American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 77

still benefitting from the clean
air, and Shullick. But soon the
two speedsters began to
approach the tail of the field as
Seitz, Lilje and Ordway ran nose
to tail a distance behind
On lap 39 Shullick maneuvered
his 95 around the 97 and stole
the lead from Timmy J off four
to take the point, also putting a
lap car cushion in between the
two front runners.
Shullick began to encounter
more slower cars as the race ran
clean green, with Jedrzejek
staying in contention while
Seitz, Ordway Jr. and Lilje put on
a classic battle for third. Ordway
would move into third on lap
46, leaving Seitz trying to hold
off Lilje, who relinquished the
fourth spot to the 76 by lap 53.
Shullick had a healthy lead out
front until a trio of yellows
disrupted his momentum. First
on lap 56 yellow flew from the
23 of Jason Spaulding. Then

another fell one lap later when
Mark Sammut spun. Mark,
thinking he might have had a
tire going down but with only 3
laps to go, he continued.
Unfortunately, the tire was
actually coming off, so green
fell, followed by another yellow
with Sammut around on the
front stretch. This time he was
done. Kyle Edwards also left a
top ten spot when his 11 would
not fire after being pushed onto
the track.
The race finally resumed with
Shullick flying under the
checkers two laps later trailed
by Jedrzejek and Ordway in the
top three. Lilje and veteran
McKnight finished up the top
five.
Lilje, who calls himself the renta-driver, having subbed in the
74 and 76 during the season
when needed, may have found
a permanent ride in the 76 with
another top five finish.