Andrew Gresel dominates OSCAAR Super Late Model feature at Kawartha
The 50-lap OSCAAR feature at Kawartha Speedway brought forth a familiar sight as Andrew Gresel would dominate to score his fifth career OSCAAR Super Late Model victory and his second straight at Kawartha. Gresel didn’t have it easy as he had to come from the rear after having to go pit side early in the event for a tire-rub.
The afternoon started off with Jesse Kennedy winning the first heat ahead of Rudy Oppersma, John Owen, Dave Doucette, Jeff Dunford, Scott Field and Shane Gowan.
The second heat wouldn’t go smoothly as Ethan Cournyea would get into Derrike Tiemerms as the pair raced for the lead, with Tiemersma making heavy contact with the outside wall. Tiemersma’s car would catch fire following the contact, however the driver of the No. 7 Wayfright Super Late Model would be okay. Glenn Watson picked up the win ahead of Rob Poole, Mike Beyore and Mark Dilley.
Andrew Gresel won the final heat ahead of Kevin Cornelius, Dwayne Baker, Jeff Hanley, Corey Jones, Rob Bickle and Gary Passer.
When it came feature time, it’d be Kevin Cornelius starting his No. 17 Halton Crushed Stone, Lee Sand & Gravel, Sandbox Tech Child Care, TripleCrete Ltd., Hanson Pipe & Precast, Alliston Transmission, Ed’s Automotive and MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC Super Late Model on pole ahead of Rudy Oppersma, Mike Beyore, Andrew Gresel, Jesse Kennedy, Rob Poole, Glenn Watson, Dwayne Baker, John Owen, Dave Doucette, Jeff Hanley, Mark Dilley, Shane Gowan, Jeff Dunford, Kelly Balson, Rob Bickle, Scott Field, Bruce Wheeler, Gary Passer and Ethan Cournyea. Cory Jones was supposed to start mid-pack, though would stall under the pace laps and be done for the afternoon.
Cornelius would get the jump on the restart, though the caution flew quickly as Rudy Oppersma got sideways off turn two, resulting in the field bottling up. As a result, Doucette would get sideways and get into Gowan, causing Gowan to make significant contact with the outside wall. Gowan and Doucette would both be done for the afternoon. Under caution, Gresel headed pit side to fix a tire rub as Poole made contact with the back of Gresel, putting the fender in on the tire. Gresel would pull it out and return to the field, restarting at the tail end.
The second restart went smoother with Cornelius leading ahead of Beyore, Kennedy, Poole and Watson as Oppersma and Baker battled for sixth. Baker would clear Oppersma the next lap, as Oppersma began falling through the field. Hanley moved into seventh, followed by Owen, Balson and Gresel. Gresel continued his climb, passing Balson to move into ninth. Unfortunately, Cournyea’s day ended early as he would pull off due to overheating.
The second caution would fly at lap 15 just after Kennedy got by Beyore for second when Watson would make significant contact with the outside turn one wall. Going into the corner, Watson and Hanley were battling for fifth when they’d come up the lap car of Wheeler. Hanley moved up to not get into Wheeler, instead making contact with Watson’s rear quarter panel and sending Watson for a ride into the wall. With 35 laps to go, Cornelius led Kennedy, Beyore, Gresel, Poole, Baker, Owen, Balson, Oppersma, Hanley, Dunford, Passer, the 16, Field and Dilley.
On the restart, Kennedy would grab the lead in his No. 10 Cameron Crane and Riggers Ltd.-London, Bev’s Auto & Smoke Shop-Oneida, Quality Collision and Auto Body-London and GRE Super Late Model. However, Kennedy didn’t get away as Gresel quickly moved alongside of him. Gresel would clear Kennedy to put the No. 81 Sauble Falls Tent & Trailer Park, London Recreational, Canadian Union of Skilled Workers, HY-Grade Roofing, Have1.com and Raden Givari of eHomes Super Late Model out front of the field. Kennedy slipped back solidly into second ahead of Cornelius as Poole and Beyore battled for fourth. Poole would clear Beyore two laps later, bringing Owen and Hanley with him. Owen would then get by Poole a couple laps later to grab fourth. As the laps continued to tick away, Gary Passer would run into issues, pulling off the track as the field continued to race hard.
