Kres VanDyke took the victory in the first of two Late Model Stock features Friday night at Kingsport Speedway. Photo: Kingsport Speedway Media
There are those who believe Friday the 13th to be unlucky. However, should you ask Kres VanDyke and Zeke Shell their thoughts, it’s a good likelihood they will strongly disagree.
With Kingsport Speedway hosting Shriners Night at the Races at the Kingsport, TN raceway, the two chauffeurs split NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car twin features, each picking up their second win this season.
VanDyke, from Abingdon, Virginia, and Shell from Johnson City, TN, entered the night’s racing program only separated by two points in the Late Model Stock Car divisional point standings. VanDyke was quickest in qualifying and following the roll of the dice, the top two were inverted for the first 35-lap feature.
VanDyke and Wayne Hale led the 16-car field to green from the front row, with VanDyke taking the early lead over Hale, Justin Fontaine, Shell and Joey Trent. While VanDyke and Hale began to quickly separate themselves from their closest challengers, behind them it was a seven-car freight train of Fontaine, Shell, Trent, Ronnie McCarty, Austin Peters, Allen Hawkins and Derek Lane running nose-to-tail.
Shell was applying heat on Fontaine for the third spot, and on lap 29 racing off the fourth turn contact was made which got Fontaine out of shape. While the 18-year-old Fontaine almost held on to his mount, he finally spun just past the start-finish line to bring out the caution.
The stage was set for a six-lap shootout to the checkered flag. VanDyke fired back out ahead Hale off the double-file restart and went on to record the victory over Hale, Shell, Trent and Derek Lane, who had his best-ever Late Model Stock Car finish with the fifth-place run.
Completing the top 10 finishers were McCarty, Peters, Hawkins, Fontaine and Mardy Roberts.
The top four finishers from the first race were inverted for the second 35-lapper, which put Trent and Shell on the front row. Shell jumped out into the lead over Trent, VanDyke and Hale.
Zeke Shell held off Kres VanDyke for the win in the second Late Model Stock feature Friday night at Kingsport Speedway. Photo: Kingsport Speedway Media
Shell served notice from the beginning that he was on a mission – to park in victory lane. VanDyke wasted no time in getting around Trent for second, and set his sights ahead on Shell. With the race running clean-and-green, VanDyke remained within striking distance of Shell should the leader make a slight mistake.
Shell was dialed-in just a little better than VanDyke, and the only time during the race Shell felt threatened was while negotiating a couple of lap cars that allowed VanDyke to momentarily stick his nose to the inside of Shell between turns three and four. But once Shell cleared those cars he put four car lengths between himself and VanDyke.
Shell would not be denied his second victory as he won over VanDyke, McCarty, Trent and Hale.
Lane, Fontaine, Hawkins, Peters and Roberts rounded out the top ten.
Royce Peters roared out to the lead at start of the Street Stock feature and led the opening 20 laps before caution waved when Greg Grindstaff spun in turn four. Kirby Gobble seized the moment off the double-file restart when Peters missed a shift on the front straightaway to take the lead. Once out front Gobble would hold on to capture his first victory over Peters in second, Chris Tunnell in third, Paul Shull in fourth and Jared Broadbent in fifth.
Through the first three Pure 4 events this season, Billy Byington had won all three races. Keith Helton had recorded two DNF’s and one fourth place effort. Looking to change his fortune, Helton bolted out to the lead at start and led wire-to-wire in winning over John Ketron in second, Byington in third, Kenny Absher in fourth and Chris Neeley in fifth.
Billy Duty appeared headed to victory lane in the Mod 4 feature. Duty led from the green flag until the final lap, when he came out on the losing end following an incident involving Kirby Gobble. Gobble was glued to Duty’s back bumper as the duo received the white flag. While racing down the backstretch into the third turn, contact was made and Duty slammed hard head-on into the inside concrete wall and then shot back across the track, forcing other drivers into evasive action to avoid further impact.
Being the race was on the last lap, even though Gobble came back around to the flag stand leading the field, he ultimately was relegated to the last-place car on the lead lap due to track officials’ call of rough driving. Kevin Canter inherited his second victory of the season over Jason Yates in second, Jerry Miller in third, Chris Amburgey in fourth and Dennis Arnold in fifth.
