Oval Racing Stock car style in Québec, Ontario and New England States: Jul 16, 2012

2012-07-16

Dery Stays Hot, Capitalizes in Riverside 150

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ACT – 071412

St-Croix – Quebec City’s Jean Francois Dery dominated the field on the way to his second victory in a row in the Riverside 150 at Circuit Riverside Speedway in St-Croix, QC on Saturday, July 14. Dery battled all race long with hometown heroes Dany Trepanier and Patrick Hamel who came home second and third respectively.

The first 75 lap segment of two was dominated early by St-Edouard, QC’s Trepanier who started from the second position. A lap 31 caution restart, however, brought Dery to the front of segment one. Trepanier battled back on the inside lane on lap 35, reclaiming the lead for eight more laps, until a lap 44 restart brought Dery to the front row once again. Dery took off once again on the restart, leading until Trepanier took the lead for good on lap 54.

Segment 2 featured battle-scarred Karl Allard, who was involved in a nasty multi-car wreck in his heat, starting from the pole to develop a large advantage over the field. Hamel slowly reeled him in for the lead, and finally stole it from him on the outside lane after a lap 31 caution. Hamel stretched his lead until a hungry Dery had made his way through the field to Hamel’s back bumper. Dery took the lead for three laps on lap 64, but Hamel drove to victory in the second segment to claim third overall, just one point shy of Trepanier for second.

Patrick Cliche made his way to fourth overall, and David Michaud battled back in the second segment to complete the top five. Steven Boissoneault was sixth, defending Champion Patrick Laperle fought through a series of flat tires to come home seventh, and Jonathan Bouvrette, Allard, and Steve Lesage rounded out the top ten. Point leader Donald Theetge suffered a blown engine in segment 1, ending his day with a nineteenth place finish.

The race was completed in 2 hours 2 minutes and 27 seconds, and was slowed by 13 cautions.

Dery has already been invited to the Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 22.

Several Quebec teams will be in action for the TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME his Sunday, July 22. ACT Serie Castrol will resume at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, QC on July 28.

Riverside 150 (Twin 75s) – Unofficial Results

Serie ACT Castrol

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Circuit Riverside Speedway – St-Croix, QC

Pos. (Start) Car # Driver, Hometown, Seg. #1, Seg. #2, Total, Laps

1. (7) 21qc Jean-Francois Dery, Quebec, QC 2, 2, 4, 150

2. (2) 19qc Dany Trepanier, St-Edouard, QC 1, 4, 5, 150

3. (20) 51qc Patrick Hamel, Sainte-Croix, QC 5, 1, 6, 150

4. (12) 5qc Patrick Cliche, St-Jean-Chry., QC 7, 3, 10, 150

5. (9) 40qc David Michaud, St-An-des-Plns, QC 3, 7, 10, 150

6. (11) 31qc Steven Boissonneault, Lyster, QC 6, 6, 12, 150

7. (10) 91qc Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC 4, 8, 12, 150

8. (5) 41qc Jonathan Bouvrette, Blainville, QC 8, 9, 17, 150

9. (17) 48qc Karl Allard, Saint-Felicien, QC 15, 5, 20, 137

10. (18) 59qc Steve Lesage, Pont-Rouge, QC 9, 12, 21, 149

11. (1) 98qc #Etienne Cliche, Vallee-Jonction, QC 13, 10, 23, 149

12. (6) 74qc Gaetan Lauzier, St-Pacôme, QC 12, 11, 23, 149

13. (16) 97qc Jacques Poulin, East Broughton, QC 10, 14, 24, 149

14. (13) 13qc #Patrick Boyer, Quebec, QC 11, 15, 26, 148

15. (4) 11qc Claude Leclerc, Lanoraie, QC 16, 13, 29, 133

16. (19) 20qc Eric LeHoux, St-Elzear,QC 14, 17, 31, 103

17. (3) 25qc Yannick Tremblay, Chicoutimi, QC 19, 16, 35, 75

18. (14) 3qc Sylvain Lacombe, Terrebonne, QC 18, 18, 36, 58

19. (8) 80qc Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC 17, 19, 36, 59

Lap Leaders: Segment 1: Dany Trepanier (1-31), Jean-Francois Dery (32-34), Trepanier (35-43), Dery (44-53), Trepanier (54-75). Segment 2: Karl Allard (1-31), Patrick Hamel (32-63), Dery (64-67), Hamel (68-75)

