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Larry Wight finishes Fifth & Sixth In A Pair Of Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Gladiator A-Mains

VERNON, NY – April 23, 2017 - Fresh off his 360 Sprint victory in the first of the Gladiator Twin 20 lap A-Mains, Danny Varin led the Gates-Cole Auto Insurance Modified field to the green flag, but it was fellow front row starter Larry Wight that would grab the lead. Looking for his second victory of the weekend, third place starter Alan Johnson would wrestle the lead from Wight on lap five. Johnson would open a comfortable lead as the field continued leaving the rest of the field to battle for position. Wight, Tim Fuller, and Varin put on a race among themselves for position as the field reached the halfway point on lap 15.

The complexion of the race changed drastically a lap later when Johnson slowed and limped into the infield, handing the lead over to Wight. As the race continued under green, Wight would set a quick pace as he began to pull away. 11th place starter Bobby Varin was on the move throughout the later stages of the race as broke into the top five with 10 to go. The elder Varin then passed his son Danny a lap later and began going chasing second place running Fuller. Varin’s charge to the front would stall there as Wight would take his first win of season at the Vernon oval over Fuller, Bobby Varin, Danny Varin and last place starter Matt Sheppard.

BUDWEISER RACE SUMMARY

GATES-COLE AUTO INSURANCE MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH (30 LAPS)-LARRY WIGHT, Tim Fuller, Bobby Varin, Danny Varin, Matt Sheppard, Pat Ward, Alan Barker, Billy Decker, Mike Mahaney, Mitch Gibbs, Billy Dunn, Rob Bellinger, Claude Hutchings Jr., Randy Shantel, Darwin Greene, Brandon Walters, Jack Miller, Steve Way, CG Morey, Jessey Mueller, Kody Graham, Alan Johnson, Beth Bellinger, Marc Johnson, and Tim Mayne.

GATES-COLE AUTO INSURANCE MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH (30 LAPS)-LARRY WIGHT, Tim Fuller, Bobby Varin, Danny Varin, Matt Sheppard, Pat Ward, Alan Barker, Billy Decker, Mike Mahaney, Mitch Gibbs, Billy Dunn, Rob Bellinger, Claude Hutchings Jr., Randy Shantel, Darwin Greene, Brandon Walters, Jack Miller, Steve Way, CG Morey, Jessey Mueller, Kody Graham, Alan Johnson, Beth Bellinger, Marc Johnson, and Tim Mayne.

GLADIATOR 360 SPRINT TWIN 20 #1 A-MAIN FINISH-DANNY VARIN, Davie Franek, Lucas Wolfe, Dylan Westbrook, Chuck Hebing, Larry Wight, Jeff Cook, Paul Kinney, Jessica Zemken, Coleman Gulick, Mike Mahaney, Matt Billings, Sammy Reakes IV, Kelly Hebing, James Hanson, Chad Miller, Steve Glover, Bob Gray, Brett Wright, Erik Karlsen, and Jason Barney.
GLADIATOR 360 SPRINT TWIN 20 #2 A-MAIN FINISH-LUCAS WOLFE, Chuck Hebing, Coleman Gulick, Dylan Westbrook, Davie Franek, Larry Wight, Paul Kinney, Kelly Hebing, Jeff Cook, Matt Billings, James Hanson, Brett Wright, Steve Glover, Danny Varin, Erik Karlsen, Bob Gray, Jessica Zemken, Chad Miller, and Sammy Reakes IV.