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October 18th, 2011 - The team originally planned to travel to Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) this coming weekend, October 21st-22nd, for the 17th Annual Fall Classic. However, due to a busy work schedule the team will now be taking the weekend off.

October 15th, 2011 - It was back to action with the Corn Belt Clash Super Late Model tour over the weekend with a doubleheader at at Elko Speedway (Elko, Minnesota). On Friday night Jason started second and chased leader, Lance Mathees, early in the event before slipping by in lapped traffic to take over the top spot near the race's mid-stage. Rauen would lead until late in the race when Mathees slipped by for the lead. Jason would go on to finish second in the $2,500-to-win event.

On Saturday night a $3,000-to-win, tour event was held and Jason earned the fifth starting spot for the main event. During the course of the event he would methodically work his way forward before using a high-side pass with just a few laps remaining to take the lead from Lance Mathees. Rauen went on to lead the final two laps on his way to his fourth win of the year, which came over Mathees, Tim Isenberg, Justin Mitchell, and Jill George. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

October 1st, 2011 - Saturday night marked the third and final night of the 8th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, and via his performances on the preliminary nights, Rauen earned the eleventh starting spot for the 100 lap, $40,000-to-win event as the cameras of SPEED TV taped everything for a future broadcast. Unfortunately for Jason, mechanical woes would plague him early and often in the finale, and he would only be able to manage a twenty-seventh place finish in the final rundown of the richest payback of the season. Overall it was still a great run for Rauen and the team as he continues to make noise in big events in 2011. Full results are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

September 30th, 2011 - Night #2 of the 8th Annual Knoxville Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals was held on Friday night, and it would prove to be a solid outing for Jason. Sixty-two cars took time, and Rauen was twenty-first fastest. Once again the top fifty cars were inverted for heat race action, and as a result, Jason started sixth in his heat race before rocketing to the heat race win, which earned him the outside front row, starting spot for the 25 lap, $7,000-to-win feature alongside Rob Moss. Rauen would battle for the lead early in the event before slipping a few spots to a still strong, fifth place finish behind race winner, Brian Birkhofer, Darrell Lanigan, Will Vaught, and Scott Bloomquist. Full results are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

September 29th, 2011 - On Thursday night, the team entered the opener for the 8th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) as 64 cars entered the $7,000-to-win event. Rauen began the night by qualifying 25th fastest, and with the top fifty cars inverted for heat race action, he started sixth in the fifth heat. He would advance to a fourth place finish in the heat race to earn the 13th starting spot for the 25 lap, preliminary feature. In the feature he would battle around midpack early in the event before spinning on lap 13 exiting turn four. He would rejoin the tail of the pack before registering a 21st place finish. Full results are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

September 24th, 2011 - Saturday night found Jason in action in the second night of the Cornhusker Classic at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) as 46 entries registered for action in the Lucas Oil MLRA and Corn Belt Clash co-sanctioned event. Heat race action saw him race his way to a second place finish to earn the fifth starting spot for the main event. Rauen would run in the top five for the duration of the event before a late race caution allowed him to race his way past Kelly Boen to claim the second spot in the final rundown to race winner, John Anderson. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

September 23rd, 2011 - The Lucas Oil MLRA and Corn Belt Clash resumed their 2011 season on Friday night with the opening event of the Cornhusker Classic as 47 entries were on hand for the $3,000-to-win race at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska). The night would start well as Jason started fifth in his heat race before charging to the win to earn the third starting spot for the main event. Rauen would look to have a car to contend for the win early in the race before a broken shock created handling issues. He would still battle the ill-handling car to a solid fourth place finish behind race winner, Kyle Berck, Denny Eckrich, and John Anderson. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

