The eternal rainfall comes to an end! A green racetrack saw John Battista run a whopping 46.7, earning the pole while qualifying inside the top-12 for an eighth-straight event. "We ate burgers at the Hash House Bistro." said Battista, currently on his new "Herbivore and More!" food restriction. "Lew told me to eat only once a week, unless I'm hungry." He will start beside Bink Lucas, with the Race-2-Win brigade gridding directly behind.

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Battista's #39 Lucas Racing Wendy's Chevrolet dominates the initial stretch, leading the first three laps. His immaculate pace dropped Rob Scarberry and Jonathan Skrabacz out of the draft, with only Matthew Dominique and Logan Sheets able to make a bid for the top-spot. Sheets abandoned Battista's draft-line to make a charge of his own, dropping to the inside only to be blocked by Dominique.

Battista was freight-trained by a conga-line on the inside, handing the #25 Alpinestars Quantum Racing Viper the advantage on lap-14. He'd lead the field through lap-23, racing side-by-side with Zach Michael only for Craig Lee and Timothy McDonnell to scurry past both on the inside. Lee, Dominique and McDonnell fought relentlessly with Battista, Michael, Ken Pettit, Rick Jackson, Dakota Wilkins and Tony Pizzaro up front as the handling began to wither.

Matthew Dominique led the entire second-half of the fuel run, coming in to pit on lap-52. He'd come out a morbid 37th, relegated to the deepest pack after a jack malfunction on the left side, combined with staying out longer than the other leaders. Doom would inherently follow. Lap-60 contact between Bink Lucas and David Butterworth sent both cars through the infield grass, sliding up the turn-3 bank and into traffic. Lucas managed to save the car, with the #81 clipping Alex Crapser and into a tail-spin. Dominique couldn't avoid him, slamming his rear-bumper and plowing hard radiator-first into the outside wall. Miraculously, Butterworth was able to continue, with Dominique ostracized from the event and into the garage.

44 cars enter the pits! Carnage was nearly inevitable, with Zach Michael slamming into Michael Henson as he exited his stall. The radiator and front assembly was destroyed, ending the race for the #20 Coca-Cola Mustang. They'd drop from second to fourth in the standings, 129-points behind Johnny Reed Foley. Teammate Markell Murphy endured the same fate, colliding with new leader Dakota Wilkins as the #77 attempted to exit. Murphy fell out with a broken control arm, with Wilkins hindered on speed for the rest of the event.

Dalton Lucas stays out! He, John Tharp and Ken Joynt gamble on their ten-lap tires, with Lucas nullifying a 30-race streak of failing to lead a lap! His reign of terror would end quickly, watching Rick Jackson, Johnny Reed Foley and Tony Pizzaro power through on the inside. The #12 Fenway Frank machine dominated the initial stint, leading he field through lap-85. Foley, Zakk Miller, Rick Jackson and Logan Sheets each swapped spots at the helm, only for Pizzaro to re-take the advantage and steal away the Halfway Bacon.

Donald Stewart and Jeremy Hebel lost the draft early in the run, getting lapped on lap-100. They would join Tony Gunk, Michael Henson, Rob Scarberry, Jonathan Skrabacz, David Butterworth and Dakota Wilkins, each losing the draft and falling to the wayside. Zakk Miller navigated through the lapped traffic better than Pizzaro, taking the top-spot before Craig Lee, Rick Jackson and Johnny Reed Foley took their turns leading the pack. After stops were cycled, Pizzaro came out with an immaculate five-second advantage, leading through lap-127, with Race-2-Win teammates Rick Jackson and Ken Pettit second and third.

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