Gresel would continue to hold serve at the front of the field ahead of Kennedy, Cornelius, Owen, Poole, Hanley, Baker, Beyore, Balson, Oppersma, Dilley and Dunford. Poole would start to the lose handling, slipping back a couple spots as both Hanley and Baker slipped by.
Gresel would look to have the race in the bag with a huge lead, till the caution flew with four laps to go for Cornelius stopping in turn four. Prior to stopping in the corner, Cornelius led a trail of fluid down the backstretch. It was at first believed to be a possible blown motor, however the team discovered post-race that the power steering line had come loose.
Andrew Gresel would get a good restart and lead the final four laps in route to victory. Jesse Kennedy finished second, followed by Jeff Hanley, John Owen, Rob Poole, Dwayne Baker, Mike Beyore, Kelly Balson, Rudy Oppersma, Jeff Dunford, Scott Field, the 16 and Mark Dilley.
Andy Kamrath wins Mini Stocks Nationals at Kawartha Speedway
The event has been one of the most talked about since it was announced. Mini Stock drivers across the province immediately stated that they’d be in attendance. It seemed like the conversation kept coming back to this event. With the first of two events in the books, it certainly lived up to the hype.
On Sunday, 31 mini stocks took to Kawartha Speedway for the first round of the Mini Stock Nationals, hosted by OSCAAR. In the end, it was Andy Kamrath picking up the victory to solidify his name in Mini Stock record books. It marks Kamrath’s second big invitational win this season after winning the Spring Derby in May at Sunset Speedway.
Two-time Sunset Speedway Champion and current Barrie Speedway competitor Doug Butler won the first heat ahead of Capital City Speedway racer Kyle Baker, Peterborough Speedway’s Kevin Strutt, Barrie Speedway’s Mike Gettliffe and the 57x. Willy Howells finished sixth, followed by Brad Lavelle, Dan Demers, Terry Woodley, the 13 and Ryan Hardy.
The second heat didn’t go smoothly as Neil Hannah ran into problems while running in the top three, falling back a couple spots down the backstretch; though he got it back going and back up to speed. There’d also be a quick caution when Ryan Oosterholt got sideways, with Dave Crumbie spinning behind him. Brandon McFerran grabbed the heat win, which followed his Saturday night feature win. Sauble Speedway competitor Cory Young finished second, followed by Sunset’s Warren Paxton, Hannah and Oosterholt. Donovan Price finished sixth, followed by Rob Gosse, Ken Townsend, Jerry Noble and Crumbie.
Kamrath won the third heat ahead of a three-some of Peterborough drivers – Rob Flindall, Tyler Junkin and Ryan Babin. The Master of Touring Billy Schwartzenburg finished fifth, followed by Chad Corcoran, Chris Mulders, Casey Cavannah, Lance Foster, Brandt Graham and Jake Watson.
The fourth heat started out with a bang as Butler, the 57x, Gettliffe and Woodley got four-wide on the fronstretch with contact being made, resulting into Gettliffe almost getting into the wall and the 57x sustaining some front-end damage. Kyle Baker grabbed the heat win ahead of Butler, Gettliffe, the 13, Strutt, the 57x, Howells, Woodley, Lavelle and Dan Demers.
The fifth heat started the same way as Townsend slid up the track off of turn two, making contact with Gosse, resulting in Gosse making heavy contact with the outside wall. When Townsend pulled into the pits, he did have a flat right front tire so that may have been the cause. Hannah picked up the win ahead of McFerran, Young, Paxton, Brandon Crumbie, Oosterholt, Price and Dave Crumbie.
It seemed that the beginning of second round qualifying heats was troublesome as the sixth heat started off with Graham getting into Mulders, resulting in Mulders making heavy contact with the outside turn two wall. Kamrath picked up the heat win for the sweep ahead of Schwartzenburg, Cavannah, Babin, Flindall, Foster, Corcoran and Watson.
Virtue of qualifying, 2013 Barrie Speedway Champion Mike Gettliffe had pole in his No. 77 TMX Mechanical and Bromley Automotive Dodge Neon ahead of Cory Young, Neil Hannah, Doug Butler, Kyle Baker, Andy Kamrath, Brandon McFerran, Warren Paxton and Billy Schwartzenburg.
When the green flag waved, 2013 Varney Motor Speedway Champion Cory Young would put his No. 36 Killannan Brewing, Pizza Hut and Intelligent Wellness ride out front ahead of Hannah. Hannah would then look to Young’s inside on lap two for the lead, though was unable to complete the pass. Instead, Kamrath slipped into second, leaving Hannah to battle with Butler for third.
