Sellers Caps Season With Wild Win

By admin October 12, 2008 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, Stafford

Stafford Springs, CT — Peyton Sellers emerged from a wild finish with his first career NASCAR Camping World Series East victory at Stafford Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon.

Sellers (No. 44 Casella Waste Systems Chevrolet) won a three-car, final-laps battle with Ted Christopher and Brian Ickler for the victory in the final race of the 2008 season. In the process, Sellers secured a starting position in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, scheduled for Jan. 23-24, 2009 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.).

Ickler (No. 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet) led the field on the final restart on lap 143, but spun into the infield on the restart. The race remained under green and Christopher  (No. 31 Ferguson Contractors/Coca-Cola Chevrolet), who had inherited the lead, appeared to be en route to the win. However, exiting Turn 4 on lap 149, Christopher backed off the gas for Ickler’s car — which was off the pace — and Sellers made contact with Christopher. Sellers was able to recover and continue, while Christopher’s disabled car brought out the yellow/checkered flag.

Ickler ended up in 18th, one lap down, while Christopher was scored 20th, two laps down. Ickler had won the Coors Light Pole Award in Saturday’s qualifying and led a race-high 66 laps Sunday.

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. teammates Trevor Bayne (No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet) and Jesus Hernandez (No. 11 DEI Chevrolet) finished second and third. Austin Dillon and Eddie MacDonald rounded out the top five.

Matt Kobyluck, who had already clinched his first NASCAR title in the second-to-last race of the season, capped off his championship season with a seventh-place finish.

Completing the top 10 were Woody Pitkat, Kobyluck, Jody Lavender, Jamie Hayes and Ricky Carmichael.

Sources: Paul Schaefer/NASCAR CWSE PR

NCWS East Stafford 10/12/08 Unofficial Results

Race: NCWS East Oct. 12, 2008 Stafford

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Total Award Status
1 8 44 Peyton Sellers Casella Waste Systems Chevrolet 150 185 5 $8,000 Running
2 9 1 Trevor Bayne * Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Chevrolet 150 170 4,315 Running
3 18 11 Jesus Hernandez DEI Chevrolet 150 165 4,500 Running
4 11 3 Austin Dillon * Garage Equipment Supply Chevrolet 150 160 2,500 Running
5 23 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Construction Inc./NEMO Chevrolet 150 155 2,300 Running
6 5 61 Woody Pitkat Davidson Co./ECI Cliff Nelson Chevrolet 150 150 1,600 Running
7 6 40 Matt Kobyluck Mohegan Sun Resort Chevrolet 150 146 1,900 Running
8 14 88 Jody Lavender Jo Jo Realty/Heritage Bank Chevrolet 150 142 1,700 Running
9 20 52 Jamie Hayes J.L. Hendrick Auto Group Chevrolet 150 138 1,100 Running
10 16 4 Ricky Carmichael * Monster Energy Drink Chevrolet 150 134 1,525 Running
11 15 8 Ryan Truex Dale Earnhardt Foundation Chevrolet 150 130 1,475 Running
12 2 16 Mike Olsen Fadden Racing Inc. Chevrolet 150 127 1,425 Running
13 13 18 Marc Davis Slim Jim Toyota 150 124 1,400 Running
14 24 39 Dustin Delaney * Delaney Motorsports Chevrolet 150 121 1,350 Running
15 12 2 Craig Goess * Greenville Toyota/ESR Toyota 150 118 825 Running
16 3 9 Kevin Swindell Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 150 115 800 Running
17 25 38 Alan Tardiff * Bestway Disposal Chevrolet 150 112 775 Running
18 1 15 Brian Ickler Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet 149 119 10 3,800 Running
19 7 99 Bryon Chew Tracker Boats/Bass Pro Shop Chevrolet 149 106 725 Running
20 4 31 Ted Christopher Ferguson Contractors/Coca-Cola Chevrolet 148 108 5 725 Running
21 22 30 Jeff Anton Engineered Floors/Fast Track Chevrolet 148 100 1,225 Running
22 19 7 Alan Purkhiser Laughlin Perf./Pine Branch Coal Chevrolet 148 97 725 Running
23 26 21 Jonathan Smith GPS Footprints/Diamond Resorts Dodge 148 94 725 Running
24 17 96 Mike Johnson Johnson Lumber Company Ford 136 91 725 Running
25 28 41 James Pritchard Mannings USA Chevrolet 115 88 700 Running
26 10 35 Steve Park Waste Management Recycle Chevrolet 104 85 1,200 Brakes
27 21 01 Charles Lewandoski Charles Lewandoski Racing Toyota 58 82 700 Ignition
28 27 26 Scott Bouley Cutting Edge Signs & Shirts Chevrolet 41 79 700 Radiator

