Josh Berry survived a late-race challenge in the 150-lap NASCAR Whelen All American Bojangles’ Late Model feature to celebrate Victory Lane in Round 9 of the Paramount Kia “Big 10” Chase for the Championship in the 38 th Annual Bobby Isaac Memorial presented by Paramount Automotive Group. Dexter Canipe Jr. t.
Current Bojangles’ Late Model point leader, Josh Berry (No. 88) earned the pole position for the special 150-lap Bobby Isaac Memorial feature event. Berry remained out front during the early laps, as the No. 12 of Austin McDaniel, No. 21 of Travis Swaim, No. 9 of William Byron and the No. 25 of Matt Piercy jockeyed for position behind him. The first caution of the night was displayed on lap 79 when the No. 77 of CJ Hulsey and No. 8 of David Garbo made contact down the front stretch, sending Hulsey hard into the turn one outside wall. The red flag was displayed for extensive track cleanup, and the field returned to green on lap 93, with Berry maintaining the front spot.
As Berry extended his lead, Piercy had comfortably taken over the second position, as the No. 44 of Dillon Bassett worked his way from this 23 rd -place starting spot to the top five. The final caution was displayed on lap 147 with 3 laps remaining for the No. 88 of Doug Barnes whose car had come to a stop on the track, setting up for an epic three-lap shoot out to the end. Berry held off challenges by Piercy and Bassett to pick up the win after leading all 150 laps . Piercy claimed a second-place finish. The No. 98 of Todd Gilliland, Bassett and the No. 23 Payton Ryan rounded out the top five.
Kyle Mansch (No. 17) led the field to green in the Gold King Limited Late Model event, and was slowly pulling away from the competition when the caution flag was displayed on lap two for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch. Mansch maintained his lead over the field during several additional caution periods, until contact with the No. 77 of Travis Byrd on lap 38 would bring out the fourth caution of the night.
As green-flag racing resumed, the No. 77 of Travis Byrd took over the top position and immediately received pressure from the No. 5 of Dexter Canipe Jr. for the lead. The fifth and final caution came out on lap 39 for another multi-car incident on the backstretch, Canipe Jr. used the restart to his advantage taking over the lead when the field returned to green. Canipe Jr. fended off Byrd during the final laps to pick up the win, leaving Byrd to settle for second. The No. 11 of Dillon Houser had a great picked up a third-place finish, the No. 51 of Jeremy Pelfrey and the No. 12 of Evan Duggins finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Race Results
Late Model Stock Car
1. #88B Josh Berry
2. #25 Matt Piercy
3. #98 Todd Gilliland
4. #44 Dillon Bassett
5. #23R Payton Ryan
6. #41H Brayton Haws
7. #9 William Byron
8. #7S Justin Crider
9. #21T Travis Swaim
10. #112 Trey Gibson
11. #00 Shane Lee
12. #5H Bret Holmes
13. #75H Landon Huffman
14. #15B Justin Bolton
15. #12 Austin McDaniel
16. #12B Annabeth Barnes
17. #7 Ashley Huffman
18. #6A Devon Amos
19. #43K Brodie Kostecki
20. #03S Roddey Sterling, Jr.
21. #2 Paige Decker
22. #88D Doug Barnes
23. #23Y Spencer Gallagher
24. #77 C J Hulsey
25. #8G David Garbo, Jr.
26. #1W Dylon Wilson
27. #07M Greg Marlowe — DNS
Limited Late Model
1. #5C Dexter Canipe, Jr.
2. #77B Travis Byrd
3. #11 Dillon Houser
4. #12D Evan Duggins
5. #51 Jeremy Pelfrey
6. #17 Kyle Mansch
7. #29 Mitch Walker
8. #21 Monty Cox
9. #7S Taylor Stricklin
10. #13J Mark Johnson
11. #71X Jason Smith
12. #22 Dan Moore
13. #25 Allen Huffman
14. #1B Trent Barnes
15. #15 Sheflon Clay
16. #92S Kyle Southern
17. #5L Marcus Lambert
18. #92 Jason Stanley
19. #43 Greg Wise
20. #18 Casey Pierce
21. #15F Skylar Felkner
22. #09R Ryan Morris