Bobby captured the most prestigious race in the sport for the second time on Saturday night, taking the lead with five laps to go and securing the $57,000 World 100 crown jewel victory at Eldora (OH) Speedway. He initially grabbed the top spot on lap 23 from his third starting position. However, his time at the front was short-lived, as he fell back to second two laps later. He stayed close and regained the lead on lap 26, only to lose it again on lap 35.
“When the 49 (Davenport) took off, that was it. You know, that’s about all she wrote most of the time,” Bobby said. “I started — not catching him — but I saw he was in my view again, and there was only like one (lapped car) between us at the time. This was a little after halfway, and I was like, ‘Well, it’s early to start beating the wall down, but I’m going to start doing it.'”
Bobby regained the lead on lap 63 and stayed in control until lap 92. “I saw a black car, and (he) passed me. I saw the 17 on the car and thought, ‘Oh, he’s in the lead now,'” Bobby said. “I thought I was screwed because if Dale (McDowell) passes you on the bottom like that, you’re normally done. But when he caught the back end of that lapped traffic, he slowed up just a little, and I thought, ‘This is my shot.’ Luckily, I nailed my corners.”
Bobby seized control with a high-side pass on lap 96 and stayed out front the rest of the way. “What an awesome race, and an honor to go wheel-to-wheel at the end with two of the all-time greats,” Bobby said. “We gave it everything we had and were fortunate to come out with the win! We were finally able to get the car balanced to run the top in the feature. Huge thanks to my family, crew, and sponsors for all that you do for this team. Shoutout to ALL of the fans for being here tonight! YOU make this event what it is; we would be nothing without you guys. This place was electric this evening!”