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00:00Had a chance to close the gap on first place.
00:03And Lizzie Musi takes the win there.
00:06After points leader Kai Kelly was knocked out in round one.
00:10Good luck.
00:13The car just hit.
00:14It stopped.
00:15Nate, what's going on, buddy?
00:16Torque converter bolts are hitting the block.
00:18Unfortunately, Nate Saylor not going to be able to get it fixed in time.
00:22So Kayla Morton going to make the pass here.
00:24But only one driver made significant gains last week.
00:26Nice pass there for Kayla.
00:27She will be your grade eight winner.
00:29$10,000.
00:30Kayla Morton won her first event.
00:32And I hate to take the win that way, but it's $10,000.
00:35And moved herself up from fifth place to third.
00:38That bypass was a winning pass no matter who was in the lane next to me.
00:42And now our top eight here in North Carolina are getting ready to battle it out for more money and even more points.
00:52Put your hands together for the grade eight drivers.
00:59We are here at Galat Motorsports Park in North Carolina.
01:10Fun fact for you, Galat stands for Get a Load of This.
01:13And what that's from is the track owner actually hauled concrete.
01:18So that's where the load comes from.
01:19Get a load of this.
01:21We have been here before, but look, it has been a few years.
01:24This track is fast.
01:26This facility is beautiful.
01:28Coming into this event, the point system has changed.
01:31Now rounds are worth one and a half times points.
01:34Kai has a 21-point lead currently.
01:36But whoever wins this race will get $10,000 and 15 points, which could close that gap tremendously.
01:44The runner-up will earn 10 and a half points, with the semifinalists each getting four and a half.
01:49All right, this is the grade eight drivers meeting, the eight fastest drivers in the Invitational class, right?
01:59Your top eight in points.
02:01Right now, Kai in the lead.
02:03So your goal for the rest of all seven of you, other than Kai, is to get him knocked out in the first round.
02:09I've already been doing it.
02:10Yeah, you've been doing a great job.
02:11Yeah, four races in a row so far.
02:13So at least you all know what you've got to do now.
02:15You want to knock Kai out in the first round.
02:17He does have a little bit of a lead.
02:18Don't forget, points and a half.
02:20So that also helps.
02:21I am.
02:2215 points if you want to.
02:23And how many points you got?
02:2415.
02:25There's exactly that many points left.
02:27So you're saying there's a chance.
02:28Turn around.
02:29Target right there.
02:31And I know how you felt.
02:32Oh, yeah.
02:33Oh, yeah.
02:35You the rabbit.
02:36Yeah.
02:36Everybody got the gun.
02:37All right, ladies squared.
02:39Ready?
02:40Yeah.
02:41Let's do this.
02:43We got this this time.
02:45Elizabeth, welcome back.
02:47Hi.
02:47You feel better.
02:50There's one left.
02:53Number one.
02:55Oh, man.
02:56Oh, man.
02:57Come on, man.
02:58Lizzie.
02:59Yeah.
03:00Come out here.
03:01Draw her.
03:02She's bad fast here because she's raised around here.
03:06This is her home track.
03:07Number two.
03:09Axeman and Kayla.
03:11Oh, that's nice.
03:12Dang.
03:13I draw Kayla Morton, but that's rough there.
03:16I'm second in points behind Kai Kelly in the grade eight.
03:20If he goes that first round, that'll give me an opportunity to run and catch him.
03:24So this first round hit is worth everything to me.
03:28Number three is going to be Nate Saylor and Kai Kelly.
03:31I'll take it.
03:31I'm going to rematch.
03:33Uh-oh.
03:34I'm feeling good coming into this race.
03:36That car was fast at the last race.
03:37It's points and a half for these next two races, and then the final race is double the points.
03:41But I think if I could just clinch one of these grade eight wins, I could seal this championship up.
03:45Which mean number fours will be Ryan Martin and Murder Nova.
03:49Ryan Martin.
03:50I drew him last week.
03:51First round also.
03:53I'd like to race him, but I'd like to do it in the finals.
03:56I need some points.
03:58He needs some points.
03:59We're just going to have to go up there, let go of the button, see how it goes.
04:03Go to the pits.
04:04Get your cars ready.
04:34Let her rip.
04:35Coming off last week, we ran really good, especially under the conditions that we were in after the swap, after hurting a blower, and just doing everything we could to make round by round.
04:48We made all the semifinals.
04:49So coming here, we took the week to freshen up the car, check everything over.
04:55You kind of never exactly know exactly what you're going to get.
04:58Coming right out of the gate with a brand new fresh combination.
05:00Team made or not, on Saturday, it's Friday night, and we're after those individual points.