2013 Spring Derby winner Andy Kamrath completed his charge to the front on lap four as he put his No. 35 ImageWraps.ca, Jason Witty Re/Max Realty, AM Roofing, Blue Mountain Honda and CB Services of Bolton Civic in the lead with a pass on Young while Hannah kept Butler at bay. Hannah then moved into second on lap five, with Butler and Baker also making their way by Young to move up in the running order. The first caution would fly at lap 12 for Brad Lavelle going around in turn four. With 18 laps to go, Kamrath led Hannah, Butler, Baker, McFerran, Babin, Young, Schwartzenburg, the 57x, Paxton, Gettliffe, Junkin, Cavannah, Brandon Crumbie, Oosterholt, Rob Flindall, Corcoran, Strutt, Foster, Graham, Price, Howells, Watson, Dave Crumbie, Woodley, the 13, Lavelle, Hardy and Noble. Gosse would pull behind the wall under caution and be done for the afternoon as the speed wasn’t there following his heat crash.
The first attempt at a restart didn’t go smoothly as the 57x would fall off the pace, with Strutt catching a piece of him. At the same time, Flindall would catch the grass in turn three as the caution flew. The 57x would be done for the day with a flat tire.
The second attempt went smoothly with Kamrath leading Hannah, Butler, McFerran and Baker as Young and Babin battled side-by-side for sixth. They’d battle till the caution for Corcoran going around in turn four.
The restart would go smoothly with Young falling back to eighth as Junkin moved into seventh before the caution flew for Noble making contact with the backstretch wall.
Andy Kamrath would get a good restart with 10 laps to go and cruised to victory for his second victory of the season. Neil Hannah finished second, followed by Doug Butler, Ryan Babin, Kyle Baker, Brandon McFerran, Tyler Junkin, Casey Cavannah, Billy Schwartzenburg, Cory Young, Warren Paxton, Ryan Oosterholt, Mike Gettliffe, Lance Foster, Brandon Crumbie, Brandt Graham, Chad Corcoran, Donovan Price, Jake Watson, the 13, Dave Crumbie, Terry Woodley, Brad Lavelle and Dan Demers.
Jamie Bound scores victory in Hurricane Midget feature at Kawartha Speedway
Jamie Bound is quickly showing that he is one of the drivers to beat as he would take the lead just before the halfway mark at Kawartha Speedway on his way to scoring the victory in the Hurricane Midget feature. Jessica James finished second with Richard Woodland.
The first heat didn’t start off smoothly as Blake Wadham would go for the spin in turn two. Eric Davis won ahead of Shawn Stones, Owen Elliott, Mike McLaughlin, James Stanley, Austin Wadham, Josh Read and Katherine Summers.
The second heat would see Ryan Brown run into problems while Brian Woodland stalled in turn two; Corey Whittnam would pull off with mechanical problems under the caution for Woodland. Dave Read would spin on the last lap while Jessica James grabbed the win ahead of Adam Carothers, Lorne Van Dusen, Larry Lawson, Dave Burrows, Bill Hetherton, Read and Connor Carothers.
Jamie Bound won the final heat ahead of Richard Woodland, Rob McCall, Dave Bradley, the 7x,James Rodgers, Robin Mclean, Brad Holmes, James Stanley, Robert Summers and Randy Hiusser.
Due to the amount of cars, a b-main would be run to set the back half of the field. Unfortunately, both Brown and Elliott had to pull into the infield with mechanical problems, while the 67 stopped in turn two with mechanical problems. Corey Whittam took the win ahead of Holmes, Robert Summers, Connor Crothers, Hiusser, Josh Reed, Blake Wadham, Doug Galt, Gallinger, McLaughlin and Katherine Summers.
NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Dover
Note: The quotes in this article are fictional.
1. Jimmie Johnson: Johnson backed up his win at Charlotte with a dominant win in the FedEx 400 Benefitting Autism Speaks at Dover. Johnson led 272 of 500 laps for his second consecutive win, and guaranteed his spot in the Chase.
“The race was delayed 20 minutes to repair a pothole,” Johnson said. “Interestingly enough, I ‘cemented’ my status as a Sprint Cup favorite.
“That’s my ninth win at the Monster Mile. Obviously, that’s one monster that doesn’t scare me. I like to go fast at Dover. Forget Miles The Monster; I’m the ‘Boogie Man’ at Dover.”
