Casey Roderick celebrates in victory lane after winning Wednesday night’s Super Late Model feature at New Smyrna Speedway. Photo: NASCAR Roots/Twitter
Casey Roderick started the night with the fastest lap in Super Late Model qualifying at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway.
The Lawrenceville, Georgia native ended it in victory lane in Wednesday night’s World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.
After turning the fastest lap in time trials, Roderick rolled off from the third starting position after an invert. He would charge forward, to take the lead, and went on to record the victory.
William Sawalich rebounded from a blown engine on Tuesday night to finish in second. Jake Finish followed in third, with Giovanni Ruggiero in fourth, and Connor Mosack in fifth.
In other action, Matt Hirschman worked his way towards the front before making the race-winning pass on Jimmy Blewett shortly before the halfway point of the John Blewett Memorial for the Modifieds.
From there, Hirschman scored his third win of the 2013 World Series of Asphalt Racing.
“This hits home, because I was on the track when John passed away at Thompson,” Hirschman said. “I can appreciate John as a racer, because he could do it all. I set up my own cars and call my own races. He did the same thing. John was a great racer and it’s nice we get to honor guys like him.”
Ryan Luza survived a chaotic Pro Late Model feature to claim his first victory in the World Series of Asphalt, which he accomplished after passing Carson Brown on a lap 18 restart. Brown held off Conner Jones to finish second, with Brent Crews and seven-time ARCA Menards Series East winner Eddie MacDonald rounding out the top five.
Jason Lester took home the checkered flag in the Florida Modified feature, his first in the 2023 edition of the World Series of Asphalt. The rest of the top five consisted of Bill Burba, Jerry Symons, Wayne Parker and Stain Held.
On Thursday, the seventh night of the World Series of Asphalt consists of five divisions that include a 50-lap Tour Modified race, along with Pro Late Models, 602 Modifieds, Florida Modifieds and Super Late Models. For more information, visit NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org.
New Smyrna Speedway – New Smyrna Beach, FL
World Series Of Asphalt Racing – February 15, 2023
Super Late Models
1. 18-Casey Roderick
2. 2-William Sawalich
3. 51-Jake Finch
4. 22-Giovanni Ruggiero
5. 9-Brad May
6. 28-Connor Mosack
7. 44-Conner Jones
8. 76-James Lynch
9. 08-Nicholas Naugle
10. 18S-Brandon Short
11. 23-Billy VanMeter
12. 15-Gabe Sommers
13. 29-Austin Teras
14. 112-Steve Weaver
15. 29W-Hunter Wright
16. 12-Derek Griffith
Tour Modified
1. 60-Matt Hirschman
2. 14-Patrick Emerling
3. 50-Ronnie Williams
4. 92-Anthony Nocella
5. 17-Burt Myers
6. 19X-Anthony Sesely
7. 8-Cam McDermott
8. 58-Eric Goodale
9. 179-Anthony Bello
10. 55-Teddy Hodgdon
11. 7NC-Caleb Heady
12. 36-David Sapienza
13. 24NJ-Andrew Krause
14. 25-Brian Robie
15. 32-Tyler Rypkema
16. 54-Tommy Catalano
17. 46-Justin Brown
18. 20-Eddie McCarthy
19. 2-JR Bertuccio
20. 02-Joey Coulter
21. 11-Norman Newman
22. 9-Tom Martino, Jr.
23. 45-Brett Meservey
24. 55G-Jeremy Gerstner
25. 09-Christopher Hatton
26. 7NY-Jimmy Blewett
27. 71X-Michael Rutkoski
28. 7-Rich Parker
29. 29-Spencer Davis
30. 82-Craig Lutz
31. 73-Paul Hartwig, Jr.
32. 73H-Paul Hartwig, Sr.
33. 70X-Tim Moore
34. 27-Adam LaCicero
Modifieds
1. 45-Jason Lester
2. 26-Bill Burba
3. 66-Jerry Symons
4. 1W-Wayne Parker
5. 33-Shain Held
6. 15-Tim Moore
7. 4B-Alan Bruns
8. 16-Brian Gayton
9. 75-George Helliwell
10. 46-Cody Stickler
11. 38-Ricky Moxley
Pro Late Model
1. 77-Ryan Luza
2. 25-Carson Brown
3. 44-Conner Jones
4. 24-Brent Crews
5. 17M-Eddie MacDonald
6. 29-Hunter Wright
7. 20-Chase Johnson
8. 00-Jimmy Renfrew, Jr.
9. 26-Dawson Sutton
10. 47-Dakota Stroup
11. 56-Gus Dean
12. 00ME-Jeremie Whorff
13. 88-T.J. DeCaire
14. 16-T.J. Monroe
15. 17F-Kevin Folan
16. 94-Cory Luciano
17. 1-Toni Breidinger
18. 42-Ryan Kamish
19. 77C-Ruben Caceres
20. 0-Glenn Styres
21. 17X-Brandon Turbush
22. 15-Mario Hart
23. 61-Kent Baledge
24. 7-Mitch Haver
25. 16K-Thomas Krasonis
26. 11-David Weaver
27. 55-Charlie Keeven
28. 58-John Aramendia
29. 45-Mike Mayberry
30. 69-Michael Hinde
31. 99-John Weitz
32. 81-Katie Hettinger
33. 5-Gavan Boschele
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