Fastest Qualifier: Brian Ickler, Time: 19.376 Seconds, Speed: 92.898 MPH (record)
Failed to Qualify: none
Time of Race:1 hrs., 9 mins, 50 secs Average Speed: 64.439 mph Margin of Victory:.593 Seconds
AERO EXHAUST LAP LEADER AWARD :  Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet
CAMPING WORLD HAPPY CAMPER:  Peyton Sellers, 44 Casella Waste Systems Chevrolet
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER:  Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE:  Jesus Hernandez, 11 DEI Chevrolet
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Trevor Bayne *, 1 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps 5-8 (Car No. 21, spin, backstretch); 33-36 (Car No. 7, spin, turn 2); 41-45 (Car No. 26, Car No. 41, accident, frontstretch); 103-107 (Car No. 21, spin, turn 2); 109-111 (Car No. 9, spin, turn 1); 133-135 (Car No. 18, spin, turn 2); 138-142 (Car Nos. 7, 39, 41,16,21,96, accident, front straightaway); 150 (Car No. 31, accident, turn 4).  8 for 30 laps.
Lap Leaders: Brian Ickler 1-36, Ted Christopher 37-45, Peyton Sellers 46-85, Ted Christopher 86-111, Brian Ickler 112-135, Ted Christopher 136, Brian Ickler 137-142, Ted Christopher 143-148, Peyton Sellers 149-150.
Total Laps Led: Brian Ickler 66, Ted Christopher 42, Peyton Sellers 42.  8 changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Matt Kobyluck 2126, Austin Dillon * 1916, Jesus Hernandez 1857, Trevor Bayne * 1855, Marc Davis 1812, Ricky Carmichael * 1745, Eddie MacDonald 1733, Peyton Sellers 1732, Steve Park 1727, Brian Ickler 1644
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender

Camping World East 2008 Unofficial Driver Standings

Race:

