Jason Russell topped the Limited Late Model field to score his first feature victory Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park. Photo courtesy EBRP
The road to Jason Russell’s first win was a long one. Russell started out several years back at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL in the 4 Cylinder Bombers. He then moved up to the Outlaw Fours and Street Stocks. He later made the jump into the Limited Late Models and week after week fought to gain his way into victory lane.
Saturday night, Russell finally made it, scoring his first career stock car victory at the “Clay By The Bay.”
When the Limited Late Model feature rolled off, it was current points leader Shane Kopedra and Russell making up the front row. Koperda took the early lead but on lap two he spun in turn two, handing the lead over to Roger Crouse. The green waved and it was Crouse taking the lead, but Officials spotted fuel leaking out of Crouse’s car bringing out the caution and sending him to the pits for a quick fix. That handed the lead over to Russell. Several cautions came out throughout the race but it was Russell picking the win. Crouse came back to finish second with Jason Pope, Shane Koperda and Tim Gay rounding out the top five.
In other action, the first feature of the night went to the Outlaw Fours. Stephen Hohlbaugh won his heat. For the feature event on the front row it was Zach Amundsen and Billy Howard. Howard took the early lead, but on lap one, Nick Hebrank spun and brought out the first caution. On the restart, Howard took the lead again, but on lap three, Jesse Brown lost an engine, ending his night. As the final green waved, Howard picked up his fourth feature win of the season with Hohlbaugh, Amundsen, J.R. Baker and Jessica Robbins rounding out the top five.
Next up were the Florida Mini Sprints. Current points leader Gavin Thomas, Paige Moss and Dirk Miller won their heat races. For the feature it was Paige Moss and John Crowder making up the front row. When the green waved it was Eddie Moss, Jr. taking the lead for the first part of the race. On lap 13, Dylan Colding’s night ended as he went up in smoke on the backstretch.
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When the green waved once again it was Moss, Jr. and Gavin Thomas battling lap after lap for the lead. When the checkered waved it was Thomas picking up his fourth feature win in a row. Nicholas Snyder came home second with Moss, Jr., Dirk Miller, and David Hall rounding out the top five.
The Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds were next in line, with defending champion Austin Sanders and current point leader David Pollen, Jr. winning their heat races. Thomas Pratt and Bruce Harvey made up the front row for the feature event. Pratt took the early lead until the first caution came out on lap two when Mickey Wright came to rest in turn four. Wright was able to continue.
Pratt once again showed the way until lap 10 when Eric Knight brought out the caution in turn four. When the checkered waved, it was Pratt visiting victory lane for the second time this season. Pollen, Jr. Sanders, Harvey and Bobby Dixon rounded out the top five.
The final feature of the night belonged to the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Patrick Tabb, Robert Kissam and Brett Calonge won their heats. Kissam and Tabb made up the front row for the feature event. Kissam took the early advantage and never looked back until with just several laps to go, points leader Troy Dittebrand came to rest in turn four ending his night. With just two to go, Kissam went on to win his second feature of the year with Brett Calonge, John Moore, Richard Humfeld and Don R. Quinn rounding out the top five.
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