MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – The top-30 starters for the longest-running 200-lap dirt modified race in the country are set after preliminary action Friday night at Orange County Fair Speedway. Early in the day it was Edwards, N.Y., veteran Tim Fuller setting fast time in time trials with a lap of 23.165 seconds. He was followed by Jimmy Phelps, Mat Williamson, Larry Wight, Tim Sears Jr. and Max McLaughlin among the top six qualifiers. It then came down to Wight, from Phoenix, N.Y., who won the 20-lap race and will start first in the Eastern States 200. Wight passed Fuller for the lead on lap seven and drove off to a 5.547-second victory over Max McLaughlin. Small block modified time trials were dominated by Phelps, who posted a lap of 23.132 seconds to lead the way in that category. Small block heats were won by Wight, Gary Edwards Jr., Andy Bachetti, Kevin Root, Friesen and Tyler Boniface.

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