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DALTON ARMSTRONG TOPS PPG TOP GUN SEALANTS PRO LATE MODEL 100 ON NIGHT 7 OF
WORLD SERIES AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
It was a bitter cold night at New Smyrna Speedway as the track hosted night
number seven of the 49th annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. A
small, but hardy, group of fans braved freezing temperatures to watch yet
another evening of incredible racing action.
The big event of the evening was a 100-lap contest for the Pro Late Models,
the PPG Top Gun Sealants 100. Tim Sargent of South Beloit, IL, who was
impressive on night six coming from the rear of the starting grid in the two
Pro Late events to finish on the podium in both, was fastest in qualifying
with a lap of 18.081 seconds with Dawsonville, Georgia's Spencer Davis
tripping the clocks second quick at 18.160. Third through fifth fast were
Derek Scott, Jr., Austin Nason and Matt Wallace.
The inversion draw saw Sargent pick the eight pill placing World Series point
leader Ryan Miles of Crystal Lake, IL on the pole and Dalton Armstrong of New
Castle, IN on the outside of row one. Armstrong grabbed the early lead as
positions were already being swapped behind him. Miles' car just did not look
right and he began to fall back quickly. Nason sped by Tyler Thomas on lap 12
to take fourth spot while Davis moved by Thomas for fifth place on lap 23.
Five laps later, Nason breezed past Scott into third as the racers continued
to circulate under green and lapped cars started becoming a factor. Alli
Owens, making her first start since the birth of her second child, was driving
Mike Skinner's American Auto Special and was doing her best to stay on the
lead lap despite orders from the race director to move over for the leaders.
Owens continued to run the outer lane and was subsequently black-flagged on
lap 37 and forced to retire from the race.
The first caution flag of the event flew when Jordan McCallum spun in turn two
on lap 41 allowing the field to close back up on the high-flying Armstrong.
Thomas passed Davis on the restart for fourth spot but Davis returned the
favor on lap 48. At the half-way mark it was Armstrong leading over Nason,
Scott, Davis, Thomas, Fredrick Moore, Sheldon Creed, Todd Stone, Larry Gelinas
and Sarah McKay. Four laps later Moore took fifth from Thomas.
Stone spun in turn three on lap 66 to bring out the second yellow flag. At
this point Gelinas' car was brought down pit road as it was leaking fluid on
the track and he was forced to drop out of the event. On the restart Nason
found some extra power and began challenging Armstrong for the top spot,
actually leading lap 71 before Armstrong re-asserted himself as the car to
beat. Meanwhile, Sargent had finally moved up into the top ten but in doing
so was black-flagged for rough driving and had to serve a "drive-though"
penalty although he kept himself on the lead lap.
Armstrong began to pull away again while Ryan Miles brought his machine down
pit road on lap 87 and out of the event thus surrendering his World Series
point lead to Armstrong who cruised the final laps to his second win of the
week. Nason crossed the stripe in second but was disqualified in tech for too
much left side weight. That moved Davis up to second in the final order while
Scott took fourth over Moore who made his PPG sponsors very proud in what was
essentially a back-up car after his primary mount was wrecked the night
before.
Creed took sixth and moved into second place in points, six markers behind
Armstrong. Rounding out the top ten were Matt Wallace, Todd Stone, Sarah
McKay and Steve Laking.
A 50-lap race was on tap for the Super Late Models and it was David Garbo, Jr.
of Stonington, CT driving his "Flying Lobster" to fast time honors with a lap
of 17.504 seconds, just a bit quicker than the 17.564 lap of Mooresville, NC
youngster Garrett Jones. Next on the speed chart were Ty Majeski, Zane Smith
and Stephen Nasse.
