Gary McLean wins OSCAAR Modified Velocity 250 Feature at Sunset Speedway
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[/media-credit]When it came to the end of the OSCAAR Modified feature at Sunset Speedway, it’d be Gary McLean once again going for victory lane as he did earlier this year at Sunset.
Following qualifying, it’d be Tim Burke starting on the pole, followed by Bill Pearsall, Brent McLean, Gary McLean, Brian McLean, Brandon Crumbie, Monty Kelly, Josh Gruntz, Dave Terry, Adam Adams, Branden Bullen, John Harper, Matt Barton, Chris Burrows and Bill Burrows.
On the opening lap, it’d be Brent McLean and Burke side-by-side for the lead as Pearsall began to fall through the field. Brent McLean would clear Burke for the lead on lap two, followed by Brian McLean.
The first caution would come out at lap four for Monty Kelly going for a spin on the backstretch. Both Barton and Pearsall would make their way down pit road under yellow. So with 26 laps to go, it’d be Brent McLean leading Burke, Brian McLean, Gary McLean, Terry, Gruntz, Harper, Adams, Chris Burrows, Bill Burrows, Bullen, Kelly, Pearsall and Barton.
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[/media-credit]On the restart, Brent McLean would jump ahead of Burke while Brian McLean and Gary McLean battled for third. Gary McLean would clear Brian McLean on lap nine, with Terry clearing Brian McLean on lap 11 for fourth.
The second caution would come out on lap 12 for Brandon Crumbie stopping on track. He’d pull his car into the infield, done for the race, Meanwhile, Bullen would make his way down pit road.
On the restart, Brent McLean would once again jump out to the lead, while Burke and Gary McLean battled for second. Gary McLean would clear Burke for second on lap 14, while Terry ran fourth. On lap 18, Terry would get alongside Burke for third, though the third caution would then come out for Bullen spinning in turn three.
With 12 laps to go, it’d be Brent McLean leading Gary McLean, Burke, Terry, Brian McLean, Gruntz, Kelly, Pearsall, Chris Burrows, Adam Adams and John Harper.
On the restart, it’d be Brent and Gary McLean side-by-side for the lead, with Gary McLean clearing Brent McLean for the lead on lap 19. The[media-credit id=4 align=”alignright” width=”266″]
[/media-credit] caution would then come out on lap 20 due to smoke from Chris Burrows blowing up.
On the restart, Gary McLean would jump ahead of Brent McLean and Terry while Brian McLean and Burke battled for fourth.
The fifth caution would come out on lap 23 when Bill Burrows and Adams went around for a spin.
On the restart, Gary McLean would jump ahead of the field while Brent McLean and Terry battled for second. There’d then be another caution on lap 25 for Kelly going for a spin.
With five laps to go, it’d be Gary McLean leading Terry, Brent McLean, Brian McLean, Burke, Gruntz, Pearsall, Harper, Adams, Bullen, Kelly and Bill Burrows.
On the restart, it’d be Gary McLean and Terry side-by-side for the lead, with McLean clearing Terry with two laps to go.
Gary McLean would lead the final two laps to take the victory. Dave Terry finished second, followed by Brent McLean, Brian McLean and Tim Burke. Josh Gruntz finished sixth, followed by Bill Pearsall, John Harper, Adam Adams and Monty Kelly. Branden Bullen and Bill Burrows rounded out the field.
Monty Kelly, Tim Burke, Brent McLean and Gary McLean wins heats in OSCAAR Qualifying
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[/media-credit]Saturday September 22nd meant qualifying day for the OSCAAR Modifieds for the Velocity 250 feature, which is set to be run on Sunday September 23rd. It was a familiar crowd at the front of the field, winning the races, while some drivers found some trouble.
In the first heat, it’d be Monty Kelly taking the win, ahead of Brad Pearsall, Brent McLean, No. 77, Josh Gruntz, John Harper and Branden Bullen.
In the second heat, there’d be a caution on lap five when Chris Burrows would stop on track. Then on the restart, Bill Burrows would go for a spin. The cautions would not end there as on lap six, Gary McLean would send Dave Terry for a spin while Chris Burrows would stall under caution. In the end, it’d be Tim Burke taking the victory, ahead of Brandon Crumbie, Brian McLean, Gary McLean, Terry and Adam Adams.
