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Lap By Lap: New England 125
CHECKERED FLAG -- RYAN TRUEX WINS THE NEW ENGLAND 125 AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR HIS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON. HE JOINS HIS FATHER AND OLDER BROTHER AS THE THIRD MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY TO WIN A NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST RACE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE. KEVIN SWINDELL FINISHES SECOND, FOLLOWED BY DARRELL WALLACE JR, RYAN GIFFORD AND BRETT MOFFITT. TY DILLON, ALAN TARDIFF, COREY LAJOIE, ANDREW RANGER AND EDDIE MACDONALD ROUND OUT THE TOP 10 RESULTS
WHITE FLAG -- Truex leads Swindell by .477 adn Wallace by 1.703
Lap 124 -- Wild battle between Ranger, MacDonald and Brannon for ninth
Lap 123 -- Truex now up .462 over Swindell. Wallace is third and Gifford fourth
Lap 122 -- Three wide for ninth as LaJoie gets by MacDonald and Ranger.
Lap 121 -- Gifford and Tardiff are side by side for the spot.
Lap 121 -- Tardiff ducks inside under Gifford
Lap 120 -- GREEN: Truex and Swindell lead the field to the line. Truex lead at the line, Swindell to second and Wallace to third.
Lap 119 -- One to go to green
Lap 118 -- Leaders are Truex, Swindell, Wallace, GFifford, Tardiff, Dillon, Ranger, Moffitt, MacDonald, Shaw.
Lap 117 -- CAUTION: Debris from Gresham down the backstretch after he had a torn up left rear tire.
Lap 116 -- Dillon working on Tardiff.
Lap 115 -- Truex lead is .837 over Swindell.
Lap 114 -- Gresham spins in Turn 4 and limps down the front stretch. We stay green as he pulls low.
Lap 113 -- Truex leads Swindell, Wallace, Gifford and Tardiff. Dillon is sixth. Moffitt all over Ranger for seventh.
Lap 111 -- GREEN: Great restart by Truex as he bolts into the lead. We're three-wide for third into Turn 3 with Gifford, Dillon and Wallace. MacDonald gets sideways and has to back out of it and loses several spots out of the top 10.
Lap 110 -- Leaders are Truex, Swindell, Dillon, Wallace, Gifford, Tardiff, MacDonald, Moffitt, Shaw, Ranger.
Lap 109 -- Kobyluck and Gresham come down pit road. Apparent minor damage on Kobyluck's left front fender.
Lap 108 -- CAUTION: Pena comes to a stop along the wall in Turn 2; appeared to have cut a tire that put him in the wall. LaJoie is free pass car.
Lap 107 -- MacDonald battling for sixth with Tardiff
Lap 106 -- Truex lead is 1.658 over Swindell
Lap 103 -- Park comes down pit road and is being pushed behind the wall now by his crew.
Lap 102 -- Order begins to shake out: Truex, Swindell, Dillon, Wallace, Gifford, Tarditt, Moffitt, MacDonald, Shaw, Ranger.
Lap 101 -- MacDoanld up to 10th and he slides by Shaw and Ranger to grab eighth.
Lap 100 -- The battle allows Tarditt to take sixth, as Moffitt and Ranger lose positions
Lap 99 -- Moffitt and Gifford battling for fifth, and Ranger tried to make it three wide for the spot
Lap 98 -- Swindell takes second, but Truex jumps out to 1.2 second lead
Lap 97 -- Swindell and Dillon side by side for second; Wallace behind them, followed by Gifford and Moffitt side by side
Lap 96 -- GREEN: Dillon gets a better start, but Truex still leads at the line.
Lap 95 -- One to go to green
Lap 94 -- Leaders are Truex, Dillon, Swindell, Wallace, Shaw, Gifford, Moffitt, Tardiff, Ranger, Gresham. MacDonald is 11th, followed by Brannon, Kobyluck, Delaney (last car on lead lap). Jonathan Smith is 16th and the first car a lap down, ahead of Rovelo, Germain, Andrew Smith, Duff and Park.
Lap 93 -- LaJoie (-2), Pena and Bell back down pit road.
Lap 92 -- Pena and Bell pit, but Frahm puills behind the wall. Patison's car has to be towed off.
