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Lap By Lap: Tri-County 150

MATT DIBENEDETTO COLLECTS HIS FIRST NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES EAST VICTORY IN JUST HIS SECOND START IN THE SERIES. THE 17-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA NATIVE CELEBRATES WITH A POLISH-VICTORY LAP. AUSTIN DILLON FINISHES SECOND, FOLLOWED BY ALAN TARDIFF. JODY LAVENDER AND PATRICK LONG ROUND OUT THE TOP FIVE. TREVOR BAYNE, DAKODA ARMSTRONG, RYAN DUFF, DUSTIN DELANEY AND MATT KOBYLUCK COMPLETE THE TOP 10.

CHECKERED FLAG -- Matt DiBenedetto dirt-tracks it off Turn 4  but keeps it pointed forward and leads Austin Dillon across the line. Jody Lavender gets spun as he crosses the finish line behind Alan Tardiff for third.

WHITE FLAG LAP -- Matt DiBenedetto gets clear and jumps out front. Austin Dillon follows in second. 

Lap 163 -- Matt DiBenedetto nudges under Auston Dillon to grab the lead back 

Lap 162 -- GREEN: Matt DiBenedetto and Austin Dillon lead to the line, Austin Dillon gets a run on the oustide to take the lead. 

Lap 161 -- One to go to green.

Lap 158 -- Running order reverts to last completed lead lap: Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon, Patrick Long, Alan Tardiff, Jody Lavender, Trevor Bayne, Dakoda Armstrong, Ryan Duff, Dustin Delaney, Matt Kobyluck, Kyle Fowler.  

Lap 156 -- CAUTION NO. 8: Multiple spin among the back cars. Another green-white-checkered coming up. 

Lap 156 -- GREEN: Matt DiBenedetto and Austin Dillon side-by-side. 

Lap 155 -- One to go to green-white-checkered. 

Lap 154 -- Looks like a first-time winner coming up. Austin Dillon (fourth) and Trevor Bayne (seventh) are the only cars in the top 10 with wins. 

Lap 153 -- Green waved off for debris in Turn 4 and at the flagstand. 

Lap 152 -- One to go to green. 

Lap 150 -- Green-white-checkered finish coming up. Leaders are Matt DiBenedetto, Patrick Long, Austin Dillon, Jody Lavender, Alan Tardiff, Dakoda Armstrong, Ryan Gifford, Trevor Bayne, Dustin Delaney and Matt Kobyluck. Jason Patison, Ryan DUff, Kyle Fowler, Alex Kennedy and John Salemi are 11-15. 

Lap 148 -- CAUTION NO. 7: Matthew Kurzekewski comes to a stop at the top of Turn 1. 

Lap 147 -- Matt DiBenedetto takes the lead back on the backstretch and Patrick Long makes it 3-wide to grab second. 

Lap 146 -- GREEN: Austin Dillon by a nose at the line. 

Lap 145 -- One to go. Leaders are Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon, Patrick Long, Dakoda Armstrong, Jody Lavender, Alan Tardiff, Ryan Gifford, Trevor Bayne, Ryan Duff and Dustin Delaney. 

Lap 141 -- CAUTION NO. 6: Debris. No beneficiary inside of 10 to go. 

Lap 138 -- Matt DiBenedetto's lead now 1.666 over Austin Dillon and 2.913 over Patrick Long. 

Lap 135 -- Alan Tardiff is sixth, followed by Trevor Bayne, Ryan Gifford, Ryan Duff and Matt Kobyluck 

Lap 133 -- Top five are Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon, Patrick Long, Dakoda Armstrong and Jody Lavender. 

Lap 131 -- Jarit Johnson was running fifth when he pulls down pit road; hood up and car is smoking 

Lap 129 -- Matt DiBenedetto weaves through lapped traffic, up 1.136 over Austin Dillon. 

Lap 126 -- Ryan Gifford and Ryan Duff battle for 10th. 

