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Lap By Lap: Mohegan Sun 200
This is the third win of the season for Ryan Truex, who will retain the championship points lead he brought to Lime Rock. His prior wins this year came at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International and Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway. The unofficial top 10 finishers are: Ryan Truex, Eddie MacDonald, Jason Holehouse, Alex Kennedy, Mike Olsen, Jesus Hernandez, Ryan Duff, Dustin Delaney, Steve Park and Brett Moffitt. RESULTS
CHECKERED FLAG: RYAN TRUEX COMPLETES THE SWEEP OF THE NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES EAST ROAD COURSES IN 2009, FOLLOWED BY EDDIE MACDONALD AND JASON HOLEHOUSE.
WHITE FLAG: Truex leads, followed by MacDonald, Holehouse, Hernandez, Kennedy, and Olsen
Lap 84 -- GREEN: Truex gets great jump, Holehouse and Hernandez take inside line.
Lap 83 -- Leaders get one to go
Lap 82 -- Restart called off at last second for safety vehicle still on the track
Lap 81 -- One to go.
Lap 80 -- Fuel may be an issue for many of the leaders.
Lap 80 -- Green-white-checkered finish coming up.
Lap 79 -- Earlier accident details: Indications are Kobyluck spun and DiBenedetto was collected in the wreck. Kurzejewski was not involved.
Lap 79 -- Leaders are Truex, MacDonald, Holehouse, Olsen, Hernandez, Duff, Kennedy, Delaney, Park, Moffitt
Lap 78 -- CAUTION NO. 4: Smith off course
Lap 78 -- Leaders are now Truex, MacDonald, Holehouse, Olsen, Hernandez.
Lap 77 -- GREEN: Truex gets a huge jump, Moffitt goes off course through the big bend and loses several spots in the grass
Lap 76 -- Ramstrom gets a lap back
Lap 75 -- Truex looking for his third win and to extend his points lead.
Lap 74 -- Leaders are Truex, MacDonald, Holehouse, Moffitt, Olsen, Smith, Hernandez, Duff, Delaney and Park
Lap 73 -- DiBenedetto's car is taken off pit road on a hook
Lap 72 -- Truex now leading, followed by MacDonald, Holehouse, Moffitt, Olsen, Smith, Hernandez, Duff, Anton, Delaney. Park comes down pit road.
Lap 71 -- Major damage to Kobyluck's and DiBenedetto's cars.
Lap 70 -- CAUTION NO. 3: DiBenedetto goes off course on the downhill
Lap 70 -- DiBenedetto's lead now 9.266 over Truex
Lap 69 -- DiBenedetto on cruise control out front, picking off lapped cars
Lap 68 -- Kurzejewski back on pit road
Lap 67 -- Leaders are DiBenedetto, Truex, Holehouse, McDonald, Moffitt, Olsen, Park, Smith, Hernandez.
Lap 66 -- Truex has gone by Holehouse for second.
Lap 65 -- Kennedy and Ramstrom are both one lap down; Lavender and Kurzejewski are two down, and Kobyluck remains 32 back. Anton on pit road briefly with the hood up before returning one lap down
Lap 64 -- Top five are: DiBenedetto, Holehouse, Truex, McDonald, Moffitt.
Lap 63 -- Truex right on tail of Holehouse
Lap 63 -- Moffitt comes back on track after a splash of gas, just in front of Smith and Olsen
Lap 63 -- Moffitt comes down pit road
Lap 63 -- DiBenedetto leads Moffitt by just over 3 seconds; Holehouse another 15 seconds back
Lap 62 -- Leaders are: DiBenedetto, Moffitt, Holehouse, Truex, McDonald, Smith, Olsen, Park, Hernandez, Anton, Duff, and Delaney
Lap 60 -- Truex past MacDonald for fourth
Lap 59 -- Kennedy comes down pit road
Lap 59 -- McDonald protects his spot in the top five.
Lap 58 -- Truex working on MacDonald for fifth place
Lap 57 -- Moffitt maintaining his distance behind DiBenedetto, as they have stretched their lead over Holehouse and Kennedy
Lap 56 -- Kurzejewski off course briefly; no caution
Lap 55 -- DiBenedetto, Moffitt, Holehouse, Kennedy, MacDonald, Truex
Lap 54 -- Smoke off left rear of Park's car -- possibly from contact
Lap 52 -- Hernandez and Park trade paint down the frontstretch battling for spot.
Lap 51 -- Top 10: DiBenedetto, Moffitt, Holehouse, Kennedy, MacDonald, Truex, Smith, Olsen, Hernandez, Park. Lavender is 10th.
