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Doug Watson
BUDDS CREEK, Md. (August 6) - Greencastle Pa.'s DJ Myers was victorious in last Friday night's 40-lap Gene VanMeter memorial at the Potomac speedway and the $4,000 top prize that went with it. In scoring his third career late model feature win at the track, Myers became the ninth different winner of the season in the eleven races for the division in 2010.
Myers and defending track champion David Williams lead the field to the initial green flag of the event. Myers quickly showed the rest of the field he had the car to beat as he burst into the race lead. Myers would go on to lead every lap of the race but it was far from an easy win. David Williams, the defending winner of the race, hounded Myers for the first twenty-three laps before tenth-starting Andy Anderson entered the picture. Anderson swept by Williams to take the runner-up slot on lap twenty-four and set his sights on Myers. Anderson would get close to Myers on several occasions, but could not make the winning pass and would have to settle for second place money.
"We needed this win in a bad way." Myers commented. "We've really been struggling since speed weeks and I cant thank Greg (Gunter), PPM chassis and Hershey Racing Engines for a great car tonight."
Timely caution periods aided Myers in his winning run. Yeah, It's nice to have clear track in front of you, but I knew Andy (Anderson) was getting close there towards the end, but I knew we had a good enough car to hold him off." David Williams held on for third, Jeremy Miller took fourth and Nick Dickson completed the top-five. Heats for the 24-cars on hand went to Brian Booze, Myers and Williams.
Three State Flyers Super Late Models:
1. DJ Myers, 2. Andy Anderson, 3. David Williams, 4. Jeremy Miller, 5. Nick Dickson, 6. Jamie Lathroum, 7. Kenny Pettyjohn, 8. Darryl Hills, 9. Kyle Hardy, 10. Alan Sagi, 11. Jason Covert, 12. Roland Mann, 13. Bryan Bernheisel, 14. Dale Hollidge, 15. Brian Booze, 16. Bryan Driver, 17. Matt Quade, 18. Mike Walls, 19. Booper Bare, 20. Jim Bernheisel, 21. Ed Pope, (DNS: Frankie Plessinger, Deane Guy, Kyle Lear)
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