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16 – VMS Late Model, Sportsman, 305 Sprint Car, Limited Stock.
Austin Hubbard wins Late Model thriller
Jamaica, VA – In one of the most competitive Victory Lap Model
events in some time, Austin Hubbard of Laurel, DE led flag to flag
to pick up the victory at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway but
the victory did not come easy.
Hubbard and Matt Morgan led the 24 car field to green. It took
several restarts before Hubbard could to lay claim to leading the
first lap. On lap 3 Sommey Lacey pressured Morgan for second. Lap 5
saw Walker Arthur dive under Tom Cohick for fourth. By la 7 Hubbard
was working lapped traffic as Morgan and Lacey battled for second
and Arthur and Cohick battled for fourth.
On lap 9 Arthur took third from Lacey and set out for Morgan. On lap 11 Arthur took second from Morgan as the two exited turn 4 in traffic. On lap 12 Cohick drove inside both Lacey and Morgan to take third. On lap 15 Hubbard held a ten car length advantage over Arthur by lap 17 the lead was only two car lengths and closing.
On lap 19 got inside Hubbard in turn 4 but Hubbard was able to hold on to the lead by inches.
From lap 19 to lap 29, with the fans on their feet, the duo raced side by side. On every lap Hubbard would ride the cushion with Arthur trying to work the inside. Each time they would come to the line with Hubbard holding on by inches. The battle for the lead would come to a halt on lap 30 when Arthur lost a left front tire in turn 2. On the restart Arthur pulled away from the field as the battle for second went three wide between Lacey, Morgan and Ben Bowie.
Hubbard went on to record his second win of the season.
“I have to thank Walker (Arthur) for driving me so clean; any other driver might have just put me in the wall. It is a lot of fun to race like that,” commented a Hubbard in victory lane.
Rounding out the top five were Sommey Lacey, Ben Bowie, Scott Adams and Neil McClanan. Kevin Atkins picked up the Thurston Spring Service dirt Series Rookie of the Race Award with his tenth place finish.
VICTORY LAP LATE MODEL 35 LAP FEATURE (24 CARS):
A-Main — 1. Austin Hubbard, Laurel, Del.; 2. Sommey Lacey, Jr.,
Clements, Md.; 3. Ben Bowie, Brandywine, Md.; 4. Scott Adams,
Chester; 5. Neil McClanan, Moyock, N.C.; 6. Eddie Groome, Stuarts
Draft; 7. Stevie Long, Mechanicsville, Md.; 8. Tyler Bailey,
Chesterfield; 9. Kevin Atkins, Louisa; 10. Wayne Carroll,
Fredericksburg; 11. Dave Savage, Mattaponi; 12. Walker Arthur,
Forest; 13. Brett Carlton, Mechanicsville; 14. Anthony Kincaid,
Hayes; 15. Tom Cohick, Gloucester; 16. Stephen Evans, Tyner, N.C.;
17. Brandon Long, Mechanicsville, Md.; 18. Donnie Daniel, West
Point; 19. Vaughan Haywood, Deltaville; 20. Brett Royal, Owings,
Md.; 21. Tony Buckler, King George; 22. Chris Stacy, Spotsylvania;
23. Allen Canter, Newburg, Md.; 24. Matt Morgan, Hughesville, Md..
A Top 5 for a Career best at Camp Barnes
Austin Scores his First Win of the Season in front of the World of Outlaw Sprint Car fans
Jamaica, VA -In the Victory Lap Late Model 35 feature it was Anthony Kincaid of Hayes, VA and defending champion Austin Hubbard of Laurel, DE led with field to green with Hubbard powering around the outside to lead the first lap. That left Kincaid to deal with current point leader Stevie Long of Mechanicsville, MD for the second spot.
A couple of quick cautions closed the field on the back of Hubbard for the restart. On lap 4 Walker Arthur worked inside Long in turn 3 taking third in the process. Hubbard held a car length advantage over Kincaid and Arthur as the trio began to work traffic. On lap 9 Kincaid began to apply pressure for the lead as the two diced through traffic.
On lap 11 Long and Tom Cohick battled for fourth as Arthur looked inside Kincaid for second. Arthur finally took over the second spot on lap 13. The races third an final caution came out for a spinning Dave Savage in turn 4 and nearly took out the leader as Hubbard was able to avoid making contact and was placed back in his spot as the leader.
On the restart Hubbard and Arthur pulled away from the field as Ronald Cusic, Donnie Marshall Jr. and Stephen Evans raced three wide for seventh. By lap 19 Arthur began applying more pressure for the lead, using every inch of the race track to find a way around Hubbard.
Arthur was able to get the nose of his car under Hubbard but could never make the pass. With six laps to go the leaders began working heavy traffic. On lap 30 Hubbard stumbled in turn 2 allowing Arthur to get to his inside as the two raced side by side into turn 3.
Every move Arthur made it seemed as if Hubbard had an answer as he was able to hold off Arthur for the victory by a margin of .511 seconds. With the victory Hubbard became the fourth different winner in as many races.
Rounding out the top five were Walker Arthur, Stevie Long, Anthony Kincaid and Tom Cohick. Tony Buckler picked up the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the race Award with a thirteenth place finish.
VICTORY LAP LATE MODEL 35 LAP FEATURE (21 CARS):
A-Main 01 — 1. Austin Hubbard, Laurel, Del.; 2. Walker Arthur,
Forest; 3. Stevie Long, Mechanicsville, Md.; 4. Anthony Kincaid,
Hayes; 5. Tom Cohick, Gloucester; 6. Ronald Cusic, California, Md.;
7. Stephen Evans, Tyner, N.C.; 8. Donnie Marshall Jr., Gloucester;
9. Joe Bounds, Partlow; 10. Brett Royal, Owings, Md.; 11. Tyler
Bailey, Chesterfield; 12. Chris Stacy, Spotsylvania; 13. Tony
Buckler, King George; 14. Brandon Long, Mechanicsville, Md.; 15. Ben
Bowie, Brandywine, Md.; 16. Kevin Atkins, Louisa; 17. Scott Adams,
Chester; 18. Dave Savage, Mattaponi; 19. Matt Morgan, Hughesville,
Md.; 20. Brad Rigdon, Chesapeake; 21. David Parker, Powhatan.
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