Steve Wallace celebrates with members of his team after winning Wednesday night’s second Super Late Model feature at New Smyrna Speedway. Photo by Jason Christley/NASCAR
It took all night and 35 eventful laps, but Steve Wallace ended up in Victory Lane.
The 27-year-old son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace drove a dented and torn-up Super Late Model to the win in the final feature of Wednesday night’s World Series Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing action at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Wallace emerged from a battle with Harrison Burton, 14, to take the lead in the closing stages. Burton, the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Burton, was penalized for contact with Wallace on lap 32 while battling for first.
“It’s just short track racing here,” said Wallace, who won once last year en route to taking the 2014 World Series title. “We’ve been working on these cars all winter to get down here. I love Harrison and Jeff Burton. I just saw a hole and I had to go. I worked too damn hard to not go in there and rough a guy up to win.
“The car’s a little banged up. But hell we got plenty of Jet equipment to fix all the body work.”
Per track rules, Wallace got his spot back after being spun. Despite the heavy damage – which caused sparks as he went through the turns – he was able to pull away from Moore.
Burton wasn’t the only one who tangled with Wallace. Hunter Robbins was disqualified after throwing his steering wheel at Wallace’s car following an earlier race incident.
Wallace shook it all off in Victory Lane.
“I got into one guy,” Wallace said, “He got pissed and threw his steering wheel at me and knocked the whole mirror out of my car. Then Harrison retaliated on me and spun me out and I got hit in the door and blew the whole body part out. When the mirror came in, it blew the master power switch out of my car. So I had to race on one hand to keep that going.
“I did everything I could to pretty much finish the race. We came out with a win and some great points for us. It’s an awesome feeling, I’m really excited.”
Ryan Moore finished second, followed by Garrett Jones, Ty Majeski and David Garbo, Jr.
Natalie Decker, who will drive a Late Model for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity and Rev Racing this season, finished sixth.
He was the second Wallace to take the checkered flag on the evening. Earlier, 19-year-old Matt Wallace — son of NASCAR national series driver Mike Wallace — won a 35-lap Pro Late Model feature. Tim Sargent, Ryan Miles, Austin Nason and Derek Scott, Jr. rounded out the top five.
Because rain washed out Tuesday’s card, the track moved the events to Wednesday. That meant the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model and Pro Late Model divisions each ran twin 35-lap features.
Zane Smith won the first Super Late Model feature over Moore and Harrison Burton. Joey Mucciacciaro and Stepehen Nasse, while Wallace finished sixth.
Dalton Armstrong won the first Pro Late Model race, the first asphalt Late Model win for the open-wheel dirt star from Indiana. Miles finished second, with Tim Sargent third, Dawsonville, GA’s Spencer Davis in fourth and Matt Wallace in fifth.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regular Eric Goodale snapped Ryan Preece’s two-race win streak when he slide past him on turn 3 with three laps to go to win the John Blewett III Memorial 76. Justin Bonsignore finished second, with Preece in third, J.R. Bertuccio, Jr. fourth and Chuck Hossfeld fifth.
Alan Bruns won the track’s 75-lap Florida Modified feature, with Kevyn Terry, Jimmy Britts, Jeremy Gerstner, and Matt Wheeler rounding out the top five.
Eddie MacDonald closed out the American-Canadian Tour’s visit with his third 100-lap win in as many tries. Wayne Helliwell, Jr. followed in second, with Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. third, Bradley Babb fourth and Alex LabbÈ in fifth.
Action returns to New Smyrna Speedway on Thursday night, with 50 lap features for both the Super Late Models and Pro Late Models, along with features for the Tour Type Modifieds and IMCA Modifieds.
For more info, visit NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org.
World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing
New Smyrna Speedway – New Smyrna Beach, FL
Race Results – Feb. 18, 2015
Super Late Model Feature #2
1. #66 Steve Wallace
2. #74 Ryan Moore
3. #88 Garrett Jones
4. #91 Ty Majeski
5. #8 Dave Garbo, Jr.
6. #04 Natalie Decker
7. #77 Zane Smith
8. #84 Martin Latulippe
9. #11 David Rogers
10. #00 Denver Foran
11. #01 Claire Decker
12. #24 Rico Abreu
13. #7S Paul Shafer, Jr.
