Kres VanDyke, seen here from an earlier victory, won both Late Model Stock features Friday night at Lonesome Pine Raceway. Photo courtesy Kingsport Speedway Media
Three NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock races took place between Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, VA and Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, TN. And all three races had one common factor: Kres VanDyke.
VanDyke won Thursday night at Kingsport Speedway and dominated both 25-lap features at Lonesome Pine Raceway on Friday.
VanDyke qualified on the pole for the first 25-lap Late Model Stock Car feature. He worked around Lance Gatlin on the opening lap and went on to lead every lap to claim his second victory of the season. Gatlin held on for second, with Wayne Hale third, Brian Blevins in fourth and Greg Bohannon in fifth.
An invert of three positions for the second LMSC race placed Hale on pole. Gatlin would quickly take over the lead, while VanDyke worked his way forward. VanDyke would charge hard entering turn 3 to take the lead from Gatlin on lap 14. Debris in turn 3 forced the only caution for the race to be displayed on lap 16.
Back underway, VanDyke would rocket back to the lead. VanDyke would go on to win over Gatlin in second, Hale third, Bohannon in fourth and Blevins in fifth.
The win is VanDyke’s fourth in a row at Lonesome Pine.
“To come off Kingsport’s win (last night) is great,” exclaimed VanDyke following his second victory. “(It) seemed like everyone worked well together. I want to thank all of my crew and sponsors.”
VanDyke said the No. 15 was the best it had ever been on the high banks of LPR.
“The car was great,” said the 2014 Kingsport Speedway champion. “Best car I’ve ever had at LPR.”
In the Modified Street feature Tyrod Racing’s Chris Tunnell was awarded the pole position following the three position inversion. Tunnell and Rob Austin battled side-by-side for the top-spot. Tunnell would complete the pass for the lead on the fourth circuit. Austin had found a new surge of energy by lap 13, powering to Tunnell’s inside. Austin would take over the lead two laps later.
The race’s only caution waved on lap 27 when Jared Broadbent spun in turn 1 with a flat right-rear tire. Back under green, Austin would reclaim the lead and drive on to victory, while Broadbent would battle back to second over Tunnell. Jamie Meadows finished in fourth, with Sam Hurd in fifth.
Joshua Gobble benefited from the invert of three positions, winning the pole for the Mod 4 victory. Rocky Yates would quickly jump to the lead over Gobble and David Brown. A spin on lap four for a spin in turn 2 would force the caution to be displayed.
Back under green, Brown and Yates would battle for the top spot. Brown would clear Yates for the lead on lap five and never relinquish the position to score the victory. Yates finished in second, with Gobble third, Yates fourth and Billy Duty in fifth.
Jackie Jackson quickly rolled to the lead over pole sitter, Jason Yates to open the 25-lap Pure 4 race. Tom Hodges was on the move as the halfway point neared. Hodges had worked his way into second-place and was trailing Jackson closely. Hodges would dive to the inside of Jackson on lap 15 and take the lead as they exited Turn 2. Hodges would lead the remaining 10 laps for his first victory of the season. Jackson, Kirby Gobble, Yates and Dan Hall rounded out the top five.
Robbie Allison was set to lead the field to the green from the pole position in the Pure Street feature. Nasty Jones would quickly make it three abreast on the back straightaway on the opening lap to take the lead over Allison and Brad Ball. A spin on the front stretch at the halfway point would bring out the yellow flag. On the restart, Jones took the lead as Allison and Ball would battle it out for second-place. Allison and Ball would make contact exiting the second turn, sending Allison into the inside retaining wall.
Back underway, Jones again would power to the lead, but the caution would wave again for a spin in turn 2. The following restart would have two attempts before Jones would regain the lead. Contact between Hershell Robinette and Jake Phipps would send Robinette’s car spinning in turn 4, bringing out the yellow, with two laps to go.
Jones would continue his dominance on the ensuing restart, going on to claim the checkered flag. Ball finished in second, while Allison rebounded for third, Phipps in fourth and Rusty Ratliff in fifth.
William Hale would power to the lead on the third lap in the Rookie Pure 4 feature. Hale’s lead would be cut short on lap 12 as he went spinning in turn 2, bringing out the race’s only caution. Michael Nelson would inherit the lead for the restart and Hale would begin battling through the field. But Hale would run out of laps as Nelson went on to claim victory. William Jones finished third with Dalton Thomas in fourth.
Lonesome Pine Raceway returns to action on Saturday, April 25. For more information, visit ThePineRaceway.com.
Lonesome Pine Raceway – Coeburn, VA
Race Results – Apirl 17, 2015
Late Model Stock Car Race 1
1. 15 Kres VanDyke
2. 97 Lance Gatlin
3. 19 Wayne Hale
4. 40 Brian Blevins
5. 17 Greg Bohannon
6. 14 Allen Hawkins
7. Jamie Harrison
8. Mardy Roberts
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1. Kres VanDyke
2. 97 Lance Gatlin
3. 19 Wayne Hale
4. 17 Greg Bohannon
5. Brian Blevins
6. Allen Hawkins
7. Jamie Harrison
DNS: 55 Mardy Roberts
Modified Street
1. 25 Rob Austin
2. 74 Jared Broadbent
3. Chris Tunnell
4. 11 Jamie Meadows
5. 11 Sam Hurd
6. 12 Robbie Allison
Mod 4
1. 13 David Brown
2. 3 Rocky Yates
3. 88 Joshua Gobble
4. 8 Jason Yates
5. 45 Billy Duty
6. Dennis Arnold
Pure 4
1. 94 Tom Hodges
2. 16 Jackie Jackson
3. 06 Kirby Gobble
4. 22 Jason Yates
5. 88 Dan Hall
6. 5 B.J. Large
7. 01 Jack Clevenger
8. 14 Jonathan Feagins
Pure Street
1. 13 Nasty Jones
2. 60 Brad Ball
3. 52 Robbie Allison
4. 1 Jake Phipps
5. 9 Rusty Ratliff
6. 9 Hershell Robinette
7. 22 Emma Stiltner
Rookie Pure 4
1. 16 Michael Nelson
2. 47 William Hale
3. 06 William Jones
4. 01 Dalton Thomas
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