pair that's going to be rich brooder going up against daddy dave
00:37:03i don't know we're uh 14th pair out so i don't know if i don't know if it's bad or worse the track's hot
00:37:09now where all those cars go now it might be worse but we'll see what happens once the sun comes off
00:37:13the track it tightens up and gets better like right now there's no clouds the track gets a little
00:37:17greasier so you got to come back and make some chassis adjustments we did that this morning so we uh we're
00:37:23ready
00:37:28forget all you guys out of here unbelievable yeah last pass didn't mean nothing no no no because this
00:37:34track is nice and cool out and tight yeah now sunny and greasy yeah no clouds and no wind round one we
00:37:42got broody brothers um it's a winnable race if i can get to tune up right and get this thing gone through
00:37:48there you can't win races if you're running four seconds or slower you just can't do it you got
00:37:59to be into threes and you just got to go down through there to win these races
00:38:18you got a little aggressive with it it shook really bad in the middle and out the back actually
00:38:40so it actually went slower than any pass i made here in vegas i'm not a really good loser and i'm
00:38:45not a good first round loser at all uh but lately that seems to be the norm like this thing the
00:38:51chassis something has pissed off with this chassis and i can't figure it out the thing's a shaking
00:38:58coming at you right now that's going to be chris rankin going up against cali mills
00:39:04hey so you know we drew cayley mills i mean i feel good about it i think yeah i was in a by the
00:39:09old motor when we broke this one in ohio we uh drew cayley mills honestly feel pretty good about it
00:39:14biggest part of it honestly man at this point is get some w's grab those points for the team hope we
00:39:19keep our car together and um the whole team comes out on top at the end i hope it's one of us take this
00:39:23w home
00:39:33coming at you right now over in the right lane that's going to be chris rankin going up against cali mills
00:39:39chris rankin is in race your way in he's actually got three passes last night so in his passes he
00:39:45did pretty well like he made it down the track so he can use that data from yesterday to make a tune
00:39:50out for today i didn't have that i didn't have as many passes as him so i'm honestly a little bit
00:39:56worried just because of that
00:40:14and chris rankin takes the win
00:40:17all right folks that is going to be b-rad going up against murder nova
00:40:34i draw b-rad and it's never fun racing your teammates uh it sucks and there's a reason that
00:40:40i picked b-rad on my team because the guy goes down every pass
00:40:46on a tricky surface like this with how hot it is and how greasy the track is you can't mess up so
00:40:51you make one little slip and he's going to be there so pressure is is higher than it normally is for
00:40:57first round all right folks this will be the last pair of the invitational first round
00:41:10of the invitational here in vegas is done and in the books and it looks like these tricky track
00:41:33conditions have really shaken things up but even with several big names out of the event the round
00:41:39two field is still stacked kai ryan and sean each have three drivers still in while dave bode and
00:41:46swanstrom have two and we can't forget about larry larson the lone ranger holding it down for team
00:41:53disco luckily for all these drivers as the day continues to cool down the tracks should get
00:41:58better and better which means we could see some super fast passes all right let's go ahead and start
00:42:04our round two invitational drivers meeting um yeah let's go ahead and draw chips see who's racing who
00:42:16all right all my drivers have their chips where are my number ones kyle canyon going up against ryan
00:42:25martin nate sailor versus murder nova this will be a rematch from last night's great a another good one
00:42:34robin roberts versus axeman number four is gonna be tony mckinney and clay cole doc love versus larry larson
00:42:47jim howell versus damon merchant jim howell versus damon merchant
00:42:55number seven rich brooder versus kai kelly which means my eighth and final pair
00:43:06will be chris rankin versus jeff lutz battle of the turbo cars
00:43:13all right drivers go back to your pits get your cars turned around bring them in the staging lanes
00:43:21we're gonna get that much closer to see who's gonna win forty thousand dollars
00:43:26let's see which driver will make it to the third round of this invitational class kyle canyon with
00:43:33the pro charge camaro against ryan martin good luck on it good luck to you see you in the same
00:43:42travis what do you think you like it's good in second round i drew kyle canyon he's been making
00:43:48some waves his car runs well it's a copy you know pretty much of my car you know the same combo that
00:43:54i won the championship with the last two years he has a good tuner chase against a guy like that
00:44:00got to be on your a game like should i swing out more than i am
00:44:05we're gonna step it up the shade is just getting on the racetrack and that instantly makes for a
00:44:10better racetrack i haven't got to race ryan yet i'm looking forward to it it'd be a huge deal if i
00:44:15can get a win over ryan we got to give this thing everything it's got to get around ryan so i'm sure
00:44:20chase will go in there and he usually doesn't tell me when he turns it all the way up but i'm sure
00:44:23he's going to go up there and hit that up arrow as far as it'll go
00:44:37and kyle canyon will take the win look like ryan martin's car shut off
00:44:53break there for ryan martin
00:44:55we take off there's a point when you let go of the button and the car kind of settles in
00:45:03and right when the car settled in boom everything went away i had no power
00:45:07watch kyle canyon drive out of my life he was turned off at the big end before i was at the 330.
