Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, the Kevtron Media Classic Cup Series took to Dover today and boy did it get better. The race started rather unceremoniously, as Chris Cable took pole and ran off with the lead for the first 13 laps. A caution with Gabe Wood sending Travis Wall into his namesake in turn 3, collecting Josh Kotten and Trevor Williams, would slow the field for the first time. The restart again would see Cable off to the races with little to slow him down. On lap 48, though, things went awry quickly. Pitting for fresh tires, he’d go around in the grass on the apron of 3 & 4, and as he tried to correct and get into his stall, a yellow flag flew. On top of that, he was penalized for speeding! Seemingly ending his chances. This let Aaron Daeffler take the lead on the restart. He’d battle with Zack Passen for a spell, but after 10 laps, Passen would get by and seemingly put his stamp on the race. On lap 70, just as everyone was settling in, a yellow again flew for Russell Barry, and the strategies came into play. No one in the top 7 pitted except 3rd place running Greg Netherwood. On the restart with Passen leading, Netherwood would come flying through the field on his new tires and off he’d go to the lead. Netherwood was absolutely digging trying to increase his advantage. Passen wasnt letting him go, though. Sure enough, Netherwood would burn off his tires and back to 7th he’d go with Passen retaking the lead on lap 85. Oh you thought the fun was over? HAH! A caution with 5 to go occurs, and Netherwood is suddenly thrust into the lead, with old tires. Zack Passens pit crew took a dump supplying him a 25 second stop, so he’d come out 5th, and Travis Wall was suddenly on the outside line for the restart. A G-W-C ensues and Netherwood gets a huge jump, blocking Wall down the back stretch and holding him off in turn 3. Off 4, though, a wreck at the back puts the yellow out one more time just before the white. The 2nd attempt at a G-W-C sees Netherwood again get a great jump, holding off Wall coming to the white. Off turn 2 on the white flag lap, he again had Wall stopped, but Zack Passen was on a rail down low, and he would get a fender on Netherwood entering 3. Despite a MASSIVE attempt at a block, Passen would hang on as both cars would slide towards the wall. Wall and Chris Cable would get under Netherwood, but they couldnt quite get to Passen, and they’d come off the turn 3-wide watching Passen finally get win #2 of the season!
The rest of the top 5-
1- Zack Passen (2)
2- Chris Cable (1)
3- Travis Wall (10)
4- Aaron Daeffler (3)
5- Greg Netherwood (15)