Jesse LeFevers and Austin McDaniel Split Twin-50's at Hickory

By News 08/12/2012 07:21:00 in Late Models | Tagged as: Homepage, Late Models, Hickory Motor Speedway, NASCAR Whelen All American

Twin 50's were the order of the night for the Red Roof Inn/USG/Catawba County Chamber of Commerce Night with the #43 of Jesse LeFevers securing the pole for the 1 st 50-lapper. LeFevers led flag to flag with an exciting race throughout the field. The #51 of Josh Wimbish finished 2 nd , followed by the #2 of Trey Gibson, the #12 of Austin McDaniel and the #1 Pietro Fittipaldi rounding out the top five.

The second race on the schedule was the Red Baron Renegades with the #75 of Charlie Neill leading them to the green flag. There were several battles throughout the field for the 20-lap feature. Neill would take the checkered flag followed by the #16 of Carroll McKinney, the #8 of Kenneth Roberts, the #4 of Greg Austin and the #64 of Darby Crouch.

The Paramount KIA Limited Late Models had another great field of cars with the #21 of Monty Cox taking the pole and leading the field to the green. Cox took the early lead followed by the #55 of Zach Bruenger and a side by side battle between the #51 of Jeremy Pelfrey and the #75 of Landon Huffman followed by several battling for position behind. Cox pulled out to a 10-car length lead at halfway while Huffman and Bruenger battle for second. Meanwhile the #00 of Shane Lee had been reeling in the pack, Lee moved into 4 th past Pelfrey on lap 24. As Huffman reeled in the leader, caution flew on lap 24 for the spin of the #07 of Josh Bralley. This set up an ll-lap shootout for the win. The top 3 of Cox, Huffman and Lee would pull away and a 9-car battle began for 4 th . At the checkered it was the #21 of Cox, followed by Huffman, Lee, the #35 of Chris Lewis and the #18 of Casey Pierce rounding out the top 5.

In the Super Truck race the #33 of Jeremy Birch sat on the pole. It was a door to door battle early, but the checkered flag went to Birch, followed by #02 of Jason Cochran, the #27 of Trey Pitts, the #7 of Whitney Lail and the #03 of Chase Campbell rounded out the top 5.

The #63 of Marshall Sutton was fast qualifier for the WrenchRags Street Stocks and it did not take long for the action to heat up with the #03 of Kevin Eby battling door to door with Sutton, followed closely by the #5 of Mike Newton and the #33 of Mark Whitten. But it would be Eby taking the win, followed by Sutton, Newton, Whitten and the #99 of Roy Smith.

The second twin NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bojangles Late Model Stock Car race rolled off with the #43 of Jesse LeFevers leading the pack to the green. The fans would not be disappointed in the second feature as racing action started early between the top three of LeFevers, the #51 of Josh Wimbish and #12 of Austin McDaniel. It was a three-way battle for the first 30 laps between the three. But at the end of the race McDaniel would take the win followed by LeFevers, Wimbish, the #1 of Pietro Fittipaldi and the #28 of Tyler Hill.

Next Saturday Night - August 18 th join us for Advance Auto Parts Night featuring the Bojangles Late Models, Paramount KIA Limited Late Models, WrenchRags Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders and Sportsman Racing Classics

Gates will open at 5pm and Racing begins at 7pm. Adults - $10, Teens/Seniors - $8 and children 12 & under free.

Hickory Motor Speedway
Unofficial Race Results for 8/11/2012

Late Model - Twin I
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	43	Jesse LeFevers	Lenoir, NC
2	51	Josh Wimbish	Granite Falls, NC
3	2	Trey Gibson	Charlotte, NC
4	12	Austin McDaniel	Harrisburg, NC
5	1	Pietro Fittipaldi	Davidson, NC
6	28	Tyler Hill	Port Tobacco, MD
7	77	Jeremy Sorel	Statesville, NC
8	4	Mackena Bell	Mooresville, NC
9	11	Matt Piercy	CONOVER, NC
10	10	Ryan Vasconcellos	Sherrills Ford, NC
11	0	Enrique Contreras	Mooresville, NC

Late Model - Twin II
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	12	Austin McDaniel	Harrisburg, NC
2	43	Jesse LeFevers	Lenoir, NC
3	51	Josh Wimbish	Granite Falls, NC
4	1	Pietro Fittipaldi	Davidson, NC
5	28	Tyler Hill	Port Tobacco, MD
6	2	Trey Gibson	Charlotte, NC
7	4	Mackena Bell	Mooresville, NC
8	77	Jeremy Sorel	Statesville, NC
9	0	Enrique Contreras	Mooresville, NC
10	10	Ryan Vasconcellos	Sherrills Ford, NC
11	11	Matt Piercy	CONOVER, NC

Limited Late Model - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	21	Monty Cox	Granite Falls, NC
2	75	Landon Huffman	Claremont, NC
3	00	Shane Lee	NEWTON, NC
4	35	Chris Lewis	Stony Point, NC
5	18	Casey Pierce	Lenoir, NC
6	72	Jason Cochran	Marion, NC
7	9	Charlie Watson	Lenoir, NC
8	51	Jeremy Pelfrey	Lenoir, NC
9	5	Christian Calvo	Boynton Beach, FL
10	57	Barry Helms	State Road, NC
11	05	Jordan McGregor	Claremont, NC
12	55	Zachary Bruenger	Granite Falls, NC
13	7	Travis Byrd	Sherrills Ford, NC
14	22	Dan Moore	Conover, NC
15	19	Benji Woodward	Woodleaf, NC
16	07M	Jacob Marlowe	Troutman, NC
17	24	Ryan Salomon	Concord, NC
18	43W	Greg Wise	Arden, NC
19	07X	Joshua Bralley	Huntersville, NC

Renegades - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	75	Charlie Neill	Hickory, NC
2	16	Carroll McKinney	HILDEBRAN, NC
3	8	Kenneth Roberts	Hickory, NC
4	4	Gregory Austin	Granite Falls, NC
5	64	Darby Crouch	Claremont, NC
6	17	Barney Arnette	Vilas, NC
7	68	Steve Griffith	Morganton, NC
8	71	Andrew Divanna	Statesville, NC
9	6	Darren Dickinson	Hickory, NC
10	44M	Emily Moore	Charlotte, NC
11	14	Eddie Russ	Granite Falls, NC
12	7	Brad Nelson	Hudson, NC
13	37	Kyle Barus	Claremont, NC
14	84	Kase Kallenbach	Charlotte, NC

Street Stocks - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	03	Kevin Eby	Lenior, NC
2	64	Marshall Sutton	Burnsville, NC
3	5	Mike Newton	Hickory, NC
4	33	Mark Whitten	Gastonia, NC
5	99	Roy Smith	Hudson, NC
6	14	Samuel Thompson	Granite Falls, NC
7	92	Jason Stanley	San Antonio, TX
Super Trucks - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	33	Jeremy Birch	Statesville, NC
2	02	Jason Cochran	Marion, NC
3	27	Trey Pitts	Hickory, NC
4	7	Whitney Lail	Hickory, NC
5	03	Chase Campbell	Marion, NC