14. #51B Brandon Oakley
15. #12 Harrison Burton
16. #9 Derek Kraus
17. #29 Brendon Bock
18. #12D David Green
19. #45 Joey Mucciacciaro
20. #12G Derek Griffith
21. #56D Gus Dean
22. #112 Steve Weaver
23. #129 Spencer Davis
24. #51N Stephen Nasse
25. #56C Josh Collins
26. #10M Brad May
27. #08 Drew Brannon
28. #7R Hunter Robbins
Super Late Model Feature #2
1. #77 Zane Smith
2. #74 Ryan Moore
3. #12 Harrison Burton
4. #45 Joey Mucciacciaro
5. #51N Stephen Nasse
6. #66 Steve Wallace
7. #88 Garrett Jones
8. #56 Gus Dean
9. #04 Natalie Decker
10. #7S Paul Shafer, Jr.
11. #11 David Rogers
12. #14 Austin Nason
13. #91 Ty Majeski
14. #32p Bobby Pierce
15. #7R Hunter Robbins
16. #00 Denver Foran
17. #9 Derek Kraus
18. #24 Rico Abreu
19. #56 Josh Collins
20. #01 Claire Decker
21. #84 Martin Latulippe
22. #36 Alex LabbÈ
23. #4W Bobby Wilberg
24. #10M Brad May
25. #29 Brendon Bock
26. #129 Spencer Davis
27. #68 Russell Shaw
28. #08 Drew Brannon
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30. #51B Brandon Oakley
31. #12 Derek Griffith
32. #12D David Green
33. #8 Dave Garbo, Jr.
34. #112 Steve Weaver
Pro Late Model Feature #2
1. #6W Matt Wallace
2. #2 Tim Sargent
3. #46 Ryan Miles
4. #14 Austin Nason
5. #01 Derek Scott, Jr.
6. #36 Tyler Thomas
7. #1x Todd Stone
8. #136 Sheldon Creed
9. #37 Larry Gelinas
10. #17G Grant Griesbach
11. #32 Sarah McKay
12. #96 Erica Thiering
13. #17H Blaise Hetznecker
14. #4A Dalton Armstrong
15. #129 Spencer Davis
16. #90 Duke Long
Pro Late Model Feature #1
1. #4A Dalton Armstrong
2. #46 Ryan Miles
3. #2 Tim Sargent
4. #129 Spencer Davis
5. #6W Matt Wallace
6. #37 Larry Gelinas
7. #136 Sheldon Creed
8. #01 Derek Scott, Jr.
9. #1X Todd Stone
10. #17G Grant Griesbach
11. #90 Duke Long
12. #17H Blaise Hetznecker
13. #32 Sarah McKay
14. #96 Erica Thiering
15. #57 Michael Lira
16. #30 Fredrick Moore
17. #21R Scott Reeves
18. #44 Steve Laking
19. #36 Tyler Thomas
ACT Late Models
1. #17MA Eddie MacDonald
2. #27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr.
3. #97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
4. #15VT Bradley Babb
5. #48QC Alex LabbÈ
6. #1CT Keith Rocco
7. #2QC Daniel Descoste
8. #10VT Josh Demers
9. #28ME Rowland Robinson
10. #17RI Ray Parent
11. #40VT Nick Sweet
12. #10MA Tom Carey, Jr.
13. #4NY Brandon Atkins
14. #96QC Brandon White
15. #14MA Eddie LeClerc, Jr.
16. #9ME Emily Packard
17. #29NH Aaron Fellows
18. #21MA Pete Yetman
19. #80QC Donald Theetge
20. #16ME Travis Stearns
Florida Modifieds
1. #4B Alan Bruns
2. #13 Kevyn Terry
3. #9B Jimmy Britts
4. #70 Jeremy Gerstner
5. #96 Matt Wheeler
6. #15D Robert Deal
7. #57 Tim Moore
8. #78 Travis Eddy
9. #66 Jerry Symons
10. #9C Cameron Ray
11. #15 Tank Tucker
12. #98E James Ellis
13. #9NH Matt Bosowski
14. #46 Doug Moff
15. #98A Cody Allen
Tour-Type Divisions
1. #58 Eric Goodale
2. #51 Justin Bonsignore
3. #6 Ryan Preece
4. #2 J.R. Bertuccio, Jr.
5. #22 Chuck Hossfeld
6. #79 Spencer Davis
7. #3 Al Ermmarino
8. #71 Jimmy Zacharias
9. #64 Amy Catalano
10. #70 Jeremy Gerstner
11. #21 Mike Bologna
12. #179 Dylan Kopec
13. #73P Cole Powell
14. #07 Patrick Emerling
15. #1 Kirk Totten
16. #10 Matt Montineri
17. #45 Tommy Catalano
18. #73 Paul Hartwig, Jr.
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