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(Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by Ceej Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:44 pm
- Results:
- Finish Pos Qual Pos Moved Car # Driver Qualifying Speed Finish Interval Laps Comp Laps Led Led Most Led @ Half Hard Chrgr Points Earnings Status
1 2 1 16 Rip Tyler 194.758 mph 141.264 100 19 208 15100 Running
2 22 20 2 Jason Bates 191.296 mph -0.11 100 0 160 12000 Running
3 4 1 12 Reid Bullet 193.626 mph -0.14 100 0 162 10000 Running
4 15 11 8 Lucas Sweeney 192.436 mph -0.17 100 3 152 8100 Running
5 5 0 62 Carter Fitzgerald 193.585 mph -0.18 100 0 153 7500 Running
6 29 23 07 Anthony Griffith 190.089 mph -0.25 100 0 X 164 7200 Running
7 19 12 17 Cyrus LaTerza 191.913 mph -0.32 100 0 140 6500 Running
8 16 8 427 Stanley Parsons 192.333 mph -0.60 100 0 136 6000 Running
9 1 -8 64 Leslie Riggs 195.122 mph -4.07 100 7 152 6000 Running
10 6 -4 41 Zack Webster 193.413 mph -4.14 100 8 132 5100 Running
11 7 -4 7 Bob Stephans 193.366 mph -4.32 100 4 127 4900 Running
12 17 5 86 Ryan Griffin 192.169 mph -5.63 100 3 120 4700 Running
13 30 17 6 Luther Austin 189.878 mph -5.67 100 0 116 4400 Running
14 8 -6 37 Tom Delgado 193.206 mph -6.00 100 5 114 4300 Running
15 3 -12 03 Rick Head 193.720 mph -6.02 100 15 115 4100 Running
16 37 21 3 Laura Cyrus 187.647 mph -10.17 100 0 104 3800 Running
17 34 17 09 Jay Rivers -R- 189.379 mph -10.30 100 0 100 3600 Running
18 41 23 50 Gabriel Macena 186.022 mph -10.44 100 0 96 3400 Running
19 20 1 08 Brian Sendack 191.893 mph -38.63 100 30 X 102 3500 Running
20 9 -11 45 Harry S. Enola 193.190 mph -1L 99 0 89 3000 Running
21 36 15 9 Taylor Brillon 189.125 mph -1L 99 4 84 2600 Running
22 25 3 88 Kelly Posadas 190.870 mph -1L 99 0 80 2400 Running
23 11 -12 02 Thomas Tucker 192.962 mph -3L 97 2 76 2400 Running
24 38 14 590 Mark Thompson 187.441 mph -6L 94 0 72 2200 Running
25 28 3 11 Robert Leckliter -R- 190.386 mph -14L 86 0 68 2100 Accident
26 18 -8 71 Packer Carroll 192.020 mph -14L 86 0 64 2000 Retired
27 32 5 777 Lucy Barnton 189.434 mph -15L 85 0 60 1900 Accident
28 12 -16 314 Michael Madrigal 192.900 mph -15L 85 0 56 1800 Retired
29 40 11 82 RUS Autosport 186.872 mph -15L 85 0 52 1700 Accident
30 39 9 83 Bradley Carlisle -R- 187.261 mph -15L 85 0 48 1600 Accident
31 31 0 22 Makoto Yamada 189.698 mph -17L 83 0 44 1000 Retired
32 35 3 92 Carlo de Pretto 189.200 mph -18L 82 0 40 900 Retired
33 24 -9 30 Evan Goodman -R- 191.194 mph -43L 57 0 36 800 Tire
34 13 -21 25 Luc Pellerin -R- 192.632 mph -51L 49 0 32 700 Retired
35 21 -14 26 Danica Holifield -R- 191.755 mph -74L 26 0 28 600 Piston
36 10 -26 61 Ryan Matthews 193.159 mph -75L 25 0 24 500 Accident
37 23 -14 24 Libby Bell 191.194 mph -77L 23 0 20 400 Accident
38 14 -24 10 Daniel Leckliter 192.503 mph -95L 5 0 16 300 Piston
39 42 3 38 Ike Durbin 184.601 mph -97L 3 0 12 300 Retired
40 27 -13 47 Trey Ashby 190.446 mph -97L 3 0 8 300 Camshaft
41 26 -15 63 Kevin Monroe 190.527 mph -97L 3 0 8 300 Retired
42 33 -9 5 Mike Malone 189.389 mph -97L 3 0 8 300 Retired
43 43 0 38 Riley Durbin -R- -- PROV 0 0 9 300 PROV
- Points:
- Position Car # Driver Points To Lead Races Wins T5 T10 DNF Poles Laps Laps Led Earnings Team
1 16 Rip Tyler 208 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 100 19 15100 Independent
2 07 Anthony Griffith 164 44 1 0 0 1 0 0 100 0 7200 Independent
3 12 Reid Bullet 162 46 1 0 1 1 0 0 100 0 10000 Independent
4 2 Jason Bates 160 48 1 0 1 1 0 0 100 0 12000 Independent
5 62 Carter Fitzgerald 153 55 1 0 1 1 0 0 100 0 7500 Independent
6 8 Lucas Sweeney 152 56 1 0 1 1 0 0 100 3 8100 Independent
7 64 Leslie Riggs 152 56 1 0 0 1 0 1 100 7 6000 Independent
8 17 Cyrus LaTerza 140 68 1 0 0 1 0 0 100 0 6500 Independent
9 427 Stanley Parsons 136 72 1 0 0 1 0 0 100 0 6000 Independent
10 41 Zack Webster 132 76 1 0 0 1 0 0 100 8 5100 Independent
