A Victorious Return For Ickler
Mansfield, OH — In the second venture for the NASCAR Camping World Series East to the Buckeye State, Brian Ickler took the checkered flag in the Mansfield 150 Saturday evening in Mansfield Motorsports Park to secure his third win of 2008.
For Ickler (No. 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet), who made his NASCAR Camping World Series East debut at Mansfield a year ago and finished 11th in the race, Saturday’s win was the third of his first full season in the East. The San Diego, Calif., native added Mansfield to a resume that also includes wins at Iowa Speedway and South Boston (Va.) Speedway.
Ickler led six times for a total of 128 laps. He held off a late charge from points leader Matt Kobyluck (No. 40 Mohegan Sun Resort Chevrolet), who was going for his fourth straight victory. With the runner-up finish, Kobyluck expanded his points lead to 176 over Jesus Hernandez (No. 11 DEI Chevrolet), who finished fourth in the race and moved into second place.
Peyton Sellers (No. 44 Specialty Fertilizer Products Chevrolet) came home third in the race followed by Hernandez and Craig Goess (No. 2 Greenville Toyota/ESR Toyota). Austin Dillon, Derek Thorn, Ricky Carmichael, Kyle Cattanach and Jeffrey Earnhardt rounded out the top 10 finishers.
Earlier in the day, Trevor Bayne won his second Coors Light Pole Award. Bayne finished 20th.
The NASCAR Camping World Series East will be idle for three weeks before moving on to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Heluva Good! Fall 125 on Friday, Sept. 12. For ticket information for please visit New Hampshire’s official Web site.
NCWS East Mansfield 8/23/08 Unofficial Results
Race: NCWS East August 23, 2008 Mansfield
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| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Total Award | Status |
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| 1 | 3 | 15 | Brian Ickler | Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet | 152 | 190 | 10 | $9,050 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 40 | Matt Kobyluck | Mohegan Sun Resort Chevrolet | 152 | 175 | 5 | 4,500 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | 44 | Peyton Sellers | Specialty Fertilizer Products Chevrolet | 152 | 165 | 4,000 | Running | |
| 4 | 8 | 11 | Jesus Hernandez | DEI Chevrolet | 152 | 160 | 3,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | Craig Goess * | Greenville Toyota/ESR Toyota | 152 | 155 | 2,315 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon * | Garage Equipment Supply Chevrolet | 152 | 150 | 2,300 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 80 | Derek Thorn * | Paul Davis Restoration/ALS Ford | 152 | 146 | 1,600 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 4 | Ricky Carmichael * | Monster Energy Drink Chevrolet | 152 | 142 | 2,000 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 37 | Kyle Cattanach * | A Journey to 911 Chevrolet | 152 | 138 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 10 | 2 | 8 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt Foundation Chevrolet | 152 | 134 | 1,800 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 22 | Eric Lux | CharmHerSocksOff.com Toyota | 152 | 130 | 2,700 | Running | |
| 12 | 9 | 88 | Jody Lavender | Heritage Comm. Bank/Jo-Jo Ent. Ford | 152 | 127 | 1,675 | Running | |
| 13 | 7 | 9 | Kevin Swindell | Evernham/Gillette Motorsports Dodge | 152 | 124 | 1,150 | Running | |
| 14 | 19 | 30 | Jeff Anton | Engineered Floors/Fast Track Chevrolet | 152 | 121 | 1,625 | Running | |
| 15 | 23 | 72 | Jason Cochran * | Cochran Motorsports Chevrolet | 152 | 118 | 1,077 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 39 | Dustin Delaney * | Delaney Motorsports Chevrolet | 152 | 115 | 1,000 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 75 | Tim Cowen | Cowen Truck Line, Inc. Ford | 152 | 112 | 980 | Running | |
| 18 | 5 | 35 | Steve Park | Waste Management Recycle Dodge | 152 | 114 | 5 | 1,460 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 18 | Marc Davis | Slim Jim Toyota | 152 | 106 | 1,440 | Running | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | Trevor Bayne * | Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Chevrolet | 152 | 103 | 2,920 | Running | |
| 21 | 18 | 71 | Eddie MacDonald | Grimm Construction Inc. Chevrolet | 151 | 100 | 1,410 | Running | |
| 22 | 25 | 21 | Jonathan Smith | GPS Footprints/Diamond Resorts Dodge | 151 | 97 | 900 | Running | |
| 23 | 20 | 16 | Max Dumarey | Bodycoach.net Chevrolet | 149 | 94 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | Ryan Duff * | Laughlin Perf./Pine Branch Coal Chevrolet | 126 | 91 | 900 | Accident | |
| 25 | 14 | 52 | Jamie Hayes | J.L. Hendrick Auto Group Chevrolet | 103 | 88 | 1,400 | Fuel Pump | |
| 26 | 26 | 5 | Guy Pavageau | Cure Alzheimer/CAI Info Tech Chevrolet | 0 | 85 | 900 | Engine |
Fastest Qualifier: Trevor Bayne, Time: 16.439 Seconds, Speed: 109.496 MPH
Time of Race:1 hrs., 12 mins, 0 secs Average Speed: 63.333 mph
Margin of Victory:.370 Seconds
AERO EXHAUST LAP LEADER AWARD : Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet
CAMPING WORLD HAPPY CAMPER: Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Trevor Bayne *, 1 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Eric Lux, 22 CharmHerSocksOff.com Toyota
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Craig Goess *, 2 Greenville Toyota/ESR Toyota
Caution Flags: Laps 3-5 (Car No. 21, Car No. 72, spin, turn 4); 27-30 (Car No. 22, spin, turn 4); 35-37 (Car No. 40, spin, turn 2); 42-48 (Car No. 1, spin, turn 4); 62-65 (Car No. 30, spin, turn 4); 76-79 (Car No. 4, spin, turn 4); 87-90 (Car No. 22, spin, turn 4); 104-109 (Car No. 52, stall, backstretch); 113-116 (Car No. 35, spin, turn 4); 120-124 (Car No. 8, spin, turn 4); 126-133 (Car No. 7, spin, turn 3); 147-149 (Car No. 75, spin, turn 4). 12 for 55 laps.
Lap Leaders: Brian Ickler 1-38, Steve Park 39, Brian Ickler 40-49, Steve Park 50-58, Brian Ickler 59-109, Steve Park 110-112, Brian Ickler 113-124, Matt Kobyluck 125-134, Brian Ickler 135-148, Matt Kobyluck 149, Brian Ickler 150-152.
Total Laps Led: Brian Ickler 128, Steve Park 13, Matt Kobyluck 11. 10 changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Matt Kobyluck 1645, Jesus Hernandez 1469, Austin Dillon * 1463, Trevor Bayne * 1438, Marc Davis 1394, Brian Ickler 1371, Ricky Carmichael * 1345, Peyton Sellers 1325, Steve Park 1307, Jeffrey Earnhardt 1295
Next Race: Sept. 12, Loudon, N.H.
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR PR