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Tri-County 150 Results

HUDSON, N.C. – Matt DiBenedetto took just two starts to find Victory Lane.

The 17-year-old Grass Valley, Calif., driver passed Austin Dillon on a back-and-forth battle following a green-white-checkered finish to Saturday night’s Tri-County 150 to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Series East victory.

DiBenedetto, a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver, and Dillon, a Richard Childress Racing development driver, swapped the lead six times over the second half of the race. The event was stretched to 165 laps due to a pair of late cautions. DiBenedetto led four times for 75 laps, while Dillon led three times for 15 laps.

On the final restart, Dillon got the jump from the second spot to take the lead. DiBenedetto, however, was able to nose underneath as they came to the white flag and took the lead going into Turn 1 of the final lap.

Rookie Alan Tardiff earned his first Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day and brought home his best finish with a third-place run. Jody Lavender took over the points lead with a fourth-place finish, while Patrick Long rounded out the top five.

The next NASCAR Camping World Series East race is the combination event with the NASCAR Camping World Series West at Iowa Speedway May 17.

Finish Start Car # Driver Hometown Car Laps Money Won Reason Out
1 3 18 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, Calif. Joe Gibbs Driven Chevrolet 165 $8,050
2 4 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, N.C. Mom N' Pops Country Ham Chevrolet 165 $4,000
3 1 38 Alan Tardiff Windham, Maine Bestway Disposal Chevrolet 165 $4,825
4 10 88 Jody Lavendar Hartsville, S.C. H&R Block Chevrolet 165 $3,000
5 9 03 Patrick Long Oak Park, Calif. Aasco Chevrolet 165 $2,000
6 2 9 Trevor Bayne Knoxville, Tenn. davedavismotorsports.com Chevrolet 165 $1,900
7 7 4 Dakoda Armstrong New Castle, Ind. Schrader Racing Chevrolet 165 $2,300
8 16 7 Ryan Duff Hazard, KY  Pine Branch Coal Chevrolet 165 $2,000
9 15 39 Dustin Delaney Mayfield, N.Y. Delaney Infrastructure Chevrolet 165 $1,900
10 6 40 Matt Kobyluck Uncasville, Conn. Mohega Sun Chevrolet 165 $2,400
11 22 17 Jason Patison Corona, Calif. Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plugs Chevrolet 165 $2,700
12 8 71 Eddie MacDonald Rowley, Mass. Grimm Construction Chevrolet 165 $1,675
13 19 52 Kyle Fowler Smyrna, Ga. Georgia Western/Techniweld Chevrolet 165 $1,650
14 21 37 Alex Kennedy Aztek, NM Spraker Racing Chevrolet 165 $1,125
15 13 35 Steve Park East Northport, N.Y. Waste Management Recycle America Chevrolet 165 $1,600
16 20 00 Ryan Truex Mayetta, N.J. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 165 $1,550
17 14 29 Ryan Gifford Winchester, Tenn. Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 165 $1,000
18 11 63 John Salemi Nashua, N.H. John Salemi Racing LLC Chevrolet 165 $975
19 24 12 Antonio Perez Mexico City, Mexico Telmex/Z-Line Designs Dodge 164 $1,440
20 23 61 Dominick Casola Holmdel, N.J. A. Casola Farms Chevrolet 164 $920
21 12 72 Jason Cochran Marion, N.C. Cochran Realty Chevrolet 164 $910
22 17 16 Jonathan Smith Beacon Fals, Conn. C Prodcuts LLC Chevrolet 163 $1,400
23 5 44 Brett Moffitt Grimes, Iowa Andy Santerre Motorsports Chevrolet 162 $1,400
24 26 94 Kristin Bumbera Sealy, Texas Wide Open Energy Drink Dodge 162 $900
25 25 10 Matt Kurzejewski Mansfield, Pa. Costy's Auto Dodge 147 $900 Accident
26 18 23 Jarit Johnson El Cajon, Calif. Trail M-Sport Dodge 130 $900 Engine

RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Alan Tardiff *, Time: 16.562 Seconds, Speed: 86.946 mph

Time of Race:1 hrs., 8 mins, 43 secs Average Speed: 57.628 mph Margin of Victory:.340 Seconds

Caution Flags: Laps 13-16 (No. 44 spin in Turn 2); 32-35 (No. 52 spin in Turn 3); 54-61 (No. 29 spin in Turn 2); 96-100 (No. 71 spin in Turn 2); 109-112 (No. 16 spin on backstretch); 142-146 (Debris); 149-155 (No. 10 stopped in Turn 1); 157-162 (Multi-car spin in Turn 2). 8 for 43 laps.

Lap Leaders: Tardiff * 1-16, Kobyluck 17-75, DiBenedetto 76-101, Dillon 102-113, DiBenedetto 114-146, Dillon 147, DiBenedetto 148-162, Dillon 163-164, DiBenedetto 165.

Total Laps Led: Matt DiBenedetto 75, Matt Kobyluck 59, Alan Tardiff * 16, Austin Dillon 15. 8 changes involving 4 drivers.

CONTINGENCY AWARDS:

CAMPING WORLD HAPPY CAMPER AWARD: Matt DiBenedetto, 18 Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota
COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jason Patison, 17 Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plugs Chevrolet
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Alan Tardiff *, 38 Bestway Disposal Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Matt DiBenedetto, 18 Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Alan Tardiff *, 38 Bestway Disposal Chevrolet
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Matt DiBenedetto, 18 Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota

Top 10 Driver Points: Jody Lavender 335, Matt DiBenedetto 324, Alan Tardiff * 308, Patrick Long 305, Eddie MacDonald 297, Matt Kobyluck 281, Dakoda Armstrong * 273, Steve Park 264, Dustin Delaney 262, Ryan Duff 260

Sunoco Rookie Points: Dakoda Armstrong 18, Ryan Truex 15, Alex Kennedy 15, Brett Moffitt 13, Alan Tardiff 10, Matt Kurzejewski 7, Kristin Bumbera 7, Jason Cochran 7, Dominick Casola 7, Antonio Perez 6, Jarit Johnson 5

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