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Brett Moffitt takes his first checkered flag

Lap By Lap: South Boston 150

CHECKERED FLAG: BRETT MOFFITT SCORES HIS FIRST CAREER VICTORY. MOFFITT BECOMES THE YOUNGEST WINNER IN NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES HISTORY, BREAKING JOEY LOGANO'S RECORD FOR OVERALL AND THE EAST SERIES. LOGANO WAS A MONTH AND 5 DAYS SHY OF 17 WHEN HE WON THE NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES WEST RACE AT PHOENIX IN 2007, AND LESS THAN A MONTH YOUNGER THAN 17 WHEN HE WON THE NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES EAST RACE AT GREENVILLE PICKENS SPEEDWAY. MOFFITT DOESN'T TURN 17 UNTIL AUG. 7.

RYAN GIFFORD, RYAN TRUEX, JODY LAVENDER AND MAX GRESHAM ROUND OUT THE TOP 5.

UNOFFICIAL FINISH: 1. Moffitt, 2. Gifford, 3. Truex, 4. Lavender, 5. Gresham, 6. Tardiff, 7. Caisse, 8. Dillon, 9. MacDonald, 10. Delaney, 11. Kobyluck, 12. Duff, 13. Park, 14. Smith, 15. Bumbera, 16. Hernandez, 17. Armstrong, 18. Kurzejewski, 19. Patison, 20. Kennedy, 21. Salemi, 22. Mattioli, 23. Peck 

WHITE FLAG -- Brett Moffitt takes the white flag with a sizeable lead. 

Lap 147 -- MacDonald, Delaney, Kobyluck and Hernandez continue to run nose to tail, half a straightaway behind Dillon. 

Lap 145 -- Moffitt passes Park and maintains his advantage over Gifford 

Lap 142 -- Truex continues to run in third, with a cushion on Lavender. Gresham continues to holds off Tardiff for his spot, while right behind Caisse holds off T. Dillon 

Lap 140 -- Moffitt puts Smith a lap down and now has a car between him anbd Gifford 

Lap 139 -- Gifford passes lapped cars and sets sights on Moffitt 

Lap 138 -- Gifford about a straightaway behind Moffitt, but briefly stuck behind two lapped cars 

Lap 136 -- Truex gets way loose by himself out of Turn 4, saves it but loses spot on to Gifford 

Lap 134 -- Tardiff looking to take the high line for a peark around Gresham 

Lap 132 -- Moffitt gos to work on Kurzejewski. 

Lap 130 -- Gifford gets a nose under Truex, but outside line holds for Truex. 

Lap 129 -- Cars are starting to skate as they come out of the turns. 

Lap 126 -- Moffitt leads, Truex and Gifford several car lengths back for second, Lavender about 15 car lengths back in third, followed by Gresham and Tardiff. Caisse and T. Dillon run together after that, followed by Delaney, MacDonald and Kobyluck 

Lap 124 -- Moffitt closes on tail end cars of Armstrong and Pattison 

Lap 122 -- Caisse begins to use higher groove as well. 

Lap 119 -- Outside groove working for Tardiff, as he pulls away from battle for seventh between T. Dillon and Caisse. Delaney, MacDonald and Kobyluck in thge hunt right behind. 

Lap 118 -- Moffitt gets breathing room in first, as Gifford puts the head on Truex for second 

Lap 117 -- Salemi out: accident 

Lap 114 -- T. Dillon looks inside several times but can't complete the pass on Tardiff, who has moved up a groove 

Lap 112 -- T. Dillon applies heavy pressure to Tardiff 

Lap 110 -- Leaders are Moffitt, Truex, Gifford, then several car lengths back to Lavender, then Gresham, Caisse, Tardiff, T. Dillon, Delaney, MacDonald and Kobyluck 

Lap 108 -- Armstrong serves a pass through penalty for exiting pit road in the wrong exit 

Lap 106 -- Moffitt jumps to the lead and clears Truex. Gifford follows close behind. 

Lap 105 -- GREEN: Truex by a nose at the line. 

Lap 104 -- One to go to green 

Lap 103 -- Kobyluck and Park come down pit road. 

Lap 100 -- CAUTION NO. 5: Kurzejewski  comes to a halt in Turn 4. No beneficiary, as he would have gotten it.

Lap 98 -- Hernandez, running 11th, suddenly slows in Turn 4 with right front flat, but gets to pit road. 

Lap 97 -- Tardiff and Delaney follow Kobyluck to round out the top 10. 

Lap 95 -- Ty Dillon moves to the inside to take seventh from Kobyluck 

Lap 94 -- Moffitt, Truex, Gifford pull away from Caisse, Gresham and Lavender. 

Lap 92 -- Lavender running a lower line, looks to put pressure on Gresham for fifth 

Lap 89 -- Eddie MacDonald begins picking his way back through the field. He's up to 14th 

Lap 86 -- Moffitt jets into the lead, followed by Truex, Gifford, Caisse, Gresham, Lavender and Kobyluck. T. Dillon edges past Tardiff to take the next spot. 

