Mackvader of Powershift Performance

Pit row

American Big Rig Racing ran their first race of the season on June 22, 2024 at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana. This .555-mile oval features imposing 33-degree banks built strictly for speed.

Local driver and defending event winner, Brian "The Salem Slayer" Bayer, filed an entry for the TLG Peterbilt - Louisville Semi’s High Banks Challenge. The Birdseye, Indiana native was ready to compete for the fifth time in a semi at Salem Speedway, but encountered mechanical issues. The #00 truck did well in Qualifying, and did start the Feature race, but did not restart.

Leaving pits

Mike Morgan in #88 won the first heat race, and Scott Treadway in #4 took first in the second heat race after a restart when #3 spun.

Heat 1

The heat was intense which caused concern for the truck tires in the long feature race. A decision was made to pause the race at lap 20, if there were no earlier cautions, to allow crews to inspect their tires. If no work was done on a truck it maintained position for the restart. If tires were changed, then the truck moved to the back of the field for the restart. Three trucks did not restart: #00, #01 and #51, leaving 11 trucks to restart for the final 10 laps.

Morgan started 8th and moved up to 4th for the Feature Race restart. Soon after the restart #9 and #3 pulled into the pits. Then #13 lost tread on his right front tire and pulled in to the pits. The #88 came close to pushing past #66 at the finish line, but had to settle for a 4th place finish behind #46 (Nicholas Black-1st), #4 (Scott Treadway-2nd) and #66 (Austin Hoppe-3rd). The heat took it's toll with only 8 of 14 trucks finishing the race. But it was an exciting race!

Feature fight

Qualifying (by truck number)

Fastest: #51 (23.785 sec/lap), #46, #00, #66, #13, #3, #4, #88 (25.202), #9, #41, #01, #16, #21, #20

Heat Race 1

Start: #88 - #9 - #41 - #01 - #16 - #21 - #20

Finish: #88 - #9 - #21 - #41 - #16 - #20 [#01 DNF]

Heat Race 2

Start: #51 - #46 - #13 - #66 - #4 - #00 - #3

Restart: #51 - #46 - #66 - #4 - #13 - #3 [#00 DNS

Finish: #4 - #46 - #51 - #66 - #13 [#3 DNF]

Feature Race:

Start: #3 - #13 - #66 - #00- #46 - #51 - #4 - #88 - #9 - #41 - #01 - #16 - #21 - #20

Restart: #46 - #66 - #4 - #88 - #21 - #13 - #41 - #20 - #16 - #3 - #9 [#00, #01, #51 DNreS]

Finish: #46 - #4 - #66 - #88 - #20 - #21 - #16 - #41 [#3, #9, #13 DNF]

American Big Rig Racing: Season Opener - 1TRUCK.US, 6/28/24
Heat Race 1- David Hill, 6/22/24
Heat Race 2 - David Hill, 6/22/24
Pit Party - Karen Hill, 6/22/24
Feature Race - Karen Hill, 6/22/24
Looking Back, Feature Race - Mackvader, 6/22/24

Mackvader

Race Day Schedule

Noon - Pits open
2:30 - Spectator gates open
3:00 - First Semi Practice
3:50 - Second Semi Practice
5:00 - Semi Group Qualify
5:30 - Semi Pit party, open to all fans
7:00 - 10-lap Semi Heat Races
On-track Semi Driver Intros
30-lap Semi Feature Race

Trucks & Drivers

00 - Brian Bayer
01 - Chris Kikelhan
3 - Allen Boles
4 - Scott Treadway
9 - Jordan Cantrell
13 - Bob Mitchell
16 - Mihaly Caesar/Eli Owen
20 - Jamison Gibson
21 - Nick Black
41 - Marshal Davis
46 - Nicholas Black (Jr)
51 - Luke Whitmire
66 - Austin Hoppe
88 - Mike Morgan

Drivers Meeting