Griffin set fast time a mere .002 seconds over Hanna. He then drew an eight for the invert putting CRA veteran and former Anderson Speedway champion Joe Beaver on the pole. Beaver made good use of his staring position to charge out to the lead. Heck started on the outside of the front row and he gave chase holding off several challengers for many laps until Muncie, IN native Wes Russell, Jr. slipped under him pulling Hanna with him before Heck could slam the door on a hard charging Lambert.

Russell pulled up behind Beaver and chased him for many laps following in his tire tracks until the 43^rd lap when Russell slipped under him going into the third turn. With Beaver holding his car as tight as he could, Russell slipped up a little as they were in the turn causing Beaver to spin. Both cars were sent to the tail for the restart putting Hanna at the point.

Hanna took the lead and never gave it up. "I was back there biding my time waiting to see what was going to happen, when the 9 car got in there really hot and they both ended up going to the tail and we were there."  Hanna commented.  "This thing was running real hot, over 250 degrees in traffic, so I kept looking up high to get clean air.  Once I got in front it kept the temperature down.  I got to thank the lap cars, they kept down out of the way, and that really makes for better racing."

Meanwhile the battle for second was heating up as Lambert was looking for a way around Heck. After looking low and peeking high for 30 laps Lambert made a strong move to the outside, moving up with two laps to go and completing the pass as they came to the checkered flag finishing second with Heck third. "I was not going to just give him that spot, I wanted to make him earn it, and he did." Heck stated. "He raced me clean, never touched me on that move. It is great to have a run like this, all the racing around me was clean, it has been too long since I was here on the front stretch."

For setting fast time Griffin earned the All star Performance Fast Qualifier Award. Hanna earned the Howe Racing Award as well as the McGunegill Engine Performance Award. Beaver earned the Turn One High Performance Steering Award for leading the most laps. The AFCO Hardcharger Award and the Racing Electronics Hard Charger Award went to Rick Rinehart for moving from his 16^th starting position to finish ninth.

The next Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series race will be Friday, July 2 at Angola Motor Speedway in a make up date for the early season rainout. That will be the start of an action packed weekend at Angola with the CRA Super Series racing there on July 3 in the EMF 125.