September 17th, 2011 - Jason entered the 34th Annual Yankee Dirt Classic at Farley Speedway (Farley, Iowa) over the weekend. Via preliminary action on Friday night, Jason locked into the 13th starting spot for the $10,000-to-win finale on Saturday night. As the race went green, Rauen would quickly begin working his way forward and by lap 15 he was already up to the fifth position when disaster struck. As Rauen motored his way toward the front of the pack a car would break in front of him, causing the car to slow quickly. Rauen and the slowing car would make contact causing Jason to flip. Luckily he would be uninjured and car would sustain minimal damage as his night came to an early end. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

September 10th, 2011 - Jason made the second trip of his career to the famed, 1/2 mile high-banks of Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) as he entered the 41st Annual World 100 in his #98 MB2 Customs/Pro Power Racing Engine Super Late Model. The race saw 112 of the top competitors in the nation enter the $44,000-to-win event, and in time grials, Rauen would qualify 33rd fastest to earn the sixth starting spot for the third heat race. The heat would see him advance to a fifth place finish, which didn't earn him a spot in the feature, but did result in him starting sixth in a b-main. With the top five cars transferring to the feature, Rauen would quickly work his way up to the fourth position and looked to be on his way to qualifying for his first ever World 100 main event before a flat tire with just a few laps remaining brought his weekend to a very disappointing early end. Full results are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com.

September 4th, 2011 - The team intended to enter a pair of Corn Belt Clash events over the weekend, but Mother Nature would have other ideas after Saturday night's event at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota was nixed by rain. Sunday night's event at Cresco Speedway (Cresco, Iowa) was able to be held as 23 cars signed in for action. Via preliminary action, Rauen would earn the fifteenth starting spot for the feature. During the course of the main event, he would mount a great charge to the front as he crossed the finish line in the third spot behind race winner, Denny Eckrich, and Tim Isenberg. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

August 27th, 2011 - After two weeks away from the track the team made the trip to I-55 Raceway (Pevely, Missouri) on Saturday night for a $5,000-to-win, MARS Vs. UMP Super Late Model event. Thirty-six cars entered the event, and after qualifying second fastest in his group, Rauen would finish second in his heat race to Jason Feger to earn the seventh starting spot for the main event. Despite having a solid starting spot for the feature, Jason would see his night come to an end quickly with mechanical woes. He was credited with a 24th place finish. Full results are available at www.MARSRacingSeries.com.

August 12th, 2011 - The team returned to battle with the Corn Belt Clash tour on Friday night at Chateau Raceway (Lansing, Minnesota). Jason would earn the tenth starting spot for the main event, but during the course of the feature advanced six spots to record a fourth place at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

August 8th, 2011 - Jason was back in action with the World of Outlaws Super Late Models on Monday night at Independence Motor Speedway (Independence, Iowa). With 34 Super Late Models on hand for the $10,000-to-win event Jason qualified 14th fastest on the grid to earn the fourth starting spot for the second heat race. After finishing in the fourth position in the heat, Jason would lock into the 14th starting spot for the 50 lap main event. He would compete around midpack for much of the event before mechanical issues brought his night to an end on lap 38. He would be credited with a 16th place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.WoOLMS.com.

August 6th, 2011 - Saturday evening saw a very heavy race track as late afternoon rains drenched the oval. Rauen set by anxiously as he watched b-mains and the last chance qualifier held on the oval prior to the 100 lap feature. As the feature grid took to the track in front of the capacity crowd Rauen was joined on the front row by Jimmy Mars. At the drop of the green flag Rauen and Mars would began to duel for the lead, but as the field completed the first lap it was Rauen, who held down the top spot on the field. Rauen would maintain the lead through several caution flags over the first half of the race as Josh Richards worked into the second spot.

Rauen would hold the lead until lap 77, when Richards used the low-line to slip past in turns one and two. Over the next few laps, Rauen would lose two more spots as Birkhofer and Mars also slipped past before regaining his composure. Jason would go on to record a fourth place finish at the checkered flag behind race winner, Richards, Birkhofer, and Mars. Full results are available at www.WoOLMS.com.

