Pyle's Late-Race Charge Powers Him To Victory
ASA LM Mayor Of Madison 100 @ Madison Int'l Speedway
OREGON, Wis. — Robbie Pyle won a thrilling battle over the final laps to take the ASA Late Model Series Mayor of Madison 100 Sunday at Madison Int’l Speedway.
Pyle passed then-leader Andrew Morrisey for the point on lap 98 and was followed to the front by Steve Carlson, who got around Morrisey for second place as the white flag appeared.
Morrisey led the first 97 laps of the race and appeared early on to have the car to beat, but a caution on lap 95 closed the field and allowed Pyle and Carlson to get within striking distance on the restart.
Earlier, Carlson led a group of 10 cars in breaking the track record. Carlson’s time bested the old time by more than three-tenths of a second.
“When Robbie got to my back bumper, he loosened me up exiting turn four and that cost us a win,” said Morrisey. “This is a good example of good, hard racing.”
Morrisey settled for third ahead of Nate Haseleu and Jason Tyler in the top five.
The finish:
Robbie Pyle, Steve Carlson, Andrew Morrisey, Nate Haseleu, Jason Tyler, Jeremy Miller, Eddie Hoffman, Travis Dassow, Brett Moffitt, Jesse Saunders, Bobby Wilberg, Blake Brown, Troy Hintzsche, Alec Carll, Chris Eggleston, Nick Bussell, Griffin McGrath, J. Herbst, Josh Lane, Wes Griffith, Jr., Dave Gentile, Trent Snyder, Michael Bilderback, Joey King, Chuck Mactrinder, Steven Brooks, Brent Brevak, Rebecca Kasten, Michael Pickens, Josh Nelms.