Cup Series: Poc-Oh-No - 8 August 2013 - National Sim Racing Association

Following an exciting All-Star race, the Cup series gets back to to business with it's first points race in 3 weeks. The series made it's debut at the Pocono Raceway Wednesday night. Mike Tellier won the pole and looked to have the dominant car. Tellier was running upfront when he got sideways out of the corner and fell back. Teammate Bronson Stafford was then able to take over the lead. Rob Scarberry was charging hard to the front but made contact with the #7, sending him around and ultimately ending his night. The race continued on with Scarberry in the lead but Tellier charged back up towards the front and took the lead. Almost everyone was saving fuel when Mark Murphy spun in turn three and brought out the yellow with just 11 laps to go. Everyone pitted and Tellier won the race of pit road. On the restart Tellier slipped and Zach Michael made a charge to the front but Tellier re-claimed the lead. Coming through turn 2 with just 4 laps to go, Tellier clipped the apron and slid up the track, Michael then got into the back of Tellier, sending him around and flipping over. Michael hung on for the win with Scarberry in 2nd for a MDM 1-2 finish, but was very subdued in victory lane. "That is not the way I race at all, a win is a win, but I hate getting them that way", Michael said in a post race interview. Tellier understood and chalked it up as "Hard racing".

Our condolences are with driver Rob Scarberry on the loss of his aunt following the race last night, she was 94.