Clinton, MO -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/13/2021 --A late afternoon rain shower delayed the start of the program by two hours, a fiery multi-car crash gave way to a rejuvenated Brian Brown holding off hard-charging Kyle Larson for the $12,000 victory.
It was Brown's third preliminary night victory during the Nationals and his 55th at the legendary half-mile racetrack, and it was an emotional one at that.
Brown started fourth in a 25-lap feature that just couldn't get going. Extremely slow starts led by polesitter Sam Hafertepe Jr. saw the field become seriously bunched and led to a pair of violent accidents during the early going.
After a yellow flag when Shane Stewart slowed on the track, a slow restart led to Parker Price-Miller running over the tire and wheel of T.J. Stutts and launching head-on into the first turn fence. Price-Miller, who has had numerous concussions during his career, climbed from his car.
Brown charged to second behind Hafertepe on the restart and as the field headed into turn three to complete lap two, Carson Macedo made an ill-advised move under Paul McMahan that sent both into the wall, turning McMahan's car upside down.
The fuel cell was knocked from Macedo's car, and it burst into fire as Kerry Madsen, Max Dumesny and Sammy Swindell were collected in the accident.
"The hole closed up faster than I thought it would," Macedo said. "One hundred percent my fault. I take full responsibility."
After a lengthy red flag for cleanup, Brown wasted no time on the restart, blasting to the bottom of the track and grabbing the lead from Hafertepe.
"I had a good opportunity to think about the situation on that red," Brown explained. "I knew I would be good no matter what he did on that restart, I was doing the opposite. I went to the bottom and got under him and after that I just kind of set sail."
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