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Tim McDonnell, Tony Pizzaro and John Battista come in as the favorites to win at the acclaimed Sonoma Raceway in wine-country California. Track position will be key and can play spoiler to the road-ringers today. Whoever plays the pit-strategy correctly will be victorious.

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John Tharp flew past pole-sitter Matt Raboin on the first lap and led the initial 26 circuits of the event. On lap 9, John Battista and Jimmie Stevens crashed battling for third entering the final corner, and both spun into the pit road without damage. Ryan Heuser, Craig Lee and Jonathan Skrabacz occupied the top-5 positions for the next couple of laps.

On lap 10, Mark Guthrie and Zach Michael flew into the frontstretch dogleg past the start-finish line. Guthrie's car devoured the wall head-on and destroyed the racecar, finishing last on the day. Michael went for a flip and lost his hood, but pulled off a miracle 16th by the end with his limited horsepower.

After lap 26 pit stops, Michael wound up the leader after staying out on the track. Tim McDonnell made quick work, first passing Tharp in turn-1 and taking over the top-spot on the next lap through the esses. He would lead the next 23 laps with Matt Raboin, Tony Pizzaro, Zakk Miller and Tharp inside the top-5 after 45 laps.

Some Dukes of Hazzard action off of turn 3-A gave some entertainment for the fans today. Scott Jackson, Dave Miller, Aaron Cummings and David Butterworth all took their turns hopping the infield access-road and flying into traffic. Cummings and Butterworth both finished 1-lap down, while Miller and Jackson were able to recover and finish inside the top-11.

Matt Raboin took the lead on lap 53 after a Tim McDonnell pit stop. He clocked in some of the fastest times in the race, pulling a second on the field each lap for 10 straight laps. After taking his turn in the pits, Ryan Heuser, Craig Lee and Scott Jackson all took turns in front of the field.

A horrifying incident on the lap 93 restart saw a head-on collision into the tire barriers for Alan Nesfeder and William Perry. They were three-wide preparing for the entry to turn one when the two made contact. Alan was crunched into the barriers, passenger-side first at 105 MPH. Tex was jolted forward in the impact, losing his 6th place effort and nearly his exoskeleton in the process. Both drivers were shaken but unhurt. 

Once pit stops were said and done, Mark Murphy became the leader. For four laps Adam Crapser had used every trick in the book to pass by the #47 for the lead. He was finally able to clear him crossing the start-finish line and into the lead for the first time all day. One corner later, he blew up. A sad fate to a near first-victory for the #4 crew.

Mark, Alex Crapser and Tim McDonnell placed 1-2-3 during the waning laps. Neither car was quick enough to catch the other, and rode around contently awaiting the final 10-lap dash to the finish. Out of nowhere, Matthew Dominique flew from 33rd to 4th on only 20 laps, spoiling the party up front. He passed McDonnell with 20 to go. He flew by Crapser with 18 to go. He was on the #47's tail.

After a couple of quick cautions, Dominique was on Mark's bumper with 13 laps to go. Several attempts to make a pass for the lead went silent. They were side-by-side through the backstretch esses on many occasions, and would eventually be the passing-point for the #25 with seven laps to go. Dominique would pull away, while Mark ran out of gas with 2 laps to go, pitting and limping to 25th place after an extraordinary run.

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Views: 164 | Added by: TonyPizzaro | Date: 15-June-20

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