Mark Clarr Goes Wire-To-Wire For Langley Victory

Outside pole starter Mark Claar grabbed the lead on the opening circuit and wired the field to post his fourth win of the year in the 75-lap points season finale for the Pepsi Grand Stocks, the featured event of Saturday evening’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program at Langley Speedway in Langley, VA.

Nineteen drivers posted laps during the afternoon qualifying session with Mark Frye leading the way, at 80.599 mph. He dialed up a “6” on the inversion wheel, however, and dropped to the outside of Row 3.

Brandon Hinson assumed the pole position, flanked by Claar. Ricky Derrick, trying to wrap up his fifth straight division championship, started third with Shawn Scovel alongside. Robbie Parker, second to Derrick in the standings, shared the third row with Frye.

With Ritchie German and Jeff Driskill added to the rear of the field, 21 drivers took the green flag to get the race under way. Motoring past the flagstand, Claar won the drag race into turn 1 to take the early lead. Hinson settled into second, followed by Derrick, Parker and Carl Livingston.

The first caution flag waved on lap 5 when Billy Newman and Chris Hott tangled in turn 2. Bunching for the restart, Paul Lubno, Frye, German, Bobby Spivey and Driskill opted for the outside lane.

Back under green, Claar quickly pulled ahead of Lubno, leaving him in a door-to-door tussle with Hinson. The two swapped the second spot a couple of times with Hinson gaining the upper hand on lap 9. Behind them, Parker went after Derrick for fourth place. Meanwhile, Claar had opened a four-length edge at the head of the procession.

The second yellow flag flew on lap 17 when Newman and Chad Martin spun at the entrance to turn 1. For the ensuing restart, German, Frye, Andrew Condrey, Michael Waters and Scovel occupied the outside lane.

As the race resumed, Claar dispensed with German and began to pull away. German nosed ahead of Hinson for second on lap 17, but gave way on lap 19 as Hinson, Lubno and Parker steamed past. A couple laps later, Parker swiped third from Lubno, who also surrendered fourth to Livingston. On lap 22, German bypassed both Lubno and Livingston to take fourth. On the next circuit, Lubno and Derrick slipped around Livingston.

While positions back in the pack changed hands in wholesale fashion, Claar enjoyed a three-length lead over Hinson. Half a straightaway separated the lead duo from third-place Parker, who was another half a straightaway ahead of German, Lubno, Derrick and Frye.

The third caution flag came out on lap 41 when Lubno shot out of the crowd off turn 4 and slammed the front stretch wall, collecting Livingston and Condrey. Quickly, the red flag was displayed as track officials and rescue personnel rushed to attend to the drivers. There were no injuries, but all three were eliminated from the event.

Preparing for the restart, Derrick made his first foray to the high side, joined by Scovel, Waters and Bobby Curtis.

Returning to green, Claar and Hinson powered ahead of Derrick through turns 1 and 2, leaving the lane open for Parker, who cleared Derrick on lap 42.

On lap 44, Parker went after Hinson for the runner-up spot and nosed ahead at the flagstand. He grabbed the clear-cut edge on lap 45. While Parker and Hinson jousted, Claar pulled away by five lengths. Derrick moved up to challenge Hinson for third on lap 46, but Hinson fought him off to retain the position.

Parker had closed to within three lengths of Claar when the fourth yellow flag appeared on lap 53 as Spivey popped an engine in Turn 4. Setting the running order, Claar and Parker were 1-2, followed by Hinson and Derrick. Fifth-place German chose the outside lane, joined by Scovel and Waters.

On the restart, Claar bolted ahead of the pack. German slipped in line ahead of Parker, taking over second. Meanwhile, Scovel was trapped on the top side and slid back to eighth.

With his chances for a race win and a championship beginning to slip away, Parker got aggressive with German on lap 56, rooting him up the track in turn 4. German held on, though, maintaining second, while Claar extended his lead to almost half a straightaway.

On lap 59, Parker made another charge at German off turn 2. German spun off the corner and collected Scovel, prompting the last of the race’s five caution flags. Frye also looped his machine, trying to avoid the fracas. German and Scovel were sidelined by the incident, while Parker was relegated to the rear of the field.

