Michael Brown (left) and Max Blair (right) both scored World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series victories over the weekend at Cherokee Speedway. Photos: Jacy Norgaard
Michael Brown and Max Blair came away from Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina with World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series victories.
Brown was the winner on Friday night, while Blair took the victory on Saturday night at the high banked 3/8-mile dirt track.
On Friday night, Michael Brown muscled under Ryan Gustin to take the lead, and held on to score his first career series victory.
“I’ve always dreamed of doing this,” the Lancaster, South Carolina racer said. “It’s a surreal moment. I got to thank everybody that’s behind me to get me here. It’s awesome and I’m damn sure going to enjoy it.”
After Gustin moved past Max Blair in traffic, Brown saw an opening on the inside where he took the lead in turn 2.
Brown wasn’t challenged again, adding $10,000 to his bank account.
Gustin crossed the line second, with Blair in third, Dennis Erb, Jr. in fourth, and Daulton Wilson in fifth.
On Saturday night, Max Blair rebounded from having Friday’s feature slip through his fingers by leading the final 43 laps to win the Rock Gault Memorial.
A few late-race restarts tested Blair again, as Ross Bailes challenged for the win. Blair aced the final two restarts, keeping Bailes at bay for the $20,000 prize.
“The first (caution) I was actually really happy about because it got you out of lap traffic and into clean air,” Blair said. “I’m very inexperienced in this type of racing, so being in clean air without those lap cars were a big deal.
“The next couple that came out at the end I didn’t want to see. I just can’t believe we just won this race.”
While Blair led most of the race, a break fell his way on lap 18 while running second to reigning Series champion Brandon Sheppard, who spun after contact while trying to pass Brent Larson in turn 4.
“I think (Sheppard) probably had us covered there,” Blair said. “We had some good fortune on our side there. I hate it for them guys.”
Ross Bailes, Daulton Wilson, Hudson O’Neal, and Cla Knight rounded out the top five.
The World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series next travels to Farmer City Raceway on April 1-2. For more information, visit WorldofOutlaws.com.
WoO CASE Late Model Series
Cherokee Speedway – Gaffney, SC
Race Results – March 25, 2022
1. 24D-Michael Brown
2. 19R-Ryan Gustin
3. 111V-Max Blair
4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr
5. 18D-Daulton Wilson
6. 1-Brandon Sheppard
7. 88-Trent Ivey
8. 81E-Tanner English
9. 1R-Josh Richards
10. 20H-Bryson Harper
11. 11H-Spencer Hughes
12. 99B-Boom Briggs
13. B1-Brent Larson
14. 71-Hudson O’Neal
15. 45-Kyle Hammer
16. 421-Anthony Sanders
17. 1D-Brent Dixon
18. 16-Tyler Bruening
19. 11-Gordy Gundaker
20. 18E-Ethan Wilson
21. 79-Ross Bailes
22. 16W-Ben Watkins
23. 42-Cla Knight
24. 57-Zack Mitchell
25. 121-Pearson Williams
26. 93-Carson Ferguson
WoO CASE Late Model Series
Cherokee Speedway – Gaffney, SC
Race Results – March 26, 2022
1. 111V-Max Blair
2. 79-Ross Bailes
3. 18D-Daulton Wilson
4. 71-Hudson O’Neal
5. 42-Cla Knight
6. 28-Dennis Erb Jr
7. 57-Zack Mitchell
8. 19R-Ryan Gustin
9. 11H-Spencer Hughes
10. 69*-Carder Miller
11. 42S-Carson Ferguson
12. 1-Brandon Sheppard
13. 45-Kyle Hammer
14. 24D-Michael Brown
15. 421-Anthony Sanders
16. 16-Tyler Bruening
17. 16W-Ben Watkins
18. B1-Brent Larson
19. 81E-Tanner English
20. 11D-David Duke
21. 99B-Boom Briggs
22. 1R-Josh Richards
23. 11-Gordy Gundaker
24. 118-Matt Henderson
25. 121-Pearson Williams
26. 16E-Ethan Wilson
27. 1D-Brent Dixon
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