BNS: Watkins Glen Lap Report

PEPSI 150 Race Summary

Lap 6: #21 Eric Bodine spins in turn 9 (Outer Loop) and hit by #29 Dave Dion. Dion sustains heavy damage to the front and rear of his car. Lap 7: Caution for Bodine & Dion in turn 9. Lap 10: 4, 77, 51, 82, 10, 42, 13, 55, 78, 47 Lap 12: Green Flag flys after a 6 lap caution. Lap 14: Full course caution for #74 Ben Rower who spun in the turn 1 gravel trap. Lap 17: Green Flag Lap 20: 77, 4, 82, 10, 42, 13, 78, 15, 14, 03 Lap 22: Full course caution for #30 Dennis Doyle stopped on the back straight. Lap 24: Points leader Tom Carey is held on pit road for one lap for being over the pit box line. Lap 26: Green Flag Lap 27: #61 Mike Olsen spins in turn 11 and was hit by #51 Mike Stefanik. Lap 29: Green Flag Lap 30: 59, 7, 15, 47, 55, 14, 1, 77, 10, 82 Lap 32: Full course caution for an accident in turn 2 between #67 Jamie Aube and #23 Rob Rizzo. Lap 36: Green Flag Lap 38: #18 Russ Brown spun in turn 11 and made contact with #86 Dennis. - more - Page 2 of 3 -- Pepsi 150 Race Summary Lap 40: 15, 77, 82, 59, 47, 55, 7, 10, 13, 6 Lap 41: Full Course caution for a multi-car accident in turn 1 between Butch Cone, John Wall Sr., Tracy Gordon & Walter Riley Lap 44: Green Flag Lap 49: Full course caution for #57 AJ Frank spun in turn 10 #18 Russ Brown hits guardrail in turn 9 and continues. Sustained heavy damage. #1 John Wall Sr. hits guardrail on back straight. Lap 50: 82, 77, 15, 47, 13, 10, 4, 55, 42, 78 Lap 53: Green Flag #13 Ted Christopher hits the guardrail in the bottom of the esses and continues. Lap 56: Full course caution for an accident in turn 10 between #1 John Wall Sr., #59 Lou Rettenmeier and #3 Water Riley. Lap 58: Top 10 going back to green, 77, 82, 15, 47, 4, 10, 42, 89, 21, 6 Lap 59: Green Flag

Lap 60: #82 Ricky Craven nudges Bryan Wall and Wall spins out in turn 1 Craven blows an engine. #4 Brad Bennett bumps #47 Kelly Moore and #15 Jerry Marquis spin in turn 11 Brad Bennett takes the lead 4, 10, 82, 21, 71, 6, 76, 03, 42 Lap 61: #4 Brad Bennett Receives the Black Flag for spinning #47 Kelly Moore in turn 11 White Flag flies for the #10 of Kim Baker Lap 62: Black Flag flies again for #4 Brad Bennett and the checkered waives for 10, 89, 71, 21, 42, 6, 76, 03, 61, 51

RACE STATS Time of Race: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes, 01 Seconds

Average Speed: 67.006 MPH

Margin of Victory: .731 Seconds

Caution Flags: 8-11, Eric Bodine and Dave Dion accident in turn 9; 14-16, Ben Rowe spins in turn one; 23-25, Dennis Doyle stopped on course; 27-29, Mike Olsen and Mike Stefanik spin in turn 11; 32-35, Jamie Aube and Rob Rizzo accident in turn 2; 41-43, multi-car incident in turn 1 between Butch Cone, John Wall Sr., Tracy Gordon & Walter Riley; 49-52, AJ Frank off in turn 10, Russ Brown crashed in turn 9 and John Wall Sr. crashed on back straight; 56-58, John Wall Sr., Lou Rettenmeier and Water Riley crashed in turn 10

Eight cautions for 26 laps.

Leaders: Ricky Craven 1, Bryan Wall 2-6, Brad Bennett 7-16, Bryan Wall 17-24, Lou Rettenmeier 25–31, Jerry Marquis 32-45, Ricky Craven 46-52, Bryan Wall 53-59, Brad Bennett 6-61, Kim Baker 62. Lead Changes: Nine among six drivers.