Story by: Corey Latham ~ [email protected]

Concord, NC(November 4, 2011) — With only two more races to go on the 2011 UARA Series schedule, Brennan Poole had all but locked up the championship. As one of the hottest drivers in the Southeast, Poole wanted to go out with wins, he almost pulled it off Saturday night but a car that won the previous race on the track but lost it in tech was not going to be denied. Steven Wallace and Poole both left Concord Speedway very happy.

Wallace would pick up the pole for the 18 car field, but how he did it had eyes raised on pit road. During all practices including the day before, Wallace had not been very good to say it nicely, his crate motor seemed to not be up to par against the built motors at Concord. His crate engine finally blew early Saturday so Wallace borrowed one from Fathead Racing owner Jamie Yelton, that motor put Wallace on the pole over Poole by almost a full tenth. After being DQ’d a race earlier at Newport for an illegal intake, the people on pit road were talking of course. It was just a sign of things to come.

The early stages of the race saw a three car breakaway of Wallace, Poole and Alex Yontz with the others struggling to keep pace. Garrett Campbell who was coming off his big win at Caraway a few weeks ago never even got to show if he could have been a car to hang with the leaders as his exhaust breaks on lap 3 forcing him out of the event. Another car that looked destined for greatness was Michael Rouse as he pressured Scott Turlington for fourth spot in the early stages. He too would fall by the wayside before the halfway mark with the same problem as Campbell, a broken exhaust leading to other problems ending his great run.

As Wallace checked out on the field with Poole and Yontz the only two cars able to remotely keep pace, a veteran was coming through the field. Greg Peterson, a long-time Concord regular and setup guru for local racers now was back behind the wheel once more for a little fun. Peterson was driving the machine Ross Furr wheeled to the 2007 UARA series championship as Furr doesn’t race much anymore so he let his old crew-chief take her for a spin. He started back in eighth but fell back early only to make a charge through the field around lap 46 as he breaks into the top five past Scott Turlington. At lap 97 Peterson forces his way past George Miedecke for third but another former Concord regular was coming right behind him.

Bo Foust was coming through the field also as he had one of the fastest cars on the track, he too like Peterson had raced Concord many times in the past but had ran sparingly the last few years. With Yontz falling back and Meidecke losing the handle, Foust was on Peterson’s bumper for third by lap 111, then at lap 113 the caution flies. It was for Peterson as he and Foust made contact off turn four spinning Peterson form the spot. Under the caution after numerous pit stops Peterson let’s Foust know his frustration as he gives him a little door shot under caution. It may have ruined a great run by Peterson but watching him come through the field till the end was fun to watch as there wasn’t much to see up front.

It was Wallace all day all the time up front, Poole said he made a run at him towards the end but it looked as if Wallace was toying with the field, his car was that strong. Wallace would take the checkered flag easily over Poole, Foust, Paddy Rodenbeck who at halfway pushed the button to come from the back and the 2011 Concord track champion Bobby Measmer.

With the second place effort Poole official locked up the UARA championship, this one his own without doubt after last season he lost the title among much controversy. Wallace did pass tech this time as he failed post race at Newport after the win in the last race on the tour and said he wanted to race one more time this season in a Late Model, at Myrtle Beach Speedway.