The racing for the remainder of the top five positions was fiercely entertaining, with West, Bealer,
Dunmire, Jesse Maurer, and Nick Skias battling in separate little groups. After the fuel stop at the
midway point of the 50-lapper, Bealer and West ran three laps in side-by-side fashion as they
tussled for the runner-up position. Bealer eventually won out over West, but the No. 23R of West
came roaring back, zipping around the outside of Bealer to reclaim second in the final few trips
around the clay.
Diehl blasted to the big victory, with West celebrating his runner-up finish and the fact that,
through his business (West Fabrications), he'd built the motors that powered the top three
finishers in the National Open. Bealer, Maurer, and N. Skias rounded out the top five with 17thstarting Ross Perchak slicing his way to sixth.
Kenny Miller III, Mike Rutherford, Jarid Kunkle, and Pete Skias