It was a beautiful day for racing Saturday night at the 1/2 mile super speedway. On top of that, all the cars were lined up three wide down the front stretch, and all the fans .....

....were allowed to go down on the track to meet their favorite driver.

Then, they were treated to possibly the most exciting racing of the season. The Berglund Performance Parts Late Models saw another repeat win. David Watts of Buchanan, picked up his second win of the season. Watts also continues the young gun streak. Randy Taylor of Troutdale tried to put a stop to that streak. Taylor followed Watts across the finish line. Taylor made a few runs on the restarts, but could not complete a pass. Matt Parks of Wytheville, added another top three to his season.

Each week Parks is inching closer to the points leader Clinton Cook of Radford who finished fourth. David Wikle of Dublin rounded out the top five.

Chad Hale, Wytheville picked up his first win of 2008 in the Cook’s Clean Center Super Street division. Keith Griffitts of Sugar Grove, came back from a fifth place finish last race to take home the second spot. Rural Retreat's Teddy Tate made his return to the 1/2 mile oval. After coming to the pits possibly for overheating, Tate rallied back to a third place finish. Mike Keith of Rural Retreat and Jimmy Tate of Wytheville were fourth and fifth. Ron Lawson of Austinville went to victory lane once again. Sherills Ford, NC driver Troy Loomis followed Lawson across the line. Loomis mounted a charge on Lawson, but it appeared that his handling went away and he could not complete the pass. Willie Gibson, Abingdon continues his streak of top three finishes.

Rounding out the top five were Rural Retreat’s R.K. Dix and Marion’s Mike Johnson.

Jason Powers of Marion, took the Pro Mini victory. Powers assumed the lead after J.R. Davisof Crockett took his car to the pits possibly from mechanical problems. R.K. Dix of Rural Retreat came home in second just shy of his first Pro Mini feature win. Randy Kincer, also of Rural Retreat, was the third place finisher. Current points leader Doug Monday of Max Meadows came home in fourth place. Jerry Dillow of Bluewell, WV rounded out the top five.

Willis' Rob Favre took an exciting Ucar victory. The lead switched hands multiple times. Favre eventually pulled out to a comfortable lead. Duke Bare of Meadowview was second and Mt. Airy, NC driver Josh Forrest was third.

Cody Umberger picked up his first Pepsi Hornet win of the season. Umberger cruised to the victory. Cole Dutton of Chilhowie finished second adding to his points lead. Clark Cooper of Rural Retreat who won the Monday night race finished third.

The Fastrak Racing Series comes to town this Saturday for a $2000 to win feature. All children will be admitted free.Check online at WytheRaceWay.com.

Wythe Raceway
Race Results for 7/19/2008


Dirt Modified - Feature
Finish Driver Hometown
1 Ron Lawson Austinville, VA
2 Troy Loomis Sherills Ford, NC
3 Willie Gibson Abingdon, VA
4 R K Dix Rural Retreat, VA
5 Mike Johnson Marion, VA
6 Duke Bare Meadowview, VA
7 Taylor Hayes Marion, VA
8 Michael Davis Atkins, VA
9 Roby Orr Glade Spring, VA
10 Justin Blevins Marion, VA
11 Lance Reynolds Wytheville, VA
12 Tim Widener Marion, VA


Hornet - Feature
Finish Driver Hometown
1 Cody Umberger Rural Retreat, VA
2 Cole Dutton Chilhowie, VA
3 Clark Cooper Rural Retreat, VA
4 Zack Sprouse Rural Retreat, VA
5 Jon Keyes Sugar Grove, VA
6 Michelle McMahan Marion, VA
7 Josh Cook r, r
8 Morgan Widener Marion, VA
9 Cameron Kirk Marion, VA
10 Zack Dunford Austinville, VA


Late Model - Feature
Finish Driver Hometown
1 David Watts Buchanan, VA
2 Randy Taylor Troutdale, VA
3 Matt Parks Wytheville, VA
4 Clinton Cook Radford, VA
5 David Wikle Dublin, VA
6 Randy Kinder Radford, VA
7 Cody McMahan Chilhowie, VA
8 Jason Moncus Mount Airy, NC
9 Joey Steele Abingdon, VA
10 James Thomas Rock Hill, SC
11 Justin Martin Rural Retreat, VA
12 Les Roberts Independence, VA


Pro Mini - Feature
Finish Driver Hometown
1 Jason Powers Marion, VA
2 R K Dix Rural Retreat, VA
3 Randy Kincer Rural Retreat, VA
4 Doug Monday Max Meadows, VA
5 Jerry Dillow Bluewell, WV
6 Brandon Farris Marion, VA
7 Adam Jones Marion, VA
8 Cody Hottinger Rural Retreat, VA
9 Ron Jackson Marion, VA
10 Duke Bare Meadowview, VA
11 Cecil Rigney Pulaski, VA
12 Chris Martin Troutdale, VA
13 Sammy Mitchem Rocky Gap, VA
14 J.R. Davis Crockett, VA
15 Andy Jolliffe Chilhowie, VA
16 Michael Howard Pulaski, VA
17 Gary Rudolph Fries, VA
18 Travis Lefler Rural Retreat, VA
19 Everett Cox Austinville, VA
20 Travis Harden Atkins, VA
21 Hershell Robinette Bristol, TN


Super Street - Feature
Finish Driver Hometown
1 Chad Hale Wytheville, VA
2 Keith Griffitts Sugar Grove, VA
3 Teddy Tate Rural Retreat, VA
4 Mike Keith Rural Retreat, VA
5 Jimmy Tate Wytheville, VA
6 Michael Hedrick Wytheville, VA
7 Michael Deskins Tazewell, VA
8 Eddie Bentley Sugar Grove, VA
9 Jimmy Buchanan Wytheville, VA
10 Larry Dowell Atkins, VA
11 Tim Wright Sugar Grove, VA
12 Charles Cantrell Max Meadows, VA
13 R K Dix Rural Retreat, VA
14 Duke Bare Meadowview, VA
15 Dustin Dowell Atkins, VA
16 Fred Riley Rural Retreat, VA
17 Christopher Owens Tazewell, VA
18 Brandon Broyles N Tazewell, VA
19 Matthew Taylor Max Meadows, VA
20 Tim Taylor Fries, VA


UCar - Feature
Finish Driver Hometown
1 Rob Favre Willis, VA
2 Duke Bare Meadowview, VA
3 Josh Forest Mt Airy, NC
4 Pie Short Abingdon, VA
5 Cody Dutton Chilhowie, VA
6 Tim Widener Marion, VA
7 Jonathan Ensor Marion, VA
8 Dakota Wilson Rural Retreat, VA
9 John Carlin Chilhowie, VA
10 Chuck Kinzer Independence, VA
11 Noel Easter r, V
12 Michelle Justus Wytheville, VA
13 Jake Eaton Bland, VA
14 Josh Dunford Austinville, VA
15 Chris Martin Troutdale, VA