Lap 123 -- Inside lane has taken over as preference for passing as Jody Lavender goes by Matt Kobyluck for sixth. Alan Tardiff follows suit, as does Trevor Bayne. 

Lap 121 -- Patrick Long in third, followed by Jarit Johnson. Dakoda Armstrong has found a way by Matt Kobyluck for fifth. 

Lap 119 -- Matt DiBenedetto by six car lengths over Austin Dillon. 

Lap 116 -- Patrick Long is up to rhird, followed by Jarit Johnson, Matt Kobyluck and Alan Tardiff. 

Lap 113 -- Austin Dillon slides up in Turn 3, allowing Matt DiBenedetto to duck under and take the lead back. 

Lap 112 -- GREEN: Austin Dillon ahead of Matt DiBenedetto at the line. 

Lap 111 -- One to go to green. 

Lap 110 -- Leaders are: Austin Dillon, Matt DiBenedetto, Matt Kobyluck, Patrick Long, Jarit Johnson, Alan Tardiff, Dakoda Armstrong, Jody Lavender, Trevor Bayne, and Ryan Duff. 

Lap 108 -- CAUTION NO. 5: Jonathan Smith solo spin on the backstretch. Jason Cochran is the beneficiary. 

Lap 106 -- Trevor Bayne and Jody Lavender trade paint in Turn 3 and both lose several spots. 

Lap 105 -- Third-place continues to be a fracas, between Matt Kobyluck, Jarit Johnson and Patrick Long. 

Lap 102 -- Jarit Johnson and Patrick Long side-by-side for fourth. 

Lap 100 -- GREEN: Matty DiBenedetto by a nose at the line, but Austin Dillon takes the lead on the backstretch. 

Lap 99 -- Kyle Fowler, Ryan Duff, Ryan Gifford, Alex Kennedy and Jason Patison are 11th through 15th. 

Lap 97 -- Leaders are: Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon, Matt Kobyluck, Trevor Bayne, Jarit Johnson, Dakoda Armstong, Patrick Long, Jody Lavender, Alan Tardiff and John Salemi. Antonio Perez, Steve Park, Ryan Truex and Eddie MacDonald make trips down pit road. 

Lap 95 -- CAUTION NO. 4: Eddie MacDonald spins in Turn 2. Stays off the wall and pulls away. Dominick Casola is the beneficiary. 

Lap 93 -- Leaders navigating lapped traffic. 

Lap 91 -- Matt DiBenedetto and Austin Dillon had three-tenths on the third-place car of Matt Kobyluck. Trevor Bayne and Jarit Johnson remain fourth and fifth. 

Lap 89 -- Matt Kobyluck continues to fall back as Trevor Bayne and Jarit Johnson look to pass. 

Lap 87 -- Dakoda Amstrong wrestles sixth away from Eddie MacDonald. 

Lap 84 -- Dakoda Armstong, Eddue MacDonald and Patrick Long three-wide for sixth into Turn 3. 

Lap 82 -- Dustin Delaney spins in Turn 3, no caution as he keeps going. 

Lap 80 -- Austin Dillon clears Matt Kobyluck to take second, Trevor Bayne still fourth and Jarit Johnson fifth. 

Lap 78 -- Matt Kobyluck and Austin Dillon side-by-side for second as sparks fly. 

Lap 76 -- Matt DiBenedetto finally slides by Matt Kobyluck on the inside to grab the lead. Kobyluck immediately pressured by Austin Dillon. 

Lap 74 -- Trevor Bayne continues to use inside groove out of Turn 4. 

Lap 72 -- Matt Kobyluck leads a five-car breakaway. 

Lap 70 -- Austin Dillon puts the head on Matt DiBenedetto for second. 

Lap 67 -- Trevor Bayne claims fourth. Eddie MacDonald in fifth, and Patrick Long looks to use the inside lane past Alan Tardiff for seventh. 

Lap 65 -- Matt Kobyluck leads Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon and the side-by-side battle between Jarit Johnson and Trevor Bayne. 