05:06I've got to really make a push starting tonight to, if I'm going to make a run at this deal, and see if we can get another win on Friday night.
05:16Yay!
05:17Yay!
05:18Woo!
05:24Here you go, girl!
05:26Oh!
05:26Thank you!
05:27We were running the grade 8.
05:30Last week, it was a little rough for me.
05:33It was not feeling good.
05:35I had another treatment since then.
05:38I don't feel as bad, so that's a good, that is a plus.
05:41I feel a little bit more lively than last week, so I'm ready for this weekend.
05:47Good luck, be safe.
05:50No, you didn't.
05:51You're good.
05:52Good luck, be safe.
05:53We've been having motor issues, like freaking blowing up is not what we do in this camp, and my dad's been working night and day trying to figure this out.
06:02This race, we're starting off with a brand new fresh motor, rolling in for first round of grade 8.
06:09I ended up drawing Damon first round.
06:11I don't know, he made it to the semis last race.
06:14He's running good.
06:23Once again, in the right lane, driving the Pro Charge Camaro.
06:27That is going to be Damon Merchant.
06:29Damon Merchant going up against Lizzie Musey in the left lane.
06:34From here on out, the next two races are point and a half.
06:47The finals is double points.
06:48This is a perfect opportunity if you've been slacking on points, but you're still in the hunt to make up a lot of ground here.
06:56It's anybody's ballgame still.
06:57I know Kai's got a hell of a lead right now going into this weekend, but it just takes a couple of good outings.
07:05Winning a couple of races on Friday nights, and he'll be right back in the ballgame.
07:08But we've got to get him out early, and we've got to occur some points real quick.
07:12And Damon Merchant takes the win there.
07:31What a drag race between both those cars.
07:33Nice pass for Damon, also for Lizzie.
07:38Slow, it was really slow.
07:39Slow.
07:42I got drugged, is what I got.
07:47Good lick for us, man.
07:49We needed that one.
07:51That little test tip that we did earlier showed us that we had a little bit of issue going on.
07:58After making that lick right there, it felt like we got a handle on it, because to come out here and put a win light on against her is saying something.
08:08Good job.
08:09I was like, sitting still while you blew past me.
08:14Hey, it's all good.
08:15Good job.
08:16I was wondering if you made a good one or not, because we had stumbled on this one, so I thought that one felt better.
08:21Really?
08:21And we didn't get a chance to make the freaking one, because the oil line was off.
08:25Oh, shit.
08:26Loose, yeah.
08:27Oh, I didn't know that.
08:28But you look like you made a hell of a pass.
08:30I made a little good licks.
08:30Yeah.
08:31I'm pretty happy with it.
08:31Hell yeah.
08:32I need to win one here and get one away from the guys.
08:33Yeah, you do.
08:34Yeah.
08:34Good job, Damon.
08:37I'll see you later.
08:37All right.
08:38Good job, Damon.
08:40Thank you, man.
08:41Tough draw, man.
08:45Teammate draw.
08:45Yeah, I don't like any of it.
08:47I hate that.
08:48But we've only done it the one time in the final in Bowling Green, so it's bound to happen sometime, but I know he's so fast, but we're so fast, too.
08:59We drew our teammate Axeman first round of grade eight, not the ideal draw.
09:04One, we want both Chase, Driscoll, Tune cars to go multiple rounds, but I guess the good thing is one of us is going to go on no matter what.
09:13Just the points and a half thing, it just sucks for one of us to go out and one of us to move on, but it is what it is.
09:19I do feel like he has a slight advantage.
09:21He tested here a couple of weeks ago, but I've been using that data, so we share, and so it should be a really good race.
09:27Kick ass, take names.
09:28That's it.
09:30What would Andrew say?
09:32What would Andrew say?
09:33Pass whoopings are free all day.
09:35Winning the grade eight last week is super crucial.
09:38It boosted our confidence going into this week, and then it also allows us to be within range of winning.
09:45Maybe it has to be perfect for the next three events, but it's obtainable, so I'm really excited for the grade eight today.
09:50See if we can stack some more points up and close that gap.
09:53So going into the grade eight here at Gallop Motorsport Park, the points move to a point and a half.
10:09If you win, you get to 15 points instead of 10.
10:12That would be amazing.
10:19I'm second in points behind Kai Kelly in the grade eight.
10:24If he goes that first round, that'll give me an opportunity to run and catch him.
10:28So this first round hit is worth everything to me.
10:33All right, folks, next pair here in this grade eight over in the right lane, that is going to be Kayla Morton in the Pro Charge Mustang going up against Axeman in the left lane.
10:54Axeman backing up the game changer, Mustang there in the left lane going up against Kayla in the right.
