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Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, Ohio (August 31) - Beating Billy Moyer in Late Model racing at Eldora Speedway can be tough - start him on the pole and the job gets even tougher! Such was the case in Sunday night's Baltes Classic presented by Aesthetic Finishers, as Moyer put on a driving clinic to capture the $3,000 victory. More importantly, it was a tune-up for this weekend's famed World 100 and Moyer fully knows how many drivers have parlayed a victory in the 'week before' event into a World 100 triumph.
In the companion events, Doug Adkins finally found his way to victory lane in Moser UMP Modified racing, while defending champion Jeff Babcock turned the trick one more time to capture the Advance Auto Parts Stock Car finale.
Matt Miller had the quickest time of the 42 cars timing in for the Sunoco American Late Model Series event sanctioned event, but with the redraw - Moyer drew the coveted number one position. At the dropping of the green flag, he sailed away with the lead and never looked back.
Only slowing down for one caution flag, the 25-lap affair was a quick one and lapped traffic in the later stages of the contest proved interesting for Moyer. "The track was multiple-lane tonight and that's a good thing," commented Moyer in victory lane, "because once I got into the lapped traffic and could move around, although there was a bunch of them and I had to be cautious to save the car for next week and not mess up."
Some of that 'thinking' allowed Miller to move closer, but it was obvious to everyone that Moyer was the class of the field, with Miller hanging on to finish in runner-up position. Aaron Scott did a masterful job moving through the field to inch ahead of Greg Johnson at the finish for third, while Chad Ruhlman came home fifth.
"This win, like every other won at Eldora, is very important to me", continued Moyer. When asked if he was aware of the history of winning this race and the impact it has on the World 100, he quipped. "I know, the pressure is on now. I would really, really like to win one more World 100. My boy is starting to get some track time and I want to work with him and his development. As I begin to think about slowing down, I still have the desire to win the World one more time."
Baltes Classic presented by Aesthetic Finishers
Late Models - 42 Cars
Fast Qualifier: Matt Miller 16.354
Heat 1: Billy Moyer, Matt Miller, Robby Hensley, Casey Noonan, Jerry Bowersock, Ted Loomis, Ryan Vanderveen, Josh Williams, Chris Shannon, Steve Kester, Brandon Thirlby
Heat 2: Chris Ross, Ronny Hollingworth, Rusty Schlenk, Kris Patterson, Joey Baker, Brett Reaume, Dean Anderson, Tom Treon, Steve Smith, Anthony Ferguson,
Heat 3: Greg Johnson, Aaron Scott, Ronny Perrine, Rick Delong, Curtis Roberts, Rusty Seaver, Rob Starkey, Jason Smith, Dusty Moore, Ky Harper
Heat 4: Chad Rulhman, Jerry Rice, Brian Rulhman, Tyler Boggs, Jon Henry, Dustin Neat, Scott Orr, Phil Ausra, Jeff Schackelford, Jordan Bland
B Main 1: Ted Loomis, Josh Williams, Jerry Bowersock, Jordan Bland, Rob Starkey, Dustin Neat, Jason Smith, Ky Harper, Phil Ausra, Dusty Moore, Rusty Suever, Jeff Shackelford
B Main 2: Curtis Roberts, Jon Henry, Scott Orr, Joey Baker, Ryan Vanderveen, Steve Smith, Brandon Thirlby, Dean Anderson, Justin Shaw, Brett Reaume, Chris Shannon, Tom Treon, Steve Kester, Anthony Ferguson
A Man: 1) Billy Moyer 2) Matt Miller 3) Aaron Scott 4) Greg Johnson 5)Chad Ruhlman 6) Jerry Rice 7) Ronny Hollingworth 8) Rusty Schlenk 9) Chris Ross 10) Kris Patterson 11) Robbie Hensley 12) Casey Noonan 13) Ronnie Perrine Jr. 14) Rick DeLong 15) Tyler Boggs 16) Brian Ruhlman 17) Jon Jenry 18) Ted Loomis 19) Ky Harper 20) Jerry Bowersock 21) Scott Orr 22) Rusty Suever 23) Curtis Robert 24) Josh Williams
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