(Inverness, FL; 11/4/2000) Having home track advantage on his side, Florida Pro Series points, leader Rick Carlton, jumped from the outside pole and led all 125 laps to win Saturday night's tour event at Citrus County Speedway.

Aboard the McNatt Plumbing Chevy, Carlton set fast time then drew the outside of the front row on the redraw. When the green flag flew, he out-jumped teammate Robbie Yaokum for the lead. This lead duo, with hundreds of laps on the banked quarter-mile, were not the whole story as veteran James Powell and local track champion Mike Bresnahan were in a heated battle for third spot.

Powell finally wrestled second spot away from Yaokum on lap 105 and took off after Carlton with Bresnahan hot on his rear bumper. No one was able to advance, and they crossed the stripe in that order with Carlton claiming his second win of the year. Rich Pratt and local runner Herb Neumann rounded out the top five finishers.

The Florida Pro season concludes on Sunday, Dec. 3 in a 200-lap event on the high banked half-mile at Columbia Motorsports Park in Lake City.

-Marty Little-

[Ed. Note: On December 2 and 3rd, the Florida Pro Series will run the Suwanee 200 at Columbia Motorsports Park. Qualifying is on Saturday and the race is on Sunday afternoon.]

COMPLETE FINISH OF FLORIDA PRO SERIES 125 AT CITRUS COUNTY SPEEDWAY
1. Rick Carlton
2. James Powell, III
3. Mike Bresnahan
4. Rich Pratt
5. Herb Neumann
6. Danny Johnson
7. Perry Lovelady
8. Tim Scharrone
9. Scotty Crockett
10. Jonny Kay
11. Keith Zavrel
12. Kent Bissell
13. Robbie Yaokum
14. Shane Russ
15. Herb Hoeffler
16. Scott Grossenbacher
17. Ed Sartori
18. Jimmy Wear

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