Time of Race: 2:02:27 (Segment 1: 1:01:23, Segment 2: 1:01:04)

Cautions: 13 (Segment 1: Lap 14,19,31,33,44,54,59, Segment 2: Lap 27, 31, 65, 65, 67, 68)

Heat Winners: Yannick Tremblay, Jean-Francois Dery

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MCCULLOUGH BROTHERS STILL UNSTOPPABLE

July 14, 2012

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(Delaware, ON) - Derek McCullough (#38) of Glencoe took the win in the 150-lap GAW Recycling Enduro race Saturday evening at Delaware Speedway. Derek's brother, David McCullough (#39) of Glencoe had been a strong contender in the event first taking the lead on lap 74 from Barry Watson (#45) of West Lorne. Watson rallied back to retake the lead on lap 77 only to have it snatched away again by McCullough on lap 90. Watson retook the lead on lap 109 when David was involved in a turn one crash which also claimed top-runner Steve Lovie (#141) of Dutton who had been running third. From there, Shawn Fucile (#32) of London and David's brother Derek fought it out for the finish with Derek taking the lead for the final time on lap 117. The race contained four red flags. The McCullough Brothers have earned the nickname "unstoppable" since between the duo has won every GAW Recycling Enduro event this season.

The evening, sponsored by GAW Recycling in support of Teen Challenge Farm Canada opened with a special ladies only Bone Stock Chaos Car Race. The idea for the event came from the racers of the division who wanted to hand the keys over to the important women in their lives. Tania Moesker (#51) of Beachville won the 10-lap race, starting from the back after nearly missing the initial start of the race.

Jordan Morris (#73) won the Bonestock Chaos Car 25-Lap feature, his second win of the season. Shane Thomas (#8), winner of the previous event on June 16 took second place and Kris Lawrence (#15x) was third. The event was hard fought at the beginning and had one red flag for a crash in turn one in the opening laps.

This Wednesday at 8:00 pm is the APC Summer Showdown, featuring NASCAR Superstars Travis Pastrana, Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip. They will be going head to head with local drivers in the FT Garage Late Model series. This race is one of the most anticipated racing events of the year. Fans are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets online in advance. While tickets will be available at the door, the only way to guarantee entry is to have a ticket in hand.

Feature Race

1. 38 Derek McCullough

2. 45 Barry Watson

3. 32 Shawn Fucile

4. 141 Steve Lovie

5. 07 Jamie Klumper

6. 54 Kevin Allen

7. 114 Al Hilton

8. 99 Josh Lucier

9. 74 Stan Cook

10. 42 Peter Wiestra

11. 67 Earl Allen

12. 47 James Walzack

13. 31 Dan Hundt

14. 44 Todd Walton

15. 50 Tyssen Toll

16. 15x Kris Lawrence

17. 88 Bill Brekemans

18. 6 Kris Fairweather

19. 63 Rob Appleby

20. 48 Dan Francis

21. 776 Rob Paff

22. 4 John Lynch

23 9 Ed Jeffery

24. 39 David McCullough

25. 73 Jordan Morris

26. 37 Steve Arrand

27. 64 Steve Book

28. 01 Jaden Chapman

29. 24 Stephen Richmond

30. 16 Terry Cole

31. 32x Derek Moesker

32. 92 Kyle Neumeister

33. 117 Dave Rumble

34. 04 Tony Rumble

35. 78 Gary Graham

36. 777 Piet Blaauboer

37. 52 Randy Martin

38. 11 Jeremy Taggart

39. 747 Paul Fenton

40. 7 Rick Johnson

41. 23 Jim Ferguson

42. 26 Justin Doxtator

43. 67 Earl Allen

44. 17 Kyle Watson

45. 203 Stanley Adams

46. 95 Jacob Orr

47. 10 Adam Mason

48. 03 Mike Thomson

49. 82 Chad McDonald

50. 46 Andrew Hall-Holland

51. 156 Darren Thirkettle

BONE STOCK CHAOS CAR FEATURE

1. 73 Jordan Morris

2. 8 Shane Thomas

3. 15x Kris Lawrence

4. 5 Jeremiah Rabideau

5. 95 Paul Howard

6. 07 Jack Van Herk

7. 22 Jeremy Schindel

8. 19 Chad Proulx

9. 51 Derek Moesker

10. 88 Stuart Marshall

11. 69 Shane Gibson

12. 57 Gary Triska

13. 92 Tiffany Hoffman

14. 10 Kristin Voros

15. 11 John Wurm

16. 7 John Antonio

17. 58 Shawn Potvin

18. 64 Joe Hibbert

19. 03 Ross Mollard

20. 111 Devon Vanhooydonk

21. 84 Greg Lindsay

22. 2 Grant Caudle

23 17 Philip Draper

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Billy Childs, Jr. takes Late Model Feature