The top six from qualifying were inverted and that put Brad May on the pole as
he had switched from his own car to the Bobby Sears-wrenched Sanford Auto
Dealers Exchange machine. Nasse started from the outside pole looking to turn
his dismal World Series around but it would only get worse. on the start, May
drove hard low into turn one but his cold tires would not get enough grip and
he slid up into Nasse sending both hard into the wall. Both cars were badly
damaged but the drivers were unhurt. Spencer Davis and Majeski also got a
piece of the wreck with Majeski making several pit stops to repair what was
only cosmetic damage. His crew did an incredible job and it would pay off for
the Seymour, WI driver later in the race.
The second attempt at starting the race was much better with Jones taking the
early lead while new pole sitter Zane Smith dropped back quickly and settled
in fifth spot. On lap seven, Ryan Moore spun driver's side first into the
turn one wall with David Rogers having to spin to avoid him. The damage to
Moore's car was severe and he was forced to retire. Paul Shafer, Jr. also
dropped out during the caution flag period.
On the restart a big crash took place on the back stretch that eliminated the
cars of Gus Dean, Martin Latullipe, Claire Decker and Kyle McCallum. All
drivers were OK. Jones continued to lead the way only to see another yellow
flag for a multi-car melee, this time involving Kyle Plott, Brandon Oakley and
Josh Collins. Plott was done for the night while Joey Mucciacciaro pitted to
change a flat tire during the caution and returned to the fray.
Jones continued to set the pace but Garbo was now on a mission as he passed
Christopher Bell for second on lap 17 before moving past Jones for the lead
with ease on lap 21. Bell followed Garbo into second while Harrison Burton was
also on the charge and he took third from Jones on lap 24. The final caution
of the race came out on lap 34 as Oakley spun into the turn two wall and was
forced out of the event.
From that point Garbo had everything his own way as he took the victory by
1.252 seconds over Bell, Burton, Jones and Smith. Ty Majeski came back from
the opening lap crash to finish sixth allowing him to move into the Super Late
Model points lead as previous point leader Steve Wallace fell from competition
on the 34th lap. Seventh went to Canadian Alex Labbe while Spencer Davis,
Natalie Decker and Denver Foran completed the top ten.
Chuck Hossfeld again set fast time for the Tour-Type Modifieds with a red-hot
lap of 16.927 seconds as Ryan Preece also got into the 16 second bracket at
16.965. The top eight were inverted for the start putting Amy Catalano on the
pole with Justin Bonsignore to her outside. Bonsignore zipped to the early
lead but it was short-lived as J. R. Bertuccio moved to the front on lap two
as Bonsignore dropped like a rock back to fifth.
Preece was on the move and zoomed by Hossfeld for third on lap three then took
second from Eric Goodale on lap seven. Kirk Totten spun in turn four on lap
11 for the only caution flag of the race. On the restart, Patrick Emerling
spun in turn one but was able to keep going. Bertuccio did all he could to
hold Preece at bay but Preece was too strong and he took the point on lap 21.
From there Preece ran off and hid as Hossfeld passed Bertuccio for second with
two laps to go. The trio would finish in that order trailed by Goodale and
Jimmy Zacharias. Sixth through tenth were Bonsignore, Amy Catalano, Dylan
Kopec, Tommy Catalano and Matt Montineri.
Ricky Moxley of Hobe Sound, making his first appearance of the World Series,
set quick time for the Florida/IMCA-Type Modifieds at 18.605 seconds with Ft.
Myers driver Doug Moff second quick at 18.635. The top four in time trials
were inverted putting Kevyn Terry on the pole position but it was Moff quickly
grabbing the lead at the drop of the green and never looking back as his car
finally cooperated and he led every lap to take his first win of the World
Series as the entire 35-lap distance was run under green.
Kevyn Terry finished second for the third time this week ahead of Moxley, Tim
Moore and Cody Allen. Rounding out the finishers were Travis Eddy, Robert
Deal, Doc McKinney, Alan Bruns and Ricky Anderson.
Full race finishes can be found by going to www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org or
www.speed51.com.
Photos (Courtesy Speed51):
1) PPG Pro Late Model 100 winner Dalton Armstrong
2) Super Late Model winner David Garbo, Jr.
