[FONT=Calibri]McLaughlin Takes Round Four at New Jersey[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]Brandon Dixon got the jump on the start of the fourth round of the Formula 1000 Championship Series at the New Jersey Motorsports Park, but it was Bill McLaughlin that came out the winner.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]Dixon in his Citation led the first 12 laps of the race until engine issues sidelined him near turn 7. Several drivers including Glenn Cooper had a bad start which saw Cooper in his Hell No Kitty Firman exit the race after 6 laps with mechanical issues. JR Osborne also parked his Stohr after 2 laps with a sour engine.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]Alex Mayer in the Elan DP-04 was running strong in the front pack until an electrical problem sent him out of the race on lap 7.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]But it was McLaughlin in the RFR/AIM/Pro-Shift Firman that took control over the remaining laps, walking away from the pack with Richard Franklin in the Waterfall Security Solutions Stohr who also won the Rilltech Hard Charger Award and Jason Slahor in his Van Diemen finishing in 2nd and 3rd respectfully.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]Brothers Peter and Ivin Seabrook rounded out the top five.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]ROUND 4 FINISHING ORDER[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]Pos Car# Driver/ Hometown Car/Sponsor[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1 56 Bill McLaughlin/Moorseville, IN Firman/AIM, RFR, Pro-Shift[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]2 81 Richard Franklin/Wilmington, NC Stohr/ Waterfall Security Solutions[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]3 9 Jason Slahor/Ellicott City, MD Van Diemen[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]4 19 Peter Seabrook/Bridgeton, NJ Stohr[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]5 71 Ivin Seabrook/Greenwich, NJ Stohr[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]6 18 Tim Pierce/Leland, NC Firman/Waterfall Security Solutions[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]7 7 Brandon Dixon/Tuscaloosa, AL Citation[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]8 5 Ryan Verra/Calgary, AB Philidelphia DB-F1000/ Enemy Sport[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]9 77 Alex Mayer/Harleysville, PA Elan DP-04[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]10 43 Glenn Cooper/Roswell, GA Firman/ Hell No Kitty[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]11 83 JR Osborne/Greenwood Village, CO Stohr/Stohr Cars, C3 Construction[/FONT]