Lap 50 -- Truex pulls past Smith down frontstretch
Lap 49 -- Truex by Olsen for seventh.
Lap 48 -- Truex has both Olsen and Smith in his sights; Lavender quickly back out.
Lap 47 -- Lavender comes down pit road.
Lap 47 -- Truex closing in on the back bumper of Olsen
Lap 46 -- Delaney goes past Lavender for position. Kobyluck just posted second fastest time of the day behind DiBenedetto
Lap 45 -- Tardiff is out: brakes
Lap 44 -- Kobyluck is 32 laps down in 18th, but just passed MacDonald on the course; he's got his speed back but it's way too late
Lap 43 -- Moffitt now comfortably in second over Holehouse, who is trailed closely by Kennedy
Lap 42 -- Leaders are DiBenedetto, Moffitt, Holehouse, Kennedy, MacDonald, Smith, Olsen, Truex, Hernandez, Park
Lap 41 -- MacDonald goes past Smith for fifth.
Lap 41 -- DiBenedetto leads at the halfway point.
Lap 39 -- Kobyluck looks to be running the same speed as the leaders
Lap 38 -- DiBenedetto has a comfortable cushion over Moffitt, while Moffitt, Holehouse and Kennedy are with 5-6 car lengths of each other. Truex and Hernandez inching close to Olsen.
Lap 37 -- Running order is DiBenedetto, Moffitt, Holehouse, Kennedy, Smith, MacDonald, Olsen, Hernandez, Truex, Lavender, Park
Lap 36 -- Kobyluck comes back on the track hoping to pick up a few spots
Lap 35 -- Kennedy, in fourth, keeping pace with Holehouse.
Lap 34 -- DiBendetto keeping his lead the same - half straightaway - on Moffitt, while Holehouse sits in third. McDonald pressuring Olsen for fifth
Lap 33 -- Hernandez skates by Lavender for the spot into Turn 1
Lap 32 -- Olsen is now fifth, followed by MacDonald, Lavender, Hernandez, Smith and Truex
Lap 31 -- DiBenedetto, Moffitt, Holehouse, Kennedy, Lavender are the top five.
Lap 30 -- Hernandez finally comes down pit road, turning the lead back over to DiBenedetto.
Lap 29 -- Still early, but shaping up to be a big day for Moffitt if he can maintain his spot.
Lap 28 -- DiBenedetto widens his advantage over Lavender, while Moffitt closes the ground. Truex still mired back in 11th.
Lap 28 -- Leader Hernandez the only car not to pit yet.
Lap 27 -- Smith comes down pit road. Leaders are Hernandez, DiBenedetto, Lavender, Moffitt, Holehouse, Kennedy, Smith, McDonald.
Lap 26 -- Kurzejewski back out. DiBendetto passes Lavender into Turn 1 for third.
Lap 25 -- Leaders are Hernandez, Smith, Lavender and Moffitt. Delaney comes down pit road.
Lap 24 -- Holehouse comes down pit road, turns lead over to Hernandez. Smith second. Daniels is out, Kurzejewski in the paddock.
Lap 23 -- Leaders are Holehouse, Hernandez, Smith, Delaney. Field is strung out all over the course after green-flag pit stops for most of them.
Lap 22 -- Truex stalls on pit road; Kennedy gets out first.
Lap 22 -- Truex headed to pit road, handing lead to Holehouse. Kennedy also on. Hernandez now second and Smith third.
Lap 21 -- Moffit and MacDonald on pit road; Kennedy passes Hernandez for third. Truex and Holehouse still lead.
Lap 20 -- Olsen leads Park off pit road
Lap 20 -- Olsen and Park come down pit road; Daniels to the paddock
Lap 19 -- DiBenedetto is quickly back out on course after his scheduled stop
Lap 19 -- DiBenedetto makes his early pit stop; hands lead over to Truex
Lap 18 -- Kennedy working on Hernandez for the spot
Lap 17 -- Truex closes in on DiBenedetto; Kobyluck back on pit road and brings it to the paddock
Lap 16 -- DiBenedetto, Truex, Moffitt, Hernandez, Kennedy, MacDonald, Olsen, Smith, Delaney. Then a gap to Lavender, Duff and Park
Lap 15 -- DiBenedetto, Truex, Holehouse, Moffitt, Hernandez. Tardiff to the garage.
Lap 14 -- Anton and Duff back on the track
Lap 14 -- GREEN: DiBenedetto leads Truex and Holehouse down the front stretch; Lavender, Duff dive to the inside to try to pick up a spot or two.
Lap 12 -- Salemi takes his car back to the garage
Lap 11 -- Tardiff pulls back on track, two laps down.
