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Ocala Speedway
OCALA, Fla. (August 6) - For the second Friday in a row, Ocala Speedway was threatened by heavy weather that passed within a mile of the facility, and early arrivals to the pits and grandstands got a refreshing spritz from the passing showers. But as was the case a week ago, nature failed to suitably moisten the clay so the water truck had to finish the job before racing could get underway, with exciting racing from Ocala's Mini Stocks, Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, Late Models, and the Gladiators.
Nineteen competitive late models wrapped up the night's action at Ocala Speedway, but as the green flag flew many fans were watching the back of the pack, where Ivedent Lloyd was trying to make a comeback. Lloyd had been dominating his earlier heat race when his driveshaft broke, and after repairs the 21 car was going through the field like a hot knife through butter, climbing all the way to sixth place in just 3 laps of green flag racing.
Meanwhile Mark Whitener was large and in charge, and dominating the race as the leader, while Patrick Williams and Keith Nosbisch squabbled over the second spot. Ryan Mitchell had a strong run going as he alternated between the fourth and fifth place spots, and J.O. Nobles also spent time in the top five, but eventually slipped to sixth late in the race. And after making record work of the majority of the field, Ivedent Lloyd's advance stalled just outside of the top five.
Whitener was virtually untouchable a scored a decisive victory while Patrick Williams managed to get the better of Keith Nosbisch and finish second as Nosbisch followed for third. Ryan Mitchell hung tough and completed his run in the fourth spot, and Ivedent Lloyd finally managed to get around J.O. Nobles in the final laps to round out the top five.
Ocala Speedway Results for 8/6/10
Late Model 1- 58 Mark Whitener 2- 5W Patrick Williams 3- 101 Keith Nosbisch 4- 5K Ryan Mitchell 5- 21 Ivedent Lloyd 6- 18JO J.O. Nobles 7- 32 Phillip Cobb 8- 35 Christian Augspurger 9- 15 Roger Crouse 10- Z Tim Zachery 11- 51 Doodle Pipken 12- 49 Justin Tilton 13- 1* John Koller 14- 158 Augie Burttram 15- 83 Wayne Hayes 16- 41 Barry Sheffield 17- 23VP V.P. Pipken 18- 73 Jeremy Simpson DNS- 8 Tim Dowling
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