Track Reports
Photo Credit: Sherri Stearns

Hickory, NC(October 3rd, 2012) — At first glance it appeared the weather would be the winner Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway, but the skies would clear and the action would become intense.  Only .040 hundredths of a second would separate the top 6 Bojangles Late Models qualifiers as Mackena Bell captured her first pole of the season by only .010 hundredths over Matt Piercy.  Bell would take the early lead followed by Piercy, the #12 of 2012 Track Champion Austin McDaniel, the #8 of David Garbo and the #1 of Pietro Fittipaldi.  The cars would settle in to pace their selves for the 200-lap event.  Lap 48 would bring out the first caution for a spin in Turn 4.  McDaniel would bring them to the green after taking the lead earlier from Bell.  Garbo, Fittipaldi, Bell and the #51 of Josh Wimbish would follow.  Garbo would assume the lead just before the halfway point.  The battle would resume among all of the leaders for the 2nd half of the race with the lead exchanging several times with several drivers.  As Garbo led, Fittipaldi would move by McDaniel for 2nd and Wimbish would work past Bell for 4th.  Caution would come out on lap 197 for the #22 of Chad Reed, who was the victim of a flat tire, setting up a green, white, checkered.  A wild battle would ensue, but at the line it would be Fittipaldi, Garbo, Wimbish,the #2 of Trey Gibson and McDaniel would round out the top 5.

Shane Lee would be the pole sitter for the 50-lap Paramount KIA Limited Late Model race with the #6 of Brandon Setzer starting on the outside.  Lee would take the early lead followed by Setzer, the #15 of Brandon Atkinson, the #51 of Jeremy Pelfrey and the #21 of Roger Pitts battling for 5th with the #75 of Landon Huffman.  The #71 of Jason Smith would lose a motor and crash hard into the wall for the second caution.  Pelfrey and Atkinson would battle for multiple laps for the 3rd before Pelfrey took the position.  At the checkered it would be Lee followed by Pelfrey, Setzer, Pitts and Atkinson rounding out the top 5.

Dillon Crouch in the #64 was fast timer and led the Red Baron Renegades to the green for their 30-lap feature and he would take the early lead, but it would be the #4 of Greg Austin taking his first win of 2012 after a fierce battle with the #16 of Carroll McKinney, the #6 of Darren Dickinson was third, the #22 of Daniel Moore fourth and Crouch rounding out the top 5.

Next race – October 20 – Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series – 250 Laps – Racing Action @ 7pm – Adults $15 – Youth (6-15) $5 – Kids 5 & under Free.

Saturday – October 27 – Fall Classic 100 – Paramount KIA Limited Late Models – 100 laps, Super Trucks – 50 laps and Red Baron Renegades – 30 laps.  Tickets:  Adults $10 – Teens/Seniors $8 – Kids 12 and Under Free.

Saturday – December 8th – 2012 Champions Banquet at Pin Station/Newton Expo in Newton, NC.  More information will be posted on our website www.hickorymotorspeedway.com in the upcoming weeks.

Late Model Stock Results
1. #1 Pietro Fittipaldi
2. #8G David Garbo, Jr
3. #51 Josh Wimbish
4. #2 Trey Gibson
5. #12 Austin McDaniel
6. #15 Justin Boston
7. #77H CJ Hulsey
8. #4 Mackena Bell
9. #23X Roger Powell
10. #56 Grant Wimbish
11. #11 Matt Piercy
12. #19 Kyle Moon
13. #7S Justin Crider
14. #31 Thomas Beane
15. #6G Will Gallaher
16. #22 Chad Reed
17. #16 Clint Fields
18. #97 Keith Bumbarner
19. #04R Forest Reynolds
20. #92 Candace Muzny
21. #7X Taylor Stricklin
22. #6L Logan Sparks

Limited Late Model Results
1. #00 Shane Lee
2. #51 Jeremy Pelfrey
3. #6S Brandon Setzer
4. #21X Roger Pitts II
5. #15A Brandon Atkinson
6. #75 Landon Huffman
7. #6 Brandon Hudnall
8. #05 Jordan McGregor
9. #71Z Christian Calvo
10. #37 Chris Phipps
11. #2 Clinton Baker
12. #21 Monty Cox
13. #19 Benji Woodward
14. #71X Jason Smith
15. #75L Carl Lett