00:45:14turns out that the shaft on the blower drive broke as soon as i let go of the button so my car made it
00:45:21approximately 20 foot and then gave up the ghost when it comes to supercharger so after this race
00:45:26there's six races left and i got to be lights out kai's got to do bad some people in front of me got
00:45:32to do bad so there's a lot of crazy stuff's got to happen this is 100 season six is the most
00:45:36challenging season that i have ever had in mvk
00:45:42this next pair right here that is going to be nate sailor going up against murder nova
00:45:47hey phantom put this in round two we go up we draw nate sailor we know what nate's about we know how
00:45:56fast nate is we raced nate in the finals last night of the grade eight
00:46:00and murder nova gets the win but it's a big difference in the track from last night to today
00:46:15uh it's definitely going to be a tuner's game and uh we're going to see if his tuner's better than
00:46:21me at this point i'm gonna do the same thing i always try to do i'm gonna try to leave on him
00:46:27i'm gonna try to get to the finish line first usually he who leaves first is going to get the
00:46:31win and uh we've been on the light and we've been rolling all weekend
00:46:42he's running an mh7 proline hemi so are we he's running a pro charger so are we he's running a mark
00:46:49mickey transmission so are we our setups are almost identical it's going to come down to driver and
00:46:54tuner to win this race
00:47:00get the rematch we needed that
00:47:21redemption day it's a badass i let go of the button
00:47:25i could hear him but i couldn't see him and last night i could see him out my door so i knew we
00:47:31were out in front of him
00:47:34man i needed that good job yeah good job thanks man it's opposite of what it was last night think
00:47:41you got me about what i got you last night and we just got out ran i didn't put enough tune up in
00:47:46the car the the car was slow and and we got out ran holy we got a race car dude this thing's fast
00:47:55next pair that is going to be robin roberts he is going up against axe man i got i'm glad i got back
00:48:02in the left lane i just i don't know like i usually don't want left lane but since i made a pass in
00:48:06left i just didn't go back to it feel comfortable yeah but robin's no joke round two i drew robin roberts
00:48:12robin has outran ryan a couple times he's outran a lot of heavy hitters so i know he's got his stuff
00:48:17together he does have the bigger engine that's a couple hundred horsepower so going into this
00:48:21that's in my mind i kind of got the lane i want so hopefully we can go up there and take him out
00:48:27track's gonna cool down that's gonna help the car go a little faster we're going to turn a little
00:48:31to the locks change the shift a little bit hopefully we can pull it off
00:48:42next pair just finished up the burnout this is going to be a good one right here
00:48:47over in the right lane that is going to be robin roberts driving the firebird he is going up against
00:48:54axe man over in the left lane axe man is doing really well this year like he's won a grade a
00:48:59he always runs well my goal here is to axe the axe man we're going to chop him down that's our
00:49:05that's what we're out here for is to keep going and win this thing
00:49:18and robin roberts makes a nice pass there in the right lane takes the win he will move on
00:49:33to the third round coming at you right now that's going to be tony mckinney going up against clay cole
00:49:40we're happy we made the past first round you know boosted made a comment hey we never see us in the
00:50:02second round he never sees us in the first round so i'm really happy to be here hopefully we can push
00:50:08on i want to go on two more rounds three more rounds get into the semis and the finals and if
00:50:12i can do that i'll be astounded
00:50:22and tony mckinney gets the win clay cole has an issue nice to get out of it get a shot hell yeah
00:50:43whoa it felt good to take that win from him sucks you got to put these guys out we all work really hard
00:50:50but as long as i keep going around i'm going to be ecstatic that's what i'm gonna do yeah redemption
00:50:56day oh all right next pair that is going to be larry larson going up against doc love
00:51:08we're good round two chip draw i'm on cloud nine you know i felt like we won our playoff and uh the
00:51:13rest of this is just icing on the cake you know hey do this let's go to work but make no mistakes about
00:51:19it you know everybody else had a five race head start over me so i'm behind on points i need to
00:51:24go three rounds to secure my spot in next week's race true larry larson not a bunch of people are
00:51:30larry larson fans you know so uh including my team so that's a match-up that i'm really looking forward
00:51:37too and i feel like we have a larry larson killer tuned up in the car
00:51:52all right next pair that is going to be larry larson going up against doc love
00:52:07that's what i mean
00:52:12and larry larson takes the win
00:52:16nice job larry larson will move on to the third round
00:52:21two down oh boy that feels good
00:52:27all right next pair coming up right here jim howell going up against damon merchant
00:52:33So you know it's probably been bugging Howe
00:52:37that we beat him twice in the blue car.
00:52:41So it's gonna be a big deal for him
00:52:43to outrun us in his own car.
00:52:45Round two chip draw, we draw Jim Howe.
00:52:48We raced him in Epping, raced him in Tulsa,
00:52:49beat him both times.
00:52:50I'd love to come in this a little more confident
00:52:52than I have over the last few races,
00:52:53but we've been having trouble.
00:52:55He's got a hot rod over there.
00:52:57Those screw-blow combinations are wicked fast
00:53:00in just about anything.
00:53:01I mean, he claims that this one's faster.
00:53:03Supposedly self-proclaimed better driver
00:53:06than Odom and everything else,
00:53:07but I think he's gonna come into this
00:53:09with something to prove, so.
00:53:11So maybe going into this race, a third time's a charm,
00:53:13to shut him up once and for all.