Lap 84 -- GREEN: Identical start by Moffitt and Truex, with Moffitt by a nose at the line for the lead 

Lap 82 -- MacDonald pits, and will restart behind Kurzejewski and Bumbera will be right behind as last car on the lead lap.

Lap  81 -- Leaders are: Truex, Moffitt, Gifford, Caisse, Gresham, Kobyluck, Lavender, Tardiff, T. Dillon, Delaney, Smith (10th), Park, Hernandez, Duff, Kurzejewski, Armstrong.

Lap 80 -- YELLOW NO. 4: Damaged car of Kennedy comes to a stop in Turn 4 

Lap 77 -- Contact between Kennedy and Smith coming out of Turn 2, sends Kennedy up the track and he drops back to the tail of the field; major damage to nose of Smith's car. 

Lap 76 -- Moffitt falls in line, followed by Gifford, Caisse, Gresham, Kobyluck and Lavender 

Lap 75 -- GREEN: Truex gets a clean jump 

Lap 72 -- Salemi leaves his car on the front stretch. It will go off on hooks. Pattison and Bumbera make repeated trips down pit road.  The hood is up on Pattison's car. Duff makes a quick pit.

Lap 70 -- Lead lap cars are: Truex, Moffitt, Gifford, Caisse, Gresham, Kobyluck, Lavender, Kennedy, Tardiff, Smith, T. Dillon, MacDonald, Delaney, Hernandez, Park, Duff, Armstrong, Kurzejewski. 

Lap 68 -- Matt Kurzejewski is the beneficiary 

Lap 68 -- CAUTION NO. 3: John Salemi spins on the frontstretch and has major damage to the left side of his car 

Lap 65 -- Truex again jumps to a 5-car length lead over Moffitt 

Lap 64 -- Kobyluck back to fifth, followed by Lavender, Kennedy, Tardiff and Smith. Ty Dillon and MacDonald are right behind. 

Lap 62 -- Gifford is up to third, followed by Caisse and Gresham 

Lap 61 -- GREEN: Truex gets the jump this time and slides into the lead on the backstretch 

Lap 60 -- One to go to green. 

Lap 55 -- Leaders are Moffitt, Truex, Caisse, Gifford, Kobyluck, Gresham, Kennedy, Lavender, Smith, Tardiff, MacDonald, T. Dillon, Delaney, Duff, Armstrong, Park. 

Lap 54 -- Kristin Bumbera is the beneficiary 

Lap 54 -- CAUTION NO. 2: Solo spin by Chase Mattioli coming out of Turn 4. 

Lap 52 -- Caisse gets back by Kobyluck, and Gifford fills the hole underneath Kobyluck to take fourth. 

Lap 51 -- Todd Peck is out: engine 

Lap 50 -- Leaders are Moffitt, Truex, Kobyluck, Caisse, then a side-by-side battle between Gifford and Gresham 

Lap 49 -- Kobyluck slides by Caisse for third. 

Lap 47 -- GREEN: Truex again slow to speed, gets a big push from Caisse, but Moffitt gets around on the back stretch for the lead. 

Lap 46 -- Jesus Hernandez comes back down pit road and is back out on the track again.  Kurzejewski is posted for passing the pace car on the wrong side.

Lap 43 -- Leaders are Truex, Moffitt, Caisse, Kobyluck, Gresham, J. Smith, Gifford, Kennedy, Tardiff, Lavender, McDonald, Ty Dillon, Delaney. Steve Park and Jesus Hernandez both pit -- hood comes up for quick adjustment on Hernandez car, but they both stay on the lead lap. 

Lap 42 -- Matt Kurzejewski is the beneficiary 

Lap 41 -- CAUTION NO. 1: Chase Mattioli solo spin on the front stretch, minor damage to the right rear 

Lap 40 -- Jody Lavender makes a move under Tardiff. 

Lap 38 -- Gresham peaks low and pulls along inside for the spot, Gifford follows 

Lap 36 -- Jonathan Smith is holding his line as Gresham looks for a way around 

Lap 35 -- Lavender in 10th as caught Tardiff 

Lap 33 -- Gresham puts the pressure on Smith for fifth, as Gifford has moved up to right behind Gresham 

Lap 30 -- Top five remain the same: Truex, Moffitt, Caisse, Kobyluck and Smith. 

Lap 29 -- Ryan Truex closes in on the car of Matt Kurzejewski. 

Lap 27 -- Jody Lavender has pulled away from Steve Park and is starting to close on Gifford 

Lap 24 -- Top four cars are running by themselves as they approach traffic. Jonathan Smith leads a pack of five cars back to Gifford that are nose to tail

Lap 22 -- Truex catches his first traffic, puts Todd Peck and Kristin Bumbera a lap down 

Lap 20 -- Moffitt continues to lead Caisse and they pull away from Kobyluck slightly 

Lap 17 -- Jody Lavender, Steve Park, Eddie MacDonald, Dustin Delaney and Ty Dillon form a pack about 15 car lengths behind Gifford

Lap 14 -- Leaders are Truex, Moffitt, Caisse, Kobyluck, J. Smith, Gresham, Tardiff, Kennedy and Gifford 

Lap 12 -- Truex now a full straightaway ahead. 

