With
the temperature bumping 90 degrees Tazewell Speedway opened
its gates for another exciting weekly racing program.
Race fans were slow to come in due to scattered storms in and
around the area but by the time period reserved for hot laps
a nice crowd had assembled.
Following hot laps the cars took to the high banks for qualifying
with the Modified Street class leading the way. Robbie Buchanon
in the P21 Chevrolet had the fast time with a lap of 13.503
seconds.
The Classics were second to qualify and Logan Dukes had the
quickest lap with a time of 14.279 seconds. Next on the track
were the Tazewell Late Models and Greg Estes put a great lap
down and circled the Taz in 11.702 seconds to grab the pole
position. Jonathan Miracle took the top spot in Pure Street
qualifying with a trip around the Taz in 14.732 seconds
.
After the prayer and the National Anthem it was time to race.
The Modified Street class hit the track first. Robbie Buchanon
and Allen Holt led the pack into turn one. Buchanon took an
early lead and pulled on out to a two car length advantage.
Holt and Tony Horton pulled away from the rest of the field
as they tried to catch Buchanon. A lap 8 caution brought the
field together for a restart. The front two pulled out once
again but Holt was able to keep it close. On lap 14 the caution
flag slowed the field down and Buchanon yielded the lead over
to Holt. Horton moved to second and Warren McMahan climbed up
to third. On the restart it was all Holt as he drove away to
the win.
Modified Street Results:
1 24 Allen Holt
2 56 Tony Horton
3 33 Warren McMahan
4 77 Chris Collingsworth
5 54 Larry Burke
6 20 Scott Atkins
7 56H Jordan Horton
8 P21 Robbie Buchanon
9 XXX Josh Chesney
10 9 Darrel Saylor
11 3 Tim Hatfield
12 26 Anthony Morgan
13 4 Clyde Overholt DNS Tow Only
The Classics were next with Logan Dukes and Joe Keck on the
front row. On the start the two drove away to battle for the
lead with Josh Chesney third but on lap 3 Keck moved on up to
the point. Dukes spun and moved to the rear bringing Chesney
on up to second and Drew Kennedy to third. Phillip Shockley
challenged Kennedy for third but the high side was very kind
to Kennedy until lap 13. Contact left Kennedy's #57 parked in
turn four. Dukes moved back into contention in the third spot
as the field was restarted. On lap 17 Dukes quickly made it
back up into second. The Classics however, had yet another first
time winner when Keck took the win.
Classic Car Results:
1 8 Joe Keck
2 6 Logan Dukes
3 13 Adam Hicks
4 XXX Josh Chesney
5 9 Wayne Dukes
6 23 Wayne Holbert
7 34 Phillip Shockley
8 57 Drew Kennedy
9 O3 Jim Yeary
10 3 Mark Dukes
11 88 Ed Merrimann
12 22 Michael Holbert
Next on the track were the Tazewell Late Models with Greg Estes
and Steve Carr making up row one. Points leader, Travis Fultz
started from row three. Estes powered to the point but got passed
on lap 4 by Carr. Hall stayed right with Carr and Estes found
a hungry Jason Trammell trying to get his third spot with Fultz
lurking behind. On lap 11 Hall cleared Estes for first as Trammell
and Fultz went side by side for 4th with Trammell getting the
spot on lap 22. A crash in turn one caused a caution on lap
23. Keith Chapman, Marty Calloway and Anthony Arnwine were involved.
On the restart it was Hall, Carr and Estes the top 3. Hall ended
his dry spell when he held everyone off for the win. In victory
lane Hall said, "You just gotta race the track and take
what it gives. Its been a long time and it feels good to be
back."
Tazewell Late Models:
1 47 Brad Hall
2 77 Steve Carr
3 31 Greg Estes
4 90J Jason Trammel
5 T0 Travis Fultz
6 O5 Gary Blanken
7 11 Anthony Arnwine
8 56J Jody Horton
9 111 Jay Allan
10 15 Michael Rutherford
11 24 Andy Wilder
12 97 Keith Chapman
13 8 Randy Davis
14 77 Jimmy Calloway
15 25 Scott Gardner
16 35 Matt Tharp
17 14 Scott Grubb
18 33 Phillip Nichols
19 44 Jordan Horton
The Pure Street cars raced next with the front row consisting
of Jonathan Miracle and Jason Long. Long made a strong move
to the front on the first lap. Miracle took over the lead on
lap 4 but on lap 12 Long went back to the front again after
Miracle had a left front problem. Long also had problems giving
the lead over to Mike Daniels with Will Carey second and Justin
James third. Daniels finished at the front to win his second
in a row.
Pure Street Results:
1 12 Michael Daniels
2 16 Will Carey
3 28 Justin James
4 22 Charlie Davidson
5 41 Johnathan Miracle
6 15 Jason Long
7 8 Mike Kelley
The four-cylinder race closed out the night's action. On the
front row was Joey Allen and Justin James. On lap 3 Allen had
a nice lead but broke and moved Bubby Braden on up to first
place. Allen Holloway moved into second and Steve Lee moved
into third on the restart. Braden held off the hard-charging
Holloway and Lee to capture his first ever win. The racing program
concluded at 11:30.
Four
Cylinder Results:
1 B7 Bubby Braden
2 A27 Allan Holloway
3 97 Steve Lee
4 28 Justin James
5 A00 Joey Allan
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