NASHVILLE -July 19, 2008- Matt Kobyluck earned his second victory of the season when he took the checkered flag in the Strutmasters.com 150 Saturday night at the Music City Motorplex.

In a race that saw 12 changes at the front, Kobyluck (No. 40 Mohegan Sun Resort Chevrolet) grabbed his first lead of the night on lap 136 and made it stand through the last final 15 circuits for the victory ahead of runner-up Peyton Sellers (No. 44 E.J. Prescott/Castle Chevrolet).

“This place is prone to wearing out tires,” Kobyluck said. “My strategy going in was to lay back and save the tires as much as I could for when we got to crunch time and I needed to be able to make a move. When it got to go-time there at the end, I had some good grip left on my car and I just used it up.”

For Kobyluck, of Uncasville, Conn., the win was his second in seven races this year. He had previously visited Victory Lane at Watkins Glen International on June 8. The win was the 14th of his NASCAR Camping World Series East career.

Sellers, who captured the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, protected the pole position for more than half the race. It took until the 78th lap of the race for Trevor Bayne (No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet) to wrestle the lead away coming out of Turn 2.

Bayne’s lead would be short-lived, however. Following the third caution of the night, Austin Dillon (No. 3 Garage Equipment Supply Chevrolet) took the lead on the lap 84 restart. The lead would change nine more times on the evening between Bayne, Dillon, and finally Kobyluck

The series point leader, Dillon finished third for his fourth top-five finish of the season. Ricky Carmichael (No. 4 Monster Energy Drink Chevrolet) came home fourth, the best finish of his young career in the series. Like Carmichael, Derek Thorn’s (No. 80 ALS Associates/Racinforacure.com Ford) fifth place finish was the best of his career.

Steve Park, Jesus Hernandez, Brian Ickler, Craig Goess and Max Dumarey rounded out the top 10 finishers.

The eighth race of the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series East will be contested at Adirondack International Speedway. The Edge Hotels 150 will be held Saturday, July 26 in Beaver Falls, N.Y.

RESULTS

NASCAR Camping World Series East-Strutmasters.com 150 by Dollar General Unofficial Results

At Music City Motorplex

Nashville, Tenn.

Lap length: 0.596 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (6) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 150 laps, 73.614 mph, $8,000.

2. (1) Peyton Sellers, Danville, VA., Chevrolet, 150, $7,000.

3. (3) Austin Dillon, Lewisville, N.C., Chevrolet, 150, $4,215.

4. (20) Ricky Carmichael, Clearwater, Fla., Chevrolet, 150, $4,500.

5. (7) Derek Thorn, Lakeport, Calif., Ford, 150, $2,000.

6. (16) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,300.

7. (9) Jesus Hernandez, Fresno, Calif., Chevrolet, 150, $2,100.

8. (5) Brian Ickler, San Diego, Calif., Chevrolet, 150, $2,000.

9. (10) Craig Goess, Greenville, N.C., Toyota, 150, $1,400.

10. (22) Max Dumarey, Gent, Belgium, Chevrolet, 150, $1,300.

11. (26) Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $1,200.

12. (4) Trevor Bayne, Knoxville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,675.

13. (17) Jamie Hayes, Norlina, N.C., Chevrolet, 150, $1,650.

14. (27) Chase Mattioli, Long Pond, Pa., Ford, 150, $1,125.

15. (21) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,550.

16. (15) Jody Lavender, Hartsville, S.C., Ford, 150, $1,450.

17. (13) Marc Davis, Mitchelville, MD., Toyota, 150, $1,430.

18. (25) A J Henriksen, Chicago, Ill., Chevrolet, 150, $920.

19. (2) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Mooresville, N.C., Chevrolet, 150, $1,400.

20. (11) Richard Johns, Cornelius, N.C., Dodge, 150, $900.

21. (8) Rogelio Lopez, Aquascalientes, Mexico, Chevrolet, 150, $1,400.

22. (14) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Dodge, 150, $900.

23. (19) Ryan Duff, Hazard, Ky., Chevrolet, 150, $900.

24. (12) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,400.

25. (23) Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn., Dodge, 150, $900.

26. (24) Todd Peck, Glenville, PA., Chevrolet, 150, $900.

27. (18) Daniel Pope, II, Smyrna, Tenn., Dodge, 150, $900.

28. (28) Richard Gould, North Brunswick, NJ, Chevrolet, 150, $900.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 1 hour 12 minutes 52 seconds

Margin of Victory: 1.127 seconds

Fastest Qualifier: Peyton Sellers (109.986 mph, 19.508.seconds)

Caution Flags: 8 for 33 laps.

Lead Changes: 12 among 4 drivers.

Lap Leaders: P.Sellers 1-78; T.Bayne 79-83; A.Dillon 84-87; T.Bayne 88-97; A.Dillon 98; T.Bayne 99-117; A.Dillon 118-124; T.Bayne 125-135; M.Kobyluck 136-140; T.Bayne 141; M.Kobyluck 142; T.Bayne 143-145; M.Kobyluck 146-150.

Standings: 1. A.Dillon, 1115; 2. M.Kobyluck, 1095; 3. T.Bayne, 1048; 4. J.Hernandez, 1003; 5. B.Ickler, 979; 6. M.Davis, 979; 7. R.Carmichael, 926; 8. S.Park, 921; 9. E.MacDonald, 899; 10. J.Earnhardt, 892.

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