Virginia Motor Speedway
August 18, 2012
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Record Crowd Sees Eight Different Winners in Eight Races at Virginia Motor Speedway

by Dave Seay
Jamaica, VA – On a day that started out looking as if Mother Nature would win again the skies turned blue and provided a beautiful night for racing at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway on Truckin Thunder Scout Night presented by the Virginia Army National Guard. With a packed house on hand the drivers didn’t disappoint as they put on a tremendous show for the record setting crowd with Billy Tucker of King George, VA besting Tim Shelton Fredericksburg, VA in a photo finish in the first Victory Lap Late Model 20 lap feature; while Scott Adams led flag to flag in the second late model feature to pick up this victory.

Other winners included Stephen Childress of St. Stephens Church, VA and Hunter Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA in Truckin Thunder Sportsman action. It was Shelton’s career first victory. In the Budweiser Modified division Jimmy Duncan of Fredericksburg, VA and Dan Arnold of Chester, VA getting the wins and in the Collision One Limited Stock Cars Wesley Givens of Mechanicsville, VA and Bobby Curtis of Richmond, VA picking up the victories. It was Curtis’s career first at the speedway.

In the first of two 20 lap events for the Victory Lap Late Model division Billy Tucker of King George, VA took over the top spot on lap 4 when then race leader Derick Quade broke coming out of turn 2 ending his night. Tucker would then battle with Tim Shelton for the top spot over the remaining 16 laps for the lead. On the white flag lap Shelton got went to the outside of Tucker in turn 1 with the two side by side to the checkers with tucker nipping Shelton at the lin by inches for his second win of the season. Rounding out the top five were David Puckett, Troy Williams and Justin Williams.

In the second 20 lap race for the Victory Lap Late Models two-time and defending late model champion Scott Adams of Chester, VA led flag to flag in picking up his third win of the season. Behind him Troy Williams made a lst lap pass of our turn 4 to take second by inches over David Puckett at the line. Billy Tucker and Tim Shelton rounded out the top five.

Late Model

A-Main #1
1 B1 Billy Tucker
2 55 Tim Shelton
3 19 David Puckett
4 32 Troy Williams
5 2 Justin Williams
6 45 Scott Adams
7 50 Tommy Wagner Jr.
8 6 Billy Adkins
9 4 Andy Gregg
10 5 Joe Ender
11 38 Alan Anderson
12 5F Frankie Latham
13 23 Derick Quade
14 71 Davis Lipscombe

A-Main #2
1 45 Scott Adams
2 32 Troy Williams
3 19 David Puckett
4 B1 Billy Tucker
5 55 Tim Shelton
6 6 Billy Adkins
7 5F Frankie Latham
8 50 Tommy Wagner Jr.
9 4 Andy Gregg
10 2 Justin Williams
11 5 Joe Ender
12 38 Alan Anderson
13 23 Derick Quade
14 71 Davis Lipscombe

Sportsman
1 55 Hunter Shelton
2 96 Taylor Doggett
3 3 Junior Carter
4 16 Brett Adkins
5 27 JR Guy
6 9 Davey Pullen
7 8 Roger Jamerson
8 4 Michael Roop
9 1 Tommy Upshaw
10 75 Chad Beahr
11 8 Stephen Childress
12 22 Michael Hayes
13 33 Macy Causey
14 5 Todd Traylor
15 58 Thomas Rose
16 34 Rudy Denke
17 14 Tony Wood

Modified
1 5w Dan Arnold
2 55D Jimmy Duncan
3 99W Chris Arnold
4 21 Mike Reynolds
5 36G Brandon Galloway
6 1$ Donnie Smith
7 71 Page Harrison
8 43 Josh Harris
9 84 Ryan Toole
10 1 Neal Hudgins
11 77 Jeff Solinger
12 75 Curtis Barricks
13 99 Charlie Hubbard
14 15 Aaron Harris
15 10A Matt Ashworth
16 10 Brian Dobie
17 1 Francis Jarrelle

Limited Stock
1 15B Bobby Curtis
2 4 Brian Maxey
3 2 Wesley Givens
4 27 Marty Coltrain
5 21 Brandon Sandridge
6 35 Curtis Daugherty
7 5 Chris Maxey
8 23 David Bowler
9 8 James Givens
10 8 Chad Champion
11 59 Ryan Hutchens
12 31 Benjamin Lowry
13 52 Bob Terry
14 15 Chad Martin
15 56 Rick Powers
16 50 Tiger Williams
17 14 Brandon Bowler
18 6 John Hankins Jr.
19 3 Stephen Childress
20 0 Bill Hardman
21 16 Brett Adkins
22 7 Daniel Loth