Byron, Berry Score Twin Late Model Wins At Hickory

Josh Berry (88) and William Byron (9) scored wins in the twin Late Model features Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway. Photo by Sherri Stearns

NEWTON, NC – William Byron and Josh Berry both made trips to Hickory Motor Speedway’s Victory Lane Saturday night in double-feature NASCAR Whelen All American Bojangles’ Late Model wins at the legendary Newton, NC speedway.

William Byron earned the pole position for the first of two 50-lap Late Model features. It didn’t take long for caution to come out, when Shane Lee, Annabeth Barnes and Dillon Bassett made contact on the first lap. As the field returned to green, Byron remained out front of the competition and picked up the win. Bassett patiently worked his way up to second, while Berry, Chris Bell and Matt Piercy rounded out the top five.

Byron also started from the pole position for the second feature. Berry took over the lead on lap seven and held onto the top spot all the way to score the win. Dillon Bassett finished in second, with Byron in third, Piercy in fourth and Austin McDaniel in fifth.

Jeremy Pelfrey led the field to green in the first of two Gold King Limited Late Model events. The caution flag was displayed for the first time as the field entered the first turn when Roger Pitts made contact with the outside wall. Pelfrey went on to survive two additional caution periods within the first four laps to pick up the win. Zachary Bruenger ran second, with Trent Barnes in third, Pitts in fourth and Mitch Walker in fifth.

Pelfrey went on claim his second victory of the night in the second feature. The event had multiple leaders until Monty Cox assumed the lead. Contact with Kyle Moon took both Moon and Cox out of competition for the night. Zachary Bruenger, Trent Barnes, Roger Pitts II and Mitch Walker finished second through fifth, respectively.

Kevin Townsend started from the pole position for the first of two Street Stock events. The first caution waved on lap two when David Snyder spun and collected Kim Smith. When the field returned to green, Townsend remained out front for the remainder of the 30-lap race and picked up the win. Gary Ledbetter finished second while Marshall Sutton came home third, Larry Mosher was fourth and Chase Pollard finished fifth.

Townsend brought the field to the green flag for the second Street Stock race. A battle between Townsend, Ledbetter and Sutton ensued during the early laps with Sutton settling into second on lap 14. Sutton made a charge for the lead during the final laps, but Townsend prevailed to pick up the win leaving Sutton to settle for second and Gary Ledbetter third. Larry Mosher and Wayne Edwards completed the top five.

Chase Pollard earned the pole position for the 4-Cylinder race. Pollard led the competition around the track for 16 laps before the yellow flag waved when Curtis Pardue came to a rest in turn two. As green flag racing resumed, Pollard continued out front and went on to take the checkered flag first. Dennis Trivette, Matthew Elledge, Eddie Gilbert and Rodney Trivette rounded out the top five.

Hickory Motor Speedway is back in action on Saturday, Sept. 13, featuring action from the Gold King Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks, the WrenchRags Renegades, 4-Cylinders and the final round of the Paramount KIA ‘Big 10′ Chase for the Championship with a 100-lap event for the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Bojangles’ Late Models.

For more information, visit HickoryMotorSpeedway.com.

Hickory Motor Speedway – Newton, NC
Race Results – Sept. 6, 2014