racing knows how competitive it is and as the laps wore on, Mercer caught up to stiffer competition and had to make his moves when he had the chance.

Mercer worked his way inside the top five and then set his sights on getting to the front of the field, but several cautions and double file restarts would slow his progress through the field, but only for a short time. As the race neared the halfway mark, Mercer put his Reliable Fire & Safety, Steele Rubber Company, Pistone LTO Chassis into second place and set his sights on the leader.

On lap 53, Mercer put his car back out front as he had come full circle from winning the pole to starting in the rear of the field and now had his car in the lead. Mercer's work still wasn't completed as he had to hold on to the lead through a series of cautions in the final 40-laps of the race.

Mercer found out just how lucky he was when the cars from third through eleventh piled up in a nasty wreck that took out several of his toughest competitors. The early leader was then running second and on a later restart found himself missing a shift and heading to the back of the pack, leaving Mercer out front and without a challenge.

"Coming from the back of the field is tough anytime in these cars," said Mercer. "The level of competition in this race was incredible with the number of winners from other tracks. After starting in the rear I knew I had to be careful, but quickly move my way through the field and that's what I did."

Mercer had just gotten through the field when it seemed everything started to break loose behind the leaders and for he and his Mercer Racing team, the win after starting in the rear was huge.

"I thought we had a good enough car to get through the field by halfway and we did," continued Mercer. "I've told everyone our car is getting better every week and it was great again tonight. This win was special, the team gave me a great car and I drove my heart out and to win was awesome."

Mercer is supported by Reliable Fire & Safety, Steele Rubber Products, Performancenter Racing Warehouse, WP Racing Shocks, and Mercer Race Car Engineering. Mercer Racing takes two weeks off while touring series invade the track, but on Saturday, July 11th he'll be back in action in one of the biggest races of the season. The "Dwight Huffman Memorial" will be on tap and will have the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Cars going for 177-laps.

For Mercer and his team this win meant that they had captured ten wins in a row a nearly unprecedented mark that few drivers at any level of racing have ever been able to obtain and Mercer hopes he'll be extending that win streak when the track races again on July 11th.

For more on Mercer Racing and driver, Andy Mercer please visit their new website at www.mercerracing.com or contact RaceBrand Driver Management at (704) 745-4282.

About Reliable Fire & Safety
Based in Gastonia, NC, Reliable Fire & Safety offers fire extinguisher sales and service, restaurant and industrial fire suppression systems, as well as emergency light testing and repair. View the full line of Safety Supplies and Services at www.ReliableFireandSafety.com

About Steele Rubber Products
Steele Rubber Products is located in Denver, North Carolina. Our company manufactures and provides only the highest quality rubber parts and weatherstripping for classic cars, trucks and street rods. Steele was founded on a simple philosophy; it is less costly to "do it right the first time" than to buy inferior products that won't stand up over time or meet our customer's high expectations. For more visit www.steelerubber.com or www.springrubber.com