OXFORD, Maine - - In the final tuneup before next week's TD Bank 250, Billy Childs. Jr. won a hotly contested Late Model feature over Dave Farrington, Jr. TD Bank 250 weekend starts on Friday night, July 20, with a full card of racing headlined by the PASS Modifieds. Saturday, July 21, brings the return of the PASS Super Late Models to the Speedway. Sunday, July 22, dozens of Late Models will compete for the TD Bank 250 title.

Oxford Plains Speedway

July 14, 2012 Finishes

Runnin' Rebel

Pos. No. Name

1 83 Brady Romano

2 46 Troy Jordan

3 33 Jonah Farrington

4 51 Dustin Salley

5 20 Justin Larsen

Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Mini Stock

Pos. No. Name

1 2 Rob Greenleaf

2 8 Calvin Rose, Jr.

3 12 Darrell Moore

4 22 Scott Farrington ( R )

5 77 Ashley Marshall

Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock

Pos. No. Name

1 9 Ryan Robbins ( R )

2 55 Kurt Hewins

3 63 Matt Williams

4 26 Corey Morgan

5 04 Zach Bowie

Oxford Networks Late Model

Pos. No. Name

1 11 Billy Childs, Jr.

2 23 Dave Farrington, Jr.

3 57 Austin Theriault

4 01 Bryan Mason

5 85 Travis Stearns

Bill Ryan

Owner

Oxford Plains Speedway

PO Box 208

Oxford, Maine 04270

207-539-8865

www.oxfordplains.com

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PACINI DE ST-HYACINTHE PRÉSENTE LA SOIRÉE LIGHTNING SPRINT.

De nombreux spectateurs se sont donné rendez-vous pour assister à la troisième épreuve de la catégorie Lightning Sprint. Des finales spectaculaires ont été présentées dans chaque catégorie. La sécheresse des dernières semaines cause des ennuis au personnel de préparation de la piste, mais le résultat était très bien, plusieurs pilotes ont fait des remontées endiablées.

Les Lightning Spirnt : Une fois de plus Simon Couture démontre son talent.

Pierre-Yves Joyal (#26) qui a remporté sa première victoire en carrière à Drummondville samedi dernier et Guillaume Niederer (#51) ont été les plus performants lors des épreuves de qualification. 21 bolides ont pris le départ de la finale de 20 tours. Dès que le drapeau vert est tombé, Eric Sundborg nous cause toute une frousse en faisant plusieurs tonneaux à l'entrée de la courbe 1 après s'être accroché avec un pilote recrue ' Michael Dion' (#11). À la relance, Pierre-Yves Joyal s'empare de position de commande, Simon Couture le suit de très près et réussi à lui ravir la première position au 5^e passage pour filer vers sa troisième victoire à Granby cette saison. Le podium était complété par Normand Hamel (#44) et Guillaume Neiderer.

Les Pro-Stock : Jocelyn Roy, roi et m aître du la piste.

Une soirée parfaite pour Jocelyn Roy qui a remporté sa qualification et l'épreuve finale de 25 tours, l'autre qualification avait été remportée par le Granbyen Alain Brochu (#12). En début de course, les meneurs, Jocelyn Chicoine (#17) et Donald Provencher (#55) s'accrochent sur le droit arrière, on doit relancer l'épreuve. A la relance, Richard 'Ti-Rouge' Bertrand (#O8) prend la pôle position. Au 5^e passage, Stéphane Larrivière s'empare de la position de commande. Jocelyn Roy remonte peu à peu le peloton de voiture, il a pris le départ en 10^e position et il s'empare des commandes de l'épreuve au 8^e passage. Le podium était complété avec Alain Brochu et Normand Voghell (#3). Mario Gagnon a terminé quatrième après avoir pris le départ de l'arrière du peloton de 18 voitures suite à des ennuis de surchauffe du moteur.

