|
SMITH
TAKES BAILEY’S LATE MODEL 200
SOUTH BOSTON,
VA……..Nick Smith of Hampton, Va. cashed in on his third win of
the season and his biggest-ever South Boston Speedway prize here
Friday night in the Bailey’s Late Model 200 NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series Late Model Stock Car Division race at South
Boston Speedway.
Smith, in a
dominating performance, led all 200 laps of the 200-lap race and
drove away from the field in a 53-lap green-flag sprint to the
finish. He finished 3.018 seconds ahead of runner-up David
Quackenbush of Lorton, Va. to take the $5,000 first prize.
David Triplett of
Durham, N.C. finished third with Dane Rudolph of Wamberal,
Australia and Deac McCaskill of Raleigh, N.C. rounding out the top
five finishers.
Wayne Ramsey of
Amherst, Va., Jonathan Cash of Oxford, N.C., Eddie Johnson of
Midlothian, Va., Josh Oakley of Rougemont, N.C. and Jonathan
Bailey of Buffalo Junction, Va. completed the top ten finishers in
the 33-car starting field.
Smith started on
the pole and fended off an early challenge from defending NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series national champion Philip Morris
Morris, driving a
Toyota, started backsliding through the field after the first 25
laps as Quackenbush, who started fifth, charged past Morris to
take second place on lap 27. Morris eventually finished 14th,
one lap down.
C.E. Falk III of
Virginia Beach, Va., took second place away from Quackenbush on
lap 77 but Quackenbush rallied late in the race and regained
second place for good on lap 163.
Shortly after
that, Falk, who started sixth, began to fade and Triplett, who
started seventh, moved up to take over third place.
McCaskill, the
division points leader, started 14th and raced his way
to fifth place. His closest challenger in the points standings,
Justin Johnson of Durham, N.C., finished 15th a lap
down after being involved in a mishap with Jonathan Cash of
Oxford, N.C.
Smith averaged
64.725 mph in the race that was slowed by six caution periods.
Pembelton
Takes Limited Sportsman Win
Brian Pembelton
of Amelia, Va. scored his fourth win of the season Friday night,
winning the 100-lap Limited Sportsman Division race, the longest
and richest race of the season for the division.
Pembelton’s win
came by a margin of .706 second in the race that was decided in a
two-lap green flag sprint to the finish following the race’s
final caution period. The race had to be extended to 117 laps to
accommodate a green-flag finish.
Jeb Burton of
Halifax, Va. edged Cory Donley of Winston-Salem, N.C. in a near
photo-finish for second place with Justin Snow of Danville, Va.
and Greg DeJarnette of Gladys, Va. rounding out the top five
finishers.
Danny Willis Jr.
of Cluster Springs, Va. led the first eight laps of the race
before his car crashed into the third turn wall while he was
battling Pembelton for the lead.
Pembelton took
over the top spot on lap nine and held on the rest of the way. He
averaged 57.754 mph in the race that was slowed by six caution
periods and one red flag.
Milam
Wins Pure Stock Race
Jarrett Milam of
Ringgold, Va. took the lead from Chris Crosby of Raleigh, N.C.
with 21 laps to go and held on the rest of the way to win the
50-lap race for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division.
Milam held off
his challengers in a three-lap green-flag sprint to the finish
that followed the last of the race’s three caution periods,
edging Crosby by .581 second.
Jack Milam of
Ringgold, Va., Mickey Cassidy of Ringgold, Va. and Joe Allred III
of Scottsburg, Va. rounded out the top five finishers.
Next
Race At South Boston Speedway
The
next race at South Boston Speedway will be the Whelen Twin 75’s
on Saturday night, July 18.
Twin
75-lap races for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model
Stock Car Division will headline the five-race program that will
also include the Limited Sportsman Division, the Budweiser Pure
Stock Division and the Southern Vintage Modified Division.
Registration
begins and pit gates will open at 12 noon. 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 Whelen Twin 75’s or any events
at the speedway, please visit the speedway’s website at www.southbostonspeedway.com
or telephone the speedway at 434-572-4947 or 1-877-440-1540.
|