August 5th, 2011 - On Friday night, the second night of the 24th Annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway was held, which was sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Super Late Models and served as the opening night of the $50,000-to-win program. It would prove to be a very memorable night for Rauen.

With 54 Super Late Models entered, Jason would start the night by blazing to the fastest time in qualifications. With a four invert in effect, Jason would start fourth in his heat race, but it wouldn't matter as Rauen blazed to the lead in just the first five laps of his heat and never looked back on his way to locking into the pole-sitter's dash for the feature. For the dash, he received the third starting spot in the redraw, but after a failed attempt to get the race underway, the pole-sitter, Chris Simpson would be moved back one row as Rauen was promoted to the pole position alongside Chris Simpson. Rauen would quickly grab the lead in the dash, and led all ten laps to win the $500 dash bonus as well as the pole position for Saturday night's, 100 lap finale. Full results are available at www.WoOLMS.com.

August 4th, 2011 - Jason entered the first night of the 24th Annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) on Thursday night. The Corn Belt Clash-sanctioned event drew a field of 49 cars for the $5,000-to-win event. On the heels of charging from his fifth starting spot to a third place finish in his heat race, Rauen earned the thirteenth starting spot for the main event. The team would try some different setups for the feature as they tested for the remainder of the weekend, and Rauen would ultimately record a 15th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

July 27th, 2011 - Wednesday night found the team at Highway 3 Speedway (Allison, Iowa) for a $2,000-to-win, Corn Belt Clash event. The night started well for Jason as he won his heat race and went on to win the dash to earn the seventh starting spot for the main event. However, his luck for the feature would quickly go south as contact with the wall on lap 3 relegated him to an 18th place finish. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

July 26th, 2011 - Jason entered the first night of a Corn Belt Clash triple header on Tuesday night at Fayette County Speedway (West Union, Iowa). With 22 cars entered into the event, Rauen started 12th, and quickly worked his way forward through the pack. He would catch the leaders in heavy lapped traffic late in the race as he took the lead from Chad Simpson with just five laps remaining. However, the same lapped traffic that helped him take the lead would later cause him difficulties as Simpson was able to get back around him to claim the lead and the win. Jason would go on to finish in the second position. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

July 23rd, 2011 - The team traveled to I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) for the 1st Annual Silver Dollar Nationals over the weekend. Fifty-one Super Late Models entered the $25,000 to win, Lucas Oil MLRA Super Late Model sanctioned event. A unique format was on tap that utilized double heat races on Friday night with drivers using accumulated points to qualify for Saturday night's finale. In the first heat, Rauen would finish fifth in his heat race, but along the way he damaged a motor. The team tried to get their back-up car unloaded in time for the second heat but ran out of time.

As a result, the team only received points for one heat, which left Jason starting seventeenth in a b-main. He would advance a few spots in the b-main, but with only the top three cars transferring to the feature, his weekend came to an end. Full results are available at www.MLRARacing.com.

July 13th, 2011 - Wednesday night found Jason entering the Fair Race at Lafayette County Speedway (Darlington, Wisconsin). It would be a great night for Jason as he won his heat race, and then backed it up by winning his feature event! The win was his third of the 2011 season. Full results are available at www.LafayetteCountySpeedway.com.

July 12th, 2011 - Jason intended to enter a World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model event on Tuesday night at Independence Motor Speedway (Independence, Iowa), but Mother Nature had other ideas as rain forced the program to be postponed until August 8th.

July 3rd, 2011 - The team entered a UMP Summernationals event on Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway (Lincoln, Illinois). Thirty-five Super Late Models entered the event, and after struggling in time trials and heat race action, the team would make the decision to scratch from the remainder of the event to save their equipment. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.

