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>>> ARE YOU READY?
GREEN, GREEN, GREEN.
>> THESE DRIVERS PUT ON A GREAT
SHOW.
>> ON EVERY TYPE OF TRACK.
>> DRIVING THESE CARS, BANGING
OFF OF EACH OTHER.
>> OH, HE GETS SIDEWAYS!
HE'S OFF THE RACETRACK!
>> THERE HE GOES TRYING TO MAKE
THE PASS!
>> IF YOU'RE A DRIVER TRYING TO
GET IN, YOU GET LITTLE
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT.
>> WATCH HOW HARD THESE GUYS ARE
GOING TO DRIVE.
>> CHECKERED FLAG IN THE AIR.
>> CHECKERED FLAG THERE, OUR
CHAMPION.
>> 2014 IS HERE FOR THE K&N PRO
SERIES.
TONIGHT, THE EAST DIVISION.
RUNNING AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
IN FLORIDA.
IT'S THE NEW SMYRNA 150
PRESENTED BY JEGS.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US, WITH
JOHNNY BENSON, I'M ADAM
ALEXANDER.
KRISTEN BEAT WILL JOIN US FROM
PIT ROAD IN JUST A COUPLE OF
MOMENTS.
WEATHER TONIGHT ABSOLUTELY
GORGEOUS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE STATE.
WINDS ARE CALM, CLEAR SKIES, 71
DEGREES.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE IN 2013
WAS A GOOD ONE.
DYLAN KWASNIEWSKI GOT THE TITLE.
HE'S MOVED ON AND IS RUNNING IN
THE NATIONWIDE SERIES.
WHO WILL GRAB THE CROWN THIS
YEAR?
IT BEGINS TONIGHT.
LET'S GO TO PIT ROAD AND HEAR
FROM KRISTEN.
>> THANKS, ADAM.
I AM DOWN HERE AT THE CENTER OF
TURN 1, REALLY ENJOYING THE
INAUGURAL RACE AT NEW SMYRNA
SPEEDWAY.
BEHIND ME, ALL THE FANS TAKING
PART IN THE PRERACE DRIVER
AUTOGRAPH SESSION.
EVERYONE'S EXCITED, READY TO GET
BACK OUT AND GET READY FOR
RACING.
WE HAVE A STUFFED ROOKIE OF THE
YEAR FIELD, CONTENDERS ALL
ABOUND.
AN EXCITING SEASON GETTING READY
TO TAKE PLACE HERE AT NEW SMYRNA
SPEEDWAY FOR THE INAUGURAL NEW
SMYRNA 150.
>> KRISTEN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR REPORTS TONIGHT.
NOW WE WELCOME IN JOHNNY BENSON.
WE GET READY TO RACE, WHAT ARE
THE STORY LINES WE'LL SEE?
>> TIRE COMBINATION'S GOING TO
BE THE THING, TIRE MANAGEMENT.
YOU'VE GOT TO ROLL THE CENTER OF
THE RACETRACK IS IMPORTANT AND
THIS PLACE IS HARD TO PASS ON.
>> THE POLE-SITTER FOR TONIGHT'S
EVENT, CAMERON HAYLEY.
HERE'S KRISTEN.
>> I'M STANDING HERE WITH
CAMERON HAYLEY, POLE-SITTER FOR
TONIGHT'S RACE.
CAMERON, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW YOU'RE ABLE TO PUT
THIS CAR ON THE POLE FOR TURNER
SCOTT MOTORSPORTS.
>> WE STRUGGLED EARLY ON IN
PRACTICE.
IT GOT REALLY HOT OUT HERE
TODAY.
I THINK THE TRACK DROPPED 100
DEGREES FROM WHEN WE WERE
PRACTICING.
WE TESTED HERE A MONTH AGO.
THE CAR WAS GREAT.
IT WAS COOLER LIKE THIS.
WE WENT BACK TO THAT.
I JUST CAN'T THANK THESE GUYS
ENOUGH.
THEY'VE DONE SO MUCH.
OUR NUMBER 98 CHEVY IMPALA'S SO
FAST TONIGHT.
IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME AND
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
THERE FOR THAT ONE TONIGHT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOT A BETTER WAY TO START THE
SEASON, JOHNNY, THAN ON THE
POLE, HUH?
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
YOU WANT TO START OUT FRONT.
TRACK POSITION MEANS A LOT AT
THIS RACETRACK.
>> YEAH WHEN YOU GO SHORT TRACK
RACING, CERTAINLY WHEN YOU START
ON THE POLE, YOU TAKE AWAY A LOT
OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT
COULD EXIST THROUGHOUT THE
EVENING.
AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CAMERON
HAYLEY, HERE'S A KID THAT'S RUN
FULL TIME THE LAST TWO YEARS IN
THE K&N WEST SIDE.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE NEW
SMYRNA SPEEDWAY, JUST ABOUT TO
BEGIN IN THE NEW SMYRNA 150
PRESENTED BY JEGS.
AND BEFORE WE GO GREEN TONIGHT,
WE GET ONE MORE REPORT FROM
KRISTEN BEAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THROUGHOUT THE
OFFSEASON, A LOT OF THE TEAMS
WHO CAME DOWN HERE FOR TESTING
FOCUSED ON MAKING RUNS WITH
OLDER TIRES SO THEY COULD GET
THE BALANCE RIGHT ON THE CAR,
KNOWING THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE
ALLOWED TO CHANGE TIRES OUT AT
THIS RACE.
THIS WAS A HUGE DEAL THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON, GETTING
THESE CARS BALANCED CORRECT FOR
THIS RACE ON OLDER TIRES.
>> THANK YOU, KRISTEN.
WE'VE MET OUR POLE-SITTER,
CAMERON HAYLEY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT
STARTING LINEUP FOR TONIGHT'S
SEASON OPENER.
ON THE FRONT ROW IS BEN RHODES
AND INSIDE ROW TWO, BRANDON
McREYNOLDS, GOING TO RUN FULL
TIME OUT WEST.
THAT'S A NAME FAMILIAR TO RACE
FANS, JOHNNY.
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
HOPEFULLY, HE'LL DO A GOOD JOB.
HE'S BEEN RACING, SO WE'LL SEE.
>> HIS TEAMMATE, NICK DRAKE,
GOING TO RUN THE FULL EAST
SERIES FOR BILL McNALLY IN 2013,
STARTS 14th TONIGHT.
BRENNA NEWBERRY, BRINGING
EXPERIENCE AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF
NASCAR, INCLUDING THE CAMPING
TRUCK WORLD SERIES.
YOU SAW HIM INSIDE THE TOP 20.
AND HERE'S THE REMAINDER OF THE
FIELD FOR TONIGHT'S SEASON
OPENER HERE AT NEW SMYRNA.
GREEN FLAG IS OUT AND WE ARE
UNDER WAY!
THAT'S CAMERON HAYLEY, THE
POLE-SITTER, THAT GETS THE EARLY
JUMP.
>> YEAH, THIS TRACK IS EXTREMELY
HARD TO PASS ON.
YOU CAN SEE GUYS SLIDING
ALREADY.
150 LAPS ON THIS SET OF TIRES.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THAT'S GOING
TO BE PRETTY DIFFICULT.
>> AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO
SEE TONIGHT HOW MUCH BEATING AND
BANGING.
IT'S A SHORT TRACK, FIRST TIME
WE'VE BEN HERE.
YOU HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
>> WELL, YOU DO.
YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST RUN THE
BOTTOM.
THAT SPOT'S THE ONLY PLACE YOU
CAN REALLY PASS HERE.
THE GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO GET
AROUND THE TOP, IT WILL BE TOUGH
ON THEIR TIRES, BUT IF THEY CAN
MAKE PASSES, THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE
GOT TO GET IT DONE, TOO.
>> 150 LAPS MAKING UP TONIGHT'S
EVENT.
CAMERON HAYLEY WHO GRABBED THE
POLE, JUMPS OUT TO THE EARLY
RACE LEAD.
IT'S RHODES, PULLIAM, McREYNOLDS
MAKING UP THE TOP FOUR.
>> YEAH, YOU SEE A COUPLE GUYS
ALREADY DOING A LITTLE PUSHING
AND SHOVING THERE AND GETTING
LOOSE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU
REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS
EARLY IN A RACE.
YOU WANT TO GET WHAT YOU CAN,
BUT YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO
MANAGE THESE TIRES, BECAUSE AT
THE END OF THE RACE, WHEN IT'S
GOING TO COUNT, YOU'VE GOT TO BE
ABLE TO RUN AND RUN HARD.
>> GOING TO HAVE A BATTLE FOR
THE LEAD SHORTLY.
CAMERON HAYLEY HAS A SPOT ON THE
INSIDE, BUT HERE COMES KENZIE
RUSTON OUTSIDE TO GRAB THE TOP
SPOT.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD SPOT.
THIS PLACE IS TOUGH, IT'S ROUGH,
AND AS GOOD AS HER CAR ROLLED
AROUND THE CENTER, WENT UP TO
THE LEADER AND IS NOW UP FRONT.
>> 22 YEARS OLD, GOING TO RUN
FULL TIME IN THE SERIES IN 2014,
TALKING ABOUT OUR NEW LEADER IN
KENZIE RUSTON AND HE HAS QUITE A
BACKGROUND, IMPRESSIVE COMING UP
THROUGH THE RANKS.
