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For the second week in a row, James Lynch was the winner of the late model stock car feature race at Illinois’ Grundy County Speedway Friday night. (Chris Goodaker Photo)

Lynch Gets Another One At Grundy County

MORRIS, Ill. — Newcomer James Lynch came home the winner again in late model feature action at Grundy County Speedway Friday night as the 19-year-old speedster won the 30-lap division headliner at the third-mile paved raceway.

For the second week in a row, the Palos Park, Ill., driver drove his U.S. Equipment Sales and Rentals-sponsored Camry No. 76 to victory.  Scoring his first career feature win last Friday, Lynch won this week’s main event with a .788-second advantage over veteran Larry Schuler at the checkered flag.  

Earlier in the evening, Lynch was the fastest qualifier among the late model ranks.

Seven-time Grundy late model champion Eddie Hoffman finished third, followed by James Gregait, last year’s late model titlist D.J. Weltmeyer and Jim Weber.

Former two-time division champion Kevin Murphy was the winner of the 25-lap sportsman main event.  Winning for the first time this season, Murphy finished ahead of Jeremiah Senko, Kenny Benson, fast timer Marqus Hoover and Scotty Gardner.

Another first-time winner was Cameron Preisler who won the 25-lap street stock feature. Preisler scored the win ahead of Randy Weese, Matt Chester, Scotty Gardner and Jonathan Stevens. Jerry Legner won the 15-lap hobby stock main event over David Einhaus and Mike Enman. Tom Schnabel claimed top honors in the 20-lap feature race for the Midwest Mayhem Midgets.  

Schnabel was chased to the finish line by Mike Slabenak, six-time series titlist Scott Koerner, Basil Hicks and Doug Orseske.

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