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CRA Sprint Feature Lineup (40 Laps): Jeremy Sherman/Tracy Hines, Levi Jones/Rip Williams, Damion Gardner/Cory Kruseman, Mike Spencer/Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Rickie Gaunt/Shane Cottle, Tony Jones/Dave Darland, Darren Hagen/David Cardey, J.T. Imperial/Charles Davis Jr., Johnny Herrera/Matt Mitchell, Danny Sheridan/Mike Trimble, Jesse Hockett/R.J. Johnson, Jon Stanbrough/Garrett Hansen, Tyler Brown/Mike Leslie, Thomas Ogle/Chris Windom, Scotty Weir
Start – Sherman and Hines go side-by-side in Turn 1, with Hines doing a nip and tuck move in Turn 2 before taking the point
Lap 2 – Jones goes to the outside of Hines in Turn 4 and takes the point
Lap 3 – Field starts to spread out, and Jones is already a second ahead of Hines and Sherman, with Williams in fourth
Lap 4 – Ogle gets off the track momentarily before saving the car; challenges happening in the back
Lap 5 – Jones is more than a second ahead of Hines now; Stenhouse working Williams for fourth
Lap 6 – Stenhouse takes fourth from Williams; Gardner and Kruseman also get past in the final two turns
Lap 7 – Imperial spins in Turn 1, bringing out the first caution of the Sprint feature
Restart, Lap 7 – Jones and Hines lead the field into Turn 1; Stenhouse drops low and Gardner flies by to take fourth
Lap 8 – Jones on a rail; not having any problems; Darland pulls into the pits
Lap 9 – Cardey flips multiple times in Turn 1 and comes to a rest; he climbs out of his car under his own power
Restart, Lap 9 – Levi gets a two-car jump at the flag stand, and Gardner nearly picks off Hines in Turn 2; Levi and Hines lead Gardner, Stenhouse and Kruseman
Lap 10 – Yellow for a spin by Jon Stanbrough at the exit of Turn 2 after tangling with a couple other cars
Restart, Lap 10 – (Levi Jones, Hines, Gardner, Stenhouse, Kruseman, Tony Jones, Hagen, Williams, Spencer) Jones gets the jump again while Kruseman goes low in Turns 1 and 2 and loses fifth to Tony Jones
Lap 11 – Field in single file line through the Top 10 and running around the middle; Stenhouse roars around Gardner; Tony Jones passes Kruseman
Lap 12 – Levi, Hines and Stenhouse begin to pull away; another caution comes out for stopped car of Michael Trimble in Turn 3; Revert back to 11 laps complete
Levi Jones leads the field back to green; Stenhouse dives under Hines momentarily in Turn 1 but can't get the spot; Top 6 pulling away again
Lap 13 – Hines and Hagen stay close to Jones; the groove has moved up to the outer line
Lap 14 – Stenhouse pulls off a slide job on Hines in Turn 2, and the Top 3 are within two car lengths of each other
Lap 15 – Jones and Stenhouse pull away from Hines; Stenhouse's attempted slide job in Turn 4 doesn't work
Lap 16 – Stenhouse tried the inside in Turn 2 but can't get the spot there; waits until the flag stand to get the spot; Gardner gets by Hines
Lap 17 – Stenhouse leads by four car lengths at the flag stand; Hines regains third in Turn 4 on the outside
Lap 18 – Stenhouse pulling away from Levi; Gardner trying to hold off Tony Jones
Lap 19 – Stenhouse more than half a straightaway ahead
Lap 20 – Nothing
Lap 21 – Stenhouse now more than a half straightaway; absolutely the fastest car on the track (nearly two second lead)
Lap 22 – Side-by-side battles at the tail of the field
Lap 23 – Stenhouse catching the rear of the field
Lap 24 – Stenhouse a rocketship; Closes on Weir, Sheridan and Ogle
Lap 25 – Levi Jones nearly a straightaway back now; Tony Jones and Spencer now ahead of Hines, who has fallen back to sixth
Lap 26 – Stenhouse laps Weir; Levi Jones closes the gap
Lap 27 – Stenhouse drops to the bottom of the track to work the slower traffic
Lap 28 – Field again pretty much single file; Levi Jones slowly but surely catching Stenhouse as the pair lap traffic
Lap 29 – One car in between Stenhouse and Jones; more than three seconds from Jones to Gardner
Lap 30 – Still only one car between Stenhouse and Levi
Lap 31 – Levi Jones catching Stenhouse quickly, but struggling to get by Weir; Does coming out of Turn 4
Lap 32 – Stenhouse laps Brown; Again one car between the two
Lap 33 – Nothing
Lap 34 – Hagen passes Tony Jones and moves into fourth
Lap 35 – No cars in between Top 2; car stops on backstretch; Levi Jones suffers a flat right rear tire and pulls off to the pits
Restart, Lap 35 – (Stenhouse, Weir lapped, Gardner and Hagen) Stenhouse gets a good jump; Gardner moves under Stenhouse; Caution comes out for bad start
Restart, Lap 35 – Gardner gets under Weir and closes on Stenhouse; Hagen and Tony Jones do as well
Lap 36 – Gardner tries Stenhouse in Turn 2, slides up; Hagen takes second
Lap 37 – Hagen works Stenhouse low in Turn 1 but can't get the spot; Hagen shadows Stenhouse on the bottom in Turn 4 as well
Lap 38 – Hagen bobbled in Turn 2, leaving Stenhouse to pull away
Lap 39 – Hagen closes to with about six car lengths lead and rides strong into Turn 4
Lap 40 – Stenhouse eases it through on the bottom and leads Hagen, Gardner, Tony Jones, Spencer, Hines, Gaunt, Cottle
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