LOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 13, 2008) – Eddie MacDonald drove around Steve Park for the lead coming out of Turn 4 to the white flag lap en route to winning the Heluva Good! Fall 125 Saturday morning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The win gave the Rowley, Mass., driver a season sweep of the NASCAR Camping World Series East events at the 1.058-mile oval. He is the third driver to accomplish that feat, following Mike McLaughlin in 1992 and Joey Logano in 2007. MacDonald led four times for 59 laps.
Park held on for second, followed by points leader Matt Kobyluck. Matt Hirschman, making his NASCAR Camping World Series East debut, finished fourth, and rookie Austin Dillon rounded out the top five. Kobyluck leads second-place Dillon by 192 points with two races remaining.
Joe Polewarczyk, Mike Olsen, Trevor Bayne, Bryon Chew and Jeff Anton completed the top 10.
NASCAR Camping World Series East-Heluva Good! Fall 125 Results
Friday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 125 laps, 93.097 mph, $15,050.
2. (2) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Dodge, 125, $10,500.
3. (13) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 125, $9,100.
4. (17) Matt Hirschman, Northampton, PA, Dodge, 125, $7,500.
5. (15) Austin Dillon, Lewisville, N.C., Chevrolet, 125, $7,315.
6. (10) Joe Polewarczyk, Hudson, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $5,800.
7. (26) Mike Olsen, North Haverhill, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $7,300.
8. (8) Trevor Bayne, Knoxville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 125, $5,500.
9. (22) Bryon Chew, Mattituck, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $4,800.
10. (23) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 125, $5,100.
11. (20) Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $4,000.
12. (29) Max Dumarey, Gent, Belgium, Chevrolet, 124, $4,200.
13. (12) Craig Goess, Greenville, N.C., Toyota, 124, $3,500.
14. (9) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Mooresville, N.C., Chevrolet, 124, $3,876.
15. (7) Derek Thorn, Lakeport, Calif., Ford, 124, $3,100.
16. (16) Ricky Carmichael, Clearwater, Fla., Chevrolet, 123, $3,500.
17. (28) Alan Tardiff, Lyman, Me., Chevrolet, 123, $2,900.
18. (5) Marc Davis, Mitchelville, MD., Toyota, 123, $3,350.
19. (11) Jesus Hernandez, Fresno, Calif., Chevrolet, 123, $3,300.
20. (1) Peyton Sellers, Danville, VA., Chevrolet, 123, $4,796.
21. (36) James Pritchard, Wharton, N.J., Dodge, 123, $2,750.
22. (6) Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, N.H., Chevrolet, 122, $2,600.
23. (27) Ryan Duff, Hazard, Ky., Chevrolet, 122, $2,675.
24. (19) Jamie Hayes, Norlina, N.C., Chevrolet, 122, $3,159.
25. (33) Scott Bouley, Wolcott, Conn., Chevrolet, 122, $2,600.
26. (14) Jody Lavender, Hartsville, S.C., Chevrolet, 121, $3,100.
27. (32) Todd Peck, Glenville, PA., Chevrolet, 114, $2,600.
28. (25) Antonio Perez, Mexico City, Mex., Dodge, 93, accident, $2,600.
29. (4) Brian Ickler, San Diego, Calif., Chevrolet, 91, accident, $3,100.
30. (38) Ryan Black, Alta Loma, Calif., Ford, 72, brakes, $2,600.
31. (37) Jeremy Clark, Concord, NC, Chevrolet, 65, rear end, $2,600.
32. (35) Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn., Dodge, 46, engine, $2,600.
33. (18) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 45, vibration, $2,600.
34. (24) Alex Kennedy, Aztec, New Mexico, Chevrolet, 34, accident, $2,600.
35. (21) Mike Johnson, Salisbury, Mass., Ford, 31, accident, $2,600.
36. (30) Joe Masessa, Franklin Lakes, N.J., Chevrolet, 22, accident, $2,600.
37. (34) Jason Cochran, Marion, N.C., Chevrolet, 22, accident, $2,600.
38. (31) Laine Chase, Beverly, Mass., Chevrolet, 13, engine, $2,600.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 25 minutes 14 seconds
Margin of Victory: .365 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: P.Sellers (126.437 mph, 30.124 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 21 laps.
Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: E.MacDonald 1-12; P.Sellers 13; E.MacDonald 14-19; P.Sellers 20-24; M.Davis 25-27; T.Bayne 28-36; E.MacDonald 37-76; B.Leighton 77-120; S.Park 121-123; E.MacDonald 124-125.
Standings: 1. M.Kobyluck, 1810; 2. A.Dillon, 1618; 3. T.Bayne, 1585; 4. J.Hernandez, 1575; 5. M.Davis, 1508; 6. S.Park, 1482; 7. E.MacDonald, 1475; 8. R.Carmichael, 1460; 9. B.Ickler, 1447; 10. P.Sellers, 1433.