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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
18
24
25
Running
370
0
2
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
13
24
25
Running
457
0
3
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
24
33
25
Running
290
0
4
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
20
13
25
Valves
302
0
5
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
31
31
25
Accident
104
0
6
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
21
20
25
Handling
279
0
7
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
20
28
25
Oil Belt
387
0
8
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
14
30
25
Running
180
0
9
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
32
26
25
Engine
75
0
10
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
30
37
25
Steering
318
0
11
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
15
19
25
Running
386
0
12
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
25
24
25
Transmission
70
0
13
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
18
24
25
Running
184
0
14
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
25
38
25
Running
129
0
15
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
10
26
25
Running
405
0
16
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
33
29
25
Rear Gear
69
0
17
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
24
35
25
Running
164
0
18
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
26
25
25
Engine
139
0
19
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
11
7
25
Running
476
0
20
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
9
28
25
Running
349
0
21
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
14
17
25
Running
381
0
22
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
11
16
25
Running
483
0
23
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
16
21
25
Running
465
0
24
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
19
12
25
Running
345
0
25
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
33
22
25
Engine
34
0
26
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
15
40
25
Running
317
0
27
Ronnie Thomas
R. Thomas
30
32
25
Engine
129
0
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