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Choquette claims win in Pete Orr Memorial

Palm Beach, Fla. racer Jeff Choquette waltzed into history Saturday night at New Smyrna Speedway, claiming not only the Pete Orr Memorial 100 victory, but the week-long World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model championship. The win was his fifth of the week and seventh of 2008.

Choquette qualified third-quick but his leap to the front was even quicker work as he passed leader Scotty Crockett eight laps into the race.

Longwood, Fla. four-star Tim Russell qualified fourth but also progressed through the field, trailing Choquette to the line in second. Russell held off Jack Landis and Tucker, Ga. driver Ryan Sieg, third and fourth, respectively.

Louis Mechalides, Ricky Carmichael, Trevor Sanborn, Patrick Conrad, Justin Drawdy, and Crockett completed the top-ten.

In Limited Late Model competition, Joe Winchell took the win in the 25-lapper, edging out a thin field that included second place finisher Jessica Murphy and Drew Brannon, who finished third.

Brannon and veteran Derrick Kelley tied in points for the weeklong championship, but the trophy was given to Kelley, whose two wins to Brannon's none won the tiebreaker.

DSM All Access subscribers will be able to access Driver Grades from the World Series of Asphalt on Monday, February 18.