Lap 11 -- Leaders are: DiBenedetto, Truex, Holehouse, Moffitt, Hernandez, Kennedy, MacDonald, Olsen, Smith, ANton, Lavender, Delaney, Park, Duff, Ramstrom, Kurzejewski and Daniels. Salemi stalled on the course.
Lap 10 -- CAUTION NO. 2: Kobyluck stalls again in Turn 3
Lap 10 -- Kobyluck back on the track
Lap 9 -- Leaders followed by Olsen, Smith and Anton. Full straightaway back to Lavender, Delaney and Park
Lap 8 -- DiBenedetto stretches his lead. Top five remain the same.
Lap 7 -- DiBenedetto, Truex, Holehouse, Moffitt, Hernandez. Olsen gets on the brakes hard down the front stretch.
Lap 6 -- Bouley out: engine
Lap 6 -- GREEN: DiBenedetto leads Truex down the front stretch; MacDonald quickly jumps past Kennedy.
Lap 5 -- Kobyluck on pit road
Lap 4 -- Cowen out - timing chain
Lap 3 -- Kobyluck's car comes to a stop in the esses
Lap 3 -- Leaders are DiBenedetto, Truex, Holehouse, Moffitt, Hernandez, MacDonald, Kennedy, Olsen, Smith. Kobyluck very slow & far back from the field.
Lap 2 -- CAUTION NO. 1: Bouley smoking down the front stretch, comes to a rest just before the start of the first turn.
Lap 1 -- DiBenedetto leads into the first turn, Truex second; Kobyluck has already gained five spots.
1:05 p.m. -- Cars have rolled off the grid. Kobyluck, Park, Duff and Kurzejewski all to the back for unapproved changes following qualifying
12:55 p.m. -- Driver introductions, the National Anthem and invocation are concluded. The competitors are strapping in.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. -- The driver's meeting is underway. The garage opened at 8 a.m. Sunny skies and 74 degress in Lakeville.
4:44 p.m. -- Matt DiBenedetto is atop the board. Jeff Anton, who missed his designated group earlier, will now be the last car on the track to take time.
4:40 p.m. -- With three minutes remaining, Matt DiBenedetto leads Ryan Truex and Brett Moffitt atop the board.
4:37 p.m. -- Qualifying has resumed. Matt Kobyluck will not return to the track.
4:33 p.m. -- Full course caution. Matt Kobyluck's car is stalled on the track in The Esses. He will be pushed in.
4:31 p.m. -- The final five cars to take time, which were the fastest five cars in today's combined practices, will be: Matt Kobyluck, Matt DiBenedetto, Jason Holehouse, Mike Olsen and Ryan Truex.
4:26 p.m. -- The third of four groups is complete. Brett Moffitt was fastest in the group, and is now on the provisional pole with the final group remaining.
4:19 p.m. -- The second group of five cars is done qualifying. Alex Kennedy was fastest in the group, and is the fastest among the 11 cars to go so far.
4:09 p.m. -- The first group has concluded with Derek Ramstrom recording the fastest lap among the five cars.
4 p.m. -- Group qualifying - road course style - is set to begin. There will be four groups who will get six minutes apiece.
2 p.m. -- Final practice has concluded. Like the first practice, Matt Kobyluck recorded the fastest lap at 53.860 seconds. PRACTICE TIMES
1:53 p.m. -- The cars are back on the track to finish up the session.
1:50 p.m. -- Full course caution for debris on the track with just more than 10 minutes left in practice. Steve Park has returned to the track.
1:30 p.m. -- There are 30 minutes remaining in final practice. Matt DiBenedetto is the fastest car at the moment, followed by Jason Holehouse, Mike Olsen, Matt Kobyluck and Ryan Truex.
1:15 p.m. -- Smoke was reported from the rear of Steve Park's car. He has come to pit road and it has been reported by officials he is dropping oil.
1:05 p.m. -- Final practice is underway.
12:05 p.m. -- The first practice is complete. Matt Kobyluck recorded the fastest lap at 53.763 seconds (102.450 mph). PRACTICE TIMES
11:30 a.m. -- Brett Moffitt has gone off the course in the big bend and made contact with the tire barrier. He reported a flat tire and will need a tow.
11:05 a.m. -- The first of two 60-minute practice sessions is underway. We now have sunney, clear skies and 75 degrees at the track.
8:45 a.m. -- There are 22 cars on the ground. Scott Ivie has withdrawn from the original list of entrants. It is currently overcast and 65 degrees in Lakeville.
7 a.m. -- The NASCAR Camping World Series East garage is open.