Lap 91 -- Leaders revert to last completed green-flag lap -- how they crossed the start line on the restart. Truex, Swindell, Dillon, Wallace, Gifford are the top five.
Lap 90 -- CAUTION: Spin in Turn 3 collects Bell, Pena, and Frahm. Patison spun in Turn 4 and the three-car incident occurs behind him.
Lap 90 -- GREEN: Truex motors into the lead while Dillon is slow to go. Swindell jumps to second.
Lap 88 -- New leaders after pit stop are: Truex, Dillon, Swindell, Wallace, Shaw, Gifford, Moffitt, Tardiff, Gresham, Ranger. Brannon is 11th, followed by MacDonald, Kobyluck and Delaney.
Lap 87 -- Leaders come back down pit road
Lap 86 -- A long stop for both MacDonald and Kobyluck
Lap 86 -- Leaders are all down pit road; teams may take tires OR gas on one stop. A maximum two-tire change per stop.
Lap 84 -- CAUTION: Yellow flag for LaJoie, who limps down onto pit road; Delaney (15th) is the free pass car
Lap 83 -- Truex lead now 4.219 seconds
Lap 81 -- Shaw starting to pull away from Moffitt
Lap 80 -- Truex stretches his lead to 3.2 seconds over Shaw
Lap 79 -- Shaw takes second away from Moffitt
Lap 77 -- Truex puts Delaney (16th) and Pena (17th) a lap down
Lap 75 -- Leaders are Truex, Moffitt, Shaw, Swindell, Gresham, Dillon, Gifford, Ranger, MacDonald, LaJoie, Tardiff, Wallace, Kobyluck, Paludo, Brannon
Lap 74 -- Truex has built his lead to 2.442 over Moffitt, while Shaw has closed the gap on second place
Lap 72 -- Dillon dives under Gifford and takes sixth-place
Lap 70 -- Gifford, sixth, is holding off Dillon, Ranger, MacDonald and LaJoie, who are all in a line behind him
Lap 69 -- Fuel window is approx. 85 laps
Lap 68 -- Swindell has gotten past Gresham for fourth
Lap 67 -- Truex lead now at 1.882 seconds
Lap 66 -- Leaders continue to work their way through traffic without much of an issue
Lap 65 -- Top 16 remains the same.
Lap 63 -- Truex leads at the halfway mark
Lap 62 -- Truex lead quickly up to 1.077
Lap 61 -- Leaders are Truex, Moffitt, Shaw, Gresham, Swindell, Gifford, Dillon, Ranger, MacDonald, LaJoie, Wallace, Tardiff, Kobyluck, Paludo, Brannon, Pena (16th)
Lap 60 -- Truex leads by a nose at the line and pulls clear on the backstretch
Lap 59 -- Truex right on Moffitt's back bumper
Lap 57 -- Lapped traffic has allowed Truex to cut the lead down to .508 behind Moffitt
Lap 56 -- MacDonald has taken ninth away from LaJoie
Lap 55 -- Leaders are starting to work their way through the tail end of the field; Moffitt puts Lavender (26th) a lap down
Lap 54 -- MacDonald working on LaJoie for ninth, as LaJoie has trouble keeping it glued to the bottom coming off the corners
Lap 53 -- Moffitt's lead is 2.099 seconds over Truex
Lap 51 -- Truex makes the pass for position; LaJoie (ninth) and Wallace (11th) started the race in the rear and have steadily worked their way to the front.
