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May 25, 2008
Donny Lia Wins at Mansfield!
An absolutely incredible win for Long Island native Donny Lia at Mansfield!! On the last lap he moved David Starr out of the way to pass for the lead and went on to win the first truck race of his career! What's amazing about Lia winning is that he only has eight Truck races worth of experience under his belt, his ride came together last-minute since the ride he thought he was going to have fell apart just prior to the start of the season and he wasn't even allowed to race at Daytona because Nascar wouldn't give him the necessary approvals. It really says something to me about Lia that as a rookie he wasn't afraid to race veterans like Starr and Todd Bodine very hard and aggressively because he knew he had a chance to win.
Some fans seem to think Lia should be run out of Nascar for bumping Starr but that's what happens on short tracks, and it's not like Starr ended up wrecked. I'm sure I'd be upset if it was one of my favorite drivers who was bumped out of the lead by Lia but I want to see hard racing and especially on the last lap of the race! It makes for an exciting finish for sure!
Posted by silverdsl at May 25, 2008 05:21 PM