UNITED DIRT LATE MODEL CHALLENGE SERIES NEWS

UNITED DIRT LATE MODEL CHALLENGE SERIES RACE NEWS

August 8, 2009

Johnny Collins Gets First Win in 2009

By Jack Smith

Johnny Collins led every lap at Waycross Motor Speedway on Saturday night enroute to his first win of the 2009 United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series racing season.

Collins spoke to UDLMCS announcer Rick Anges after the race. "Too fast, too quick. The car got loose about 16 laps in, but I was able to pick my line because I was up front. The track was really good, we used last year's notes on the track and it was good enough for a win."

Mark Whitener, points leader coming into the 50 lap feature, was running second in the race until a restart on lap 23. Officials ruled Whitener went below the safety cone on the restart and was sent to the rear. He came back to finish 5th, but will relinquish the points lead to Jason Fitzgerald who followed Collins across the finish line.

Dusty Cone, last year's Waycross winner, was running in the top three when mechanical issues forced him to the pits and out of the race.

Seventeen cars took the green and only 10 were there at the end.

UNOFFICIAL FINISHING ORDER:
1. Johnny Collins
2. Jason Fitzgerlad
3. Mike Carter
4. Dillon Wood
5. Mark Whitener
6. Scott Johnson
7. Russell Brown, Jr.
8. Keith Tuten
9. Jody Rodgus
10. Mark Carter
11. Chuck Chitty
12. Tyler Ivey
13. Troy Walker
14. Bo Johns
15. Tom Jones
16. Dusty Cone
17. Rhett Carter
18. Jamie Bowen (DNS)

-Top qualifiers were Johnny Collins and Dillon Wood

Heat Race #1 (top five)
1. Dillon Wood
2. Bo Johns
3. Mark Whitener
4. Mark Carter
5. Tom Jones

Heat Race #2 (top five)
1. Dusty Cone
2. Russell Brown Jr.
3. Jason Fitzgerald
4. Mike Carter
5. Rhett Carter

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