NOW THE BATTLE FOR SECOND.
BEN RHODES HAD THE SPOT, BUT
THAT'S GAULDING ON THE INSIDE
GOING TO TAKE IT AWAY.
>> YEAH, LOOKS LIKE SOME PRETTY
GOOD RACING THERE, BUT THE
LEADER'S GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
THEY NEED TO BE LOOKING IN THE
MIRROR, NOT TRYING TO PULL AWAY
TOO FAST, BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT
TIRE WEAR'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE
AT THE END.
AND LOOKS LIKE SHE SLOWED DOWN A
LITTLE BIT OR THE GUYS BEHIND
HER ARE STARTING TO CATCH UP.
>> HAYLEY, THE POLE-SITTER,
CONTINUES TO SLIDE, AND MIGHT
WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE 33 OF
BRANDON JONES.
HE'S ON THE MOVE IN THE EARLY
GOING.
>> YEAH, IT WILL BE INTERESTING
TO SEE WHAT CARS ARE GOING TO
RUN GOOD AT THE END, BECAUSE IF
YOU'RE GOING TO START OFF, THE
CAR'S A LITTLE TOO LOOSE, IT'S
GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
PASS.
YOU GET IT TOO TIGHT, IT WILL BE
HARD IN THE BEGINNING, BUT
HOPEFULLY, YOU HAVE THAT FORWARD
DRIVE COMING UP OFF THE CORNERS.
>> TALKED ABOUT HAYLEY GOING IN
THE WRONG DIRECTION, OUR
POLE-SITTER, RHODES, STARTED
OUTSIDE FRONT ROW.
HE'S GOING TO FALL BACK TO
FOURTH.
INSIDE OF HIM, THE
AFOREMENTIONED BRANDON JONES,
AND NOW THE BATTLE FOR THE RACE
LEAD, GRAY GAULDING GOING TO THE
INSIDE OF KENZIE RUSTON, AND
HE'S GOING TO GRAB THE TOP SPOT!
GAULDING ON POINT.
>> YEAH, GRAY, HE'S BEEN, YOU
KNOW, A NEW GUY, OBVIOUSLY.
HE'S VERY YOUNG, HE'S BEEN DOING
A GREAT JOB.
WATCHED HIM A LITTLE BIT HERE
AND THERE ON SOME RACES.
HE'S BEEN DOING A FINE JOB.
>> 16 YEARS OLD, AND THE GRAPHIC
PAID IT OFF THERE.
HE WON IN WEST SERIES
COMPETITION A YEAR AGO, AND
ANOTHER CHANGE FOR POSITION.
RUSTON FALLING BACK TO THIRD AS
JONES SLIDES THROUGH AND GOES TO
THE RUNNER-UP SPOT.
>> THAT'S JUST ONE THING I LOVE
ABOUT SHORT TRACK RACING, THESE
GUYS KNOW IT'S 150 LAPS.
THEY ALSO KNOW THEY'VE GOT TO
RUN THESE TIRES FOR 150 LAPS.
BUT YET, THEY'RE STILL RACING
LIKE IT'S NEAR THE END.
AND IT'S KIND OF FUN TO WATCH
THEM DO THAT.
>> BUT YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT
WAS INTERESTING, AND WE HEARD
FROM KRISTEN EARLIER ABOUT
SCUFFING TIRES.
YOU HAVE TO MANAGE THIS RACE.
YOU LOVE BEING GOOD EARLY, AND
YOU WANT TO GRAB SOME POSITIONS,
BUT OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS 150 LAPS.
YOU'VE GOT TO PACE YOURSELF A
LITTLE BIT.
>> WELL, FROM WHAT I'M WATCHING
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT --
THEY'RE NOT BEING AS PATIENT AS
WHAT I WOULD PROBABLY, IF I WAS
OUT THERE RUNNING.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY ARE A
LOT OF YOUNG DRIVERS, A LOT OF
YOUNG TALENT.
THEY'LL LEARN THAT AS TIME GOES,
BUT I THINK BY THE END, YOU'RE
GOING TO FIND THE GUYS THAT
REALLY PAID ATTENTION AND SAVED
THEIR STUFF.
>> GREAT BATTLE HERE, McREYNOLDS
IN THE 16 NAPA CAR SLIDING
BACKWARDS AFTER STARTING IN THE
THIRD POSITION, BUT SOMEONE
THAT'S ON THE MOVE, DANIEL
SUAREZ IN THAT 6 NORTHBOUND
MACHINE, THE SONOCO TOYOTA,
PICKS UP ANOTHER SPOT OFF THE
CORN REMEMBER.
>> YEAH, LOOKS LIKE THEIR CAR'S
REALLY WORKING GOOD.
LIKE YOU SAY, THE GUY THAT CAN
RUN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND RUN
IT SMOOTH AND NOT SMOKE THE
TIRES COMING OFF THE CORNER IS
GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
RACE.
>> HERE COMES BRANDON JONES
INSIDE OF GRAY GAULDING, ANOTHER
LEAD CHANGE.
PUT THE 33 ON POINT 14 LAPS IN
HERE AT NEW SMYRNA.
SO, EARLY IN THIS RACE IT WAS
CAMERON HAYLEY, THE POLE-SITTER,
THAT HAD THE TOP SPOT.
THEN KENZIE RUSTON, WHO STARTED
SIXTH, GOT HER TURN OUT FRONT.
WE SAW GRAY GAULDING THERE AND
NOW JONES HAS THE RACE LEAD 15
LAPS IN, AND WE CONTINUE TO
WATCH THIS 6 CAR OF DANIEL
SUAREZ, SLICING THROUGH THE
FIELD.
THE BATTLE FOR SIXTH HERE WITH
AUSTIN HILL.
>> HE'S RUNNING PRETTY HARD
HERE, A LITTLE HARDER THAN I
EXPECT.
YOU CAN SEE THE RIGHT-FRONT
ROTOR GLOWING, YOU CAN SEE THE
TRACK'S ROUGH, PROBABLY A LITTLE
LOW AIR PRESSURE, TOO, BUT HE'S
RUNNING IT PRETTY TOUGH THERE,
BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE
RIGHT-FRONT ROTOR GLOWING HOT.
>> HE PICKS OFF THE 22 OF HILL
AND NOW SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE
MAN THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE
FRONT ROW TO START THE RACE.
NO PROBLEMS THERE.
HE DRIVES RIGHT BY BEN RHODES.
SO, DANIEL SUAREZ THE MAN ON THE
MOVE.
AND WE ARE JUST OVER 15 L
>>> WELCOME BACK TO NEW SMYRNA.
WE ARE UNDER WAY IN THE SEASON
OPENER FOR THE K&N PRO SERIES
EAST.
OUR RACE LEADER, THE 33 CAR,
BRANDON JONES.
STARTED TENTH AND WASTED NO TIME
MAKING HIS WAY TO THE FRONT.
>> NO, HE'S MOVING RIGHT ALONG,
AND STARTING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF DISTANCE ON THOSE GUYS.
YOU CAN SEE THE 6 THERE JUST
FIGHTING THE WHEEL JUST A LITTLE
BIT, AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO
MAKE IT TOUGH.
YOU CAN'T FIGHT THAT WHEEL.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SMOOTH, YOU'VE
GOT TO BE, YOU KNOW, PATIENT.
BUT THEY'RE RACING HARD.
I LIKE IT.
>> GREG GAULDING RACING SECOND.
AND RIGHT NOW, THE BATTLE ON
TRACK IS FOR THIRD, DANIEL
SUAREZ, WHO STARTED THIS RACE IN
THE 11th POSITION, ON THE BACK
SIDE.
WORKING OVER KENZIE RUSTON.
AND HE HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE
TONIGHT, FROM 11th UP TO 4th.
AND LOOKED AT THE OUTSIDE THERE
TRYING TO MAKE A MOVE FOR
POSITION.
>> YEAH, YOU CAN SEE HIM
STARTING TO SLIDE AROUND A
LITTLE BIT THERE.
THEN I'M SURE HE'S GOING TO BACK
OFF A LITTLE BIT.
JUST MAKE SURE HE GETS THE CAR
UNDERNEATH HIM, AND NOW HE'S
GOING TO TRY THE INSIDE.
HE'S GOING TO DO EVERYTHING HE
CAN WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, BURNING
THE TIRES UP AND TRY NOT TO BURN
THE BRAKES UP.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S AS ***
BRAKES AS ANYBODY.
HE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT RED ON
THEM, BUT YOU KNOW, THESE CARS
ARE SET UP FOR THAT.
THEY'LL BE OKAY.
>> SUAREZ A KID THAT HAS A LOT
OF TALENT, WON AT COLUMBUS A
YEAR AGO, THREE RUNNER-UP
FINISHES.
HE WAS THIRD IN THE POINTS AND
REALLY WAS INCREDIBLE COMING
DOWN THE STRETCH IN 2013.
>> YEAH, LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A
LOT OF GREAT RACING.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE
AT ON THE TRACK, THERE'S GUYS
TRYING TO PASS GUYS ON THE
INSIDE, OUTSIDE.
A COUPLE GUYS SLIDING AROUND A
LITTLE BIT.
THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE PROBLEMS
LATER IN THE RACE.
