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Stevens earns $2,000 for NDRA victory at Friendship
The Robbie Stevens team celebrates. (underthelightsphotography.com)
ELKIN, N.C. (July 3) — Robbie Stevens of Madison, N.C., led every lap at Friendship Motor Speedway for an NDRA Road Show victory worth $2,000.
Ron Parker finished second in the Crate Late Model special and took over the series points lead with his second straight runner-up finish. Brian Umberger, Dan Breuer and G.R. Smith rounded out the top five in a race slowed five times by caution.
Notes: Doug Sanders, Matt Long and Chris Knight tangled in turn four on the second lap. ... A five-car pileup in turn four on the lap-two restart eliminated Matt Long. ... Chris Knight spun in turn two on the third lap. ... Ryan Atkins and Jimmy Watson were knocked out by a lap-nine wreck in turn four; Atkins was driving a No. 16 car after damaging his regular ride the night before at Carolina Speedway ... West Virginia driver Chris Meadows made his first 2010 appearance in a Crate Late Model, finishing 16th.
NDRA @ Friendship: (1) Robbie Stevens, (2) Ron Parker, (3) Brian Umberger, (4) Dan Breuer, (5) G.R. Smith, (6) Dennis Franklin, (7) Ken Peckham, (8) Jeff Cooke, (9) Steve Cooke, (10) Larry Blankenship, (11) Chris Knight, (12) Justin Hedgepath, (13) Mitchell Coble, (14) Doug Sanders, (15) Tony Hicks, (16) Chris Meadows, (17) Josh Harwell, (18) Jason Walls, (19) Richard Clew, (20) Chase McCormick, (21) Jimmy Watson, (22) Ryan Atkins, (23) Seth Key, (24) Matt Long.
