Mother Nature again helped us out on Saturday with track prep, and once the track surface was laid down, the action was fast and furious. In Classic, Scott Russell took the win. Next up was the Street Stock where Travis Reno claimed the checkers. In Mini Stock, Dillion Martin got the win. Next up was the NeSmith Crates where Ryan King did a bump-n-run in turn 3 on the last lap to take the win. In Thunder & Lightning it was Greg Estes taking the win, but in post-race tech he was found to have illegal shocks, handing the win to Dale Watson. In Topless, it was all Eric Hux, and capping the night was Jason Cardwell taking the win in Limited Late Model.
Coming up this Saturday September 15th, we’ll have another exciting night of racing in the Limited Lates, Crate Lates, Topless Modified, Street Stock, Thunder & Lightning, Mini Stock, and Classic!
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Classic
Bart Baxter and Scott Russell your front row, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! Russell leads the field off turn 2 but up in turn 1 we have Joe Keck hard into the wall, caution here on lap 0.
Green flag back in the air, Russell gets the jump off 2 as Baxter gets sideways into 1, he’s all the way back to 7th from the pole. Up front, Russell has company as Cameron Skinner has closed in, Logan Dukes just behind him. Marvin Ray in the 4th spot, now Skinner dives inside on Russell, falls in line off 4. 4 laps are complete, Russell in command, Skinner in 2nd, Dukes in 3rd, but now Jason Beeler goes around in turn 3, caution flies here on lap 4.
Green flag in the air, Russell leads the field into 1. Skinner still hot on his heels, peeks inside off 2, Dukes with a run off 2, remains 3rd. Now Russell with a bobble, Skinner tries to capitalize, that allows Dukes to pull outside on Skinner, now Dukes claims 2nd the hard way. Now he chases down Russell into 3, now Skinner battles back, falls in line. Now Skinner has a mirror full of Ray as he closes in, Baxter looks inside Charlie Tharp off 4, throw a blanket over the top 6 right now with 10 laps complete. Skinner trying to mount a run on Dukes, can’t make it happen this time, Baxter still looking for room around Tharp, falls in line off 4. Russell continues to lead, Dukes and Skinner in tow, they’re all single file at the moment. Now the field closes in as 2 cars are together in 3, looked like Eli Keck and Beeler made contact. Caution here on lap 11.
Green flag in the air, Ray apparently had an issue, as well as Dukes as both drivers were slow on the restart and pulled into the infield in turn 2. Russell your leader, Skinner in 2nd, they’ve driven away from Tharp who is now 3rd but caution flies as we have hard contact in turn 3 as Beeler has made hard contact with the wall, losing a wheel in the process. Driver is ok.
Green flag back in the air once again, time has expired so it’ll be a 2 lap shootout! Russell powers on the throttle, Skinner peeks inside off 2, falls in line. Tharp in 3rd, Baxter just behind him, white flag. Skinner gets a run off 2, tries to look outside, nothing doing, Russell takes the win, Skinner gets 2nd and 3rd goes to Tharp.
Cautions: 3
Leaders: 77-Russell (1-17)
Street Stock
Jr Merriman and Travis Reno your front row, ready to go, GREEN FLAG! Reno with the preferred line up high into turn 1, he’ll lead the field off 2. Shannon Emery in tow, Merriman back to 3rd with a mirror full of Dale Watson but now Merriman gets loose in turn 3, Watson was inside with nowhere to go, complete restart coming.
Green flag in the air, Reno again with the jump into turn 1, Emery in 2nd, Merriman back to 3rd. Emery looks inside Reno, but Dale Jackson gets sideways off 4 and spins into the infield. 1 lap complete.
Green flag in the air, Reno the leader, but now Tim Kilby slows off turn 2 as Watson and Merriman get together on the frontstretch. Merriman lost a driveshaft off turn 4, which resulted in being sent spinning on the frontstretch.
Green flag back in the air, Reno powers off turn 4 with the lead, Emery in the 2nd spot, Jeremy Hershner in 3rd, Greg Humphrey in 4th and Kilby rounds out your field. Now Kilby looks to have lost a coolant line into 3, slides up into the outside wall, loses a wheel in the process. Caution here on lap 8.