Lap 11 -- Jason Patison pulls onto pit road with flat right front

Lap 10 -- Max Gresham may have a little tire rub, nothing to slow him down though 

Lap 8 -- Ryan Truex quickly builds 10 car lengths on Moffitt 

Lap 6 -- Alex Kennedy gets momentarily hung outside of Alan Tardiff for seventh. 

Lap 4 -- Jonathan Smith and Max Gresham fill in behind Kobyluck. 

Lap 2 -- Ryan Truex pulls into the lead. Sean Caisse falls in line in third in front of Matt Kobyluck 

Lap 1 -- Brett Moffitt gets the jump to the lead, but Ryan Truex battles back on the backstretch 

7:00 p.m. -- Ryan Truex and Brett Moffitt lead them to green. 

6:57 p.m. -- Drives will get three pace laps before taking the green. 

6:56 p.m. -- Invocation and national anthem are complete and LaJoie gives the command to fire them up. 

6:50 p.m. -- Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie will give the command to start the engines. 

6:40 p.m. -- Driver intros have begun. 

5:25 p.m. -- Ryan Truex becomes the third driver in as many years to score their first career Coors Light Pole Award at South Boston, following Peyton Sellers (2007) and Ricky Carmichael (2008). (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE QUALIFYING RESULTS)

5:06 p.m. -- Jonathan Smith, last car out, jumps to fourth, Qualifying has concluded. Ryan Truex wins the Coors Light Pole Award. Moffitt, Caisse, Smith and Kobyluck round out the top 5. 

5:04 p.m. -- Max Gresham qualifies fifth, behind Truex, Moffitt, Caisse and Kobyluck. 

5:00 p.m. -- Jason Pattison's time of 16.321 puts him fifth. 

4:59 p.m. -- Track record is 15.582, set by Peyton Sellers in 2007. 

4:57 p.m. -- Matt Kobyluck jumps to fourth. 

4:56 p.m. -- Gifford has fourth fastest time, behind Truex, Moffitt and Caisse. Lavender is currently fifth. 

4:54 p.m. -- Sean Caisse, who has been quiet all day, qualifies third at 16.258.

4:52 p.m. -- After 10 cars, top five are Truex, Moffitt, Lavender, Ty Dillon and Steve Park 

4:51 p.m. -- Lavender's time of 16.383 is third fastest out of eight cars. 

4:48 p.m. -- Moffitt's time of 16.178 is two one-thousands of a second off Truex' pole time. 

4:47 p.m. -- Of note, Brett Moffitt out fifth, Jody Lavender out eighth, Dustin Delaney out 10th, Ryan Gifford out 13th, and Max Gresham out 21st 

4:45 p.m. -- Ryan Truex out second and puts up a fast lap of 16.176 seconds (89.021 mph) 

4:43 p.m. -- Matt Kurzejewski is the first car out as qualifying is underway 

4:30 p.m. -- A few sprinkles have the crews rushing out with the tarps to cover the cars, but it was only a few drops. The sun has returned just as quickly. 

4:05 p.m. -- South Boston's Late Model division has concluded qualifying. Next up is NASCAR Camping World Series East qualifying at 4:45 p.m. 

2:05 p.m. -- Second practice has concluded. Dustin Delaney posted the fastest practice time of the day with a lap of  16.082 seconds (89.541 mph). Rookie Ryan Truex was second at 16.102 (89.430). Ryan Gifford, Ryan Duff and Brett Moffitt rounded out the top five. (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE PRACTICE TIMES) 

1:55 p.m. -- Practice has been extended until 2:05 p.m. 

1:42 p.m. -- Bumbera spins again in Turn 2. 

1:37 p.m. -- Another quickie red for a spin by Chase Mattioli in Turn 4. No contact. 

1:32 p.m. -- Red flag comes out briefly for a spin by the No. 94 on the backstretch. No apparent damage. 

1:15 p.m. -- Second practice is underway. 

1:00 p.m. -- Three rookies paced the first practice, led by Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Brett Moffitt with a fast lap of 16.110 seconds (89.385). Matt Gresham, making his debut in the No. 18, was second at 16.124, and Ryan Gifford was third at 16.241. Jesus Hernandez and rookie Alex Kennedy rounded out the top five.

12:35 p.m. -- Defending series champion Matt Kobyluck scraps the wall in Turns 1 and 2. Major damage on the right front, and the crew is already working to pull out the backup. 

Noon -- Cars are on the track for practice. 

10:30 a.m. -- Twenty three cars on the ground, including RCR's Ty Dillon and Joe Gibbs Racing's Max Gresham making their series debuts. Jesus Hernandez is in the No. 12 for Antonio Perez, who is running the NASCAR Mexico Series race this weekend. 

9:30 a.m. ET -- All the haulers have unloaded and crews have gone to work on their cars. It's in the 70s and sunny - a great day for racing.