Fowler hadn't led any laps at Oswego until green flag pit stops within five laps of the end of the race. The #72 team gave him a fast pit stop that excelled against other crews and beat out other contenders, leading Fowler to victory lane for the first time in his career.
"I couldn't believe it," Fowler said. "After Trenton, our guys were down and I tried to keep them up. It's a team sport and I'm just the driver. I hope they had that in mind throughout our prep for this race." Fowler now has claim on being the first victor on a dirt track in the NFRN. Mike Simpson appeared on his way to his second victory of the season, but his pit stop did not match his on-track speed. "Think it was just an overestimation on gas mileage," Simpson said. "We didn't have any problems getting onto pit lane or driving on it, just put too much in the tank. It's alright, though, cause we should be good on points." The final laps of the race proved to be the craziest although all but one truck made it to the finish line. Following a minor spin by Dalton Wise off the nose of Kevin Knight, Barry Watson was clipped by Jeff Cabico on their way to pit lane, spinning Watson up the track and wrecking Ross Kispin out. Watson then tried to go back across the track to get to the pits, hitting Carter Friesen and missing the pits anyway. "Really not happy with Jeff," Watson said. "We're racing for something and he's not. He can't afford more bad finishes in the position we're in." Daniel Voyles potentially had a challenge for Fowler in the late going, but he was turned by Richard Morris as he left the pits. Voyles ended up 3rd. Jason Langley and Taylor The Pig had run-ins of their own, both spinning on the backstretch off the contact of other drivers.
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