Camargo, IL

The first caution banner would fly when Stevie Smith went on the offensive to miss a slowing Krimes, which caused a close call for both cars. When the Green Flag was unfurled again, Shaffer and Dewease went back at it. Even as the track slicked later in the night there was some exhilarating side-by-side racing action.

On Lap 14 Dewease dove to Shaffer’s inside to take the lead, but Shaffer fought back and held on to the top spot. By Lap 16 the fast and furious racing action slowed again, this time for debris on the race course.

When the field restarted Dewease made another move on Shaffer, but was blocked. At this point Greg Hodnett began to move up in the running order as he got past Chad Layton for third on Lap 22.

With five laps to go the top-five could have been thrown under a blanket as the positions changed in the final dash for the checkers. First Brian Montieth got past Layton to take over the fourth position while, Hodnett closed on Dewease and a skirmish ensued for the second position.

With the Checkered Flag looming in the air Todd Shaffer captured his eighth All Star Circuit of Champions win. Dwease just edged out Hodnett for second, while Montieth and Layton rounded out the top-five.