Back under way, Claar led Hinson, Derrick and Tommy Sweeney in a four-car breakaway at the head of the field. Eventually, Claar would forge a three-length lead as the event crossed the 70-lap mark.

Hinson tried to rally over the final five circuits. Passing beneath the white flag, he and Claar were nose-to-tail. Hinson couldn’t muster a winning move on the last lap, however, as Claar held on to win by 0.303-second – little more than a car-length. Derrick was third, followed by Sweeney and Frye.

Parker headed the second five, in sixth, while Waters, Hott, Thomas Marks and Curtis completed the top 10, all finishing on the lead lap.

In the final points tally, pending verification, Derrick ended up with 267 to 257 for Parker. German was third with 240, two better than Hinson. Jamie Sample was fifth.

Rolling into victory lane after the race, Claar was clearly tuckered.

“Man, it was tiring,” he said. “I was getting tired in that car. I didn’t think I was gonna get hot in there. I didn’t take no water or nothing. Sitting over there when they had that red flag, I started getting hot over there and the car wasn’t even running and I said, ‘Man, we just ran one race, now we got a whole ‘nother one.’ (An allusion to the 75-lap distance vs. the division’s normal 40 laps.)

“I was just praying that the car would stay together, that nothing would break, because we ain’t run 75 with these yet. And, I tell you, Hinson was right there at the end. He was right there. I’m proud of him.”

While Claar celebrated his victory, Derrick reflected on Saturday night’s race and his championship-winning campaign.

“The car wasn’t good enough to win, but consistency definitely helped us get this one this year,” he said. “We struggled all year and, if it wasn’t for some bad luck with Robbie Parker, he’d be standing here right now. But, that’s racing. That’s the way it goes. Anything can happen at any time.”

In the evening’s other feature races. in a 50-lapper for the Butterfoss & Barton Orthodontics Super Streets, Sean Calway came from seventh on the grid to capture his fourth win of the season and reclaim the points lead.

Renno Marchetti IV was the fast qualifier, at 76.353 mph, but he spun a “4” on the inversion wheel and ceded the pole position to Landon Abbott. Sammy Gaita lined up second, followed by Bill Eaker, Marchetti and Randy Akers. John Pereira and Calway, first and second in the standings, started sixth and seventh.

As the race got under way, Gaita powered ahead of Abbott on the backstretch to take the lead on the opening lap. Abbott settled into second, followed by Eaker, Marchetti and Akers.
The first caution flag flew on lap 2 when trouble broke out off the second corner. Abbott and Eaker were at the center of the melee. Eaker was eliminated, while Abbott visited the pits and rejoined the rear of the field.

Only three more laps were completed before the yellow flag was waving again, this time for Pereira, who lost an engine at the end of the backstretch. Up by five points at the beginning of the night, he joined Eaker in the pits, retiring to a ninth-place finish.

Back under green, Marchetti stalked Gaita for a couple laps, then pushed his #01 machine to the front for the first time on lap 7. With Gaita in tow, Marchetti led until lap 18 when he suddenly slowed along the backstretch. Gaita flashed back into the lead, while Marchetti ground to a halt in Turn 4, prompting the last of the race’s three caution flags.

As the race resumed, Gaita and Akers pulled out front, while Abbott and Calway dueled in their wake. At the halfway mark, Calway came to life and swiped third from Abbott. He quickly closed on Akers and grabbed second on lap 29. Akers returned the favor on lap 30, but Calway rallied again on lap 32, dispensing with Akers for good.

While Calway and Akers tussled, Gaita opened a half-straightaway advantage. Calway rapidly narrowed that gap, however. By lap 41, he was parked on the leader’s rear bumper.

Calway launched his bid for the lead on lap 42, ducking underneath Gaita off turn 4. He nosed out front on the backstretch on lap 43 and gained the clear-cut edge off turn 4. Gaita tried to rally on lap 44, giving Calway a sharp rap in Turn 4. Calway held on, though, and started to ease away.

At the finish, Calway was the winner by 0.808-second – about three lengths – over Gaita, who faded some in the closing laps. Akers was third, followed by Abbott and Marty Tice.