2. Jeff Gordon: Gordon was strong early but faded late to finish 15th at Dover, only his fifth finish outside the top 10 this year. As a result, Gordon fell from the top of the Sprint Cup points standings, and now trails Matt Kenseth by two.
“What a run by Jimmie Johnson,” Gordon said. “He already had the Dover record with eight wins; now it’s nine. That’s even more than what we’ve come to expect from Jimmie at the Monster Mile. I guess that’s what you call ‘Dover-achieving.’”
“How about that loose piece of track in the Monster Mile track? It really took a chunk out of Jamie McMurray’s car. I’ve heard of tires having ‘bite;’ this time the track did.”
3. Matt Kenseth: Kenseth, still in search of his first win of the season, finished third at Dover, earning his series-best tenth top 10 of the year. He assumed the lead in the points standings, and now holds a two-point edge over Jeff Gordon.
“Sure, we’re disappointed we didn’t win,” Kenseth said. “But that was my third consecutive third-place finish, so our attitude is still upbeat and optimistic. And that’s the morale of the story.”
4. Joey Logano: Logano finished eighth at Dover, his seventh top 10 of the year, as Penske teammate Brad Keselowski took the runner-up spot behind Jimmie Johnson. Logano is now sixth in the points standings, 49 behind Matt Kenseth.
“It was a great weekend for Roger Penske,” Logano said. “In addition to our top-10 finishes, Helio Castroneves and Will Power finished 1-2 in Sunday’s Indy Dual In Detroit. Most owners drive themselves crazy in search of the kind of success Roger Penske enjoys. So, while Helio is climbing the fence, competing car owners are climbing the walls.”
5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.: Earnhardt claimed ninth at Dover, posting his ninth top-10 finish of the year. He is fifth in the Sprint Cup points standings, 34 behind Matt Kenseth.
“After winning the Daytona 500,” Earnhardt said, “I’m winless in the last 12 races. That pales in comparison to a 55-race winless streak or a 143-race winless streak. And speaking of ‘pails,’I have a bucket list that’s yet to be completed.
“You’ve probably heard about my race car graveyard. Unfortunately, it’s not open to the public. In other words, it’s a lot like my Sprint Cup championship—no one can see it.”
6. Carl Edwards: Edwards finished 14th at Dover as Roush Fenway Racing failed to place a car in the top 10. Edwards is currently third in the points standings, 25 out of first.
“I’m 25 points behind my former teammate Matt Kenseth,” Edwards said. “Once, I had an ‘arm up’ on him; now, he’s got a leg up on me.”
7. Kevin Harvick: Harvick suffered a flat tire while leading on lap 166 and lost two laps, eventually finishing 17th at Dover, one lap down.
“I’m not sure what caused the flat tire,” Harvick said, “but I’m guessing a piece of the track was the culprit. Do I know this for sure? No, but nevertheless, I have ‘concrete’ evidence.”
8. Kyle Busch: Busch’s bid for the Trucks, Nationwide, and Sprint Cup sweep at Dover ended when he slammed the wall on lap 124. Busch was done for the day and finished 42nd.
“Clint Bowyer just ran me into the wall,” Busch said. “So I chased him around the track. Don’t believe me? Check the race results. You’ll see next to Bowyer’s name, it has ‘running.’
“I understand Bowyer’s spotter was at fault. So, maybe I jumped the gun a bit when I told Clint to ‘watch where he’s going.’”
9. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski started on the pole at Dover and finished second, as Penske teammate Joey Logano took eighth. Keselowski is eighth in the points standings, 59 out of first.
“I think NASCAR officials did a pretty good job repairing the pothole at Dover,” Keselowski said. “But I think they may have put a little too much cement in the hole. And the No. 2 Miller Lite car agrees when it says ‘less filling.’”
10. Denny Hamlin: Hamlin took two tires during the final caution at Dover and powered to a fifth-place finish, his first top 5 since winning at Talladega. He is ninth in the Sprint Cup points standings, 84 behind Matt Kenseth,
“I was the only Joe Gibbs driver who wasn’t ran into by Clint Bowyer,” Hamlin said. “Is there a lesson to be learned from all this? Yes, there is. Don’t say this to Clint: ‘Go ahead. Make my day worse.’”
