Robbie Ferguson scored the Late Model Stock Car victory on Friday night at Kingsport Speedway. Photo: Kingsport Speedway / Facebook
Following a lengthy delay when the lights went out Friday night at Tennessee’s Kingsport Speedway, Robbie Ferguson held off a hard-charging Kres VanDyke to capture his first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car win of the season.
VanDyke was fastest in qualifying with a time of 15.029 seconds to narrowly edge Zeke Shell, who timed-in at 15.090 for pole honors. The top three from qualifying were inverted for start of the 60-lap feature, with Hayden Woods and Shell on the front row, while VanDyke and Ferguson lined up in the second row.
Woods jumped out to the lead on the start over Shell, Ferguson, VanDyke and Trey Lane. Woods looked strong showing the way out front, though Shell was sticking his nose underneath Woods racing off the corners.
Racing down the front straightaway into the first turn on lap 8, Woods drifted up the track to open the door for Shell to pull to the inside as they raced off turn two down the backstretch. With his car pinched down low to the inside, Shell spun between turns three and four to bring the caution out.
On the ensuing restart, Woods and Ferguson battled side-by-side for three laps before Ferguson took the lead. VanDyke passed Woods for second place on lap 15 racing up off turn two.
Shell was trying to work his way back toward the front and on lap 18 racing off turn two, contact with Trey Bayne sent both Bayne and Shell spinning on the backstretch. With nowhere to go, Wayne Hale got collected making it a three-car wreck which initially brought out the yellow flag and then the red flag when the lights between turns three and four suddenly went out.
Once the situation with the lights was taken care of, racing resumed. Ferguson and VanDyke battled five laps door-to-door, jockeying for position before Ferguson moved ahead into the lead on lap 23.
Ferguson and VanDyke began to gradually put some distance between themselves and Woods, who was running in third. Ferguson had a rearview mirror occupied by VanDyke, knowing if he made the slightest mistake he would get passed.
On the final lap, VanDyke tried again to get around Ferguson, but to no avail, as Ferguson held to score the win. Woods finished in third, with Trey Lane in fourth and Dillon Hodge in fifth.
Derek Lane, Hale, Bryson Dennis, Dale Cline and Bayne rounded out the top ten.
“This is the most fun I’ve had driving a race car in quite a while,” Ferguson said. “Kres (VanDyke) and I have mutual respect for one another. We’re not going to just run over and wreck and take each other out. Sure, we’ll beat and bang and rub a little, but, hey, that’s just good short-track racing. I’ve won some races over the last couple of years, but to win tonight with how Kres and I battled each other for the last 20-30 laps, that’s what you really enjoy as a race car driver.”
In other action, Kirby Gobble scored his first Modified Street feature win of the season, with Royce Peters in second, Rusty Clendenin in third, Kevin Wolfe in fourth and Dennis Deese in fifth.
Kevin Canter took the win in the Mod 4 feature, with Chucky Williams in second, Zack Fritz in third, Dalton Thomas in fourth and Chris Coleman in fifth.
Keith Helton took the lead of the Pure 4 feature on lap six, and sent on to record the victory over Bruce Cumbley in second, Kenny Absher in third, William Hale in fourth and Brandon Sutherland in fifth.
David Strong took his second straight Pure Street victory, with Kevin Darnell, Chris Neeley, Rob Austin and Ricky Payne rounding out the top five.
Kingsport Speedway returns to action on Friday, June 29. For more information, visit NewKingsportSpeedway.com.
Kingsport Speedway – Kingsport, TN
Race Results – June 22, 2018
Late Model Stock Car
1. Robbie Ferguson #7 – Jonesborough, TN
2. Kres VanDyke #15 – Abingdon, VA
3. Hayden Woods #87 – Piney Flats, TN
4. Trey Lane #7 – Kingsport, TN
5. Dillon Hodge #5 – Kingsport, TN
6. Derek Lane #28 – Kingsport, TN
7. Wayne Hale #19 – Bluff City, TN
8. Bryson Dennis #15 – Greeneville, TN
9. Dale Cline #99 – Wytheville, VA
10. Trey Bayne #21 – Knoxville, TN
11. Rick Pannell #33 – Kingsport, TN
12. Zeke Shell #1 – Johnson City, TN
Modified Street
1. Kirby Gobble #88
2. Royce Peters #42
3. Rusty Clendenin #27
4. Kevin Wolfe #17
5. Dennis Deese #24
6. Hannah Seal #55
7. Derek Lane #48
8. Alex Miller #37
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Mod 4
1. Kevin Canter #3
2. Chucky Williams #55
3. Zack Fritz #33
4. Dalton Thomas #22
5. Chris Coleman #20
6. Chris Amburgey #17
7. Joshua Gobble #17
8. Jimmy Acito #57
9. Greg Clevenger #12
10. James Deese #14
11. Hershell Robinette #9
12. Dennis Arnold #7
13. Jessie Amburgey #7
14. David Brown #13
15. Billy Duty #1
16. Dan Conn #73
DQ: Kirby Gobble #78
Pure 4
1. Keith Helton #9
2. Bruce Crumbley #33
3. Kenny Absher #11
4. William Hale #47
5. Brandon Sutherland #48
6. Craig Phelps #00
7. Paul Stanley #40
8. Chad Jeffers #38
9. Tim Jennings #1
10. Jimmy Thomas #14
11. David Trent #57
12. Josh Collins #77
13. Larry Stapleton #15
14. Dennis Stanley #21
15. Dylan Bates #6
16. Billy Byington #11
17. Josh Detwiler #38
18. Brett Hall #7
DNS: Bucky Smith #99
Pure Street
1. David Strong #53
2. Kevin Darnell #4
3. Chris Neeley #2
4. Rob Austin #18
5. Ricky Payne #1
6. Penny Hurd #11
7. Jay Swecker #77
8. Michael Blair #84
9. Nasty Jones #13
10. Anitra Little #74
11. Jason Herron #7
12. Sammy Ferguson #5
13. Jessica Payne #12
DNS: Jon Cook #17
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