BUT ALL IN ALL, EVERYBODY LOOKS
LIKE THEY'RE STAYING CALM AND,
YOU KNOW, ROLLING ALONG PRETTY
NICELY.
>> YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEEN
IMPRESSIVE TO ME, JOHNNY, THE
FACT THAT WE'RE 30 LAPS IN, SO
FAR CAUTION-FREE.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING WHEN YOU PUT
A BUNCH OF YOUNG KIDS ON A SHORT
TRACK.
>> IT IS, YOU KNOW.
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING A LOT OF
GUYS COME UP THROUGH THE RANKS,
AND A LOT OF THESE GUYS ARE NEW.
THEY'RE VERY YOUNG.
AND TO GET IN RACE CARS LIKE
THIS AND HAVE A RUN IS PRETTY
TOUGH.
HERE WE'VE GOT A CAUTION ON THE
TRACK.
>> I SPOKE TOO SOON.
JERRY DAWSON GOES AROUND IN THE
55, OUR FIRST CAUTION OF THE
NIGHT.
YOU SAW DANIEL SUAREZ WAS ABLE
TO MAKE THE MOVE TO THE INSIDE
OF KENZIE RUSTON AND PICK UP THE
THIRD POSITION ON TRACK.
AND DAWSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO
DRIVE AWAY HERE TONIGHT, MAKING
HIS FIRST CAREER START IN THE
K&N PRO SERIES.
>> YEAH, LOOKS LIKE HE GETS AWAY
NICELY IN FRONT OF THE PACE CAR,
WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD.
KEEP AN EYE ON THAT LEAD LAP.
>> OUT OF SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS.
SO, THE PACE CAR PICKS UP THE
FIELD, AND THE MAN OUT FRONT
CONTINUES TO BE BRANDON JONES.
THAT'S GRAY GAULDING BEHIND HIM.
JONES TONIGHT HAS LED 19 OF THE
FIRST 32 LAPS, AND THAT'S A
PRETTY MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT WHEN
YOU CONSIDER HE WAS TENTH ON THE
GRID.
AND STARTING 11th TONIGHT,
DANIEL SUAREZ, WHO IS 3rd UNDER
OUR FIRST CAUTION.
>> YEAH, THEY COME UP THROUGH
THE FIELD REALLY NICE, AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW,
GAINING GROUND.
>> WE'LL GO GREEN WHEN WE RETURN
TO NEW SMYRNA.
>>> NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY HOSTING
THE K&N PRO SERIES EAST SEASON
OPENER FOR 2014.
FIRST CAUTION OF THE NIGHT FOR A
SPIN.
SINGLE-CAR ACCIDENT, JERRY
DAWSON THE MAN THAT WENT AROUND
OVER IN THE CORNER.
WE'LL GET THE RESTART AS WE PUT
LAP 38 ON THE BOARD.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD
RESTART.
DON'T KNOW IF GRAY WAS JUST
SLEEPING THERE A LITTLE BIT OR
IF THE OTHER GUY JUST GOT A
GREAT JUMP, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
STILL EARLY IN THE RACE, SO I
WOULDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT
IT.
>> BRANDON JONES GOT THE JUMP,
AND YOU MENTIONED THE FACT THAT
GRAY GAULDING DID NOT GET A GOOD
RESTART, COST HIM THE SECOND
POSITION.
DANIEL SUAREZ NOW THE RUNNER-UP,
ON THE BACK SIDE AND WORKING
HARD TO TAKE THE RACE LEAD AWAY
FROM JONES.
>> WELL, THE ONE THING HERE,
TOO, IS ON THESE RESTARTS WITH
THESE YOUNG KIDS, LIKE YOU SAY,
16 YEARS OLD, YOU'RE NOT SURE
WHAT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RUN AGAINST
HORNADAYS THAT REALLY GO DOWN TO
THE RESTARTS AND THAT'S WHAT WE
SAW, ALMOST LIKE RON HORNADAY
RESTARTED ALMOST.
>> SLOW ON THE TRACK, THE 22
MACHINE.
THAT'S AUSTIN HILL, 20-YEAR-OLD.
SUAREZ WENT TO THE INSIDE OF
JONES, UNABLE TO MAKE IT STICK.
HE SETTLES IN LINE RIGHT BEHIND
HIM AND GRAY GAULDING NOT
LETTING HIM GET AWAY.
>> NOW, THESE GUYS LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE RUNNING REALLY HARD FOR
THE LEAD.
I MEAN, A LITTLE HARDER THAN
WHAT YOU'D EXPECT, YOU KNOW, BUT
AS YOU ALWAYS HEAR IN THE
RACING, YOU WANT THAT CLEAN AIR.
YOU WANT TO BE UP FRONT.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST
CONTROL THE RACE AND DO, YOU
KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
YOU WANT.
SOMETIMES BEING UP FRONT, YOU
CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SMOOTH
THAN IT IS IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING
SOMEBODY.
>> GOOD BATTLE THERE FOR TENTH,
HECKERT AND GDOVIC GOING AT IT.
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM, THE 15
MACHINE, NICK DRAKE, WHO WILL
RUN FULL TIME IN THE EAST THIS
YEAR, DRIVING FOR BILL McNALLY,
WHO'S WON FIVE TITLES OUT WEST
IN K&N COMPETITION.
>> WHAT A GREAT RACETRACK.
I MEAN, YOU SEE THESE GUYS
RUNNING SIDE BY SIDE.
YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
THE INSIDE LINE HAS A HUGE
ADVANTAGE OR THE OUTSIDE LINE.
THESE GUYS GO SIDE BY SIDE, LOOK
LIKE THEY'RE RUNNING REALLY
CLEAN AND JUST HAVING A GOOD
TIME.
>> BEHIND HIM, MATT TIFFT IN
THAT 52 MACHINE.
YOU SEE THE FAMOUS COLORS OF
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS, THAT CAR
OWNED BY KEN SCHRADER.
HE'S GOING TO LOSE A POSITION.
THAT'S McKENNA BELL GOING INSIDE
OF HIM.
BELL'S CREW CHIEF, BY THE WAY,
COLTON PRESLEY, WHO'S SPENT SOME
TIME RACING, THE SON OF ROBERT
PRESLEY.
I KNOW YOU COMPETED AGAINST,
JOHNNY.
>> I RACED AGAINST HIM FOR A
LONG TIME AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO
MEET HIS SON AND HE'S DONE A LOT
OF RACING AND DONE SOME CREW
CHIEFING.
GREAT TO HAVE HIM IN THE SPORT.
>> CAMERON HAYLEY SAT ON THE
POLE TONIGHT, DRIFTED BACK, BUT
NOW TRYING TO RESET HIS ROAD TO
THE FRONT INSIDE OF BEN RHODES.
GOOD BATTLE FOR POSITION THERE.
GIVE IT TO HAYLEY, WHO IS
STARTING TO WORK HIS WAY BACK
TOWARD THE POINT.
>> YEAH, I THINK IT'S JUST BEING
REAL SMART.
YOU KNOW, YOU GO UP THERE,
YOU'RE UP FRONT FOR A LITTLE
BIT, THEN YOU KIND OF JUST
RELAX.
YOU'VE GOT TO RELAX.
THIS TRACK IS A LITTLE TOUGH ON
BRAKES.
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE A
WHOLE LOT OF PROBLEMS, BUT TOUGH
ON BRAKES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO OVERHEAT THE
RIGHT-FRONT TO HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS, AND OF COURSE, THE
TIRE MANAGEMENT THING IS SUCH A
HUGE THING AT THIS RACETRACK.
SO, I THINK THAT'S JUST PLAYING
IT SMART, JUST BACK OFF FOR A
LITTLE BIT AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
GO FORWARD WHEN YOU CAN, AS LONG
AS IT'S EASY.
>> HAYLEY RUNNING SIXTH AND
RHODES, WHO STARTED ON THE FRONT
ROW WITH HIM, IN THE SEVENTH
POSITION.
BRANDON McREYNOLDS, WHO STARTED
THIRD TONIGHT, HAS DROPPED BACK
TO NINTH IN THE RUNNING ORDER.
>> YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY JUST,
YOU KNOW, JUST BEING CAREFUL,
BEING SMART, KNOWING THAT YOU
CAN'T PUT TIRES ON THIS.
IF THE CAR IS OFF A LITTLE BIT,
YOU'RE GOING TO MAYBE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME WORK ON
IT, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRES AT ALL.
>> WHAT A BATTLE FOR THE LEAD,
SINCE THE RESTART, WHEN SUAREZ
WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND GRAY
GAULDING FOR THE RUNNER-UP
POSITION, HE HAS BEEN HOUNDING
BRANDON JONES.
IT HAS NOT STOPPED.
JONES HAS HANDLED IT WELL, BUT I
THINK THE TIME HAS COME.
INSIDE DANIEL SUAREZ, GOING FOR
THE RACE LEAD AS WE CLOSE ON LAP
50 HERE AT NEW SMYRNA.
>> WELL, THAT WAS KIND OF A KEY
THING THERE, LAP 50.
THEY'RE RACING LIKE IT'S THE
LAST 15, 20 LAPS OF THE RACE,
WHICH IS GREAT, YOU KNOW.
THE FANS ARE SEEING A GREAT
RACE, THE PEOPLE WATCHING THIS
ON TV ARE SEEING A GREAT RACE,
AND IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE
THESE YOUNG GUYS RACE HARD LIKE
THIS.