Paulie Harraka Back on Track and Working Hard for More
For Paulie Harraka, being back on track in the No. 44 ‘Buckle Up’ Toyota for TriStar Motorsports this past weekend was most exciting, especially after pulling off a 19th place finish in the Nationwide race at Dover International Speedway.
But that taste of success simply served to further whet the appetite of the Duke University and Drive for Diversity graduate, who is now working hard on his next opportunity to get back behind the wheel of a race car.
“It was a lot of fun,” Harraka said of his Nationwide TriStar Motorsports debut. “We had a really good car.”
“I was able to move up fairly quickly in the early going but I had an unfortunate incident on pit road with just a guy stalling out and making a mistake and miscommunicating with his spotter,” Harraka continued. “We became the victim. And that hurt us. It bent the splitter down a little bit and it obviously hurt the front fender so we lost front down force. We’d land so hard in the corner that it would bottom out the splitter. So, it made the car a little bit of a handful.”
“But I was able to move around and we made some adjustments and got the handling back,” Harraka said. “We were able to move back up and pass a lot of cars to get back in the top-20, which was our goal for the weekend.”
“All in all, a good day, especially for my first time in the 44 car and working with this race team. We really enjoyed working with each other and I think we built a good foundation to go and do more and run better next time around.”
Harraka was also very grateful to have the sponsorship from the Delaware Office of Highway Safety, focusing on seat belt education, a cause in which Harraka passionately believes.
“I’m really grateful to the Delaware Office of Highway Safety and their ‘Buckle Up’ program,” Harraka said. “We really did a unique marketing package with them. It’s a relationship that we had that we were able to put together.”
“It’s so important to make a habit of buckling up,” Harraka continued. “You should just do it every time you get in a car because you don’t get that second chance.”
Harraka was not the only one pleased with the sponsorship deal.
“The Office of Highway Safety is thrilled to have a new partner in traffic safety with Paulie Harraka and TriStar Motorsports,” Alison Kirk, community relations officer for OHS, said. “We had a great weekend with Paulie and the team to bring seat belt safety education and outreach to fans at the Monster Mile. We appreciated the support that they gave us to share the Buckle Up message in the racing community.”
In addition to his sponsor, Harraka was also pleased to join the TriStar Motorsports team, one that is deep in veteran talent with drivers Mike Bliss and Jeff Green.
“We felt like there was a great platform here for me as a driver having a race team that has a lot of their own equipment, a beautiful race shop, and teammates that I can really lean on like Mike Bliss and Jeff Green, champions with multiple wins,” Harraka said. “We were joking around and saying that Mike Bliss probably has more laps run at Dover than I have in my whole racing career. So, to have those guys to lean on, we have a great bunch with the 44 crew and it all came together well.”
In addition to his teammates, Harraka has yet another tool in his belt that he utilized this past weekend at the Monster Mile and at all the tracks where he races.
“Ted Musgrave (2005 Truck Series Champion) comes with me to all that races that we do,” Harraka said. “Ted is a coach and a mentor to me. He’s great because he’s seen almost every scenario there is to see. He’s been there, he’s driven it himself, and he has a tremendous amount of knowledge about the race car as well.”
“He’s really good at helping us when I need to be doing something differently or when we need to adjust the cars. He can watch what the other cars are doing in a way that is different because he has been in those situations so many times. He helps with information and helps us work through optimizing our race car.”
Harraka admitted that he learned quite a few lessons from his novice run with TriStar Motorsports and the No. 44 team at the Monster Mile, the track that he considers his ‘home track’ as a Wayne, New Jersey native.
“The first time you work with a new team and a new crew chief you have to figure how you fit into that and how I can best enhance the race team,” Harraka said. “So, when my crew chief Greg Connor and I sit down, we’ll run through everything that happened this weekend and what we can do better as a race team and how we can improve our communication.”
“They know a little bit better now what I look for in a race car. I know a little bit more about what to expect from them. Obviously, being in a Nationwide car, you learn who you can be around, who you can expect to give you room and who not. All in all, it was a good day.”
So, what are the plans for the future for Harraka and do those plans involved the No. 44 car and team?
“We are working on a few different things to have me in the 44 this year,” Harraka continued. “So, it’s a step by step process and certainly the run we had yesterday was helpful to that.”
“Without a doubt, I’m excited to be back in the car,” Harraka said. “Racing is a bug that bit me when I was seven years old.”
