LUCAMA, NC :: Late Model veteran Tony Grady set the fast lap in qualifying for the Halloween Spooktacular at Southern National on Sunday, setting a time of 15.927 to edge out Rusty Daniels and his son, Andrew Grady.
“I take that as a little bit of luck,” the elder Grady said after his qualifying effort. “I’m surprised to. Of course, that was one lap. I’ve got to go 75. I was tired after 25 the other day so we’ll see what happens. Mike [Darne] and the guys, I didn’t even get to touch the car. First time I laid eyes on it was on Friday morning. They’ve done a real good job so they’ve done their part. We’ll see how the driver holds up.”
Daniels set a 15.934 second lap while Andrew Grady set a 15.964. Rounding out the top-10 were JD Eversole, Brandon Hobbs, Clay Jones, Haley Moody, Alex Fleming, Steve Mendenhall and Brian Pembelton.
The 75-lap race, which will be run on scuff tires, will go green later this afternoon.
27 cars entered the event but a few cars did not take time and Dillon Spain was forced to retire after an incident in practice.
Qualifying Results: Tony Grady, Rusty Daniels, Andrew Grady, JD Eversole, Brandon Hobbs, Clay Jones, Haley Moody, Alex Fleming, Steve Mendenhall, Brian Pembelton, Thomas Chappell, Shelton McNair, Joey Throckmorton, Travis Green, Mike Chambers, Robert Bruce, Donald Brace,Adam Resnick, Chris Elliott, Corey Walker, Casey Pope, Josh Bryant, Zach Henshaw and Rudy Ruddock.
