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Ty Dillon Wins Gresham For First Career Victory!
Ty Dillon captured his first win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with a victory in the American Fence Association 150 presented by Mayfield Ice Creamier at Gresham Motorsports Park on Saturday.
Dillon, an 18-year-old series rookie and grandson of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Richard Childress, inherited the top spot when the two race leaders got together late in the event and then held on to win the action-filled race that concluded with a yellow-checkered finish.
The race, which included 12 cautions and four red flags for fluid clean-up, marked the inaugural series visit to the half-mile track in Jefferson, Ga.
Fellow series rookie Kevin Swindell won the Coors Light Pole Award and led a majority of the laps. Defending champion Ryan Truex got by Swindell late in the event and then the two came together on a subsequent restart, with Dillon taking over the lead. Truex wound up seventh while Swindell slipped to 14th....
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