Matt Bowling (83) and Lee Pulliam (5) split Saturday night’s twin Late Model Stock features at South Boston Speedway. Photo courtesy SBS Media
The point spread in the chase for the South Boston Speedway NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late Model Stock Car Division crown didn’t change much, as Lee Pulliam and Matt Bowling split wins Saturday night at the South Boston, VA raceway.
Bowling led Pulliam by 29 points entering Saturday night’s twinbill, and when the night ended, Pulliam had won the first race and finished third in the nightcap while Bowling finished second in the first race and won the second race.
The two drivers have a twin-race event on Saturday night, Sept. 19, the final night of racing for the season at South Boston Speedway, to settle the championship chase.
Pulliam took the lead from Bowling on lap 46 in the first 75-lap Late Model Stock car Division race and edged Bowling by .908-second to score his ninth win of the season at the .4-mile oval.
Peyton Sellers finished third with Austin Thaxton in fourth and Mark Wertz in fifth.
As a result of having won two races in a row, Pulliam, under track rules, had to start mid-pack (10th) in the second race. He made his way up to as high as third place, but that was as far as he could get.
Juan Garcia started on the pole as the result of an inverted start among the top six finishers of the first race and led until Bowling rallied from his fifth-place starting spot to overtake Garcia with six laps to go.
Eric Winslow, driving Bowling’s backup car, started 13th but steadily picked his way toward the front of the field. He passed Garcia for second place with three laps to go and held on to finish second, .380-second behind Bowling, and score his career-best Late Model Stock car Division finish.
Pulliam finished third with Garcia in fourth and Sellers in fifth.
Crews Wins SBS Limited Sportsman Division Title
Trey Crews won his first South Boston Speedway Limited Sportsman Division crown Saturday night with a second-place finish behind winner Joey Throckmorton in Saturday night’s 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division race.
Crews trailed defending champion Danny Willis, Jr. by one point entering the race, but Willis was involved in an early-race incident with Mike Jones on lap 28 that damaged Willis’ car and necessitated a pit stop for repairs. Willis finished seventh in the race.
The win was the second of the season for Throckmorton, who edged Crews by 1.008-second in the victory. Jones finished third, with Calvin Meadows in fourth and Billy Myers in fifth.
Rudy Takes Modified Division Championship
Mike Rudy won his first career South Boston Speedway Modified Division championship Saturday night with a second-place finish behind race winner and chief title challenger Matt Slye in the night’s 50-lap Modified Division race.
Rudy entered the race with an eight-point lead over Slye in the title chase, and his second-place finish to Slye in the race gave him the division title by an unofficial three-point margin.
Slye’s win was his first of the season and he became the fourth different winner in the division with the victory. Mark Slye finished third, with Chris Humblet in fourth and Jimmy Humblet in fifth.
Autry Wins Pure Stock Division Race And Division Title
Greg Autry won Saturday night’s 30-lap Budweiser Pure Stock Division race and secured his second straight division title in the process.
Autry, who had all but clinched the title heading into the race, won the pole and sped to a two-second win over Johnny Layne, leading the entire race in the process.
D.J. Moser finished third, with Harrison Walker in fourth and Colin Garrett in fifth.
Winslow Wins Hornets Division Title, Garnett Wins Race
Eric Winslow already had the South Boston Speedway Hornets Division title in hand entering Saturday night’s 15-lap race. It was a good thing he had already locked up the title.
Winslow was involved in a first-lap crash that heavily damaged his car and sidelined him for the rest of the race, leaving him with an eighth-place finish.
Todd Garnett took the lead from Kirstin Simmons on the third lap and held off his challengers in a three-lap dash after the race’s final caution flag to win the race and record his third straight victory.
Chase Parsons finished second, with Simmons, Drew Dawson and Kevin Currin rounding out the top five finishers.
Next Race At South Boston Speedway
South Boston Speedway will close out its season on Saturday night, Sept. 19 with one of its bigger events of the season, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 racing program.
A 150-lap race for the stars and cars of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will headline the action, with the 2015 South Boston Speedway NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late Model Stock Car Division championship being decided in twin 75-lap feature races for the region’s NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late Model Stock Car Division competitors.
For additional information, visit SouthBostonSpeedway.com.
South Boston Speedway – South Boston, VA
Race Results – Sept. 5, 2015
Late Model Stocks Race No. 1
1. 5 Lee Pulliam
2. 83 Matt Bowling
3. 99 Peyton Sellers
4. 12 Austin Thaxton
5. 55 Mark Wertz
6. 11 Juan Garcia
7. 3 Kaz Grala
8. 8 Josh Oakley
9. 91 Justin Carroll
10. 73 Bruce Anderson
11. 18 Quin Houff
12. 50 Raymond Pittman III
13. 04 Bugs Hairfield
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15. 81 Thomas Scott
16. 27 Mike Chambers
17. 17 Stacy Puryear
18. 4 Thomas Chapel
19. 30 Johnny Cash
20. 22 Austin Milam
21. 36 Eddie Johnson
22. 01 Marshall Glass
Late Model Stocks Race No. 2
1. 83 Matt Bowling
2. 33 Eric Winslow
3. 5 Lee Pulliam
4. 11 Juan Garcia
5. 99 Peyton Sellers
6. 55 Mark Wertz
7. 8 Josh Oakley
8. 12 Austin Thaxton
9. 81 Thomas Scott
10. 91 Justin Carroll
11. 04 Bugs Hairfield
12. 18 Quin Houff
13. 50 Raymond Pittman III
14. 22 Eric Winslow
15. 73 Bruce Anderson
16. 27 Mike Chambers
17. 4 Thomas Chapel
18. 36 Eddie Johnson
19. 01 Marshall Glass
Limited Sportsman
1. 21 Joey Throckmorton
2. 9 Trey Crews
3. 39 Mike Jones
4. 07 Calvin Meadows
5. 05 Billy Myers
6. 64 Charles Barnes
7. 23 Danny Willis, Jr.
8. 19 Bob Davis
9. 16 Brandon Jones
10. 53 Libby Privette
11. 98 J.D. Eversole
Pure Stocks
1. 21 Greg Autry
2. 9 Johnny Layne
3. 50 D.J. Moser
4. 10 Harrison Walker
5. 24 Colin Garrett
6. 15 Cody Bell
7. 00 Bruce Mayo
8. 66 Scott Phillips
9. 61 Jimmy Wade
Modifieds
1. 33 Matt Slye
2. 8 Mike Rudy
3. 88 Mark Slye
4. 20 Chris Humblet
5. 11 Jimmy Humblet
6. 12 Robert Conner
7. 7 Lauren Edgerton
8. 49 Todd Whitesell
9. 32 Brandon Harding
10. 44 Robbie Babb
Hornets
1. 89 Todd Garnett
2. 74 Chase Parsons
3. 4 Kirstin Simmons
4. 03 Drew Dawson
5. 49 Kevin Currin
6. 3 Kaitlinn Simmons
7. 45 James Napier
8. 22 Eric Winslow
9. 1 Michael Farmer
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