Another great night of racing is in the books at 411! In Mini Stock action, we saw Rocky McNabb take the win. In Topless Modified, we saw two things take place. One, we saw William Hux take the checkers for the first time, and we also saw a fan favorite go up in flames. Johnny Ridings emerged from the car he was driving with his legs engulfed in flames. As of Monday morning, he was home resting comfortably and healing up from 2nd and 3rd degree burns but is expected to make a full recovery, so Get Well Soon Johnny! Next up was the Modified Mini where we saw Dustin Stephens take the win. In Thunder & Lightning, it was all Robbie Comer. In Street Stock, Shannon Emery notched his 2nd win of the season. And concluding the night we saw Jason Manley go 2 in a row as he claimed the checkers as the remaining cars behind him battled tooth-and-nail to the checkers.
Coming up this Saturday is another regular racing program! Racing in Limited Lates, Crate Lates, Thunder & Lightning, Street Stock, Topless Modified, Mini Stock, and Classic!
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Mini Stock
David Singleton and Rocky McNabb your front row, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! McNabb with the jump off turn 2, Singleton on his rear bumper, Alex Squires just behind them in the 3rd spot. Singleton now challenging inside, now Squires has a right-front tire pop in turn 3, slows off turn 4, several cars collected. Caution here on lap 2.
Green flag back in the air, McNabb hammers the throttle, leads the field into 1. Robert Burris dives inside on Keith Sands in turn 3, falls in line off 4. McNabb your leader, Singleton trying to find a way around the leader. Mike Townsend in the 3rd spot trying to hang on as Sands pulls to the bumper of Townsend, dives inside into turn 1 here on lap 5 as Singleton tries to challenge for the lead, they’ll click off lap 6. Burris closing on the bumper of Sands, 3-way battle for the 3rd spot. Now Sands looks inside off turn 2, can’t get the run off 2, falls back in line, off 4 pulls inside once again, still inside off 2 but again can’t get the run off 2. Sands still running the low line trying to get traction to pass Townsend, looks again inside Townsend into 1, carries it into turn 3, off turn 4 he now has company as Burris closes in to challenge both cars. Up front, McNabb still showing the way, Singleton in the 2nd spot, with 8 laps remaining. Sands gets a run into turn 3, carries it off 4, finally clears Townsend for the 3rd spot. Townsend now back to 4th, now in the crosshairs of Burris with 5 laps remaining. McNabb now has breathing room as he’s finally stepped away with the lead, now Singleton loses a tire here on the frontstretch and slides into the huge tractor tire in the infield, moved it about 10’ from it’s previous position. Driver must be ok as he’s pulled off the speedway.
Green flag back in the air, McNabb leads off turn 2, Sands in 2nd, Townsend in 3rd, now Dillion Martin powers around Burris as it sounds like the motor is sick, now Anthony Dixon powers around Martin for the 4th spot, now Burris slows off turn 4, pulls into the infield. White flag in the air, but now caution flies as Sands spins in turn 4.
Green flag in the air with just a couple laps to go, things may get interesting here! Dixon can’t get going, he’ll be passed by the rest of the field, McNabb comes around to claim the white, Martin now in 3rd, Townsend in 2nd, Keith looking to chase down Martin for 3rd, can’t make it happen, checkers in the air, McNabb your winner, Townsend in 2nd and 3rd goes to Martin.
Cautions: 3
Leaders: 51-McNabb (1-20)
Topless Modified
William Hux and Keith Gregory side by side, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! William Hux leads the charge off 2, Gregory pulls inside for the lead, falls back in line. 3 laps now complete, Patrick Duggan now slides in front of Johnny Ridings in turn 1 as Ridings has a loose handling car. Up front, William Hux opening up some breathing room over Gregory as they both have left Duggan for a moment, now Gregory gets a run off turn 2, stays in line. Gregory still trying to get a run on William Hux, but now Eric Hux and Tim Cooper get together into turn 1. Caution here on lap 8.