WORLD SERIES AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
It was a bitter cold night at New Smyrna Speedway as the track hosted night
number seven of the 49th annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. A
small, but hardy, group of fans braved freezing temperatures to watch yet
another evening of incredible racing action.
The big event of the evening was a 100-lap contest for the Pro Late Models,
the PPG Top Gun Sealants 100. Tim Sargent of South Beloit, IL, who was
impressive on night six coming from the rear of the starting grid in the two
Pro Late events to finish on the podium in both, was fastest in qualifying
with a lap of 18.081 seconds with Dawsonville, Georgia's Spencer Davis
tripping the clocks second quick at 18.160. Third through fifth fast were
Derek Scott, Jr., Austin Nason and Matt Wallace.
The inversion draw saw Sargent pick the eight pill placing World Series point
leader Ryan Miles of Crystal Lake, IL on the pole and Dalton Armstrong of New
Castle, IN on the outside of row one. Armstrong grabbed the early lead as
positions were already being swapped behind him. Miles' car just did not look
right and he began to fall back quickly. Nason sped by Tyler Thomas on lap 12
to take fourth spot while Davis moved by Thomas for fifth place on lap 23.
Five laps later, Nason breezed past Scott into third as the racers continued
to circulate under green and lapped cars started becoming a factor. Alli
Owens, making her first start since the birth of her second child, was driving
Mike Skinner's American Auto Special and was doing her best to stay on the
lead lap despite orders from the race director to move over for the leaders.
Owens continued to run the outer lane and was subsequently black-flagged on
lap 37 and forced to retire from the race.
The first caution flag of the event flew when Jordan McCallum spun in turn two
on lap 41 allowing the field to close back up on the high-flying Armstrong.
Thomas passed Davis on the restart for fourth spot but Davis returned the
favor on lap 48. At the half-way mark it was Armstrong leading over Nason,
Scott, Davis, Thomas, Fredrick Moore, Sheldon Creed, Todd Stone, Larry Gelinas
and Sarah McKay. Four laps later Moore took fifth from Thomas.
Stone spun in turn three on lap 66 to bring out the second yellow flag. At
this point Gelinas' car was brought down pit road as it was leaking fluid on
the track and he was forced to drop out of the event. On the restart Nason
found some extra power and began challenging Armstrong for the top spot,
actually leading lap 71 before Armstrong re-asserted himself as the car to
beat. Meanwhile, Sargent had finally moved up into the top ten but in doing
so was black-flagged for rough driving and had to serve a "drive-though"
penalty although he kept himself on the lead lap.
Armstrong began to pull away again while Ryan Miles brought his machine down
pit road on lap 87 and out of the event thus surrendering his World Series
point lead to Armstrong who cruised the final laps to his second win of the
week. Nason crossed the stripe in second but was disqualified in tech for too
much left side weight. That moved Davis up to second in the final order while
Scott took fourth over Moore who made his PPG sponsors very proud in what was
essentially a back-up car after his primary mount was wrecked the night
before.
Creed took sixth and moved into second place in points, six markers behind
Armstrong. Rounding out the top ten were Matt Wallace, Todd Stone, Sarah
McKay and Steve Laking.
A 50-lap race was on tap for the Super Late Models and it was David Garbo, Jr.
of Stonington, CT driving his "Flying Lobster" to fast time honors with a lap
of 17.504 seconds, just a bit quicker than the 17.564 lap of Mooresville, NC
youngster Garrett Jones. Next on the speed chart were Ty Majeski, Zane Smith
and Stephen Nasse.