11:00Pro Charger versus Pro Charger.
11:03Here we go.
11:05All right, folks, next pair here in this grade eight over in the right lane, that is going to be Kayla Morton.
11:34Kayla Morton in the Pro Charge Mustang going up against Axeman in the left lane.
11:41Axeman backing up the game changer, Mustang there in the left lane going up against Kayla in the right.
11:46Pro Charger versus Pro Charger.
11:49Here we go.
11:51All right.
12:13All right, Axeman will take the win there.
12:23Nice pass for Axeman.
12:25Lots of smoke from Kayla's car there on the top end.
12:33Guessing right there, man.
12:37Guess who?
12:39That's .
12:42Second time he's done that.
12:45Well, you definitely guessed.
12:48We went up there to line up.
12:50I kind of feel like he took a shot at the tree.
12:53And I wasn't expecting that from a teammate,
12:56but all is fair in love and racing.
12:59It wouldn't have mattered anyways,
13:01even if we would have pulled off that W
13:03because the motor is very tired.
13:06I let go on that pass.
13:07We'll get it fixed tonight, turn down for tomorrow.
13:10MBD, no big deal.
13:12Make a good hit?
13:13It's okay.
13:14Damn.
13:15This one's falling through everything.
13:17Damn.
13:20One parachute.
13:21Was it close?
13:23No, Larry, you guessed.
13:25I'm not guessing.
13:26I promise you.
13:27I put my life on it.
13:28I got the top end, and she felt like I guessed,
13:31so I didn't know.
13:32I just stayed in my side and let her cool off a little bit.
13:35It's not guessing.
13:36I promise you.
13:37Whew.
13:38Hey.
13:39So, we have Kai, third pair, first round.
13:49We got the left lane, which I think is probably the better of the two.
13:52The right lane's got a little shade in it, though,
13:54so the track temp on our side is going to be a little hotter.
13:57We draw Kai Kelly, first round.
13:59Honestly, right now, we need somebody that's going to go and swing for the moon
14:02and take his ass out right away so that the rest of us can get this points and a half and cut his lead up.
14:08Like, I'm hoping that we get him early when he's vulnerable and we take his ass out.
14:13And this is points and a half, so if we win tonight, that's 15 points.
14:18That'll put us at 35.
14:19Then we're one grade eight away from tying him.
14:22So, we need to take him out and win this tonight.
14:26You know, he's got 50 points.
14:27We're at 20.
14:28So, my plan right now is to go out first round.
14:31We got third pair.
14:32We got the left lane, which is the better of the two.
14:34And hopefully put Kai on the trailer.
14:41Another day in the office.
14:43Stress level was in the red.
14:46But I just got to take a deep breath and try to hold these boys off.
14:58Hey, bro.
14:59Hey, pal.
15:00Good day.
15:01Just tell me something sweet.
15:02Something sweet?
15:03Yeah.
15:04So, maybe you put that goodness out in the world and that goodness is going to come back to you.
15:07Good karma always comes back around.
15:09Yeah, man.
15:10Positive out, positive in.
15:11All right, man.
15:12Let's try that today.
15:13Go out there and kick some ass, okay?
15:14All right, man.
15:15And be careful.
15:16Take care.
15:17All right, bud.
15:18All right, folks.
15:19This pair right here is going to be a good one.
15:20Over in the left lane.
15:21That's going to be Nate Sailor, Pro Charge Nova, going up against Kai Kelly in the Regal here in the right lane.
15:36Here in the right lane.
15:37Here in the right lane.
15:39Here in the right lane.
15:41Here in the right lane.
15:42Over in the right lane.
15:43Here in the way.
15:44Here in the right lane.
15:45Uh-huh...
15:46Well, hey.
15:49It's been a long in the right lane.
16:03Theaine Jamar makes erg steam prot nicer.
16:06And Nate Sailor takes the win.
16:12Nate Sailor puts Kai on the trailer in the first round.
16:18That is going to help out the rest of the drivers there,
16:21that individual points championship.
16:33Kai drew Nate Sailor again,
16:34the same guy ran in the finals last week.
16:37It was pretty much the same race.
16:38He beat me right at the end, you know, so.
16:45The points rise, I need X-Man to go out.
16:47But at this point, I need everybody to go out.
16:49Sean's got 26 points.
16:51If he wins the next two of these races,
16:52he's six points ahead of me with the points and a half.
16:55Anybody pack the shoes that haven't been packing them?
16:57Like I said, we just need some luck.
16:59We need the people at the bottom.
17:00We need them to start winning.
17:01They went like through the willy bars.
17:03No, one of them.
17:09This ain't a good track for that happen.
