(9-15-18) Barberville, FL – With the racing season begining to wind down (still three months left) racing action continued for back to back weekends this past Saturday night at the World’s Fastest Half Mile. Racing action would span across four classes including VSP Late Models, Mercedes Benz Vans Born to Run Street Stocks, Billy Ballew Motorsports Thunderstocks, and the Crystal Tractor and Equipment Gladiators running race #4 in the challenge series.
First up on the racing lineup went ot the VSP Late Models with Joe Kump and Mikey Kopka leading the field to thre green. As the two drove into the first turn it was Kump taking the early lead from Kopka as they would exit turn two.. Kopka would settle into the runner up spot with Jared Allison and Michael Whipple in tow. As the laps clicked away in the 20 Lap feature it was apparent Kump was on a misson as he began to dominate the field turning laps nearly a second faster than anyone. When the checkered flag dropped it was Kump taking home the win eight seconds in front of runner up Kopka. Third plae went to Allison followed by, Whipple and Davey Cline rounding out the top five.
Unofficial Rundown from 9-15-18
Volusia Speedway Park Late Models (10 Cars)
Heat 1: Mikey Kopka, Jared Allison, Michael Whipple, Rich Pratt, Bug Rose
Heat 2: Joe Kump, John Bledsoe, Davey Cline, Dave Thomas, Mark Steube
Feature: Kump, Koka, Allison, Whipple, Cline, Steube, Bledsoe, Rose, Pratt, Thomas
Mercedes Benz Vans Born to Run Street Stocks (10 Cars)
Heat 1: Tuck Trentham, Bubba Christian, Billy Furr, Grady Christian, James McCague
Heat 2: Joe Belkey, Donnie Ashford, Jonathan Croson, Alam Peacock, Kameron McGauley
Feature: Ashford, B. Christian, Belkey, Peacock, Trentham, Croson, Furr, G. Christian, McGauley, McCague
Billy Ballew Motorsports Thunderstocks (10 Cars)
Heat 1: Kent Corbin, John Canary, Donnie Birdwell, James Parrish, RJ Glaser
Heat 2: Joe Belkey, Hank Baker, Ron Adams, Ron McCreary, Dale Kump
Feature: Belkey, Corbin, Adams, Baker, Birdwell, Canary, Kump, McCreary, Parrish, Glaser (DNS)
Crystal Tractor and Equipment Gladiators (7 Cars)
Heat 1: Rusty Young, Jeremy Lanier, Ty McDonald, Dewayne Yeomans, Noel Latour, Henry Lanier, Dean Jarvis
Feature: Young, Yeomans, Lanier, Latour, Lanier, Jarvis, McDonald