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Rob Pratt Wins Lucas Oil Sportsman Feature at Genesee! |
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Rob Pratt Wins Lucas Oil Sportsman Feature at Genesee! |
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| Rich Vleck,
BATAVIA, NY (June 14, 2008)- Rob Pratt has won a lot of races in
his illustrious career, but never before has he scored a Lucas Oil
Sportsman Tour win, something he was able to accomplish in front of
his home crowd on Saturday Night.
“We’ve been trying to
win one of these (tour races) for a while,” said Pratt. “Especially
to win this here at home it means a lot.” Pratt won the first
of four qualifying heats on Bud Light night, allowing him the
opportunity to redraw starting spot No. 3 for the 40-lap feature. He
would quickly move to second on the first lap and then put the
pressure on Mat Williamson. Williamson also won a
heat and was strong during the race, but on lap five, Pratt saw the
bottom groove open up and took the lead that he would never let go
of. After a slew of early
race cautions, the race began to take a green flag look to it, which
was just what the Brockport driver needed to stretch his distance
over the rest of the field. “We just tried to hit
a rhythm in the long runs,” said a jubilated Pratt in Victory Lane.
“I have to thank (Paul) Gavenda for this great motor.” As Pratt was pulling
away to the win, Mat Williamson was solidly second for the entire
event. Williamson was pleased by the tacky track conditions that
were far different from his first trip to the 1/3-mile oval last
season. The winner of that
race last year, Chad Chevalier, charged his way through the pack to
post a third place finish. Don Spatarico and Tyler Macpherson fought
hard to round out the top-five.
DNQ- Don Ogden, Jason
Hallett, Henry Maier, Justin Sharp, Justin Wright, Mark D’Ilario,
B.J. Willard, Ken Winnfield, Mike O’Brien, Ed Cain, Kerry Ball, Gary
Donnelly, Mike Reynolds. Lap Leaders-
Williamson 1-4, Pratt 5-40. |