NCWS East Oct. 12, 2008 Stafford

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Pos Driver Name Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Money Won
1 Matt Kobyluck 2126 13 4 9 12 $93,075
2 Austin Dillon * 1916 13 1 6 10 $68,280
3 Jesus Hernandez 1857 13 0 6 8 $48,690
4 Trevor Bayne * 1855 13 1 6 8 $67,155
5 Marc Davis 1812 13 0 4 7 $53,356
6 Ricky Carmichael * 1745 13 0 3 8 $46,755
7 Eddie MacDonald 1733 13 2 6 6 $59,235
8 Peyton Sellers 1732 13 1 5 6 $52,662
9 Steve Park 1727 13 0 3 8 $48,185
10 Brian Ickler 1644 13 3 3 5 $62,125
11 Jody Lavender 1637 12 0 1 6 $35,525
12 Jeff Anton 1502 13 0 0 3 $31,255
13 Dustin Delaney * 1501 12 0 0 0 $25,875
14 Jamie Hayes 1483 13 0 0 2 $30,014
15 Jeffrey Earnhardt 1416 11 0 4 6 $39,611
16 Craig Goess * 1413 12 0 1 2 $25,379
17 Max Dumarey 1395 11 0 0 2 $24,971
18 Bryon Chew 1263 11 0 0 3 $30,000
19 Jonathan Smith 1219 13 0 0 0 $20,625
20 Ryan Duff * 1203 11 0 0 0 $18,625
21 Rogelio Lopez 940 8 0 0 3 $21,525
22 John Salemi 836 7 0 0 2 $16,326
23 Derek Thorn * 797 6 0 1 2 $11,300
24 James Pritchard 632 7 0 0 0 $11,750
25 Scott Bouley 628 7 0 0 0 $12,420
26 Mike Olsen 574 4 0 1 3 $17,225
27 Mike Johnson 473 5 0 0 0 $10,805
28 Alex Kennedy 444 5 0 0 1 $9,775
29 Alan Tardiff * 424 4 0 0 0 $7,575
30 Brad Leighton 405 3 0 1 2 $9,400
31 Richard Johns 397 3 0 0 0 $2,925
32 Chase Mattioli 397 4 0 0 0 $6,150
33 Todd Peck * 374 4 0 0 0 $7,000
34 Tim Cowen 369 3 0 0 1 $4,380
35 Ben Stancill * 365 3 0 1 1 $5,775
36 Jason Cochran * 334 3 0 0 0 $4,577
37 Matt Hirschman 315 2 0 1 2 $13,500
38 Antonio Perez 303 3 0 0 1 $8,575
39 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 297 3 0 1 1 $10,100
40 Joe Polewarczyk 265 2 0 0 1 $6,775
41 Kyle Cattanach * 247 2 0 0 1 $3,000
42 Kevin Swindell 239 2 0 0 0 $1,950
43 Richard Gould 234 2 0 0 0 $1,800
44 Jason Holehouse 228 2 0 0 1 $3,550
45 Eric Lux 224 2 0 0 0 $3,600
46 James Buescher 200 1 0 0 0 $1,750
47 Dale Quarterly 194 2 0 0 0 $4,750
48 Charles Lewandoski 191 2 0 0 0 $3,650
49 Aric Almirola 185 1 1 1 1 $14,000
50 Larry Moloney 176 1 0 0 0 $1,450
51 Kasey Kahne 175 1 0 1 1 $7,500
52 Jeremy Clark 173 2 0 0 0 $4,200
53 A J Henriksen * 170 1 0 0 0 $920
54 Guy Pavageau 161 1 0 0 0 $900
55 Joe Masessa 158 2 0 0 0 $5,450
56 Eric Curran 155 1 0 0 1 $4,225
57 Woody Pitkat 150 1 0 0 1 $1,600
58 Daniel Pope, II * 140 1 0 0 0 $900
59 Buster Bennett * 134 1 0 0 1 $1,275
60 Mark McFarland 134 1 0 0 1 $1,950
61 Ryan Truex 130 1 0 0 0 $1,475
62 Joe Oliver * 128 1 0 0 0 $900
63 Ryan Seaman 124 1 0 0 0 $3,900
64 Ian Henderson * 119 1 0 0 0 $900
65 Johnny Petrozelle * 119 0 0 0 0 $0
66 Levi Arthur 112 1 0 0 0 $930
67 Ted Christopher 108 1 0 0 0 $725
68 Stan Silva 106 1 0 0 0 $1,625
69 Michael Faulk 97 0 0 0 0 $0
70 Tim George, Jr. 97 1 0 0 0 $1,575
71 Sterling Marlin 97 1 0 0 0 $900
72 Alan Purkhiser 97 1 0 0 0 $725
73 Tim Andrews 88 1 0 0 0 $3,000
74 Nick de Bruijn 85 1 0 0 0 $1,550
75 Jason Patison 85 1 0 0 0 $3,000
76 Alessandro Ciompi 79 1 0 0 0 $1,450
77 Ryan Preece 73 0 0 0 0 $0
78 Justin Lofton 73 1 0 0 0 $1,450
79 Ryan Black 73 1 0 0 0 $2,600
80 Patrick Dupree 70 1 0 0 0 $2,600
81 Johnny Sauter 70 0 0 0 0 $0
82 Laine Chase 49 1 0 0 0 $2,600

*Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate