Ultimate South East Super Late Model Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

April 8, 2017

OVERTON WINS $20K IN VMS KING OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR ULTIMATE SLMS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

               JAMAICA, VA – Brandon Overton of Evans, GA drove to his second straight ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region win on Saturday night and pocketed $20,000 in the Aaron’s King of Commonwealth at Virginia Motor Speedway.  Overton battled with Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA early and often before taking the lead for good on lap 28 of the 60-lap race.

               Dale McDowell of Rossville, GA was strong in the second half of the race, and finished second.  The ride of the night belonged to Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, who pitted under caution on lap three with what he thought was an engine problem.  His crew found everything under the hood O.K., and sent their driver back out on the track to restart the race in the 24th and last spot.

               Marlar was the fastest car on the track and he blazed a path through the field, but fell two spots short of victory and salvaged a third-place finish.  Davenport led 20 laps of the race in a back and forth battle for the lead with Overton, and ended up fourth at the checkered flag. 

Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC was fifth after topping the 34-car field in Qualifying with a lap around the ½-mile clay oval in 17.580 seconds.  That earned Madden the $400 Fast Time Award from M&W Transport and Towing.  Austin Hubbard finished sixth and Rick Eckert of York, PA took the seventh spot.

Matt Cosner came home in the eighth position, and ninth went to Chris Ferguson of Mt. Holly, NC.  Dale Hollidge rounded out the top ten, and was the Keyser Manufacturing Hard Charger of the Race Award winner after starting 17th.

The win was the second straight ULTIMATE SE win for Overton, who also won the season opener on March 4 at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, GA.  In preliminary action on Saturday night, the four eight-lap Heat Races were won by Overton, Davenport, Madden and Marlar.  The two ten-lap B-Main races were won by Hollidge and Nick Davis.

After starting on the outside of the front row, Davenport took the lead from polesitter Overton with a crossover move to the inside coming off the second turn on the first lap that saw Marlar, Madden and Hubbard in third through fifth respectively. 

One crossover move is worth another, as Overton returned the favor on Davenport to take the lead on lap two, as McDowell got by Hubbard for the fifth spot.  The caution flag was unfurled for the first time on lap three when 2016 ULTIMATE SE Rookie of the Year Glenn Elliott spun in turn four.  Marlar gave up the third spot on the track to pit under caution.

The double-file restart saw Overton leading Davenport, Madden, McDowell, and Hubbard.  When the green bulb was fired up, Hubbard was on the move, as he passed McDowell for fourth on the restart, and then got around Madden for third on lap four.  The fifth lap saw Davenport pull alongside Overton to battle for the lead.

Overton pulled in front of Davenport on lap seven, and Madden worked his way back around Hubbard for the third spot.  Davenport made an inside move on Overton coming off the fourth turn on lap nine to take the lead.  Hubbard and Madden were still contesting the third spot, with Hubbard reclaiming the position on the 11th lap.

Davenport reached the cars on the tail end of the lead lap on lap 13, and McDowell got around Madden to take the fourth spot on lap 15.  Overton chased down Davenport in lapped traffic, and began to challenge for the lead on lap 20.  McDowell and Madden got by Hubbard to move up to third and fourth respectively on lap 20.

Davenport was able to keep Overton behind him in lapped traffic, but once they had clear race track in front of them, Overton dove to the inside going into turn three on lap 28 to take the lead from Davenport.  McDowell then closed on Davenport and they raced side-by-side for second on lap 30.  Elliott brought out the caution flag for a second time on lap 32 to bunch up the field for a restart.

The double-file restart saw Overton leading Davenport, McDowell, Madden, Hubbard, Jason Covert, Ferguson, Eckert, Tyler Millwood, and Ross Robinson in second through tenth respectively.  McDowell passed Davenport for second on the restart, with Ferguson bolting into the fifth spot.  Marlar came from out of nowhere to take over the sixth spot.

By lap 35, Overton had pulled out to a half straightaway lead over McDowell.  Marlar moved into the top five again on lap 38 when he got around Ferguson.  The final caution flag of the race came out on lap 44 for debris in turn four.  Overton led McDowell, Davenport, Marlar, Madden, Ferguson and Hubbard double-file back to the green flag.

Marlar passed Davenport for the third spot on lap 45, and with ten laps to go, Overton had once again opened up a half straightaway lead over McDowell.  Overton found himself in lapped traffic on lap 53. 

Overton had increased his lead over McDowell to a full straightaway on lap 55.  At the checkered flag, Overton was out of sight of McDowell and took the checkered flag with a 4.175 second margin of victory.  The next race for the ULTIMATE SE Super Late Model Series will be the $5,022-to-win Jack Starrette Memorial Race at Modoc Speedway in Modoc, SC on April 15.

Check out the official website for the Ultimate Super Late Model Series at www.ultimatesupers.com, and continue to follow our social media networks on Facebook at Ultimate Super Late Model Series and on Twitter @ULTIMATESupers to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 2 AT VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN JAMAICA, VA ON 4/8/17:

POS       STRT    CAR #   DRIVER                             HOMETOWN                   LAPS     $ WON
1.            1             116        Brandon Overton             Evans, GA                          60           $20,000
2.            6             17m       Dale McDowell                 Rossville, GA                    60           $10,000
3.            4             157        Mike Marlar                     Winfield, TN                     60           $5.000
4.            2             49           Jonathan Davenport       Blairsville, GA                  60           $3,000
5.            3             44           Chris Madden                   Gray Court                       60           $2,000
6.            5             11           Austin Hubbard                                                             60           $1,750
7.            7             7             Rick Eckert                       York, PA                            60           $1,500
8.            11           66c         Matt Cosner                                                                   60           $1,250
9.            10           22           Chris Ferguson                 Mt. Holly, NC                   60           $1,100
10.          17           0             Dale Hollidge                                                                 60           $1,000
11.          15           72           Jason Covert                                                                 60           $900
12.          12           18           Brett Hamm                                                                   60           $875
13.          9             7r           Ross Robinson                                                               60           $850
14.          8             31           Tyler Millwood                                                             59           $825
15.          13           24           Kenny Mooreland                                                         59           $800
16.          21           4             Amanda Whaley                                                                          59           $775
17.          19           55           Darryl Hills                                                                    58           $750
18.          23           29           Jason Welshan                 Maryville, TN                   58           $725
19.          24           5             Glenn Elliott                                                                  57           $700
20.          18           92           Nick Davis                                                                      55           $675
21.          22           27           Michael Lake                    Uniontown, PA                  42           $650
22.          14           2             Dennis Franklin                              Gaffney, SC                       42           $625
23.          20           32           Dustin Mitchell                                                              29           $600
24.          16           1             Willie Milliken                                                              14           $575

ENTRIES:  34
FAST QUALIFIER:  Madden, 17.580 Seconds
PROVISIONALS:  Welshan and Elliott
LEAD CHANGES:  3
LAP LEADERS:  Davenport, 1; Overton, 2-8; Davenport, 9-27; Overton, 28-60
LAPS LED:  Overton, 40; Davenport, 20
KEYSER INDUSTRIES HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE:  Hollidge (started 17th and finished 10th)
CAUTIONS:  3
MARGIN OF VICTORY:  4.175 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE:  45 Minutes and 10.698 Seconds
NEXT RACE:  April 15, Modoc Speedway, Modoc, SC

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
1. 116 Brandon Overton, 17.936
2. 4 Amanda Whaley, 18.000
3. 11 Austin Hubbard, 18.124
4. 24 Kenny Mooreland, 18.125
5. 7r Ross Robinson, 18.142
6. 89 Justin Williams, 18.228
7. 281 Kyle Pierce, 18.301
8. 93 Donald Bradsher, 18.371
9. 5n Tim Allen, 18.702

GROUP 2:
1. 0 Dale Hollidge, 17.698
2. 17m Dale McDowell, 17.720
3. 49 Jonathan Davenport, 17.775
4. 22 Chris Ferguson, 17.899
5. 55 Darryl Hills, 18.073
6. 2 Dennis Franklin, 18.193
7. 79 Zack Mitchell, 18.228
8. 87 Walker Arthur, 18.409
9. 19 Jason Miller, 18.605

GROUP 3:
1. 44 Chris Madden, 17.580
2. 7 Rick Eckert, 17.703
3. 32 Dustin Mitchell, 17.805
4. 66 Matt Cosner, 17.947
5. 5 Glenn Elliott, 18.240
6. 72 Jason Covert, 18.315
7. 92 Nick Davis, 18.572
8. 29 Jason Welshan, 18.639

GROUP 4:
1. 157 Mike Marlar, 17.918
2. 31 Tyler Millwood, 18.034
3. 22 G.R. Smith, 18.051
4. 88 Rick Elliott, 18.084
5. 18 Brett Hamm, 18.104
6. 46 Tyler Emory, 18.408
7. 27 Michael Lake, 18.518
8. 1 Willie Milliken, 18.792

HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

               1ST HEAT:  1. Overton; 2. Hubbard; 3. Robinson; 4. Mooreland; 5. Williams; 6. Pierce; 7. Whaley; 8. Allen; 9. Bradsher DNS.

               2ND HEAT:  1. Davenport; 2. McDowell; 3. Ferguson; 4. Franklin; 5. Hills; 6. Hollidge; 7. Z. Mitchell; 8. Miller; 9. Arthur DNS.

               3RD HEAT:  1. Madden; 2. Eckert; 3. Cosner; 4. Covert; 5. D. Mitchell; 6. Davis; 7. G. Elliott; 8. Welshan.

               4TH HEAT:  1. Marlar; 2. Millwood; 3. Hamm; 4. Milliken; 5. Emory; 6. Smith; 7. R. Elliott; 8. Lake.

B-MAINS (10 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):

               1ST B-MAIN:  1. Hollidge; 2. Hills; 3. Whaley; 4. Williams; 5. Allen; 6. Miller; 7. Z. Mitchell; 8. Pierce; 9. Bradsher DNS; 10. Arthur DNS.

               2ND B-MAIN:  1. Davis; 2. D. Mitchell; 3. Lake; 4. G. Elliott; 5. Welshan; 6. Emory; 7. Smith DNS; 8. R. Elliott DNS.

The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series would like to recognize their marketing partners for the 2017 season which include: American Racer, Hoosier Race Tires, VP Race Fuels, M&W Transport, PPM Racing Products, Arizona Sport Shirts, DirtonDirt.com, Big A’s Custom Graphics, AR Bodies, Five Star Race Bodies, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Autolite/Fram, RockAuto.com, Safecraft, Simpson, Thomas Clarke Performance Web Design and RacingJunk.com.

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FASTRAK Racing Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

April 8, 2017

DAVENPORT RETURNS TO ROOTS FOR FASTRAK VMS KING OF THE COMMONWEALTH WIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

               JAMAICA, VA – Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA returned to his dirt late model roots Saturday night and won the Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth 40 for the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series at Virginia Motor Speedway.  Davenport began his dirt late model racing career with the FASTRAK Series, and has since gone on to superstardom in the sport.

               After starting on the outside of the front row for the main event, Davenport took the lead and never looked back.  The driver known as “Superman” led all 40 laps for the win driving the C&H Paving Barry Wright “House Car.”

               “We’re off to a good start this year with our Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine program, as we’re three for three so far this season,” Davenport said.  “Now, if we could just get some of that success to rub off on our super late model program we would be in good shape.”

               The win was worth $3,000 to Davenport, who took the checkered flag with a 2.896 second margin of victory over Tyler Bare of Rockridge Baths, VA in the Bluegrass Farms Rocket.  Bare was the Fast Qualifier among the 32 entrants with a lap around the ½-mile clay oval in 18.810 seconds to earn $200 from M&W Transport and Towing.

               Henry Hornsby III of Beckley, WV came from the 11th starting spot to finish third in the Henry’s Radiator Longhorn.  Polesitter Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN took the fourth spot in the Tim Byrd Motorsports TNT, and Matthew Nance of Ronda, NC was fifth in the Diversified Finishers Longhorn.

               Mark Parks of Forest, VA drove the Parks Racing Mastersbilt to a sixth-place finish, and seventh went to the defending FASTRAK South East and Mid-Ohio Valley Champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC in the Augusta Aquatics/Maxima Race Oil Longhorn.  The 2016 Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth Race winner Walker Arthur of Forest, VA took the eighth spot in the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Longhorn.

               David Williams of Mechanicsville, MD started 19th and finished ninth in the Latham Masonry Rocket, and was the Keyser Manufacturing Hard Charger of the Race.  Defending Virginia Motor Speedway FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series Champion Justin Williams of Concord, VA rounded out the top ten in the Mark Parks Racing Rocket.

               In preliminary action, the four eight-lap Heat Races were won by Ford, Davenport, Nance, and Justin Williams.  The two ten-lap B-Main Races were won by Benji Hicks of Mt. Airy, NC in the T&K Enterprises Longhorn, and Billy Beachler of Franklin, WV in the Cecil B. Arthur General Contracting Mastersbilt.

               A pair of multi-car wrecks in turn one on the first two attempts to start the race accounted for two of the five caution flags in the event.  Once everyone settled into a race pace, Davenport took the lead from his outside front row starting spot, followed by polesitter Ford, Justin Williams, Ron Parker of Belwood, NC in the Schaeffer Oil Rocket and Nance.

               Parker passed Williams for third on lap two, and by lap seven, Davenport had opened up a half straightaway lead on Ford.  By the ninth lap, Davenport caught the cars on the tail end of the lead lap, but that didn’t slow him down at all.  Williams began to fade a little on lap ten, as Nance passed him for fourth, and Knight got by him for the fifth spot on lap 12.

               Nance had a good run going, as he worked his way around Parker for the third position on the 14th tour.  The field slowed for a caution flag on lap 16 when Beachler stalled in turn one.  The double-file restart saw Davenport leading Ford, Nance, Parker, Knight, Bare, Justin Williams, Arthur, Hicks and Frankie Beard of Hartwell, GA in the Jessica Cornett Racing/CMP Automotive Mastersbilt in the second through tenth spots respectively for the restart.

               On the restart, Ford pushed up high in turn four, and hit the guardrail on the front straightaway.  That caused Arthur to get sideways, and grab a handful of steering wheel.  Arthur didn’t hit anyone, or anything, and the field stayed green with a major shuffle behind the leader Davenport.

               Nance now found himself in the second spot, with Bare moving up to third, Ford in fourth, Knight in fifth, Parker in sixth, Hornsby in seventh, Parks in eighth, Hicks in ninth, and David Williams holding down the tenth spot. 

The caution flag came back out on lap 19 when teammates Matthew Quade of Mechanicsville, MD in the Northern Neck Chevrolet Rocket and Jared Powell of Scottsville, VA in the Northern Neck Chevrolet Rocket tangled with Corey Almond of Appomattox, VA in the Ditch Witch Longhorn in turn two.

On the restart, Bare got by Nance for the second spot in turn two, and Hornsby, after restarting in the seventh spot, made a big move and passed Nance for third on the front straightaway on lap 20.  Nance fell back to fifth on lap 23 when Ford got by for the fourth spot.

Davenport encountered lapped traffic on lap 28 with a 15 car-length lead on Bare.  By lap 30, Davenport had once again opened back up a half straightaway lead.  Debris in turn four on lap 33 lit up the yellow bulb for a final time.  With the field bunched up single file behind him, Davenport was once again up to the task, and led the seven lap dash to the finish.

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at   www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series.  Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 2 AT VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN JAMAICA, VA ON 4/8/17:

POS       STRT    CAR #   DRIVER                             HOMETOWN                   LAPS     $ WON
1.            2             49           Jonathan Davenport       Blairsville, GA                  40           $3,000
2.            8             30           Tyler Bare                         Rockridge Baths, VA      40           $1,500
3.            11           39           Henry Hornsby III          Beckley, WV                     40           $900
4.            1             83           Jensen Ford                       Piney Flats, TN                 40           $650
5.            3             24n        Matthew Nance                Ronda, NC                         40           $600
6.            9             80           Mark Parks                      Forest, VA                         40           $500
7.            6             42           Cla Knight                         North Augusta, SC           40           $450
8.            7             87           Walker Arthur                 Forest, VA                         40           $425
9.            19           45           David Williams                Mechanicsville, MD        40           $400
10.          4             2w          Justin Williams                Concord, VA                     40           $365
11.          5             8             Ron Parker                       Belwood, NC                     40           $340
12.          20           90j         Michael Duritsky             Masontown, PA                40           $325
13.          12           2             Frankie Beard                  Hartwell, GA                    40           $300
14.          23           44           Dylan Lewis                      Oakland, MD                    40           $275
15.          10           2*           Jared Powell                     Scottsville, VA                  40           $275
16.          16           47           Matthew Quade                Mechanicsville, MD        40           $275
17.          17           55           Benji Hicks                        Mt. Airy, NC                     40           $275
18.          21           99           Teddy Tate                        Rural Retreat, VA           39           $275
19.          15           24t         Phillip Thompson             Knoxville, TN                   39           $275
20.          18           21           Billy Beachler                   Franklin, WV                    38           $275
21.          24           01           Matt Glanden                   Denton, MD                       37           $275
22.          13           71           Davis Lipscombe              Mechanicsville, VA         35           $275
23.          25           11           David Smith                      Inman, SC                          23           $275
24.          14           7a           Corey Almond                  Appomattox, VA              18           $275
25.          22           14           Tyler Stutler                     Lost Creek, WV                              18           $275

ENTRIES:  32
FAST QUALIFIER:  Bare, 18.810 Seconds
PROVISIONALS:  Smith
LEAD CHANGES:  None
LAP LEADER:  Davenport, 1-40
KEYSER MANUFACTURING HARD CHARGER:  David Williams (started 19th and finished 9th)
CAUTIONS:  5
MARGIN OF VICTORY:  2.896 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE:  36 Minutes and 42.656 Seconds

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

83

Jensen Ford

Piney Flats, TN

TNT

19.133

2

11

David Smith

Inman, SC

TNT

19.190

3

80

Mark Parks

Forest, VA

Mastersbilt

19.316

4

8

Ron Parker

Belwood, NC

Rocket

19.327

5

71

Davis Lipscombe

Mechanicsville, VA

Mastersbilt

19.512

6

99

Teddy Tate

Rural Retreat, VA

CVR

19.614

7

45

David Williams

Mechanicsville, MD

Rocket

19.912

8

14c

Chuck Bowie

Walton, MD

Rocket

20.102

GROUP 2:

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

49

Jonathan Davenport

Blairsville, GA

Barry Wright

18.861

2

42

Cla Knight

North Augusta, SC

Longhorn

18.912

3

2*

Jared Powell

Scottsville, VA

Rocket

19.021

4

55

Benji Hicks

Mt. Airy, NC

Longhorn

19.124

5

7a

Corey Almond

Appomattox, VA

Longhorn

19.199

6

66x

Matt Tarbox

Bradywine, MD

Rocket

19.545

7

44

Dylan Lewis

Oakland, MD

Mastersbilt

19.892

8

28

Carl Vaughan

Chesapeake, VA

Rocket

20.135

GROUP 3:

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

24n

Matthew Nance

Ronda, NC

Longhorn

18.875

2

87

Walker Arthur

Forest, VA

Longhorn

19.185

3

39

Henry Hornsby

Beckley, WV

Longhorn

19.544

4

24T

Phillip Thompson

Knoxville, TN

Warrior

19.651

5

90j

Michael Duritsky

Masontown, PA

Rocket

19.866

6

21

Billy Beachler

Franklin, WV

Mastersbilt

20.003

7

38

Nick Love

Hughesville, MD

Rocket

20.196

8

23m

John McClellan

Suffolk, VA

Rocket

NT

GROUP 4:

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

30

Tyler Bare

Rockridge Baths, VA

Rocket

18.801

2

2w

Justin Williams

Concord, VA

Rocket

19.049

3

47

Matthew Quade

Mechanicsville, MD

Rocket

19.291

4

2

Frankie Beard

Hartwell, GA

Mastersbilt

19.452

5

01

Matt Clanden

Denton, MD

Rocket

19.834

6

14t

Tyler Stutler

Lost Creek, WV

Kryptonite

19.838

7

0

Troy Frazier

Montclair, WV

Rocket

19.875

8

5j

Darrell Dow

Chesapeake, VA

Warrior

20.315

HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 4 Finishers Transfer To Main Event):

               1ST HEAT:  1. Ford; 2. Parker; 3. Parks; 4. Lipscombe; 5. D. Williams; 6. 99 Tate; 7. Bowie; 8. Smith.

               2ND HEAT:  1. Davenport; 2. Knight; 3. Powell; 4. Almond; 5. Hicks; 6. Tarbox; 7. Lewis; 8. Vaughan.

               3RD HEAT:  1. Nance; 2. Arthur; 3. Hornsby; 4. Thompson; 5. Duritsky; 6. Beachler; 7. Love; 8. McClellan DNS.

               4TH HEAT:  1. J. Williams; 2. Bare; 3. Beard; 4. Quade; 5. Stutler; 6. Glanden; 7. Frazier; 8. Dow.

B-MAINS (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

               1ST B-MAIN:  1. Hicks; 2. D. Williams; 3. Tate; 4. Lewis; 5. Tarbox; 6. Bowie; 7. Smith; 8. Vaughan.

               2ND B-MAIN:  1. Beachler; 2. Duritsky; 3. Stutler; 4. Glanden; 5. Frazier; 6. Dow; 7. Love; 8. McClellan DNS.

 

THE 2017 MARKETING PARTNERS FOR THE FASTRAK RACING SERIES ARE CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE, HOOSIER RACING TIRE, VP RACING FUEL, BEYEA HEADERS, ROCKET CHASSIS, TNT RACE CARS, ARIZONA SPORT SHIRTS, SIMPSON SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SAFECRAFT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, ROCK AUTO.COM, RACING JUNK.COM AND THOMAS CLARKE PERFORMANCE.

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