>> NEW LEADER, DANIEL SUAREZ,
GOES TO THE POINT.
WE'LL SEE IF HE CAN KEEP IT
THERE.
WE'RE 50 LAPS IN TO THE NEW
SMYRNA 150 PRESENTED BY JEGS.
>>> ENTERTAINING NIGHT HERE AT
NEW SMYRNA.
56 OF 150 LAPS COMPLETE.
YOU SEE THE TOP FIVE THERE,
RACING ALL OVER THIS SHORT TRACK
IN FLORIDA.
FIRST TIME THE K&N PRO SERIES
HAS COME TO NEW SMYRNA, AND I
THINK THEY LIKE WHAT THEY'RE
SEEING.
GOOD BATTLE ON TRACK BETWEEN THE
97 OF JESSE LITTLE AND BRANDON
McREYNOLDS IN THE 16.
>> WELL, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO RACE WITH JESSE'S DAD, CHAD
LITTLE.
HE'S A TEAMMATE WITH ME.
AND YOU KNOW, SO, THE KID'S
DOING A GREAT JOB.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S NICE AND
SMOOTH AND RUNNING HARD.
>> WE SEE A LOT OF
SECOND-GENERATION DRIVERS AT ALL
LEVELS OF NASCAR.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PLACE,
THOUGH, JOHNNY, FOR YOUNG
DRIVERS TO GO AND LEARN AND GET
TO GO TO SOME VENUES WHERE SOME
DAY, IF THEIR CAREER PANS OUT,
THEY'LL BE RACING BIG TIME.
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I STARTED
RUNNING, THERE WAS ASA, AND NOW
THE K&N EAST IS A GREAT PLACE TO
START.
>> SO, LET'S GO BACK DOWN TO PIT
ROAD ONCE AGAIN AS WE CLOSE ON
THE MIDWAY POINT AND HEAR FROM
KRISTEN BEAT.
>> EACH DRIVER WITH A BETTER
HALF OF THE SEASON IS NOT AN
EASY TASK.
OVER THE FINAL EIGHT EVENTS OF
THE 2013 CAMPAIGN, THE NASCAR
NEXT COMPETITOR FROM MONTEREY,
NEW MEXICO, SCORED SIX TOP THREE
FINISHES, INCLUDING HIS FIRST
VICTORY AT COLUMBUS, OHIO,
HOPING TO RUN AWAY WITH THIS ONE
IN NEW SMYRNA.
>> WELL, AND YOU TALK ABOUT A
GREAT START TO THE SEASON, AS
KRISTEN GIVES THE REPORT ON
DANIEL SUAREZ THERE.
I MEAN, HE STARTS 11th TONIGHT.
THE QUALIFYING WASN'T GREAT, BUT
QUICKLY WORKS HIS WAY TO THE
FRONT.
AND HE'S MANAGING THAT CAR VERY
WELL TONIGHT, JOHNNY.
>> WELL, HE IS.
LIKE WE TALKED EARLIER IN THE
SHOW, THE TIRE MANAGEMENT, GUYS
DOWN THERE TO MAYBE TEST IN ON
OLD TIRES AND SCUFFING TIRES.
HE'S ALREADY HAD THAT PART
PLANNED.
SO, SOMETIMES THAT DOES HURT YOU
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE,
BUT AS THINGS GO, THINGS START
TO COME YOUR WAY.
>> WELL, AND CAMERON HAYLEY WON
THE POLE.
AND YOU AND I TALKED OFF THE TOP
ABOUT HOW BIG THAT CAN BE AT A
SHORT TRACK.
HE DRIFTED EARLY, BUT HIS
STRATEGY APPEARS TO BE PAYING
OFF AS WELL, BECAUSE HERE WE ARE
AT LAP 62, AND HE'S WORKING HIS
WAY BACK TOWARD THE TOP FIVE.
>> YEAH, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO,
YOU KNOW, SEE GUYS RUN HARD, BE
SMART, COME UP THROUGH THE
FRONT.
SOMETIMES STARTING UP FRONT YOU
LOSE A LITTLE BIT?
THAT'S OKAY.
BUT IT'S JUST ALWAYS NICE TO BE
ABLE TO SEE THE FRONT GUYS
ANYWAYS.
>> A LOOK THERE AT THE 11
MACHINE, LEE PULLIAM, ONE OF THE
ENTRIES TONIGHT THAT'S OWNED BY
SHIGEIE HAD I TORI.
HE'S HAVING A PRETTY GOOD
EVENING.
>> YEAH, LOOKS LIKE THE CAR'S
RUNNING REALLY WELL.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT GUYS ARE A
LITTLE TOUGH ON THE BRAKES, BUT
I THINK THAT'S JUST THE
RACETRACK.
I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST
THERE, AND YOU DEFINITELY USE
THE BRAKES, BUT THEY'RE SET UP
FOR IT.
YOU CAN SEE HOLES IN THE
NOSEPIECE THERE TO KEEP
EVERYTHING COOLED DOWN.
>> ONE CAUTION SO FAR HERE
TONIGHT, AND THAT WAS A SPIN
EARLIER IN THE EVENING WHEN
JERRY DAWSON WENT AROUND.
BUT THESE YOUNGSTERS DOING A
NICE JOB.
WE TALK ABOUT LEE PULL YUM.
YOU SEE THE NUMBERS ON HIM HERE,
CURRENTLY FOURTH IN THE RUNNING
ORDER.
AND RIGHT BEHIND HIM, KENZIE
RUSTON WHO LED SOME LAPS EARLY
IN TONIGHT'S EVENT.
>> EVERYBODY LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE
JUST BEING REAL SMOOTH AND
CAUTIOUS NOW.
WE SAW A LOT OF SIDE-BY-SIDE
RACING.
RIGHT NOW THEY'RE IN SINGLE FILE
SAYING, THERE'S 65 LAPS ON THESE
TIRES RIGHT NOW IS LOOKING GOOD,
OR IF I'M SLIDING AROUND A
LITTLE BIT, YOU'VE JUST GOT TO
BE SMOOTH WITH THEM AND TRY TO
KEEP A LOT OF THE HEAT OUT OF
THEM.
>> AND YOU AND I WERE TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF THE CREW CHIEFS IN
THIS SERIES, MANY OF THEM FORMER
DRIVERS.
YOU'VE GOT A GUY LIKE MARK
GREEN, WHO'S ON THE BOX.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE
THAT AROUND TO HELP THESE
YOUNGSTERS UNDERSTAND HOW TO
MANAGE A RACE ON A SHORT TRACK.
>> WELL, THESE YOUNG KIDS, YOU
KNOW, THEY WANT TO GO OUT AND
RACE HARD AND THEY WANT TO RACE
HARD FOR 150 LAPS.
GUYS WITH EXPERIENCE ARE ON THE
RADIO SAYING, HEY, YOU'D BETTER
SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
OH, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM
HERE.
NOW, THIS IS A RESULT OF EITHER
SLIDING UP OR MAYBE TOO ***
THE BRAKES, AND THINGS OF THIS
NATURE, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
PRETTY TOUGH HIT RIGHT THERE.
>> RUSTY SKEWES IN THE 51 CAR,
SECOND CAUTION OF THE NIGHT.
AND HE HIT THE WALL PRETTY GOOD.
YOU SEE HIM HERE COMING OFF THE
CORNER.
>> LOOKS LIKE HE DEFINITELY HAD
A PROBLEM IN THE RIGHT FRONT
THERE, THE CAR JUST DROPS DOWN,
THE SPARKS FLYING AND UP IN THE
WALL THERE.
COULD BE JUST A PRODUCT OF
RUNNING THE BRAKES A LITTLE TOO
HOT.
YOU SEE IT'S STILL HOT.
>> SO, HE'LL BRING HIS CAR TO
PIT ROAD, AND EVERYONE ELSE WILL
AS WELL.
WE GET A HALFWAY BREAK IN THE
K&N PRO SERIES EAST DIVISION.
AND SINCE WE'VE HAD A CAUTION
JUST FIVE LAPS AWAY FROM
HALFWAY, NASCAR HAS SAID THESE
TEAMS CAN COME DOWN PIT ROAD AT
>>> GREAT NIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA, HALFWAY BREAK FOR THE
DRIVERS OF THE K&N PRO SERIES
EAST DIVISION.
GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK ON THE RACE CAR.
>> YEAH, GIVES THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RUN HALF THE
RACE, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'VE
GOT.
THEY LOOK AT WHAT THEY NEED TO
GET TO THE END.
SOME ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT ARE RIGHT, WHAT
ARE WRONG.
>> DANIEL SUAREZ, THE RACE
LEADER, CHOOSES THE OUTSIDE LANE
FOR THE RESTART.
INSIDE OF HIM, BRANDON JONES.
AS THE GREEN FLAG GOES BACK IN
THE AIR, SUAREZ WITH A GREAT
RESTART!
>> YEAH, SO FAR, WE'VE SEEN
TWICE NOW THE OUTSIDE REALLY
GETS A GREAT JUMP OFF TURN 4,
SETS HIM.
NICELY INTO TURN 1.
>> THAT'S LEE PULLIAM IN THE
WHITE MACHINE, THAT 11 CAR THAT
GOES WITH HIM.
