Bruce Jr. Takes Advantage of Late-Race Restart to Win GoMuddy.com NSL 360 NCRA/NSL Region Event at 81 Speedway
(Photo by Randy Lane Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – PARK CITY, Kan. (May 28, 2016) – Tony Bruce Jr. capitalized on a late-race restart to claim the GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 NCRA/NSL Region victory on Saturday at 81 Speedway.
Bruce Jr. advanced from his sixth starting position to second place before a caution with six laps remaining for a red flag for Don Droud Jr., who flipped while running third. Following the restart Bruce Jr. passed C.J. Johnson, who led the majority of the 25-lap main event, for the lead en route to his first win with the series.
Johnson held on for second with Jordon Mallett charging from 12th to third place. J.D. Johnson ended fourth and Jeremy Campbell maneuvered from 11th to fifth.
Droud Jr., Ryan Roberts, J.D. Johnson and Tyler Drueke each won a heat race with Chris Morgan capturing the B Main.
The GoMuddy.com NSL 360 NCRA/NSL Region will return to action with a doubleheader on June 17 at Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan., and June 18 at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan.
GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 NCRA/NSL Region Race Report: 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., on May 28, 2016 –
Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 1x-Don Droud Jr. (6); 2. 31-Casey Wills (1); 3. 10c-Jeremy Campbell (3); 4. 20g-Jake Greider (5); 5. 72-Raymond Seemann (7); 6. 25-Brandon Ikenberry (4); 7. 2j-Zach Blurton (2).
Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Ryan Roberts (1); 2. 88-Tony Bruce Jr. (4); 3. 14-Jordon Mallett (3); 4. 1j-Danny Jennings (7); 5. 81-Jon Freeman (6); 6. 85-Forrest Sutherland (2); 7. 51-Josh Fairbank (5).
Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 98-J.D. Johnson (2); 2. 76-Jay Russell (4); 3. 20-Luke Cranston (1); 4. 7-Michelle Decker (7); 5. 57-T.J. Artz (5); 6. 54-Mike Spear (3); 7. 98x-Ryan Padgett (6).
Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Tyler Drueke (1); 2. 45x-C.J. Johnson (7); 3. 27-Andy Shouse (3); 4. 75k-Chris Morgan (4); 5. 12-James Mosher (6); 6. 91-Jeff Stasa (5); 7. 6-Kaden Taylor (2).
B Main (12 Laps/Top 6 Transfer): 1. 75k-Chris Morgan (2); 2. 20g-Jake Greider (1); 3. 72-Raymond Seemann (3); 4. 12-James Mosher (5); 5. 81-Jon Freeman (4); 6. 85-Forrest Sutherland (8); 7. 98x-Ryan Padgett (13); 8. 2j-Zach Blurton (11); 9. 91-Jeff Stasa (10); 10. 51-Josh Fairbank (12); 11. 57-T.J. Artz (6); 12. 25-Brandon Ikenberry (7); 13. 6-Kaden Taylor (14); 14. 54-Mike Spear (9).
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 88-Tony Bruce Jr. (6); 2. 45x-C.J. Johnson (2); 3. 14-Jordon Mallett (12); 4. 98-J.D. Johnson (3); 5. 10c-Jeremy Campbell (11); 6. 1j-Danny Jennings (9); 7. 12-Tyler Drueke (5); 8. 20-Luke Cranston (13); 9. 31-Casey Wills (8); 10. 27-Andy Shouse (14); 11. 20g-Jake Greider (16); 12. 7-Michelle Decker (10); 13. 72-Raymond Seemann (17); 14. 81-Jon Freeman (19); 15. 75k-Chris Morgan (15); 16. 12-James Mosher (18); 17. 85-Forrest Sutherland (20); 18. 1x-Don Droud Jr. (1); 19. 18-Ryan Roberts (4); 20. 76-Jay Russell (7); 21. 2j-Zach Blurton (22); 22. 98x-Ryan Padgett (DNS).
(The top 14 drivers in passing and finishing points in the heat race advanced into the main event with the top eight participating in a redraw. The remaining cars went to the B Main, where the top six transferred to the back of the A Main. Ryan Padgett and Zach Blurton were given a provisional from the track.)
UP NEXT –
June 17 at Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan., and June 18 at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan.
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