11 7 Bob Stephans 127 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 4 4900 Independent
12 86 Ryan Griffin 120 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 3 4700 Independent
13 6 Luther Austin 116 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 4400 Independent
14 03 Rick Head 115 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 15 4100 Independent
15 37 Tom Delgado 114 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 5 4300 Independent
16 3 Laura Cyrus 104 104 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 3800 Independent
17 08 Brian Sendack 102 106 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 30 3500 Independent
18 09 Jay Rivers -R- 100 108 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 3600 Independent
19 50 Gabriel Macena 96 112 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 3400 Independent
20 45 Harry S. Enola 89 119 1 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 3000 Independent
21 9 Taylor Brillon 84 124 1 0 0 0 0 0 99 4 2600 Independent
22 88 Kelly Posadas 80 128 1 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 2400 Independent
23 02 Thomas Tucker 76 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 97 2 2400 Independent
24 590 Mark Thompson 72 136 1 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 2200 Independent
25 11 Robert Leckliter -R- 68 140 1 0 0 0 1 0 86 0 2100 Independent
26 71 Packer Carroll 64 144 1 0 0 0 1 0 86 0 2000 Independent
27 777 Lucy Barnton 60 148 1 0 0 0 1 0 85 0 1900 Independent
28 314 Michael Madrigal 56 152 1 0 0 0 1 0 85 0 1800 Independent
29 82 RUS Autosport 52 156 1 0 0 0 1 0 85 0 1700 Independent
30 83 Bradley Carlisle -R- 48 160 1 0 0 0 1 0 85 0 1600 Independent
31 22 Makoto Yamada 44 164 1 0 0 0 1 0 83 0 1000 Independent
32 92 Carlo de Pretto 40 168 1 0 0 0 1 0 82 0 900 Independent
33 30 Evan Goodman -R- 36 172 1 0 0 0 1 0 57 0 800 Independent
34 25 Luc Pellerin -R- 32 176 1 0 0 0 1 0 49 0 700 Independent
35 26 Danica Holifield -R- 28 180 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 0 600 Independent
36 61 Ryan Matthews 24 184 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 0 500 Independent
37 24 Libby Bell 20 188 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 0 400 Independent
38 10 Daniel Leckliter 16 192 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 300 Independent
39 38 Ike Durbin 12 196 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 300 Independent
40 38 Riley Durbin -R- 9 199 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 300 Independent
41 63 Kevin Monroe 8 200 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 300 Independent
42 47 Trey Ashby 8 200 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 300 Independent
43 5 Mike Malone 8 200 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 300 Independent
44 15 AJ Young 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
45 04 Trueman Ellison -R- 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
46 40 Barry Spengler 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
47 18 Brittany Filyaw 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
48 422 Todd Stater 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
49 44 Jacob Walls -R- 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
50 43 Lawrence Burr 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
51 44 MT Motorsports 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
52 90 Ashley Tucker 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
53 98 Kurt Walker 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
54 13 Nami Miura 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
55 31 Matt Duncan -R- 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
56 97 Kyle Cobb -R- 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
57 28 Todd Rowe -R- 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
