JACKSONVILLE, NC – Summer Speedweeks got underway on Saturday night with familiar faces gracing victory lane in the Independence Bash at New River All-American Speedway.
The Independence Bash began with the first of two Bandolero features. Landon Burbage took the lead from Delaney Gray in the opening laps, but Gray would save her best for last. After trying to pass Burbage for several laps, Gray was finally able to make the race-winning pass coming out of turn four to the checkered flag, scoring her seventh career New River All-American Speedway victory by a margin of .015 seconds.
“We were fighting for it,” Gray said in victory lane. “We did really good. I just want to thank all my family for working really hard to get this car together. Everybody did really good. We were just a little bit faster. [Burbage] got us at the beginning and then we were able to pull it off. I just want to thank all my sponsors.”
Landon Burbage would go on to win the second Bandolero race, while Gray was sidelined early in an on-track collision.
Tyler Chapman continued his dominance in the Charger division, scoring his sixth and seventh career wins at New River All-American Speedway. Chapman dominated in the first race, but after starting at the rear of the field for the second, he spent most of the 20-lap race driving to the front of the field. Chapman finally raced past Mike Jones with four laps to go to secure the win and pad his points lead heading into the playoffs in September.
“I had to drive the crap out of it,” Chapman said. “I knew [Jones] was good. He was passing cars so I just went with him. Finally made it work, made a little contact but it’s just a racing deal. That was one of the best races I’ve had.”
Carson Hailip swept in the Legends division to lock himself into the Race for the Championship playoffs in September. The second race in the Legends double feature was one of the wildest of the evening, beginning with Shane Irving’s spectacular wreck on the opening lap when he flipped end over end. While his car sustained significant damage, the elder Irving was fine and in good spirits after the incident.
Kevin Wrenn picked up his second win of the season in the Swansboro Liquidations Bomber division. With the victory, he has locked himself into the playoffs, joining Nathan Hall, Eddie Humphrey, and Hunter Brown. With seven races remaining, four playoff spots remain up for grabs.
Aaron Layden also locked himself into the playoffs in the Champ Kart division with his second win of the season, joining Josh Eubanks and Corey Lucas with five positions still up for grabs.
More playoff positions will be clinched on Monday night when New River All-American Speedway hosts a Monday matinee in primetime, headlined by a $3,000-to-win, 100-lap Late Model feature race along with Bombers, Champ Karts, and Mini Stocks.
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Results for 7/1/2023 at New River All-American Speedway – Jacksonville, NC
Swansboro Liquidation Bombers | 25 Laps | 00:09:11.789
1. 41-Kevin Wrenn[2]; 2. 14-Eddie Humphrey[1]; 3. 83-Robert Drum[4]; 4. 88-Dale Drum[5]; 5. 34-Michael Withrow[10]; 6. 33-Nathan Hall[7]; 7. 011-Timothy Brown[3]; 8. 4-Chad Cunningham[8]; 9. 3-Johnny Floyd[11]; 10. 97-Justin Brooks[12]; 11. 51X-Evan Bryan[9]; 12. 43P-Sam Pacitti; 13. 77-Richard Smith[6]
Legends | Race 1 | 20 Laps | 00:06:21.000
1. 08-Carson Haislip[1]; 2. B1-Brenton Irving[2]; 3. 71-Aiden McConnaughey[3]; 4. 88-Phoenyx Kimball[4]; 5. 3-Shane Irving[5]; 6. 51-Raven Kimball[7]; 7. 13-Dj Murphy[6]; 8. 14-Mike Ridenour[8]; 9. 99-Carsyn Gillikin[9]; 10. 77-Danny Glenn[10]
Legends | Race 2| 20 Laps | 00:06:15.566
1. 08-Carson Haislip[6]; 2. 71-Aiden McConnaughey[4]; 3. 88-Phoenyx Kimball[3]; 4. 51-Raven Kimball[1]; 5. 13-Dj Murphy[7]; 6. 14-Mike Ridenour[8]; 7. 77-Danny Glenn[10]; 8. 3-Shane Irving[2]; 9. B1-Brenton Irving[5]; 10. 99-Carsyn Gillikin[9]
Bandolero | Race 1 | 10 Laps | 00:04:41.000
1. 84-Delaney Gray[1]; 2. 3-Landon Burbage[2]; 3. 38-Aidan Zschiedrich[3]; 4. 10-Landon Strickland[4]
Bandolero | Race 2 | 10 Laps | 00:03:35.000
1. 3-Landon Burbage[2]; 2. 38-Aidan Zschiedrich[3]; 3. 10-Landon Strickland[4]; 4. 84-Delaney Gray[1]
Champ Kart | 20 Laps | 00:07:02.177
1. 2-Aaron Layden[13]; 2. 28E-Josh Eubanks[1]; 3. 28-Corey Lucas[3]; 4. 10-Ashley Keaton[4]; 5. 30-Martin Grasso[9]; 6. 18-Keith Webb[6]; 7. 20-Herbert Keaton[8]; 8. 8-Carlton Sullivan[14]; 9. 85-Jonah Lind[10]; 10. 211-Jacob Tingen[5]; 11. 01-Adam Riggs[12]; 12. 7X-Tripp Dail[2]; 13. 127-jimmie whitehurst[7]; 14. 13-Miles Rochelle[11]
Chargers | Race 1 | 20 Laps | 00:06:03.000
1. 51-Tyler Chapman[1]; 2. 6-Mike Jones[3]; 3. 18-Matthew Gurganus[2]; 4. 71-Gator Williams[4]; 5. 77-Hugh Ray[5]; 6. 41-Austin Ferrell[6]
Chargers | Race 2 | 20 Laps | 00:06:02.911
1. 51-Tyler Chapman[6]; 2. 6-Mike Jones[5]; 3. 41-Austin Ferrell[1]; 4. 71-Gator Williams[3]; 5. 18-Matthew Gurganus[4]; 6. 77-Hugh Ray[2]
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