LOUDON, N.H. – Kelly Moore survived a two-lap sprint to the finish and held off a hard-charging Brian Hoar to capture a caution-plagued New Hampshire 125 for NASCAR Busch East Series teams Saturday at New Hampshire International Speedway.

The race was shortened to 104 laps due to time constraints stemming from live television coverage of the Craftsman Truck Series race.

Moore, the 1995 series champion from Scarborough, took the lead from Hoar on lap 90 and set the pace in the closing laps. Bryon Chew ran among the leaders all day and finished third, while Andrew Myers came all the way from 41st to claim fourth. Strong native Tracy Gordon completed the top five.

“It’s been way too long since we’ve been here,” Moore said. “These guys have been working hard, and it paid off today.

“This is my home track, I’ve always loved racing on the Magic Mile and to win here means more than I can describe.”

There were 11 lead changes among 8 drivers, and 33 cars finished on the lead lap. Thirty-seven of the 46 starters were running at the finish, and 11 cautions slowed the proceedings. Moore earned $14,500 for his efforts.

There were 73 laps run under caution and just 31 under green-flag conditions. From a fan’s perspective, this wasn’t the prettiest race ever run.

At the drop of the green flag, Sean Caisse got the jump on polesitter Mike Olsen and led the 46-car field into Turn 1. Caisse created a buzz in the NASCAR community this week with the announcement of his signing with Kevin Harvick to drive in the Busch Series. The Pelham, N.H., native will make his debut for Harvick next Saturday afternoon in Dover, Dela. He will also attempt to qualify at Memphis Motorsports Park this fall, with plans for 15 Busch races in 2007.

The first caution waved after just two laps when Patrick Dupree and Jerick Johnson came together between Turns 1 and 2, collecting Doug Krpata against the outside retaining wall.

On the ensuing restart, Caisse took off with Olsen, Matt Kobyluck and Chew in tow. Two more cautions in the early going provided the leaders with an opportunity to hit pit road for service.

Olsen beat Caisse onto the track, while Jeff Anton stayed out on the speedway to take over the point.

Shortly after the field went back to green-flag conditions, Olsen’s day started going south in a hurry when he got caught up in a Turn 1 crash involving Dale Quarterly and John Freeman. The 2001 champion took the restart deep in the field, and was never a factor.

Caisse made contact with Kobyluck coming through Turns 3 and 4 on the 49th circuit, sending Kobyluck into the outside wall and out of contention. With just 50 laps on the board, drivers were enduring their sixth caution. Caisse wasted little time getting back to the front, re-taking the lead from Brad Leighton on lap 55.

Caisse and Hoar were battling side-by-side through Turns 1 and 2 on lap 63 when Caisse spun around and came to a stop. Officials felt the contact was unintentional and Hoar led the field back to green.

As the crash-fest continued, it was Leighton’s turn for bad luck as he was the victim of a clash between Kobyluck and Caisse. NASCAR officials saw Kobyluck’s actions as unacceptable and sent him to the garage for the day.