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MORRIS
TAKES SECOND SBS WIN
SOUTH
BOSTON, VA……Defending NASCAR national champion Philip Morris of
Ruckersville, Va. claimed his second win of the season here
Saturday night at South Boston Speedway.
Morris
held off Justin Johnson of Durham, N.C in a two-lap green flag
sprint to the finish to win the NASCAR Whelen All-American Easter
Bunny 150 Late Model Stock Car Division race.
His
margin of victory was 1.168 seconds.
The
win was the second for Morris in as many starts at South Boston
Speedway this season and his third triumph for the season.
Eddie
Johnson of Midlothian, Va. finished third with Lee Pulliam of
Semora, N.C. and Josh Oakley of Rougemont, N.C. rounding out the
top five finishers.
Jonathan
Bailey of Keysville, Va., Dane Rudolph of Wamberal, Australia,
Jonathan Cash of Oxford, N.C. Kenny Forbes of Bullock, N.C. and
Dustin Storm of Huntingtown, Md. rounded out the top ten
finishers.
Nick
Smith of Hampton pressured Morris for much of the race. However,
Smiths bid for the win came to an unexpected end when the car
driven by Smith and the car driven by Dude Gibbs of Seaford, Va.
got together with six laps to go.
That
mishap also triggered a spin on the backstretch by Storm, who was
running third at the time, and Tim George Jr.
The
race was restarted on lap 150 for a two-lap sprint to the finish
with Justin Johnson and Eddie Johnson moving into the top three.
Neither was able to make a serious bid against Morris, who held on
to take the win.
Morris
averaged 70.118 mph in the race that was slowed by three caution
periods. The race took 52 minutes and 13 seconds to complete.
Peregoy,
Snow Split Wins In Limited Sportsman Twinbill
Two
new winners emerged in the Limited Sportsman Division as Tommy
Peregoy of Red Oak, Va. and Justin Snow of Danville, Va. took wins
in the pair of 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division races.
Peregoy
won the first 50-lap race, first fending off challenges from
16-year-old Jeb Burton of Halifax, Va. before having to fight off
Brian Pembelton of Amelia, Va. and Danny Willis Jr. of Cluster
Springs, Va. over the last four laps to seal the win.
At
the end, Peregoy edged Pembelton by .133 second with Willis,
Burton and Brian Cole of Roxboro, N.C. rounding out the top five
finishers.
With
the top five qualifiers for the second race being inverted for the
start, Snow and Willis occupied the top two spots for the start of
the nightcap. Willis led the first five laps before Snow squeezed
past Willis to grab the lead on the sixth lap.
Pembelton,
who started fourth, took second place from Willis with 10 laps to
go. He tried to make a run at Snow, but Snow was able to take the
win by a 1.685-second margin.
Willis
finished third with Brandon Gdovic of Yorktown, Va. and Peregoy
rounding out the top five finishers. Burton, who started ninth,
finished sixth.
Cassidy
Takes Pure Stock Win
Mickey
Cassidy of Danville, Va. took the lead from Jack Milam of
Ringgold, Va. with three laps to go and won the 30-lap Pure Stock
Division race.
Chris
Crosby of Raleigh, N.C., Courtney Crosby of Scottsburg, Va., Bruce
Mayo of Halifax, Va. and Milam rounded out the top five finishers.
Cassidy
started on the pole and led the first 25 laps before Milam worked
his way to the front on lap 26. Milams lead was short-lived,
however, as Cassidy surged back to the front of the field with
three laps to go.
Cassidys
margin of victory was .375-second.
Blair
Wins Legendary Ford Flatheads Race
Bill
Blair led the entire race and won the 15-lap race for the
competitors in the Legendary Ford Flatheads Racing Association.
Harry Hale finished second with Carlton Pugh and Tom Corn
completing the field.
Next
Race At South Boston Speedway
The
next race at South Boston Speedway will be the USG Night 150 on
Saturday night, April 25.
Four
action-packed races are on tap with a 150-lap race for the NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car Division
headlining the program.
The
nights action will also include a race for the Limited Sportsman
Division, the Pure Stock Division and the Southern Vintage
Modified Division.
Registration
and pit gates will open at 1 p.m. Practice will run from 2:15 p.m.
until 3:45 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. and
qualifying time trials will start at 5:15 p.m. The first race will
get the green flag at 7 p.m.
Adult
admission is $10 with youths ages 7-12 being admitted for $5 when
accompanied by a paying adult. Kids ages six and under will be
admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.
For
additional information about the USG Night 150 or any events at
the speedway, please visit the speedways website at www.southbostonspeedway.com
or telephone the speedway at 434-572-4947 or 1-877-440-1540
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