Dustin Delaney put on a show for his hometown crowd at Adirondack. (Jamie Williams Photo)
Delaney Relegated To 11th Place Finish At Adirondack
Post-Race Report
Dustin Delaney had a top-five finish within his sights at Adirondack International Speedway Saturday night, but nine laps before the conclusion of the Edge Hotel 150, contact with another car sent him spinning around in turn four and ended all hopes for a podium finish in front of a hometown crowd. Delaney finished the NASCAR Camping World Series East event with an 11th place finish.
“(Brett) Moffitt had lost some position and was going strong to get back some position when he got into the back of us and spun us out,” said Delaney. “It’s short track racing I guess. I thought we had a lot more laps to go so I thought we would be all right and then my spotter came over the radio and told me five laps to go.”
Delaney started the No. 39 Delaney Infrastructure Chevrolet fifth after a solid qualifying effort, and maintained his position in the top-ten for the first 141 laps of the event. He was fifth at lap 20 and remained there as the race went green for a long stretch.
At lap 40, Ryan Truex started pressuring the Mayfield, N.Y. native, but Delaney held strong. At lap 45, Truex was able to get by using the bottom groove and relegated the Delaney Infrastructure Chevrolet to sixth after a brief side-by-side battle.
Delaney held his ground in sixth, but fell back to eighth at lap 86 where he remained until lap 125. Delaney was running seventh when he got spun in turn four.
“We gave up a couple of spots, but for the most part, we were a top-five car. I knew we had a few laps to go and I wasn’t really worried about it. I was saving some for the end because at this place patience is what it’s all about. We definitely had something up our sleeve for the last few laps.”
Delaney lined up 13th for the final restart of the night at lap 145 and gained two positions before the drop of the checkers.
“We were definitely disappointed in our finish tonight,” he said. “We had a good car all day long. It’s a shame it had to end like that.”
Delaney sits eighth in the NASCAR Camping World Series East point standings as the series heads to Lime Rock Park in two weeks for race nine of an 11-race schedule.