Les Sportsman : Une première victoire pour Maxime Michon.

Maxime Michon (#75), Dany Gagné (#90) et Steve Bernier (#25) ont été les plus rapides lors des épreuves de qualification. 28 bolides Sportsman on prit le départ de l'épreuve finale de 50 tours avec points de championnat. En début d'épreuve, François Lambert (#2) cause le premier drapeau jaune de l'épreuve. Pas moins de huit drapeaux jaunes ont été déployés avant que l'on puisse acclamer le vainqueur de la soirée. À la relance Guy Ouellette (#27G) s'empare de la position de commande devant Maxime Michon. Au 30^e passage, une belle manœuvre de Dany Gagné (#90) qui pique vers l'intérieur du circuit dans le tournant #2 pour s'emparer de la deuxième position devant Guy Ouellete, Maxime Michon conserve les commandes de l'épreuve. Lors du 33^e passage, le pilote vedette de la soirée ' Matthieu Laramée' a des ennuis et doit regagner les puits de ravitaillement. À la relance, Martin Pelletier (#92) se faufile entre Maxime Michon et Dany Gagné, une chaude lutte s'enclenche pour la 2^e position entre Pelletier, Gagné et Bernier. Maxime Michon réussit à remporter la longue épreuve devant Dany Gagné, Steve Bernier, Mathieu Desjardins et Martin Pelletier. Le pilote Maskoutain était très heureux de remporter sa première victoire dans la catégorie Sportsman, il débute sa 4^e saison à l'Autodrome Granby.

Les Modifié : Kayle Robidoux s'offre tout un cadeau d'anniversaire.

Patrice Demers (#7), Bruno Lepage (#99) et le pilote recru ' Steve Nadeau' (#94) ont mérité les honneurs lors des préliminaires. Dès le début de l'épreuve de 50 tours, le Granbyen Jean Boissonneault (#61) s'empare des commandes. Lors du 5^e passage Steve Nadeau réussi à prendre les commandes de l'épreuve devant Jean Boissonneault, Kayle Robidoux (#46), Gino Clair (22 J), Bruno Lepage et Yannick Ledoux (#12). Lors du 9^e passage, Jean Boissonneault cause un ralentissement et repart de l'arrière du peloton voiture. Dès que le vert est donné, Kayle Robidoux prend les commandes de l'épreuve, il avait pris le départ du 9^e rang. Au 20^e tour, Yan ' The Shark' Bussière (#21) cause un drapeau jaune, Steve Bernard (#54) et Jasmin Léveillée (4K) en profitent pour aller faire des ajustements sur leur bolide, ils repartent de l'arrière. Au 22^e passage, Yannick Ledoux (#12) fait des tonneaux alors qu'il roulait en 8^e position, heureusement il est bien protégé, il sort de son bolide et marche vers sa remorque. Lors de la relance, le nouveau bolide de Bruno Lepage (#99) touche à la voiture de Jean Boissonneault. À la mi-course, le champion défendant ' François Bernier ' (#49) s'immobilise sur la piste, il doit regagner les puits puisque l'engrenage sous le distributeur brise, le meneur au championnat 2012 est contraint à l'abandon. Au 38^e passage, les bolides #22 et #22J des frères Clairs se livrent une lutte corsée pour la 2^e position. Gino est plus rapide dans la courbe 3-4 avec sa ligne de course extérieure tandis que Mario le devance dans les courbes 1-2 avec la ligne intérieure du circuit. Mario Clair réussit à s'emparer de la deuxième position pendant que le meneur Kayle Robidoux creuse l'écart. Robidoux, qui célébrera son 30^e anniversaire le 16 juillet mérite une deuxième victoire d'affilée devant les frères Mario et Gino Clair. Steve Bernard a fait toute une remontée pour terminer 4^e après avoir regagner les puits au 20^e passage. 7 relances ont été nécessaires avant que l'on puisse applaudir le gagnant.

Josée Lyse Poisson

Relationniste Autodrome Granby

www.autodrome-granby.com

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Kawartha Speedway 2012: No Air Conditioning, But Plenty of Fans

By Jim Clarke, Kawartha Speedway PR/Clarke Motorsports Communications

14 year-old Brandt Graham is turning heads in the Hasiuk Trailer and Container Rental Mini Stock division at Kawartha Speedway. The youngster from Orono, Ontario – who’ll enter the 9^th grade in September – is doing amazing things behind the wheel of his #12B P.J. Larkin Salvage/Hot Rod Swag Chevrolet Cavalier machine and currently sits 8^th in track points.

