LUCAMA, NC :: Alex Fleming has raced as Southern National Motorsports Park as long as he can remember. In UCARs, Limited Late Models and Super Late Models, Fleming had never seen a podium, let alone victory lane. That all changed in the SNMP Spring Fling.
In the first of two 35-lap races, Haley Moody set the fast time and led early, with the rest of the field giving chase. A competition caution on Lap 24 re-set the field and led to a 11 lap sprint to the finish. On the restart, Moody found herself in between Fleming and Michael Fose. Racing three-wide on the back stretch, Moody was shuffled back as Fleming took the lead. Fose and Fleming battled for the top position, with Fose passing Fleming late. Fleming and Fose made contact on Lap 34, with Fose dropping back to third. The move put Andrew Grady up to second and allowed Fleming to drive off with the victory. Grady finished second, while Fose would settle for third.
With a six-car invert for the second race, Brandon Hobbs and Haley Moody sat on the front row, and once again Moody took the early lead. Moody would also once again see a Lap 23 caution re-rack the field. Restarting on her outside, Rusty Daniels passed the Kinston driver to take the lead on the restart lap. Daniels did his best to stay out ahead, but with two laps to go Andrew Grady once again made a late pass, this time for the victory. Daniels would settle for second, while Haley Moody would take a bittersweet third place finish.
With his win and second place finishes, Andrew Grady also took over the point lead. Alex Fleming moves to second place in Limited Late Model points, while Haley Moody, Ronnie Jones and Travis Greene round out the top five.
Results
Limited Late Models (Race 1) – 35 laps
1. 05 – Alex Fleming
2. 1 – Andrew Grady
3. 10 – Michael Fose
4. 16 – Rusty Daniels
5. 50 – Haley Moody
6. 19 – Brandon Hobbs
7. 4 – Ronnie Jones
8. 52 – Travis Greene
9. 7 – Dillon Spain
10. 77 – Trevor Collins
11. 51 – Chris Chapman
12. 07 – Ronald Renfrow
13. 99 – Taylor Howard
Limited Late Models (Race 2) – 35 laps
1. 1 – Andrew Grady
2. 16 – Rusty Daniels
3. 50 – Haley Moody
4. 10 – Michael Fose
5. 05 – Alex Fleming
6. 19 – Brandon Hobbs
7. 99 – Taylor Howard
8. 52 – Travis Greene
9. 07 – Ronald Renfrow
10. 77 – Trevor Collins
11. 7 – Dillon Spain
12. 51 – Chris Chapman
13. 4 – Ronnie Jones