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Austin Teras Dominates Open 200 |
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When the checkered flags fell, it was Austin Teras and
his No. 29 team in Victory Lane with a big smile, trophy
and $10,000 richer. And, they earned it by leading every
lap while lapping every driver in the field, some of
them twice.
Separating this race from other SLM
events was the “open” factor. Teams were allowed to make
certain modifications to their cars, such as spoilers,
while remaining within the rules set prior to the race.
Also, teams could only take a maximum of two tires per
pit stop.
“It was just cruise control for the
whole race,” Teras said. “We played with some of the
aero body rules, and I’m an aero guy, so we had a little
fun with it tonight.
“I guess I know a little bit
about it. We can’t do this without everyone who helps
us. I don’t know if we’ll do it (win) like this again on
Sunday, but I sure hope so.
“I didn’t think I
would lap the whole field here. But, we put some tires
on it and I could see Joey (Doiron). I knew if we
trapped him down a lap it would be beneficial because
Joey is the man to beat here. It worked, we put tires on
early and didn’t get it another caution, so it worked
out.”
Taking the initial green flag was the No.
29 of Austin Teras and Matt Dow in the No. 84 SLM. They
remained the top-two drivers until the first caution
waved on lap 187 when Pete Rondeau in the No. 60S and
Rusty Poland in the No. 44 car got together.
While some drivers were settling in for the long race,
Bubba Pollard did what he does no matter where he races.
The native of Senoia, GA mashed the gas picking off
positions in a charge to the front.
He broke into
the top five ranks within 20 laps and into fourth by lap
30. During this time, side-by-side and three-wide
battles were taking place in mid pack.
Meanwhile,
Teras was on a tear passing everything but a law while
lapping his way to fifth by lap 67. It was Pollard he
passed and by lap 69, the Georgia driver retired to the
pits and done for the night.
On the 84th circuit,
Teras lapped the third-place car of Dow. By the halfway
point, he had started lapping top-10 cars for the second
time further showing he had his sights on the $10,000
prize.
Rondeau spun in Turn 3 on lap 107 to bring
out the second caution, with only Teras and Doiron on
the lead lap. During the yellow, they and several other
cars hit pit road for tires, fuel and adjustments.
Before the race could restart, Hall had to bring his No.
4 back down pit road with sparks coming from the
left-front tire area.
This also put Dow back on
the lead circuit for the Lap-110 restart with Jimmy
Renfrew, Jr. in the No. 00, who did not pit. From there,
the remaining laps were incident free allowing Teras to
continue his domination enroute to victory.
Rounding out the top-five finishers were Doiron,
Renfrew, Dow and Hall. |
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Open Comp 200 Slated for
Friday of 250 Weekend
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Naples, ME --
Officials at the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and
Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS) have announced
another marquis event as a part of the 51st
annual Oxford 250 weekend August 23-25. A
$10,000-to-win open competition 200 lap event
for Super Late Models will the headline the
Friday card night of the biggest weekend of the
year.
"We wanted to give teams another
big race with big money as a part of the biggest
weekend of the year," said PASS President Tom
Mayberry. "Adding in the twist of an open
competition will make strategy and ingenuity a
factor in the outcome of the race."
A few
minimal rules will be enforced by technical
inspectors, allowing teams to think outside the
box on both strategy, setups, and overall
package. All cars will weigh 2750 with 58% left
side weight, have a template style body with a
clear spoiler, a tread width no more the 66
inches, no aluminum engine blocks, one
carburetor, and the PASS Hoosier tires without
tire softener.
With the addition of the
200 lap Open Competition race, PASS and OPS now
feature four big marquis races at the Rte. 26
oval; The Celebration of America 300 in July,
the aforementioned 200, the Oxford 250, and PASS
400 Weekend in October.
"2024 is a big
year for PASS and OPS. After so many weather
issues last season, we wanted to put together a
schedule that would give our racers a chance at
some longer races for bigger money," said
Mayberry. "We think the addition of the open
rules race is just another way to do exactly
that." |
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