17:11Those damn brakes were smoking when I pulled up.
17:18The best case scenario today is if Damon Merchant
17:20could win this whole deal.
17:21That would really help me out.
17:22But it is what it is.
17:24We just got to sit back and watch because we're out.
17:26Just got beat by Nate again.
17:28First round loser.
17:29Five weeks in a row.
17:32There's one way to blow a championship.
17:34Just watch what we're doing.
17:36Cars making good passes.
17:37I don't know.
17:39They're just faster than us right now.
17:42All right, so I'm back in grade eight still.
17:43I'm sitting number seven in points.
17:44And I drew Sean last week.
17:45Knocked the tires off.
17:46Lost to him.
17:47So this week, I drew Sean again.
17:48First round.
17:49Ricky.
17:50Good luck, man.
17:51We got a good position as far as the grade eight.
17:52We're the fourth pair.
17:54I got the right lane.
17:55He got the left.
17:56There's nobody good.
17:57There's nobody good.
17:58So really, it is what it is.
17:59Maybe I don't want to outrun my buddy, but if I have to, that's what I'm going to do.
18:03Let's get out of this oil right here.
18:06Hopefully, we'll get the 11th because of that.
18:07So I'm not doing that.
18:09We're going to win.
18:10We're going to win.
18:11You're going to win the win.
18:12I'm going to win.
18:13And we're going to win the win.
18:16I'm not going to win.
18:17We're going to win.
18:18Let's get out of this oil right here.
18:19Hopefully, man, they in my lane, whoever's laying down this oil.
18:25Honestly, this is more nerve-wracking than anything,
18:29is coming into this, it's points and a half.
18:32Just as easily as you can climb that ladder,
18:35you can get kicked off that ladder.
18:39Have one bad weekend of the car not running good,
18:42and somebody could sneak in there and steal everything
18:44that I worked hard for all year.
18:49Unfortunately, I drew Ryan Martin.
18:52I drew him last week, first round also,
18:55and, you know, I'd like to race him,
18:58but I'd like to do it in the finals.
19:00I need some points, he needs some points.
19:02Me and Ryan have went back and forth this year.
19:05I've won a couple, he's won a couple,
19:07but honestly, I'm tired of racing him.
19:09He's got that thing figured out right now, and he's on a roll.
19:12All right, folks, this will be the last pair
19:14of the first round for the grade eight.
19:15Going to be a great one here.
19:19If I can win, I'm going to win.
19:21We're going to go up.
19:22We're going to do the same thing that we do,
19:23no matter who we're racing.
19:24I'm going to go up there,
19:25and I'm going to go as fast as I possibly can in that lane,
19:27and hope I take the win.
19:28Over in the right lane.
19:29That is going to be Ryan Martin.
19:30Ryan Martin in the right lane,
19:31and Murder Nova.
19:32Murder Nova in the left lane.
19:34Let's see who will go to the semifinals of the grade eight.
19:37Here we go.
19:39All right.
19:40All right.
19:41All right.
19:42All right.
19:43Let's go.
19:44All right, folks.
19:45This will be the last pair of the first round for the grade eight.
19:47Going to be a great one here.
19:49Over in the right lane.
19:50That is going to be Ryan Martin.
19:51Ryan Martin in the right lane.
19:52All right, folks.
19:53This will be the last pair of the first round for the grade eight.
19:54Going to be a great one here.
19:55Over in the right lane.
19:56That is going to be Ryan Martin.
19:57Ryan Martin the right lane, and Murder Nova.
19:58Murder Nova in the left lane.
19:59Let's see who will go to the semifinals of the grade eight.
20:01In the right lane.
20:02All right, folks, this will be the last pair of the first round for the Great Eight.
20:11Going to be a great one here.
20:13Over in the right lane, that is going to be Ryan Martin.
20:17Ryan Martin in the right lane and Murder Nova.
20:21Murder Nova in the left lane.
20:23Let's see who will go to the semifinals of the Great Eight.
20:26Here we go.
20:32And Murder Nova gets the win.
20:56Ryan Martin makes a move towards the center, has to get out of it.
21:02Hey, it's fast early.
21:04Don't do me no good if I can't make it.
21:06What happened?
21:06It's a piece of shit.
21:08It did not go straight again?
21:09No.
21:09We left again.
21:10It's like third, fourth time in a row.
21:12It's a tricky track right now.
21:14It was slow out of the hole.
21:17It looked like Ryan was out on me just a little bit, and then he had problems.
21:20And, you know, we made the trip, so we took the win.
21:28It looked like he was out on me.
21:30It looked like he was out on me, and then just all of a sudden, it looked like he dumped
21:34out of it and just gone.
