{"id":2604,"date":"2010-08-14T15:09:03","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2010-08-14T15:19:16","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T15:19:16","slug":"augie-grill-had-a-dream-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/augie-grill-had-a-dream-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Augie Grill had a dream ride."},"content":{"rendered":"

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On a nightmarish Friday the 13th for the top three in points, Grill could\u2019ve had the top off of his No. 112 Super Late Model.<\/p>\n

The two-time Snowball Derby champion looked to be in late-season form, lapping all but seven of the 17-car field to capture the Miller Lite 100 on Friday at Five Flags Speedway.<\/p>\n

Josh Hamner, in his Kyle Busch-owned No. 51, finished a distant second with Donnie Wilson in third.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s actually just like it was in the last race,\u201d said Grill, who won his second consecutive Blizzard Series race. \u201cWe didn\u2019t do a thing to it. We had six laps of practice and we put it back because it just felt good. We know what it feels like here.\u201d<\/p>\n

So do Chase Elliott, Bubba Pollard and Pensacola\u2019s Johanna Long.<\/p>\n

But that trio, which came into the night 1-2-3 in points, struggled mightily. Only Elliott, the series points leader, finished the race, but that was a distant eighth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t points race, but this definitely closed the gap on Chase,\u201d said Grill, who\u2019ll likely leapfrog Long and Pollard into going fourth to second. \u201cChase would have to really stumble next time out for us to overtake him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anything\u2019s possible if Elliott has another disappointing run like Friday.<\/p>\n

The first shockwaves of the night, though, came when Pollard\u2019s car slowed to a near-crawl on the back stretch.<\/p>\n

He had all sorts of problems beginning when he qualified a disappointing 12th. Pollard\u2019s bad dream culminated just short of the competition yellow. Pollard pulled into his pits, as his crew scratched their heads about what was ailing the No. 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s just say, we didn\u2019t have good weekend,\u201d Pollard said, explaining his frustrations. \u201cThis was our second motor in two days. The motor just let go again. It\u2019s not our year this year. We\u2019ll fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long, fresh off an impressive back-to-back debut with NASCAR\u2019s trucks in the last month, couldn\u2019t fix her problems Friday.<\/p>\n

Ten laps away from competition yellow, Long began to fall back from her position in fourth. Elliott, T.J. Reaid ? the other Busch-owned car ? and Mike Garvey all flew by Long.<\/p>\n

When she came to the pits for the competition yellow, her problems only increased. She failed to make it out before the 5 minutes expired, but the hood remained up on her No. 10.<\/p>\n

A broken power-steering line ended her night.<\/p>\n

Grill didn\u2019t want this Friday night to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that much changes about this place,\u201d Grill said. \u201cIf you\u2019re good early in the year, you\u2019ll be good for the Snowball. I\u2019ve raced here probably more than anybody else, and we just want to have a good car going into the Derby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Official Results
\n1 112 Augie Grill 100
\n2 51 Josh Hamner 100
\n3 82 Donnie Wilson 100
\n4 52 TJ Reaid 100
\n5 67 Jeff Fultz 100
\n6 1 Mike Garvey 100
\n7 29 Allen Karnes 100
\n8 9 Chase Elliott 99
\n9 31 Tyler Millwood 99
\n10 12 Chuck Barnes Jr. 99
\n11 49 Ryan Lawler 99
\n12 41 Chris Davidson 99
\n13 99 Jr. Niedecken 97
\n14 10 Johanna Long 51
\n15 23 Jeremy Rice 50
\n16 18 Bubba Pollard 44
\n17 92 Ron MacDonald 23
\n18 18 Dave Mader III DNS<\/div>\n

Super Stocks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earl Polk wasted little time getting to the front. He was just thankful he stayed there.<\/p>\n

Starting on the outside of Row 1, Polk passed polesitter Mike Moore in Turn 3 of Lap 1 and never looked back.<\/p>\n

Randy Thompson provided a furious rally late, but could not pass Polk at the finish line as both cars scrapped the outside wall down the front stretch.<\/p>\n

\u201cRandy raced me real clean coming to the checkered and I sure do appreciate that,\u201d Polk said of his second win of season. \u201cWe made it to the winner\u2019s circle one more time.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Moore was black flagged when his right front tire began to rub, Thompson and third-place finisher Jessie Reid moved up spots.<\/p>\n

Thompson slowly began to reel in Polk and had a look coming out of Turn 3. But both he and Polk got sideways and it was enough for Polk to hold on in the 20-lap feature.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was probably the best race we\u2019ve had out here in quite a while in this searies,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n

Sportsmen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve Buttrick and Bubba Winslow went door-to-door for most of the 25-lap feature.<\/p>\n

But it was Buttrick again, as the series points leader picked up his seventh victory of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was good racing with Bubba,\u201d Buttrick said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know if I was gonna get around him or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim Pokrant, who sat on the pole, finished third.<\/p>\n

Bombers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brandon Burks thought he had the perfect birthday present ? Victory No. 1 of 2010.<\/p>\n

But on technical inspection, the Milton youngster was disqualified, pushing Burks’ close friend Michael Nelson to first, series points leader Mike Goraum to second and Tony Boyd to third.<\/p>\n

Miller Lite 100 results?1. Augie Grill; 2. Joshn Hamner; 3. Donnie Wilson; 4. T.J. Reaid; 5. Jeff Fultz; 6. Mike Garvey; 7. Allen Karnes; 8. Chase Elliott; 9. Tyler Millwood; 10. Chuck Barnes; 11. Ryan Lawler; 12. Chris Davidson; 13. Wayne Niedecken Jr.; 14. Johanna Long; 15. Jeremy Rice; 16. Bubba Pollard; 17. Ron McDonald<\/p>\n

Super Stocks feature results?1. Earl Polk; 2. Randy Thompson; 3. Jessie Reid, 4. Mike Austin; Mike Moore<\/p>\n

Sportsmen feature results?1. Steve Buttrick; 2. Bubba Winslow; 3. Jim Pokrant; 4. Thomas Warren Jr.; 5. Marty White; 6. Calvin Cook; 7. Bo Resmondo; 8. Wes Gardner; 9. Mark Montgomery; 10. Justin Babb<\/p>\n

Bombers feature results?1. Michael Nelson; 2. Mike Goraum; 3. Tony Boyd; 4. Courtney Rodrigues; 5. Hunter Ward; 6. Rick Thompson; 7. Leonard Craig Jr.; 8. Wilber Goraum; 9. James L. Beal III; 10. Bobby Jones; 11. Tracy Soles; 12. Tim Norman; 13. Benny Bender; 14. Dayton Sidner; 15. Brian Lane; DQ Brandon Burks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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