“You work your butt off to have opportunities to drive race cars and you are grateful when you have them. And then you work your butt of to have more,” Harraka continued. “I’m really excited about the prospect of working with this race team, being with them more, and being in this 44 car again.”
Harraka summed his feelings up about being back in the race car with great passion and enthusiasm.
“It’s great to be back in a race car,” Harraka said. “It’s great to be back working with a race team and spending time in the shop with the guys.”
“It’s fun to work again on the challenges of optimizing your race car,” Harraka said. “I’m in my element.”
“And I’m working hard for more.”
Gary McLean dominates OSCAAR Modified feature at Kawartha Speedway
Coming off a disappointing performance in the season opener at Sunset Speedway, Gary McLean would dominate the 25-lap OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modified feature at Kawartha Speedway.
The first heat didn’t start off well for Gary Elliott as he had to pull off the track due to a fuel leak. The caution would fly when Jessica Spicer stalled in turn four in her first modified start. Under the caution, Bobby Tolton pulled off the track due to mechanical problems. Max Beyore picked up the win ahead of Brian McLean and Branden Bullen.
The caution also flew in the second heat when Drew Stieler spun while racing alongside with John Harper in turn four. Gary McLean picked up the win ahead of Davey Terry, Dustin Jackson, Tommy Dick, Stieler, Mike Westwood and Harper.
The caution also flew in the final heat due to Terry Baker leaking fluid and not listening to the black-flag. Justin Demelo picked up the win ahead of Ryan Dick, Brent McLean, Shane Stickel and Chad Strawn.
When it came feature time, Branden Bullen would start pole ahead of Gary McLean, Max Beyore, Ryan Dick, Davey Terry, Brian McLean, Justin Demelo, Bobby Tolton, Shane Stickel, Brent McLean, Drew Stieler, Dustin Jackson, Tommy Robb, Chad Strawn, Mike Westwood, John Harper, Gary Elliott, Terry Baker and Jessica Spicer.
Gary McLean made his presence known quickly, taking the lead on the opening lap ahead of Bullen and Beyore before the caution flew for Baker going around. On the restart, McLean got the advantage ahead while Beyore moved into second, leaving Bullen to battle with Terry for third. However, the caution flew once again for Tolton stopping in turn one. With two laps in the books, Gary McLean led Beyore, Bullen, Terry, Demelo, Dick, Brian McLean, Stickel, Brent McLean, Jackson, Stieler, Strawn, Westwood, Harper, Elliott, Baker, Spicer and Robb.
Gary McLean got another good start, keeping the lead ahead of Beyore as Bullen and Terry battled for third. Terry would clear Bullen for third, bringing Demelo along with him. The race would go relatively calm and string out single-file till lap nine when the third caution flew for Stieler going arould while racing with Robb. Stieler would be done for the afternoon as he was leaking fluid. Nine laps in the books, Gary McLean led Beyore, Terry, Demelo, Bullen, Dick, Brian McLean, Brent McLean, Stickel, Westwood, Strawn, Jackson, Harper, Baker, Robb, Elliott, Spicer and Tolton.
It’d be a smooth restart with Gary McLean jumping out ahead of Terry as Beyore slipped back to third, followed by Demelo, Bullen, Brian McLean, Dick and Brent McLean while Stickel and Westwood raced for ninth. Westwood would get by Stickel, and just in time as Strawn would get into Stickel, resulting in Stickel going around. Harper would then have no where to go, running over the front end of Stickel’s car, bending the left front rim and some other suspension parts. Spicer would also spin in trying to avoid the accident.
Another restart gone smoothly with Gary McLean jumping out in front again ahead of Terry and Beyore. Beyore would then slip back to fourth as Demelo got by him for the fouth caution for Bullen spinning Brian McLean. The restart would come with nine laps to go, as Gary McLean jumped out in front again, while the action took place behind him as Demelo made contact with Terry, resulting in Terry going for the spin in turn four. With eight laps to go, Gary McLean led Beyore, Dick, Brent McLean, Robb, Baker, Jackson, Elliott, Strawn, Brian McLean, Harper, Bullen, Terry and Demelo.
Gary McLean would get a good restart and go on to take the victory as he goes for his third straight championship. Max Beyore finished second, followed by Terry Baker, Ryan Dick, Tommy Robb, Brent McLean, Chad Strawn, Davey Terry, Justin Demelo, Dustin Jackson, Brian McLean, John Harper and Branden Bullen.