Lap 50 -- Truex has caught Shaw for second and is looking low for the position
Lap 48 -- Leaders are Moffitt, Shaw, Truex, Gresham, Gifford, Swindell, Dillon, Ranger, LaJoie, MacDonald, Wallace, Kobyluck, Paludo, Tardiff and Brannon
Lap 47 -- Good battle for fourth now as Gresham makes moves on Gifford, and Swindell follows
Lap 44 -- Pena up to 19th as he continues to march through the field after his early tire issue
Lap 43 -- All this racing has allowed Ranger, LaJoie and MacDonald to close ground on the lead group
Lap 42 -- Truex finally makes the pass for the spot. Gresham to fifth, and now Dillon is hunting Swindell
Lap 41 -- Truex goes side by side with Gifford; Gresham side by side with Swindell
Lap 40 -- Truex looks low again on Gifford for third; Swindell and Gresham follow the action close behind
Lap 39 -- Moffitt's lead up to 1.4 seconds
Lap 38 -- Gifford holds on for third, but bottleneck allows Swindell to get around Gresham for fifth
Lap 37 -- Truex moves under Gifford in a battle for third
Lap 36 -- Behind Shaw, Gifford, Truex, Gresham and Swindell run nose to tail for position. Dillon is another five car lengths back
Lap 35 -- Pena up to 24th
Lap 34 -- LaJoie moves underneath MacDonald on the frontstretch and takes the ninth spot away
Lap 33 -- Polewarczyk is out because of engine
Lap 32 -- Leaders continue to be Moffitt, Shaw, Gifford, Truex, Gresham, Swindell, Dillon, Ranger, MacDonald and LaJoie
Lap 30 -- Pena still on lead lap in 27th; Whit is 13 laps down
Lap 29 -- LaJoie working on MacDonald, and they both follow in Ranger's tracks
Lap 28 -- Moffitt's lead to .698 over Shaw.
Lap 26 -- Kobyluck in 11th, followed by Paludo, Andrew Smith, Jonathan Smith and Bannon
Lap 25 -- Swindell takes the spot back. Ranger, MacDonald and LaJoie round out top 10.
Lap 24 -- Dillon to sixth and Swindell now seventh
Lap 23 -- Gifford into third, followed by Truex and Gresham
Lap 22 -- GREEN: Shaw takes outside again. Shaw leads by a nose as Moffitt gets a clean jump beside him. Moffitt leads on the backstretch.
Lap 21 -- One to go to green. Tardiff pulls down on pit road for a quick stop.
Lap 20 -- Whitt comes back on track
Lap 19 -- Leaders are Shaw, Moffitt, Gresham, Gifford, Dillon, Truex, Swindell, Rangers, Tardiff, Paludo, MacDonald, LaJoie, Kobyluck.
Lap 18 -- CAUTION: Left front flat on Pena brings out the yellow. Bouley is free pass car.
Lap 17 -- Polewarczyk starts smoking in Turn 3 and pulls onto pit road.
Lap 16 -- Truex working on Dillon for position.
Lap 15 -- Shaw, Moffitt, Gresham, Gifford and Dillon are top five. Swindell and Ranger side by side for sixth
Lap 13 -- Salemi will have a pass-through penalty for passing before the restart line on the green.
Lap 12 -- GREEN: Shaw chooses outside, with Moffitt to the inside. Shaw gets a great jump. Moffitt a little slow to speed, with Gresham and Truex stacked up behind him.
Lap 10 -- Leaders are Shaw, Moffitt, Gresham, Gifford, Truex, Dillon, Swindell, Ranger, Paludo, Polewarczyk, Pena, MacDonald, Germain, Kobyluck, LaJoie
Lap 9 -- CAUTION: Bouley spin in Turn 2. Left flat tire, but no other damage. Whitt pulls behind wall into garage.
Lap 8 -- Shaw continues to lead, followed by Moffitt and Gresham. Gifford a little father back, followed closely by Truex
Lap 6 -- Whitt comes down put road
Lap 5 -- Leaders are Shaw, Moffitt, Gresham, Gifford, Truex, Dillon, Swindell, Whitt, Ranger and Tardiff
Lap 3 -- Shaw moves into the lead, followed by Moffitt and Gresham; former race winner McDonald up to 19th
Lap 2 -- Moffitt leads the first lap; Gresham moves into third, while Gifford and Truex are side by side
Lap 1 -- GREEN: Great jump by pole sitter Brett Moffitt. Shaw into second, and Gifford slides into third on the backstretch
4:59 p.m. -- Wallace (qualified 12th) and Corey LaJoie (14th) will drop to the rear - Wallace for engine change and LaJoie for unapproved adjustments
4:58 p.m. -- Two pace laps to green
4:55 p.m. -- Drivers gave been given the command to fire engines
4:52 p.m. -- Invocation and national anthem
4:40 p.m. -- Pre-race ceremonies have begun.
3:30 p.m. -- Drivers meeting is complete. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying is on the track, with the New England 125 to follow. Driver introductions will be in-car at 4:40 p.m. with green at 5 p.m.
1:40 p.m. -- The autograph session is complete. Up next will be the drivers meeting at 3 p.m. Click HERE for some images from the day.
