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SMITH STUNS IN BIG DIAMOND SHOWDOWN

By: Jenna Shotz
MINERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA (May 25th, 2018)-

Mark Smith made it two-in-a-row for URC feature wins on Friday, May 25th. Smith was victorious at the Bedford Speedway on May 11th as well.

Pole starter, Eddie Strada rocketed away on the initial start. After multiple restarts, Smith gave Strada many challenges, but it was Strada who continued to pull away. On a restart on lap five, Smith showed his veteran knowledge and beat Strada going into turn one.

Once Smith was out front, he moved gracefully around the top line. On lap eight, Smith caught lap traffic, giving Strada and Jason Shultz a chance to catch up. Strada put the pressure on Smith every lap, but Smith continued to hold off the 42e.

On lap 24 Shultz found his way around Strada but suddenly slowed on the front stretch, catching fire. Shultz was able to remove himself from the car quickly and the fire was put out in seconds. Robbie Stillwaggon and Justin Whittall were both caught up in an accident while Shultz slowed and were removed from the speedway.

After a green-white-checkered start, it was Smith who crossed the finish line first, followed by Eddie Strada and Chad Layton.

CAPITOL RENEGADE UNITED RACING CLUB RACE RESULTS:

Heat 1: 8 laps, top 6 qualify, 3 redraw

1. Jason Clauss (08), 2.Tim Tanner Jr. (18), 3. Robbie Stillwaggon (89), 4. Adam Carberry (47), 5. Ryan Quackenbush (5Q), 6. Kevin Nagy (45), 7. Keith Prutzman (28), 8. Chris Allen Jr. (71), 9. Mark Sasso (7o6)

Heat 2: 8 laps, top 6 qualify, 3 redraw

1. Troy Betts (22), Jimmy Stitzel (4), 3. Eddie Strada (42e), 4. Chad Layton (35), 5. Josh Weller (63), 6. Chandler Leiby (119), 7. Jonathan Swanson (17j), 8. David Swanson (117)

Heat 3: 8 laps, top 6 qualify, 3 redraw

1. Mark Smith (M1), 2. Jason Shultz (29), 3. Bill Unglert (33B), 4. Curt Michael (5g), 5. Justin Whittall (67w), 6. Colby Wormer (19), 7. Dave Carlberg (14c), 8. Jason Cherry (67c)

$2,000 QUALITY AUTO BODY FEATURE FINISH: 25 Laps

1. Mark Smith (M1), 2. Eddie Strada (42e), 3. Chad Layton (35), 4. Jimmy Stitzel (4), 5. Josh Weller (63), 6. Chandler Leiby (119), 7. Curt Michael (5G), 8. Bill Unglert (33B), 9. Troy Betts (22), 10. Ryan Quackenbush (5Q), 11. Chris Allen Jr. (71), 12. Adam Carberry (47), 13. Tim Tanner Jr. (18), 14. Colby Wormer (19), 15. Jason Shultz (29), 16. Robbie Stillwaggon (89), 17. Justin Whittall (67w), 18. Jason Cherry (67c), 19. Mark Sasso (7o6), 20. Kevin Nagy (45), 21. Jason Clauss (08), 22. Dave Carlberg (14c), 23. Jonathan Swanson (17j), 24. David Swanson (117)

FRANK’S FINE SWINE AND BEEF HARD CHARGER: Chandler Leiby (+11)

Mac McPherson Photo

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