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New Smyrna Speedway
Night #5 - Friday
"Richie Evans
 Memorial 100"
 February 15th, 2008

1. Richard Davidowitz
2. Charli Brown
3. PJ Stergios
4. Chris O'Shell
5. Michael Pares, Jr.
6. Andy Ticco
7. Chris Rogers
8. Shawn Breitzman
9. Charles Buchanan
10. Rick Dutra

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February 15th, 2008
Richard Davidowitz wins the Richie Evans Memorial 100 Friday night at New Smyrna!
 - by Charli Brown


Richard Davidowitz made a late race charge on fresh tires to win the "Richie Evans Memorial 100" Friday night at New Smyrna.

Samsula, FL - Holbrook, New York's Richard Davidowitz won his second feature of New Smyrna Speedweek last night in his P.O.S. Performance Troyer Corvette with an exciting late race charge from the rear of the field.

Timmy Solomito continues to be the king of qualifying by winning his third pole of the week with a lap time of 16.181 seconds at 111.241 MPH in his Nicolock Pavers Troyer Corvette. Davidowitz was again second quick and would start from the outside pole.

But the driver who stole the spotlight started third. Charlotte, North Carolina's Charli Brown has had a difficult week aboard his Bear Motorsports/Shark Lounge Cavalier but showed promising speed in practice and qualifying and looked to be a threat for the win.

Brown would work his way past Davidowitz for second on a lap 22 restart and would set off after leader Timmy Solomito. The veteran stalked the young hot shoe for several laps and brought the fans to their feet with a side by side battle for the lead that Brown eventually stole on lap 37.

Solomito quickly began to lose positions as his tires started to fade as he rode the high lane. Richard Davidowitz would follow Brown past Solomito for second with PJ Stergios racing Solomito side by side for third, before finally working his way past two laps later as the drivers raced to turn three.

Pit strategy was going to play a major key in tonight's event as everyone knew the tires would not go the 100 lap distance. The caution everybody was waiting for finally flew on lap 47 as Tom Meade had hard contact with the turn four wall and collected Chris Rogers, Shawn Breitzman, Rick Dutra and Joshua Guiher in a huge melee on the front stretch.

All the leaders headed to pit road with Brown leading over PJ Stergios who had just earned the second spot after a hard fought, side by side battle with Davidowitz who had dropped back to third.

Brown would win the race off pit road followed by Stergios and Davidowitz, but Timmy Solomito (who had held on to fourth spot) was caught speeding on pit road and would have to go to the tail of the longest line handing the fifth spot to Charles Buchanan.

Chris Rogers (who had stayed out) would lead the field to the lap 53 restart, but the leaders on fresher tires quickly made their way past Rogers' Petro-sponsored #03 machine dropping him back to fifth by the next lap.

Brown continued to lead over Stergios, Davidowitz, Buchanan and Rogers, while fifth through tenth were Michael Pares, Jr., Andy Ticco, Timmy Solomito, Shawn Breitzman and Chris O'Shell.

But the moment that totally changed the complexion of the race happened on lap 84.

PJ Stergios had pitted on a lap 76 caution from third spot and took on his second set of tires and was quickly moving his way forward through the field before catching the two leaders who were nose to tail on lap 83.

But as the top three cars raced off turn two on the very next lap, Stergios made slight contact with the back of Davidowitz's car sending him into a spin that would bring out the race's seventh caution.

Stergios would heed the penalty and restart at the tail of the longest line, but both cars would hit pit road for fresh tires and rejoin the field in eighth and ninth spots, respectively.

The race's final restart would come with 10 laps to go with Brown leading Charles Buchanan, Shawn Breitzman, Chris O'Shell and Michael Pares, Jr. Sixth through tenth were Andy Ticco, Chris Rogers, Richard Davidowitz, PJ Stergios and Rick Dutra.

Davidowitz immediately began working the outside groove as he started to pick off positons by the lap. He finally made it to second past Charles Buchanan with five to go and set off after the leader who held a half straightaway lead.

The two leaders waged a three lap, side by side war for the lead with Brown on the low side and Davidowitz upstairs. Davidowitz would clear Brown with three to go and set off towards the checkered flag.

Brown would come home second with PJ Stergios third, Chris O'Shell fourth and Michael Pares, Jr. fifth. Sixth through tenth were Andy Ticco, Chris Rogers, Shawn Breitzman, Charles Buchanan and Rick Dutra.

PJ Stergios continues to hold onto the Speedweek point lead by 15 points over Richard Davidoitz and Timmy Solomito. Chris O'Shell is fourth with Charli Brown in fifth.

Tonight is the final race in the SIModified New Smyrna Speedweek. Practice will begin at 9 PM EST and we'll crown our champion of the series after tonight's event.