Two
Allstar Performance Fast Qualifier Awards and two wins in two races
for Damon Ecoff. Until June Ecoff had never won a Sullivan RV CRA Late
Model Sportsman race, but he ended the season with a win at Lucas Oil
Raceway and then followed it up with a dominating performance during
the Winchester 400 Weekend at Winchester Speedway.
Terry Cater started on the pole after the
invert and took the early lead. Cater would lead with the drivers
behind him changing. On the 24th lap a spin brought out the
first of only two cautions. On the restart Bob Sibila, Jr. took over
the top spot with Ecoff, having moved up from his 10th
starting position, hot on his tail. Ecoff passed Sibila on the next
lap and ran out to the win. Sibila ran second, KC Spillers third,
Keith Sterkowitz fourth and Terry Cater fifth.
Charlie Hanna took home the AFCO Racing
Products Hardcharger Award and the Racing Electronics Hardcharger
Award moving from his 17th starting position to finish
seventh. The Turn One High Performance Steering Award for leading the
most laps went to Ecoff.
The racing throughout the field was very
close with the positions being traded with each lap. Sterkowitz
started ninth as the second fast qualifer laid back at the beginning
and then moved up through the field carefully one car at a time.
Jason Atkinson and Sterkowitz started the
weekend locked in a tight battle for the 2011 Sullivan RV CRA Late
Model Sportsman Championship. Trailing by 34 points, Atkinson needed a
big night to catch Sterkowitz, he needed to finish 17 positions ahead
of Sterkowitz to tie him.
"We knew we had to finish so
we were being careful." Sterkowitz said. "I have got to thank my car
owner, crew my wife and family for letting me do this. Tonight is the
first time this year she had been able to come to a race. The crew
works on it every week to get ready."
Friday night’s scheduled two non-points
races were the Sullivan RV CRA Late Model Sportsman New Stars and All
Stars races. Ecoff won the All Stars race, but before the New Stars
race could be run the rains came forcing it to be postponed until
Saturday. Chad Richardson won the postponed New Stars race on
Saturday.
This was the last race of
2011 for the Sullivan RV CRA Late Model Sportsman. The next event will
be the Champion Racing Association Banquet honoring the Champions from
all divisions. For more information about any CRA division see:
