Just one week after the $250 bounty was claimed on Jason Trammell the Knoxville native dominated the Limited Late Model feature and picked up the $1,200 top prize. Dakotah Knuckles of Ewing, VA turned the only sub 12 second lap in qualifying with a blistering lap of 11.972 seconds and earning the pole for the thirty lap feature. Trammell would qualify second earning the outside spot on the front row.
As the field took the green flag Trammell used the top groove to shove his way into the lead in turn two. Coming to the stripe to put the first lap in the books Trammell and Knuckles were door to door. Behind them Greg Estes of Jonesville, VA, David Clark of Tazewell and Brian Shockley of Thorn Hill jousted for positions. Several times in the early laps Knuckles appeared to have the faster car yet had trouble finding an opening to get back alongside Trammell. By the halfway point Trammell had a full straightaway advantage over Knuckles and the rest of the field. Even after a late race caution bunched up the field Trammell was able to pull away to record his fourth Tazewell Speedway victory in the Fastlane Signs & Graphics, Quality Medical Center, Trammell Construction, Hatmaker Holdings, High Velocity Heads, Integra Shocks, Charlie Brown Screen Printing & Embroidery, Hoosier Tire by Pup sponsored Rayburn Race Car with power from a Vic Hill Race Engine.
Limited Late Model
1. 90J Jason Trammell
2. 21K Dakotah Knuckles
3. 31 Greg Estes
4. 1 David Clark
5. 17 Brian Shockley
6. 54 Mitchell Burke
7. 22 Lynn Leach
Last year’s Sportsman points champion Clyde Overholt of Tazewell made his first Late Model start of the season and turned in the quickest time in time trials with his teammate Jonathan Miracle recording the second fastest time. Overholt would pull out the one on the invert draw giving him the pole for the feature with Miracle on his outside.
Storming out of turn four with the green flag in the air Overholt and Miracle made it a drag race down the front stretch. Overholt would bobble in turn two allowing Miracle to slip into the lead. Behind them last week’s winner Michael Boyd of Morristown had his hands full holding off Tazewell’s Anthony Arnwine and Kentucky’s Cody Smith. On lap nine Wade Howerton would spin bringing out the yellow flag. During the caution Overholt would pull off the track giving up the second spot. On the restart Boyd began pressuring Miracle for the lead. Two laps later Boyd would dive pitside with a flat tire giving up second to Arnwine who was looking for his best finish of the season. With three laps to go Arnwine would spin on his own in turn two. Miracle would lead the rest of the way yet before he could celebrate the victory his engine was protested by Smith. After the inspection Miracle’s engine was declared legal giving him his second win of the year in the Petty’s Wrecker Service, Noah’s Wholesale, Parker’s Performance, Tim Fletcher Heating & Air, Claiborne Marine, Eagle Race Engine powered Rayburn Race Car.
Sportsman
1. 50M Jonathan Miracle
2. 11 Cody Smith
3. 25 Eric Webber
4. 3 Michael Boyd
5. 11 Ritchie Bean
6. 11 Anthony Arnwine
7. 21 Bryan Howerton
8. 34 Phillip Shockley
9. 92T Travis Crosby
10. 00 Chris Raines
11. 3D Wade Howerton
12. 4 Clyde Overholt
13. 24 Andy Wilder
Jody Puckett of Melvin, KY picked up his second Open Wheel Modified feature win after holding off several challengers during a wild feature. Puckett would record the quickest time in qualifying with Wade Rookard of East Bernstadt, Ky turning in the second fastest time. Puckett would shoot into the lead of the feature with Rookard, Jimmy Dalton of Powell, Logan Hickey of Morristown and Kentucky’s Colby Taylor giving chase. Dalton would bring out the caution with a spin on the second lap. Two laps later Hickey would spin in turn two.
Up front Puckett was setting the pace with Rookard holding on to second. By lap eight Falton had worked his way back into third and began pressuring Rookard. On lap fifteen Rookard’s night would end as he tagged the outside wall in turn two. Puckett would hold off a hard charging Dalton for the win piloting the Tahiti Energy, ABCO Performance, Slicker Graphics, Friends of Coal, Mullins Race Engines powered Lightning Chassis.
Open Wheel Modified
1. J3 Jody Puckett
2. 2 Jimmy Dalton
3. 82 Wade Rookard
4. Z28 Logan Burke
5. J4 Tyler James
6. 00 Jeff Akard
7. 26 Colby Taylor
8. 16 Logan Hickey
9. 14 Austin Atkins
DNS Wayne James
Super Stock fast qualifier Kurt Owens of Newport lead every lap of the feature to notch his first Tazewell Speedway win of the year.
Super Stocks
1. 14 Kurt Owens
2. 88 Brad Davis
3. 5 Gary Blanken
4. 20 Scottie Atkins
5. C4 Logan Cobb
6. 12 JJ Green
7. 83 Cody Thompson
8. P21 Bobby Petty
DNS 55 Brad Sturgill
DNS 3 Austin Neely
Former 4 Cylinder points champion Bubby Braden of Luttrell ended a long dry spell by leading every lap of the feature.
4 Cylinder
1. B7 Bubby Braden
2. 1 Mark Wallace
3. 17 Danny Pennington
4. 72 Rufus Collett
John Stevens held off a pesky challenge from third generation driver Rocky Estes Jr for his fifth Classic Car win in a row in the Red Eyes Racing, VFW #1178, Hensley Trucking sponsored sedan.
Classic Car
1. 7 John Stevens
2. 17 Rocky Estes Jr.
3. 11 Tim Stevens
4. XXX Josh Chesney
5. 55 Charlie Tharp
6. 4 Brian Saylor
7. 2 Brandon Munch
DNS 5 Hayston Collett
This Saturday night May 21st we’ll present our third Dirty Thirty event of the season with Sportsman Late Models battling it out for $1,000 to win in a thirty lap feature.
