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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
18
31
30
Running
103
0
2
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
11
11
30
Running
194
0
3
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
10
19
30
Running
389
0
4
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
34
20
30
Accident
30
0
5
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
34
29
30
Valves
152
0
6
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
9
19
30
Running
476
0
7
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
34
22
30
Accident
18
0
8
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
25
15
30
Overheating
150
0
9
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
25
22
30
Engine
160
0
10
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
13
21
30
Running
180
0
11
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
11
19
30
Running
489
0
12
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
31
27
30
Engine
240
0
13
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
7
21
30
Running
408
0
14
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
11
18
30
Running
92
0
15
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
11
20
30
Running
193
0
16
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
10
22
39
Running
156
0
17
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
22
16
30
Running
357
0
18
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
8
19
30
Running
194
0
19
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
10
17
30
Running
181
0
20
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
19
27
30
Running
187
0
21
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
23
17
30
Broken Spindle
232
0
22
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
23
23
30
Running
241
0
23
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
27
16
30
Accident
49
0
24
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
25
19
30
Oil Pan
320
0
25
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
29
18
30
Brakes
42
0
26
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
10
10
30
Running
387
0
27
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
12
36
30
Running
322
0
28
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
21
17
30
Broken Spindle
374
3
29
Tighe Scott
T. Scott
22
35
30
Running
310
0
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