Truck Night Winner Corey Coates at Waterford
Waterford, CT — NETS driver Corey Coates of Ledyard CT. takes his third win of the 2011 New England Truck Series season at the Waterford Speedbowl Truck Night 50 lap race Saturday July 23rd with plenty of fans in the stands in the hot weather.
With the blistering humid days prior to Saturdays race at the speed bowl, the atmosphere remained calm in the pits with teams and drivers trying to stay cool for the days scheduled practice and heat events planned.
NETS drivers and teams were showcased on the Midway Autograph Session with trucks displayed along with some Nostalgic trucks for fans to enjoy while getting autographs and chit chatting with drivers.
On the pole for the feature: Derek Chriss (12) with Bert Ouellette (15) on the out side rolled off turn four to the start of the 50 lap feature race. Derek Chriss led through the first eight laps before spinning out of the lead. Duane Noll (2), who was running third, moved up to lead the pack until a competition caution flag waved at halfway. Noll selected a chip to determine an invert order for the second half of the race, selecting to invert all the lead lap Trucks. That moved Noll and Coates (75), who was in second, to the rear of the running order when racing resumed.
The second half of the race went caution free, with Ronnie Oldham Jr. (38) leading over Andy Lindeman (3). On Lap 26, Jonathon Avery (17) pulled into the infield with a blown motor ending his night. Coates charged through the field using the outside groove, eventually making his way to third place by lap-30. He then continued his mastery of the outside lane to go past both Lindeman and Oldham to take over the race lead on lap-32. From there, he went on to the win over both Oldham and Lindeman. Noll and Jason Lafayette (21) completed the top-five.
New England Truck Series (50-laps): 1. Corey Coates, Ledyard CT; 2. Ronnie Oldham Jr., Old Saybrook CT; 3. Andy Lindeman, Poestenkill, NY; 4. Duane Noll, Monroe CT; 5. Jason Lafayette, Somers CT; 6. Nate Bubello, Holliston, MA; 7. Howard Payne, Shelton CT; 8. Derek Chriss, Averill Park, NY; 9. Bert Ouelette, Dayville CT; 10. Jonathon Avery, Quaker Hill CT
New England Truck series next race is at Thunder on the Mountain, Monadnock Speedway Saturday August 6th, for more info, go to www.newenglandtruckserie.com
Sources:NETS PR