The difference was twelve, one-thousandths of a second (0.012) on Friday at 34 Raceway as Brad Sweet and James McFadden wowed the Iowa fans with the closest finish in Kubota High Limit Racing history.
It was all about traffic in the non-stop 30-lapper and came down to the final few feet when all was said and done.
Starting from the pole position, McFadden quickly assumed the lead and controlled the opening 25 circuits, never leaving the low-line once. The last 10 laps, however, became a cat and mouse game as Sweet threw caution to the wind and went top shelf to try something else. With McFadden boxed in on the bottom, Sweet was able to rip around the outside of turns 3 & 4 to steal the lead coming to Lap 26.
While they battled down the stretch, it ultimately came down to a photo finish at the checkered flag with Sweet against the wall and McFadden directly inside.
The final margin of victory? A mere 0.012-seconds.
For Sweet, it's his third-straight victory and fifth-career win with Kubota High Limit Racing - overtaking Rico Abreu and Kyle Larson for most wins with the series.
James McFadden, Brent Marks, Aaron Reutzel, and Brian Brown rounded out the top-five.
Tanner Thorson, Cory Eliason, Corey Day, Chris Windom, and Zeb Wise closed out the top-10.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (5/10/24)
34 Raceway (West Burlington, IA)
Capitol Custom Trailers QuickTime - Kerry Madsen (12.884)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - James McFadden
DMI Heat Two Winner - Brad Sweet
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Brandon Wimmer
Winters Performance Heat Four Winner - Cory Eliason
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - James McFadden
B-Main Winner - Corey Day
Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award - James McFadden (15.371 seconds)
Hard Charger - Corey Day +13, 21st-to-8th
Lap Leaders - James McFadden 1-25; Brad Sweet 26-30.
Kubota A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet[3]; 2. 83-James McFadden[1]; 3. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 5. 21-Brian Brown[6]; 6. 88-Tanner Thorson[10]; 7. 8-Cory Eliason[5]; 8. 14-Corey Day[21]; 9. 55-Chris Windom[15]; 10. 26-Zeb Wise[9]; 11. 55V-Kerry Madsen[7]; 12. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[16]; 13. 2KS-Chase Randall[13]; 14. 9P-Parker Price Miller[11]; 15. 24-Rico Abreu[12]; 16. 27-Emerson Axsom[14]; 17. 19H-Hunter Schuerenberg[17]; 18. 13-Justin Peck[27]; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen[26]; 20. 73-Scotty Thiel[23]; 21. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[19]; 22. 23-Garet Williamson[20]; 23. 5-Spencer Bayston[25]; 24. 1-Brenham Crouch[24]; 25. 6-Brandon Wimmer[8]; 26. 23B-Brian Bell[18]; 27. 9-Kasey Kahne[28]; 28. 7-JJ Hickle[22]
Updated Championship Standings (After 13/56 Races):
- Kasey Kahne Racing #49 - Brad Sweet (893 PTS)
- Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC - Tyler Courtney (-36 PTS)
- Murray-Marks Motorosports #19 - Brent Marks (-70 PTS)
- Jason Meyers Racing #14 - Corey Day (-89 PTS)
- Rico Abreu Racing #24 - Rico Abreu (-205 PTS)
- Roth Motorsports #83 - James McFadden (-216 PTS)
- Shark Racing #1A - Jacob Allen (-221 PTS)
- CJB Motorsports #5 - Spencer Bayston (-225 PTS)
- PPM Racing #9P - Parker Price-Miller (-244 PTS)
- Buch Motorsports #13 - Justin Peck (-264 PTS)
- Rudeen Racing #26 - Zeb Wise (-276 PTS)
- Rod Gross Motorsports #88 - Tanner Thorson (-279 PTS)
- Kasey Kahne Racing #9 - Kasey Kahne (-320 PTS)
- Ridge & Sons Racing #8 - Cory Eliason (-331 PTS)
- Vermeer Motorsports #55 - Chris Windom (-352 PTS)
- Crouch Motorsports #1 - Brenham Crouch (-421 PTS)
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- administrator on May 11, 2024
- Article Date: 5/11/2024 by Brian Walker