Anderson, IN (July 23, 2011) - For the third time this season, and second time at Anderson Speedway, Keith Sterkowitz captured a CRA Sullivan RV CRA late Model Sportsman feature taking the lead on lap 66 with an outside pass of Terry Cater.

Sterkowitz won the McGunegill Engine Performance 100 by 2.1 seconds over Cater with Charlie Hanna coming home in third.

Cater took the point on lap 41 when he used the outside line on the back straight to pass Mark Lambert. Cater opened up a sizeable lead but it was Sterkowitz on the move.

Sterkowitz moved into the second position on lap 62 by slipping inside of Lambert entering turn three.

But getting to the lead proved to be an interesting process. Sterkowitz worked his way past Cater coming off the second corner when the caution flag waved when Herald Bulletin fast qualifier Bret Miles Jr. cut down a right front tire and made contact with the turn one wall.

Because the pass was not completed before the yellow flag waved, Cater remained on the point. But the Cedar Lake driver used the same move on the restart to take control of the race.

Sterkowitz had to hold off Cater on a final restart for debris. Cater made an effort to use the high groove to regain the top spot, but Sterkowitz was able to pull away for his second win of the year.

“Our strategy was to save the car,” Sterkowitz said. “We ran a 75-lap race here earlier this year and the tires went away. We planned to run the first 50 laps and keep the car there until the end.”

Chris Parker took the early lead thanks to the inversion of the fastest 10 qualifiers, but the lead only lasted for one lap when Mark Parker went to the outside on the front straight. Mark Parker led until lap 13, when Lambert got inside entering turn one.

There was tight racing throughout the 100-lap event with the drivers running side by side for several laps following each double file restart.

It was a tough night for point’s leader Jason Atkinson, who started sixth and climbed as high as third when he spun on lap 61 after contact from Brett Robinson.

There was plenty of excitement for Robinson throughout the night, prior to the incident with Atkinson, he was running fourth on lap 42 when he got loose going down the back straight. Robinson was able to save the car, but lost several positions in the process.

Robinson worked his way back through the field to finish fourth with Atkinson coming home in sixth.

There were four lead changes among five different drivers and a total of seven caution periods for a total of 12 laps.

Caution laps only counted during the first 50 laps.