It may have been a cold day, but the racing was as hot as ever on this Saturday night at the Taz. Threatening skies and a cold breeze weren’t about to put a stop to the action tonight as Tazewell Speedway roared back to life after a washout of last weekend.
Brad Davis and Robbie Buchanan shared the front row of the Modified Street feature. The green waved and Davis jumped out front with Buchanan in chase. Tony Horton and David Clark would put on a great show for the fans in attendance as they battled for the third position. Just 10 laps into the event, Davis had already pulled out to a huge lead. The strong run Clark had going came to an end as he pulled into the pit area just past halfway into the event. No one had anything for Davis as he went on to dominate the rest of the way scoring the win.
1. 88 Brad Davis
2. P21 Robbie Buchanan
3. 56 Tony Horton
4. 54 Larry Burke
5. 1 David Clark
6. 55 Joey Sturgill
The first of two Sportsman races took to the high banks next. Anthony Burchett set fast time with a brand new track record. He and Jordan Horton led the pack as the green flag waved. The action started early as Clyde Overholt and Steve Carr battled for the 3rd position. Horton showed everyone he had the car to beat as he started to pull away. Keith Chapman and Heath Alvey stole the show as they battled hard for the 5th spot. The action slowed on lap 10 when Adam Mitchell slowed and brought out the caution. Once the green waved again, Chapman and Alvey continued their furious fight for position but it was all in the rear view of Horton as he went on to win Sportsman feature number one.
1. 56H Jordon Horton
2. 18 Anthony Burchett
3. 77 Steve Carr
4. 4 Clyde Overholt
5. 97 Keith Chapman
6. 7 Heath Alvey
7. 25 Justin Beeler
8. 11 Josh Fields
9. 555 Ryan Carey
10. 34V Jason Varner
11. G7 Billy Gordon
12. 02 Michael Hawk
13. D00 Josh Driskill
14. 8 Jacob Owens
15. 1 Eli Keck
16. 42 Robbie Comer
17. 50 Adam Mitchell
18. 50 Doc Petty
DNS G71 Dustin Hoover
A large field of Classic drivers were on hand as 16 cars took the green flag. Joe Keck jumped out to the early lead but the race was quickly slowed as the 24 car of Scott Lacy had a scary crash in turn one. The car rolled over and caught fire. Track officials quickly got to the driver and made sure he was okay. The red flag was displayed as cleanup took place. Once the race got back under way, Richie Overholser and Justin Overton fought it out for the 5th position. Up front Keck didn’t waste any time driving away from the pack. Phillip Thompson set his sights on the 2nd position as he chased down Josh Chesney. The two would get together coming off turn 4 ending the night for both drivers. Keck would go on to dominate the race picking up the win.
1. 78 Joe Keck
2. 20 Matt Tharp
3. 99 Justin Overton
4. 13J Joel Wolfenbarger
5. 7 Bart Baxter
6. 18 Garrik Kelley
7. 59 Shawn Walton
8. 2 Chris Evans
9. 88 Richie Overholser
10. C74 Cliff Lane
11. 8 Josh Chesney
12. 24 Phillip Thompson
13. 18 Eli Keck
14. 7 John Stevens
15. 3 Jason Beeler
16. 24 Scott Lacy
The Tazewell Late Models were up next with Jason Trammell, who broke the track record in time trials showing the way. Things got rough when Trammell and outside pole sitter Steve Smith got together coming to the green flag. Jody Horton and Jason Trammell fought for the second position with Trammell eventually taking the spot. Josh Henry showed strength early on as he drove past Josh Collins on lap 5. The first caution waved on lap 7 as Dakotah Knuckles spun his machine. Jason Trammell set his sights on the back of the Smith machine as the two fought for the lead in lap traffic. Horton and Josh Henry waged war on each other and traded paint a couple times for the 3rd spot. Henry would go on to make the pass bringing Josh Collins along with him. Trammell would look inside several times in the closing laps but the night belonged to Smith.
1. 3 Steve Smith
2. 90J Jason Trammell
3. B00 Josh Henry
4. 44 Josh Collins
5. 56J Jody Horton
6. 21K Dakotah Knuckles
7. 22 Matthew Holt
8. 7 William Overbey
9. 18 Michael Rutherford
10. 5 Josh Chesney
11. 24 Andy Wilder
12. 15 Wade Howerton
Rufus Collett started the 4 Cylinder feature from the pole accompanied by Randy Dyke. After a couple false starts, Dyke took the lead with Brad Pressley on his heels. After picking up several wins already in the season, this night wouldn’t be one that Chuck McMahan will want to remember. He pulled into the pit area early and retired for the night. Just 6 laps into the race and Dyke had already pulled out to a big lead. The battle of the race was for the 5th position as Rufus Collett, Tim Stevens and others fought it out. On this night, Dyke had no competition as he scored the win.
1. 111 Randy Dyke
2. 19 Brad Pressley
3. 1 Mark Wallace
4. 66 Aaron Hayes
5. 72 Rufus Collett
6. 2 Tim Miller
7. 11 Tyler Haynes
8. 13 Hayston Collett
9. 9 Brad Collins
10. 99 Chuck McMahan
11. 2 Roger Hurst
Jason Saylor showed the way as the green waved over the Pure Street feature. Travis Crosby made his move early as he powered past Bo Hall to takeover the 3rd spot. Defending champion Jonathan Miracle began working his way up through the pack to take over 3rd on lap 7. The race was slowed when T.J. Barnes put down fluid on the track. Stevens spun his machine in turn 4 trying to take the lead, bringing out the caution again. Back under green Miracle looked inside Saylor several times but couldn’t make it happen.
1. 5 Jason Saylor
2. 26 Jonathan Miracle
3. 11 Tim Stevens
4. 22 T.J. Barnes
5. 92T Travis Crosby
6. 97 Bo Hall
It was time for the final race of the night as the Sportsman division took to the track for the second time. The race would go south quickly for Billy Gordon as he spun off turn 4 and into the inside wall on the start. A terrible crash brought out the red flag as over half the pack was involved in a massive accident in turn 4. Anthony Burchet got airborn and suffered massive damage to his 18 machine. Also involved was Clyde Overholt, Justin Beeler, Josh Fields and several others. After a long cleanup the green waved and Heath Alvey took off like a rocket. Despite having damage to his machine, Jordan Horton wasn’t about to give up as he started working his way through the pack. He powered past Steve Carr on lap 9, and then past Keith Chapman on lap 14 to take 2nd. However the time would run out on Horton as Alvey picked up the win.
1. 7 Heath Alvey
2. 56H Jordon Horton
3. 97 Keith Chapman
4. 77 Steve Carr
5. 50 Doc Petty
6. D00 Josh Driskill
7. G7 Billy Gordon
8. 1 Eli Keck
9. 50 Adam Mitchell
10. 02 Michael Hawk
11. 4 Clyde Overholt
12. 18 Anthony Burchet
13. 25 Justin Beeler
14. 11 Josh Fields
15. 555 Ryan Carey
16. 34V Jason Varner
17. 8 Jacob Owens