Time has expired, so we’ll go green white checker. Green flag in the air, Reno leads the field off 2, Emery dives inside in turn 3 for the lead, white flag in the air. Off 2, Emery closes in, into 3 he powers inside, can’t make it stick, Reno with the win, Emery in 2nd, and Hershner in 3rd.
Cautions: 3
Leaders: 77-Reno (1-10)
Mini Stock
Sam Burgess and Dillon Martin your front row, GREEN FLAG! Martin your leader off 2, Burgess in 2nd, David Singleton in 3rd with Mike Townsend in 4th and Keith Sands 5th. Martin out front, Burgess in 2nd and Singleton still in 3rd. 5 laps are complete. Burgess reeling in your race leader. Martin with a bobble into 1 here on lap 8, Burgess now looks inside off 4, can’t make it happen, now Singleton breaks into turn 1 and makes contact with the outside wall. Caution here on lap 9.
Green flag back in the air, Burgess with a peek inside off turn 2 for the lead, loses ground down the backstretch. Martin out front, Burgess in 2nd with Townsend in 3rd. Burris in 4th with Sands in 5th as Burgess pulled inside Martin off 4, but fell back in line. Burgess again inside for the lead, can’t make it happen. Top 5 nose to tail now as they complete lap 14. Burgess peeks inside into 1, falls in line. Townsend now down low, pulls inside Burgess, now Burgess slows. Martin your leader, he’s stretched it out over Townsend. Burris in 3rd, Sands in 4th. Checkers in the air, Martin with the win, Townsend in 2nd, Burris takes 3rd.
Cautions: 1
Leaders: 69-Martin (1-20)
NeSmith Crate Late Model
Ryan King and Trevor Sise your front row, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! King and Sise make contact into turn 1, no harm done as both drivers continue on. Sise your leader off 2, King in 2nd, Cory Hedgecock in 3rd, John Cobb in 4th with Justin Summers back to 5th. Marty Calloway to his inside, falls in line. Beeler and Brad Seagle behind them with Cory Cate and Rusty Webb rounding out the field. Sise gets tight off 4, King closes in, Hedgecock just behind them, now King pulls inside in 3, has to check up, Hedgecock closes in on him now off 2. Summers got his machine going and has driven away from Calloway, he’s reeling in Cobb. Sise out front, King in 2nd, Hedgecock in 3rd, but caution flies here on lap 8 as Beeler is around in 4.
Green flag back in the air, Sise powers on the throttle off 4, King hot on his heels, now Sise gets sideways off 2, King pulls inside, they both touch, but they both continue on. King in 2nd, Hedgecock in 3rd. Cobb in 4th at the halfway point. Summers trying to close in and pass Cobb, but Cobb is pulling away as he’s reeling in Hedgecock. Sise your leader, he gets tight off 4, King closes in, looks inside into 1, falls in line off 2. Sise with a couple of mistakes here which have allowed King to close in, now Sise is pulling away here with 6 to go. Hedgecock with a bobble off 2, Cobb can’t capitalize. Sise still your leader, King in 2nd as he’s reeling in the leader, Hedgecock holding steady in 3rd, now Cobb closes in on Hedgecock, and now Summers tries to make a challenge, now up front, Sise with another bobble into 3, now Sise uses a lapper as a pick, King powers into turn 3, making contact with Sise, Sise thinks about it but he’ll settle for 2nd. Hedgecock in 3rd.
Cautions: 1
Leaders: 73-Sise (1-19); 30-King (20)
Thunder & Lightning
Greg Estes and Dale Watson your front row, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! Watson your lead off 2, Estes in 2nd, Gary Blanken in 3rd as Warren McMahan again with trouble, caution flies. He stalled coming to the green, and this time off 2 again. Tough break for him.
Green flag back in the air, Watson leads them into 1, Estes peeks inside off 2, falls back in line off 4. Robbie Comer making some noise, looks inside Michael Millsap off 2, powers inside into 1 for position on lap 5. Watson your leader, Estes still working the inside off 4, Blanken in 3rd. Estes with a big slide off 4. Watson out front, Estes in 2nd, Blanken in 3rd, Rocky Ogle in 4th with Comer hot on his heels. Estes powers inside for the lead, but can’t complete the pass. Ogle now with a bobble into 3, that gives Comer the 4th spot as Estes pulls inside again on Watson here on lap 13. Side by side off 4. Now Blanken slows into 1 and stalls in 2. Caution flies here with 5 to go.
