rsra marl round 3 - lanier
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ON-LINE RACER
MAGAZINEMARL Round 3Kevin Myers became the first
repeat winner of the Mid Atlantic
Racing leagues season three, as
he bested Mike Swanson at
Lanier Speedway in Braselton
Georgia this past week. The win
for Myers backed up his earlier
victory at Dover to cement the
Ohio driver as a serious
contender for the MARL crown asthe series heads towards its
chase later in the season. This
race marks the first time MARL
has visited Lanier, to mixed
reviews among the drivers and
crews. Notably, Ricky VanWhy
and Mike Swanson were not
terribly happy to be racing at the
3/8 mile track, while Scott
Burlovich appeared to be
unhappy with the balance of hiscar in happy hour. Trae Forsythe
and Kevin Myers were far more
optimistic, and it showed;
Forsythe put his #4 Orange Crush
machine on the pole, with Myers
being fastest during practice.
Unfortunately for Myers, a rookie
crew member thought he was
doing the team a favour before
qualifying, when he noticed thechecklist had no tick mark
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beside the fuel box...and proceeded to
top off the tank. As a result Myers started
shotgun on the field, although in the end
that wouldnt matter much. Short track
ace Scott Burlovichs unusual troubles
during this seasons short track events
started early, as race officials pulled his
car from his 2nd place grid start for an
undisclosed infraction forcing the
Canadian driver to start the race from pitlane. Forsythe paced the pack early,
however Mike Swanson wasted no time
getting to the front from his third place
position passing Trae for the lead on lap
eight; in all Swanson would lead 125 of
150 laps at Lanier. Trouble came early for
several drivers, with Forsythe spinning to
bring out the first of two cautions and
even spinning in tandem with Burlovich
later in the event. Scotts day went frombad to worse and for the second week in a
row the Butterfly Communications crew
watched in dismay as their machine was
forced to withdraw from the event.
Burlovich left the track without comment.
Meanwhile VanWhy ran a steady, if not
uneventful race to bring his Kidde ride
home in 3rd with Forsythe in 4th some 19
laps off the pace. Myers would capitalize
on pit miscues by the WestJet team late inthe race to pull off the victory, as a late
race caution brought the field in for
service. Les Cormier (Swansons crew
chief) elected for two tires on the stop
with no fuel; both turned out to be grave
mistakes. After the event the press
hovered outside the WestJet hauler as
tempers flared between Swanson and
Cormier; Swanson had been forced to pit
with just a handful of laps left for fuel.Whats worse, the two tire stop had taken
the race out of the leaders hands with a
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mere nine laps remaining as Myers
easily handled the ailing #2 car,
pulling away quickly after the pass.
The controversy left competitors in
the garage area wondering if this
might just be the chink in the armour
of the WestJet team they have been
looking for. As for Myers, pulling into
victory lane was a pleasant surprise.
Its nice to steal one at the end likethat; Ill take it! The Radicals Online
pilot finished as the only car on the
lead lap. Next week for the Mid
Atlantic Racing league: The
Milwaukee Mile.
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Troubles continue for Burlovich Myers hounding Swanson after final caution
Myers makes his move Swanson forced to pit for fuel on lap 147
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Pole winner: Trae Forsythe 14.155
Laps led: Mike Swanson 125
Kevin Myers 9
Scott Burlovich 9
Trae Forsythe 7
Cautions: 2
Caution laps: 12Lead changes: 4
Finishing Order:1-Kevin Myers
2-Mike Swanson
3-Ricky VanWhy
4-Trae Forsythe
5-Scott Burlovich