00:53:15I feel like we got a really good handle on the car.
00:53:17Last night made a killer pass.
00:53:19Today, first round, made a good lick.
00:53:21He's got a fast car, but I think we got a faster car,
00:53:23so time to go into the second round
00:53:25and bust his ass and go on to the third.
00:53:27He's wanting to bet a thousand bucks.
00:53:29I just blew him off because we've done that before,
00:53:31so some people do this for the racing aspect of it.
00:53:34Some do it for money and cameras and that kind of .
00:53:39We've proven that that's what they're all about.
00:53:41They haven't said about this in a while, though, so.
00:53:43But kicking his ass twice with it will do that, you know?
00:53:48So is it true you drew Damon Merchant?
00:53:50I did.
00:53:50Oh!
00:53:51Yeah, I feel like you got it.
00:53:53Yeah, we don't tear anything up.
00:53:55If our ignition system will stay together,
00:53:56I think that we can outrun him, so we'll see.
00:53:58I haven't got to race Damon in the Camaro,
00:54:02and so looking forward to it, you know what I'm saying?
00:54:04We can't be too cocky or confident
00:54:06because we don't know if we got a fixed race car,
00:54:07but if it makes the trip and doesn't break,
00:54:09I feel pretty confident about racing him.
00:54:10But one thing that people don't understand,
00:54:12Damon and I have friendly rivalry.
00:54:14Like, you know, I have a problem with the ruling
00:54:18on his combination, but nonetheless, it's there.
00:54:21We got to race with it.
00:54:22So it's pushed me to work a little harder,
00:54:24and we'll see how it goes.
00:54:26I hope Damon thinks it's friendly.
00:54:28I mean, we cut up a lot.
00:54:29Next week, I'm probably going to sport
00:54:30a I Love Hot Damon t-shirt.
00:54:32We'll see how this one goes.
00:54:33That orange one might be harder to get around
00:54:35than that blue one.
00:54:44This may go إلى a little bit.
00:54:46Don't let go now.
00:54:49How does that look?
00:54:50I'm pretty excited about it.
00:54:51I'm super excited.
00:54:53Get down by the driedHow to get around here
00:54:54and get, like, stuff and get eaten
00:54:56That was kind of encryption,
00:54:58that looks like a bee net.
00:54:59It needs to be left.
00:55:01Good night.
00:55:02That's a Gabrielle,
00:55:04which is a little bit user,
00:55:05but the two updated ones,
00:55:07are just compared to the other fights.
00:55:08However, we will go evidence
00:55:10for three rounds of the exercise.
00:55:12Huh?
00:55:13Well, pretty возь micro escaigous.
00:55:13And David Merchant will take the win, and he will move on next round.
00:55:37I wonder why I did that.
00:55:40Maybe we shut him up once and for all.
00:55:47We go up there, get in the beans, let go of the button, and never seen the dude.
00:55:53I don't look back. I'm getting data for the next round.
00:55:57We kicked his ass. He can go over there and sign autographs or, you know, take pictures or whatever he wants to do.
00:56:03And we're gonna continue racing tonight.
00:56:05All right, next pair, Rich Bruder going up against Kai Kelly.
00:56:12So, what are we gonna do?
00:56:15Round two, I drew the Bruder Brothers. They're coming off a win against Dave.
00:56:19Dave's car's been fast all year. So, if they outrun Dave, that means they are making good passes.
00:56:23So, we can't take them for granted.
00:56:25This is ready to go.
00:56:28There's a lot of knowledge and a lot of money on that team.
00:56:30So, all it's gonna take is for a team like that to just finally, all the stars line up and they're gonna be bad fast.
00:56:35And it could be here. He come out today, he beat Dave. So, all the signs are there.
00:56:39We need to go fast to beat this dude. And that's exactly what we're gonna try to do.
00:56:42It was a tough draw. We got Kai Kelly. You know, he's the number one guy right now. So, I'm gonna race my lane. We're gonna race our car.
00:56:56We are in Vegas. So, your gambler needs some luck. Like I said, we're going up there with some luck and be back here and win the second round.
00:57:02And Kai Kelly takes the win. Great drag race though, Rich Bruner.
00:57:25Whoo! She back, baby. She back. Thank God.
00:57:30No time you showed up to the race, Jang-a-lay.
00:57:34Battle of the turbo cars coming at you right now.
00:57:38That is gonna be Chris Rankin going up against Jeff Lutz.
00:57:49We're going up against Chris Rankin. He's fast.
00:57:54Good friend of ours. He's a fellow turbo guy. But, you know, to be the best, you gotta beat the best. And you know what? He's in my way.
00:58:04We need Lutz to win this one, cause Damon and . And Nate is still in it.
00:58:10Yeah.
00:58:11Junior got good data from first round. We're gonna roll in the second round and we're just gonna keep getting faster the rest of the night.
00:58:17That's my first time ever with the second round.
00:58:20Pumped up. Need that.
00:58:23Now we're looking to move into the third round.
00:58:25You're gonna move into the third round.
00:58:26You're gonna move into the third round.
00:58:31métodolin
00:58:48You're gonna move into the third round.
00:58:50That'll be the second round.
00:58:52And Jeff Lutz gets the win.
