{"id":16161,"date":"2016-06-20T15:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T19:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/16\/?p=16161"},"modified":"2016-06-20T15:30:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T19:30:46","slug":"newton-and-smith-claim-electric-city-twin-125-wins-at-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2016\/06\/newton-and-smith-claim-electric-city-twin-125-wins-at-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Newton And Smith Claim Electric City Twin 125 Wins At Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WILLIAMSTON, SC<\/strong> (<\/strong>June 17<\/strong>) \u2013 <\/strong>Roger Lee Newton inherited the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win after a wild finish, while John Smith played the right strategy for his first Southern Modified Racing Series (SMRS) win Friday<\/span> night at Anderson Motor Speedway.\u00a0 For Newton, the Concord, NC veteran was in the right place when leaders Matt Craig and Dalton Sargeant made contact on the final lap to claim his third career PASS South Super Late Model victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/strong>To be in this position after where we started today, we changed everything but the seat in this car,\u201d said Newton afterwards.\u00a0 \u201cMan, the crew worked their butts off today.\u00a0 I don\u2019t give up on them and they don\u2019t give up on me, it\u2019s a team.\u00a0 The last four or five races has taken a lot of wind out of our sails and we were about to quit racing.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like to win this way, but we will take them however we can get them.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In qualifying, <\/strong>Jody Measamer<\/strong> paced the field with a lap of 87.447 miles per hour for his second quick time of the season<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong>Measamer<\/strong> would start <\/strong>seventh<\/strong> after the top 10 qualifiers redraw, while <\/strong>Newton and current PASS South points leader, Kodie Conner, would move to the front row.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>On a windy, but comfortable night for racing, Newton would take the lead to start, before RS Senter would move to the front on lap three.\u00a0 Conner would take the top spot from Senter on lap 19, but Senter would move back around on lap 32 and begin to pull away from the field.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While Senter was out front, defending Electric City 125 winner, Jared Irvan, was making his way up through the field after starting last due to a faulty oil pump.\u00a0 Irvan moved around Measamer and into the top 10 on lap 53.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Another driver on the move was Matt Craig, who moved by Dalton Sargeant for third on lap 80 and Conner for second just seven laps later.\u00a0 Craig closed in on Senter and was able to take the lead entering turn one with 33 laps to go as they lapped the machine of Tyler Scofield.\u00a0 But, with eight laps to go, Trey Jarrell would go for a spin in turn two to put the field under caution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On the restart, Craig continued to lead, while Sargeant and Newton made their way past Conner, who was shuffled back to fourth in turn two.\u00a0 The final caution of the night would wave with five laps to go when Tate Fogleman spun in turn two while battling Irvan for fifth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Back under way, Craig and Sargeant waged war for the lead, trading paint and the top spot over the final laps.\u00a0 On the last lap, Sargeant would move Craig up the track to take the lead entering turn one.\u00a0 As the leaders raced down the backstretch for the final time, Craig got into Sargeant entering turn three causing him to spin.\u00a0 After review, Craig was penalized for excessive rough driving which resulted in Newton taking the win over Irvan, Conner, Jacob Schneider, and Measamer.\u00a0 Rounding out the top ten were Jeff Scofield, Wes Burton, Senter, Sargeant, and Craig.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the SMRS Tour Modified 125 lapper, veteran John Smith took the lead from Precision Built Spindle Pole Award winner Brandon Ward with 14 laps to go and led the rest of the way for his first career series win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe rode and rode for about the first 40 or 50 laps and when it went back green around lap 65, I ran about three or four hard laps to see what I had and what we needed to do for adjustments,\u201d said Smith of his strategy.\u00a0 \u201cI love this race track.\u00a0 You can pass on it and we put on a good race.\u00a0 It was a long, hot day, but it thankfully it all worked out for us.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At the drop of the green flag, Gary Putnam jumped into the lead before being passed by Mike Norman on lap four.\u00a0 Tom Buzze would take a turn up front, but Jimmy Wallace would take the lead on lap 24 and dominate the mid stages of the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the final caution with 44 laps to go, all the leaders would pit for tires and to make adjustments.\u00a0 Jason Myers would lead after the restart before being passed by Ward with 35 laps to go.\u00a0 Ward would stay out front until Smith made the winning pass on with 14 laps to go.\u00a0 Following Smith took the checkered flag were J. Myers, Burt Myers, Buzze, and Ward.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next event for the SMRS Tour Modifieds will be the \u201cBattle At The Bullring\u201d on Saturday night, July 2<\/span> at Wake County Speedway near Raleigh, NC.\u00a0 <\/strong>Be sure to \u201cLike\u201d the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PASS Super Late Model \u2013 Electric City 125 \u2013 Unofficial Results<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. 33 – Roger Lee Newton 12511. 89 \u2013 Lee Hansard 124<\/li>\n
  2. 28 \u2013 Jared Irvan 125 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12. 21 \u2013 Trey Jarrell 123<\/li>\n
  3. 45 \u2013 Kodie Conner 12513.\u00a0 8f \u2013 Tate Fogleman 120<\/li>\n
  4. 81 \u2013 Jacob Schneider 12514. 07 \u2013 Tyler Scofield 105<\/li>\n
  5. 98 \u2013 Jody Measamer 12515. 71 \u2013 Jimmy Doyle 82<\/li>\n
  6. 57 \u2013 Jeff Scofield 12516. 2c \u2013 Sarah Cornett-Ching 32<\/li>\n
  7. 5 \u2013 Wes Burton 12517. 15 \u2013 Ron Young DNS<\/li>\n
  8. 10 \u2013 RS Senter 125<\/li>\n
  9. 55 \u2013 Dalton Sargeant 125<\/li>\n
  10. 54 \u2013 Matt Craig \u2013 125<\/li>\n
  11. 45 \u2013 Kodie Conner 124<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    SMRS Tour Modified \u2013 Electric City 125 \u2013 Unofficial Results<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. 25 \u2013 John Smith<\/li>\n
    2. 4 \u2013 Jason Myers<\/li>\n
    3. 1 \u2013 Burt Myers<\/li>\n
    4. 5 \u2013 Tom Buzze<\/li>\n
    5. 19 \u2013 Brandon Ward<\/li>\n
    6. 33 \u2013 Jimmy Wallace<\/li>\n
    7. 12 \u2013 Mike Norman<\/li>\n
    8. 77 \u2013 Gary Putnam<\/li>\n
    9. 104 \u2013 Jared Fryar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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