Moving into the Mini Stocks after a couple of seasons in a go-kart, Graham says he loves the challenge of running as fast as he can around the spacious Kawartha layout and although this is his first year in the class, he counts avoiding a backstretch wreck during the second week of action as his biggest racing thrill...until he gets to race against his father Craig in the Late Model division.

“It would be fun to go head-to-head with Dad,” said the talent teen, whose car carries the number 12 because 2012 is his first year at the Fraserville oval, as well as his birthday being May 12^th. “It’s been fun and I’m learning a lot. Having Marten and Mark Rottine, Blair and Ian Graham and my Dad helping on the car every week has been a real boost.”

After a mid-season break Friday, July 13^th, Kawartha Speedway’s next night of action – Friday, July 20^th – is all about the fans. The annual Fan Appreciation Night features an on-track autograph and meet n’ greet session with drivers in all 3 regular classes, in addition to a full evening of racing with the NAPA Auto Parts ACT Late Models, Thunder Cars and a 50 lap invitational event for the Hasiuk Trailer and Container Rental Mini Stocks. The Fraserville oval’s entry level class turns in some of the track’s best racing and often run their feature races without a yellow flag.

As always, gates open Friday, June 20^th at 3:00 with rotating practice rounds getting underway at 5:00. The night’s first green flag is at 7:00.

Kawartha klips: The OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Model/OSCAAR Modified events that were rained-out Friday, June 1^st will be made-up Friday, September 7^th. The show will also include the year’s final appearance by the Ontario Legends Series and the second 50 lapper for the Hasiuk Trailer and Container Rental Mini Stocks...Thunder Car teams run 50 lap main events Friday, July 27^th and August 24^th. NAPA Auto Parts ACT Late Models have a 100 lap invitational Friday, August 17^th. The annual running of the 75 lap OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Model Don Biederman Memorial is Friday, August 10^th. The 2012 calendar concludes with the 250 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series finale Saturday, September 22^nd...For details on the complete 2012 schedule and the latest track news, see www.kawarthaspeedway.com.

Photo attachment: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

14 year-old Brandt Graham of Orono, Ontario sit 8^th in points and is having a great first year in the Hasiuk Trailer and Container Rental Mini Stock division at Kawartha Speedway.

Prepared by: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

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MARC JACOBS PULLS OFF STUNNING VICTORY

July 13, 2012

Delaware Speedway PR

(Delaware, ON) Marc Jacobs (#8) of London pulled off an upset on Friday evening when he took home top spot in the FT Garage Late Model 40-lap feature race. After an up and down three seasons of competition the young driver earned his first-ever victory in the prestigious class. Jacobs took the lead on lap fourteen from Jay Christie (#5) of Beachville and then held an even distance from the next closest challengers. The event contained five caution periods, including one which saw long-time runner Doug Stewart (#100) of London’s car erupt into a fireball from an engine failure. Stewart was uninjured in the incident.

The cautions kept top points runners Kirk Hooker (#38H) of Chatham, who finished second, and Andrew Gresel (#81) of Hepworth, who finished third, close at hand for Jacobs to fight off. Those two points runners entered the evening tied for the lead. While the tie was expected to be broken at the event, after the dust settled from competition, the tie remains heading into next Wednesday’s APC Summer Showdown featuring Travis Pastrana, Michael Waltrip, and Clint Bowyer.

In the Coca-Cola Super Stocks Matt Robblee (#51) of Dorchester claimed his second victory of the season winning over his top points rival Steve Smith (#84) of Arkona who finished second. Robblee took the lead on lap five from Scott Nagy (#99) of Strathroy. The race contained a pair of caution flags one for debris on lap three and another on lap twenty-seven when Kenny McNicol Sr. (#47) of Exeter spun on the front stretch. Finishing third in the event was Paul Fothergill (#33) of London.

The evening also featured a King of the Hill All-Out Spectators race. The event was won by a black mustang who was able to wheel and deal the prize money for car-length advantages in the final rounds. While the mustang may have won the event, sharp dealings in the early rounds from his top competition, “Venom” in his Corvette, saw the runner up take home more prize money than the black mustang leaving it up to fans to determine who the “true” winner of the event was: the one with the trophy, or the one with the cash. The King of the Hill races are run in support of Jesse’s Journey.

