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Mike Luberda Sr., survives thrilling Mods Feature and wins first in Three seasons |
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Written by Matt Prieur
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Saturday, 01 May 2010 00:00 |
 Birch Run, Michigan (Friday, April 30, 2010): In the O’Guinn Family Funeral Home Modifieds, 2009 Rookie of the Year 19-year-old John King and Rod Laney brought the field down to Chief Starter, Rich Haskins’ green flag and it would Laney beating King to the first corner to grab the early advantage over the rest of the pack.
Several cautions plagued the 30-lap feature event early and all the while, Laney maintained the top spot. Ken O’Connor worked on Laney and just past the halfway point, would grab the lead away from Laney on Lap 16 and begin pulling away from the rest of the field.
A caution on Lap 22 played a key role in the outcome as during the caution period, O’Connor slowed and eventually pulled off the track due to a broken rear end gear. This gave the lead back to Laney only this time he had Fast Qualifier, Mike Luberda Sr., on his back bumper. With five laps to go, Luberda Sr., made the pass for the lead and brought Two-Time and Defending Track Champion, Nick Clemens with him.
Clemens tried every trick in his arsenal to get by the crafty veteran, but the 62-year-old Luberda Sr., was determined to win his first feature in over three seasons and the AuGres, Michigan veteran accomplished his goal and would steer his Luberda’s Wood Products Chevrolet into victory lane to score the popular feature win!
Clemens settled for second while Laney, Bobby Heyink, and Jordan Pruitt finished off the Top Five. Luberda Sr’s fast time around the 4/10s mile was a 16.279 as O’Connor scored the Heat Race win earlier in the evening.
 
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TRACK: Dixie Motor Speedway |
DIVISION: O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes Modifieds |
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DATE: Friday, April 30, 2010 |
EVENT: Opening Night 2010 |
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Start |
Car # / Driver / Hometown |
Sponsor / Make |
Laps |
Status |
| 1 |
8 |
3D Mike Luberda Sr. / AuGres, MI |
Luberda's Wood Products / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 2 |
7 |
21 Nick Clemens / Mt. Morris, MI |
Fairhaven Auto Parts / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 3 |
2 |
75 Rod Laney / Kawkawlin, MI |
Oil City Transmissions / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 4 |
3 |
5 Bobby Heyink / Clio, MI |
Auto Body Complete / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 5 |
4 |
8 Jordan Pruitt / Gaylord, MI |
Gaylord Machine and Fabrication / Chevrolet |
27 |
Mechanical |
| 6 |
1 |
23 John King / Tawas, MI |
King Erectors of Tawas / Chevrolet |
27 |
Mechanical |
| 7 |
6 |
43 Ken O'Connor / Elkton, MI |
Suzuki Honda Sales / Chevrolet |
22 |
Rear End |
| 8 |
9 |
98 Kyle Feeney-R / Oxford, MI |
Racing Head Service / Chevrolet |
22 |
Mechanical |
| 9 |
5 |
M15 Chris Stearns / Davison, MI |
Stearns M-15 Garage / Chevrolet |
15 |
Mechanical |
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| Lap Leaders: 23 John King POLE, 75 Rod Laney 1-15, 43 Ken O'Connor 16-22, 75 Rod Laney 23-24, 3D Mike Luberda Sr. 25-30 |
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| Cautions: 8 for 0 Laps |
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| Time of Race: 33 Minutes 23.203 Seconds |
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| DID NOT START / TRANSFER: NONE |
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Qualifying Results |
Heat 1 Results |
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3D Mike Luberda Sr. 16.279 |
1. 43 Ken O'Connor |
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21 Nick Clemens 16.295 |
2. 3D Mike Luberda Sr. |
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43 Ken O'Connor 16.309 |
3. 75 Rod Laney |
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M15 Chris Stearns 16.342 |
4. 8 Jordan Pruitt |
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8 Jordan Pruitt 16.409 |
5. M15 Chris Stearns |
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5 Bobby Heyink 16.413 |
6. 21 Nick Clemens |
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75 Rod Laney 16.514 |
7. 5 Bobby Heyink |
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98 Kyle Feeney-R 16.565 |
8. 23 John KIng |
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23 John King 16.737 |
9. 98 Kyle Feeney-R |
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 May 2010 13:37 |
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