ANDRETTI PICKS UP 1ST WIN AND POINT LEAD AT HICKORY
Hickory, NC……..Jarett Andretti of Mooresville, NC became the fourth member of the Andretti family to notch a USAC feature victory Saturday night, leading all but the first five laps of the 35-lap USAC Eastern Ford Focus race at Hickory Motor Speedway. The win, in the Tracy Trotter entry, left Andretti with a seven point lead over Nick Drake in the new Eastern Ford Focus point standings. Chris Lamb finished second in the 35-lap race, ahead of Steven Intravaia, Drake and Scott Hunter, who led the first five laps. Andretti was also the fastest qualifier.
USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS: May 7, 2011 – Hickory, North Carolina – Hickory Motor Speedway
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jarett Andretti, 11, Trotter-14.881; 2. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-15.121; 3. Scott Hunter, 14, Noffsinger/Brown-15.162l 4. Chris Lamb, 9, Lamb-15.230; 5. Steven Intravaia, 1, Bigley/Quinones/Intravaia-15.280; 6. Billy Gaule, 22, Gaule-15.297; 7. Austin Prock, 96, Noffsinger/Brown-15,345; 8. Tyler Corriher, 12, Noffsinger/Brown-15.415; 9. Nic Davidson, 39, Davidson-15.725; 10. Orry Hunte, 44, Fedrizz-15.813.
FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Jarett Andretti, 2. Chris Lamb, 3. Steven Intravaia, 4. Nick Drake, 5. Scott Hunter, 6. Tyler Corriher, 7. Austin Prock, 8. Billy Gaule, 9. Orry Hunte, 10. Nic Davidson. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Hunter, Laps 6-35 Andretti.
NEW EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Andretti-138; 2-Drake-131; 3-Lamb-118; 4-Hunter-118’ 5-Intravaia-113; 6-Prock-100; 7-Corriher-97; 8-Gaule-83; 9-Hunte-79; 10-Eric Coomes-60.
NEXT EASTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: May 13 – Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway