Butler s healthy lead was erased, though, when the second caution flag appeared on lap 97. The lead-lap cars were ushered to the head of the procession for the restart. The third and final caution flag was unfurled on lap 98 for debris on the frontstretch. Godsey, the division points leader coming into the event, was third to the line, but refused to submit his machine to a post-race inspection. He was disqualified, handing the points lead to Caudill.
Further penalties are pending.
Regarding the final restart, Butler said, Jamey and Doug, they re tough competitors, as good as anybody in the region. I knew Jamey d race me clean. We got a decent little jump on him, not much, but we held on enough to win it. Followed a guy in the fence on the back straightaway. But, we re getting better and we re gonna keep digging til we get one.