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3/2/10 JACK MARTEL WINS THE JACKPOT IN SIN CITY
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This is Ricardo Pirelli reporting from Las Vegas Winner's Circle, where we have Jack "Flash" Martel, the winner of the CanAm Nationwide Fixed Race in his #12 Verizon Dodge! This was one of the most exciting race finishes I've seen in recent memory! It was a hard-fought battle from the start, as Kent Thomas took the pole with a blistering lap just under 30 seconds, followed closely by Rich Haynie and Vinny Lewis respectively. Once the flag dropped, the gloves were off!
Rich led the most laps(84), but used up his stuff to the point that Jack Martel, Ray Chandonnet and Ron Blackwell were all able to get by him with just a handful of laps left. With 5 laps to go the yellow flew, #61 Ray Chandonnet and #19 Kent Thomas stayed out to get the lead, but the field behind them hit the pits for fresh tires and repairs, some taking two, some four tires. Ron Blackwell in the #5 car took over the lead , with #12 Flash Martel and #90 Val Wuthrich next in line. When the flag dropped, Martel made a smooth high-line pass on Blackwell going into the backstretch! With one to go, nobody was going to catch Martel, so the fight was for second.
Hey, let's see if we can get a word with the winner! Flash, tell us about your strategy for the closing laps!
"Well, I knew Haynie had burned up his stuff like usual after I got him to run hard, so then it was down to me and Ray Chandonnet. I was really sorry to see that flag come out near the end, but we had a strong car and it all worked out. I'm pleased with this outcome after having a rough week in California. I'd like to thank Verizon for their support, and congrats to Val on a strong comeback finish!"
Well, that's it for the NWS Fixed race from Las Vegas. This is Ricardo Pirelli signing off!
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Posted on Wednesday, March 03 @ 10:35:19 EST by canam_admin
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