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VERNON, NY- JULY 10, 2016 - Pathfinder Village and Gates-Cole Insurance presented an action-packed show on Sunday, July 10th, which saw Larry Wight get his 10th career victory at the speedway after a strong performance in the Modified feature.

The Gates-Cole Insurance Modifieds came to their feature event with Matt Hulsizer and Tim Mayne at the head of the field. Hulsizer beat Mayne to the top side of the speedway to take the lead on lap one. Using the cushion, Hulsizer began to pull away from the rest of the pack. In second, Mayne dueled with Larry Wight for the rights to the runner up spot, the two staying glued together as they travelled around the speedway. Hulsizer had all but checked out on the field when a caution came out on lap nine as Mike Mahaney slowed with a flat, bringing him in line with the rest of the top five. The return of the green saw Hulsizer spin his tires, allowing Tim Mayne to sneak by and take Hulsizer’s line on the top side. Hulsizer hung on in second until lap 15, when both Wight and Matt Sheppard got by to take spots on the podium. A lap later, another yellow was shown.

On the restart, Mayne continued to use the top, but Wight stuck with him, using a ling one step lower. Lap after lap, Wight and Mayne continued to battle side by side for the top spot. Another yellow on lap 18 slowed the field as Sheppard pulled in with a flat tire, but the return of green still saw Mayne hold off Wight using the top. With ten to go, Mayne continued to use the high side, but in turns one and two, Mayne carried too much momentum into the turn and hopped over the cushion, allowing Wight to finally take the lead after battling for ten laps. The final yellow flag of the race was shown on lap 23, but nobody had anything for Wight, and he drove off to take his tenth career victory at the speedway. Alan Johnson topped off a strong run with a second place finish. Both Mahaney and Sheppard recovered from their flat tires and finished in third and fourth, respectively. Pat Ward rounded out the top five. The next five cars across the line were Danny Varin, Vic Coffey, Mayne, Rob Bellinger, and Pete Taylor.

GATES-COLE INSURANCE MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH (30 LAPS)- LARRY WIGHT, Alan Johnson, Mike Mahaney, Matt Sheppard, Pat Ward, Danny Varin, Vic Coffey, Tim Mayne, Rob Bellinger, Pete Taylor, Jim Nagle, Ray Hoard, Marc Johnson, Alan Barker, Tim Murphy, Matt Hulsizer, and Lance Willix.