Green flag back in the air, Watson hard on the throttle off 4, Estes powers inside into 1, off 2 still inside, into 3 Estes gets a good run through 3 and 4 and still side by side off 4, into 1 they touch, now Estes your leader. Watson looks inside into 3, can’t make it stick. Estes your leader, Watson in 2nd, Comer now looking for the spot, he dives inside into 1 as Estes claims the white flag. Comer with a run off 2, dives inside off 4, but Watson gets the 2nd spot. Estes takes the win, Watson in 2nd and 3rd goes to Comer.
Cautions: 2
Leaders: 11-Watson (1-15); 31-Estes (16-20)
Topless Modified
Green flag in the air for Topless, Eric Hux with the race lead off 2, Keith Gregory in the 2nd spot, Jerry Hux in 3rd with William Hux in 4th, rounding out the field. With 10 laps in the books, Eric Hux continues to show the way over Gregory, Jerry Hux, and William Hux. Gregory now starting to reel in Eric Hux as lap traffic isn’t far ahead with 4 laps remaining. William slides up in front of Eric Hux into turn 3, Gregory was able to power inside for the lead and led the lap but Eric was able to gather it back up and continue on. William just ahead of Eric, coming to the checkers, Gregory gives it a last ditch effort, can’t make the pass. Eric takes the win, Gregory gets 2nd and 3rd goes to William.
Cautions: None
Leaders: 11-Eric Hux (1-17, 19-20); 44-Gregory (18)
Limited Late Model
Ryan King and Jason Cardwell your front row, ready to go, GREEN FLAG! Cardwell with the run off turn 2, King in 2nd, Rusty Ballenger in 3rd. Brian Courtney gives up a spot to Mack McCarter, now Jason Manley pulls to his inside, but caution flies as Mitchell Childress has spun into 1. Caution on lap 1.
Green flag back in the air, Cardwell leads the field off 4, King peeks inside into 1, falls in line off 2. Ballenger in 3rd, McCarter in 4th as off turn 4, King has powered around Cardwell for the race lead. King your leader, now McCarter powers inside Ballenger, Ballenger tries to challenge back, can’t make it happen now Courtney pulls to his inside, now Manley pulls inside Courtney and they make contact. Manley chasing Courtney as King shows the way. Cardwell trying to reel in King, now King slows into 1 and he’ll pull into the infield. Cardwell your leader, McCarter in 2nd, Ballenger in 3rd. McCarter closing in on Cardwell, but Curtis Thomas goes around in turn 2. Caution here on lap 8.
Green flag back in the air, McCarter had a run going, have to see if he picks up where he left off. Cardwell your leader, McCarter in 2nd as they complete lap 9. Ballenger in the 3rd spot with Courtney in 4th as Manley continues to chase Courtney. Josh Collins chasing Jody Horton into 3, looks inside, falls in line. Been an off night tonight for Collins. Back to the racing, Courtney pulls inside Ballenger, and in turn 4 Courtney goes into the wall, caution here on lap 13.
Green flag back in the air, Cardwell leads them into 1, McCarter in 2nd, Manley now in 3rd as he’s chasing McCarter, looking to go 3 in a row here tonight. Cardwell now just 15 laps from the checkers, McCarter in 2nd, Manley in 3rd as now he has pressure from Ballenger from behind. Collins looking for a way around Horton. Cardwell still your leader, McCarter in 2nd, Ballenger still working on 3rd on Ballenger as Collins makes his way around Horton. McCarter now closing in on Cardwell as it’s go time, only 7 laps remaining. McCarter closes to the bumper, looks inside off 4, falls back in line. Tries to get a run into 1, gets sideways, gathers it up and tries again. Now 5 laps remain, Cardwell your leader, McCarter in 2nd, McCarter looks inside on Cardwell off 4, falls back in line. Now 3 laps remain, lappers may become a factor as Cardwell now just 2 laps away as he opens the gap over McCarter. Checkers in the air, Cardwell takes the win, McCarter comes home 2nd and 3rd goes to Manley.
Cautions: 2
Leaders: 07-Cardwell (1, 7-30); 30-King (2-6)