MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Tanner VanDoren finished second Friday night at Orange County Fair Speedway, but wound up the winner of the sportsman portion of Eastern States 200 weekend at the legendary race track.
L.J. Lombardo crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified during post-race inspection, handing the triumph to VanDoren for the second consecutive year.
Lombardo took the lead on a lap-47 restart and led VanDoren to the checkered flag.
However, VanDoren was awarded the $5,000 victory with Dave Rogers second and Zach Sobotka third.
Matt Sheppard won the modified champions race.
The finish:
Tanner VanDoren, Dave Rogers, Zach Sobotka, Jeff Hulseapple, Joe Bruning, Joe Bonetti, Michael Sabia, John Bockhorn, Chris Johnson, Travis Green, Jared Labagh, Sammy Martz Jr, Will Sheilds, Alan Fink, Tighe Sherlock, Brian Calabrese, Matt Janczuk, Ray Hall Jr, Dylan Madsen, Kasey Hufcut, Tyler Murray, Gary Edwards III, Ryan Neiger, Corey Cormier, Tyler Corcoran, Jeff Higham, Dylan Smith, Bob Jashembowski, Tyler Banks, Troy Arnold, Ed Owens, Jared Miller, Brian Krummel, Ryan Wather, Cody Higbie, Joe Conklin, LJ Lombard (DQ)
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