Heluva Good Summer 125 - Camping World East Series

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Matt DiBendetto and Ryan Truex trade paint down the backstretch and it's DiBendetto taking the checkers in the Heluva Good Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. For complete post-race coverage and details, check out Michael Pezone's story in Saturday's Concord Monitor.

 

The yellow is out again with 10 laps remaining. The No. 37 of Alex Kennedy hit the wall between turn 3 and 4.

A look at the top 5 as we go back to green with 6 to go: Matt DiBendetto, Ryan Truex, Kevin Swindell, Ryan Gifford and Jody Lavender.

 

The green flag will drop with just 15 laps to go.

A quick rundown of the top 7 as we gallop toward the finish: Matt DiBendetto, Kevin Swindell, Ryan Truex, Matt Kobyluck, Steve Park, Ryan Gifford and Jody Lavender.

 

Tiffany Daniels's No. 94 Dodge spins out and slams into the inner barrier on the front stretch with 19 laps remaining. And according to the commentator here at NHMS, "this changes everything."

 

100 laps down, 25 to go. Matt DiBendetto has taken the lead over Kevin Swindell with Brett Moffitt, Ryan Truex and Steve Park rounding out the top 5.

 

Debris brings out our fourth caution of the afternoon. Kevin Swindell still holds the lead over Eddie MacDonald, whose car looks much less dominant with tires that have gone 40-plus laps without being changed. He does, however, come in for a four-tire stop on lap 79 while still under caution.

Here's the top 7 before we go back to green on lap 81: Swindell, Matt DiBendetto, Ryan Truex, Matt Kobyluck, Ryan Gifford, Steve Park and Jody Lavender.

 

Third place continues to be the worst place to be this afternoon as Jonathan Smith slams into the inside wall in the backstretch, bringing out our third caution flag on lap 69. It appears as though Ryan Gifford bumped Smith, sending him into the safe barrier.

The green flag drops on lap 73 with the following running from 1-5: Kevin Swindell, Eddie MacDonald, Ryan Gifford, Matt DiBendetto and Matt Kobyluck.

 

Eddie MacDonald was one of the two cars that stayed on the lead lap without making a trip to the pits.

A quick rundown of the top 7 before we go green: MacDonald, Kevin Swindell, Jonathan Smith, Ryan Gifford, Ryan Truex, Matt DiBendetto and Jarit Johnson.

 

It's official. This race should comfortably finish the 125 laps, however, with nothing but blue skies and friendly clouds in the area. The No. 17 of Jason Patison has brought out the race's second caution of the afternoon, sending the leaders back into the pits for four tires. Only two cars on the lead lap stayed on the track.

An update of the new lineup will follow once the cars start to file back in.

 

The lap 46 restart saw Ryan Truex and Eddie MacDonald pull away from the pack once again. The duo has nearly a 2.5 second lead on third place Ryan Gifford, who started the race in 12th.

A rundown of the top 7 through the first 60 laps: Truex, MacDonald, Gifford, Matt DiBendetto, Matt Kobyluck, Alan Tardiff and Steve Park.

 

The first caution flag of the day has come out on lap 40. Brett Moffitt, who was running in third place, slid up into the wall between turns 3 and 4, bringing out the yellow. A majority of the field came in for fuel - under East regulations, teams cannot take fuel and tires on the same pit stop.

A rundown of the top 5: Ryan Truex, Ryan Gifford, Eddie MacDonald, Matt DiBendetto and Jody Lavender.

 

It's been a two-car battle for the lead for the first 33 laps of this afternoon's Camping World East Series race. Ryan Truex, who started on the pole, chased Eddie MacDonald around New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first 33 laps before passing MacDonald on the front stretch on lap 34.

A rundown of the top seven include: Truex, MacDonald, Brett Moffitt, Matt DiBendetto, Ryan Gifford, Steve Park and Alan Tardiff.

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