2008 Twilight 100

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2008 Twilight 100
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Date August 30, 2008
Location Daytona International Speedway
Laps 40
Polesitter Jason Bates
First Tom Delgado
Second Robert Truex
Third Kevin Colley
Cautions 0
Race Results

The 2008 Twilight 100, the seventeenth and final round in the 2008 ARLA Elite Series season, was held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Qualifying Race[edit | edit source]

Watch[edit | edit source]

The Race[edit | edit source]

The finale of the 2008 ARLA Elite Series season saw a six-way chase for the points championship, with Chris Johaanes, Leslie Riggs, Bruno Battaglia, Anthony Griffith, Bob Stephans, and Kevin Monroe. Jared Andersen was also in contention for the championship, but he had to sit out this race due to injury. OEN commentator Earl McDermott ran this race and came away with a top 10 for his efforts. This race also confirmed Charlie Waters as the 2008 ARLA Rookie of the Year, beating out Allie Riggs despite not winning a race all season. Roger Terlofsky won the qualifying race to get into this race, with TM Master Cup Series driver Tom Delgado barely getting in via the last transfer spot. Former 4-time Master Cup champion Leonid Roderick also attempted this race, but failed to qualify.

With two laps to go, Tom Delgado got a run on Robert Truex on the low side, using a move that Truex used to take the win away from Delgado at Texas. Despite a hard charge from Truex and more help on the high line on the last lap, Delgado was able to hang on for his first career win. It was also the first major victory for MRD Motorsports, and a popular victory among race fans as Delgado had been overcome with personal problems throughout his 2008 campaigns in the TM Master Cup Series, as well as spotty results in ARLA.

Top Ten Race Results[edit | edit source]

Position Number Driver
1 77 Tom Delgado
2 2 Robert Truex
3 08 Kevin Colley
4 64 Chris Johaanes
5 09 Harry S. Enola
6 34 Ricky Navarro
7 07 Justin Parker
8 83 Ryan Bell
9 00 Scott Hamilton
10 80 Earl McDermott


Final 2008 ARLA Elite Series Top 10 Points Standings[edit | edit source]

Johaanes' 4th place finish enabled him to win his second ARLA Elite Series championship by 50 points over Leslie Riggs.

Position Number Driver Pts.
ARLA Champion
64 Chris Johaanes 1,081
ARLA Runner-Up
50 Leslie Riggs 1,031
ARLA Bronze
26 Bruno Battaglia 987
4th
08 Kevin Colley 968
5th
06 Anthony Griffith 950
6th
05 Bob Stephans 935
7th
9 Jared Andersen 926
8th
63 Kevin Monroe 917
9th
21 TJ Stewart 915
10th
15 Bobby Porteau 904