Veteran Jack Landis took the lead at the mid way point and held off Jason Dietsch to win the SUPERPRO Series "Engineered Systems 75" Saturday night at Angola Motor Speedway.
2007 Rookie of the Year Colin Toland and Kevin Todd brought the field to the green with Todd taking the early lead. 2005 SUPERPRO champ Rob Buckley saw his bad luck from 2007 continue when a rear end gear broke on lap 3, ending his evening. Rick Everidge moved around Todd for the lead on lap 9.
A lap 20 altercation between Mike Kugler and Toland put Kugler out and Toland followed three laps later. Landis wrestled the lead from Everidge at the midway point with Dietsch following in second. Dietsch was able to pull beside Landis on several occassions but had to settle for second at the checkers. They were followed by Everidge, Tommy Cook with a tremendous drive from the rear of the field after a lap 23 spin, and newcomer Joe Fadke. Todd, Al Cook, Jr., rookies Zion Schaub and Matt Hall, and Paul Jakubik rounded out the top ten.
Landis captured the Aluminum Racing Products - Corrigan Oil Fast Time award with a lap of 14.132 seconds (95.528 miles per hour) around the 3/8ths. mile paved oval. Landis also grabbed the AllStar Performance Hard Charger Award and Buckley was the winner of the Aluminum Racing Products Had Luck Award. Tommy Cook was given the Penske Racing Shocks "Shocking Move of the Race" award with a miraculous save from the front stretch wall after colliding with Toland during the event.
The SUPERPRO Series moves to the half mile Baer Field Speedway next Saturday night May 31st. for the running of the "Aluminum Racing Products 75". Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Mini Stocks will also be on the card. Race time is 7:30.
ENGINEERED SYSTEMS 75 - SUPERPRO SERIES - ANGOLA MOTOR SPEEDWAY - MAY 24, 2008
1. JACK LANDIS
2. JASON DIETSCH
3. RICK EVERIDGE
4. TOMMY COOK
5. JOE FADKE
6. KEVIN TODD
7. AL COOK JR
8. ZION SCHAUB ®
9. MATT HALL ®
10. PAUL JAKUBIK
11. MARC BROWNING
12. COLIN TOLAND
13. MIKE KUGLER
14. ROB BUCKLEY