00:59:02That was a great pass right there from Jeff Lutz.
00:59:04Nice job.
00:59:06Way to go, Jeffrey. Way to go!
00:59:09Round three, baby!
00:59:11It feels great getting closer to 40K,
00:59:14and I'm the last guy standing from Team Murder Nova.
00:59:17You know, I need to rep my team well,
00:59:18and that's my plan for the rest of the night.
00:59:22Kai, man, he just got in, man.
00:59:29That right there, boy.
00:59:36Heading into round three,
00:59:37there are eight killers still in the event.
00:59:39And now that the sun is down,
00:59:40the track is going to be extremely good.
00:59:43All those slick, greasy spots
00:59:45that gave people fits early in the rounds
00:59:47are now gone,
00:59:48and these drivers can really start getting after it.
00:59:52Let's go ahead and draw chips,
00:59:56see who's racing who.
01:00:01All right, all my drivers have their chips.
01:00:04Where are my number ones?
01:00:06First pair are going to be Damon Merchant and Kai Kelly.
01:00:13Wow.
01:00:14Number two.
01:00:16All right, Larry Larson versus Kyle Canyon.
01:00:19Third pair are going to be Tony McKinney and Jeff Lutz,
01:00:24which means our fourth and final pair
01:00:29will be Nate Saylor and Robin Roberts.
01:00:33All right, y'all, you know who you're racing,
01:00:35you know what you got to do.
01:00:36Go back to the pits, get your cars turned around,
01:00:38and we'll see you in the staging legs.
01:00:39Let's go.
01:00:42All right, Damon Merchant going up against Kai Kelly.
01:00:47Went up there and drew Damon, man,
01:00:48so you get another chance to outrun him.
01:00:51That's good,
01:00:51because I feel like you got the tools to outrun him now.
01:00:54Yeah, I got my favorite lane, right lane.
01:00:59I drew my normal first or second or third pair.
01:01:02That's okay.
01:01:04The good thing is Robin Roberts and Nate Saylor
01:01:06drew each other,
01:01:07and they seem to be the two cars
01:01:08that's hauling ass today, so.
01:01:09We drew Damon Merchant.
01:01:11He's, the last couple races, he struggled.
01:01:13He's had some problems with some injector drivers,
01:01:15and he's got it figured out now, and we drew him,
01:01:18so I couldn't draw him none while he was sucking.
01:01:20Now I've got to draw him when he's at his best.
01:01:32I've been having a few issues the last two races,
01:01:35and he's been killing it, going rounds,
01:01:37and, you know, took over that number one spot
01:01:39and kind of ran away with it.
01:01:40I think he was five or six rounds over us
01:01:42coming into this deal.
01:01:43This is the perfect opportunity for me
01:01:46to, like I said, bust his ass right here
01:01:48and go some rounds
01:01:49and catch up on some of them points.
01:01:51All right, Damon Merchant,
01:01:53going up against Kai Kelly.
01:02:05All right, Damon Merchant,
01:02:08going up against Kai Kelly.
01:02:10And Damon Merchant gets the win.
01:02:28David Merchant.
01:02:29Backs off Kai Kelly.
01:02:31Wow, what a drag race it is.
01:02:34Damon Merchant.
01:02:35Good job.
01:02:37Back for the stripe.
01:02:37It blew the blower off.
01:02:40The motor just went lean,
01:02:42got a piston or something,
01:02:43and that's what happens, you know,
01:02:45when you're out here trying to give your combination
01:02:47all it's got.
01:02:47He was a little faster early,
01:02:49and I was catching you on the big end,
01:02:50but it was walking a huge wheelie.
01:02:53I'm pretty sure he was going to beat me
01:02:54to the finish line, and that happened.
01:02:56Damn.
01:02:56Yeah, that sucks.
01:02:58Yeah, it done that while it was
01:02:59this high in the air.
01:03:01Was that one of those, like, fireball type?
01:03:03It wasn't bad.
01:03:04It wasn't bad.
01:03:05It was just like a whew.
01:03:07It's like an arc.
01:03:08Yeah.
01:03:08No, it was a big plane.
01:03:10That was a good race.
01:03:10Yeah.
01:03:11Team-wise, I think we'll still be
01:03:13number one leaving this race,
01:03:15but if Damon and Nate do end up
01:03:17going to the finals together,
01:03:19they're going to gain some points on us.
01:03:20Luckily, they're the number four team,
01:03:21and they're not the number two team.
01:03:22You owe me a blower.
01:03:24Yelp, yelp, yelp.
01:03:26I need that.
01:03:26I got to win one.
01:03:27I got to win.
01:03:29Good job, bro.
01:03:30Two.
01:03:31Next pair,
01:03:34going to be Kyle Canyon
01:03:35in the Pro Charge Camaro
01:03:37versus Larry Larson
01:03:39in the Cadillac.
01:03:41Third round chip draw.
01:03:42We drew Kyle Canyon.
01:03:44Kyle's been good.
01:03:45He's got chase tuning in that thing,
01:03:46and he gets plenty.
01:03:47He looks at the racetrack,
01:03:48so cross my fingers
01:03:49if I can leave on him
01:03:50and get this thing
01:03:51to go down through there smooth.
01:03:52I hope we got it.
01:03:52Trans out.
