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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  07.19.2019 - 1:49 pm
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Road course ringer Steve Petty's second and final Northwest Tour start
ends with his #01 Ford in victory lane when things get twisty in
Portland. Petty passed fellow invader Jim Inglebright, making his last
Northwest start as well, about a third of the way into the race and
never surrendered the lead again on the way to victory. Matt Kelley
finished second to claim his only top-5 finish in this series.


  2.   rm posted:
  10.26.2020 - 10:16 pm
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The Portland doubleheader preview states that the course was measured at
1.95-miles, just like it was for the Truck race.

The race was scheduled for 52 laps but was shortened due to rain. The
start of the race was delayed for over an hour due to a popup storm
during the pace laps.

Third caution - 42 off track
Fourth caution - rain

Petty was one of two cars running that did not pit under the lap 17
caution for Rick Allison's accident. Playing the track position game
worked out when the rain returned shortly after the restart, and after a
long red flag (the red flag lasted longer than the rest of the race
itself) the race was set to be decided by a green-white-checkered with
darkness looming. Second-place finisher Kelley was equally pleased with
the turn of events, having been buried outside the top 30 in qualifying
after he and his team badly missed the setup. He ran one full season on
the Northwest tour and this was his best finish and lone top five.


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