Justin Fontaine and his crew celebrate their first-ever NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car victory during the first twin 35-lap feature Friday night at Kingsport Speedway. Photo by Randall Perry
Justin Fontaine and Ronnie McCarty both made trips to Kingsport Speedway’s victory lane by splitting the twin 35-lap Late Model Stock features at the Kingsport, TN speedplant Friday night.
Joey Trent and Fontaine, of Fletcher, NC, led the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series First Kingsport Credit Union Late Model Stock Car field to green from the front row in the first feature. The duo raced side-by-side for the opening seven laps before Fontaine moved ahead when Trent got loose off of turn two. Before Trent could reel his mount in, Kres VanDyke shot by into second place with Trent settling in the third spot.
With the race running clean-and-green and receiving the five laps remaining signal from the flag stand, the 17-year-old Fontaine looked like a veteran pacing the field out front with defending track champion VanDyke riding in his rearview mirror.
Fontaine recorded the victory over VanDyke, Trent, McCarty and Zeke Shell.
Ronnie McCarty captured his divisional-leading fifth NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car victory Friday at Kingsport Speedway. Photo by Randall Perry
McCarty and Shell started the second race from the front row, and they battled over the first eight laps before McCarty surged ahead for the lead. But Shell stayed glued to McCarty’s rear bumper and they began to put some distance between themselves and their closest challengers VanDyke, Wayne Hale, Trent, Fontaine and Austin Peters, with the top seven cars all on the same straightaway.
Fontaine and Hale battled for real estate around the .375-mile banked concrete oval. On lap 20, with Fontaine running on the outside and Hale to his inside, Hale came across Fontaine’s nose on the front straightaway and momentarily climbed up over Fontaine’s hood onto the concrete wall. With sparks flying from the grinding crash, the two cars came to a halt near the turn one pit gate to bring out the red flag for emergency personnel to rush to the scene. Thankfully both drivers were able to climb uninjured from their badly damaged rides.
Back under green following the caution period, McCarty and Shell dueled for the lead over six circuits before once again McCarty flexed his muscle to pull ahead. While Shell stayed right on McCarty’s back bumper, he wasn’t able to mount a charge to overtake him for the lead.
Justin Fontaine (60) and Wayne Hale (19) tangled and wrecked on the front straightaway during the second Late Model Stock feature. Neither driver was injured in the shunt. Photo by Randall Perry
McCarty, of Kingsport, captured his fifth Late Model Stock Car win, with Shell, VanDyke, Peters and Trent rounding out the top five finishers.
In other action, Jared Broadbent led flag-to-flag in capturing his second Street Stock win of the season, with the veteran Paul Shull in second, Royce Peters in third, John Harrell in fourth and Mark Christian in fifth.
Dylan Bates jumped out to the lead at start of the 25-lap Pure 4 feature and never looked back, impressively rolling to apparently his first-ever victory. But the win was nullified when his car failed post-race technical inspection due to a ride height infraction, moving Tim Abelseth up one position to get his first career Pure 4 victory over Billy Ketron in second, Keith Helton in third, Kenny Absher in fourth and Jason Ketron in fifth.
Rocky Yates arrived late to the track and missed both practice and qualifying, which put him starting at rear of the field for the Mod 4 feature. Kirby Gobble took the lead at the start over Chris Amburgey and Hershell Robinette. But Yates was charging forward, getting around Robinette for third on lap five. One lap later, he overtook Amburgey for second.
Yates quickly closed to Gobble’s back bumper and made the pass for the lead on lap 10. From there he went on to record the victory, with Billy Duty, Gobble, Robinette and Amburgey rounding out the top five.
Ben Barker impressively rolled to his first Rookie Pure 4 win over Dwayne Banks in second, Chris Wilhelm in second, Larry Stapleton in third and Dennis Stanley in fourth.
Hannah Ottinger recorded her first-ever Legends victory, with Derek Lane following in second, Alexcia Ray in third, Les Ottinger in fourth and Trey Lane in fifth.
Kingsport Speedway returns to action on Friday, June 19, featuring racing from the Late Model Stocks, Street Stocks, Pure 4, Pure Street, Rookie Pure 4 and Legends divisions.
For more info, visit NewKingsportSpeedway.com.
Kingsport Speedway – Kingsport, TN
Race Results – June 12, 2015
Late Model Stock Cars Race 1
1. Justin Fontaine #60-Fletcher, NC
2. Kres VanDyke #15-Abingdon, VA
3. Joey Trent #26-Gray, TN
4. Ronnie McCarty #5-Kingsport, TN
5. Zeke Shell #97-Johnson City, TN
6. Wayne Hale #19-Bluff City, TN
7. Austin Peters #66-Kingsport, TN
8. Rick Pannell #33-Kingsport, TN
9. Tyler Goodwin #8-Kingsport, TN
10. Adam Bolyard #26-Gray, TN
11. Billy Ketron #5-Kingsport, TN
Late Model Stock Cars Race 2
1. Ronnie McCarty #5-Kingsport, TN
2. Zeke Shell #97-Johnson City, TN
3. Kres VanDyke #15-Abingdon, VA
4. Austin Peters #66-Kingsport, TN
5. Joey Trent #26-Gray, TN
6. Rick Pannell #33-Kingsport, TN
7. Tyler Goodwin #8-Kingsport, TN
8. Wayne Hale #19-Bluff City, TN
9. Justin Fontaine #60-Fletcher, NC
10. Adam Bolyard #26-Gray, TN
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Street Stocks
1. Jared Broadbent #74
2. Paul Shull #48
3. Royce Peters #48
4. John Harrell #19
5. Mark Christian #43
6. Danny Casteel #41
7. Chris Tunnell #6
8. Dennis Deese #24
9. Robbie Allison #12
10. Todd Duff #16
Pure 4
1. Tim Abelseth #66
2. Billy Ketron #26
3. Keith Helton #74
4. Kenny Absher #11
5. Jason Ketron #28
6. Billy Byington #01
7. David Trent #57
8. Chris Neeley #94
9. Kevin Darnell #4
10. Bruce Crumbley #33
11. Brandon Sutherland #5
12. Richard Quillen #15
13. Bill Livesay #06
DQ: Dylan Bates #6
Mod 4
1. Rocky Yates #3
2. Billy Duty #45
3. Kirby Gobble #77
4. Hershell Robinette #9
5. Chris Amburgey #7
6. James Deese #8
7. Dennis Arnold #7
8. Darrell Whitehead #43
9. Jerry Miller #01
10. Jessie Amburgey #17
Rookie Pure 4
1. Ben Barker #54
2. Dwayne Banks #4
3. Chris Wilhelm #99
4. Larry Stapleton #15
5. Dennis Stanley #21
6. Craig Phelps #00
7. Wes Fields #11
8. Robert Young #59
9. Larry Bowens #18
10. Robert Smith #1
11. William Hale #47
12. Alexcia Ray #99
13. Jerry Miller #13
Legends
1. Hannah Ottinger #28
2. Derek Lane #19
3. Alexcia Ray #99
4. Les Ottinger #97
5. Trey Lane #9
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