21:35You know, like, he definitely out 60 foots me.
21:38We know that.
21:39And I kept on thinking, okay, all right.
21:42But I didn't know, I know my car will mile an hour a little bit more than his, but I didn't
21:46know if he was out on me far enough that I couldn't come around him.
21:49If he'd have made a full hit, I don't know.
21:51I don't know.
21:51What's got to change?
21:59What's got to change?
22:02Slow the car down a little bit, 60 foot a little bit better, or hope the track comes
22:07around to us.
22:08We don't like, none of us like turning the cars down.
22:11You can walk out there, and the surface looks amazing.
22:13It looks like it'll take every tune-up that we have, and it's just, it's slow out of the
22:17hole.
22:17Too much wheel speed, and slows the cars down, so.
22:32All right, we're going to go ahead and get started with our grade eight semifinals drivers
22:37meeting.
22:37Folks, we started with eight drivers, the eight fastest drivers in the imitational class.
22:42You know, they battle out for $10,000 on Friday nights.
22:45Well, we started with eight, now we're down to four.
22:49My good friend Nate Saylor did the rest of the drivers a favor, knocked out Kai Kelly in
22:54the first round.
22:55You're welcome.
22:56Nate Saylor, nice job.
22:59Way to go.
23:01Also, Murder Nova, able to beat Ryan Martin in the first round, yeah.
23:07Great job.
23:08All right, so we're going to go ahead and draw a chip, see who's racing who here in this
23:12semifinal round.
23:14All right, you're that much closer to $10,000.
23:16So, gentlemen, go ahead, draw your chips.
23:21You taking the trash this time?
23:22Okay, I don't.
23:23I normally do, and then it screws me.
23:25I don't race anybody, too.
23:28All right, where are my number ones?
23:32Going to be Nate Saylor versus Murder Nova.
23:35Red is right.
23:36First pair, wow.
23:38All right, which means my second pair will be Damon Merchant versus Axeman, Larry Roach.
23:46All right, drivers, you know who you're racing.
23:48You know what you got to do.
23:49Go back to the pits, get your cars turned around, and bring them in the staging lanes.
23:52Good luck.
23:53I cannot draw that either one of y'all would have been a better draw.
24:00Can I be honest with you guys since you're standing here?
24:02For you to say that about me makes me feel pretty .
24:05You're fast as .
24:07No, no, no, no.
24:07He's fast as right now.
24:09He's too fast to be fanboy.
24:10Get over here.
24:11You're too fast to be fanboy.
24:13Damn.
24:14Get your ass back up there.
24:17Fanboy.
24:18Damn it.
24:19Damn it.
24:19Did this shock leak at all, that pass?
24:23Did you put a wrench on this?
24:25Let's do that.
24:27I think we need to get a new plan.
24:31Oh, okay.
24:31I think I have some.
24:33Small one.
24:36Slow down.
24:39Will it loose again?
24:40Yep.
24:41That last pass we made, it actually was starting to come left, starting to come left, and the
24:45car, I wasn't going to lift yet because I could see him right there.
24:48The car came down, and I brought it back to the center.
24:51Every pass?
24:52Yep.
24:52Right now, until I figure out what's going on, it was loose.
24:56Pretty loose.
25:01Yep.
25:02So every pass, I'll have you do that, okay?
25:05Check this one?
25:07Check the other side just in case, Mason, since we have it out.
25:09The strut didn't matter this time because the wheels were carried for so long, so.
25:21But we're going to have to add that to our deal.
25:23I'll get a hold of Chris and find out what I need to do.
25:26If you notice, we put those weight pucks back in the front here, so we moved that weight
25:30from the trunk to the nose.
25:32We're hoping to keep that nose down just a little bit.
25:34It didn't set it down right before the finish line.
25:36Like, it was up, up, up, up, and I could feel it come down right before the finish line.
25:40I don't want it to carry it that far.
25:42Like, half of that's cool, but, yeah, it's hard to steer when it's up in the air.
25:46All right.
25:48You know, the track's kind of tricky, actually.
25:51It's good early, and then bad in the middle, and then good again.
25:55So it's kind of one of those deals where we're having to change the tune-up for the length
26:01in the track, basically.
26:03You guys, we have not won a grade 8 yet, and I want one badly.
26:08I mean, don't get me wrong.
26:09I'd rather have the 40 grand than the 10, but I haven't won one of these, and I want one.
26:15And we got three.
26:17And I think we have the **** to do it.
26:19So we're over.
26:20We race back and forth, back and forth, always in the grade 8.
26:23He's killing it this year.
26:24We run the same setup as he does, Pro-Line Hemi's.
