Larson Gets Dirty Win

July 20, 2016: Kyle Larson during practice at ElDora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. (HHP/Harold Hinson)
Kyle Larson won Wednesday night’s fourth annual Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Eldora Speedway.
“It means a lot, especially losing the way I did the two years I ran,” Larson said.
Christopher Bell finished second and Rico Abreu third.
To get the victory, Larson had to overcome a bit of adversity.
“We got the flat tire there early, I knew we would get a lucky dog, I just didn’t know if I could get back to the top-three as quick as I did. It just worked out where I got by (Christopher) Bell when he got in the wall and I think Bobby (Pierce) had a gear issue. He was definitely better than I was for sure.”
Larson was also docked one lap by NASCAR for intentionally causing the yellow after spinning and stopping on the race track.
Larson had a good restart with 16 laps to go and cruised to the finish line.
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, Ohio
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
- (7) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 150.
- (10) Christopher Bell #, Toyota, 150.
- (27) Rico Abreu #, Toyota, 150.
- (11) Jake Griffin, Toyota, 150.
- (2) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 150.
- (23) Cole Custer #, Chevrolet, 150.
- (20) Cameron Hayley, Toyota, 150.
- (15) Daniel Hemric, Ford, 150.
- (28) Austin Wayne Self #, Toyota, 150.
- (22) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 150.
- (17) Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, 150.
- (3) Ken Schrader, Toyota, 150.
- (8) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 150.
- (18) William Byron #, Toyota, 150.
- (4) JR Heffner, Chevrolet, 150.
- (25) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 148.
- (32) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 146.
- (29) Wayne Edwards, Chevrolet, 145.
- (26) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, 144.
- (24) Tyler Young, Chevrolet, 143.
- (16) Brady Boswell, Chevrolet, 143.
- (14) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 139.
- (5) Ben Rhodes #, Toyota, 136.
- (21) John H. Nemechek, Chevrolet, 129.
- (1) Bobby Pierce, Chevrolet, Accident, 126.
- (30) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 124.
- (19) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 116.
- (12) Stewart Friesen, Chevrolet, Accident, 111.
- (9) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, 107.
- (6) Caleb Holman, Chevrolet, Accident, 37.
- (13) Justin Shipley, Ford, Overheating, 11.
- (31) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Engine, 5.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 41.971 mph.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 47 Mins, 13 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.767 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 9 for 52 laps.
Lead Changes: 3 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: B. Pierce 1-34; K. Larson(i) 35-50; B. Pierce 51-118; K. Larson(i) 119-150.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): B. Pierce 2 times for 102 laps; K. Larson(i) 2 times for 48 laps.
Top 10 in Points: W. Byron # – 282; M. Crafton – 273; D. Hemric – 271; J. Sauter – 253; T. Peters – 252; C. Bell # – 245; T. Reddick – 243; J. Nemechek – 232; B. Kennedy – 225; C. Hayley – 220.
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