July 2nd, 2011 - Saturday night found Jason at Adams County Speedway (Corning, Iowa) in a $3,000 to win, DART Corn Belt Clash event as a stout field of 41 cars entered the event. After drawing the ninth starting spot for his heat race, Rauen would advance to a fourth place finish. Via his heat performance, he earned the 14th starting spot for the feature. For the second straight night he would march through the pack to score a fifth place finish behind race winner, Chad Simpson, Tim Isenberg, John Hampel, and Justin Mitchell. Full results are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

July 1st, 2011 - Jason opened his busy holiday weekend on Friday night at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) in a $3,000 to win, Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series and Corn Belt Clash co-sanctioned event. With 48 cars entered, tehe night would start rough for Rauen as he received damage in his heat race, which resulted in him starting at the back. In the b-main his luck would grow even worse as a busted radiator sent him to the pits early once again. He would be able to utilize a Corn Belt Clash provisional to start the feature in the 31st position, and he would go on to pass an unbelievable twenty cars on his way to an eleventh place finish. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

June 25th, 2011 - For the second straight week, Jason watched the second night of his scheduled double header nixed by rain as the UMP Summernationals event scheduled for Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) fell victim to late afternoon rain.

June 24th, 2011 - On the heels of his strong UMP Summernationals performance from the weekend prior, Jason made the trek to Tri City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois) on Friday night for a $10,000 to win event as a stacked field of 52 Super Late Models entered the race. After setting second fast time in his group, he finished second in his heat to Dan Schleiper, which left him starting fifth in the main event. He would race at the front of the pack for the duration of the event, and at the checkered flag recorded a sixth place finish behind race winner, Schlieper, Billy Moyer, Shannon Babb, Jeep Van Wormer, and Matt Miller. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.

June 18th, 2011 - Saturday night's scheduled UMP Summernationals event at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) has been rained out.

June 17th, 2011 - Jason traveled to Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) on Friday night as he entered a $5,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event. With 27 Super Late Models in action, Rauen blazed to a new track record in time trials, which earned him the pole position for the first heat race, which he would finish second to Dan Schlieper. Via his heat race finish, he started fourth in the main event. He would race in the top five for much of the event before slipping late in the race to a sixth place finish. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.

June 3rd, 2011 - After receiving considerable damage on his #98 MB Customs Super Late Model on Thursday night at Fayette County Speedway, the team, along with considerable help from Jimmy Mars, Chris Mars, Brian Birkhofer, and all the people at Mars Racing, thrashed to get the car back together for Friday night's, Corn Belt Clash event at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wisconsin). All of the hard work would pay off to the tune of $2,000 as Rauen topped the event. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

Jason started the night by setting a new track record around the oval, and would back it up with a heat race win to earn the outside front row starting spot for the feature. In the main event he would move to the lead quickly and would never look back on his way to his second win of the 2011 season! www.DirtOnDirt.com.

June 2nd, 2011 - Another Corn Belt Clash event was held on Thursday night at Fayette County Speedway (West Union, Iowa) as 23 cars entered the $2,000 to win race. Rauen would qualify for the main event but a wreck would retire him early in the event to a 23rd place finish. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

June 1st, 2011 - Jason was back in action on Wednesday night at Cedar County Speedway (Tipton, Iowa) as he looked to turn his luck around in a $2,000 to win, Corn Belt Clash event. Thirty-one Super Late Model were on hand, and in heat race action, Rauen advanced from his 8th starting position to claim a second place finish. Via his heat performance he earned the fifth starting spot for the main event. In the feature he would advance a position to finish fourth behind race winner, Chris Simpson, Chad Simpson, and Denny Eckrich. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

May 29th, 2011 - Rauen Motorsports traveled to I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) on Sunday night for the Alphabet race, which pitted several tours against one another in a $5,000 to win event. 54 Super Late Models took part in the race, and despite a tangle in hot laps, Rauen would mount a great charge in his heat race as he advanced from the 8th starting spot to finish second, which locked him into the third starting spot for the main event. Rauen would run in the top five for much of the event and looked to be on his way to a third place finish before a mechanical failure with 15 laps remaining brought his night to a disappointing end. He was credited with a 23rd place finish. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

