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Clauson scores big payoff at Kemper Arena
By Bryan Gapinski
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 20--- Bryan Clauson scored a narrow victory, capturing Saturday Night’s 40-lap ‘Twas the Midgets before Christmas feature, at Kemper Arena. The victory was worth $10,000 to Clauson who drove the C & A Motorsports owned Spike/Stanton-Mopar#7a.
The victory followed Clauson’s second place feature finish in the opening night’s events.
Clauson moved past polesitter J.J. Yeley to take the lead at the start of the event. Three cautions during the first nine laps kept Clauson out of lapped traffic.
Brad Loyet and teammate Danny Lasoski both passed Yeley on the 14th lap, to move into second and third place, while Clauson was running in heavy lapped traffic. The pair chased down Clauson and Loyet moved into the lead on lap 21.
Clauson using the outer groove, after several attempts regained the lead from Loyet on Lap 29.
Two laps later the final caution appeared. With five laps remaining Clauson began lapping the tail of the field, as the Loyet team cars stayed within a car length. Clauson finished two-car lengths ahead of Loyet to score the victory.
Lasoski, co-promoter of the event finished third followed by Yeley and Scott Hatton.
Clauson who now competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series commented on the victory afterwards “ The track was different from the first night, the second groove came in at the right time and it helped us get the victory”.
Seventy-six cars competed in the second night of the event, which sanctioned by the O’Reilly POWRi National Midget Series.
SUMMARY
40-lap Feature: 1.Bryan Clauson, 2. Brad Loyet, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. J.J. Yeley, 5. Scott Hatton, 6. Shane Cottle, 7. Daniel Robinson, 8. Jerry Coons Jr., 9. Austin Brown, 10. Daryn Pittman, 11. Brad Kuhn, 12. Davey Ray, 13. Billy Pauch Jr., 14. Kevin Swindell, 15. Dakoda Armstrong, 16. Tim Siner, 17. Casey Shuman, 18. Jesse Hockett, 19. Austin Mero, 20. Tanner Mullen .
12-lap B Feature Winners: Kuhn, Cottle.10-lap
C Feature Winners: Donovan Petersen, Cory Kruseman .8-lap
D Feature winners: Todd McVay, Brady Bacon .
8-lap Heat Race Winners: Robinson, Mullen, Mero, Loyet, Clauson, Kuhn, Steve Gennetten, Coons, Martin, Pittman.
Top Passing Points Earner: Yeley 65.5.
Cars Present: 76
Winning Car Owner/Chassis/Engine: C & A Motorsports/Spike/Stanton
Mopar Winners Purse: $10,000
Feature Lap Leaders:
Clauson 1-20, Loyet 21-29, Clauson 30-40.
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