Written by: Ross Fujibayashi
It was another hot one as the stars and cars of the Arkansas River Valley made the trek up the hill in another action filled night at The Mighty Tri-State Speedway.
Factory Stock saw a familiar face BACK in victory lane. After rolling off 7th Grant Davis battled it out with Wesley Bourne and Robert Southerland to get to the top spot. Southerland did everything he could to keep the 39JR wagon out front but the #1 machine was too much. Southerland went high to shut down that lane too late as Davis made the pass. It opened the door for Bourne to take away the near the wall line going into 3 that Southerland had been running. Both drivers made it stick and #1 and #5 came home 1 & 2.
Bmod..... if you like the three way battle in Factory Stock then you DEFINITELY liked the race in Bmod. Dalton Ragsdale, Hunter Byers, and Cody King were stuck nose to tail down the straights then searching for the fastest line through the turns. Lap traffic would play a key role to the finish of the race as a lap car would go up high into 3 & 4 allowing Byers to get a run on Ragsdale. A wreck by Byers into 1 on the last lap would end the race with Ragsdale taking the top spot with Cody King in 2nd
A short intermission had the drivers in front of the grandstand handing out all sorts of goodies to the fans. But a looming storm in the distance created a great back drop for photo opportunities.
Super Stock, they say Lightning doesn't strike twice but two Lightning fast race cars out of the same shop will for dang sure finish 1 & 2. The Davlins took their Red #26 & 26D Monte Carlos to the front and said goodbye to the rest of the field. Dylan Davlin would take home the win with dad Gean Davlin coming in 2nd.
In the USRA A-mods a noticeable non-starter was Jason Hughes who also ran in the Bmod race. The lightning from the north would become more consistent and the wind picked up considerably as Tyler Wolff took the 4W to the front with several competitors trying to chase him down. As the front end of the storm grew closer a wreck in turn 4 stopped and concluded the Amod race as everyone ran for cover. Thoughts are with those still recovering from the damage of the storms.
The track is off this week for their usual summer vacation! They'll be back in action on July 25 for more weekly point racing. If there's a track running this weekend go to it! Buy a hot dog or 2 and ice cold water!
