Sise, Stanton, Hickey, Mays, Coffey, Ketron, Fly visit victory lane at Volunteer Speedway
Sise, Stanton, Hickey, Mays, Coffey, Ketron, Fly visit victory lane at Volunteer Speedway
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Sept. 26, 2020) — Following two days of significant rainfall around East Tennessee on Thursday and Friday, with the National Weather Service forecast predicting clearing skies by midday Saturday, Volunteer Speedway owner Landon Stallard was determined racing would be held at “The Gap.” And for the second straight event pits reached the century mark with 102 race cars present ready to battle on the high banks on a tacky, smooth, lightning-fast surface.
Zach Sise and Matt Henderson started the 25-lap Crate Late Model race on the front row with Sise taking the lead at the start between turns one and two before Henderson briefly moved ahead between turns three and four. Sise, from Knoxville, passed Henderson for the lead on the second lap and never looked back en route to capturing his third feature win on the season.
With the race running clean-and-green, Sise and Henderson were setting a blistering pace with Ross White and Jason Welshan closely following. Behind them there was incredible two- and three-wide action back through the field involving Brad Lowe, Josh Henry, Cameron Weaver, Greg Martin, Aaron Guinn, Chris Coffey, Shannon Emery, Taylor Coffman, Nathan Martin, Tim Maupin and Randy Weaver.
As the race reached the halfway distance, Sise held a six car-length advantage over Henderson, while White was feeling pressure from Welshan for the third spot. With five laps remaining it became clear the race was Sise’s to win unless he had mechanical problems or made a mistake opening the door for Henderson to overtake him.
Sise would not be denied a trip to victory lane in a race that ran caution-free as he won over Henderson, White, Welshan and Henry. Completing the top 10 finishers were Lowe, Martin, Cameron Weaver, Guinn and Coffey.
Jason Ketron of Kingsport arrived late at the track missing qualifying and had to start the Front Wheel Drive feature at rear of the field. Ketron steadily moved his way toward the front into second place on lap 15 and right on leader Jeremy Wyatt’s rear bumper. With Wyatt protecting the bottom groove, Ketron drove into the first turn on the high side on lap 18 and racing off down the backstretch he passed Wyatt for the lead. Ketron held on to capture his second win on the season, followed by Jeremy Wyatt, Ray Wyatt, Cody Bean and Samuel Peak.
CRATE LATE MODEL (25 laps)
1. Zach Sise #9
2. Matt Henderson #22
3. Ross White #0
4. Jason Welshan #01
5. Josh Henry #B00
6. Brad Lowe #16
7. Greg Martin #24
8. Cameron Weaver #16W
9. Aaron Guinn #97G
10. Chris Coffey #97
11. Shannon Emery #52
12. Taylor Coffman #30
13. Nathan Martin #3N
14. Tim Maupin #3
15. Randy Weaver #116
16. Terry Poore #2
17. Michael Smith #4
18. Tyler Smith #32
19. Austin Glass #34
20. Rusty Ballenger #29
Did Not Start: Josh Fields #11
SPORTSMAN LATE MODEL (20 laps)
1. Clyde Stanton #C11
2. Brad Seagle #31
3. Addison Cardwell #25
4. Jody Horton #56J
5. Adam Mitchell #50
6. Warren McMahan #33
7. Odie Overholt #14
8. Kris Pauley #54B
9. Kip Sawyer #44
10. Aaron Jones #7J
11. David Bullington #20
12. Connor Pate #13
13. Nicholas Shelton #9
14. Richard Cox #28
15. Phillip Shockley #34
16. Andy Wilder #24
17. Logan Seal #17
18. Josh Driskill #D00
19. Brandon Waller #71
20. Kyle Manis #25K
21. Billy Woods #72
MODIFIED STREET (20 laps)
1. Logan Hickey #7
2. Tyler Haynes #21H
3. Kaleb Trent #3
4. Jeffrey Melton #4
5. Lance Creasman #C8
6. Bobbie Petty #XP21
7. John Grooms #93
8. Mike Eickleberry #81
9. Landon Steele #S18
10. Gary Blanken #05
CLASSIC (20 laps)
1. Bobby Mays #5
2. Charles Bates #27
3. Tim Bounds #11
4. Lee Merritt #51
5. Shaun Sise #J16
6. Mark Sise #35
7. Marcus Mays #12M
8. Chuck Kilian #96
9. Jim Canning Jr. #31
10. Sarah Canning #13
11. Will Carey #16
12. Chayse Britton #15
13. Chad Manning #6
14. Bryan Williams #38W
STREET STOCK (20 laps)
1. Rex Coffey #3
2. Wayne Rader #B01
3. Logan Hickey #79
4. Colby Long #10
5. Tony Trent #18
6. Jason Rollins #012
7. Logan Cobb #C4
8. Wendell Williams #71
9. John Fox #0
10. Eric Moore #12
11. Chesten Anderson #77
12. Jonathan Miracle #XP21
13. Shawn Henry #7
14. Tony Trent #501
15. Tony Grooms #99
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE (20 laps)
1. Jason Ketron #28
2. Jeremy Wyatt #1W
3. Ray Wyatt #7W
4. Cody Bean #2
5. Samuel Peak #88
6. Daniel Tate #2D
7. Danny Sandiford #1S
8. Tanner Tate #2T
9. Scotty Gosnell #1
10. Danny Tate #D2
11. Zack Walton #38
12. Marvin Sauls #8
13. Josh Ramsey #5