58 03 Jimmie Russell 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
59 82 Lev Azarov 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
60 44 Shane Williams -R- 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
61 94 Isaac Lightener 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
62 78 Greg Gray -R- 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
63 46 Alex Whitt 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
64 87 Tammy Barnton 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
65 314 Jeremy Baker 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
66 14 Bigsby Foote 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
67 82 Radomir Stanoytchev 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
68 1 Aaron Singer 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by Joshua Michaels Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:35 pm
((I really like your info graphics for the drivers, how did you make them?))
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by Magus978 Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:03 pm
- Spoiler:
- Delgado Hampered by Late Wreck, Falls to 14th
After all the bravado this offseason about how the 2015 FARC Elite Series championship was coming back to Tom Delgado Racing, the TDR army was left scratching their collective heads with what could have been after today's Smash Beer 200. Despite all three cars coming home in the top 20, with Cyrus LaTerza leading the way in 7th, team owner Tom Delgado, who incidentally came home 14th after getting tangled up in a late incident, will be wondering how he didn't finish higher.
"We battled hard all day, that's all I can ask from my teams. This Defender Lenard was really fast, and we were able to find our way to the front for a few laps, and I was very confident that we could get back to the front at the end. Unfortunately the 590 had other ideas and held us up a little bit. As for the incident with the 41, I saw a hole and this late in the race, you have to start making a move. It's nobody's fault, just a racing deal. Unfortunate though as it damaged us just enough to keep us away from the main pack" Delgado said, lamenting the incident with Zack Webster that damaged his car just enough to make it a non-factor late.
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by Memoriesallbutdone Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:52 pm
Evan Goodman's day ends early, resulting in 33rd place finish
"We had great cars all weekend and for whatever today it wasn't here. Then a mechanical issue takes us out. But hey it's just the beginning of the season and I was happy to be able to make this race where so many didn't." - Evan Goodman
"We had great cars all weekend and for whatever today it wasn't here. Then a mechanical issue takes us out. But hey it's just the beginning of the season and I was happy to be able to make this race where so many didn't." - Evan Goodman
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by zaw24fan Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:37 pm
- Spoiler:
- Webster Starts Season Hot, Top 10 in Smash Beer 200
Webster rolled off to start the 2015 season in 6th for the Smash Beer 200, a race Webster had to be replaced into at the expense of a teammate. Long story short Webster ran up front most of the day, avoided several wrecks, started a few wrecks, led laps, and came home 10th.
Webster was extremely pleased with his run after the race while meeting with the media. Webster does; however, feel like some performance was left out on the table when the checkered flag flew.
"Before I say anything, I want to apologize to Makoto Yamada. I don't have an excuse or explanation for that one. Hard racing at the end can sometimes end in ways you don't want them to, and I'm certainly not proud of that," Webster began his comments on the race.