26:30The cars are pretty equivalent.
26:32He's got a badass race car.
26:33We got a badass race car.
26:35It's going to be a 200-driver game.
26:37We're going to see who wants it more.
26:51Your first pair here in the grade 8 semifinals.
26:54Over in the left lane.
26:55That is going to be Nate Saylor.
26:58Nate Saylor in the left lane.
27:01Going up against Murder Nova in the right lane.
27:05We draw Nate Saylor, who is arguably one of the guys who has his hot rod running faster than anybody else out here.
27:13He's been killing it lately.
27:14And the car's fast.
27:16I'm going to have to go up there.
27:17I'm going to have to do what I do.
27:18Cut a good light.
27:19And hopefully get out in front of him and stay out in front of him.
27:23The last three races, it's almost like he's unbeatable.
27:27So he's definitely found the niche that that car likes.
27:31And he's capitalizing on it.
27:34So it's going to be a drag race.
27:36I know it is.
27:37And if we take that win, we'll be sitting in a good spot.
27:40Your first pair here in the grade 8 semifinals over in the left lane.
27:56And that is going to be Nate Saylor going up against Murder Nova in the right lane.
28:04And Nate Saylor gets the win.
28:29Nate Saylor going to the finals for the grade 8 class.
28:33Wow.
28:34I let go of the button.
28:39And I treat out of him.
28:41I'm out on him.
28:42I'm making what I feel like is a decent pass.
28:45And he drove around me.
28:46I did what I needed to do as a driver.
28:49And the car just didn't make the pass it needed to on that surface.
28:54Dude, that was great.
28:55I can't run with that, man.
28:56There's nothing.
28:57I treat you.
28:58I left on you.
28:59And you drove around me, dude.
29:00I can't run with that, man.
29:03I just can't.
29:04Like, you made a killer pass, man.
29:06Oh, dude, it made it stupid.
29:07It pulled the tires up on the gear chains and just hung them.
29:10At the beginning of the season, we sucked because we were in air.
29:14And now that the air is coming around where Pro Charger cars run, now it's going the other
29:17way.
29:18Nice job, man.
29:19Good race, brother.
29:19Nice job.
29:19Right now, Axe Man's ahead of me, so that's not that big of a deal.
29:24But here comes Nate, and Nate's coming hard.
29:27With the way he's running, somebody's going to have to shut him down.
29:31It sucks, you know, because that Pro Charger's the same as the one I got on my car.
29:36Like, and if I could get down to that weight, I'd be doing it.
29:41I just can't.
29:43I did everything I needed to do, man.
29:45Treat him.
29:46I was way out on him.
29:50Lane was better, you think?
29:54I feel more comfortable in right lane, but I wish lane's better.
29:58I don't see a difference.
29:59But I just, a driver always feels more comfortable in right lane because the tree's right there.
30:03Pulled Damon in chip draw, I got right lane.
30:06I kind of like it right lane.
30:08I think both lanes are similar, so he's been a tough competitor.
30:12I think he's, his record's probably better than mine against each other.
30:15I'm pretty sure he's beat me more than I beat him.
30:19So usually this car is just as smooth as it can be.
30:22Now, at top of first gear, shaking the tires and moving around.
30:25Going against Damon, there's no margin for loss here.
30:28I cannot lose anything.
30:30That's going to be a tough run.
30:31I hope I can at least out-60 him and get out on him, but that car's fast.
30:42We're no stranger to racing that cat.
30:44Him and I have went back and forth a few times this season, and, you know, he's got a fast hot rod.
30:49I think here lately they've changed the motor combination in it, and the last time we raced, he got me.
30:54And Axeman takes the win.
31:06Right at the stripe in a grade 8 race.
31:08So, redemption is what I'm seeking here.
31:11Word around the pit areas is he's been a son of a bitch on the guessing lately.
31:16So, I'm just going to get up there, be aggressive on the light, and, you know, kick his ass.
31:28All right, folks.
31:29This will be the final pair.
31:31The semifinals for the grade 8 over in the left lane.
31:34That's going to be Damon Merchant.
31:36Damon Merchant in the left lane.
31:37Going up against Axeman, Larry Roach in the right lane.
31:42The winner will go on to face Nate Saylor in the finals for $10,000.
32:07And Axeman, Axeman gets the win there.
32:18Great pass from both cars, but Axeman takes the win.
32:21So, your finals in the grade 8 class tonight will be Nate Saylor versus Axeman.
32:29The light turns green.
32:32I never seen him.
32:34About 150 feet or so out, I felt my car start shaking again.
32:37I said, oh, here we go.
32:38It's not going to make the trip.
32:39I went to the left out of the throttle.
