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McCall gets revenge in Red Rose Hosiery 150 at Lonesome Pine Raceway with third UARA STARS Victory of 2005
Coeburn, VA (August 21) – Denver, NC driver Matt McCall got revenge Saturday night at Lonesome Pine Speedway in the Red Rose Hosiery 150. Earlier this season McCall dominated the race until late when mechanical problems forced him out of the race.
Problems would not stop McCall this night, McCall set on the Sunoco Pole and led all one-hundred fifty laps of the event. McCall also became the first driver the win three races in 2005. Jamie Caudill is the only other repeat winner with two victories.
Caudill and McCall came into the race with only two points separating them. With the points structure McCall received five points for the pole and Caudill received three points for the outside pole. The two drivers would start the race side by side and in the point’s standings.
Caudill got the jump but McCall battled back to led the first lap. Caudill settled in second until lap eighteen when a hard charging Danny O’Quinn made his move on the outside of Caudill to take over second place. The line up would stay the same until lap seventy when Caudill dropped to the inside and fell out of the race with mechanical trouble and ending the night with a twentieth place finish.
Holley Performance Performer of the race Tony Grady was making his way to the front and took over third when Caudill fell out. Grady was able to get by O’Quinn and pull up to the bumper of McCall but the car got tight late and ended the night with a strong third place finish.
RH2 Way Rookie contender Kyle Grissom back his Anderson win with a strong top five run but also faded late to finish eighth earning him the Rookie of the race. RA Brown collected another East TN Trailers Hard Charger of the Race gaining the most spot for the night and finishing ninth.
Following McCall across the line was O’Quinn in second, Grady in third, Jamie Yelton forth and Robert Elliott rounding out the top five.
UARA STARS next event will be Saturday September 3rd , at Southern National Speedway in Kenly, NC, For more information contact UARA STARS at (828) 692-3833 www.uara-stars.com |