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ERIC GORDON WINS 9TH PAY LESS LITTLE 500;
COTTLE, HUNT CLAIM PODIUM SPOTS

ANDERSON, Ind. (May 29, 2010) – After not winning the Pay Less Little 500 for several years, Eric Gordon returned to the winner’s circle to take his ninth spring classic at Anderson Speedway on Saturday.

Gordon started 20th in the 33 car field and drove a patient race throughout, working his way up to 12th after 100 laps, ninth after 200 circuits and in the top three for the next 200 laps.

When Shane Cottle in the Contos Racing entry pitted for the second time on lap 443 that gave Gordon the point and a one-lap lead on the field.

Gordon hugged his nine-year old son Jake after exiting Bowman Racing entry.

“This was a whole team effort,” he said. “We had a good car and a good strategy. The race went flawless despite a bad qualifying spot.”

Gordon said at the 250 lap mark he knew the team was in a position to contend for the win because on the final stop they would but on tires.

Last year Gordon finished second and in 2008 had a 29th place showing which snapped a string where he finished in the top three ten times winning seven times.

Cottle took the lead on lap 343 when Jacob Wilson pitted and dominated until he had to make his final stop.

“I tried to beat the pace car to stay on the lead lap,” he said. “We ran out of fuel, it’s a good race car. The team has a good strategy for this race.”

While leading on lap 386 Cottle cut through the turn three infield grass after being forced off the pavement by a lapped car. Despite the excursion, Cottle was able to retain the lead.
“I wanted to drive on dirt, I was tired of racing on asphalt,” the dirt track specialist quipped.

Third place finisher Tony Hunt said on the final pit stop the team had an air gun break and had to manually knock off the nut to change the tire.

“It was a solid finish,” he said. “We finished with the same motor and last year it overheated.”
The race was led early by pole sitter Levi Jones, who remained out front for the first 163 circuits when he made his first stop and gave the lead to Chris Windom. Windom stayed in front until lap 223 when he pitted which gave Wilson the lead.

Wilson was clearly the dominant car in the middle stages of the race pulling away from Jones after each caution period. After making his second stop Jones car seemed to fade and he was put a lap down by Cottle on lap 422.

He was running third on lap 433 on the lead lap when he tangled with the car of Troy Decaire in the fourth corner and went several laps down to the leaders.

It again proved to be a disappointing night for Warsaw’s Tony Elliott when he made contact with the lapped car of Tim Jedrzejek in turn two. Elliott’s car suffered suspension damage and was parked for the night.

Aaron Pierce developed an oil leak on lap 102 while running fourth and Donnie Adams Jr. finished seventh after a flat tire late in the race.

Utah driver Ryan Burdett was named rookie of the race after starting 30th and finishing 13th.

There were four lead changes among five drivers and ten cautions for a total of 147 laps.

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62nd Pay Less Little 500 Results:

FIELD SET FOR PAY LESS LITTLE 500;
BAUMGARTNER FASTEST ON DAY TWO

ANDERSON, Ind. (May 28, 2010) – What a difference a day made for Pay Less Little 500 rookie Dave Baumgartner.

Baumgartner, from Ottawa Lake, MI, lost the 22nd quickest time during “Pole Day” qualifying for the 62nd running of the Pay Less Little 500 on Thursday when he failed to report for technical inspection after his run.

But on Friday, Baumgartner posted the fastest time on “Bump Day” at 46.450 seconds to claim the 21st starting position in tonight’s race at Anderson Speedway starting at 8 p.m.

“I was very disappointed,” Baumgartner said of his mistake on Thursday. “On a scale of one-to-ten, it was a 15. The guys were waving to me when I came off the track and I turned the wrong way.”

The team, owned by Dave Durnwald, was confident the car would make the field.

“I’ve always wanted to run the Little 500,” he said. “I would like to win it for him (Durnwald).
Been racing since I was four, started in quarter-midgets and go karts.”

Fellow rookie Tim Jedrezek, Ohio, turned the single fastest lap of the day at 11.540 seconds and a four-lap time of 46.455 seconds to claim the 22nd spot.

Spiceland driver Rex Norris III rode the bubble for most of the final hour with his time of 47.074 seconds for four-laps posted on Thursday holding up to make the starting field.

Florida veteran Stan Butler will start 29th and Anderson driver Jim Sheets will make his first Little 500 start in the 25th position.

It was a tough day for two Little 500 veterans, Illinois driver Tim Cox and Fountaintown’s Brett Berry. Both drivers were bumped from the field, momentarily got back into the show and were then bumped a second time.

Two other veterans of the race Mike Ling and Todd Kane were bumped from the field and unable to find enough speed to make the race.

While veterans were having a bad day rookie driver Scott Hampton found Lady Luck smiling on the team. Hampton was listed as the first alternate, but when Jason Blonde withdrew it put the Greenfield driver in the field.

“We put a lot of hours of work in the car,” he said. “This is my first time on pavement, I’ve run about 30 laps. If it hadn’t been for car owner Jerry Powell, I wouldn’t be here.

“I had a little luck with Blonde withdrawing,” Hampton said. “There is a lot of prestige and respect for the Little 500. I want to run as many laps as I can.”

Five rookies made the starting field with Utah driver Ryan Burdett starting on the inside of the eleventh row and Michigan’s Derek Snyder starting in the middle of the last row.

Yorktown’s Adam Schuyler was unable to find enough speed on his first run and on a second attempt made contact with the turn three wall which ended his day.
Tickets are available for the historic 62nd Pay Less Little 500 at $27 for reserved seating. For more information, contact the Anderson Speedway Ticket Office at (765) 642-0206.

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62nd Pay Less Little 500 Starting Lineup:

Pay Less Little 500

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Anderson Speedway - Anderson Indiana

Starting line up (unofficial)