SRD Late Model Challenge, Race 10: Langley

[No1JGfan]

40 down, 60 to go. Michaels leads, but he has a mirror full of Brendon Hancock

 

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56 to go (lead change): Hancock and Michaels have been going at it for the last 3 laps. But Hancock finally gets a big enough run down the backstretch to clear Michaels into turn 3 to retake the lead

 

[No1JGfan]

Lap 50: Halfway here in Langley, Hancock leads by about 2 car lengths over Michaels, Kunkel 3rd, Lintz 4th, Shears 5th

 

[No1JGfan]

Hooper and Maulana make contact and Hooper goes up the track creating a 4-wide moment for a second. But amazingly they didn't wreck

 

[No1JGfan]

40 to go, no change up front. Hancock still leads, Michaels losing ground to Hancock just got passed by Kunkel, Lintz still 4th, and Althen is up to 5th

 

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38 to go (caution): Caution waves for just the 2nd time tonight for debris

 

[No1JGfan]

Cary Rogers came down pit road so I'm guessing the caution had something to do with him? :\

Restart order:
12 B Hancock
1 T Kunkel
10 L Michaels
87 E Lintz
55 B Althen
2 C English
24 T Shears
22 D Schramm III
48 D Harris
60 R Bleskachek
3 N Joyce
46 R Lillie
93 K Campbell
98 R Maulana
4 S Merzlak
88 J Hooper Sr.
52 B Peavy
15 C Fuller
41 D Mahoney
62 J Craigo
9 A Seufert
68 K Missimer
0 A Schieldly
5 R McCoy
45 C Rogers

 

[No1JGfan]

Hancock gets a great restart and leads the field into turn 1. He keeps Kunkel to his outside, dives low into turn 3 slides up in front of him and Hancock is clear of the lead off of turn 4. 34 laps to go

 

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33 to go (caution): Trouble one car backs it into the wall in turn 4 it's Charlie Fuller! Heavy damage to the rear of the car as he limps it back to pit road

 

[No1JGfan]

Fuller takes it to the garage dragging sparks and sheet metal with him, he's done for the day. Here's how they'll lineup with 30 laps to go

Restart order:
12 B Hancock
10 L Michaels
1 T Kunkel
55 B Althen
87 E Lintz
24 T Shears
2 C English
48 D Harris
22 D Schramm III
3 N Joyce
60 R Bleskachek
93 K Campbell
46 R Lillie
4 S Merzlak
98 R Maulana
52 B Peavy
88 J Hooper Sr.
41 D Mahoney
9 A Seufert
0 A Schieldly
62 J Craigo
68 K Missimer
45 C Rogers
5 R McCoy
15 C Fuller (out)

 

[No1JGfan]

Green flag back out, Hancock gets a great restart and clears Michaels off turn 2

 

[No1JGfan]

27 to go, Kunkel clears for 2nd, can he chase down Hancock?

 

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25 to go (caution): Crash!! One car hard, driver's side into the outside wall. It's Seufert, window net is down, he looks to be ok but the car is destroyed

 

[No1JGfan]

Both Mahoney and Peavy sustained damage in the crash. Both came down pit road for repairs. Hancock leads with 21 laps to go

Restart order:
12 B Hancock
1 T Kunkel
87 E Lintz
10 L Michaels
2 C English
24 T Shears
55 B Althen
48 D Harris
22 D Schramm III
3 N Joyce
60 R Bleskachek
46 R Lillie
98 R Maulana
93 K Campbell
88 J Hooper Sr.
4 S Merzlak
62 J Craigo
45 C Rogers
5 R McCoy
68 K Missimer
0 A Schieldly
41 D Mahoney
52 B Peavy
9 A Seufert (out)

 

[No1JGfan]

Hancock gets another good start but Kunkel pulls even to him on the outside. Side by side through turns 3 and 4, Hancock leads by half a car length. 20 to go

 

[No1JGfan]

19 to go, Hancock inches out in front, Kunkel 2nd, Lintz 3rd

 

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18 to go, Lintz looking underneath Kunkel for 2nd in turn 3

 

[No1JGfan]

18 to go (caution): He gets through, Calessa English tries to fill the hole! They make contact!! Calessa and Kunkel both hard into the wall!! Michaels gets collected, caution is out. Kunkel not happy with Calessa as he shoves her car backwards all the way through turn 4 and deposits it up against the outside wall

 

[No1JGfan]

Calessa English's great run comes to an end. Her car absolutely destroyed after hitting the wall head on. Kunkel limps back to the pits for repairs, and Michaels stays out

Running order:
12 B Hancock
87 E Lintz
24 T Shears
55 B Althen
22 D Schramm III
48 D Harris
60 R Bleskachek
98 R Maulana
10 L Michaels
3 N Joyce
88 J Hooper Sr.
46 R Lillie
62 J Craigo
93 K Campbell
5 R McCoy
4 S Merzlak
0 A Schieldly
68 K Missimer
45 C Rogers
41 D Mahoney
52 B Peavy
1 T Kunkel
2 C English (out)

 

[No1JGfan]

Green flag back out, 14 laps to go! Can Hancock hold on and make it 2 in a row?