01:04:02Is it moving?
01:04:03Yeah.
01:04:04Trans is done.
01:04:06Roll back.
01:04:09Okay.
01:04:11How about second?
01:04:12I got nothing.
01:04:13Nothing at all?
01:04:13Okay.
01:04:16I tried to put it in gear
01:04:17to go up to do the burnout,
01:04:18and I have nothing.
01:04:19So I had the guys run back
01:04:21and look to make sure
01:04:22the shifter linkage
01:04:22was still connected.
01:04:23Sometimes that comes loose.
01:04:25Tried reverse,
01:04:25tried forward gear,
01:04:26all three forward gears,
01:04:28nothing.
01:04:29It has just completely
01:04:31lost the transmission.
01:04:32There's no converter pressure,
01:04:33so it probably destroyed
01:04:34the pump inside the transmission.
01:04:36Stronger that thing.
01:04:37It won't move.
01:04:39Shifter's linkage is all good.
01:04:41Everything, no fork,
01:04:42no backwards,
01:04:42no second,
01:04:43no third,
01:04:43no nothing.
01:04:44that transmission.
01:04:46It, like, moves, nothing.
01:04:49All right,
01:04:50so it's going to be a single here
01:04:51for Larry Larson.
01:04:53Kyle Canyon
01:04:53is not going to make the call.
01:05:10All right,
01:05:11so Larry Larson
01:05:12looks like he shakes
01:05:13the tire there past
01:05:14about 150 feet,
01:05:16has to get out of it,
01:05:17but it is a bi-run,
01:05:18so he will go on
01:05:19to the semifinals.
01:05:22All right,
01:05:23third pair,
01:05:24going to be Tony McKinney
01:05:25going up against
01:05:26Jeff Lutz.
01:05:31Round three, baby.
01:05:32Third round,
01:05:33driver's meeting,
01:05:33I draw Tony McKinney.
01:05:35He's the last guy standing
01:05:36for Team Swanstrom.
01:05:38Hopefully,
01:05:38I can take him out.
01:05:39We just keep getting
01:05:40faster and faster,
01:05:41the air's getting
01:05:42better and better,
01:05:43and we're just going
01:05:43to keep turning it up
01:05:44until we can't do it anymore.
01:05:46One round at a time.
01:05:48I'm the last man standing
01:05:49for Murder Nova's team,
01:05:50and I got to do good.
01:05:52I got Tony McKinney.
01:05:55I know.
01:05:56I need Jeff to win this.
01:06:04He and Doc both went out
01:06:05in the second round,
01:06:05but we still got
01:06:06Jeff Lutz in it.
01:06:07He's holding strong.
01:06:08Right now,
01:06:09we're a solid one round away
01:06:11from catching Team Bodie,
01:06:13so Jeff is going to have
01:06:14to go a couple more rounds
01:06:15than each of those two,
01:06:16and that's all we got to do
01:06:17is put points on the board.
01:06:38Jeff Lutz takes the win.
01:06:49Yeah.
01:06:51Dude, what the fuck?
01:06:52Hey, it seems like
01:06:53he's just so calm,
01:06:54and he's,
01:06:55ah, boop, boop, boop.
01:06:58Jeffrey, you are the man.
01:07:00I let the button go.
01:07:02I've never seen him.
01:07:03That car's on a tear right now.
01:07:05To be in the fourth round
01:07:06with this thing
01:07:07after the troubles we've had
01:07:09is just amazing.
01:07:11It's finally coming together,
01:07:13and we're going rounds.
01:07:14Holy ****.
01:07:16Good job, man.
01:07:17Good job.
01:07:18Coming at you right now,
01:07:19and that is going to be
01:07:20Robin Roberts
01:07:20going up against Nate Saylor.
01:07:24All right, just do like
01:07:24you did last time.
01:07:26You cut a great light,
01:07:27so just concentrate
01:07:28and just do like
01:07:29you always do, okay?
01:07:30Yep.
01:07:31Just have fun.
01:07:32Have fun, okay?
01:07:34Okay.
01:07:35This round I draw Nate Saylor.
01:07:37I've never raced Nate Saylor before.
01:07:39He's new to the sport,
01:07:40but he's been killing it,
01:07:41so we're going to have
01:07:42to put it in it.
01:07:42We're going to have
01:07:43to really get on this car
01:07:44to go get him.
01:07:45Now that it's cool,
01:07:46we kind of know what to do.
01:07:47This will mimic
01:07:48what we did in Tulsa,
01:07:49so we're going to go
01:07:50after him hard.
01:07:50He's going to have
01:07:51to run hard to beat us.
01:07:57All right, here we go.
01:07:58The last pair
01:07:59of the third round
01:08:00from the Invitational Glass
01:08:01coming at you right now
01:08:02over in the right lane.
01:08:03And that is going to be
01:08:04Robin Roberts
01:08:05and the Blue Firebird
01:08:06going up against Nate Saylor
01:08:08in the left lane.
01:08:10with a ship.
01:08:16Come on.
01:08:16Come on.
01:08:17Come on.
01:08:20Come on.
01:08:20Come on.
01:08:21Come on.
01:08:30Come on.
01:08:31Come on.
01:08:31Come on.
01:08:32Come on.
01:08:37Get in the meat.
