Kres VanDyke scored his third Late Model Stock victory of the season Friday night at Kingsport Speedway. Photo: Kingsport Speedway Media
Kres VanDyke of Abingdon, VA, withstood pressure from Zeke Shell lap-after-lap during the second half of Friday night’s Late Model Stock Car feature to capture his third win of the season at Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, TN.
VanDyke and Shell, who entered the night of racing first and second in points, led the 16-car field to green from the front row. Shell powered into the lead quickly over VanDyke, Ronnie McCarty, Wayne Hale and Austin Peters.
Shell and VanDyke began to distance themselves from their competition, as they pulled out to a half-straightaway advantage by lap 15 over McCarty and Hale. The action behind the top four cars was heated involving Peters, Joey Trent, Derek Lane, Jeff Maupin, Allen Hawkins and Robbie Ferguson.
Ferguson was on the move from drop of the green flag and worked his way around Peters to grab fifth in the running order on lap 25 as they raced off the fourth corner.
The event’s first caution waved on lap 30, when Maupin and the lapped car of Rick Pannell spun between turns three and four.
The double-file restart had Shell and VanDyke on the front row, with McCarty and Hale alongside behind them in row two. Where Shell had led since the opening lap, off the restart he was locked in a battle for the lead with VanDyke, while both McCarty and Hale were right in the mix.
VanDyke took the lead on lap 33 over Shell, with McCarty and Hale waging their own war for the third spot. Contact exiting the fourth turn between McCarty and Hale on lap 35 resulted in McCarty spinning to bring the caution out. With McCarty being credited for the caution, Hale was also deemed part of the incident by track officials and therefore both drivers had to restart from rear of the field.
Following yet another double-file restart, the race’s final caution waved before a lap could be completed. With several cars battling for real estate, contact was made racing off the fourth turn between Hawkins and Maupin. Just past the flag stand, suddenly the right-front tire on Hawkins’ ride cut-down and amidst a shower of sparks at the end of the straightaway. Both Hawkins and Maupin tangled, with Greg Bohanon, Jr. also getting involved and spinning.
The red flag was displayed to allow emergency personnel and track officials to check on Hawkins, whose car had come to a stop up high against the outside wall around turns one and two. Both Maupin and Bohanon were able to continue, while Hawkins’ race was over.
Back under green for a 25-lap run to the finish, VanDyke was showing the way out front over Shell, Ferguson, Peters and Trent. The front trio began to put some distance between themselves and others in pursuit, with Shell doing his best to get around VanDyke. Lap after lap, Shell would look underneath leader VanDyke would maintain his advantage.
Ferguson was lurking just a couple of car lengths behind VanDyke and Shell, hoping they would get together and open the door for him to sneak by and steal a victory.
VanDyke held his ground to record the win, with Shell in second, Ferguson in third, McCarty in fourth and Peters in fifth.
Hale, Trent, Maupin, Bohanon and Pannell rounded out the top ten.
In other action, Royce Peters jumped out to the lead over Chris Tunnell at the drop of the green flag in the 30-lap Street Stock feature and remained out front until the checkered flag waved to capture his first victory of the season. Peters was closely followed across the stripe by Tunnell in second, with Mark Christian third, Paul Shull fourth and Greg Grindstaff fifth.
Billy Byington recorded his fourth Pure 4 division victory of the season, with John Ketron in second, Tim Abelseth in third, Jason Ketron in fourth and Chris Neeley in fifth.
Kevin Canter grabbed the lead over Jason Yates at start of the Mod 4 feature and led all 25 laps in recording his third straight victory. Jason Yates came home in second, with
Jerry Miller in third, Chris Amburgey in fourth, and Larry Bowens in fifth.
Rob Austin made his first Pure Street start of the season one for the record books, as he outran the field for the win. Marty Tunnell finsished second, followed by Jamie Meadows in third, Dennis Arnold in fourth and Jeremy Draughn in fifth.
Kingsport Speedway – Kingsport, TN
Race Results – May 27, 2016
Late Model Stock Car
1. Kres VanDyke #15-Abingdon, VA
2. Zeke Shell #50-Johnson City, TN
3. Robbie Ferguson #32-Jonesborough, TN
4. Ronnie McCarty #5-Kingsport, TN
5. Austin Peters #7-Kingsport, TN
6. Wayne Hale #19-Bluff City, TN
7. Joey Trent #26-Gray, TN
8. Jeff Maupin #51-Greeneville, TN
9. Greg Bohanon Jr. #17-Leicester, NC
10. Rick Pannell #33-Kingsport, TN
11. Derek Lane #28-Kingsport, TN
12. Allen Hawkins #14-Kingsport, TN
13. Jamie Harrison #8-Church Hill, TN
14. Danny Casteel #41-Johnson City, TN
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16. Jerry Lane #8-Kingsport, TN
DNS: Mardy Roberts #55-Kingsport, TN
Street Stocks
1. Royce Peters #40
2. Chris Tunnell #6
3. Mark Christian #43
4. Greg Grindstaff #3
5. Paul Shull #48
6. Dennis Deese #24
7. Gary Crumbley #59
Pure 4
1. Billy Byington #11
2. John Ketron #27
3. Tim Abelseth #66
4. Jason Ketron #28
5. Chris Neeley #94
6. Kenny Absher #11
7. Brent Curran #32
8. Kevin Darnell #4
9. William Hale #47
10. Larry Stapleton #15
11. Craig Phelps #00
12. Richard Quillen #13
13. Robert Smith #1
14. Tim Austin #2
15. Daniel McMurray #0
16. Alexcia Ray #99
17. Keith Helton #9
18. Bucky Smith #99
19. Bruce Crumbley #33
20. Jonathan Feagins #14
21. Rusty Clendenin #88
22. Jimmy Thomas #14
Mod 4
1. Kevin Canter #2
2. Jason Yates #8
3. Jerry Miller #01
4. Chris Amburgey #17
5. Larry Bowens #18
6. Hershell Robinette #9
7. Dennis Arnold #7
8. Jessie Amburgey #7
Pure Street
1. Rob Austin #18
2. Marty Tunnell #99
3. Jamie Meadows #11
4. Dennis Arnold #59
5. Jeremy Draughn #7
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