Heading into next Saturday’s finale, Calway owns a three-point lead over Pereira in the standings, 258-255. Akers is third, followed by Eaker and Gaita, who leaped from seventh to fifth.

T.J. Guthrie led 39 of 40 laps and notched his first win in the season-ender for the Standard Welding Pro Sixes. Meanwhile, Landon Florian cruised to his second straight division championship.

Guthrie was the fast qualifier, at 83.879 mph, and spun a “2” on the inversion wheel, swapping front row starting spots with Steve Williams, who assumed the pole. Casey Sipe and Bobby Hall made up Row 2, while Florian and Jordan Wood occupied Row 3.

On the opening lap, Williams and Guthrie went door-to-door with Williams inching ahead as they returned to the flagstand. On lap 2, Guthrie rocketed off turn 2 and took the lead on the backstretch. Williams dropped into second, followed by Hall, Sipe, Wood and Florian.

The only caution flag flew on lap 3 when Hall and Williams tangled in turns 1 and 2 and Hall spun. Gathering for a restart, Cody Carlton and J.B. Sipe, the fifth- and seventh-place runners, broke ranks and headed for the outside lane.

Back under green, Wood, who was third on the inside line, ducked low, shot past Casey Sipe and pulled alongside Guthrie, briefly making it three-wide for the lead. Officials weren’t too thrilled, however, and Wood had to give back the spots, dropping to eighth in the running order.

Meanwhile, as the field was jumbled behind him, Guthrie opened a half-straightaway margin. The lead grew even larger on lap 7 when Carlton and J.B. Sipe tangled on the front stretch, causing a near-calamity. Other than Guthrie, the big winner in the scramble was Hall, who moved up to second place.

By the halfway mark, Hall had narrowed Guthrie’s advantage to half a straightaway. He got even closer on lap 23 as the leader carefully navigated past a slower machine. Once in the clear, though, Guthrie began to pad his margin once again.

At the finish, Guthrie was the winner by better than half a straightaway over Hall. Casey Sipe was third, followed by Florian and Travis Wall.

In the final standings, pending verification, Florian held off Hall by six points, 276-270, to claim the crown. Casey Sipe was third, while J.B. Sipe and Carlton completed the top five.

Kevin Morgan took the lead for good on lap 12 and rolled to his first win in a 35-lapper for the Carroll’s Automotive UCARs.

Morgan started on the pole, at 73.133 mph, and showed the way for the first four circuits. On lap 5, points leader Tim Wilson pushed his machine to the front. He couldn’t distance himself from Morgan, though.

On lap 12, Morgan muscled underneath Wilson at the entrance to turn 1 and regained the lead as they reached the end of the backstretch. Within a couple laps, he had fashioned a two-length margin.

The first caution flag waved on lap 15 when Richard Ellis and his right-rear wheel parted company in Turn 3. Ellis spun toward the outside wall, but avoided a hard impact. His crew tried to get him back into the fray, but to no avail as he retired to a 15th-place finish.

On the restart, Morgan quickly dispatched Ronnie Vance, who launched from the outside lane. Wilson, meanwhile, struggled with Vance for a lap, giving Morgan a chance to pull away.

Morgan was up by nearly half a straightaway when the second, and final, yellow flag flew on lap 34 as Ashten Mullett and Courtney Shiflett tangled in turns 1 and 2. The incident set up a “green-white-checkered” dash to the finish.

On the last restart, Morgan and Wilson motored ahead of the pack, looking to settle things between themselves. As the white flag went in the air, Morgan held a one-length edge.

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Wilson will head into next weekend’s finale with a five-point lead over Largena, 255-250. Michaud is third, 14 points out of the lead, followed by Morgan and Michael Waters.

Jacob Carr started on the pole and led wire-to-wire for his first win as the Larry King Law Super Trucks closed out their 2013 campaign with a 24-lap contest that was cut one lap short by a wreck on what would have been lap 25.

Robbie Davis was the fast qualifier, at 76.275 mph. He spun a “2” on the inversion wheel and traded front-row positions with Carr.

