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(Dorchester, Ontario) - Darrel Porter and his L-82 / Perth Auto Dismantlers / Glazier Graphics Chevy was back in action July 21st at Delaware Speedway, as he chases the 2006 Challenger Motor Freight Truck Series Championship.
The night started with a 10-lap qualifying event and Porter took the green from the back of the pack. He deftly passed a number of competitors, but in heat race competition, you can’t risk taking too many chances, as you have to have a truck left to run the feature. “We were good. Not as good as in practice, but good. I was also keeping the truck clean for the main.” Porter would claw his way back to a fourth-place finish, and a pair of bonus championship points.
Porter started 12th in the field and quickly sliced his way towards the front. He was able to keep his # 8 machine on the bottom of the track, passing a number of trucks and finding his way to the top-five with just a couple laps on the board. “We were working really well and found a couple of holes early. We made some adjustments before the feature and it really made us take off.”
Porter then found himself on the leaders bumper, but after a lap of trailing the point truck Porter took control, making short work of his rival and taking the lead. Darrell would survive a pair of restarts during the rest of the event as he went on to capture his second feature win of the season.
“We survived again. We had a couple of three-wide situations and we were able to make it out of all of them. The truck was working great on the high side, and with everyone wanting the bottom you can usually find less traffic out there.
1. Darrell Porter, 2. Paul Fothergil, 3. Rick Verberne, 4. Matt Robblee, 5. Norm Roy.
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