AND BRANDON JONES IS GOING TO
SLIDE INTO THIRD, BUT HE'S GOT
COMPANY.
IT'S OUR POLE-SITTER, CAMERON
HAYLEY, WHO'S THERE IN THE 98,
DIVING OVER TO THE INSIDE.
>> AND THESE GUYS ARE RUNNING
PRETTY HARD RIGHT HERE AT THE
BEGINNING, KNOWING THE FACT THAT
THEY DID THEIR HALFWAY, THEY
MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
YOU CAN'T CHANGE TIRES, THOUGH.
THEY'RE ON THE SAME TIRE.
NOW, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM MAY
DO AIR PRESSURE ADJUSTMENTS,
THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT IT
STILL TAKES A COUPLE LAPS FOR
THESE TIRES TO COME BACK UP TO
PRESSURES AND, YOU KNOW, GET THE
RUBBER OFF THEM.
>> WELL, AND YOU KNOW AS WELL AS
I DO, JOHNNY, ONE OF THE GREAT
TIMES TO MAKE A PASS AND GAIN
TRACK POSITION IS ON A RESTART.
>> IT IS.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO BE VERY
CAREFUL.
A LOT OF THESE GUYS ARE PRETTY
YOUNG.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
SOME OF THE GUYS ARE
EXPERIENCED.
THEY COULD DEFINITELY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
>> BEN RHODES STARTED SECOND
TONIGHT, GOOD BATTLE WITH THE 97
OF JESSE LITTLE.
BOTH THOSE CARS RUNNING INSIDE
THE TOP TEN.
>> YEAH, IT'S JUST SO COOL
WATCHING, LIKE YOU SAY, THE
YOUNGSTERS COMING UP.
AND YOU KNOW, JESSE LITTLE, I
RACED WITH HIS DAD AND THINGS OF
THAT NATURE.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY NEAT TO SEE
THESE GUYS GETTING THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THROUGH THIS
SERIES AND POSSIBLY SOME DAY SEE
THEM IN NASCAR.
>> RHODES GRABS THAT SPOT, AND
NOW GOING TO THE INSIDE OF
LITTLE IS BRANDON McREYNOLDS.
LET'S GO TO PIT ROOND GET A
REPORT FROM KRISTEN.
>> EARLIER TODAY I SPOKE WITH
BRANDON McREYNOLDS, SON OF LARRY
McREYNOLDS, TRYING TO GET A
LITTLE BIT OF THAT GREAT
STRATEGY FROM HIM.
HE HAD MENTIONED THAT FILLING UP
THE CAR DURING THAT PIT STOP WAS
ALL GOING TO BE ABOUT
CALCULATIONS.
THEY MAY NOT HAVE FILLED UP
THEIR ENTIRE TANK, BUT THEY'VE
GOT ENOUGH TO LAST THEM UNTIL
THE END OF THE RACE.
>> AND I'M ASSUMING, JOHNNY, THE
REASON FOR DOING THAT IS WEIGHT
IN THE CAR AND TRYING TO HELP
THE BALANCE.
>> WELL, THERE IS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT'S
GOING ON THERE.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU RUN IT LOW ON
FUEL, IT'S GOING TO START TO
TIGHTEN UP LITTLE BIT.
IF HE'S ALREADY LOOSE, HE
DOESN'T WANT TO THROW ALL THAT
EXTRA FUEL TO FREE IT UP, AND HE
JUST NEEDS ENOUGH TO GET TO THE
END OF THE RACE AND KEEPING THE
CAR LIGHT IS ALWAYS GOOD.
>> YEAH, AND BRANDON STARTED IN
THE THIRD POSITION.
NOW THE BATTLE FOR THE LEAD IS
ON.
THAT'S LEE PULLIAM TO THE INSIDE
OF DANIEL SUAREZ.
SUAREZ REALLY DOMINATED THE END
PORTION OF THAT FIRST HALF OF
THE RACE, GOT A GREAT RESTART,
BUT PULLIAM NOT GOING AWAY HERE.
>> NO, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S EVEN
SLIDING UP A LITTLE BIT.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO
MAKE SOME CONTACT, BUT THE GUYS
WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, GOOD
RACING, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO STAY
UP FRONT THERE.
BUT I'LL LET YOU HE'S GOING TO
MAKE A COUPLE MORE TRIES AT THIS
BEFORE IT'S OVER WITH.
>> WELL, AND THOSE DRIVERS
BEHIND HIM LIKING TO SEE SOMEONE
GO UP AND CHALLENGE DANIEL
SUAREZ, MIGHT ALLOW THEM TO GET
BACK IN THE HUNT.
TALKING ABOUT DRIVERS LIKE
BRANDON JONES, CAMERON HAYLEY,
WHO STARTED ON THE POLE TONIGHT.
>> SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO SIDE BY
SIDE, IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO SLOW
YOU DOWN.
WHEN THEY GOT BACK IN SINGLE
FILE, THEY STARTED TO PULL AWAY,
BUT SIDE BY SIDE, THE GUYS ARE
GAINING ON THEM.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU STILL SEE A
LITTLE BIT THERE, BUT IT DOES
ALWAYS SLOW YOU DOWN.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL RUNNING
ON TRACKS LIKE THIS SIDE BY
SIDE.
>> YOU KNOW, PULLIAM IS A KID
THAT STARTED RACING AT AGE 18.
SO, WHEN HE STARTED HIS RACING
CAREER WHEN MOST OF THESE KIDS
HAD BEEN RACING FOR MANY YEARS,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU
DON'T SEE VERY OFTEN IN THIS DAY
IN AGE.
HE COMES INTO TONIGHT'S EVENT AT
AGE 25.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD THING AND
A BAD THING, YOU KNOW.
AT LEAST THE THING IS, IS WHEN
HE'S IN THERE, HE'S PROBABLY A
LITTLE BIT MORE MATURE, BUT HE
JUST DOESN'T HAVE THAT
BACKGROUND.
SO, THAT'S LIKE MYSELF.
I DIDN'T START UNTIL I WAS 18
YEARS OLD, 18, 19 YEARS OLD,
RAING NOTHING.
SO, IT'S REALLY NOT GOING TO
HURT YOU TOO BAD AS LONG AS
YOU'RE SMART AT WHAT YOU'RE
DOING.
>> GOOD BATTLE HERE, RUSTON IN
THE 96, ROADS IN THE 41 AND GRAY
GAULDING IN THE 20 CAR.
>> LOOKS LIKE PRETTY MUCH A
MAJORITY OF THE FIELD IS STAYING
SINGLE FILE.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A COUPLE
GUYS TRYING TO MAKE SOME PASSES.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALMOST 70 LAPS
IN, OR 70 LAPS TO GO, I'M SORRY,
AND GUYS ARE STARTING TO SLIDE
AROUND.
THEY'RE STARTING TO SEE REALLY
WHAT THEY'VE GOT FOR THEIR TIRE
WEAR AND IF THEY'VE MADE THE
RIGHT ADJUSTMENTS.
>> BRENNAN NEWBERRY COMPETING IN
THE SERIES THIS SEASON.
LET'S GET A REPORT OF HIS
PROGRESS IN THE 24 CAR.
KRISTEN?
>> DURING THE OFFSEASON, I WAS
ABLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
BRENNAN NEWBERRY, WHO WILL NOT
ONLY BE RUNNING THE K&N EASTERN,
BUT ALSO THE NASCAR CAMPING
WORLD TRUCK SERIES, SO A LOT OF
EFFORT IN THE OFFSEASON, OF
COURSE, BEING ABLE TO ADJUST
BOTH CARS FOR BOTH PROGRAMS.
>> NEWBERRY'S A KID THAT REALLY
HAS DONE SOME POSITIVE THINGS
EARLY IN HIS CAREER.
AT 24 YEARS OLD, HE ALREADY HAS
31 CAREER STARTS IN THE CAMPING
WORLD TRUCK SERIES, MADE 11
STARTS OUT WEST, AND NOW RUNNING
IN THE K&N EAST SERIES HERE IN
2014.
>> WELL, HE'S DEFINITELY GOING
TO GET A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AT
THIS RACETRACK TO GET HIM READY
FOR THE TRUCK RACES COMING UP,
TOO.
>> 64 LAPS REMAINING.
AS CLINT KING IN THE 07, THAT'S
THE WHITE CAR THERE ON THE
OUTSIDE OF NICK DRAKE, THE NAPA
CAR.
WE MENTIONED EARLIER, HE'S
DRIVING FOR BILL McANALLY THIS
SEASON.
>> I SEE THESE GUYS ARE HANGING
TOUGH.
THEY'RE RUNNING HARD STILL AND
KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE
STILL GOT A WAYS TO GO, BUT IF
THOSE GUYS ARE SITTING ABOUT
15th, 20th, THEY'VE GOT TO THINK
ABOUT STARTING TO ROLL FORWARD
NOW.
>> A COUPLE POSITIONS IN FRONT
OF THEM, THAT 99 MACHINE OF
PATRICK STAROPOLI.
HE'S 24 YEARS OLD, ACTUALLY
GOING TO MED SCHOOL DOWN AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN FLORIDA.
SO, THIS IS A KID THAT'S GOT
BIGGER THINGS ON HIS MIND, BUT
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO RACING IN
THAT PEAK MACHINE, AND HE'S
HANDLED IT QUITE WELL.
