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Here's the story from the Concord Speedway site

 

CONCORD, N.C. – Colt James won the HutchBSR Pro Late Model division race Saturday night at Concord Speedway.

 

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Mark Reedy led at the drop of the green to start the HutchBSR Pro Late Model division race, but Cooper Faassen and Roger Lee Newton were there to keep him from pulling away. Newton took the lead on lap seven. By lap seventeen, Newton had a 10 car-length lead over Faassen in second. Preston Peltier took the second position from Faassen on lap twenty-seven and began chipping away at Newton’s lead, reducing the distance to one car length by lap forty-one.

 

Peltier was putting the pressure on Newton at the half-way point, peeking to the inside and pushing on his rear bumper without turning him. That all changed on lap sixty-two when Peltier had a run on Newton, passed him, and Newton put the bumper to the new leader causing Peltier to get loose allowing Newton to retake the lead. The two were side-by-side again on lap sixty-eight, Peltier took the position, and Newton dumped him at the line. Race officials sent both Newton and Peltier to the rear. Faassen, Reedy, Horak, and Measmer pitted, but Measmer needed a push to refire as he returned to the track.

 

Colt James took the lead at the restart with Matt Brooks behind him in second. Peltier had a tire rub due to the contact with Newton, but the tire held to the end of the race despite the heavy smoke. James pulled away to an eight car-length lead over Brooks by lap seventy-eight. Newton passed Peltier for third on lap ninety-eight. The checkers waived with James in first, followed by Brooks in second, and Newton in third.

 

Pos Car # Driver Hometown

1 15 Colt James Buda, TX

2 79 Matt Brooks Concord, NC

3 33 Roger Lee Newton Concord, NC

4 26 Preston Peltier Concord, NC

5 11 Cooper Faassen Monroe, NC

6 12 Mark Reedy Middleton, OH

7 28 Terry Horak Norton, KS

8 14 Bobby Measmer, Jr. Concord, NC

9 19 Chris Bohlman NR

10 80 Shannon Mines Dalzell, SC

11 91 Dean Slappey Concord, NC

 

Fast Qualifier: Preston Peltier 114.054 MPH*

* NEW Pro Late Model TRACK RECORD

Hard Charger: Colt James

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look at that stud! way to go little bro! ....and mom got to be there for it.

a mom and pop owned car, in a 24 foot bumper pull trailer that will show up and smoke the three car stackers with their big dolla sponsors.

-proud of you man.

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look at that stud! way to go little bro! ....and mom got to be there for it.

a mom and pop owned car, in a 24 foot bumper pull trailer that will show up and smoke the three car stackers with their big dolla sponsors.

-proud of you man.

 

'Horse,

Your statement about Colt and the big haulers reminded me of a posting from a couple years ago.

The thread was basically most memorable Texas races, and the following was one of the five I posted.

It closely mirrors what you said.

 

4. ASA Challenge race, 2007, San Antonio. I saw it, some of you saw it. If you didn't, you missed a dominating performance in a national level race by a tall skinny kid from Austin. Here came half million dollar haulers from all over the midwest and east coast with full time crews, big dollar sponsors, spare cars and engines. Here is Colt James with his only car and engine, brought to the track in a tag trailer by his car builder (Dad Terry), and a crew made up of a bunch of friends from Austin. He throws down a qualifying number no one can touch and with the invert, starts ninth. When the green falls, Colt starts picking the front 8 like they are not there. A couple tried blocking techniques; he showed them how he puts a stop that stuff. Veteran racer Eddie Hoffman gets to lead up to lap 51 and Colt is on his tail. Hoffman shows why he is respected in racing as a sportsman, as he basically lets a clearly faster James by. James runs practically the entire race in the 18.90 range. With about 20 or 25 laps to go, Hoffman tries to make a run on Colt. Colt's response to to take his car down to the 18.70's for a few laps to regain his gap. The field surrenders to the king of SAS that night. There are some happy Texas fans this night; once again, home boy reigned supreme.
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