McFarland, driver of the No. 81s Sears Auto Center Chevrolet, started 10th in the 40-car field and moved to the point on Lap 63. After giving up the lead during the cycle of pit stops, McFarland charged past Benny Gordon off Turn 2 and never looked back.

"Wes [Ward] made a really good change on the tire stop and tightened me up a little so I could get off the corner better," said McFarland, who won $11,600. "I knew right when we went back green the car was going to be really good."

And it was. McFarland turned his best lap of the race on Lap 127.

Herring, driver of the No. 22s Black’s Tire & Auto Service Ford, came up 1.12 seconds short of his first Hooters Pro Cup win, but second place was still his best finish in his first four starts.

"This is the run we needed," said Herring, who pocketed an extra $1,000 for being the Miller Lite Rookie of the Race. "We definitely would have liked one more position, but we needed a nice solid finish today, and we got that. This is a great confidence builder, and hopefully we can carry this into the next few races."

Cale Gale, subbing for Hunter Robbins, had a solid showing in his first Hooters Pro Cup event. After starting in the rear due to the driver change, Gale overcame the lost track position and a mid-race spin to finish third.

"We ended up third, but I wish we would’ve waited a little later to put tires on," said Gale, driver of the No. 6s Harley-Davidson of Milwaukee machine. "Being that we had to go to the tail end [of the field at the start], we really didn’t have a good strategy. We did what we had to do and salvaged third."

Caleb Holman, driver of the No. 75s Food Country Chevrolet, finish fourth, and Brad Rogers, driver of the No. 29s Chevy Racing Chevrolet, rounded out the top five.

Ray Love Jr., driver of the No. 08n Love Concrete Chevrolet, was the highest finishing Sears Auto Center Northern Division driver. Love’s sixth-place effort was also a career-best.

Greased Lightning Southern Division point leader Michael Ritch led the first 43 laps, but he couldn’t make it back to the front after pitting and finished 13th.

Clay Rogers, making his first start for JCR3, had a strong run in the first half of the event, leading 15 laps. But the two-time Pro Cup champion fell from contention when he pulled behind the wall with a mechanical failure on Lap 125.

Matt Carter, subbing for Joey Coulter, rocketed to the front after starting in the rear and took the lead on Lap 84. But after making a late stop for fuel, Carter slipped to 16th at the finish.

James Buescher picked up the Aaron’s "Do The Math" Hard Charger Award after moving from 40th to seventh at the finish.

The race was slowed four times for 25 laps of caution and featured seven lead changes among six drivers.

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Official Results

Sears Auto Center 150

Location- Milwaukee Mile

Date- 5-31-08

Finish Start Car Driver Sponsor Make/Model Laps Winnings Remarks

Position Position # Finished

1 10 81 s Mark McFarland Mooresville, NC Sears Auto Center/Knights Companies Chev Monte Carlo 150 $11,600 Running

2 6 22 s R Drew Herring Benson, NC Blacks Tire & Auto Service/The Works/Hog Slat Inc Ford Fusion 150 $8,200 Running

3 12 6 s R Cale Gale* Winston-Salem, NC Harley Davidson of Milwaukee/Boucher.com/Goodson Consulting/APCO Transmissions/VFW Ford Fusion 150 $5,000 Running

4 16 75 s Caleb Holman Abingdon, VA Food Country USA/Performance Automotive Chev Monte Carlo 150 $4,400 Running

5 34 29 s Brad Rogers* Mooresville, NC Chevy Racing/Lynchs/Schaeffers Oil/Optima Aluminum Trailers/ETI Chev Impala SS 150 $4,200 Running

6 25 O8 n Ray Love Jr Faulkner, MD Love Concrete/Junior Johnson Hams/D&G Kustom Specialties Chev Monte Carlo 150 $2,800 Running

7 40 84 s James Buescher Plano, TX Mercedes Homes/Wolf Pack Rentals Chev Monte Carlo 150 $3,100 Running

8 1 93 n Brandon Ward Winston-Salem,NC Randy Humphrey Racing Ford Fusion 150 $3,400 Running

9 11 73 n Jeff Agnew Floyd, VA Team 7/Mark IV Suzuki Ford Fusion 150 $2,800 Running

10 26 55 s Woody Howard Chesapeake, VA Dean Motorsports/Schaeffers Oil Chev Impala SS 150 $2,600 Running

11 19 66 n Benny Gordon DuBois, PA Samuel Metals/Predator Performance Inc/Murray Ford/ADG/Johnnys Suzuki Ford Fusion 150 $3,300 Running

12 31 22 n Derek Kale Winfield, WV Heritage Equipment/Gaerte Engines/Laughlin Performance Chev Monte Carlo 150 $2,400 Running

13 4 28 s Michael Ritch High Point, NC Support Our Troops Ford Fusion 150 $3,400 Running

