Newton, NC (May 23, 2010) - Augie Grill set fast time for the CRA Southern Six Pack Tour WearCrete Racing 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway this past Sunday.  He then drew a four for the invert putting 16 year old Ryan Blaney on the outside of the front row.  Blaney used that position to take the lead on the opening lap over Danny Bagwell by just a few inches, he then built that lead by as much as 10 car lengths and went on to lead every lap of the race for the win. 

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"I have to thank my Dad (Dave Blaney) for working so hard on my car this week." Blaney stated in Victory Lane.  "Our crate motor really helped today.  The track was really slick, and these crate motors don't have enough horsepower to spin the tires so I was getting everything to the track.  It really worked out well today."

Colt James and Augie Grill battled for second for most of the race with Grill in second until James was able to get under him with less than 25 to go. Grill got into James in the second turn on lap 137 sending James spinning and both cars to the tail. This moved Jeff Fultz up to second where he finished, Chase Elliott passed Daniel Hemrick for third as the two entered turn three coming to the checkered flag. Hemrick finishing fourth and T.J. Reaid finished fifth.

Reaid came from the tail to his fifth place finish after pitting late in the race under a caution flag for adjustments on the car. James and Grill came from the tail to finish sixth and seventh respectfully. Devin Jones who finished eighth battled not only the cars on the track, but a flu bug that had been bothering him all day. He held on to finish on the lead lap.

Only four cars dropped out during the event. Racing in his first Super Late Model race Brandon Maloy dropped out after 105 laps when his radio quit working "I just wanted to get out of everyone’s way, without a radio I could have caused an accident." Maloy commented, drawing praise from fellow competitors for his sportsmanship. David Quackenbush dropped out early after rear end problems. Tim Brown, eight time modified champion at Bowman-Gray Stadium and one of the stars of the Madhouse reality series, had a strong run going in his first time in a Super Late Model when he hit the wall hard in turn three after a part broke in the front suspension. Jimmy Weller was running on the lead lap when his control arm came loose and he snapped backwards hitting the inside backstretch wall.

The WearCrete Racing with Jeff Fultz Fast Qualifier Award went to Augie Grill, the RaceTrailerSales.com Halfway Leader Award went to Blaney and the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race Award went to Elliott for his move to pass Hemrick on the last lap.

The next event for the CRA Super Series is the Rowdy’s Revenge 251 at the Berlin Raceway on June 15. The event will feature 251 laps of racing as drivers compete for a possible $25,000 payday. For more information see www.craracing.net.

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