The top six from qualifying were inverted and that put Brad May on the pole as
he had switched from his own car to the Bobby Sears-wrenched Sanford Auto
Dealers Exchange machine. Nasse started from the outside pole looking to turn
his dismal World Series around but it would only get worse. on the start, May
drove hard low into turn one but his cold tires would not get enough grip and
he slid up into Nasse sending both hard into the wall. Both cars were badly
damaged but the drivers were unhurt. Spencer Davis and Majeski also got a
piece of the wreck with Majeski making several pit stops to repair what was
only cosmetic damage. His crew did an incredible job and it would pay off for
the Seymour, WI driver later in the race.
The second attempt at starting the race was much better with Jones taking the
early lead while new pole sitter Zane Smith dropped back quickly and settled
in fifth spot. On lap seven, Ryan Moore spun driver's side first into the
turn one wall with David Rogers having to spin to avoid him. The damage to
Moore's car was severe and he was forced to retire. Paul Shafer, Jr. also
dropped out during the caution flag period.
On the restart a big crash took place on the back stretch that eliminated the
cars of Gus Dean, Martin Latullipe, Claire Decker and Kyle McCallum. All
drivers were OK. Jones continued to lead the way only to see another yellow
flag for a multi-car melee, this time involving Kyle Plott, Brandon Oakley and
Josh Collins. Plott was done for the night while Joey Mucciacciaro pitted to
change a flat tire during the caution and returned to the fray.
Jones continued to set the pace but Garbo was now on a mission as he passed
Christopher Bell for second on lap 17 before moving past Jones for the lead
with ease on lap 21. Bell followed Garbo into second while Harrison Burton was
also on the charge and he took third from Jones on lap 24. The final caution
of the race came out on lap 34 as Oakley spun into the turn two wall and was
forced out of the event.
From that point Garbo had everything his own way as he took the victory by
1.252 seconds over Bell, Burton, Jones and Smith. Ty Majeski came back from
the opening lap crash to finish sixth allowing him to move into the Super Late
Model points lead as previous point leader Steve Wallace fell from competition
on the 34th lap. Seventh went to Canadian Alex Labbe while Spencer Davis,
Natalie Decker and Denver Foran completed the top ten.
Chuck Hossfeld again set fast time for the Tour-Type Modifieds with a red-hot
lap of 16.927 seconds as Ryan Preece also got into the 16 second bracket at
16.965. The top eight were inverted for the start putting Amy Catalano on the
pole with Justin Bonsignore to her outside. Bonsignore zipped to the early
lead but it was short-lived as J. R. Bertuccio moved to the front on lap two
as Bonsignore dropped like a rock back to fifth.
Preece was on the move and zoomed by Hossfeld for third on lap three then took
second from Eric Goodale on lap seven. Kirk Totten spun in turn four on lap
11 for the only caution flag of the race. On the restart, Patrick Emerling
spun in turn one but was able to keep going. Bertuccio did all he could to
hold Preece at bay but Preece was too strong and he took the point on lap 21.
From there Preece ran off and hid as Hossfeld passed Bertuccio for second with
two laps to go. The trio would finish in that order trailed by Goodale and
Jimmy Zacharias. Sixth through tenth were Bonsignore, Amy Catalano, Dylan
Kopec, Tommy Catalano and Matt Montineri.
Ricky Moxley of Hobe Sound, making his first appearance of the World Series,
set quick time for the Florida/IMCA-Type Modifieds at 18.605 seconds with Ft.
Myers driver Doug Moff second quick at 18.635. The top four in time trials
were inverted putting Kevyn Terry on the pole position but it was Moff quickly
grabbing the lead at the drop of the green and never looking back as his car
finally cooperated and he led every lap to take his first win of the World
Series as the entire 35-lap distance was run under green.
Kevyn Terry finished second for the third time this week ahead of Moxley, Tim
Moore and Cody Allen. Rounding out the finishers were Travis Eddy, Robert
Deal, Doc McKinney, Alan Bruns and Ricky Anderson.
Full race finishes can be found by going to www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org or
www.speed51.com.
Photos (Courtesy Speed51):
1) PPG Pro Late Model 100 winner Dalton Armstrong
2) Super Late Model winner David Garbo, Jr.
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