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LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY MAY 20TH, 2001.

LESS TUNA CLAIMED HIS FIRST EVER ON-LINE RACING WIN AT THE 1.5 MILE SUPERSPEEDWAY ON SUNDAY. THE #101 CAR SPORTING A BRAND NEW PAINT SCHEME, LEAD 22 OF THE 106 LAPS AFTER QUALIFYING 7TH WITH A 164.634 LAP. TUNA RAN IN THE TOP 10 ALL EVENING, AND TOOK THE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME NEAR THE HALF WAY POINT AFTER STAYING ON THE TRACK WHILE OTHERS HAD TO PIT FOR TIRES. THIS RACE WAS WON BY PIT STRATEGY, SAID TUNA AFTER THE RACE. TIRE WEAR WAS AN ISSUE GOING INTO THE RACE, BUT BY CONSERVING HIS TIRES, TUNA MANAGED TO HOLD OFF THE OTHERS AT THE END. THERE WERE 10 CAUTION FLAGS AND 7 LEAD CHANGES IN THE 158 MILE RACE, (40% OF THE REAL RACE DISTANCE).

THE RACE WAS WON UNDER CAUTION AFTER A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE. TUNA WAS LEADING WITH 7 LAPS TO GO WHEN THE CAUTION FLAG WAVED ONCE AGAIN. I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT CAUTION SAID TUNA. I WAS BASICALLY A SITTING DUCK WITH CLOSE TO 50 LAPS ON MY TIRES. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SEVERLY WORN AND I FIGURED THE FREIGHT TRAIN WAS GOING TO GO BY ON THE RESTART. J. RAY PASSED ME ON THE RESTART, BUT THEN DRIFTED HIGH ON THE NEXT LAP. TUNA SLIPPED BACK BY ON THE LOW SIDE, AND ICED THE VICTORY WHEN CAUTION WAVED AGAIN WITH 2 TO GO.

THIS WAS A GREAT WIN FOR ME SAID TUNA. I HAD NEVER RACED AT VEGAS BEFORE THIS WEEK. WHEN I STARTED PRACTISING EARLIER IN THE WEEK, MY CAR WAS REALLY HANDLING BADLY. I COULDN'T EVEN SHOW UP FOR THE LEAGUE PRACTISE RACES CAUSE I COULDN'T KEEP MY CAR OFF THE WALL. MY CAR WAS NOT THE FASTEST BY ANY MEANS. IT WAS SO LOOSE ON THE RESTARTS, THAT I SHOULD'VE WRECKED 10 TIMES, BUT IT JUST GOT BETTER AND BETTER ON THE LONG RUNS. TUNA THANKS EVERYONE WHO RACED HIM CLEAN, AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEKS RACE AT LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN CHARLOTTE.

LAS VEGAS RESULTS - SUNDAY MAY 20TH, 2001 - 106 LAPS (158 MILES)

24 STARTED AND 18 TOOK THE CHECKERS - RACE TIME 86:00.761 - AVERAGE SPEED 110.914 MPH MARGIN OF VICTORY 0.450 SECS - CAUTION FLAGS 10 - LEAD CHANGES 7 - WEATHER CLEAR 52

1 L_TURNER 2 J_RAY 3 B_DIXON 4 R_MILATOVICH 5 S_LINDIMORE 6 J_WOOLSEY

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