ROUGEMONT, NC :: Craig Moore took advantage of a late race restart to score his second consecutive Late Model victory at Orange County Speedway on Saturday night. The race was the highlight of an eight race card for Military Night at the three-eighths mile asphalt oval.
Polesitter Moore watched outside front row starter Tripp Massengill lead at the outset. Massengill would lead the first 62 laps of the 75 lap event before a mandatory caution on lap 63. On the restart, Moore shot into the front and wasn’t headed again. He survived a later caution for debris to preserve the the win over a fast closing Massengill. Massengill pulled alongside of Moore as the duo approached the checkered flag, but came up short by about a car length. Terry Dease outdueled Chuck Lawson for third as the two beat and banged on each other in the closing laps. Thomas Scott rounded out the top five.
Massengill was disappointed but upbeat, “I guess we can win the points championship by finishing second every race” he stated. Indeed, he has finished a close second in all three late model clashes this
season.
In other racing for the track’s regular divisions, Jerry Hinesley led all the way in a 35 lap Limited Sportsman affair, Jarrett Milam outdueled Brandon Watson and Corey Whitley in the 25 lapPure Stock battle, Jason Warsing edged Richard Hayden and Jeremy Clay in a 25 lap Street Stock thriller nd Wesley Martin nipped Anthony Barnette for the 20 lap Super Mini Truck trophy .
In other races … Tyler Corriher took a 30 lapper for the visiting USAC Eastern Ignite Midgets, Justin Leduke made his way past the spinning cars of Casey Hillenburg and Jantzen Stirwalt on the final lap to steal the 50 lap Allison Legacy Series win and Cory Wiles was declared the winner of the 12 lap Bandolero sprint when apparent winner Jordan Pickrel failed post-race tech.