Friday, Noon -- The K&N Pro Series East garage is open. Sunny skies and 77 degress at the speedway.
6 p.m. -- The K&N Pro Series East garage is closed. Action will resume at the track on Friday when the garage opens at Noon. The driver autograph session is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be located next to the SPEED stage on the midway outside of Turns 1 & 2.
4:56 p.m. -- Qualifying is complete.Brett Moffitt wins the 21 Means 21 Presented by Coors Light Pole Award. Dale Shaw qualified second, followed by Max Gresham, Ryan Gifford, and Ty Dillon. Ryan Truex, Kevin Swindell, Cole Whitt, Alan Tardiff and Miguel Paludo round out the top 10. QUALIFYING RESULTS
4:54 p.m. -- Ryan Gifford moves to fourth on the board with one car (Matt Frahm) remaining.
4:50 p.m. -- With three cars to go, Brett Moffitt bumps DJ Shaw off the pole with a lap of 30.356 (125.471 mph). Shaw second, followed by Gresham, Dillon, Truex, Swindell, Whitt, Tardiff, Paludo, Wallace.
4:40 p.m. -- Ryan Truex is fourth fastest, bumping Swindell to 5th. Seven cars to go.
4:35 p.m. -- After 20 cars, the top five are DJ Shaw, Max Gresham, Ty Dillon, Kevin Swindell and Cole Whitt. Alan Tardiff, Miguel Paludo, Darrell Wallace Jr., Corey LaJoie, and Sergio Pena round out top 10.
4:23 p.m. -- Ty Dillon moves to third on the board
4:22 p.m. -- Max Gresham jumps to second, followed by Kevin Swindell. DJ Shaw still on the pole. Cole Whitt and Miguel Paludo are fourth and fifth, respectively, after 13 cars
4:15 p.m. -- DJ Shaw knocks Cole Whitt off provisional pole with a lap of 30.430 seconds (125.166 mph)
4:13 p.m. -- After eight cars, Cole Whitt is on the provisional pole with a lap of 124.341 mph. Miguel Paludo is second, followed by Darrell Wallace Jr., Zach Germain, and Drew Brannon
3:57 p.m. -- Salemi and Dillon will get one lap in qualifying for being late to inspection
3:40 p.m. -- Qualifying is still on track to commence at 4 p.m. Ty Dillon and John Salemi will each get just one lap in time trials for being late to the tech line.
2:50 p.m. -- Qualifying is now tentatively planned for 4 p.m. Click HERE for a photo of Steve Park from the garage.
2 p.m. -- Darrell Wallace Jr. suffered a blown engine in practice.
1 p.m. -- K&N Pro Series East practice is complete with Swindell the fastest at 124.981 mph. He was followed by Ryan Gifford (123.980), Alan Tardiff (123.626), Sergio Pena (123.298) and Corey LaJoie (123.111). Click HERE for complete practice times.
12:40 p.m. -- Cars have returned to the track for the last 20 minutes of practice.
12:36 p.m. -- Caution for debris on the track. Swindell and Truex have knocked MacDonald off the top of the practice chart.
12:30 p.m. -- With 30 minutes remaining in practice, the top five fastest cars are: MacDonald (122.607 mph), Swindell (122.596), Cole Whitt (122.053), Shaw (122.034) and Ryan Truex (122.018). All 32 cars have practiced. Click HERE, HERE and HERE for images from the garage.
12 p.m. -- After 30 of 90 minutes in this practice session, Eddie MacDonald is the fastest at 122.607 mph, followed by Kevin Swindell at 122.269 and D.J. Shaw at 122.034. Of the 32 entrants, 30 have been on the track to this point.
11:31 a.m. -- Darrell Wallace Jr., Corey LaJoie, Mackena Bell and John Salemi will serve a five-minute penalty at the beginning of practice for being late for Thursday morning's inspection.
11:30 a.m. -- NASCAR K&N Pro Series East practice is underway. Sun has moved back in over the speedway after gray skies and occassional rain drops.
8:48 a.m. -- Thirty-two teams are in the garage. The entries for Todd Peck and Jason Holehouse have withdrawn. Click HERE for an images of the Fadden Racing No. 16 driven this weekend by Jonathan Smith.
Thursday, 8 a.m. -- NASCAR K&N Pro Series East garage is open and teams are busy getting ready for the day.
