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www.jeff-pearl.com: 07/25/09 Waterford SK Modified Results
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Jeff Pearl jumped to the lead in the 35-lap SK race from his pole starting position. The battle for second raged on behind Pearl between Tyler Chadwick, Rob Janovic Jr., Ron Yuhas Jr., and Jeff Paul. The action was hot for several laps while they jockeyed for position. The field raced green sorting out the running order through the first 19 laps before Justin Gaydosh of Newtown ended up against the turn one aarmco barrier, bringing out the first caution. The lineup behind Pearl for the restart was Yuhas, Janovic, Paul and Keith Rocco. Chadwick surrendered his spot in the top five when he went pitside during the caution.
Pearl got the jump into turn one on the restart and pulled out to a comfortable advantage while the field challenged Janovic for the second spot for several laps. Rocco diced through the pack and asserted himself, making an inside bid on Janovic for second with 11 laps remaining. Once clear of Janovic, the division points leader began to chase down Pearl. Yuhas moved past Janovic for third and opened up distance back to a battle for fourth between Janovic and Paul.
With four laps to go Rocco had caught Pearl. He looked both high and low with Pearl covering the spot for the next two laps. Tom Abele Jr. spun out of turn four to interrupt the battle at the front and stage a restart battle for the event win. Pearl again got the advantage on the restart to take the lead into turn one. Yuhas moved past Rocco in the final two laps to take second and was able to pull outside Pearl’s right rear by the checkered flag. Rocco finished third with Paul fourth and Janovic fifth. The win was Pearl’s 31st SK Modified win at the track. |
photo courtesy Race Dog Photography |
| Pos | Driver |
| 1 |
Jeff Pearl |
| 2 |
Ron Yuhas Jr. |
| 3 |
Keith Rocco |
| 4 |
Jeffrey Paul |
| 5 |
Rob Janovic Jr. |
| 6 |
Dennis Gada |
| 7 |
Corey Hutchings |
| 8 |
Joe Perry |
| 9 |
Frank Mucciacciaro |
| 10 |
Mike Finkeldey |
| 11 |
Dennis Charette |
| 12 |
Wendell Dailey |
| 13 |
Tom Abele Jr. |
| 14 |
Joey Gada |
| 15 |
Pete Pavone |
| 16 |
Tyler Chadwick |
| 17 |
Justin Gaydosh |
| 18 |
Mike Sweeney |
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