Racing continues at Delaware Speedway on Saturday with the GAW Recycling Enduro and Chaos Cars at 7:00 pm. This upcoming Wednesday at 8:00 pm is the biggest event of the year, the APC Summer Showdown featuring NASCAR Super Stars Michael Waltrip, Travis Pastrana, and Clint Bowyer racing in local cars against local drivers at Delaware Speedway. Full information and tickets for the event are available at the track website.

RACE RESULTS (Unofficial)

FT GARAGE LATE MODEL

Feature Race

1. 8 Marc Jacobs London

2. 38h Kirk Hooker Chatham

3. 81 Andrew Gresel Hepworth

4. 27 Matt Box London

5. 72 Shawn Thompson Ailsa Craig

6. 21 Matt Pritiko London

7. 99 Jon Urlin London

8. 43 Jay Doerr London

9. 37 David Elliott Waterdown

10. 6 Adam Quarrie Dorchester

11. 1 Jaxson Jacobs London

12. 69 Lloyd Rawlings Winsor

13. 24 Stephen Richmond Appin

14. 3 Mark Watson St. Thomas

15. 96 Dan Prudhomme Ingersoll

16. 83 Jim Holland Windsor

17. 100 Doug Stewart London

18. 5 Jay Christie Beachville

19. 38 Tyler Hendricks Pain Court

20. 77 Jeremy Reid Kerwood

21. 51 Philip Nyssen Brantford

COCA-COLA SUPER STOCKS

Feature Race

1. 51 Matt Robblee Dorchester

2. 84 Steve Smith Arkona

3. 33 Paul Fothergill London

4. 17 Kenny McNicol Jr. Exeter

5. 28 Kris Lawrence London

6. 77 Darrell Lake London

7. 16 Kathleen Hosang Zurich

8. 48 Tim McGregor St. Thomas

9. 78 Jordan Lawrence London

10. 47 Ken McNicol Sr. Exeter

11. 19 Geoff Chant Thorndale

12. 23 Greg Dadson Union

13. 55 Raymond Yeo St. Thomas

14. 04 Matt Humphrys St. Marys

15. 99 Scott Nagy Strathroy

16. 9 DJ De Jesus London

17. 44 Jeff Showler Mt. Elgin

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Alex Bowman Leads Final 51 Laps to Win

For Immediate Release:

Friday, July 13, 2012

Prairie Meadows 200 at Iowa Speedway

(NEWTON, Iowa) - Alex Bowman needed green flag action, and he got it with under 50 laps to go in the Prairie Meadows 200 at Iowa Speedway.

Bowman (No. 22 Manatt, Inc./St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Dodge) seized the lead from Frank Kimmel (No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota) on Lap 152 after biding his time through several mid-race caution periods, and kept the first position for the final 51 laps, leading 93 overall to score his third ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards win of 2012 and the fifth victory in his 13-start ARCA career.

Issues earlier in the day could have prevented Bowman from celebrating his third win in three tries for chassis No. 81, which also won races at Indiana's Salem Speedway and Winchester Speedway, but Bowman and his Cunningham Motorsports team persisted.

"I want to thank everyone at Cunningham Motorsports, Paul Andrews, Kerry Scherer, Briggs Cunningham, everybody at Penske Engines," Bowman said. "We had great horsepower all night, but almost ended up changing a motor. We had a couple little problems, and we had a little bit of motor trouble throughout the race, but Paul Andrews had the car dialed in enough to make up for it. It's a really cool night.

"Hopefully, our bad luck stops from here on out. We won Winchester and went to Jersey, and had New Jersey won, but broke something and finished 13th. To come here, we could have had three in a row, but two out of the last three races, I definitely can't complain. I'm not a points racer. I'm here to win every race the rest of the year. I think I have every opportunity to win nine more races this year. Cunningham Motorsports, we have the best people and we bring the best race cars. Paul Andrews is the best at what he does, so I don't expect anything less than to show up to the race track and definitely have a chance to win every week."