Green flag back in the air, we’ll cut this feature to 15 laps due to time. William Hux your leader, Gregory in 2nd, Duggan in the 3rd spot. William Hux beginning to pull away now with only 3 laps remaining, Gregory in 2nd, Duggan in 3rd. William Hux gets loose off 4, but maintains his lead as the white flag flies. Checkers on this one, William Hux gets the upset, Gregory in 2nd and 3rd is Duggan.
Cautions: 1
Leaders: 51-Hux (1-15)
Modified Mini
Dustin Stephens and Mitchell Fox your front row, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! Stephens with the jump off turn 2, Fox in the 2nd spot, William Tallent in 3rd with Jeff Copeland in 4th. Now off turn 2 Fox goes for a spin, caution here on lap 1.
Green flag back in the air, Tallent tries the very low line of the track in 1, Stephens powers off turn 2 and opens a huge lead. Tallent in 2nd as Copeland pulls outside into 1, and steals the 2nd spot. Stephens clicks off lap 4, Copeland in 2nd, Tallent in 3rd, Fox in 4th and Clifford Sands rounds out the remaining field. Now with 16 laps in the books, Tallent falls off the page. Stephens has jumped to a huge lead, over a straightaway, and Copeland now feels the pressure from Fox as he’s closing in. Checkers in the air, Stephens gets the win, Copeland takes 2nd, 3rd goes to Fox, and rounding out the field will be Sands.
Cautions: 1
Leaders: 12-Stephens (1-20)
Thunder & Lightning
Robbie Comer and Dale Watson side by side, GREEN FLAG! Comer quickly gets the jump off turn 2, Watson in the 2nd spot, Freddy Hillard in 3rd. Tommy Huston looks down low on Scott Atkins, Michael Boyd just behind them, now Tommy Huston gets loose, loops it around in turn 4. Caution here on lap 3 as Watson goes through in infield in turn 2.
Green flag back in the air, Comer with the jump off turn 4, Watson in the 2nd spot, Boyd now all over the rear bumper of Hillard for the 3rd spot. Tommy Huston now inside his Father Tom Huston for the position as they all have the leader just behind them, now they race side by side trying to get around Barry Duncan, but everyone continues on. Comer with a huge lead, Watson in the 2nd spot about a straightaway ahead, and then it’s a straightaway back to Boyd. Now the 4th place truck falls a lap down to Comer, as the checkers are in the air, Comer takes the win, Watson gets 2nd and 3rd goes to Boyd.
Cautions: 1
Leaders: 42-Comer (1-20)
Street Stock
Shannon Emery with the advantage off turn 2, Jeff McLemore in the 2nd spot, Travis Reno now quickly powers around everyone and pulls into the 3rd spot, now dives inside McLemore for the 2nd spot into 3, side by side off turn 2 Reno and McLemore get together, Reno hard in the wall, McLemore powers on, but Tracy Wolfe drew the caution as he lost a motor into turn 1. Caution here on lap 2.
Green flag back in the air, Emery your leader, David Clark in 2nd, now Nick Barnard makes his move and powers around Clark, he’ll set his sights on Emery. Now Clark spins in turn 2, caution here on lap 8.
Green flag back in the air, Emery with the jump into turn 1, opens about a 3 car length lead off 2. Barnard closing the gap, now closes to the rear bumper into 1 on lap 9. McLemore now around Clark for the 4th spot, sets his sights on Jr Merriman for 3rd. Up front, Barnard still on the hunt for the lead, now Barnard gets way high in turn 1, he’ll scrape the wall, but continue on. However the lead has opened up to about a 10 car length lead. Back to 3rd, Merriman gets loose, McLemore also gets loose allowing him to gather it up, now Clark makes contact and sends Merriman around into turn 1. Caution here on lap 14. Radiator looks busted on the Clark machine. Barnard wanted the caution, and it was great timing for him.
Due to the time limit expiring on this feature, it’ll be a green, white, checker finish. Green flag! Emery stands on the throttle, so does everyone else. Emery pulls away off turn 2, Barnard tries to reel him back in, but can’t make it happen, checkers in the air, Emery with the win, Barnard in 2nd and McLemore in 3rd.
