Home state drivers were victorious in the two events held in Florida on Sunday while Bubba Pollard was the Super Late Model winner on the pavement in south Georgia.
After running three events in two days in Ocala, the Crate Late Model contingent went north to the All Tech Raceway in Lake City where Kyle Bronson wrapped up a solid weekend with a $5,000 win over a field of 22. Bronson started on the front row and led the entire distance lapping all the way up to sixth in the 50 lap main event. Max Blair was the runner-up, Joseph Joiner came from tenth to third while Walker Arthur and Rambo Franklin completed the top five. The Crates now have a choice for next weekend as they can run three nights, Thursday Friday and Saturday unsanctioned at East Bay or race the Nesmith Winter series at Golden Isles Friday and Saturday as the undercard to the Lucas Oil Late Model Series.
Roger Crouse has been a fixture at East Bay Raceway now for more than 31 years and, with his flag-to-flag win in the Sunshine State Modified Tour event there on Sunday night the Plant City resident has now won at least one feature at the track in 30 of those seasons! Young Mavrick Varnadore, another local, chased Crouse in for second with Kentucky's Trent Young in third and North Carolina traveler Nick Hoffman fourth. Kewanee's Ray Bollinger finished one spot behind NASCAR celebrity Kenny Wallace in eighth while Saturday night's winner Mike Van Genderen was tenth. After three rounds it is now Varnadore on top of the points with Van Genderen holding strong in second as the tour closes out its East Bay run with a show on Monday night. The take Tuesday off before running three events at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala and two at North Florida Speedway.
"It's been a long time coming" was Bubba Pollard's quote after winning the annual Speed Fest at Crisp Motorsports Park in Cordele, Georgia, Sunday evening. Last year at this event contact from John Hunter Nemechek late in the race sent Pollard for a spin allowing Nemecek to take the win. On Sunday the roles were reversed, and it was actually the third-place car of William Byron who was assigned the blame as a review of video determined it was Byron who made contact with Pollard who in turn spun Nemechek. The decision allowed Pollard to take the win with another young son of a former NASCAR driver, Harrison Burton in second. Minnesota's Cole Anderson had another impressive run in fifth while ARCA Midwest Tour Champion Ty Majeski was 11th.
Nemechek fared better in the Pro Late Model portion of the event as he prevailed in a three-wide battle with Chris Dilbeck and Zane Smith to win the undercard.
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