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By TIM CHANDLER, C-T Associate Editor (Roxboro Courier=Times, 3/21/07)

ROUGEMONT — Terry Dease of Oxford and Andrew Perry of Hillsborough claimed victories in twin 75-lap races for the Late Model Stock Car Division Saturday afternoon at Orange County Speedway.

The two events were the featured attractions of the second consecutive week of racing action at the three-eights mile asphalt oval in Rougemont.

Dease started from the pole position in the first 75-lap race and, despite losing the lead to Ryan Gray of Raleigh on the opening circuit, claimed the win.

Dease regained the lead on the 49th lap when he battled past Gray after the two raced side-by-side. From there, Dease held on the rest of the way to claim the victory in the 11-car field.

Gray, who started outside of the front row, wound up second in the event, which was slowed by just one mandatory caution period on lap 40.

Matt Lofton of Timberlake claimed a third-place finish in the first race and was followed in the top five by Justin Johnson of Roxboro in fourth place and Perry in the fifth position.

The sixth through 10th positions in the event were claimed by Mike Chambers of Timberlake, Leigh Carruthers of Wake Forest, Kenny Forbes of Bullock, Tracey Chambers of Timberlake and David Paschal of Raleigh.

The top six finishers in the first race were inverted for the start of the second race. That inversion put Mike Chambers on the pole and Perry on the outside of the front row.

Perry grabbed the lead at the outset of the race and held it until lap 40 when Gray motored into the lead after the race was halted for a mandatory caution.

Earlier, Gray had moved into third place by passing Johnson and then into the second spot on the track by getting around Lofton.

Gray held the lead position until lap 72 when Johnson bumped him and sent him spinning coming out of turn four.

That dropped Gray to third and left Johnson headed to the pits to receive a stop-and-go penalty for rough driving.

Perry, who had seemingly slipped out of contention for the victory, moved back into the lead spot. When the race resumed for a two-lap sprint to the finish, Perry held the advantage and secured the win.

Carruthers wound up second in the 10-car field and was followed by Gray in the third spot and Johnson in fourth place. Dease rounded out the top five drivers in the race.

The sixth through 10th spots in the field were secured by Forbes, Lofton, Mike Chambers, Tracey Chambers and Paschal.

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