Pulliam, Johnson Split Wins At South Boston Speedway
South Boston, Va. - On a night when a near season-high field of 28 NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Division drivers took to the track, a pair of South Boston Speedway regulars emerged at the top of the field.
Lee Pulliam of Semora, N.C. and track Late Model Stock Car Division points leader Justin Johnson of Roxboro, N.C. split wins in the twin 75-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car Division races that highlighted the CenturyLink Night Twin 75s racing program.
Pulliam started on the pole in the first race and led the entire race, holding off former South Boston Speedway and three-time NASCAR national champion Philip Morris of Ruckersville, Va. in an eight-lap sprint to the finish that followed the last of the races two caution flags.
The win, Pulliam's first of the season, came by a slim margin of .062 seconds. South Boston, Va. resident Stacy Puryear finished third with Woody Howard of Chesapeake, Va. and Johnson rounding out the top five finishers.
Tommy Lemons of Troy, N.C., David Latour of Advance, N.C., Jonathan Cash of Oxford, N.C., David Quackenbush of Lorton, Va. and Josh Oakley of Rougemont, N.C. rounded out the top ten finishers.
Johnson started on the pole in the second race, but it was Howard, the outside pole starter, that grabbed the initial lead. Howard, Morris and Johnson waged a tough battle before Johnson grabbed the lead from Howard on lap 56.
Once in front, Johnson pulled away from his challengers and scored a 2.733-second win over Morris. Puryear finished third with Michael Hardin of Pomfret, Md. and Latour rounding out the top five finishers.
Deac McCaskill of Raleigh, N.C., who was a contender in the first race until a flat tire ended his bid in the closing laps of the race, finished sixth. Eddie Johnson of Midlothian, Va., Quackenbush, C.E. Falk of Virginia Beach, Va., and Wesley Falk of Virginia Beach, Va. rounded out the top ten finishers. |
Late Model Race 1 |
Pos |
# |
Driver |
1 |
3 |
Lee Pulliam |
2 |
26 |
Philip Morris |
3 |
17 |
Stacy Puryear |
4 |
82 |
Woody Howard |
5 |
44 |
Justin Johnson |
6 |
27 |
Tommy Lemons |
7 |
89 |
David Latour |
8 |
7 |
Jonathan Cash |
9 |
91 |
David Quackenbush |
10 |
8 |
Josh Oakley |
11 |
2 |
Matt Waltz |
12 |
15 |
Chad Harris |
13 |
41 |
Wesley Falk |
14 |
50 |
Lawrence Boan |
15 |
29 |
Jeb Burton |
16 |
99 |
Stephen Berry |
17 |
77 |
Michael Hardin |
18 |
57 |
Eddie Johnson |
19 |
20 |
Julia Landauer |
20 |
40 |
C.E. Falk |
21 |
94 |
Natalie Sather |
22 |
08 |
Deac McCaskill |
23 |
74 |
Ronald Hill |
24 |
03 |
Kenny Forbes |
25 |
1 |
Kyle Waltz |
26 |
07 |
Richard Storm |
27 |
11 |
Leigh Caruthers |
28 |
52 |
William Smith |
Late Model Race 2 |
Pos |
# |
Driver |
1 |
44 |
Justin
Johnson |
2 |
26 |
Philip Morris |
3 |
17 |
Stacy Puryear |
4 |
77 |
Michael Hardin |
5 |
89 |
David Latour |
6 |
08 |
Deac McCaskill |
7 |
57 |
Eddie Johnson |
8 |
91 |
David Quackenbush |
9 |
40 |
C.E. Falk |
10 |
41 |
Wesley Falk |
11 |
29 |
Jeb Burton |
12 |
99 |
Stephen Berry |
13 |
50 |
Lawrence Boan |
14 |
82 |
Woody Howard |
15 |
27 |
Tommy Lemons |
16 |
20 |
Julia Landauer |
17 |
3 |
Lee Pulliam |
18 |
94 |
Natalie Sather |
19 |
07 |
Richard Storm |
20 |
2 |
Matt Waltz |
21 |
8 |
Josh Oakley |
22 |
1 |
Kyle Waltz |
23 |
15 |
Chad Harris |
24 |
52 |
William Smith |
25 |
7 |
Jonathan Cash |
26 |
74 |
Ronald Hill |
27 |
11 |
Leigh Caruthers |
28 |
03 |
Kenny Forbes |
|
Doggett Wins Limited Sportsman Race
Taylor Doggett of Ruther Glen, Va. scored his first career NASCAR Limited Sportsman Division winhere Saturday night, starting on the pole and leading all the way to win the nights 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division race.
Danny Willis Jr. of Cluster Springs, Va. finished second with Brian Pembelton of Amelia, Va., Tommy Peregoy of Red Oak, Va. and Justin Snow of Danville, Va. rounding out the top five finishers. |
Limited Sportsman |
Pos |
# |
Driver |
1 |
24 |
Taylor
Doggett |
2 |
23 |
Danny Willis, Jr |
3 |
00 |
Brian Pembelton |
4 |
2 |
Tommy Peregoy |
5 |
7 |
Justin Snow |
6 |
12 |
Austin Thaxton |
7 |
83 |
Matt Bowling |
8 |
64 |
Charles Barnes |
9 |
17 |
Hunter Pearce |
10 |
13 |
Megan Creech |
11 |
39 |
Mike Jones |
|
Crews Wins Pure Stock Division Race
Trey Crews of Halifax, Va. took the lead from Jarrett Milam of Ringgold, Va. with four laps to go and held off Stuart Crews of Long Island, Va. and Milam to win the 30-lap race for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division.
The win was the first of the season for Crews who drives an entry out of the Halifax County (Va.) Public Schools Motorsports Academy stable.
Bruce Mayo of Halifax, Va. finished fourth with Daniel Crews of Long Island, Va. rounding out the top five finishers. |
Budweiser Pure Stock |
Pos |
# |
Driver |
1 |
09 |
Trey Crews |
2 |
29 |
Stuart Crews |
3 |
50 |
Jarrett Milam |
4 |
00 |
Bruce Mayo |
5 |
75 |
Daniel Crews |
6 |
17 |
Joe Allred |
7 |
12 |
Randy Hupp |
8 |
31 |
Jake Brown |
9 |
18 |
Anthony Glass |
10 |
22 |
Kenny Mills |
11 |
5 |
Charles Clardy |
12 |
05 |
Jim Lacks |
13 |
61 |
Jimmy Wade |
14 |
84 |
Quain Moore |
15 |
1 |
Stephen Trickey |
|
Lacks Makes It Three In A Row In SV Modified Division
Darryl Lacks of Goode, Va. took the lead on the 14th lap and held on the rest of the way to win the 25-lap race for the Southern Vintage Modified Division.
Donnie Lacks of Goode, Va., Randy Smith of Bassett, Va., Chris Jones of Forest, Va. and Bob Randall of Falmouth, Va. rounded out the top five finishers. |
Southern Vintage Modifieds |
Pos |
# |
Driver |
1 |
64 |
Darryl
Lacks |
2 |
79 |
Donnie Lacks |
3 |
44 |
Randy Smith |
4 |
24 |
Chris Jones |
5 |
33 |
Bob Randall |
6 |
21JR |
Phil Barkins |
7 |
74 |
Ricky Matherly |
8 |
21VA |
Scott Stinnett |
9 |
2 |
Joseph Overstreet |
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