01:08:38Sailor.
01:08:38Let's go, baby!
01:08:39Get it, baby!
01:08:40Get it, baby!
01:08:41Yeah, you .
01:08:43Yes, baby, let's get it, baby!
01:08:45Yeah!
01:08:46Get it, baby!
01:08:47Woo!
01:08:49Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
01:08:51Oh, man, I am so jacked right now.
01:08:53We're going on to the semis.
01:08:55We got ourselves a bad son of a bitch here.
01:08:57We knew Robin was fast.
01:08:59We knew we had to turn it up.
01:09:00Lee turned it up.
01:09:01She just get it.
01:09:03So, super excited.
01:09:05Man, that was a hell of a drag race.
01:09:07Yeah.
01:09:08Good job.
01:09:09You got to extend her real quick.
01:09:10Go ahead.
01:09:11Okay?
01:09:12Yeah.
01:09:13Hey.
01:09:14Good run.
01:09:15That ain't three inches.
01:09:21You got a seat?
01:09:24That ain't three inches.
01:09:25Well, I don't know what to tell you.
01:09:26That's not three inches.
01:09:27You may have noticed on the front of some of the race cars there are extenders.
01:09:31There is a set amount of distance that a front end can be, and these drivers try to get to
01:09:37that max distance any way they can, because the longer the front end of the car, the sooner
01:09:42you trip that beam at the finish line.
01:09:44And there is also another rule with these extenders that say they have to be a certain
01:09:48distance above the surface of the racetrack.
01:09:51It sounds like one of Robin's crew members is accusing Nate of having an extender that
01:09:56is too low to the ground.
01:09:58What are you looking at me like that for?
01:10:01Come here, Robin.
01:10:02Come look at this.
01:10:03Maybe you don't know what three inches is.
01:10:04Come here.
01:10:05Come look at this.
01:10:08This flops around like crazy.
01:10:11There's not much I can do about it.
01:10:17They measured it when they came and teched the car.
01:10:20Nobody measured that, dude.
01:10:21That's why we put the other thing on the bottom of it when they measured it.
01:10:25Because it was five inches.
01:10:27Cheat.
01:10:28You got a playwright.
01:10:29Are you kidding me?
01:10:30This has been on the car since I started all this.
01:10:34Playwright.
01:10:35We raced Robin Roberts.
01:10:37I drag his ass.
01:10:38Then we get to the end of the track and everybody, oh, you're cheating.
01:10:41You're cheating.
01:10:42So they said the extender on my car is too low.
01:10:45And I said, then pay your thousand dollars.
01:10:47You know, check it out.
01:10:48Measure it.
01:10:49It's not even two.
01:10:52Like I said, it's one thing to be close.
01:10:54Mm-hmm.
01:10:55Pull his car up.
01:10:57Get your thousand.
01:10:58You gonna be up for a thousand?
01:10:59I will.
01:11:00You got your grand on you?
01:11:01I said I was good for it.
01:11:02Then you're good for it.
01:11:03I'm good for it.
01:11:04It's good.
01:11:05Let's go.
01:11:06I'm just pissed.
01:11:07If they would have not been an ass about it and just said, hey, guys, yours isn't three
01:11:11inches.
01:11:12They immediately started, I'm checking it.
01:11:14You're cheating.
01:11:15Blah, blah, blah.
01:11:19Oh, me.
01:11:21I like it.
01:11:22You guys are illegal.
01:11:23Oh, neither is yours.
01:11:25And you've been doing this for years.
01:11:27Woo-hoo.
01:11:28Pack the and go home, buddy.
01:11:29So with two cars having the same infraction, the winner will stand.
01:11:33Penalties offset.
01:11:34Flags are picked up on the plate.
01:11:36It's no wonder every time he goes up there, everybody boos.
01:11:40He's .
01:11:41Give me a ball.
01:11:42Hit it.
01:11:43Where?
01:11:44Right here in the trailer.
01:11:45Let's see.
01:11:46I can chip it in there.
01:11:47You ain't got one of these, but you can use mine.
01:11:49All right.
01:11:50I can do that.
01:11:55You ain't gonna hit the damn thing.
01:11:56That's the same place I hid it from.
01:11:57Stand it up.
01:11:58We'll chip it in there.
01:11:59You ready?
01:12:00Yeah, boy.
01:12:01I bet you I can throw it in there.
01:12:02Hell no.
01:12:03What?
01:12:04That was a deal.
01:12:05Ain't happening.
01:12:06All right.
01:12:07Here we go.
01:12:08We're going to go ahead and start our semifinals
01:12:11season.
01:12:12Let's see.
01:12:13Let's see.
01:12:14Let's see.
01:12:15Let's see.
01:12:16That's the same place I hid it from.
01:12:17Stand it up.
01:12:18We'll chip it in there.
01:12:19You ready?
01:12:20Yeah, boy.
01:12:21I bet you I can throw it in there.
01:12:22I bet you the back's how you can.
01:12:25Hell no.
01:12:26What?
01:12:27That was a deal.
01:12:28Ain't happening.
01:12:29All right.
01:12:30Here we go.
01:12:31We're going to go ahead and start our semifinals
01:12:35driver's meeting for the invitational class.
01:12:38We're down to four drivers.