Cautions: 3
Leaders: M2-Emery (1-20)
Limited Late Model
Josh Collins and Cory Hedgecock your front row, they’re ready to rock and roll, GREEN FLAG!! Collins low into 1, Hedgecock powers off 2 with the lead. Jason Manley making noise as he makes slight contact with Brad Lowe, now Collins battles back inside Hedgecock, Manley wants around both of them, Manley peeks inside Collins off 4 with 3 laps complete. Still side by side off 2, Hedgecock out front, Manley now inside Collins, steals the 2nd spot off 2 here on lap 4. Now sets his sights on Hedgecock, POWERS INSIDE FOR THE LEAD! Off turn 2, GIVE MANLEY THE LEAD! Won in impressive fashion last week, now he’s pulling away this week making a statement! Manley your leader, Hedgecock about 6 back, but now Collins pulls outside, he’s looking for a way around Hedgecock, now Lowe pulls inside. Through the field, we see Chris Wilson battling Jason Cardwell for about the 5th spot, now Collins has stolen 2nd from Hedgecock. Hedgecock now under fire as Lowe wants around him. Scott Gardner now with a run on Wilson, pulls inside, Rusty Ballenger pulls inside Justin Summers, sets his sights on Brad Seagle, Seagle inside Gardner, steals that position, Ballenger way low and loses ground as Summers gets back around, now Wilson inside Cardwell. Manley about to have some company as Collins is beginning to close the gap slightly, but now he has company as Lowe is closing in. Wilson still working on Cardwell for the 5th spot, now Stone Fuller running in the dust creating an issue around the track, he’ll pull into the infield here on lap 16. Lowe now inside Collins for the 2nd spot, Manley not far ahead as Manley has lap traffic just out his windshield bars, Lowe powers around Collins and now he’ll chase down Manley. Pierce McCarter inside Sammie Russell for the position, now Manley puts a lap on Heath Hindman. Wilson now closing in on Hedgecock with 15 laps remaining as Jason McCall cuts off Manley, Manley now tries outside off 2, powers around the lapper as he has 2 lappers between he and Lowe. Lowe still trying to close in, he’s up on the very top line, Collins behind him also up on the top shelf. Seagle way down low trying to close in on Cardwell, Ballenger back inside Summers for position, Summers gets way high in 3, Ballenger is able to complete the pass, now Cardwell moves low, that bottles the field up slightly as Seagle now dives inside. This whole hornets nest is closing rapidly on Hedgecock, now Gardner tries to make it 3 wide, now Summers powers outside on Gardner into turn 3, Cardwell now to the bumper of Hedgecock, something will have to give soon as more cars close in as Hedgecock is essentially slowing the field down. Cardwell still trying to find room around Hedgecock, about to get an assist from Summers just behind him, they want around Hedgecock but he’s a hard man to pass, 5 laps remaining. Manley your leader, Lowe and Collins behind them, and now we’ll have our first caution as the hard racing finally ended as Summers drills Cardwell and sent Cardwell hard into the turn 1 wall. That’s unfortunate that that hard racing like that had to end in that fashion. This might not be a caution that Manley wanted, we’ll find out soon!
Green flag back in the air, Manley leads the field into 1, Lowe tries to challenge for the lead, but Manley pulls away. Now Lowe breaks and slows in front of the field off turn 4, caution flies once again here on lap 31. Lowe did an incredible job trying to get out of the way and now get into more trouble for that one.
Green flag in the air, Manley has dodged one bullet, he’ll try to dodge another. Off turn 2, he’ll open up a sizeable lead over Collins, now Gardner inside Seagle and Cardwell, 3 wide off 4! Cardwell holding his own up high, trying to reel in Hedgecock, but off turn 4, Manley gets the white flag, Collins in 2nd, Wilson in 3rd, now Wilson tries one more time for the 2nd spot, but nothing doing, Manley takes the win, Collins gets 2nd, 3rd goes to Wilson, Hedgecock in 4th and Cardwell takes 5th.
Cautions: 2
Leaders: 23-Hedgecock (1-4); 32-Manley (5-35)