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Spin and win for Choquette

It's not often that one hears about a come-from-behind thumping, but that's exactly what Jeff Choquette did on Sunday night.

Choquette, ranked tenth on the DSM 75, picked up his second win of the New Smyrna Speedway World Series of Asphalt, holding off Tim Russell for the second evening in a row. He started fourth and passed Justin Drawdy for the lead before the first caution flag of the 30-lap race.

With eight laps to go, Choquette was spun in an incident with lapped car Nevin Gainey. The Palm Beach, Fla. prospect lined back as up as the leader and undermined right front damage to collect his fourth late model victory of 2008.

Russell, a DSM 75 prospect from Longwood, Fla., finished second. Drawdy, Louis Mechalides, and Ryan Sieg completed the top-five.

Derrick Kelley took the win in the 25-lap Limited Late Model event, pacing the entire race. J.R. McMichael, Drew Brannon, and Jessica Murphy finished second through fourth.

Chad Akins, who captured the previous two nightly wins in the Limited division, was moved out of the way by Murphy on lap five. He finished fifth.

The Tour-type Modifieds and the Crate Late Models had the night off but will return tomorrow.

Night #4 action kicks off tomorrow at 7:30 pm EDT. Coverage of the nine-day event continues on davidsmithmotorsports.com.