Loden Takes Sunday Money at Hickory Speedway

NEWTON, NC (April 6, 2008) – Andy Loden took his first win of the 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Racing Season in an unusual Sunday afternoon event at Hickory Motor Speedway. After widespread rain blanketed the region all day Saturday, HMS Track Management invited drivers and fans to come out for a rare Sunday race.

Loden, defending 2006 & 2007 HMS Track Champion, set the pace for the day with a 15.258 second qualifying lap to take the Winncom Pole Award.

After a 50-lap dash that saw great battling between #29 Loden, #31 Kyle Grissom, and #16 Mack Little III for the top three spots and saw the fans on their feet for the battles between the #35 of Chris Lewis, #43 Jesse LeFevers, and #00 Lucas Ransone, Loden managed to take his first win of the season. Little was pleased with a strong second place finish, and Grissom scored third. Last week's winner #21 Brian Curry came home fourth, followed by #35 Chris Lewis in fifth.

The finish put Loden atop the LMS points over Curry in Second, Little third, Lewis fourth, and #25 Sam Watts fifth.