May 28th, 2011 - Jason made the trek to Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, Nebraska) on Saturday night for an NCRA Super Late Model event. In heat race action, Jason started seventh in his #98 MB2 Customs Super Late Model. During the course of the qualifier he would advance to a third place finish, which locked him into the eighth starting spot for the feature. Early in the event, Rauen would race his way to as high as the fourth position, before seeing a bad restart shuffle him backwards to the 11th position. Over the remainder of the event he would use the cushion to race his way to a third place finish.

May 24th, 2011 - Tonight's Corn Belt Clash event at Independence Motor Speedway (Independence, Iowa) was rained out.

May 22nd, 2011 - The team went to Lafayette County Speedway (Darlington, Wisconsin) to shake down a new car, and it would prove to be a great night as after starting last in the feature, Jason would storm to the feature win, which was his first of the season!

May 6th, 2011 - The For Sale page has been updated with two Bloomquist Chassis for sale.

April 29th, 2011 - The team set out to enter the May Day Classic over the weekend, which began with a $10,000 to win event at Farley Speedway (Farley, Iowa) on Friday night. With 31 Super Late Models entered, Jason would see his weekend end before it really ever got started as he hit a hole in heat race action that sent him into the wall, resulting in chassis damage, which ended not only his night but his entire weekend.

April 23rd, 2011 - For the second weekend in a row, Jason saw a scheduled Corn Belt Clash event nixed by rain as the scheduled event for Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) fell victim. Rauen will try again next week to get his season underway with a pair of $10,000 to win events at Farley Speedway (Farley, Iowa) and West Liberty Speedway (West Liberty, Iowa).

April 16th, 2011 - Jason was slated to open his 2011 season as well as the 2011 Corn Belt Clash season on Friday and Saturday night at Elko Speedway (Elko, Minnesota) but wet and cold weather forced the events to be canceled.

March 6th, 2011 - The first batch of dates for Jason's 2011 Schedule has been posted. In 2011 Jason intendes to contend for the Corn Belt Clash Championship as well as entering various events with the Monster Midwest tour and MLRA series in addition to major events in the area. Check back often as more events are added to the schedule. A hauler ad has also been added to the For Sale page.

December 21st, 2010 - As Jason and the team eagerly prepare for the 2011 season, the would like to take a moment to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of their fans, sponsors, and their families. It's been a great season for the team, and big things will be on tap in 2011!

October 2nd, 2010 - On the final night of the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals, Jason would finally be able to battle his way into the starting grid for a main event as he qualified for the $40,000 to win feature via preliminary action. However, despite qualifying for the feature, Rauen would retire early from the event to a 24th place finish with an ill-handling car.

October 1st, 2010 - The second night of the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals was on tap for Jason Rauen on Friday night. He would find himself behind the eight ball early in the night when mechanical issues forced him to retire from heat race action. As a result, he started at the big of the C-Main, which he charged through the field to win. After starting at the back of the b-main, he advanced to a 12th place finish, which left him short of qualifying for the evening's main event.

September 30th, 2010 - Jason opened the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. With 61 of the nation's top Super Late Model pilots in action, Rauen qualified 28th fastest overall, which earned him the 5th starting spot for a heat race. Early in the heat, he would battle inside the top five before slipping to a 7th place finish. Via his heat finish, he would run a b-main event, where he fell just short of the transfer to the main event, bringing his night to an early end. He will try it again on Friday night, which will see another complete qualifying program.

September 18th, 2010 - The team entered the 33rd Annual Yankee Dirt Classic at Farley Speedway in Farley Iowa over the weekend. Via Friday's preliminaries, Jason locked into the feature event, and would miss the fast dash by just one spot. As a result, he started 7th in the feature event and ran in the top five for much of the first half of the event. A caution around the race's midway point, however would shuffle him back to 14th. Over the next several laps Rauen would rebound to the 8th position, and that's where he would finish when rains forced the remainder of the event to be canceled on lap 78.

