er , ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁intermediate ▁t ires ▁and ▁began ▁pulling ▁away ▁immediately . ▁With ▁the ▁track ▁dry ing ▁out , ▁Set on ▁began ▁to ▁re el ▁C rom pton ▁in , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁la ps , ▁passed ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁lead . ▁Meanwhile , ▁both ▁the ▁Gib son ▁Mot ors port ▁cars ▁were ▁moving ▁up ▁the ▁pack ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁rain ▁starting ▁to ▁come ▁back , ▁the ▁dynamic ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁began ▁to ▁change . ▁S ka ife ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁from ▁Set on , ▁who ▁began ▁to ▁struggle ▁on ▁the ▁s lick ▁t ires , ▁and ▁Rich ards ▁followed ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁C rom pton ▁sp un ▁at ▁turn ▁two , ▁ri pping ▁the ▁front ▁spo iler ▁off ▁and ▁retired ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁S ka ife ▁began ▁the ▁final ▁lap ▁in ▁the ▁lead , ▁but ▁would ▁end ▁up ▁losing ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁circuit ▁as ▁team mate ▁Rich ards ▁passed ▁him , ▁taking ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Race ▁ 2 ▁ ▁S ka ife ▁led ▁off ▁the ▁line , ▁with ▁Set on ▁in ▁second ▁and ▁Rich ards ▁in ▁third . ▁B owe ▁would ▁ret ire ▁from ▁the ▁race ▁after ▁the ▁rear ▁spo iler ▁became ▁dis l od ged ▁from ▁the ▁Dick ▁Johnson ▁Racing ▁Fal con . ▁Per kins ▁and ▁Rich ards ▁were ▁locked ▁in ▁an ▁inten se ▁battle ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁pod ium ▁spot , ▁which ▁ultimately ▁saw ▁Per kins ▁emer ging ▁vict orious . ▁Tom as ▁Me z