SALEM, Ind. — Sean Murphy and his SS Green Light Racing Team took another giant step forward in their quest to win the O’Reilly Triple Crown Challenge, taking Saturday night’s second leg, the ASA Late Model Series The Trials 200 at Salem Speedway.
Murphy already won the first of the three triple-crown races earlier this season at O’Reilly Raceway Park and now sets his sights on the third leg Nov. 15 at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park where a win could be worth $100,000.
Jacob Goede had the dominant car for most of the race, but was collected in a crash along with fast-qualifier Pete Cozzolino when the lapped car of Kyle Sirizzotti lost grip exiting turn four and spun on lap 135. The accident opened the door for Murphy, who was able to hold off Travis Dassow over the final 65 laps for the victory.
Brent Downey finished third ahead of Will Kimmel in fourth and Jimmy Weller in fifth. Goede settled for eighth place after his crew worked through several pit stops to return him to the track.
The finish:
Sean Murphy, Travis Dassow, Brent Downey, Will Kimmel, Jimmy Weller, Wes Griffith, Jr., Brent Seeley, Jacob Goede, Kyle Sirizzotti, Chuck Barnes, Jr., Pete Cozzolino, Cody Mahoney, Brian Campbell, Jordan Dahlke, Alec Carll, Robbie Pyle, Jordan Sims, Jimmy Lang, Bob Varney, Kevin Willis.