Ronnie McCarty captured his first Late Model Stock Car victory of the season Friday at Kingsport Speedway. Photo by Randall Perry
While Ronnie McCarty is the defending Kingsport Speedway Late Model Stock Car champion, however, the start to the 2016 racing season hadn’t lived up to his expectations.
But that all changed in a major way Friday, as he led flag-to-flag for his first win of the season and eighth career victory at the .375-mile banked concrete oval in Kingsport, TN.
McCarty set fast-time in qualifying at 15.113 seconds, with Austin Peters timing-in at 15.133 for his best qualifying effort of the season.
McCarty and Peters led the field down to the green flag. On the opening lap, while racing up off turn two, third-starting Kres VanDyke tried to get inside of Peters and the two cars momentarily became hooked together with each car getting out of shape on the backstretch, forcing all the cars behind them to take evasive action to avoid a major melee. The caution waved to null the attempted start. Peters had to head into the pits to have his crew look over his ride and thus had to join in at tail of the field for the restart.
With the green flag waving once again, McCarty quickly jumped out to the lead over Derek Lane, Wayne Hale, VanDyke and Jeff Maupin. With VanDyke wrestling an ill-driving machine following his altercation with Peters, Maupin got around him for the fourth spot on lap 5 between turns three and four, which also opened the door for Zeke Shell to get past VanDyke for fifth place.
Having his strongest run of the season, second-year Late Model Stock Car racer Lane finally lost second in the running order to Hale on lap 11. Hale set his sights ahead on leader McCarty while Maupin was zeroed in on Lane for third. While Maupin looked inside of Lane racing off the corners on several occasions, Lane kept slamming the door and maintaining position.
Maupin got around Lane for third place on lap 28 racing down the backstretch into the third turn. With the halfway signal given from the flag stand, McCarty had Hale riding in his rearview mirror, just hoping he would make the slightest bobble to allow an opportunity to drive by into the lead. But McCarty kept clicking off flawless laps and never gave Hale the opening he was looking for. The action was broken up on lap 47 when the caution flew after Joey Trent spun in the turn one.
The double-file restart had McCarty and Hale alongside on the front row, with Maupin and Shell behind in the second row. McCarty and Hale battled side-by-side for a couple of laps before McCarty powered back out ahead. In the meantime, Shell was knocking on the door for second.
McCarty went on to score the win, with Hale finishing in second, Shell in third, Maupin in fourth and VanDyke in fifth.
Lane, Trent, Robbie Ferguson, Jamie Harrison and Steven Deskins rounded out the top ten.
In other action, Mark jumped to the lead at drop of the green in the 3 Street Stock feature and went on to capture his first-ever victory over Paul Shull in second, Royce Peters in third, Dennis Deese in fourth and Chris Tunnell in fifth.
Billy Byington took the win in the Pure 4 feature. Keith Helton finished in second, with John Ketron in third, Michael Nelson in fourth and Jason Ketron in fifth.
Rocky Yates grabbed the lead at start of the Mod 4 feature and remained out front the entire distance to record his second straight victory. Jason Yates, Kevin Canter, Jerry Miller and Chris Amburgey rounded out the top five.
Marty Tunnell captured his third Pure Street win, while Trey Lane recorded his third Legend victory.
Kingsport Speedway – Kingsport, TN
Race Results – June 10, 2016
Late Model Stock Car
1. Ronnie McCarty #5-Kingsport, TN
2. Wayne Hale #19-Bluff City, TN
3. Zeke Shell #50-Johnson City, TN
4. Jeff Maupin #51-Greeneville, TN
5. Kres VanDyke #15-Abingdon, VA
6. Derek Lane #28-Kingsport, TN
7. Joey Trent #26-Gray, TN
8. Robbie Ferguson #7-Jonesborough, TN
9. Jamie Harrison #76-Church Hill, TN
10. Steven Deskins #14-Sevierville, TN
11 Austin Peters #38-Kingsport, TN
12. Rick Pannell #33-Kingsport, TN
13. Allen Hawkins #8-Kingsport, TN
14. Danny Casteel #41-Johnson City, TN
Street Stock
1. Mark Christian #43
2. Paul Shull #48
3. Royce Peters #40
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2. Keith Helton #9
3. John Ketron #27
4. Michael Nelson #17
5. Jason Ketron #28
6. Kenny Absher #11
7. Tim Abelseth #66
8. Jackie Jackson #16
9. Brent Curran #32
10. Kevin Darnell #4
11. Chris Neeley #94
12. Bucky Smith #99
13. Robert Young #59
14. Daniel McMurray #0
15. Jimmy Thomas #14
16. Richard Quillen #13
17. Robert Darnell #88
18. Chad Jeffers #18
19. Paul Stanley #98
20. Robert Smith #1
21. Bruce Crumbley #33
22. William Hale #47
23. Craig Phelps #00
24. Larry Stapleton #15
Mod 4
1. Rocky Yates #3
2. Jason Yates #8
3. Kevin Canter #2
4. Jerry Miller #01
5. Chris Amburgey #17
6. Dennis Arnold #7
7. Hershell Robinette #9
8. Darrell Whitehead #43
9. Larry Bowens #18
Pure Street
1. Marty Tunnell #99
2. Dennis Arnold #7
Legends
1. Trey Lane #28
2. Jerry Lane #9
3. Hannah Ottinger #97
4. Les Ottinger #94
5. Dillon Hodge #5
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