Sunday, July 22, 2012

2012 NCWTS American Ethanol 225 Race Results

James Buescher, driver of the #31 Fresh from Florida Gulf Seafood Chevrolet, celebrates winning the NASCAR Camping World Series American Ethanol 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 21, 2012, in Joliet, Ill. - Photo Credit:  Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images for NASCAR
James Buescher, driver of the #31 Fresh from Florida Gulf Seafood Chevrolet, celebrates winning the NASCAR Camping World Series American Ethanol 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 21, 2012, in Joliet, Ill. - Photo Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images for NASCAR
With a two-lap dash to the finish, it was James Buescher holding off Brendan Gaughan by 0.247 seconds to win the 2012 NCWTS American Ethanol 225 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Buescher, who came back after being two-laps down for a carburetor change, received his third series win of the 2012 season, his third series career win and his first win at Chicagoland Speedway.

Following Buescher and Gaughan to the drop of the checkered flag were last week’s winner, Timothy Peters (who now leads the point standings with a 23-point lead over Ty Dillon) finishing third, Matt Crafton fourth and pole-sitter Park Kligerman finished fifth.

NCWTS Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Cale Gale, finished in the sixth position, while Ron Hornaday, Jr. finished seventh, Jason Leffler eighth, Jason White ninth and David Starr rounding out the top-ten finishing positions.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 119.363 MPH
Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 53 Mins, 06 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.247 Seconds
Lead Changes: 16 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 31 laps
Attendance: N/A

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Points Standings: 1. Timothy Peters – 395 (Leader) 2. Ty Dillon # – 372 (-23 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Justin Lofton – 365 (-30) 4. James Buescher – 360 (-35) 5. Parker Kligerman – 346 (-49) 6. Matt Crafton – 345 (-50) 7. Ron Hornaday Jr. – 334 (-61) 8. Joey Coulter – 322 (-73) 9. Nelson Piquet Jr. – 302 (-93) 10. Jason White – 295 (-100).

Next Up:  Teams take a weekend off before heading to Pocono Raceway for the 3rd annual Pocono Mountains 125 on Saturday, August 4th, with an approximate starting time of 1:20 PM (ET) and television coverage provided by SPEED beginning at 12:30 PM (ET).

2012 NCWTS American Ethanol 225 Race Results

Fin Str Trk Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd
1 11 31 James Buescher Fresh from Florida Gulf Seafood Chevrolet 150 47 4 Running 2 6
2 6 2 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 150 0   Running 3 83
3 4 17 Timothy Peters TOYOTA Tundra Toyota 150 42 1 Running 2 3
4 9 88 Matt Crafton Schrock Cabinetry / Menards Toyota 150 40   Running    
5 17 29 Parker Kligerman PlanitDiy.com / Laitner.com RAM 150 40 1 Running 1 6
6 8 33 Cale Gale # Rheem Chevrolet 150 38   Running    
7 14 9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevrolet 150 38 1 Running 1 1
8 5 18 Jason Leffler Dollar General / M&M's Toyota 150 36   Running    
9 13 23 Jason White JW Demolition / GunBroker.com Ford 150 35   Running    
10 21 81 David Starr NCCER / BYF Toyota 150 34   Running    
11 22 73 Rick Crawford SuperSeal / Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 150 33   Running    
12 3 3 Ty Dillon # Bass Pro Shops / Allstate Chevrolet 150 33 1 Running 2 17
13 19 8 Ross Chastain # Illiana Watermelon Association Toyota 150 31   Running    
14 16 9 John Wes Townley # Family Farmers Toyota 150 30   Running    
15 2 22 Joey Coulter RCR / darrellgwynnfoundation.com Chevrolet 150 30 1 Running 1 3
16 20 98 Dakoda Armstrong # EverFi.com / MUDD.com Toyota 150 28   Running    
17 10 32 Miguel Paludo Duroline Brakes Chevrolet 150 28 1 Running 1 5
18 7 11 Todd Bodine ToyotaCare Toyota 150 26   Running    
19 18 5 Paulie Harraka # Wauters Motorsports Ford 150 26 1 Running 1 2
20 28 92 Chad McCumbee BTS Tire & Wheel / QMI Chevrolet 150 24   Running    
21 1 6 Justin Lofton Lofton Cattle Chevrolet 150 24 1 Running 3 24
22 15 13 Johnny Sauter Hot Honeys / Curb Records Toyota 149 22   Running    
23 34 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org RAM 144 21   Running    
24 23 99 Bryan Silas # Rockingham Speedway Ford 142 20   Running    
25 36 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 142 19   Running    
26 12 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Polen Designs / AutoTrac Chevrolet 94 18   Accident    
27 33 84 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Chevrolet 92 17   Accident    
28 25 68 Clay Greenfield @claygreenfield RAM 90 16   Brakes    
29 29 27 C.E. Falk HotTorque.com Chevrolet 72 15   Vibration    
30 24 93 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 45 14   Engine    
31 30 39 Chris Jones RSS Racing Chevrolet 25 13   Engine    
32 31 86 Blake Koch(i) Clay Greenfield Motorsports RAM 13 0   Vibration    
33 27 38 Dennis Setzer RSS Racing Chevrolet 10 PE   Electrical    
34 35 0 T.J. Bell(i) Driven2Honor.org RAM 3 PE   Vibration    
35 26 37 Jeff Green(i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 2 PE   Rear Gear    
36 32 7 Johnny Chapman Wear Your Gear / BOBBER.info Toyota 2 8   Vibration    

(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
PE Post-Entry (No Points Awarded)

Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia

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