DiBenedetto bumps his way to victory
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Friday's Results
NASCAR-Camping World Series East
Heluva Good! Summer 125 Results
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Matt DiBenedetto, Grass Valley, Calif., Toyota, 125 laps, 87.182 mph, $13,900.
2. (1) Ryan Truex, Mayetta, N.J., Toyota, 125, $11,725.
3. (3) Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn., Chevrolet, 125, $7,900.
4. (12) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Chevrolet, 125, $8,400.
5. (9) Jody Lavender, Hartsville, S.C., Chevrolet, 125, $7,050.
6. (2) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 125, $6,000.
7. (8) Alan Tardiff, Lyman, Maine, Chevrolet, 125, $5,750.
8. (15) Jesus Hernandez, Fresno, Calif., Dodge, 125, $5,100.
9. (13) Patrick Long, Oak Park, Calif., Chevrolet, 125, $4,650.
10. (6) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $4,350.
11. (7) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 125, $4,200.
12. (16) Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, Ind., Chevrolet, 125, $3,600.
13. (21) Mike Olsen, North Haverhill, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $3,500.
14. (10) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 125, $3,400.
15. (19) Alex Kennedy, Aztec, N.M., Chevrolet, 125, $3,800.
16. (24) Mike Johnson, Salisbury, Mass., Ford, 125, $3,200.
17. (11) Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $3,600.
18. (14) Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $3,000.
19. (25) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $2,900.
20. (23) Ryan Duff, Hazard, KY., Chevrolet, 125, $3,350.
21. (20) Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn., Chevrolet, 124, $3,325.
22. (18) Jarit Johnson, El Cajon, Calif., Chevrolet, 123, $2,800.
23. (22) Jason Patison, Corona, Calif., Chevrolet, 120, $3,295.
24. (17) D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H., Ford, 117, $2,780.
25. (27) Tiffany Daniels, Smithfield, Va., Dodge, 101, accident, $2,765.
26. (26) Chase Mattioli, Long Pond, PA., Dodge, 77, accident, $2,750.
27. (4) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Chevrolet, 39, accident, $3,235.
28. (29) Eric Chase, Burlington, Vt., Chevrolet, 10, suspension, $2,720.
29. (28) Scott Bouley, Middlebury, Conn., Chevrolet, 0, engine, $2,705.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 31 minutes 1 second
Margin of Victory: .169 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: R.Truex (125.113 mph, 30.443 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 24 laps.
Lead Changes: 8 among 4 drivers.
Lap Leaders: E. MacDonald 1-33; R. Truex 34-64; E. MacDonald 65-68; K. Swindell 69-72; E. MacDonald 73-74; K. Swindell 75-80; M. DiBenedetto 81-118; R. Truex 119-124; M. DiBenedetto 125.
Standings: 1. J. Lavender, 901; 2. E. MacDonald, 883; 3. R. Truex, 872; 4. B. Moffitt, 846; 5. S. Park, 784; 6. D. Delaney, 772; 7. A. Kennedy, 746; 8. M. Kobyluck, 727; 9. A. Tardiff, 704; 10. R. Duff, 699.
LOUDON, N.H. - After picking up a career-best 11th starting spot in Friday's Heluva Good! Summer 125, Mayfield's Dustin Delaney battled an ill-handling car to finish 17th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Delaney battled in the top 10 most of the race before an on-track incident damaged the front-end suspension.
At the front of the 29-car field, it came down to a battle of rookies with Matt DiBenedetto of Grass Valley, Calif. bumping his way to a win over polesitter Ryan Truex for a Heluva Good! finish in NASCAR Camping World Series East race.
DiBenedetto led most of the second half of the race, but a late caution and double-file restart put Truex in front.
That set up a last-lap charge from DiBenedetto in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota. He got into the back end of Truex's No. 00 NAPA Toyota going into turn 3, and the two were door handle to door handle coming out of turn 4 as the battle continued.
"We just hit doors, and then I stood on the gas, wide open, aiming for that Start/Finish line. It was all I was looking at," said DiBenedetto.
"We were where we needed to be and it got taken away from us," said Truex.
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