AND TALK ABOUT HANDLING IT WELL,
DANIEL SUAREZ HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLE.
HE'S STARTING TO PULL AWAY FROM
LEE PULLIAM, AS THE 11 CAR
CONTINUES IN THE SECOND
POSITION.
60 LAPS REMAINING NOW HERE AT
NEW SMYRNA.
>> YEAH, DANIEL'S CAR LOOKS
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
HE'S ABLE TO RUN ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU SEE HIM EVERY ONCE IN A
WHILE FLOAT UP IN THE CENTER,
BUT MAINLY WHEN HE WANTS TO BE
ON THAT BOTTOM, HE CAN BE.
>> WE'LL SEE IF ANYBODY CAN
CHALLENGE THE YOUNGSTER AT NEW
>>> TOP FIVE, SUAREZ, PULLIAM,
HAYLEY, JONES AND RUSTON.
AS WE CLOSE ON THE END OF 150
LAPS HERE AT NEW SMYRNA
SPEEDWAY.
WITH JOHNNY BENSON, I'M ADAM
ALEXANDER.
KRISTEN BEAT ON PIT ROAD OF OUR
COVERAGE TONIGHT.
IT'S BEEN A VERY ENTERTAINING
EVENT.
DANIEL SUAREZ LEADS, LEE PULLIAM
IS SECOND, AND WE'VE GOT QUITE A
BATTLE HERE FOR THE RUNNER-UP
POSITION.
HAYLEY IS THERE AND OTHERS
TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY.
>> IT IS.
THIS IS WHEN IT'S STARTING TO
GET CRUNCH TIME, YOU KNOW?
BASICALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT,
THEY'LL HAVE 30, 35 LAPS OF JUST
HARD, HARD RACING.
AND THAT TIRE MANAGEMENT DEAL,
IT'S OUT OF THE BALLPARK RIGHT
NOW.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO RUN AS HARD
AS YOU CAN.
>> TALK ABOUT A YO-YO NIGHT.
HAYLEY STARTED ON THE POLE,
DRIFTED BACK EARLY AND HAS BEEN
ON A CONSISTENT CLIMB BACK TO
THE POINT.
HERE HE IS TRYING TO GRAB THE
RUNNER-UP POSITION FROM LEE
PULLIAM AND HE'S GOT THAT
PREFERRED INSIDE LANE.
>> IT IS.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S FIGHTING IT A
LITTLE BIT, BUT AGAIN, IT'S
LATE, IT'S TIME TO GO.
THESE GUYS ARE RUNNING A LOT
HARDER NOW, MAYBE NOT AS FAST
JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIRE WEAR,
BUT THEY ARE RUNNING AS HARD AS
THEY CAN RIGHT NOW TRYING TO GET
TO THE FRONT.
>> YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE A CAR
OWNER, JOHNNY, AND YOU'RE
RECRUITING YOUNG KIDS TO YOUR
PROGRAM, AND YOU GO AND WATCH
SOMEONE RUN ON OLD TIRES AT A
SHORT TRACK LATE IN THE RACE,
THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN REALLY START
TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF TALENT
THESE KIDS HAVE, ISN'T IT?
>> WELL, IT IS.
YOU KNOW, IT DEFINITELY IS A
HUGE COMBINATION, DEPENDING ON
WHAT TYPE OF CAR YOU'VE GOT, HOW
THE CAR IS HANDLING.
BUT YES, WHEN YOU'RE ON OLD
TIRES AT A TRACK THEY PROBABLY
DON'T HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF EXPERIENCE, PLUS, IT IS
BUMPY, RUNNING SIDE BY SIDE LIKE
THIS DEFINITELY SHOWS YOU THE
CHARACTER OF THE DRIVERS.
THEY'RE RUNNING SMOOTH, THEY'RE
NOT BANGING INTO EACH OTHER,
BOTH DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THIS REMINDS ME
OF A LITTLE BIT, WATCHING THIS
BATTLE SIDE BY SIDE SEVERAL LAPS
IN A ROW?
INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK, ORP,
WHATEVER WE CALL IT THESE DAYS.
I KNOW YOU LOVED GOING THERE AND
RACING, AND THAT WAS A PLACE
THAT JUST PRODUCED UNBELIEVABLE
EVENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT KIND
OF CARS WERE COMPETING THERE.
>> IT IS, YOU KNOW, AND THIS
RACETRACK'S PROVIDING THAT SAME
FEELING RIGHT HERE.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S A RACY TRACK,
YOU RUN TOP-BOTTOM.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU RUN PRETTY
CLEAN.
WE'VE ONLY HAD, WHAT, A COUPLE
CAUTIONS FOR NOT VERY MANY, YOU
KNOW, LAPS?
I MEAN, THIS IS JUST GREAT,
GREAT RACING.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE A
RACE.
>> WELL, AND A TESTAMENT TO HOW
TALENTED THESE KIDS ARE.
PULLIAM ABLE TO HANG ON TO THAT
RUNNER-UP POSITION AS THEY START
TO GET INTO SOME LAP TRAFFIC,
HERE GOING AROUND CLINT KING, A
LAP CAR.
AND YOU SEE THE BLUE SONOCO
MACHINE OUT FRONT, DANIEL SUAREZ
STARTING TO PULL AWAY A BIT.
AND HE WAS ABLE TO GAIN THAT
ADVANTAGE OVER PULLIAM AND
HAYLEY WHEN THEY WERE GOING SIDE
BY SIDE BATTLING SO HARD FOR
THAT RUNNER-UP POSITION.
>> JUST KEEP TRYING AND TRYING
AND TRYING.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO SET
YOUR CAR UP, OR YOU'VE GOT TO AT
LEAST TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE GUY
IN FRONT OF YOU, WHERE HIS WEAK
SPOTS ARE AND WHERE HE'S STRONG.
AND RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, THE 11
LOOKS LIKE HE COULD RUN THE TOP
OR THE BOTTOM, AND HE'S ACTUALLY
OPENING THE DOOR QUITE A BIT
HERE, BUT JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GETTING
UNDERNEATH.
>> 27 LAPS TO GO.
FOR LEE PULLIAM, QUITE A DEBUT,
FIRST CAREER START IN THE K&N
PRO SERIES OVER ON THE EAST
SIDE.
AND DANIEL SUAREZ DOING WHAT HE
NEEDS TO DO, SIFTING THROUGH THE
LAP TRAFFIC, GOING TO THE INSIDE
OF NATHAN RUSSELL.
NO PROBLEMS MAKING THE PASS
THERE.
>> WELL, THERE'S NOBODY
PRESSURING HIM RIGHT NOW, WHICH
IS REALLY NICE.
HE CAN LOOK IN THE MIRROR, HE
CAN SEE THOSE GUYS, YOU KNOW,
BATTLING IT OUT.
OF COURSE, HE'S PROBABLY HEARING
IT ON THE RADIO, TOO.
HE'S JUST HOLDING A NICE, WHAT
WE CALL A PRETTY LINE, JUST
TRYING TO KEEP THE THING
UNDERNEATH YOU, DRIVING SMOOTH,
TRY NOT TO SPIN THE TIRES.
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU
KNOW, WITH A FEW LAPS TO GO,
WHEN ONE OF THESE GUYS STARTS
BEATING ON HIS REAR BUMPER,
HE'LL NEED TO BE ABLE TO PULL
AWAY AGAIN.
>> HOW BIG'S THE SPOTTER ON A
NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT?
>> WELL, I THINK FOR THESE YOUNG
GUYS, THE SPOTTER PART AS FAR AS
KEEPING OUT OF WRECKS,
OBVIOUSLY, IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT,
BUT TO HAVE SOMEBODY UP THERE
TELLING YOU, LOOK, DON'T DRIVE
SO HARD, BE SMOOTH WITH THE CAR,
YOU KNOW, I SEE YOU'RE FIGHTING
IT OFF THE CORNER, TRY TO EASE
UP A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.
AND THEN HE'S GOING TO ALSO TELL
YOU, YOU CAN LOOK IN A MIRROR,
BUT YOU CAN KIND OF TELL THAT
IT'S LIKE, OKAY, HE'S BEATING
YOU MAYBE THROUGH THE CENTER OR
OFF OR IN, AND YOU JUST KIND OF
MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR WHAT
YOU NEED.
>> CLOSING ON 20 LAPS TO GO.
THE BATTLE FOR SECOND RAGES ON.
LEE PULLIAM IN THE 11, THE 98,
OUR POLE-SITTER OF CAMERON
HAYLEY IS THIRD.
AND WAITING IN THE WINGS, YOU
SAW HIM THERE, THE 33 OF BRANDON
JONES, LED 35 LAPS TONIGHT AFTER
BEING TENTH ON THE GRID WHEN
THIS RACE BEGAN.
>> HE KEEPS TRYING THAT BOTTOM,
AND I THINK ONE OF THESE TIMES,
HE MAY MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT
EVERY TIME YOU GET THERE, YOU
RUN SIDE BY SIDE, YOU THINK
YOU'VE GOT IT FIGURED OUT, AND
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU COME UP ON
LAP TRAFFIC AGAIN.
THAT SOMETIMES MAKES IT A LITTLE
BIT DIFFICULT.
BUT I THINK THE MAIN THING IS
HERE IS HE'S RACING A GUY
EXTREMELY CLEAN.