14 17 83 n R Beau Slocumb Athens, GA Zaxbys/Regions Bank/Lang Signs Chev Monte Carlo 150 $1,800 Running

15 14 9 s Tom Hessert Cherry Hill, NJ MAACO Americas Body Shop/Greased Lightning Chev Monte Carlo 150 $1,700 Running

16 2 O2 s Matt Carter* Denver, NC Darrell Gwynn Foundation/Tempest Cycles Ford Fusion 150 $2,600 Running

17 5 4 n Jay Fogleman Durham, NC Speedco/The Works/Mac Tools Ford Fusion 150 $2,500 Running

18 28 12 s Carl Long Roxboro, NC Romeo Guest Construction Ford Fusion 150 $1,600 Running

19 20 96 s Wade Day Elizabethton,TN Lopez Wealth Management/Wil-wood/Race Pak/Simpson Ford Fusion 150 $2,000 Running

20 18 O6 s Bobby Gill Concord, NC USG Sheetrock/Kimnach Ford/Tidewater Interior Products/Building Specialties Ford Fusion 150 $2,600 Running

21 13 65 n R Mikey Kile Westlake, LA VisViva Energy Drink Chev Monte Carlo 150 $1,400 Running

22 36 82 s Billy Bigley Jr Naples, FL Diamond Vogel Ford Fusion 150 $1,400 Running

23 29 21 n Derrick Kelley Auburndale, FL NGA Hooters Golf Tour/Rick Wilson Painting & Constr/Comeback Motorsports/Comeback Mtrsprts Ford Fusion 150 $1,400 Running

24 21 81 n Travis Miller Chesapeake Va Pete Knight Racing Ford Fusion 149 $1,400 Running

25 24 23 s J P Morgan Ether, NC Phil Morgan Pottery Chev Impala SS 148 $1,400 Running

26 22 52 s Kirk Leone Raleigh, NC Awesome Awnings Ford Fusion 148 $1,200 Running

27 15 32 n R Matt Merrell Burnsville, MN Win-Tron Driver Development/Tejas Exotics/Merrell Lease Chev Monte Carlo 148 $1,200 Running

28 35 OO n Tim Bainey Jr Osceola Mills Pa Aarons Dream Machine Ford Fusion 148 $1,200 Running

29 38 2 s Matt Hawkins Canton, GA Jani King/Racing Radios Ford Fusion 148 $1,600 Running

30 27 7 n Gary St Amant Delaware, OH JEGS.com/Jegs Mail Order/Speedco/HTS Mulch Co Chev Monte Carlo 147 $2,700 Running

31 8 54 s Clay Rogers Mooresville, NC C & C Boiler/Cleaver Brooks Chev Monte Carlo 125 $2,100 Running

32 30 40 s Dusty Williams Guyton, GA Dustcom Ltd/Dixie Excavating Ford Fusion 115 $1,200 Running

33 23 99 n Brett Butler Snellville, GA DRT Enterprises Ford Fusion 99 $1,200 Mechanical

34 37 75 n Ronnie Souders Beloit, OH Farmer Bobs Campground/Harrisons Performance Engines Chev Monte Carlo 93 $1,200 Mechanical

35 33 5 n Danny Jackson Loveland, OH Redbank Transport//Lykins Companies Chev Monte Carlo 92 $1,600 Mechanical

36 3 31 n Mike Hampton Fort Mill, SC Eaton Electrical/Detroit Locker/Aeroquip Ford Fusion 83 $1,900 Accident

37 9 48 n Sam Fullone North Collins, NY Fullone Trucking Chev Monte Carlo 64 $1,600 Mechanical

38 7 11 n A J Frank* Troutman, NC Youngs Building Systems Chev Monte Carlo 52 $1,600 Mechanical

39 32 17 s Bryan Silas Stuart, FL Rockingham Speedway Ford Fusion 43 $2,000 Mechanical

40 39 68 n Allen Purkhiser Mooresville, NC Bill Ellis Barbeque Ford Fusion 3 $1,200 Mechanical

R Rookie *Substitute Point Driver

Awesome Awnings Pole Award- $1000- Matt Carter*- (29.904/120.385 MPH) New Track Record

Lucas Oil Products 1/2 Way Leader-$1000- Mark McFarland

Miller Lite Rookie of the Race -$1000- Drew Herring

Aarons Do The Math Hard Charger -$500- James Buescher

Greased Lightning Clean Team - $500 Drew Herring

Number of caution flags-4 Total laps under caution- 25

iCard Time of Race-1:42:51 Green Flag Average Speed- 116.196 MPH Margin of Win-1.125 sec

Lap Leaders- 1-43 Michael Ritch (43); 44-58 Clay Rogers(15);59-62 Bobby Gill(4); 63-83 Mark McFarland(61)

84-87 Matt Carter(4); 88-110 Benny Gordon(23); 111-150 Mark McFarland