Lap 63 -- Jarit Johnson uses the outside lane to challenge Trevor Bayne for fourth. 

Lap 62 -- GREEN: Matt Kobyluck continues to get the jump. 

Lap 61 -- One to go to green. Brett Moffitt to the rear for pitting too soon. 

Lap 59 -- Jason Cochran and Matthew Kurzewjewski make trips to pit road. 

Lap 57 -- Leaders are: Matt Kobyluck, Matt DiBenedetto, Trevor Bayne, Austin Dillon, Alan Tardiff, Jarit Johnson, Dakoda Armstrong, Eddie MacDonald, Jody Lavender, Patrick Long, Alex Kennedy, John Salemi, Steve Park, Dustin Delaney, Ryan Truex, Ryan Duff, Kyle Fowler, Antonio Perez, Jason Patison, Matthew Kurzejewski. 

Lap 56 -- Jonathon Smith and Jason Cochran back down pit road. 

Lap 54 -- Brett Moffitt comes down pit road. Crew goes to work on left front. Moffitt apparently made contact with Steve Park avoiding Gifford's car. 

Lap 53 -- CAUTION NO. 3: Ryan Gifford spins in Turn 2. Kristin Bumbera.

Lap 51 -- Jarit Johnson's tire rub has apparently worked itself out as he climbs up to sixth. 

Lap 49 -- Matt Kobyluck pulls back out in front. Top 3 cars of Matt Kobyluck, Matt DiBenedetto and Trevor Bayne have put about 10 car lengths on the fourth-place car of Austin Dillon. Alan Tardiff runs fifth. 

Lap 46 -- Matt DiBenedetto again pulls along the inside lane of Matt Kobyluck. 

Lap 43 -- Matt Kobyluck holds on and pulls back in front. Matt DiBenedetto follows in his tracks, while Trevor Bayne has a much lower exit coming off Turn 4. 

Lap 42 -- Matt DiBenedetto pulls inside of Matt Kobyluck to challenge for the lead. 

Lap 41 -- The outside appears to be the fast way around, as Eddie MacDonald also looks to go around ALan Tardiff. 

Lap 39 -- Austin Dillon challenges on the outside of Alan Tardiff for fourth. 

Lap 37 -- Matt DiBenedetto pulls clear for second. 

Lap 35 -- GREEN: Matt Kobyluck and Matt DiBenedetto lead the way. Kobyluck again gets the jump. Trevor Bayne slides up to challenge for second. 

Lap 34 -- One to go to green. 

Lap 33 -- Leaders are: Matt Kobyluck, Matt DiBenedetto, Trevor Bayne, Alan Tardiff, Jody Lavender, Austin Dillon, Patrick Long, Eddie MacDonald, Jarit Johnson and Dakoda Armstrong. Jason Patison, Jason Cochran and Kristin Bumbera pit.  

Lap 31 -- CAUTION NO. 2: Kyle Fowler spun in Turn 3 while running just outside the top 10. Jonathan Smith is the beneficiary. 

Lap 29 -- Jody Lavender in fifth, followed by Austin Dillon, Patrick Long, Eddie MacDonald, Jarit Johnson, and Dakoda Armstrong. 

Lap 27 -- Matt Kobyluck's lead to .728 over Matt DiBenedetto. 

Lap 24 -- Front tire rub reported on Jarit Johnson, running ninth. 

Lap 21 -- ALan Tardiff settles into third, followed by Jody Lavender and Austin Dillon. 

Lap 20 -- Trevor Bayne clear in second and Matt DiBenedetto follows to take third. 

Lap 19 -- Trevor Bayne and Alan Tardiff still side-by-side for second. 

Lap 17 -- GREEN: Matt Kobyluck gets a huge jump on the restart and takes a commanding lead. 

Lap 16 -- One to go to green. 

