The series heads to Charlotte, and it was a wild race. Here's what went down.
And Simms and Severn take the green flag!
Lap 13: Severn and Bracket jump out to an early lead
Lap 63: The first round of pit stops start
Lap 84: In turn 3, Unger spins it by himself and backs into the wall. No cation. This ended up being a good thing.
Lap 123: Bracket, Bowen, and Severn were the leading 3 cars and ducked into the pits on the same lap
Lap 155: Bowen took a strong move to the bottom of Bracket for the lead!
Lap 206: Running in 4th, Bracket gets turned by Zetticci, who was a lap down. This caused a caution, which gave everyone a second chance because the leaders were coming fast.
Lap 210: Adkins was leading on the restart, and used the 4 lapped cars as a pick, opening a huge lead on the field
La 234: Zetticci blows an engine, the one of the most consistantly solid driver in the series finished last.
Lap 254: During scheduled pitstops, Morello has a header problem, forcing a retirement.
Lap 289: The back of the pack got caught by Adkins, taking some good drivers out of contention.
Lap 300: Severn, who was on pace for a great day, blew an engine. Huge knock for someone that was up front early.
Lap 318: The leader is in! He couldn't stretch his gasfor 16 more laps. His 17 secondlead was wasted, and he had to hope everyone cycled through.
Lap 321: Fischer has bad luck late again. Running around 10th, he blows an engine.
Lap 334: And coming tothe line, Powers wins on fuel milage! He started last, but had the best strategy and stole this win.
Look at the final standings. These don't reflect the best drivers, just those with the best strategy. The only thing this race did was make the standings a lot closer. It might be agood thing in the end, but a lot of drivers are upset with how this race went.
Next week is Richmond, this is the first short track of theseries, and the first of two night races in a row. What will the second half of the season hold? Stay tuned!
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