Frank Kimmel breaks 75-race winless streak as he returns to victory lane in the Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 presented by Federated Car Care.
Lap 1 Matt Crafton leads Chad Hackenbracht
Lap 14 Erik Jones hits pit road with problems as he loses oil pressure
Lap 21 Caution as Alex Bowman goes for a spin after a flat left rear
Restart Lap 26 Crafton keeps the lead on the restart, over Hackenbracht
Lap 50 Crafton leads Hackenbracht, Mitchell, Swindell, Mingus, Lofton, Kimmel, Hessert, Buescher and Enfinger
Caution Lap 52 Crafton runs out of brakes and backs it into the wall………..leaders hit pit road…….Mingus leads Hackenbracht off of pit road while Swindell stays on track and inherits the lead.
Restart Lap 61 Swindell leads
Lap 62 Swindell and Hackenbracht battle for the lead as Hackenbracht clears Swindell for the lead. Gerhart gets in to the front stretch wall
Lap 63 Mitchell and Kimmel also pass Swindell for position
Lap 64 Swindell and Lofton are side-by-side for fourth
Lap 71 Mitchell and Kimmel are side-by-side for second; Buescher passes both Lofton and Swindell both for position
Lap 72 Mitchell holds Kimmel off for second
Lap 74 Lofton clears Swindell; Enfinger also clears Swindell
Lap 75 Hessert clears Swindell
Lap 84 Hackenbracht Mitchell Kimmel Mingus Buescher Lofton Enfinger Hessert Poole Swindell
Lap 86 Gallagher passes Swindell for 10th
Caution lap 96 Jared Marks has a flat tire and hits the wall going into turn three
Restart lap 115 Hackenbracht keeps the lead on the start
Lap 118 Mitchell tries to get by Hackenbracht, but doesn’t clear him
Lap 119 Hackenbracht Mitchell Kimmel Mingus Buescher Lofton Enfinger Hessert Swindell, Chad Boat
Lap 122 Swindell passes Enfinger for seventh
Lap 123 Swindell passes Lofton for sixth
Lap 130 Swindell passes Buescher for fifth
Lap 134 Kimmell and Mitchell battle for second, Kimmel passes Mitchell. Caution for debris as Mingus’ rear bumper panel comes off after it came loose from contact with Swindell……leaders pit……Hackenbrahct leads Kimmel, Mitchell and Swindell off of pit road. Chad Boat and Brennan Poole stay out to take over top two spots.
Restart lap 140 as Boat leads while Hackenbracht and Kimmel pass Poole for position
Lap 141 Mitchell and Swindell also get by Poole for position as Enfinger continues smoking
Lap 142 Kimmel and Hackenbracht go by Boat three-wide for the lead
Lap 143 Hackenbracht passes Kimmel for the lead as Mitchell passes Boat for fourth
Lap 145 Hackenbracht Kimmel Mitchell Boat Swindell Buescher Lofton Hessert Mingus Poole
Lap 148 Lofton passes Buescher while Reed passes Poole
Lap 149 Hackenbracht, Mitchell and Kimmel battle for the lead
Lap 150 Hackenbracht leads while Mitchell and Kimmel are side-by-side for second
50 to go Mitchell takes the lead while Kimmel passes Hackenbracht for second
49 to go Mitchell Kimmel Hackenbracht Boat Swindell Hessert Lofton Buescher Mingus Reed……Hackenbracht is having fuel pressure issues as the motor is starting to burp
44 to go Kimmel gets by Mitchell while Mitchell get stuck in traffic
40 to go Kimmel Mitchell Hessert Swindell Buescher Mingus Reed….Caution as Chad Boat has a right front tire go flat…….everyone stays out, yet Swindell pits to fix fender damage from earlier contact with Mingus.
Restart 34 to go
33 to go Mingus gets loose and makes contact with Buescher, putting him into the outside wall
29 to go Kimmel Mitchell Hessert Poole Swindell Mingus Reed Buescher Lofton Gallagher
Caution lap 193 Korbin Forrister goes for a spin
Restart 3 to go as Mitchell drops to the inside and falls back on the restart after restarting second.
2 to go Hessert and Swindell both pass Poole……….Mitchell also passes Poole
FL Mingus has issues…..Lofton spins on the last lap after going three-wide with Mingus and Gallagher
Frank Kimmel wins over Hessert, Swindell, Mitchell, Poole
