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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
James Hylton
J. Hylton
11
16
48
Running
114
0
2
James Hylton
J. Hylton
7
20
48
Running
473
0
3
James Hylton
J. Hylton
12
29
48
Running
390
0
4
James Hylton
J. Hylton
13
22
48
Running
321
0
5
James Hylton
J. Hylton
16
15
48
Running
390
0
6
James Hylton
J. Hylton
9
16
48
Running
486
0
7
James Hylton
J. Hylton
15
17
48
Running
348
0
8
James Hylton
J. Hylton
7
14
48
Accident
495
7
9
James Hylton
J. Hylton
15
27
48
Running
151
2
10
James Hylton
J. Hylton
22
14
48
Running
324
0
11
James Hylton
J. Hylton
17
19
48
Running
471
0
12
James Hylton
J. Hylton
33
26
48
Valves
128
1
13
James Hylton
J. Hylton
10
16
48
Running
190
0
14
James Hylton
J. Hylton
14
22
48
Running
85
0
15
James Hylton
J. Hylton
20
21
48
Running
190
0
16
James Hylton
J. Hylton
19
30
48
Running
151
1
17
James Hylton
J. Hylton
6
19
48
Running
406
0
18
James Hylton
J. Hylton
33
38
48
Valves
40
0
19
James Hylton
J. Hylton
20
30
48
Running
159
0
20
James Hylton
J. Hylton
12
31
48
Running
195
0
21
James Hylton
J. Hylton
13
23
48
Running
472
0
22
James Hylton
J. Hylton
38
27
48
Valves
46
0
23
James Hylton
J. Hylton
21
15
48
Accident
262
0
24
James Hylton
J. Hylton
14
21
48
Running
476
0
25
James Hylton
J. Hylton
23
20
48
Engine
262
0
26
James Hylton
J. Hylton
23
36
48
Running
308
0
27
James Hylton
J. Hylton
11
15
48
Running
388
0
28
James Hylton
J. Hylton
11
22
48
Running
470
0
29
James Hylton
J. Hylton
16
21
48
Running
314
0
30
James Hylton
J. Hylton
26
27
48
Brakes
153
0
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