"Car was amazing all day long. I really wish we could have won that race so we could put this car in a museum and never have to bring it out again. That was probably the best car I've driven in my FARC career. It's one of those cars you want to run again, but you really don't want to see it get torn up."
"We started off those opening two runs just on rails. I could take the car anywhere I wanted it to go and we were just able to get back to the front as quickly as we were shuffled back. Right around halfway the car wasn't as good. We had gotten shuffled out of the lead pack and we were just kind of riding around there waiting for a caution. When it finally came out, the crew chief made a great call by keeping us out there and giving us some clean air. Car came right back to life on that run, and it was great all the way to the finish."
"There was certainly something protecting this car today. We had about nine or ten chances to just destroy this car in a wreck, but we somehow avoided most all of them. Not sure what happened there with I think it was the 86. A lot of these incidents we were collected in or almost collected in really were nothing more than a product of hard racing. We were fortunate not to tear the car up to the point where we couldn't compete, and we just brought the car home with a great top 10 finish."
Webster finished his comments with this:
"Words can't express how excited I am about the start of this season. I was very impressed with how well we performed today. We ended last season really looking to improve on several areas in the off-season. Once we got back to the shop, we went back to the drawing board and worked on improving--and I think it really showed today. We were running around past champions Rip Tyler and Ryan Matthews. That says a lot for this 41 team after the season we had in 2014. We'll look to build on this and just take it to the next race."
Webster left Texas World 10th in points, the highest of his career.
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by RyanB06 Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:23 pm
- Spoiler:
Matthews' day ends early, just like last season
Forgive Ryan Matthews for his feelings of deja vu.
In 2014, his season started with an early exit at Texas World Speedway. New season, same result, as a Lap 25 wreck involving Kelly Posadas and Libby Bell meant he'd have plenty of time to watch fiancee Carter Fitzgerald eventually finish fifth.
"I hate this place," Matthews said with a grin after leaving the care center. "Two seasons we've come here and two seasons I'm watching the finish instead of being part of it. It just sucks to be in a big points hole after one race, especially now these Texas races are double-points. But we'll get right. We're too good a team to stay down for long."
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by JMac525 Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:48 pm
- Spoiler:
Makoto Yamada Starts Year with Hard Crash
After an up and down day at the Smash Beer 200, Makoto Yamada ended his run with a torn up racecar. In the closing stretch of the race, Zach Webster made contact with Yamada and sparked a large wreck. Yamada was running in 7th, the highest he'd been all day, at the time of the wreck. While initially angered by unfortunate turn of events, Webster's apology for the incident slightly relieved that anger. Yamada said, "I'm still mad I got wrecked, but Webster apologized and gave an explanation for the incident, which many drivers don't do. So, I don't have much against Zach for the wreck today. On to the next one." Yamada finished 31st on the day.
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by Groribe Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:24 am
That was a great race 
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by BooyakaDragon Thu Mar 12, 2015 12:07 pm
- Spoiler:
- Jay Rivers Exits Smash Beer 200 As The Best Performing Rookie
Blue Jay Racing sure put up quite an impressive effort getting a 17th after avoiding pretty much every big accident throughout the event. 2015 is off to a fantastic start for BJR.
"I'm grateful, as best as I can say it, I'm grateful for the luck the racing gods gave me and my team today. We knew after our performence in the qualifiers, that we were capable of getting a Top 20 finish, and we did so today. Hopefully we can do this well at my other scheduled races this season!"
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Re: (Elite Series) Race 1 - Smash Beer 200
by SnakePlissken Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:08 pm
Rip Tyler Wins Smash Beer 200 In Thrilling Fashion!
Tyler Would Not Be Denied
Despite the best efforts of several competitors to stop him, Rip Tyler managed to pull off a daring last lap pass to win the first race of the 2015 FARC season. Well, "last lap" is a bit of an overstatement. It was more of a "last turn" pass to be a bit more precise. The #8 car of Lucas Sweeney pushed up the track entering the tri-oval and that was just the opening Tyler needed.
