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Dave Seay
JAMAICA, Va. (August 22) - Walker Arthur of Forest, VA made it two in a row in the Victory Lap Late Model division at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway by taking the 35 feature on Cintas / WRAR / WNNT Night. Arthur took the lead from Stephan Evans of Tyner, NC on lap 8 as the two raced through heavy traffic and then pulled away to cruise to his fourth win of the season.
"The competition here at VMS is a good as it gets, I don't know if I could have gotten by Stephen (Evans) if not for the slower traffic," commented Arthur in victory lane.
Stephan Evans and Tony Buckler led the field to green with Evans leading the first lap. Caution would come out on lap 2 and on the restart Arthur dove his car inside Evans in turn 3, the two touched coming out of turn 4 with Evans holding on to the lead.
On lap 7 in heavy traffic Arthur made the right choice and took over the lead from Evans. Once out front Arthur began to pull away as Evans and Long battled for second.
On lap 15 Evans jumped the cushion in turn 3 and Long took advantage to take over second. Evans kept the pressure on Long for second and over the next 14 laps Evans worked to find the line around Evans. Finally on lap 30 Evans got a huge run off of turn 2 to pull even with Long as they raced into turn 3. As the two exited turn 4 Evans had enough room to take over the second spot.
With Evans and Long battling for second Arthur was able to cruise on to his fourth win of the season. With the victory Arthur also re-took the division's point lead over long. Trailing Arthur to the checkers were Stephen Evans, Stevie Long, Austin Hubbard and Scott Adams. Ben Bowie was the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Race with his eighth place finish.
RACE RESULTS FOR CINTAS / WRAR / WNNT NIGHT AT THE RACES, August 22, 2008:
VICTORY LAP LATE MODEL 35 LAP FEATURE (21 CARS):
A-Main -- 1. Walker Arthur, Forest; 2. Stephen Evans, Tyner, N.C.; 3. Stevie Long, Mechanicsville, Md.; 4. Austin Hubbard, Laurel, Del.; 5. Scott Adams, Chester; 6. Tyler Bailey, Chesterfield; 7. Anthony Kincaid, Hayes; 8. Ben Bowie, Brandywine, Md.; 9. Brandon Long, Mechanicsville, Md.; 10. Matt Morgan, Hughesville, Md.; 11. Eddie Groome, Stuarts Draft; 12. Tom Cohick, Gloucester; 13. Brett Royal, Owings, Md.; 14. Chris Stacy, Spotsylvania; 15. Brett Carlton, Mechanicsville; 16. Kevin Atkins, Louisa; 17. David Steele, Newport News; 18. Dave Savage, Mattaponi; 19. Wayne Carroll, Fredericksburg; 20. Tony Buckler, King George; 21. Donnie Daniel, West Point.
FAST TIME: Tom Cohick - 21.218 seconds, 84.834mph.
BUDWEISER MODIFIED 25 LAP FEATURE (25 CARS):
A-Main -- 1. Joey Polevoy, Powhatan; 2. Matt Marshall, Stuarts Draft; 3. Gary Conner, Powhatan; 4. Dan Arnold, Petersburg; 5. Mark Schools, Midlothian; 6. Bill Roberts, Mechanicsville; 7. Wayne Taylor, Tappahannock; 8. Kelly Samuels, Richmond; 9. Lance Grady, Maidens; 10. John Ferguson, Gloucester; 11. Dustin Bishop, Stony Creek; 12. Bret Hamilton, Powhatan; 13. Josh Harris, Gloucester; 14. David Reid, Mechanicsville; 15. Tony Quade, Leonardtown, Md.; 16. Jack Foulkes, Fairfax Station; 17. Brian Maxey, King George; 18. Brandon Galloway, Gloucester; 19. Charlie Hubbard, Chesapeake; 20. Chris Moore, Walkerton; 21. Page Harrison, Jetersville; 22. Mack Tatum, Midlothian; 23. Roy Skaggs, Highland Springs; 24. Eric Erwin, Beaver Dam; 25. Brandon Cohick, Gloucester.
FAST TIME: Page Harrison - 22.352 seconds, 80.530mph.
NEW GENERATION RACING SPRINT CAR 25 LAP FEATURE (13 CARS):
A-Main -- 1. Daren Bolac, Moyock, N.C.; 2. Kyle Pruitt, Ijamsville, Md.; 3. Eric Keck, Providence Forge; 4. Tom Humphries, Waynesboro; 5. Mary Anne Williams, Chester; 6. Tyler Shipp, Mechanicsville; 7. Matt Stambaugh, Fredericksburg; 8. Brent Bordeaux, Fredericksburg; 9. Scott Davis, Virginia Beach; 10. Brian Lawson, Barboursville; 11. Troy Severin, Ashland; 12. James Hawk, Maidens; 13. John Snead, Fredericksburg.
FAST TIME: Daren Bolac - 19.129 seconds, 94.089mph.
LIMITED STOCK CAR 20 LAP FEATURE (30 CARS):
A-Main -- 1. Sam Archer, Waldorf, Md.; 2. Bob Terry, Stafford; 3. Brett Adkins, Gloucester; 4. James Givens, New Kent; 5. Wayne Suite, Mechanicsville, Md.; 6. Davey Pullen, New Kent; 7. Raymond Harper, Gloucester; 8. Wesley Givens, New Kent; 9. Mitchell Hart, Hanover; 10. Ryan Toole, Richmond; 11. Jason Kelly, Fredericksburg; 12. Tyler LaRoque, Newburg, Md.; 13. Rick Adkins, Gloucester; 14. Troy Carter, Jetersville; 15. Paul Bess, Quantico; 16. Stephen Childress, St. Stephens Church; 17. Brandon Coates, Warsaw; 18. Travis Hopkins, Spotsylvania; 19. Joe Ender, Glen Allen; 20. Brian Maxey, King George; 21. David Gaestel, Port Republic, Md.; 22. Brandon Sandbridge, Mechanicsville; 23. Mark Wright, Mechanicsville; 24. Lee Overstreet, Midlothian; 25. Kevin Fletcher, Saluda; 26. Marty Coltrain, Richmond; DNQ: Ashley Meyers, Ark; Allen Crawford, Spotsylvania; David Gaestel, Port Republic, Md.; Daniel Loth, Richmond.
FAST TIME: Tyler LaRoque - 26.531 seconds, 67.845mph.
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