SCHERERVILLE, Ind. — Boris Jurkovic proved he could handle any challenge thrown his way Saturday in the CRA Super Series Elmer Musgrave Memorial for late models at Illiana Speedway.
Jurkovic pulled away from short-track ace Eddie Hoffman twice on restarts over the final 39 laps to claim a 2.226-second victory over Hoffman.
“I’ve had a lot of good ones, but this was the best race car I’ve ever had,” Jurkovic said. “I didn’t really beat on the car until about 10 laps to go when I told the guys, ‘let’s see what we’ve got.’”
Jurkovic, who set fast time with a CRA Series record of 18.864 seconds, pulled away to a sizable lead after taking the point on lap three.
Hoffman settled for second followed by Rick Turner, Mike White and Jeff Cannon in the top five.
In the CRA limited late-model event, Anthony Danta came away with the victory and Hoffman was second again .
The finish:
Boris Jurkovic, Eddie Hoffman, Rick Turner, Mike White, Jeff Cannon, John Van Dourn, Scott Hantz, Dave Weltmeyer, Jerry Sharp, Jack Kalwasinski, Jason Dietsch, Aaron Pierce, Nick Baran, Jason Shively, Al Cook, Jr., Josh Bauer, Terry Fisher, Jr., Jeep Pflum, Robert Maynor, Sean Matthuis, Adam Purdy, Al Longtin, J.R. Roahrig, Kenny Tweedy, Zach Taylor, Jeff Lane, Doug Hayes, Rich Segvich.