"It feels good! Real good!" Tyler exclaimed. "We battled all day. We battled everything-- the other cars, our own car, mechanical issues-- everything. But we kept fighting and good things happen when you do that."
Things were looking bright pre-race for the #16 team as Tyler won his B-Main 1 qualifier putting him on the inside of row 2. Then outside pole sitter Riley Durbin was injured in the new FARC Duckroll Super Series inaugural race and was not medically cleared for the Smash Beer 200. The team was forced to make a driver swap which sent the #38 car to the rear of the field. Thus, Tyler inherited Durbin's slot on the grid-- directly in front of SPI teammate Reid Bullet. From there, things seemed to go downhill for the 2012 series champion.
In the opening stages, a small fracas between the #03 of rookie Rick Head, reigning champion Ryan Matthews in the #61, and the #17 car of veteran Cyrus LaTerza. Tyler managed to avoid this incident with little damage to the nose of his #16 Leapin' Lizard Lycoia Infiltrator. Before that, during the first caution, the #2 car of Jason Bates appeared to get into the back of Tyler and the #16 car veered sharply down onto the apron. It's unknown if the minor contact incurred contributed to Tyler's car having a tire go down shortly thereafter.
Throughout the day, Tyler dropped back to the middle of the pack several times because of other skirmishes with slow or lapped cars only to fight his way back up to the front of the field. Most seemed to involve the #41 car of Zack Webster and the #8 of Lucas Sweeney in some form or other. Once Rick Head became an non-factor, Webster seemed to take up his mantle as aggressor which caused the OEN announcing team to say Webster "wasn't afraid to get his bumper dirty." Being the third driver at Power Steering Incorporated in 2014, it's possible Webster may have learned a thing or two from Kurt Plissken, but that is purely speculation on our part.
"There was several white knuckle moments out there today for sure," Tyler stated. Midway through the race Tyler avoided calamity when he split in between teammate Reid Bullet and Cyrus LaTerza. Rip Tyler recovered again and again from his several close calls to fight his way back up front. LaTerza would resurface later in what could be the defining moment of the race.
With 20 laps remaining, Tyler made his final pit stop and was first in and back out.
"Can't say enough about our crew!" Tyler beamed. "They made the right calls at the right times all day. They kept me up front and without them, we wouldn't be in victory lane right now."
It didn't look like it nearing the end of the race though. Once again contact with Cyrus LaTerza threatened to end Tyler's day. With less than 10 laps remaining, LaTerza tried to squeeze in between the #19 car of Allie Riggs and Zack Webster. Tyler went into the wall causing some damage to the right side of #16 car. But Rip Tyler would not be denied.
"Rip has an indomitable spirit," Reid Bullet commented. "He won't ever quit or give up."
"I'd like to give a shout out to Reid Bullet!" yelled Tyler trying to be heard above the victory celebration noise. "That guy is a true white hat. He helped me all day long. He drove the wheels off that #12 Loan Ranger car today. In fact, if he hadn't gotten hung up by slow and lapped cars several times today, he may have very well run away with this race and been here in victory lane instead of me!"
"That guy is as unselfish as they come." Tyler then turned and said, "I never got a chance to properly thank him." But once again, Bullet, known as the Masked Man" had disappeared into the crowd.
Jason Bates finished second -0.11 behind Tyler with Bullet in third just a scant -0.14 behind the victorious Tyler. By nabbing the final podium slot, Bullet ensured the SPI team a 1-3 finish for the day's festivities.
With the victory, Rip Tyler scored an impressive 208 points whilst Bullet notched 162 in his belt.
SPI teammate Libby Bell had a tire go down on lap 20 and was wrecked out of the race shortly thereafter.
