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FULTON, NY – JULY 21, 2018 - Fan favorite Pat Ward related Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway that the last 6-7 weeks that they were really struggling, and no matter what they tried the results were not up to his or his No.42p, Gypsum Express, LJL race team standards.

Sometimes going back to something that has worked in the past is just what is needed. Ward had a 2014 coil car in the race shop that they got ready for Saturday night, and the result was a trip to victory lane in the caution-free 35-lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar 358 Modified feature.

Joe Shields would lead the opening lap of the 358 Modified feature before Jeff McGinnis shot into the lead one lap later.

With 5 laps complete McGinnis held a narrow lead over Glenn Forward with Mike Bowman, Shields and Tom Sears Jr. not far behind the top two.

On lap 7 Forward found the bite he needed on the low groove to drive by McGinnis into the lead. On lap 10 McGinnis would regain the lead by inches with Forward taking it back one lap later.

With the scoring tower showing lap 15, Forward opened the biggest lead of the race of a half-a-second. McGinnis and Bowman raced side by side for second and third with Pat Ward right there looking for a way by.

On lap 20 Forward was on rails out front leading by almost two-seconds. Behind the leader you could have almost thrown a blanket over Bowman, Ward, McGinnis and Tim Sears Jr. as they used every lane on the speedway looking for any advantage.

With 10 laps to go Ward and Bowman erased Forward's lead as they were all over his bumper with Sears and Ron Davis III showing in fourth and fifth.

On lap 26 Ward was a rocket on the bottom of the speedway as he drove by Forward and into the lead. Over the final laps nobody challenged Pat Ward as he cruised to his second Fulton win of 2018 and 22nd overall at the speedway. Tom Sears Jr., Mike Bowman, Ron Davis III and Tim Sears Jr. finished second through fifth.

Ingles Performance Night July 21 Results

(Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar 358 Modifieds 35 Laps) – PAT WARD, Tom Sears Jr., Mike Bowman, Ron Davis III, Tim Sears Jr., Glenn Forward, Larry Wight, Jeff McGinnis, Rob Bellinger, Jordan McCreadie, Todd Root, Billy Whittaker, Bobby Herrington, Joe Shields, Tyler Trump, Andy Noto, Brent Cross.