Carbondale Chowdown presented by Grease Burger (Regional Cup Central)

Stanley Parsons starts on the pole with Austin winner John Alexander on the outside.


Alexander goes to pass Parsons on the outside...


...and Alexander will take the lead.


Caution 1: Jerry Phillips gets spun by one of the Last Lap Racing cars.


Thomas Tucker plows into the wreck.






Everybody pits under caution except Brendan McLaughlin.


Restart Lap 10.


Caution 2 Lap 10: Osvaldo Ramierez gets in the back of Paco Martinez.





Alexander retakes the lead as McLaughlin pits.


Restart lap 16.


Thomas Tucker pits on the restart.


As a result of that pitstop, Brendan McLaughlin is at the back of the pack.


Here is Jim Thompson in the infamous The Racing Team car, in a place he's usually accustomed to.


Tristan Roberts is all over the back of John Alexander for the lead.


Despite starting on pole, Stanley is running at the back. He knows that this isn't the way to win.


Caution 3 lap 27: Kenny Brillon and Bernie Fellows get together.





Everybody pits this time.


Donnie Olsen blows up after exiting the pits.


Restart lap 33: Alexander still leads.


One Corner later, Bernie Fellows, James West and Tristan Roberts get together. Caution 4 lap 33.







Restart lap 39.


Mary Brissot dumps Alex Phillips.


This somehow didn't bring out a caution.


John Alexander still leads, going for two in a row.


Wait....Wait...Wait. The Racing Team is legitimately in seventh? Color me surprised.


Brendan McLaughlin climbs his way up to fourth.


Paco Martinez, despite his front end damage, is running eighth.


Darrell Sullivan is trying to stay behind Alexander, but with Alexander's speed and the difficulty of passing isn't going to make things easy for the former Elite Series driver.


The first on track lapped car...


...tries to take out second place.


Osvaldo Ramirez is having a spectacular day...


...Oh come on Alex Phillips, what are you doing?


Way to take out two of the top three moron.


Mary Brissot with the wreck avoidance of the year.


Restart with 22 to go.


Paco Martinez, with his front end damage, is running fourth. Awesome job to him.


Jim Thompson is in eighth. Seriously. Last year this would of been realistic, but with a bigger field this is surprising.


Mary Brissot, despite being a lap down, is catching Alexander.


She makes a pass on the inside...


...and passes the leader like it was nothing. If only that was for the lead.


However, John Alexander will go for two in a row here at Carbondale!