Tyler Would Not Be Denied
Despite the best efforts of several competitors to stop him, Rip Tyler managed to pull off a daring last lap pass to win the first race of the 2015 FARC season. Well, "last lap" is a bit of an overstatement. It was more of a "last turn" pass to be a bit more precise. The #8 car of Lucas Sweeney pushed up the track entering the tri-oval and that was just the opening Tyler needed.
"It feels good! Real good!" Tyler exclaimed. "We battled all day. We battled everything-- the other cars, our own car, mechanical issues-- everything. But we kept fighting and good things happen when you do that."
Things were looking bright pre-race for the #16 team as Tyler won his B-Main 1 qualifier putting him on the inside of row 2. Then outside pole sitter Riley Durbin was injured in the new FARC Duckroll Super Series inaugural race and was not medically cleared for the Smash Beer 200. The team was forced to make a driver swap which sent the #38 car to the rear of the field. Thus, Tyler inherited Durbin's slot on the grid-- directly in front of SPI teammate Reid Bullet. From there, things seemed to go downhill for the 2012 series champion.
In the opening stages, a small fracas between the #03 of rookie Rick Head, reigning champion Ryan Matthews in the #61, and the #17 car of veteran Cyrus LaTerza. Tyler managed to avoid this incident with little damage to the nose of his #16 Leapin' Lizard Lycoia Infiltrator. Before that, during the first caution, the #2 car of Jason Bates appeared to get into the back of Tyler and the #16 car veered sharply down onto the apron. It's unknown if the minor contact incurred contributed to Tyler's car having a tire go down shortly thereafter.
Throughout the day, Tyler dropped back to the middle of the pack several times because of other skirmishes with slow or lapped cars only to fight his way back up to the front of the field. Most seemed to involve the #41 car of Zack Webster and the #8 of Lucas Sweeney in some form or other. Once Rick Head became an non-factor, Webster seemed to take up his mantle as aggressor which caused the OEN announcing team to say Webster "wasn't afraid to get his bumper dirty." Being the third driver at Power Steering Incorporated in 2014, it's possible Webster may have learned a thing or two from Kurt Plissken, but that is purely speculation on our part.
"There was several white knuckle moments out there today for sure," Tyler stated. Midway through the race Tyler avoided calamity when he split in between teammate Reid Bullet and Cyrus LaTerza. Rip Tyler recovered again and again from his several close calls to fight his way back up front. LaTerza would resurface later in what could be the defining moment of the race.
With 20 laps remaining, Tyler made his final pit stop and was first in and back out.
"Can't say enough about our crew!" Tyler beamed. "They made the right calls at the right times all day. They kept me up front and without them, we wouldn't be in victory lane right now."
It didn't look like it nearing the end of the race though. Once again contact with Cyrus LaTerza threatened to end Tyler's day. With less than 10 laps remaining, LaTerza tried to squeeze in between the #19 car of Allie Riggs and Zack Webster. Tyler went into the wall causing some damage to the right side of #16 car. But Rip Tyler would not be denied.
"Rip has an indomitable spirit," Reid Bullet commented. "He won't ever quit or give up."
"I'd like to give a shout out to Reid Bullet!" yelled Tyler trying to be heard above the victory celebration noise. "That guy is a true white hat. He helped me all day long. He drove the wheels off that #12 Loan Ranger car today. In fact, if he hadn't gotten hung up by slow and lapped cars several times today, he may have very well run away with this race and been here in victory lane instead of me!"
"That guy is as unselfish as they come." Tyler then turned and said, "I never got a chance to properly thank him." But once again, Bullet, known as the Masked Man" had disappeared into the crowd.
Jason Bates finished second -0.11 behind Tyler with Bullet in third just a scant -0.14 behind the victorious Tyler. By nabbing the final podium slot, Bullet ensured the SPI team a 1-3 finish for the day's festivities.
With the victory, Rip Tyler scored an impressive 208 points whilst Bullet notched 162 in his belt.
SPI teammate Libby Bell had a tire go down on lap 20 and was wrecked out of the race shortly thereafter.
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