32:40All of a sudden, I cut the grab.
32:42I held it down.
32:43Pulled off that win.
32:45Did you make a good difference?
32:46It was just chattering.
32:47I wanted to get, but, I mean, it's fast.
32:50Mine is the top of first.
32:51It chatted so hard, I started to lift.
32:54Oh, down low?
32:55Top of first.
32:57So about 200.
32:58Yeah.
32:59I heard you coming, and there you were.
33:01Going into the finals, that's nothing but badass.
33:04I'm gaining points on Kai.
33:05And for him to go out first round and me to still be in here, maybe I can pull this off.
33:10But it's not done until I take out Nate, and Nate is flying.
33:14The front end down is messing this car up.
33:16Why don't we break it?
33:18I reckon he's going to tune through it and make it faster.
33:20Huh?
33:21If he gets it tuned up right and gets through that shake and you can keep the front end down,
33:25I can drive it and it'll go faster.
33:26Yeah.
33:27I know what he's doing.
33:28I mean, it's going to be fast when he gets it worked out.
33:30So we're just a little bit away from what we need.
33:33Yeah, we're testing in grade eight.
33:34That's not good.
33:36Testing.
33:37Kayla and Axe both do it.
33:39It's like, right, last 200 feet, they fly.
33:44And I can't pull them off.
33:46Like, I don't know what to do.
33:47I needed that race tonight.
33:49I needed to win this deal.
33:50So, not only for the money, but for the points.
33:53And just let it slip away the last 200 foot of the race there.
33:58Thanks.
34:06All right, folks.
34:07We're going to go ahead and do our grade eight final drivers meeting.
34:10We started with eight drivers in our grade eight.
34:13Two drivers remain.
34:14This race here is going to be worth $10,000.
34:18Our two drivers remaining are Nate Saylor and Axeman.
34:24The two drivers remaining.
34:26Nate Saylor, I said earlier, but you did all the guys a favor.
34:29You knocked out Kai Kelly in the first round.
34:32So, did all those guys a favor there.
34:34And now, Axeman, find yourself in the finals.
34:36Axeman, you're in second place.
34:38This is your chance to get those points just in time and catch up to Kai.
34:42All right.
34:43Look, we got the coin here.
34:44We're going to go ahead and flip it for lane choice.
34:46Who's calling it?
34:48He's won so much lately.
34:51Nate's won so many rounds lately.
34:53He's been so many people on the trail.
34:54I'm going to give him lane choice.
34:56Wow.
34:56Axeman just giving Nate Saylor lane choice.
35:00Wow.
35:00Look at that.
35:01Nate, what's up with that?
35:03I don't know, but I like it.
35:05Yeah, I bet you do.
35:06What lane you taking?
35:07We'll take the left lane.
35:08All right.
35:08So, Nate Saylor's taking left lane.
35:10Axeman will be in the right lane.
35:11That'll be your finals, folks, for $10,000.
35:14You earned that lane.
35:15Thanks, brother.
35:16Come on over here.
35:26Come on over here.
35:27Hey, come on over here.
35:28You want that?
35:29Let them be beside each other.
35:30They make me look short.
35:31They're making you look short.
35:31Come over here, bro.
35:32I'm good with it.
35:33Yeah.
35:34I'll stand right here like this.
35:36That's right.
35:36And I'll do this, too.
35:38Y'all need a box to stand on?
35:39We got a box.
35:40They stay away from me.
35:41They make me look short.
35:41Let me step forward.
35:42I'm probably up here holding him in a little while.
35:43You're already going to see your legs on TV.
35:44Get you a box.
35:46I thought they make me look short.
35:47Oh, I love that.
35:48Hey, he told Nate, they make you look short, too, man.
35:50Come over here with me.
35:51Yeah.
35:51Hey, because...
35:52No.
35:53Come on.
35:53Hey, Nick kind of makes you look short, too.
35:56I got my boots up there.
35:57I got my boots.
35:59Like, hey, I'd make y'all look skinny.
36:01Because that's one thing y'all can say.
36:03Hey, if we step forward a little bit, it looks...
36:05Oh, yeah.
36:06Just rattling on one.
36:07No, it's rattling.
36:08One, two, shake.
36:09Oh, on top of first gear.
36:10Once it gets in second, it goes.
36:14Top of first.
36:16Like, it's slumping.
36:18I mean, I shouldn't be complaining because we're winning, but I got...
36:22Like, this car don't do that.
36:26Right.
36:27I mean, yeah.
36:27Nate's been on a killing spree.
36:29I mean, he's been slaughtering these racers.
36:32I mean, we're just running at the back, but...
36:33Like, what was that?