YOU SEE HIM STILL FIGHTING THE
CAR, BUT YET, NOT GOING UP THERE
AND CAUSING LEE ANY PROBLEMS.
>> WELL, AND THIS IS GREAT FOR
OUR LEADER, DANIEL SUAREZ, TO
SEE THESE TWO IN HIS REARVIEW
MIRROR GOING SIDE BY SIDE.
HE KNOWS HE CAN OPEN UP HIS
MARGIN OF ADVANTAGE HERE AS
THESE TWO CONTINUE TO COMPETE
FOR THAT RUNNER-UP POSITION.
>> WELL, EVEN AT THAT, HE KNOWS
THAT THEY'RE USING THEIR TIRES
UP A LITTLE BIT MORE ALSO, SO, I
MEAN, IT'S JUST, FOR SECOND
PLACE, THIS IS JUST A GREAT,
GREAT RUN.
AND HERE'S WHERE THE LAP CARS
WILL SOMETIMES COME INTO A
LITTLE BIT OF A SQUEEZE HERE,
BUT.
>> BOY, THAT'S TIGHT.
>> TIGHT.
>> A LITTLE CONTACT THERE.
>> WELL, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW.
I THINK THAT HE WAS WANTING TO
GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM
TO GO THREE WIDE, BUT NEW
SMYRNA'S NOT GOING TO PROVIDE
THREE-WIDE RACING.
>> HAYLEY CONTINUES HIS CLIMB
BACK TO THE FRONT, FINALLY IS
ABLE TO MAKE THE PASS OF LEE
PULLIAM FOR THAT RUNNER-UP SPOT
AND NOW HE SETS HIS SIGHTS ON
THE RACE LEADER, DANIEL SUAREZ.
19 LAPS REMAINING HERE AT NEW
SMYRNA.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE CAMERON'S CAR'S
RUNNING REALLY GOOD ON THE
BOTTOM.
YOU SEE HIM FIGHTING IT JUST A
LITTLE BIT COMING OFF THE
CORNER?
AS LONG AS HE'S GOT ENOUGH DRIVE
TO GET THAT GAS PEDAL DOWN TO
RUN IT UP OFF THERE -- I MEAN,
HE'S RUNNING LOW, RIGHT WHERE
YOU NEED TO BE, AND HE'S GOING
TO RUN THEM DOWN.
HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
>> THE TWO GUYS OUT FRONT EACH
HAVE ONE CAREER WIN UNDER THEIR
BELT IN K&N COMPETITION.
SUAREZ GETTING HIS A SEASON AGO
AT COLUMBUS.
AND HAYLEY WAS ABLE TO WIN LAST
YEAR IN WEST COMPETITION, HAD A
GREAT FINISH TO 2013 IN ROUTE TO
A THIRD-PLACE FINISH IN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND LAP TRAFFIC, JOHNNY, GOING
TO BE A HUGE FACTOR AS WE CLOSE
ON THE 15-TO-GO MARK.
>> IT IS, YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS
WHERE THE SPOTTERS CAN HELP YOU
OR HURT YOU, NOT SO MUCH FOR THE
LEADER, BUT THE GUYS IN FRONT.
THEY'VE GOT TO LET THEM KNOW THE
LEADER'S COMING.
YOU'VE GOT TO TRY TO GIVE THEM
AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW?
BUT THEY'RE STILL RACING HARD,
TOO, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT DANIEL
THERE IS HAVING A DIFFICULT
DECISION.
DO I RUN THE TOP OR THE BOTTOM?
YOU SEE CAMERON RIGHT ON THE
BACK OF HIM HERE.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THE
RIGHT CHOICE.
>> SUAREZ HAS COMPANY IN HIS
REARVIEW MIRROR.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN QUITE A
WHILE.
HOW WILL HE TIP TOE THROUGH THE
LAP TRAFFIC?
AND WHAT ROLE WILL THEY PLAY IN
THE OUTCOME OF THIS SEASON
OPENER HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA?
14 LAPS REMAINING AND WE HAVE
CAUTION FOR THE THIRD TIME
TONIGHT.
A PROBLEM FOR CLINT KING.
>> YEAH, AGAIN, IT LOOKS LIKE
SOMETHING MAY HAVE HAPPENED UP
IN THE FRONT THERE AND JUST --
IT'S JUST SO TOUGH.
AND AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE
TRACK AS THE OTHER GUY.
JUST LOOKS LIKE IT'S A TIRE FROM
BRAKE HEAT OR RUN SOMETHING OVER
AND STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL.
>> SO, CLINT KING BRINGS OUT THE
CAUTION.
WE'LL HAVE THE RESTART WHEN WE
RETURN.
DANIEL SUAREZ GOING TO BE ON THE
FRONT ROW WITH CAMERON HAYL
>>> EIGHT LAPS TO GO AT NEW
SMYRNA.
DANIEL SUAREZ IS THE RACE
LEADER.
AND LIKE WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT
THE NIGHT, JOHNNY, HE CHOOSES
THE OUTSIDE LANE.
>> HE DOES, AND WHEN CAMERON'S
SITTING THERE ON THE BOTTOM AND
PASSING THESE GUYS ON THE
BOTTOM, YOU'RE GOING, MAN, IS
THIS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT
CHOICE?
BUT THE OUTSIDE LOOKS TO BE THE
PLACE TO START ON ALL OF THE
RESTARTS THAT WE'VE SEEN.
>> SO, SUAREZ THE RACE LEADER.
HAYLEY IS SECOND.
PULLIAM AND JONES IN ROW TWO.
RUSTON AND RHODES IN ROW THREE.
GREEN FLAG IN THE AIR AS WE
SETTLE IT HERE AT NEW SMYRNA.
>> OH, HE GOT A GREAT, GREAT RUN
COMING OFF TURN 4 THERE, AND IT
GIVES HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN
DOWN ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU SEE SOME CONTACT HERE,
PRETTY HEAVY CONTACT, BUT A
GREAT JOB OF NOBODY SPINNING OUT
THERE.
>> YEAH, RUSTON AND PULLIAM GET
TOGETHER, BUT BOTH ABLE TO KEEP
IT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT'S JUST A
PRODUCT OF LATE IN THE RACE,
THEIR TIRES ARE WORE OUT, AFTER
A RESTART, DON'T HAVE THE STUFF
OFF THE TIRES AND EVERYBODY'S
SLIPPING AND SLIDING RIGHT NOW,
JUST DRIVING, DRIVING.
>> THEY ARE GETTING AFTER IT
BACK IN THE PACK.
AND NOW WE FOCUS ON THE RACE
LEAD WITH SEVEN LAPS REMAINING.
DANIEL SUAREZ IN THE 6 LOOKING
FOR HIS SECOND CAREER WIN.
THE 98 MACHINE BELONGS TO
CAMERON HAYLEY.
HE, TOO, IS TRYING TO GO INTO
VICTORY LANE FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN HIS CAREER IN K&N
COMPETITION.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, JUST SIX
LAPS TO GO, HE'S DRIVING THAT
THING AS HARD AS HE CAN.
YOU CAN SEE BOTH GUYS FIGHTING
IT COMING UP OFF THE CORNER.
NOW DANIEL THERE, HE'S SEEING
HE'S GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
UNDERNEATH ME.
>> SCOTT HECKERT OUT OF THE
GROOVE, LOOKED LIKE HE MAY HAVE
MADE CONTACT ON THE WALL, DRIFTS
BACK TO THE BACK AS WE CONTINUE
TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS UP FRONT.
FIVE LAPS REMAINING.
>> TELL YOU WHAT, THIS IS A
GREAT RACE.
YOU CAN SEE HIM, HE'S TRYING TO
PROTECT THE BOTTOM, BUT IT
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE RUNS AS
GOOD ON THE BOTTOM AS THE TOP.
BUT BOY, YOU WOULD HATE WITH
FOUR TO GO TO OPEN THAT DOOR UP
ON THE BOTTOM AND GIVE HIM THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO GO BY.
BUT AGAIN, HE SLIDES UP, BUT HE
COMES OFF TURN 2 EXTREMELY
STRONG.
>> EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU
GET A GOOD SHOT FROM ONE OF OUR
CAMERAS AT THEIR HANDS IN THE
COCKPIT.
THESE GUYS ARE SAWING IT OFF IN
THE CLOSING LAPS!
>> YEAH, THIS IS PRETTY TOUGH.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE LEADER, THE
GUY'S RUNNING SECOND, THEY'VE
BOTH GOT A WIN.
WHO'S GOING TO GET THE SECOND
ONE, YOU KNOW?
THE THING I'M IMPRESSED WITH,
THOUGH, THEY'RE NOT BEATING AND
BANGING.
THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO SAY I'M
JUST GOING TO KNOCK YOU OUT OF
THE WAY.
THEY'RE GOING TO RACE THIS THING
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE JUST DOING A
FABULOUS JOB.
>> AND THE OTHER THING IS,
YOU'VE GOT TO START THINKING AT
SOME POINT ABOUT THE BONUS
POINTS THAT ARE ON THE LINE FOR
WINNING A RACE.
IF THESE TWO GO AT IT LIKE THIS
ALL SEASON LONG, WE KNOW THAT
BONUS POINTS AT THE END OF THE
YEAR COULD GO A LONG WAY IN
DECIDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
TWO TO GO AND IT CONTINUES TO BE
SUAREZ IN FRONT OF HAYLEY, BUT
HERE COMES HAYLEY ONCE AGAIN ON
THE INSIDE!
