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August 15th: Stanley,
North Carolina
East
Lincoln Speedway
Jordan Anderson and Jon
Thornburg shared the front row for the start of the 25 lap
GM Performance Late Model main event. Thornburg bolted to
the point from his pole position as Anderson dove in line
behind him. Charlotte, NC’s Gary Puckett flexed his muscle
and slid past Anderson on lap five for the runner-up spot.
Fourth starting Steele patiently worked his way past
Anderson and began to challenge Puckett for second near the
mid-point of the event.
Steele made the move to second
on lap 16 and quickly began to reel in Thornburg. Steele
stayed glued to the inside of the speedway as Thornburg
motored around the middle of the track. On lap 19 Thornburg
slipped off turn four allowing Steele to move into the lead.
Meanwhile Anderson moved back into the mix as he slid around
Puckett and closed on the two leaders.
Steele looked to be in cruise
control until a late caution bunched the field with two laps
to go. On the restart Steele motored away as Anderson tried
to move past Thornburg for second. As the two raced door to
door into turn three on the final lap Anderson edged past
Thornburg entering turn 3, but contact was made by Thornburg
sending them both into a spin cycle. Anderson did two 360
degree spins and got back going straight again as Puckett
and the rest of the field took evasive action. Puckett dove
to the bottom with Josh Harwell glued to his bumper and at
the line it was Steele winning over Puckett, Harwell,
Anderson and Mike Walker.
 
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