MUSKOGEE, Okla. — After a fourth place finish in his heat race, it did not look like Whit Gastineau was in his usual winning form at Thunderbird Speedway. Gastineau likes the larger half-mile tracks and has won his share of races at Thunderbird, but Kent was able to close the gap some late in the race as Gastineau was trying not to over drive his race car. “They told me to pick up the pace a little,” Gastineau said. “The one early on definitely did not help us,” Kent said. Kent came into the night just 23 points ahead of Danny Wood in the points race and was able to stretch the advantage to 34 with his second place finish. “It we can just keep going like we are I think we will be alright,” Kent said.

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