McCarl Wins Thriller at K-C Raceway
By Tony Veneziano
Terry McCarl recently took on the nickname, “TV Terry” after the success he has had during the “SuperClean Summer of Money” on ESPN2, as well as the quick wit and stage presence that he possesses when the tapes are rolling. He won the opening race of the eight-race mini-series last month at Knoxville Raceway, and on Saturday night at K-C Raceway, held off a furious charge from Donny Schatz to earn his second win of the “SuperClean Summer of Money” and second overall win on the season.
On a track that traditionally produces two and three-wide racing, McCarl and Schatz kept the fans on their feet for the last 10 laps of the event. McCarl took the lead on the 33rd lap and withstood two late cautions to earn the $10,000 triumph. Schatz looked high and then low lap-after-lap trying to get a run on the leader. He inched ahead several times but each and every time at the line, McCarl was officially scored the leader from the 33rd until the final lap.
The event was shown on ESPN2 on Sunday, July 29 at Noon Eastern, 11 a.m. Central.
“The television cameras must keep me motivated,” smiled McCarl, driver of the Big Game Treestands Eagle, in Victory Lane after doing donuts on the back straightaway. “It is great to win in front of them. I had a great car all night. We timed in well and then were fast in the heat and won that. That put us in a good position.”
Paul McMahan paced the 47 cars that took time with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the high-banked 3/8-mile oval in 11.578 seconds at 116.600 mph.
McMahan ran third in his heat race finishing behind Terry McCarl and Chad Kemenah.
The Crane Cams Dash saw McMahan finish 9th out of the 10 starters.
In the A Main McMahan finished 12th.