Beaver Falls, NY – Series veteran Matt Kobyluck got the best of development drivers Trevor Bayne and Austin Dillon in the late stages of Saturday’s Edge Hotel 150 at Adirondack International Speedway to collect his second straight NASCAR Camping World Series East victory.
Kobyluck led just three laps in winning for the third time in six trips to the New York half-mile. His No. 40 Mohegan Sun Chevrolet was running third as Bayne and Dillon swapped the lead five times times between laps 113 and 130. Kobyluck got by Dillon, the 18-year-old Richard Childress Racing development driver, to grab second on a lap 136 restart. He then got the jump on Bayne, a 17-year-old Dale Earnhardt Inc. development driver, on a lap 148 restart. The race ended under caution following a multi-car accident in Turn 4 of the white-flag lap.
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Published at July 26, 2008
in ALNRS.
Newburgh, NY – Former ALNRS competitor Tayla Orleans Wins big in her return to the ALNRS. Tayla started last in the 13 car field and went from the back to the front in dominating fashion. Second place went to Randolph, VT. native Dylan Smith. Rounding out the top three was former two time ALNRS Champion Anthony Frissora from Shrewsbury, MA who returned to the series in a car fielded by G&S Racing. Stay tuned for complete results from the ALNRS North/South Shootout.
“NASCAR is deeply saddened to learn of Brian’s passing, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends,” said Jim Hunter, NASCAR vice president of corporate communications.Pack, 34, from Walkertown, N.C., was a regular in the Modified division at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., and on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
Sources: NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour PR.
Published at July 26, 2008
in Seekonk.
Anderson Hangs On to Win a Thriller
Seekonk, MA — The Fast Friday series returned to Friday night action, and when it was over, Warwick RI’s Nick Uhrig and Holbrook’s Bob Perry were clenching their first career checkered flag. Uhrig bested 14 other competitors in the popular Pure Stock division, becoming the second first time winner in the division this season.
The 25 lap main event started with Jeremy Lambert and Joe Carpenter bringing the field down for the green. Lambert got a great jump on the start and made it a three wide battle as they came out of turn two. Before lap one was complete, Lambert and Carpenter found themselves sliding back on the outside. John Robidoux was the next in line, and followed Nick on the inside, and assumed the runner-up position. When the field crossed at lap five, Scott Cestodio was up to third, with Randy Moretti and Bill Chouinard rounding out the top five.
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Stafford Springs, CT – Friday night, July 25th, was the 5th Annual CARQUEST SK® 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway. Woody Pitkat scored the $4,000 winner’s check by coming back from a flat tire which put him two laps down at one point with a late race pass for the win. Joe Rzeszutek wired the field in the 30-lap Late Model feature for his first win of the 2008 season, Harry Wheeler became a first-time career winner in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Andrew Durand nailed down his second feature victory of the 2008 season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Jeff Jolly scored his first win of the 2008 season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event.
In the 150-lap SK Modified® feature event, Todd Owen took the lead from the pole and led the first 9 laps before giving way to Chris Jones on lap-16. Jones led to lap-27 when Frank Ruocco took over the lead. Ruocco then led to lap-54 when Keith Rocco took the lead on a restart, but Ruocco would retake the lead on lap-56. Ruocco remained out front until lap-93 when Ronnie Silk moved to the point. Silk then held the lead up to lap-102 when Ruocco went back out front. Ruocco held the race lead until Silk beat Ruocco back to the start/finish line on lap-124 with the caution coming out one lap later.
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