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THIS IS
REALLY COOL, BUT THEY WORRIED
ABOUT, THEY WANT THAT TROPHY AND
THEY'RE RUNNING HARD AT IT.
IT'S A GREAT RACETRACK TO DO IT.
MAN, THEY'RE RUNNING HARD!
>> WHITE FLAG IS OUT, DOWN THE
BACK STRAIGHTAWAY FOR THE FINAL
TIME.
SUAREZ IS GOING TO TRY TO HOLD
HIM OFF AND BEGIN 2014 IN
VICTORY LANE.
HAYLEY DIGGING BACK ON THE
INSIDE, OFF OF TURN 4!
HERE COMMITTEE TO THE FINISH.
IT'S DANIEL SUAREZ WHO GETS THE
CHECKERED FLAG AT NEW SMYRNA!
>> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
BOTH THOSE GUYS EARNED THAT
FIRST AND SECOND SPOT.
I MEAN, THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, A
GREAT RACE.
THEY MANAGED THEIR TIRES AND
THEY DROVE THE HECK OUT OF THEM
AT THE END.
THAT'S EXACTLY HOW YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO IT.
>> THAT'S WHEN IT'S EASY TO GET
OUT OF YOUR CAR AT THE END OF
THE NIGHT AND GO OVER AND SHAKE
SOMEBODY'S HAND, ISN'T IT,
JOHNNY?
>> IT IS, WHEN THEY DO IT LIKE
THEY DID IT, IN THE FASHION THAT
THEY DID IT.
THEY'RE NOT BEATING AND BANGING.
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY HARD
FEELINGS.
YEAH, THE GUY THAT FINISHED
SECOND, HE'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE,
MAN, I WISH I WOULD HAVE GOT
THAT, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
YOU'VE GOT TO APPLAUD BOTH THOSE
GUYS.
AWESOME RACE.
>> SECOND CAREER WIN FOR DANIEL
SUAREZ.
HE STARTED IN THE 11th POSITION,
DROVE HIS WAY TO THE FRONT, VERY
METHODICALLY, VERY PATIENTLY,
AND THEN ONCE HE GOT THE LEAD,
HE REFUSED TO GIVE IT UP.
THE CELEBRATION IS ON
>>> BACK AT NEW SMYRNA, THE NEW
SMYRNA 15 PRESENTED BY JEGS IS
COMPLETE.
DANIEL SUAREZ GETS THE CHECKERED
FLAG TONIGHT.
AND YOU SEE THE SMOKE, AS IT
DRIFTS THROUGH THE STANDS HERE
AT NEW SMYRNA.
THE FANS GOT THEIR MONEY'S
WORTH.
SUAREZ CELEBRATING FOR THE
SECOND TIME IN HIS CAREER, AND
HE IS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAR IN
VICTORY LANE.
AH, THE YOUNG MAN IS HAPPY, AS
HE SHOULD BE.
KRISTEN BEAT IS THERE.
LET'S HEAR FROM THE GUY WHO
STARTED OFF 2013 RIGHT.
WHAT DOES HE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
TONIGHT'S BIG VICTORY?
>> THIS IS AWESOME.
I CANNOT THANK ALL THE TEAM FOR
THEIR OPERATION.
ALL MY COMPLETE TEAM, THEY DID
AN AWESOME JOB AFTER A HARD DAY
YESTERDAY.
I MEAN, WE STARTED THE DAY WHAT
WAS PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR US,
BECAUSE WE NEVER FOUND THE SPEED
IN THE BEGINNING OF TODAY, THIS
MORNING.
WE START OUR RACE WITH A BRAND
NEW SETUP AND IT WORK OUT.
SO, I'M VERY HAPPY FOR THIS, ALL
THESE GUYS DESERVE IT, AND I'M
REALLY HAPPY.
>> NOTHING LIKE THE FEEL OF
VICTORY LANE, AS WE LOOK AT
TONIGHT'S RESULTS, HUH, JOHNNY?
>> OH, IT IS, YOU KNOW.
AND JUST SAW A LOT OF GREAT
RACING.
THE TOP 15 GUYS, GREAT, HARD
RACING.
>> I THINK WHEN YOU BEGIN A NEW
SEASON, YOU WANT TO LAY A
FOUNDATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL
YEAR.
I KNOW SOME OF THESE GUYS DIDN'T
HAVE THE RESULT THAT THEY WANTED
TONIGHT, BUT THEY DID SOME
THINGS THAT WERE POSITIVE AT A
TOUGH, LITTLE SHORT TRACK THAT
SHOULD GIVE THEM SOME CONFIDENCE
GOING FORWARD.
SECOND PLACE TONIGHT, CAMERON
HAYLEY.
LET'S HEAR FROM HIM.
BACK TO KRISTEN.
>> CAMERON, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE RACE.
YOU KNOW, YOU STARTED ON THE
POLE, YOU WERE PRETTY STRONG
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE THING,
LOST HIM A LITTLE BIT, GOT BACK
TO HIM.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> WELL, WE DECIDED TO SAVE A
LOT OF TIRES EARLY ON.
WE PROBABLY DROPPED BACK FARTHER
THAN WE SHOULD HAVE.
TENTH PLACE WAS A LONG WAYS TO
GO BACK, BUT I THINK WE MADE THE
RIGHT CALL.
WE SAVED A LOT OF TIRES.
WE WANTED TO BE SIXTH TO THE
HALFWAY BREAK SO WE COULD START
ON THE OUTSIDE, AND WE DID.
AND AFTER THAT, IT WAS ALL
HISTORY.
WE JUST TRIED TO WORK OUR WAY UP
SLOWLY BUT SURELY, AND AT THE
END THERE, I JUST, APPARENTLY, I
RAN OUT OF TALENT I NEEDED TO
WIN THAT RACE, AND I DIDN'T, BUT
OVERALL, GREAT RUN FOR THE CHEVY
IMPALA.
LOOKING FOR A GREAT RACE TUESDAY
TO REDEEM MYSELF.
>> YOU CAME FROM THE WEST
SERIES, NOW RUNNING FULL-TIME IN
THE EAST SERIES.
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES
YOU'RE NOTICING?
>> IT'S ALL GREAT COMPETITION.
I MEAN, THE WEST PROVED
THEMSELVES LAST YEAR AT IOWA
THAT THEY COULD RUN WITH THE
EAST CARS.
IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT HERE.
IT'S A LOT MORE PHYSICAL RACING
OUT HERE, BUT I'M UP TO THE
CHALLENGE AND WE'RE READY TO GO
GET SOME MORE WINS HERE.
>> NOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO WIN A
CHAMPIONSHIP, JOHNNY, IT'S A LOT
EASIER IF YOU GET OFF TO A GOOD
START.
>> IT IS.
HE DIDN'T RUN OUT OF TALENT.
HE WAS JUST SMART AT WHAT HE WAS
DOING.
>> YOU LOOK AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP
STANDINGS.
THIRD PLACE TONIGHT, BRANDON
JONES.
HE'S WITH KRISTEN BEAT.
KRISTEN?
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M STANDING HERE
WITH BRANDON JONES.
BRANDON, FINISHING P-3, GREAT
WAY TO START THE SEASON OFF.
WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS
THROUGHOUT THE RACE?
>> DEFINITELY.
CLOSED UP TO CAMERON AND THE 6
CAR THERE AT THE END AND I WAS
WAITING FOR HIM TO MOVE HIM OR
SOMETHING SO I COULD GET BY, BUT
HE JUMPED UP A LITTLE BIT IN THE
BEGINNING AND GOT A FEW RUNNING
UP FRONT, SO I THINK THAT'S A
BIG PLUS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE NEXT ONE.
>> WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
>> SO, RACE ONE OF 2014 IS IN
THE BOOKS.
THE NEXT TIME WE SEE YOU, IT
WILL BE FOR THE K&N PRO SERIES
WEST, THE TALKING STICK RESORT
75 FROM PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MARCH
7th AT 1:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
YOU CAN WATCH OUR COVERAGE ON
FOX SPORTS 1.
A VERY ENTERTAINING NIGHT HERE
AT NEW SMYRNA, JOHNNY.
>> IT WAS.
IT WAS A GREAT RACE ALL THE WAY
TO THE END AND THE NEXT TRACK'S
GOING TO BE A LOT OF THE SAME
STUFF.
>> SO, THIS ONE IS OVER, AND WE
OFFER OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO
DANIEL SUAREZ, THE FIRST TIME
EVER THE K&N PRO SERIES MADE A
TRIP HERE TO THE NEW SMYRNA
SPEEDWAY.
THE FANS GOT THEIR MONEY'S
WORTH.
AFTER SPENDING SOME TIME WITH
THE DRIVERS, WE WENT RACING, AND
IT WAS A TYPICAL SHORT TRACK
NIGHT.
WE HAD SOME CAUTIONS, THREE OF
THEM, TO BE EXACT, BUT WHEN THE
SMOKE CLEARED, WHAT A FINISH!
DANIEL SUAREZ IN FRONT OF
CAMERON HAYLEY.
HE'S NOW 1-0.
FOR JOHNNY BENSON AND KRISTEN
BEAT, I'M ADAM ALEXANDER.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.