A late race pass gave Josh Peacock the Late Model victory Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park. Photo courtesy EBRP
On the first night of the regular season for Late Models at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL, Josh Peacock made a late pass on Phillip Cobb to score the victory on Saturday.
Winning heats early on were Dalton Myers, Josh Peacock and defending champion Roger Crouse. Phillip Cobb and David Schmauss made up the front row for the feature. On the first start, Schmauss got a great start over Cobb but was nullified as Myers spun and backed into turn two wall. That meant a complete restart was in order.
When the green waved again, it was Cobb this time leading the way into turn one with Schmauss right behind him. On lap four, Myers and Peacock battled for position until Myers got sideways, leaving Kyle Bronson with nowhere to go. Bronson ran over the front of Myers’ car, sending Bronson rolling over on the front stretch in from of the field. Bronson was okay but his race was over.
Cobb led the way once again under the restart until lap 13 as James Hill, Jr. spun in turn two. After running in the second position, Schmauss headed to the pits with a flat tire and would end up two laps down. Several more cautions came out until lap 21 when Josh Peacock finally over took Cobb for the lead with Doug Watson in third. One more caution came out on lap 23, but when the checkered waved it was Peacock scoring the win. Phillip Cobb, John Koller, Doug Watson and Roger Crouse rounded out the top five.
In other action, the first feature of the night went to the Street Stocks. Winning heat races early on were Matthew Grissom and Jarod Gay. For the feature event it was Dennis Wilson, Jr. and Matthew Grissom on the front row. On the green flag, Wilson, Jr. led the first lap until Thomas Burnside spun in turn two bringing out the first caution of the night. Four more cautions came out until on lap eight when several cars got tangled up on the backstretch with William Burnside getting the worst end of it as his left front dug into the track sending his car airborne and flipping bringing out the red. Burnside was ok but the car was not.
After the green was waved again, Jarod Gay got into the back of the leader Wilson, Jr. spinning him out. Gay was charged with the spin, putting him to the rear and Wilson, Jr. back up front. Charging up from the fourth position was Dennis Williams. With just a few laps left, Williams passed Wilson, Jr. and crossed the finish line first. But after tech, Williams was dq’d for the wrong tires. Dennis Wilson, Jr. was deemed the winner with Jarod Gay coming back up from the back to finish second. Buck Woodhouse, Roy Woodhouse and Roberto Morfin, Sr. rounded out the top five.
Next up were the V8 Warriors for their feature event. Winning heats were Derek Gray and Bill Whitney. For the feature event it was Marco Reyes and the defending champion Jeff Weaver on the front row. On the green flag Reyes showed the way for the first nine laps until Ron Smith got loose and collected the leader as he went by, sending Reyes into the wall. That took Reyes out of contention handing the lead over to Weaver.
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Weaver showed the way until lap 12 when Danforth was able to overtake him. Danforth crossed the line first, but after tech Danforth was dq’d for an illegal intake manifold. That handed over the win to Jeff Weaver with Bill Whitney, Derek Gray, Janien Dixon and Jason Manning rounding out the top five.
The Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds were next with Dale Kelley winning the heat race early on. For the feature it was last week’s feature winner Austin Sanders and Dale Kelley on the front row. Kelley led the field into turn one with Sanders and Thomas Pratt right behind him. The first caution came out on lap two when John Gross spun in turn two lining the field for a single file restart.
Kelley led the next five laps when Thomas Pratt took over the lead with Sanders right behind him. After taking over the lead, caution waved on the next lap when Eric Purcell stopped in turn four. After the final restart, Pratt powered to the victory. Rounding out the top five were Austin Sanders, Bill Howard, Dale Kelley and Nate Bregenzer.
The final feature of the night was the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Winning heats early on were John Moore, Robert Gullet, Sr. and Don R. Quinn. George Handy and Brett Calonge made up the front row for the feature. On the green flag it was Calonge leading the way with last week’s feature winner John Moore right on his back bumper. Caution came out on lap 11 as a muffler was found on the track.
On lap 13, Calonge and Moore battled into turn one when Calonge losing a wheel, ending his night. Several more cautions would wave, but in the end Robert Gullet, Sr. crossed the finish line first with George Handy second. Moore, Richard Humfeld, and Jimmy Williams rounded out the top five.
ASA racing continues next weekend as the Late Models, East Bay Sprints, Outlaw Fours, and Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers are in action. For further information, visit eastbayracewaypark.com.
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