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Justin Rickett
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (June 27) - For the second week in a row Larry Harrod rolled into victory lane Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway but not without some tough competition from Dana Eiland. Harrod started the night off right by setting fast time in Extreme Power Sports pole qualifying with a lap of 15.42 seconds. Dana Eiland looking stronger than ever posted the second fastest time with a lap of 15.55 seconds with Scott Knowles timing in third. Thirteen cars lined up for the Alabama Rock Late Model feature and when the green waved Harrod wasted no time taking the lead. Eiland followed in second with Knowles third and Pat Wall riding in forth. With just six laps in Kevin Bennett made contact with the outside wall to bring out the caution. Bennett would retire to the pits and racing would resume. Harrod again keeping his lead running the high line with Dana Eiland close on his bumper running the extreme low line in the turns and gaining ground. With the front two pulling away Knowles was left to fend off the advances of Randy Hester who started sixth and had quickly worked his way into the forth position and looking for more. Unfortantlly the caution would wave for the spinning car of Russ Ogletree and keep Hester from passing Knowles. Then Hester pulled into the pits with what seemed to be over heating issues. Once aging the green was waving and Harrod and Eiland started to pull away. With Hester at the back of the pack Knowles had a new challenger for the third position, Chase Edge. Edge started the feature seventh and slowly worked his way to the front like a seasoned veteran and was now challenging Knowles for the third position. Then on lap 18 Edge completed the pass on the high side of turn two and set his sights on the two front running cars of Harrod and Eiland. Every lap since lap 15 Eiland would dive to the inside of Harrod in three and four but just couldn't pull off the pass. Lap after lap Eiland kept trying and coming to take the white it looked as if he just might do it. It was the last lap, Eilands last chance. In one and two he dove low but couldn't make it stick. Down low in three and four the same and coming to the checkers it was Harrod holding off Eiland for an impressive win. Dana Eiland finished second with Chase Edge coming home in third. Scott Knowles held on to forth with Marvin Cook rounding out the top five.
Late Model
27 - Larry Harrod
K9 - Dana Eiland
18 - Chase Edge
66 - Scott Knowles
40 - Marvin Cook
5 - Rodgerick Dykes
14 - Pat Wall
15 - Ryan Evans
27 - Gordy Scarbrough
2 - Randy Hester
9 - Adam Brown
RC3 - Russ Ogletree
17 - Kevin Bennett
Limited Sportsman
29 - Joey Eiland
50jr - Steven Gaines, Jr
5 - Thomas Lewis
7 - Chris Arnett
115 - Dustin Elliott
7 - Roger Arnett
7 - Jeff Elliott
57 - Michael Queen
12 - Allen McConnell, Sr
15 - Tracey Baker
17 - Bryan Price
D9 - Dustin Diem
Hobby
0 - Jason Craft
1 - Don Otto
29 - Randy Allen
12 - Robert Jackson
24 - Allen McConnell
61 - Curtis Haney
294 - John Michael
0 - Jaye Hutchison
41 - Jason Anthony
Bomber
90 - Joey Thomas
22 - Jimmy Thomas
721 - Billy Duell, Jr
83 - Cody Scrimpshire
52 - Shelby Amos
Modified
B55 - Nick Biddle
27 - Gordy Scarbrough
Pony Stock
99 - Jana Renfroe
17 - Patty Ann Hoell
01 - Larry Hodnett
27 - Tim Goins
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