Bowman started second, but Brennan Poole (No. 25 The Ad Man/Midas Chevrolet) dominated early, leading the first 74 laps after posting the fastest speed in final practice and winning his third career Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell. He pulled away to a two-second advantage on Bowman by Lap 15, leaving third-place Chad Boat (No. 98 Curb Records/Celebrity Fight Night Chevrolet) five seconds behind. By Lap 30, his lead exceeded six seconds.

Poole's lead grew larger several laps later as Boat - making his series debut - and Clay Rogers (No. 45 Beard Oil Chevrolet) battled Bowman nearly side-by-side for second. At Lap 37, he led by more than nine seconds. Rogers pushed past Bowman for second the next time around, and crossed the line 9.096 seconds behind Poole.

Rogers, who had shown speed earlier in the day by leading the first practice, started to close the gap on Poole. He cut Poole's advantage to just over five seconds within 20 laps, and at Lap 70 trailed the lead by just 4.671 seconds. If he thought he would gradually advance to the lead as the race continued under a long early green, he received a welcome surprise at Lap 75.

Poole cut his right front tire and smacked the Turn 2 wall, and was forced to drive to pit road. Rogers inherited the lead just before the leaders also pitted. Grant Enfinger (No. 36 Breland Homes Dodge) beat Rogers out of the pits; meanwhile, Poole was on the tail end of the lead lap in 12th.

However, Poole drove back to pit road to fix additional damage outside of the tire, and wound up losing several laps. Back on the track, the green flag flew to start Lap 83.

Rogers passed Enfinger back immediately, taking a 0.083-second lead. Bowman moved into a side-by-side battle with Enfinger, which temporarily helped Rogers advance his lead. Bowman was too hot, though, and sped to the lead at Lap 87. He slowly built that lead to over a second at Lap 104 and two seconds at Lap 107, with Rogers, Enfinger, Boat, and Erik Jones (No. 55 Paragon Corvette Reproductions Chevrolet) trailing him.

Poole brought out the race's second caution flag at Lap 114 with more right front tire trouble, spelling the end of a five-race streak atop the series point standings. Kimmel pitted to close Lap 116, but most leaders stayed on track before the Lap 121 green flag.

Bowman started clean to get away from Rogers, and Rogers slid several laps later while running second to put himself into a side-by-side battle with Enfinger, further assisting the leader. Enfinger passed Rogers for second on Lap 127, just as Brandon Davis crashed in Turn 2. Kimmel, having just pitted, stayed out while the leaders drove to pit road. Matt Lofton (No. 16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet) drove second, with Bowman following in third for the Lap 135 green flag.

Kimmel drove to a lead of five car lengths right away, but another caution slowed his progress - and Bowman moved to second. Kimmel led again out of the Lap 144 restart, and Bowman followed him far in front of Lofton in third and Enfinger in fourth. Lofton and Enfinger had to split the slow car of Michael Simko to keep in touch with the two leaders, and the next lap, Simko spun, hit the wall, and stopped in the middle of traffic to bring out another caution.

With Bowman already having advanced to second, it was clear he just needed more time under the green flag to pass Kimmel. He got it. Kimmel led out of the Lap 150 restart, but Bowman passed him on the outside on the backstretch just over two laps later. That would be all he needed.

Bowman worked his way up to a 1.5-second lead by Lap 163 and nearly a two-second advantage 20 laps later. Meanwhile, Enfinger and Kimmel battled hard for second, with Enfinger passing for the position on Lap 169. Boat, too, gained on Kimmel in the late stages and passed for third with 15 to go.

Several caution flags flew in the race's final laps, but Bowman got away clean every time. Contact between Spencer Gallagher (No. 23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet) and Jones on Lap 197 forced the race to extend past its advertised distance of 200 laps, so Bowman led the field for a final green flag to start Lap 201. He cruised to a 0.385-second lead at the white flag and beat Enfinger by 0.662 second at the finish of Lap 202 as the checkered flag flew.

Rogers finished fourth in just his second ARCA race of the 2012 season, and Kimmel ended the night fifth. Chad Hackenbracht (No. 58 Tastee Apple Chevrolet) finished sixth in front of Lofton, Gallagher, and Ryan Reed (No. 15 RaceHard.com/Renton Coil Springs Toyota). 18-year-old West Des Moines, Iowa native Mason Mitchell (No. 6 J&S Ag Services/Make-A-Wish Foundation Chevrolet) - like Boat, making his ARCA debut - finished 10th for Eddie Sharp Racing.