01:12:40Let's go ahead and draw chips and see who is racing who here.
01:12:45There is one left.
01:12:48All right.
01:12:50Where are my number ones?
01:12:53Nate Saylor versus Damon Merchant.
01:12:57Which means our best friend.
01:13:00These guys are best friends.
01:13:01Larry Larson versus Jeff Lutz.
01:13:04I'll make sure the three answers.
01:13:06That better, babe.
01:13:07All right, guys.
01:13:08You know who you're racing.
01:13:09Go back in the pits.
01:13:10Get your cars up here in the staging lanes.
01:13:11Hey, I got news for you.
01:13:13One of y'all is going to win $40,000 tonight.
01:13:15Just letting you know.
01:13:16All right?
01:13:17Let's do it.
01:13:20All right.
01:13:21First pair here in the semifinals for the invitational class.
01:13:24That is Nate Saylor going up against Damon Merchant.
01:13:29Maybe third time's a charm.
01:13:32Hey, third time's a charm.
01:13:34We've been in the finals twice already.
01:13:36Going into this deal, game plan, don't draw each other.
01:13:40What do we do?
01:13:41We draw each other.
01:13:42So, not a good situation for us.
01:13:45I mean, at least we do know that one member of the team is going into the finals.
01:13:51Team made or not, it is what it is, but I'm here to win that $40,000.
01:14:01This is a bad deal for our team.
01:14:03We wanted to stay away from each other and meet each other in the finals to get those extra points.
01:14:07Unfortunately, Damon keeps drawing me.
01:14:09I drew my chip first.
01:14:10He keeps drawing my chip.
01:14:11But no matter what, one of us is going on to the finals, so I got to look at it that way, too.
01:14:16And if it's him, kudos to him.
01:14:17We're going to give him everything he can handle.
01:14:19And Damon Merchant gets the win.
01:14:37Damon Merchant, what a pass.
01:14:39Turns on the win like he will go to the finals.
01:14:42Nice job.
01:14:44Nice run, brother.
01:14:46It felt like I was a drag race.
01:14:49It was.
01:14:50All right, folks.
01:14:52Larry Larson going up against Jeff Lutz.
01:14:55Two more.
01:14:57Come on, baby.
01:14:59Two more.
01:15:01Semi-finals driver's meeting, I drew no other than Larry Larson.
01:15:05He owes me a few because I've whooped his ass damn near every time we've raced.
01:15:09But you know what?
01:15:10I've seen his program lately.
01:15:12His car's come around.
01:15:13He's fast.
01:15:14So we're just going to treat him like everybody else.
01:15:17Get that thing off.
01:15:18Let's double check.
01:15:19He's not my best buddy.
01:15:20I'll put it that way.
01:15:22I just don't like the man.
01:15:24And that's putting it nicely.
01:15:25And I'll leave it at that.
01:15:26But there's just things that I've seen him do over the years that I don't care for.
01:15:30I just don't like the guy.
01:15:32All right, folks.
01:15:41Backing up that Pro Charge Cadillac in the left lane.
01:15:43That is Larry Larson.
01:15:45Going up against his best friend over in the right lane.
01:15:48Driving the twin turbo GTO.
01:15:50That is Jeff Lutz.
01:15:53There's no drum involved in this race.
01:15:56We haven't been this far yet this year.
01:15:59We struggled a little bit.
01:16:00We came out swinging, then we fell behind.
01:16:02So to win this, to get into the finals for the team, for Murder Nova team, and for my team,
01:16:09this would just be huge, you know?
01:16:11We usually win one or two of these a year.
01:16:14And you know what?
01:16:15I hope we win tonight.
01:16:30And Larry Larson turns on the win light.
01:16:39Jeff Lutz has issues.
01:16:40Has to shut it down.
01:16:42It shut off.
01:16:43It looked like it shook and shut off.
01:16:46Dang it.
01:16:47Has to shut it down.
01:16:48Hey, he's up too, man.
01:16:51He's like, oh, that's over right here.
01:16:52That is a bit fast to me.
01:16:54Woo!
01:16:55Hell, yeah.
01:16:59I've kind of struggled tonight.
01:17:00Been shaking a little bit out there.
01:17:02Changed a few things on that run.
01:17:04Quivered just a little bit and went on down.
01:17:07I don't know what happened to him.
01:17:09We won.
01:17:10That's all that matters.
01:17:11We're going to the finals.
01:17:12So right now I can hang on to this one for a while.
01:17:19Oh, my God.
01:17:21All right, folks.
01:17:23Larry Larson.
01:17:24He is going up against Damon Merchant.
01:17:27We got a runner in the finals.
01:17:29Oh, what?
01:17:30A Team Dean car in the finals.
01:17:32Woo!
01:17:33Oh, Papaw getting it done!
01:17:38Take note, son.
01:17:39I tried.
01:17:41I gave you a lesson one time, and then you come back
01:17:43and took care of it.
01:17:45I've won a couple of these.
01:17:47Been in four or six finals.
01:17:49I don't remember over the years.
01:17:50We've been here before.
01:17:51It's just been a long time.
01:17:52So just going to the final, you know, it's an awesome deal.
01:17:56I mean, you work and work and work,
01:17:58and this schedule just beats you down and beats you down.
