WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.
Matt Kobyluck won his first NASCAR Camping World Series East race of the season at Watkins Glen Int’l Sunday afternoon.
Kobyluck, driving the No. 40 Mohegan Sun Chevrolet, led the final two laps in the series’ first trip to The Glen since 2004. Kobyluck’s previous best finish at the 2.45-mile road course was fourth.
A green-white-checkered finish, which was necessitated by a late-race blown engine, stretched the race from its scheduled 51 laps to 55.
Marc Davis, in the No. 18 Slim Jim Toyota, led a total of 32 laps of the event and led the field to its final restart.
Kobyluck’s Chevrolet was fastest in responding to the green flag. Third-place Antonio Perez in the No. 12 Chivas Racing/Telmex Dodge joined the fray between the start-finish line and turn one, and all three cars made contact. Kobyluck led the field into turn one, while both Davis and Perez limped their damaged cars around the circuit. Perez, who won the Coors Light Pole Award, finished 10th and Davis finished 13th.
Pouncing on the opportunity, a trio of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Chevrolets pushed Kobyluck for the win until a caution flag came out on the last lap.
Jeffrey Earnhardt (No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Foundation Chevrolet) finished second, followed by Trevor Bayne (No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet) and Jesus Hernandez (No. 11 DEI Chevrolet). Steve Park (No. 35 Waste Management/Recycle America Dodge) finished fifth.
The finish:
Showing driver, car, laps completed and money won: 1. Matt Kobyluck, Chevrolet, 55, $10,600; 2. Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 55, $6,500; 3. Trevor Bayne, Chevrolet, 55, $6,415; 4. Jesus Hernanez, Chevrolet, 55, $4,300; 5. Steve Park, Dodge, 55, $3,500; 6. Bryon Chew, Chevrolet, 55, $2,500; 7. Jason Holehouse, Toyota, 55, $2,100; 8. Tim Cowen, Ford, 55, $1,900; 9. Ricky Carmichael, Chevrolet, 55, $2,375; 10. Antonio Perez, Dodge, 55, $3,350; 11. Rogelio Lopez, Chevrolet, 55, $3,825; 12. Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 55, $3,825; 13. Marc Davis, Toyota, 54, $2,825; 14. Craig Goess, Toyota, 54, $1,750; 15. Jody Lavender, Ford, 54, $2,225; 16. Dustin Delaney, Chevrolet, 54, $1,700; 17. Ryan Duff, Chevrolet, 52, $1,675; 18. Peyton Sellers, Chevrolet, 52, $2,150; 19. Stan Silva, Chevrolet, 52, $1,625; 20. Jeremy Clark, Chevrolet, 50, $1,600; 21. Max Dumarey, Dodge, 48, $1,585; 22. Tim George, Jr., Chevrolet, 41, $1,575; 23. Jamie Hayes, Chevrolet, 33, $2,050; 24. Brian Ickler, Chevrolet, 30, $2,050; 25. Jeff Anton, Chevrolet, 27, $2,050; 26. Nick de Bruijn, Chevrolet, 25, $1,550; 27. Eddie MacDonald, Ford, 6, $2,050; 28. Jonathan Smith, Dodge, 5, $1,550.