Chris Buescher (No. 17 BeavEx/Reliance Tool Ford) could never find his rhythm and finished 13th, but now leads Poole by 45 points atop the driver standings. Bowman remains third, having trimmed a 165-point deficit to 75.

The race lasted one hour, 51 minutes, and 56 seconds, and finished with an average speed of 94.744 miles per hour. Seven caution flags slowed the race for 45 of the 202 laps. The full results are below.

2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Event #11
Iowa Speedway, Newton Iowa, 7-13-12
Prairie Meadows 200

July 13, 2012 / 11:04 PM

FIN	STR	NO	DRIVER/HOMETOWN	LAPS	STATUS
1	2	22	Alex Bowman/Tucson AZ	202	Running
2	8	36	Grant Enfinger/Fairhope AL	202	Running
3	4	98	Chad Boat/Phoenix AZ	202	Running
4	5	45	Clay Rogers/Troutman NC	202	Running
5	10	44	Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN	202	Running
6	7	58	Chad Hackenbracht/New Philadephia OH	202	Running
7	11	16	Matt Lofton/Roxboro NC	202	Running
8	16	23	Spencer Gallagher/Las Vegas NV	202	Running
9	3	15	Ryan Reed/Bakersfield CA	202	Running
10	9	6	Mason Mitchell/W. Des Moines IA	202	Running
11	6	55	Erik Jones/Byron MI	202	Running
12	18	32	Mason Mingus/Brentwood TN	202	Running
13	14	17	Chris Buescher/Prosper TX	202	Running
14	27	5	Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA	199	Running
15	13	95	Michael Leavine/Bullard TX	198	Running
16	22	94	Milka Duno/Caracas Venezuela	198	Running
17	19	41	Michael Simko/White Lake MI	197	Running
18	24	3	Drew Charlson/New Bremen OH	196	Running
19	26	88	Buster Graham/Lafayette LA	195	Running
20	23	90	Zach Ralston/Springville IA	192	Running
21	30	10	Rick Clifton/Circleville OH	192	Running
22	32	34	Darrell Basham/Henryville IN	189	Running
23	28	04	Larry Barford Jr./Denton MD	188	Running
24	35	48	James Hylton/Inman SC	187	Running
25	12	12	Jared Marks/Napoleon OH	184	Accident
26	34	35	Tom Berte/New Berlin WI	180	Accident
27	20	99	Brandon Davis/Huntington Beach CA	178	Accident
28	1	25	Brennan Poole/The Woodlands TX	172	Running
29	15	52	Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ	161	Accident
30	33	66	Nelson Canache/Caracas Venezuela	133	Accident
31	38	79	Mike Koch/Mountain Home AR	71	Oil Leak
32	17	02	Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL	57	Handling
33	29	40	Roger Carter/Sunfield MI	54	Handling
34	36	06	Tommy O'Leary/Cygnet OH	18	Suspnsn
35	37	0	Scott Null/Lake Mills WI	10	Rear End
36	39	64	Joseph Hughs/Springfield IL	9	Engine
37	25	69	Korbin Forrister/Cedartown GA	7	Brakes
38	21	68	Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN	5	Radiator
39	31	18	Mike Affarano/Shorewood IL	4	Brakes
40	40	73	Dale Shearer/Chillicothe MO	0	Engine

			Menards Pole Award Presented by Ansell: Brennan Poole 23.799 (132.359 mph)
			Margin of Victory: 0.662 seconds
			Time of Race: 1:51:56
			Lap Leaders: Poole 1-74 (74); Rogers 75-76, 83-86 (6); Enfinger 77-82 (6); Bowman 87-128, 152-202 (93);
			Kimmel 129-151 (23)

Chicagoland Speedway is the next stop for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, just one week from now. The 1.5-mile oval will host ARCA for the 12th time since 2001 in the Ansell ActivArmr® 150. Practice will open Friday, July 20, from 6:05-7:35 p.m. Central. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell will take place at 9:30 a.m. CT on Saturday, July 21, with the 100-lap, 150-mile race set to air live on SPEED at 4 p.m. CT. The race will be the 12th of 20 in 2012, and the fifth of seven in the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge.

2012 is the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards' 60th Anniversary Season, featuring 20 races at 18 tracks. The complete 2012 event schedule is available at ARCARacing.com.

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 26 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.375 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota's Elko Speedway for the first time.

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.

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