The
"Racing For Clean Air" Team Captain Andy Santerre
Came in 19th after a tough NASCAR Busch North Race
#4
Seekonk Speedway - May 25, 2002
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SEEKONK,
Mass. (May 25, 2002) - Matt Kobyluck prevailed in a tense late-race
battle with Bill Penfold to win a hard-fought Budweiser 150 for
the Busch North Series, NASCAR Touring Saturday night at Seekonk
Speedway.
Kobyluck, who started eighth, stalked Penfold throughout the closing
stages before making the winning pass with seven of the scheduled
150 laps remaining. A caution flag one lap later sent the race into
overtime to achieve the green flag finish required by Busch North
Series rules. Kobyluck gained his second career win by .40 seconds,
and took the Busch North point lead for the first time in his career
while denying a first-time win to Penfold, who came all the way
from 17th at the start. Martin Truex Jr., Tracy Gordon, and Dale
Shaw completed the top five. Eddie MacDonald was sixth, a career
best, while David Darling, Dennis Demers, Dave Dion, and Bryan Wall
comprised the balance of the top ten. Fifteen cars were on the lead
lap at the finish.
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The
duel between Kobyluck and Penfold was set up when leaders Dave Dion
and Mike Rowe came together in turn two on lap 103. Dion spun out
and Rowe was sent to the tail of the field for his role in the incident.
Brad Leighton, who finished 12th, and Dale Shaw also led in the
early stages.
The caution flag was displayed eight times for 53 laps but there
were no serious accidents. Mike Olsen set a track record in capturing
the Bud Pole at 12.713 seconds, 94.392 miles per hour.
Unofficially, Kobyluck leads Leighton by a margin of 38 points after
four of 19 races, with Shaw 43 points out of the lead. Penfold is
fourth and defending champion Olsen fifth. After an open date next
weekend, the Busch North Series resumes on Saturday night, June
8, with the PTM Racing 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough,
Me.
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Busch North Series Budweiser 150, May 25, 2002.
NASCAR
Busch North Series 2002 Top 5 Point Standings:
After
Race #4, May 25, 2002
| 1. |
660 |
Matt
Kobyluck |
| 2. |
622 |
Brad
Leighton |
| 3. |
617 |
Dale Shaw |
| 4. |
579 |
Bill
Penfold |
| 5. |
576 |
Mike Olsen |
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