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Matt Felten
CUMBERLAND, Md. (September 12) - D.J. Troutman seized control halfway through the 50-lap main event in a memorable race for the 7th annual Western Maryland Nationals title on Saturday night at The Rock, Allegany County Speedway.
Troutman won $5,000 after a hard-fought race at the front of the field for his second straight Nationals title. In the Hobby Stock feature, Bill Replogle ended the four-race winning streak of Tom Warren. Chris Chamberlain won the Street Stock race and Ray Shepherd and Ryan Peer won the Factory Stock races.
Troutman fell back to fifth early in the 50-lap Limited Late Model feature. He was part of a three-car battle for the lead prior to the halfway point and took control of the race on lap 26.
The race changed complexion on lap 11. Leader Jack Pencil, who set the fastest time on Friday night and sat on the pole, faded high in turn one with a flat tire on a restart following the sixth caution. Darrell Dick and Armstrong took the top two spots. Alan Lemin and Troutman moved up to third and fourth. Armstrong was the early driver to watch, coming from 16th to third in the opening nine laps.
The racing was furious after the caution for Pencil and the race prior to halfway was reminiscent of the 2005 classic with lead changes back and forth.
Armstrong went after Darrell Dick on the high side on lap 12, and then Dick came back underneath. Armstrong led laps 14-15 and then Dick battled back on the inside again. As the top two cars diced back and forth, Troutman was right behind in third.
Armstrong's run at the front ended on lap 20 when he spun by himself in turn three. Dick reassumed the lead over Troutman, Andy Fries, Matt Cosner and Brian Lessley.
After the mandatory fuel stop on lap 25, Troutman drove around Dick to get the lead and pulled away in the last 14 laps to win by 3.5 seconds. Dick was the runner-up while Tim Smith Jr., who was collected in a crash at the outset came back to get third over Fries. Cosner placed fifth.
7th Western Maryland Nationals
The Rock - Allegany Co. Speedway
Results
Sept. 11-12, 2009
LIMITED LATE MODELS
Feature (50 laps): 1. D.J. Troutman, 2. Darrell Dick, 3. Tim Smith Jr., 4. Andy Fries, 5. Matt Cosner, 6. Matt Howsare, 7. Mike Duck, 8. Brian Lessley, 9. Jerry Bard, 10. Travis Calhoun, 11. Daniel Cornman, 12. Tyler Armstrong, 13. Rance Garlock, 14. Travis Stickley, 15. Cale Grubb, 16. Jack Pencil, 17. Alan Lemin, 18. Bruce Kane, 19. Ted Gallaher, 20. Barry Miller, 21. Randy Wible, 22. Tim Snare Jr., 23. Matt Sponaugle, DNS: Matt Parks.
Heat 1: 1. Pencil, 2. Miller, 3. Sponaugle, 4. Fries, 5. Duck, 6. Armstrong, 7. Gallaher, 8. Garlock
Heat 2: 1. Smith, 2. Dick, 3. Bard, 4. Cosner, 5. Cornman, 6. Howsare, 7. Calhoun, 8. Snare
Heat 3: 1. Triutman, 2. Lemin, 3. Lessley, 4. Kane, 5. Wible, 6. Stickley, 7. Grubb, 8. Parks
Dash 1: 1. Pencil, 2. Lemin, 3. Troumant, 4. Smith, 5. Dick, 6. Miller
Qualifying results showing car no., driver, fastest lap time (seconds)
and fastest avg. lap speed (mph):
1. 14, Jack Pencil 20.785 108.251
2. 39, Tim Smith Jr. 20.870 107.810
3. 7, D.J. Troutman 20.933 107.486
4. 88, Barry Miller 20.967 107.311
5. 3, Daniel Cornman 21.021 107.036
6. 6, Alan Lemin 21.234 105.962
7. 73, Mike Duck 21.320 105.535
8. 94, Darrell Dick 21.335 105.461
9. 5Z, Brian Lessley 21.389 105.194
10. 8, Matt Sponaugle 21.416 105.062
11. 26, Jerry Bard 21.479 104.753
12. 15, Matt Parks 21.541 104.452
13. 82, Andy Fries 21.545 104.433
14. 5H, Matt Howsare 21.613 104.104
15. 32, Travis Stickley 21.628 104.032
16. 19, Rance Garlock 21.640 103.974
17. 66C, Matt Cosner 21.712 103.629
18. 35, Randy Wible 21.728 103.553
19. 84, Tyler Armstrong 21.800 103.211
20. 36, Travis Calhoun 21.930 102.599
21. 11, Cale Grubb 22.260 101.078
22. 82G, Ted Gallaher 22.367 100.595
23. 99S, Tim Snare Jr. 22.851 98.464
24. 1K, Bruce Kane No Time
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