John Hunter Nemechek scored the win in the Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 Saturday night at Lebanon I-44 Speedway. Photo courtesy CRA Media
John Hunter Nemechek added a Mercy Masters of the Pros Green Jacket to his trophy room after his victory in the 3rd Annual Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 Saturday for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour at Lebanon I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, MO.
The win not only gave the second generation racer a signature green jacket, similar to the one that is given to the champion of golf’s Masters event, put also an $8,000 payday.
The Mooresville, North Carolina standout drove around the outside of two-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin on lap 94 and pulled away to a convincing victory.
“We knew we had to be patient, but at the same time we needed to grab spots whenever we could,” Nemechek said. “We knew we just needed to race smart. It was a bit of a small crew. We made the decision to come out and run this pretty late. So it was just three guys and I this weekend.
“There are still a couple big races coming up this fall we want to win. The Winchester 400 is the big one we haven’t gotten yet. Plus I want the Snowflake 100 and of course the Snowball Derby again.”
After fast qualifier Hunter Robbins pulled a nine for an inversion, Ty Majeski and Marlin started on the front row. Majeski would jump out to the early lead and pace the field for the first 11 laps until Marlin moved to the top spot. From there, Marlin set a torrid pace around the fast 3/8s mile, lapping slower cars at a rapid rate.
The first 72 laps would run under green before the first of only two unscheduled cautions when track regular Steve Holt spun coming out of turn four. On the restart, Nemechek, who started eighth, had worked his way to second. As Nemechek battled with Marlin, he made what would be the winning pass on lap 94.
During the 10-minute break, teams had the option to change no tires, one tire or the maximum allowed two tires. The first six drivers at lap 100 all elected to not change any tires which placed Nemechek and Marlin on the front row of the double file restart. As the green flag went back in the air, Nemechek quickly dated out in front of Marlin and pulled away from the field.
Late in the race, Matt Wallace passed Marlin and would set his sights on Nemechek but would run out of time as Nemechek scored the win.
Wallace finished in second, with Marlin in third, Robbins in fourth and Chuck Barnes, Jr. in fifth.
The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour returns to action on Friday, July 10 at Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run, MI.
For more info, visit CRA-Racing.com.
JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour
Lebanon I-44 Speedway – Lebanon, MO
Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 – July 4, 2015
1. John Hunter Nemechek
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