In the Pure Stock feature, Jamie Meadows passed Marty Tunnell for the lead on lap 14 and stayed out front the rest of the way to apparently get his first win. However, in post-race technical inspection, Meadows’ car weighed light and therefore he was disqualified, handing Tunnell his first win on the season. Duke Bare, Dennis Arnold, Jay Swecker and Dustin Smith rounded out the top five.
Trey Lane sped to his second Legends victory of the season, with Brandon Taylor finishing in second, Reece Bowers in third, Les Ottinger in fourth and Dillon Hodge in fifth.
Kingsport Speedway – Kingsport, TN
Race Results – May 13, 2016
Late Model Stock Car Race 1
1. Kres VanDyke #15-Abingdon, VA
2. Wayne Hale #19-Bluff City, TN
3. Zeke Shell #50-Johnson City, TN
4. Joey Trent #26-Gray, TN
5. Derek Lane #28-Kingsport, TN
6. Ronnie McCarty #5-Kingsport, TN
7. Austin Peters #7-Kingsport, TN
8. Allen Hawkins #14-Kingsport, TN
9. Justin Fontaine #60-Fletcher, NC
10. Mardy Roberts #55-Kingsport, TN
11. Rick Pannell #33-Kingsport, TN
12. Steven Deskins #14-Sevierville, TN
13. Jamie Harrison #76-Church Hill, TN
14. Royce Peters #38-Kingsport, TN
15. Danny Casteel #41-Johnson City, TN
16. Jared Broadbent #8-Bakersville, NC
Late Model Stock Car Race 2
1. Zeke Shell #50-Johnson City, TN
2. Kres VanDyke #15-Abingdon, VA
3. Ronnie McCarty #5-Kingsport, TN
4. Joey Trent #26-Gray, TN
5. Wayne Hale #19-Bluff City, TN
6. Derek Lane #28-Kingsport, TN
7. Justin Fontaine #60-Fletcher, NC
8. Allen Hawkins #14-Kingsport, TN
9. Austin Peters #7-Kingsport, TN
10. Mardy Roberts #55-Kingsport, TN
11. Rick Pannell #33-Kingsport, TN
12. Steven Deskins #14-Sevierville, TN
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15. Danny Casteel #41-Johnson City, TN
16. Jared Broadbent #8-Bakersville, NC
Street Stocks
1. Kirby Gobble #36
2. Royce Peters #40
3. Chris Tunnell #6
4. Paul Shull #48
5. Jared Broadbent #74
6. Mark Christian #43
7. Greg Grindstaff #3
8. Alan Rich #03
9. Dennis Deese #24
DNS: Gary Crumbley #59
Pure 4
1. Keith Helton #9
2. John Ketron #27
3. Billy Byington #11
4. Kenny Absher #11
5. Chris Neeley #94
6. Jason Ketron #28
7. Tim Abelseth #66
8. Jon Pittman #87
9. Kevin Darnell #4
10. William Hale #47
11. Bruce Crumbley #33
12. Robert Darnell #88
13. Bucky Smith #99
14. Daniel McMurray #0
15. Larry Stapleton #15
16. Tim Jennings #16
17. Paul Stanley #98
18. Craig Phelps #00
19. Chad Jeffers #18
20. Brent Curran #47
21. Billy Ketron #26
22. Richard Quillen #13
23. Jonathan Feagins #14
24. Jimmy Thomas #14
25. Alexcia Ray #99
MOD 4
1. Kevin Canter #2
2. Jason Yates #8
3. Jerry Miller #01
4. Chris Amburgey #17
5. Dennis Arnold #7
6. Darrell Whitehead #43
7. Larry Bowens #18
8. Billy Duty #45
9. Kirby Gobble #77
10. Jessie Amburgey #7
Pure Street
1. Marty Tunnell #99
2. Duke Bare #17
3. Dennis Arnold #59
4. Jay Swecker #52
5. Dustin Smith #4
6. Jeremy Draughn #7
DQ: Jamie Meadows #11
Legends
1 Trey Lane #9
2. Brandon Taylor #18
3. Reece Bowers #97
4. Les Ottinger #94
5. Dillon Hodge #5
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