September 6th, 2010 - Jason entered the IMCA Super Nationals at Boone Speedway on Monday night, and unfortunately his bad luck would continue to follow him. After finishing fourth in his heat race, he qualified for the main event after finishing second in a b-main event. He started 18th in the feature and got up to the sixth position before slipping back to 21st after almost spinning out. He would spend the next several laps racing his way back up to the 8th position before disaster struck before he flipped his #98 Mastersbilt Late Model. He would be uninjured, but done for the 2010 IMCA Super Nationals.

September 5th, 2010 - Sunday night would be a frustrating outing for Rauen Motorsports as the team entered a Weekly Racing Series Event. After starting last in the heat race, Rauen had worked his way up to the second position when a broken oil line forced him pitside. As a result, he started last in the feature, and early in the event worked his way up to the sixth position. It appearted that Rauen was on his way to the front of the pack, but a few laps later he would lose power bringing his night to an early end.

September 4th, 2010 - Tonight the team entered a Corn Belt Clash event at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). After starting seventh in his heat race, Jason advanced to a second place finish and was excited about his chances for the feature event. However, after the heat race it was discovered that the powerplant was down a piston. As a result, the team unloaded their backup car and started 24th on the grid for the feature. Rauen would rocket his way through the pack to an 8th place finish at the checkered flag.

September 3rd, 2010 - Jason traveled to Farley Speedway (Farley, Iowa) for an event on Friday night. Rauen would have a good car for the entire night, but two flat tires in the feature would result in a disappointing DNF.

August 28th, 2010 - Jason entered a Weekly Racing Series Event on Saturday night at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minnesota. After finishing second in his heat race, Rauen would charge to the lead early in the feature then slipped back to the second spot. On a late race restart, he would slip out of the racing groove and would fall back to an 8th place finish.

August 27th, 2010 - Jason was back in action with the Corn Belt Clash tour on Friday night at Chateau Speedway in Lansing, Minnesota. For the third night in a row, Rauen would win his heat race and would go on to record another fourth place finish in the feature.

August 26th, 2010 - Another Corn Belt Clash Event was held on Thursday night at Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa. Jason would start the night strong once again as he won his heat race. For the majority of the feature he would run second and use the low line to challenge the leader, but in the closing laps his tires began to go away, and he would ultimately fade to a fourth place finish behind race winner, Kurt Kile, Chad Simpson, and Chris Simpson.

August 25th, 2010 - Jason returned to action with the Corn Belt Clash Series at Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, Iowa. Via preliminaries, Rauen locked into the third starting position for the 35 lap feature. Rauen would battle throughout the top ten for much of the event before settling for a fourth place finish behind event winner, Jeff Aikey, Justin Kay, and Denny Eckrich.

August 3rd, 2010 - Sometimes the fastest car just doesn't win the race, and this was evidenced on Tuesday night as the team took part in Tornado Tuesday at Farley Speedway in Farley, Iowa. After winning his heat race, Jason started 3rd in the feature. However on the first lap, he would get a flat tire. After changing the flat, he would tag the back of the pack, and on the ensuing restart, he would amazingly pass eleven cars in one lap. By lap 35 he was up to the second spot and was catching the leader, when he broke the right rear birdcage, bringing his night to a disappointing end.

August 1st, 2010 - On Sunday night, Jason took part in the second leg of the Fair Race at Dubuque Speedway in Dubuque, Iowa. He won his heat by a straightaway and would lead the feature for the first 11 laps before losing the lead in lapped traffic. He would run in the second position until he had a flat with two laps remaining. He would rejoin the back of the back and would rebound to a 7th place finish at the checkered flag.