36:35Ohio when it was spinning every pass?
36:38I mean, it's doing great.
36:39But to outrun Nate...
36:45Oh, it's going to have to be on point.
36:46It can't shake.
36:47It's going to have to go smooth, one inch or the other.
36:50It's going to have to be fast.
36:52Nate's rolling.
36:52Good, too.
36:53Yeah.
36:53All the cars we think's fast, Nate's been outrunning them.
36:56So, I mean, I got my work cut out.
36:58And with the tires shaking, man, the confidence.
37:01I need them, but in the back of my mind, it's tough.
37:04I need that thing to make a full pull and be really fast.
37:10Be safe, man.
37:11Yeah.
37:11Good luck, you guys.
37:11Good luck, man.
37:14Axeman's a badass.
37:15I love him.
37:16They pit across from us all the time.
37:17Him and his wife are just super cool people.
37:20I love them both.
37:21We broke in Denver against them, and they got the win.
37:24And then we beat them in Vegas.
37:26So, like, it's one and one.
37:29How many times were you to race?
37:30That's okay.
37:33The car's fast as s***.
37:34That's why he's in the finals.
37:36These guys aren't in the finals because they're getting lucky.
37:38They're in the finals because they're doing the work.
37:39And they did it.
37:41I mean, they just did.
37:43It's a bad dude.
37:45It's a bad dude.
37:46I think we have a better hot rod than they do.
37:49And I want to go out and see it.
37:53This is the great eight finals right here, folks.
38:08$10,000 on this race right here over in the right lane.
38:13That's going to be Axeman Larry Roach going up against Nate Saylor in the left lane.
38:19This will be the final race of the night.
38:23$10,000 to win right here, right now.
38:27Let's go.
38:28Let's go.
38:29Let's go.
38:30Let's go.
38:31Let's go.
38:32Let's go.
38:33Let's go.
38:34Let's go.
38:35Let's go.
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38:38Let's go.
38:39Let's go.
38:40Let's go.
38:41Let's go.
38:42Let's go.
38:43Let's go.
38:44Let's go.
38:45Let's go.
38:46Let's go.
38:47Let's go.
38:48Let's go.
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38:51Let's go.
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38:57Let's go.
38:58Let's go.
38:59Let's go.
39:00And Nate Saylor will get the win.
39:03Axeman goes red.
39:05$10,000 to Nate Saylor as Axman leaves early, gets the red lights.
39:16So we roll in, Nate come in, shoot, I went on the floor, I turned loose that button.
39:21I seen that green light, I said, oh yeah.
39:25I looked right below and seen a red one. I said, damn.
39:28That's really what happened.
39:31You said you jumped, did you?
39:33I anticipated. Jumping and anticipating is two different things.
39:39I got a great eight, man. We've been waiting for this.
39:42He knew he needed it. I don't fault him for it, but I will never, you will never see me guess, unless it's by accident, ever.
39:49But you lose right on the starting line. I could have spun, I could have broke something, I could have done all sorts of stuff.
39:55But the second you guess and turn on that red light, your race is over.
39:58Who beat you to the finish line?
40:00Well, my win line came out.
40:02Oh, come on, baby.
40:03I almost ran you down anyway.
40:04But nah, that's when I let off, you thought you called me.
40:06Oh, okay.
40:07Now we're at 35 points and Kai is at 50.
40:10We're only 15 points down from winning this $100,000.
40:13And the next two races are point and a half and two points.
40:16We got a shot at this hundred grand, plus our team's kicking ass.
40:19So, man, I'm on cloud nine right now.
40:21I did not jump, man.
40:22You're getting confused.
40:23No, you didn't jump.
40:24You didn't even wait for me to stage.
40:25I anticipate.
40:26I didn't even anticipate.
40:27I anticipate.
40:28I anticipate.
40:29I still love you, buddy.
40:30So, Nate, coming off his second invitational win, just won his first grade eight event.
40:35That moves him from the sixth place all the way up to third.
40:38Just 15 points behind Kai Kelly.
40:41He could totally win in his rookie season at Nova.
40:46At the beginning of the season, it looked like Kai Kelly might run away with the grade eight championship.
40:51But the drivers have got their ducks in a row, and now it is a close race.
40:56To Alabama International Dragway.
40:58How are you doing today?
41:00There's only two races left.
41:02So, if you're in first place in points, I want to lock it up, Kai.
41:06Lock it up.
41:07Been trying.
41:08You went out first round last week.
41:09And the week before, and the week before, and the week before.
41:11Don't suck, Kai.
41:12Nate Saylor and Sean, they're two I'm really worried about.
41:15Nate could actually tie me, and Sean could get really, really close.
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