On the opening lap, Carr and Davis dueled until they reached Turn 4. Exiting the fourth corner for the first time, Carr pulled ahead. Davis settled into second, followed by Chase McAdams, Tommy Nixon and Bill Wallace.

By lap 4, the front three had opened a three-length margin over Nixon. Four laps later, McAdams went after Davis for second, making contact in turn 2, and Davis barely maintained control. The scuffle allowed Carr to pad his lead to five lengths. By lap 13, Davis and McAdams had calmed down and closed to within a truck-length of Carr’s tailgate.

The only caution flag flew on lap 14 when Nixon and Wallace tangled in Turn 4. Both drivers were relegated to the rear of the field for the restart.

Back under green, Carr fought off McAdams, who restarted to his outside. As Carr pulled ahead, Davis rushed to fill the opening underneath McAdams. The two went door-to-door until lap 18 when Davis grabbed the second spot in turn 1.

Up by four lengths with only a handful of laps to go, Carr held a firm grip on the lead. Over the closing circuits, Davis was only able to trim the margin by one truck-length.

With the white flag waving, Carr sped toward the victory with a comfortable advantage. As he prepared to take the checkered flag, though, trouble suddenly broke out on the backstretch as Chris Munger overturned and ended up on his roof.

As officials and rescue personnel rushed to Munger’s aid, the race was called and final scoring reverted to lap 24.

In the official rundown, Carr was the winner, followed by Davis, McAdams and Colby Vance. Munger was credited with fifth, his position at the end of lap 24. Oddly, the rollover was Munger’s second of the day as he also flipped in practice.

In the final standings, pending verification, Davis claimed the championship by 18 points, 282–264, over McAdams, who leapfrogged Wallace. Fred McAdams and Buck Munger were fourth and fifth.

Langley Speedway – Hampton, VA
Race Results – September 28, 2013

Pepsi Grand Stocks
1. (7) Mark Claar
2. (17) Brandon Hinson
3. (8) Ricky Derrick
4. (11) Tommy Sweeney
5. (29) Mark Frye
6. (19) Robbie Parker
7. (2) Michael Waters
8. (01) Chris Hott
9. (35) Thomas Marks
10. (15) Bobby Curtis
11. (54) Billy Newman
12. (28) Jamie Sample
13. (10) Ritchie German
14. (6) Shawn Scovel
15. (3) Donnie Holston
16. (71) Bobby Spivey
17. (14) Paul Lubno
18. (77) Carl Livingston
19. (36) Andrew Condrey
20. (75) Jeff Driskill
21. (34) Chad Martin

Super Streets
1. (12) Sean Calway
2. (24) Sammy Gaita
3. (21) Randy Akers
4. (70) Landon Abbott
5. (1) Marty Tice
6. (2) Rod Busitzky
7. (50) Jim Bennett
8. (01) Renno Marchetti IV
9. (3) John Pereira
10. (22) Bill Eaker

Pro Sixes
1. (51) T.J. Guthrie
2. (6) Bobby Hall
3. (23) Casey Sipe
4. (98) Landon Florian
5. (44) Travis Wall
6. (02) Jordan Wood
7. (27) Cody Carlton
8. (14) J.B. Sipe
9. (4) Debbie Biesecker
10. (11) Steve Williams
11. (7) Kevin Adams

UCARS
1. (11) Kevin Morgan
2. (71) Tim Wilson
3. (88) Jon Largena
4. (8) Thomas Marks
5. (46) Jason Michaud
6. (3) Eric Schaffer
7. (2) Michael Waters
8. (09) Nick Gundacker
9. (4) Nick Isidro
10. (10) John Matthews
11. (7) Ashten Mullett
12. (36) Courtney Shiflett
13. (33) Mark Gomez
14. (32) Ronnie Vance
15. (41) Richard Ellis

Super Trucks
1. (99) Jacob Carr
2. (17) Robbie Davis
3. (62) Chase McAdams
4. (44) Colby Vance
5. (31) Chris Munger
6. (8) Tommy Nixon
7. (19) Bill Wallace
8. (22) Buck Munger
9. (0) Corey Bress
10. (90) Jason Michaud