Tanner Berryhill started from the Mahle Pistons Pole after clocking in at 15.690 seconds (91.778 mph) with defending series champion Cole Timm alongside.

The upbeat tempo of the day carried over into the race as the field took the green and never once slowed down. Timm grabbed the initial lead of the race in turn one as polesitter Berryhill fell quickly through the field. On lap 7, Brandon Setzer and Matt Craig both bypassed Timm for first and second, respectively, and began to pull away from the rest of the competition.

During the midstages of the race, Craig tried numerous times to bypass leader Setzer, battling through slower traffic and going three wide at times in an effort to steal the top spot. However, those slower cars became the downfall of both drivers in the closing laps of the race. Difficulty in passing slower cars allowed the No. 97 of Timm to creep into the battle for the lead from over a straightaway behind.

Timm disposed of Matt Craig and initially passed Setzer for the lead on lap 75 using the inside of the racetrack. Setzer fought back in the outside lane, leading laps 76 and 77, but Timm got the final advantage on lap 78. The David Gilliland Racing driver then strolled to his first win this season and the second of his career. Setzer, Craig, Steve Wallace and Tate Fogleman rounded out the top five.

“All these guys gave me a great opportunity and a great racecar today,” said Timm in Edelbrock Victory Lane after the event. “I still had a lot in the tank in case we had a late race caution or something. This thing was just awesome all weekend. We didn’t work on a whole lot of qualifying stuff, just mostly race stuff, and it definitely paid off for us.”

“The biggest thing is all of these guys right here, they do all the work and are phenomenal, simply awesome,” Timm continued when asked about getting the call to drive for a factory backed TRD team as opposed to his family-owned effort. “I love racing with my mom and my dad – he’s actually in Canada right now with his father, so this one’s for them right here – it means a lot to race with them, but it really means a lot to have the chance to race with these guys and do it in a dominant fashion.”

The 100 laps of action unfolded over the course of only 29 minutes and 37 seconds of caution-free racing. It was the shortest race in terms of elapsed time in series history.

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POS NUM DRIVER LAPS REASON OUT
1. 97 Cole Timm 100
2. 6 Brandon Setzer 100
3. 54 Matt Craig 100
4. 66 Steve Wallace 100
5. 8 Tate Fogleman 100
6. 58 Tyler Ankrum 100
7. 99 Raphael Lessard 100
8. 17 Quin Houff 100
9. 88 Garrett Jones 100
10. 15 AJ Frank 99
11. 2 Garret Archer 99
12. 16 Lucas Jones 99
13. 25 Stephen Leicht 99
14. 01 Jake Crum 99
15. 49 Jeff Batten 99
16. 56 Gus Dean 99
17. 22 Trevor Noles 99
18. 67 Clay Jones 99
19. 17B Tanner Berryhill 48 Mechanical
20. 7 Tyler Church 48 Mechanical