In the third heat, Kelly would go for a spin after contact from the 77. It’d be Brent McLean taking the victory, ahead of Gruntz, Pearsall, Kelly, No. 77, Bullen and Harper.
In the fourth and final heat, Gary McLean would take the victory, ahead of Brian McLean, Terry, Burke, Crumbie, Chris Burrows, Adams and Bill Burrows.
The feature for the OSCAAR Modifieds would be set to run on Sunday September 23rd, when they’d be joined by the OSCAAR Super Lates.
Hamlin Wins at New Hampshire- Just Like he Predicated
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[/media-credit]Earlier this week Denny Hamlin told everyone via Twitter that he would win this week’s Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The proclamation came after a disappointing finish in Chicago where he ran out of gas and lost valuable positions in the chase for the Sprint Cup. Hamlin definitely backed up his predication with a dominating win as Jimmie Johnson came in second by almost 3 seconds and pole-sitter Jeff Gordon finished third. With his win Hamlin moved up to third in points only seven points behind the new leader Jimmie Johnson who now leads Brad Keselowski by a single point. Fellow chase participants Clint Bowyer and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top 5.
Hamlin’s weekend was somewhat disappointing when his qualifying efforts only secured him a 32ndstarting position. On Sunday he was in the lead by lap 93 of the scheduled 300 lap event. From that point Hamlin dominated the race extending his lead to over six seconds at times. No one really challenged him for the lead although pit strategy did see Hamlin lose the lead in the pits, only to be out front in very short order. He led 193 of 300 laps securing the bonus point for leading the most laps.
“It doesn’t hurt to have a little confidence in the team,” Hamlin said. “I said we were fast enough to make it up, and we were. I’ll have these guys back until I die. Just our team. These are lightning-fast race cars they’re giving me.” About his prediction he said, “You don’t want to sound too cocky, but I knew what we were capable of. Our car was extremely strong, and I have a really good knack for this race track. The two together, with a crew chief like Darian, it’s a winning combination.”
Jimmie Johnson said in the media center afterwards, “We just did all we could today. We just missed a little bit of speed and the 11 seemed to have everybody covered. And after that, we were the next‑best car and I just kind of ran there all day.”
Jeff Gordon in the media center was happy with his results, “Yeah, it was a great performance. Certainly helped qualifying on the pole, getting that No. 1 pit stall. That was important. We had good pit stops, good pit calls and strategy and then good adjustments. We weren’t very good at the start of the race, but we hung in there with our track position and then we made an adjustment about halfway through the race that wasn’t very good for the short runs, but it seemed to maintain pretty good on the longer runs. So allowed us to get up there into fourth and then that restart, we were able to jump into third.”
The race saw long green flag runs slowed only for a few caution periods all for debris on the race surface. The Sprint Cup Series will be in Dover Delaware next weekend.
| Unofficial Race Results | |||||
| Sylvania 300, New Hampshire | |||||
| http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Cup/race.php?race=28 | |||||
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| Pos. | St. | No. | Driver | Make | Points |
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| 1 | 32 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 48 |
| 2 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 43 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 42 |
| 4 | 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 40 |
| 6 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 39 |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 38 |
| 8 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 36 |
| 9 | 4 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 36 |
| 10 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 34 |
| 11 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 33 |
| 12 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 32 |
| 13 | 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 31 |
| 14 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 31 |
| 15 | 11 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 29 |
| 16 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 28 |
| 17 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 27 |
| 18 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 26 |
| 19 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 25 |
| 20 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 24 |
| 21 | 22 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | 22 |
| 23 | 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 21 |
| 24 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 20 |
| 25 | 23 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 19 |
| 26 | 29 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 18 |
| 27 | 28 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 17 |
| 28 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 17 |
| 29 | 26 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 15 |
| 30 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 14 |
| 31 | 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 13 |
| 32 | 37 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 12 |
| 33 | 42 | 32 | Mike Olsen | Ford | 11 |
| 34 | 39 | 33 | Stephen Leicht * | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 35 | 43 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 9 |
| 36 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 9 |
| 37 | 31 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 7 |
| 38 | 27 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | 6 |
| 39 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 36 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 41 | 40 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 42 | 35 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 43 | 38 | 179 | Kelly Bires | Ford | 0 |
