The NAPA team qualified the car in eleventh of 29 cars entered but was forced to move to the back of the field before the green flag because of being tardy to driver introductions. Not discouraged, Cameron and the #16 NAPA Auto Parts team kept their focus on the lead. Cameron made his way through the pack and by the half-way break at lap 75, the #16 NAPA AUTO Parts/NAPA Belts & Hose Chevrolet were running in sixth. At that time Cameron reported to crew chief, Doug George that there was a mechanical issue with the car. George and the NAPA team were quick to make the needed repairs before the race resumed. By lap 107 of the 157 lap race, the team had moved up to third and had closed in on the race leaders. At lap 148, the front-runners touched and spun down the front stretch. Cameron inherited the lead which he held onto with a green-white-checkered finish.

“We came from the back and beat adversity,” said Cameron. “With NAPA AUTO PARTS and NAPA Belts & Hose supporting the team, we wanted to get this win more than anything. We collected our first victory this season at the Stockton 99 Speedway and that is where we are heading next.”

Kerry Earnhardt and the #20 NAPA Belts & Hose/NASCAR Select by NAPA Filters team qualified in 12th on the outside of row six. At the halfway break, the #20 NAPA Belts & Hose team were running in eighth. Crew chief, Mario Isola and the team went to work to make needed adjustments before the race resumed at lap 76. The third caution of the night came out at lap 90 and Earnhardt and the #20 NAPA Belts & Hose Chevrolet had dropped to tenth.  The team climbed up to ninth before the green-white-checkered and finished in seventh. The team jumped 10 positions to 23rd in the point standings and has a goal of qualifying to compete in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at the end of the season.

“The #20 NAPA Belts & Hose/NASCAR Select by NAPA Filters Chevrolet car was pretty good,” said Earnhardt. “We were fast during the first segment and when we came in at the break, Mario and the team made some adjustments for a little tightness. We took off for the second half and the car just continued to get tighter. It was really bad.  It wouldn’t turn in the center of the corners. We were just fighting the car. When we went to the green-white-checkered, we were able get a jump on two cars and pick up a couple of spots. When we came back into the garage, we found out the right rear tire was going down which was why we couldn’t get back on the gas and turn. We’re going to go to Stockton, have a great run there and keep moving on up in points. I have fun on the short-tracks.”