James Hill picked up the victory by less than a car length in the TUSA Mod Lite feature Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park. Photo courtesy EBRP
The first two nights of racing at the East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL were fairly uneventful for the TUSA Mod Lite Winternationals. Both Wednesday and Friday night’s track was tacky and fast but the Mod Lites took to the track after 75 laps of UMP Modified racing on Saturday night. The hard and slick surface threw the racers a curve and the 25-lap finale was far from uneventful. When the checkered flag fell, 16 year old James Hill of Laurel, DE was in victory lane and more than half the field was either in the pits or sitting in the infield.
The top ten started heads up from Friday night’s finish with Jimmy Wills on the pole and Josh May outside front row. Wills grabbed the lead at the drop of the green but it only took one lap for the carnage to begin. The red was out before the second lap was complete when Josh May spun while running second. The field was tightly packed and the cars came slamming in ending the night for Ken Meadows, Nick Sapp, Jeff Isabelle, Jr., Andy Hennigar, Alan Knepper and May.
The next nine laps saw six more caution flags and a second red on lap 10 when British invader, Simon Panton barrel rolled in the first turn with Tyler Riggs, Eric McKinney and Nick Nash involved. No one was injured and all but Panton returned to action.
The final 15 laps would be run caution free. A lead pack of five cars pulled away from the field. The lead group in running order consisted of Wills, Ty Short, Mikey Hay, James Hill (who had started in 12th) and defending champion, Doug Williams. By lap 15 the front four were nose to tail as Josh Sliter got around Williams for fifth.
With five to go, the intensity level began to build as Short began to hammer the back bumper of Wills’ car. It appeared that handling of the leader’s car was starting to go away mid turn but Wills was still fast down the straight.
Short could not get Wills to budge and with two laps to go went to the outside. Hill had just gotten by May for third and took the opportunity to move under Short for second with one lap to go. Going into the first turn Hill gave Wills a shot in the rear bumper but Wills never wavered. Going into turn three, Hill once again contacted Wills’ bumper but this time the car pushed up in the middle of the final turn.
Hill stuck his car’s nose under the leader and the bite in the low groove was good enough for Hill to take the lead and the checkered by less than a car length in the Carey’s Towing/Peterman’s Construction/Pro. Wills held off Hay for second with Short fourth and Sliter rounding out the top five. The $1000 victory was Hill’s first win at East Bay.
37th Annual Winter Nationals
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa FL
TUSA Hoosier Mod Lites – Feb. 9, 2013
1. James Hill
2. Jimmy Wills
3. Mikey Hay
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5. Josh Sliter
6. Doug Williams
7. Erik McKinney
8. Chase Flatt
9. Tyler Riggs
10. Lynn Knepper
11. Nick Nash
12. Kevin Nicolino
13. Ross White
14. Simon Panton
15. Justin Williams
16. Levi Spennerweber
17. Joe Isabelle
18. Randy Bryan
19. Josh May
20. Alan Knepper
21. Andy Hennigar
22. Jeff Isabelle, Jr.
23. Nick Sapp
24. Ken Meadows
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