01:18:01And to get to the final is awesome.
01:18:03And to run Damon, that's even better.
01:18:07Ready?
01:18:08Yep.
01:18:09Let's roll.
01:18:11Here we go into the finals right now with Larry Larson.
01:18:16I know he started getting a pretty good handle on that blower combination that he went to.
01:18:20He knows what he's doing with the race car.
01:18:21He's been doing this forever.
01:18:23I'm going to try to kill his ass on the tree.
01:18:25And he's going to have to run me down and catch me.
01:18:28Here we go.
01:18:29Invitational finals, $40,000 on the line.
01:18:32I've got Bodhi interested in this outcome.
01:18:34We need this big, man.
01:18:35We got to catch up.
01:18:36We need this.
01:18:37You need this, Bodhi.
01:18:38You were kind of falling from grace a little bit, man.
01:18:39You were falling out of it.
01:18:40What does this do for the points?
01:18:41He can tie.
01:18:42He can tie.
01:18:43He can tie.
01:18:44He heard.
01:18:45Let's.
01:18:46Hold on.
01:18:47I'll take your head home.
01:18:48That's it.
01:18:49Come on.
01:18:50You got it off running.
01:18:51Get over here.
01:18:52Please.
01:18:53Hold On.
01:18:54Turn on you on.
01:19:05He could kill the urged car.
01:19:09I'm going down.
01:19:10Here we go, Las Vegas.
01:19:16This is the final race of the night, $40,000 on one race.
01:19:40David Merchant wins his first finals this season.
01:19:49Wow!
01:19:51David Merchant is your winner here in Vegas.
01:19:55Congratulations to him and his team.
01:19:59Oh, my God!
01:20:03I feel like my thing was, just like always, cut his head off on the light.
01:20:07I feel like I cut a good light.
01:20:09The far 60-footed whale, I briefly seen him, pulled away from him, and never seen him again.
01:20:16What? Are you kidding me right now?
01:20:19Crossing that stripe is, you get rushed with emotion and you let it out.
01:20:25I mean, they're screaming like an idiot and seeing stars.
01:20:28So, you know, probably not the smartest thing, but you cannot control that.
01:20:31It's just, it's raw emotion coming out.
01:20:34So, like I said, it's a feeling like no other.
01:20:36Getting in, putting ourselves into the position and getting it done.
01:20:39It's, uh, something I'd love to get used to.
01:20:44Finally got to figure out how fast that thing is.
01:20:48Yeah.
01:20:49Good job, man. Congratulations.
01:20:51Good job.
01:20:52You know, the car's fast.
01:20:53It's a different combination than anybody else here's got.
01:20:55And he's doing well with it.
01:20:56And he's been in three finals.
01:20:57It's the first one he's won.
01:20:58So, he's working for it.
01:21:00And he earned it tonight.
01:21:01And good for him.
01:21:02I haven't run him all year.
01:21:03I've been curious to know how fast he really is.
01:21:05And I've got a good understanding now.
01:21:07All right.
01:21:08Don't cry, baby.
01:21:09All right.
01:21:10Don't cry.
01:21:11Yeah.
01:21:12I'm not crying, you're crying.
01:21:13Hey!
01:21:14Damon Merchant, uh, I'm gonna say it right now.
01:21:19All right, all right, yeah, I'm not crying, you're crying.
01:21:38Hey, Damon Merchant, I'm going to say it right now, third time is a charm.
01:21:44What do you think about that?
01:21:45Absolutely, to come out here is a struggle for us the last couple of weeks.
01:21:49Third time was a charm, baby.
01:21:51That's right, man.
01:21:52Hey, look, you earned this.
01:21:54You are at the top of the No Prep Kings series, man, with this win.
01:21:58The first ever event in Las Vegas.
01:22:00There's not a soul on this planet that has a trophy that says this on it.
01:22:04There you go, Damon Merchant, your champ.
01:22:09Look, Damon Merchant is a newcomer, a rookie this season in No Prep Kings, and he is making waves.
01:22:16However, with Damon's win, Kai Kelly was still able to keep his team in the number one spot, with Team Daddy Dave behind him in second.
01:22:24Team Ryan Martin and Team Bodie are tied for third place with 690 points.
01:22:29We are moving into the home stretch of this season, and look, we still have points and a half and double points ahead of us.
01:22:35This is far from over.
01:22:37Ohio, how you doing?
01:22:39Next week.
01:22:41One of us has got to go on and win this thing.
01:22:43All we can do is go up there and give it our best.
01:22:45With Team Kai and Team Dave leading the pack, the rest of the teams are trying to catch up in points.
01:22:52Puts Kai Kelly on the trailer.
01:22:54So they still have a shot at that $200,000 championship prize.
01:22:58You know, he's out there to kick my ass, so that's what I got to do to him.
01:23:05I'm not going to sleep until I get an invite win.
01:23:08You know, I need to go five rounds.
01:23:10I need to win this.
01:23:11Keep us in it, Nick.
01:23:12Let's go, baby.
01:23:14We need to go rounds to collect points, or we're going to start falling down that ladder.
01:23:17Sometimes there's a windshield, sometimes there's a bug.
01:23:20We've been a bug all season.
01:23:22I know the family.
01:23:23Good luck, baby.
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