Lap 14 -- Leaders are Alan Tardiff, Matt Kobyluck, Matt DiBenedetto, Trevor Bayne, Austin Dillon, Jody Lavender, Eddie MacDonald, Patrick Long, Dakoda Armstrong and John Salemi. Jonathan Smith is the beneficiary. 

Lap 12 -- CAUTION NO. 1: Brett Moffitt spins in Turn 2. No other contact. 

Lap 9 -- Alan Tardiff has the lapped car of Jonathan Smith between him and Matt Kobyluck. Matt DiBenedetto runs third, followed by Trevor Bayne and Austin Dillon. 

Lap 7 -- Kristen Bumbera comes down pit road; Matt Kobyluck has moved into second. 

Lap 5 -- Jonathan Smitch comes down pit road. 

Lap 4 -- Matt Kobyluck goes around Matt DeBenedetto for third.  

Lap 2 -- Matt Kobyluck has moved into fourth. 

Lap 1 -- GREEN: Trevor Bayne gets the jump and leads by the nose at the line. Alan Tardiff takes it back on the backstretch. 

7:58 p.m. -- Jason Patison goes to the back for unapproved changes after qualifying. 

7:54 p.m. -- Drivers have been given the command to start their engines. 

7:48 p.m. -- Invocation and national anthem. 

7:40 p.m. -- Driver introductions have begun.  

7 p.m. -- The cars are lined up and the drivers are on the track signing autographis for all the race fans. 

6:27 p.m. -- Alan Tardiff earns his first career Coors Light Pole Award in just the sixth career start for the 24-year-old Lyman, Maine, driver. Trevor Bayne is second, followed by Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon and Brett Moffitt.  (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE QUALIFYING RESULTS)

6:27 p.m. -- Brett Moffitt's second qualifying lap of 16.665 puts him fifth. 

6:24 p.m. -- Trevor Bayne's second lap of 16.564 leaves him two-thousands short of Alan Tardiff's pole speed. 

6:18 p.m. -- Austin Dillon's second lap put him third. Top five currently (through 20 qualifiers) is Alan Tardiff, Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon, Matt Kobyluck, Dakoda Armstrong. 

6:16 p.m. -- Matt DiBenedetto's first lap time of 16.603 puts him second, and his second lap is slower, leaving Alan Tardiff with the provisional pole. 

6:15 p.m. -- Matt Kobyluck's second lap 16.682 jumps him to second. 

6:09 p.m. -- Ten cars down and Alan Tardiff still leads, followed by Dakoda Armstrong and Eddie MacDonald.

6:04 p.m. -- First five cars out and Alan Tardiff maintains the provisional pole with a lap of 16.562 (86.946). Notables still to come: Eddie MacDonald (seventh), Matt Kobyluck (15th), Matt DiBenedetto (16th), Austin Dillon (18th), Steve Park (19th), Trevor Bayne (24th) and Brett Moffitt (26th).

6 p.m. -- Qualifying has begun. 

5:50 p.m. -- Qualifying begins in 10 minutes. Alan Tardiff is the first to roll off. Brett Moffitt, who won the Coors Light Pole Award in the season opening race after going out last, will again be the final qualifier.  

3 p.m. -- Second practice has concluded. Eddie MacDonald again tops the charts, with a time of 16.778. Ryan Duff was second, followed by Matt DiBenedetto, Patrick Long and Trevor Bayne. (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE PRACTICE TIMES)  

2:15 p.m. -- Final practice has begun. 

1:43 p.m. -- The first practice has concluded. Eddie MacDonald has the fastest lap at 16.759 seconds (85.924 mph), followed by Alan Tardiff and Trevor Bayne.

1:37 p.m. -- Kyle Fowler and Kristin Bumbera get together in Turn 3. Bumbera spins, no visible damage to either car. 

1 p.m. -- Practice has begun. Twenty-six cars are on the ground. 

12:40 p.m. ET -- Engines are fired up as first practice is 20 minutes away. The sun is out and it's about 85 degrees for the NASCAR Camping World Series East's first visit to the Hudson, N.C., .400-mile oval.