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Kevin Donahue Wins in his On The Run Ford

Kevin wins the "Our Town Your Town" event three years in a row.

Lebanon, Mo. / Some information contributed by Ronnie Williams. For Immediate Release

Wildwood's Kevin Donahue grabbed the lead from current point leader Brian Brown on the 11th lap and then survived a late race surge from Brown to capture his third NASCAR WHELEN All American Series Pro Late Model feature win of the season as a huge crowd watched during the 5th Annual Our Town Your Town Celebration.

As the field took the green, Brown took the opening lead from pole setter Mandy Chick and Donahue followed Brown in the early stages of the 40 lap feature. With Brown setting a quick pace, Donahue quickly found fast qualifier and defending NASCAR Missouri State Champion JC Newell and Mandy Chick following. On lap 4 current Missouri State point leader Kyle Donahue was involved in a spin bunching the field back together. On the restart Brown would find Donahue moving to the inside as Newell was content early to ride in 3rd. After a side by side battle for 5 consecutive laps, the elder Donahue made the pass for the lead coming out of turn 2. Caution waved on lap 14 as last week's feature winner Steve Holt was involved in a spin while racing for position closing the gap on the entire field once again. On the restart, Donahue pulled away leaving Brown, Newell and Mandy Chick to settle a battle for second spot with five drivers in a tight pack going for position behind them. On lap 30 Donahue had built a straight away advantage before Brown began to reel him back down leaving Newell and Chick to contend for third spot. Brown had the leader caught by lap 35 and was setting-up an attempt for the lead. The final caution waved on lap 37 as a car came to a stop on the backstretch. On the restart, Brown was looking to the top groove and making a pass for the lead when his car got sideways which allowed Newell to make the pass for second place. Donahue was able to pull away gathering his 3rd feature win of the season with Newell, Brown, Chick and Kyle Donahue rallying for 5th. Newell was the fast qualifier in Time Trials stopping the clock with a time of 14.691 seconds with Brennon Willard second quick with a lap of 14.792. The top 7 in qualifying were inverted for the main event.

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