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He came out of the gate strong, was carried wide on the first turn, led down the backstretch and gave up the lead in the stretch.

Ryan Preece got the worst of it in the nine-car accident as he pinwheeled down the backstretch, partly upside down, before righting itself and coming to rest.

Granada Hills entered the event having clocked 40.29 — the fifth-fastest time in state history and eighth fastest in the nation this year— and easily won its heat Friday, but a yellow flag was raised on the backstretch and following several agonizing minutes the Highlanders learned they had committed a zone violation and would not be moving on to Saturday’s finals.

Later this summer, part of the grandstand, which had been condemned and ruled uninhabitable, will be torn down along with the barns on the backstretch.

Larson pulled behind Buescher on the backstretch of the last lap, then came around him on the outside of the final corner.