Brooklyn, MI -- Heading into the running of the Conway Freight 100, Mike Husby had a large and very comfortable points lead of 164 over Brent Sweet and 171 points over 3rd place points holder Thomas Mohl Jr., with 11 races remaining, would any driver be able to capitalize in Michigan?Tyler Ellery earned his first career THL Truck Series pole with a time of 39.430, barely beating Julian Madore who clocked in at 39.432. As a fun fact, the top 8 were separated by less than a tenth of a second, proving Michigan will be interesting.
As the first 20 laps would be clocked off, the drivers put on a hell of a show, as the top 6 would switch it up, three wide, four wide, wherever they could get a run, they would go. Pete Engelmanas would establish quiet but quick dominance during the first two fuel runs as he would lead 23 laps (most) on the night.
As green flag stops would approach almost everyone would hit pit road, however Pete Engelmanas and Thomas Mohl Jr. stayed out, trying to stretch as far as they could. Neither driver could make it to the end, setting up tire and fuel strategy for the final stop.
As Mohl Jr. came in, he opted to take no tires and fill 'er up, attempting to win his first race on the year, Julian Madore would be on the same strategy as they attempted to break away from the remainder of the field. They would pull away for 5 of the final 10 laps until Pete Engelmanas would get draft help from the lapped car of Wesley Hoag, allowing him to take over the lead.
With 3 laps remaining, Madore and Mohl would give it one last shot. Madore pushed Mohl Jr. down the backstretch giving him one of the best pushes on the evening. As Mohl Jr. went into the corner, he slid up as his older tires wouldn't allow him to grip the slick Michigan Speedway. Madore would slip by but would be unable to get by Engelmanas.
Pete takes his second win of the year at one of his favorite tracks, winning the Conway Freight 100 from MIS! Madore 2nd, Mohl Jr. 3rd, Tyler Ellery 4th and points leader Husby 5th.
Mike Husby now leads new 2nd place in points holder Thomas Mohl Jr. by 156 points and Brent Sweet by 173 points. The series heads to Thunder Valley, Bristol Motor Speedway where anything can happen. Who will come out on top? Find out August 30th!
