Photo Courtesy: Rick Warren
Putnam County Speedway hosted the First Annual Late Model Challenge Saturday Night before an outstanding crowd of spectators with 22 cars taking the green flag. Ivedent Lloyd jumped to the top spot for several laps but could not hold off Mark Whitener from taking the point. Whitener led the remaining laps of the 50 lap feature for the win and top money. Jason Fitzgerald and Brandon Dewitt battled for the third spot. Dewitt had to pit on lap 22 with mechanical failure and Fitzgerald went to the stripe for third behind Lloyd who took second. J. O. Nobles, Kyle Bronson, Christian Auspburger, Carter Stokes, Travis Rhoden, Jason Burke and Ken Monahan rounded out the top 10. Auspburger was fast qualifier with an 18.202.
The 3 heat winners were Brandon Dewitt, Mark Whitener and Jason Fitzgerald.
Paul Shead went flag to flag to win the 20 lap Sportsman feature. Shead was the pole sittier with Mitchell Wise Sr. outside pole. At the green Shead took the top spot and never looked back. Mike Haney challenged Shead for the position but lost it on lap 3 to Steve Shead. Haney dropped out of the race on lap 11. Steve went on to finish second followed by Ryan Davis, Kevin Mills and Wise. Rounding out the top 10 were Lisa O’Connor, Davy Cline, Cecil Long, John Westbrooke and Derek Hullett Sr.
Heat winners were Mike Haney and Kevin Mills.
Robert Hicks went wire to wire to take the Thunder Stock 15 lap feature. This was Hicks first race of the 2013 season. John Thorpe tried every advantage for the lead but to no avail and had to settle for second. Daniel Keene made his way thought The field from the 11th starting position to take third. Rounding out the top 10 were, Steve Cox, James Shaw, Robert Schrunk,Dalton Strehle, Erick Arminio, Jeff Baer and Richard Collins.
Heats went to John Thorpe and Dalton Strehle
Jarrid Bennett led the field to the checkered flag to take the Hobby Stock win. Buddy Rohn followed Bennet every lap but had to settle for second at the stripe. David Dowling finished third but was disqualified at tech when his car was found illegal giving the position to Lawrence Isgette. Car 113 took fourth place followed by Josh Hughes and Chris Doan.
Dowling was the heat winner.
Buddy Pope took the win in the 10 lap Mini Stock feature. Jim Nichols followed Pope every lap but did not go under the checkered flag for the last lap. Kameron McGuley was a lap car but he crossed the flag giving him the second position and Nichols had to settle for third.
Buddy Pope was also the Heat winner.
United Dirt Latemodel Challenge Series
March 30th | Laps Not Entered
1 0 Mark Whitener 58 -/-/-/- –
2 0 Ivedent Lloyd 21 -/-/-/- –
3 0 Jason Fitzgerald 7 -/-/-/- –
4 0 J.O. Nobles 18 -/-/-/- –
5 0 Joe Kump J17 -/-/-/- –
6 0 Kyle Bronson 40 -/-/-/- –
7 0 Christian Augspurger 35 -/-/-/- –
8 0 Carter Stokes 33s -/-/-/- –
9 0 Travis Rhodes 03 -/-/-/- –
10 0 Jason Todd Burke 24 -/-/-/- –
11 0 Kenny Monahan 311 -/-/-/- –
12 0 C j Waldron 21w -/-/-/- –
13 0 Al Larson 4 -/-/-/- –
14 0 Adam Bedenbaugh 26 -/-/-/- –
15 0 Bill Kopka 33k -/-/-/- –
16 0 Brandon Dewitt 2 -/-/-/- –
17 0 Shan Smith 17ss -/-/-/- –
18 0 Jackie Nosbisch 12 -/-/-/- –
19 0 Keith Nosbisch 02 -/-/-/- –
20 0 Mike Davis 41 -/-/-/- –
21 0 William Bug Rose RP1 -/-/-/- –
Sportsman
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1 0 Paul Shead 80 50/0/0/0 –
2 0 Steve Shead 10 48/0/0/0 –
3 0 Ryan Davis R2 46/0/0/0 –
4 0 Kevin Mills 01 44/0/0/0 –
5 0 Mitchell Wise Sr 21 42/0/0/0 –
6 0 Lisa O’Connor 61 40/0/0/0 –
7 0 Davy Cline 71 38/0/0/0 –
8 0 Cecil Long 117 36/0/0/0 –
9 0 John Westbrooke 17w 34/0/0/0 –
10 0 Derek Hullett 419 32/0/0/0 –
11 0 Mike Haney 22 30/0/0/0 –
12 0 Josh Sanford 00 28/0/0/0 –
13 0 Marc Kinley 17 26/0/0/0 –
Hobby Stocks
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1 0 Jerrid Bennett 12 50/0/0/0 –
2 0 Buddy Rohn 1 48/0/0/0 –
3 0 Lawrence Isgett 2 46/0/0/0 –
4 0 Unknown Right Now 113 44/0/0/0 –
5 0 Josh Hughes 81 42/0/0/0 –
6 0 Chris Doan 00 40/0/0/0 –
Thunder Stocks
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1 0 Robert Hicks 18h 50/0/0/0 –
2 0 John Thorpe 114 48/0/0/0 –
3 0 Daniel Keene 47 46/0/0/0 –
4 0 Steve Cox P38 44/0/0/0 –
5 0 James Shaw 32 42/0/0/0 –
6 0 Robert Schrunk 03 40/0/0/0 –
7 0 Dalton Strehle 11x 38/0/0/0 –
8 0 Erick Armino 18 36/0/0/0 –
9 0 Jeff Baer 3 34/0/0/0 –
10 0 Richard Collins 26 32/0/0/0 –
11 0 Harold Lewis 56 30/0/0/0 –
12 0 Randy Strehle 24 28/0/0/0 –
13 0 Bobby Cox 00 26/0/0/0 –
14 0 Ben Hutto 38 24/0/0/0 –
Mini Stocks
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1 0 Buddy Pope 81 50/0/0/0 –
2 0 Kameron McGauley 11K 48/0/0/0 –
3 0 Jim Nichols 21 46/0/0/0 –