Wendell Chavis Proves "It's Never Over Till It's Over" At Modoc In A Wild Night 2 of SE GRAND NATIONALS
If race fans or drivers don't believe in the cliché "It's Never Over Til it's Over" come on you've heard it more than just in motorsports talk, but other sports as well and even just everyday chit chat? Well that saying proved true when the dust settled after a WILD race that saw 3 key moments 1) the long Green Flag Run, 2) The Surprising Turn Around and 3) A Flashback for 2 drivers when Round 2 of the FASTRAK $300,000 Grand Nationals was said and done at Brian Stewart's Modoc (SC) Speedway. The 'Packed House' saw a fantastic show leaving them getting their more than their money's worth when the checkered flag fell with local driver Wendell Chavis taking the victory.
32 FASTRAK Pro Late Models made the call for the 2nd Round of the Grand Nationals in Qualifying Blairsville, GA's #49 Jonathon Davenport was really making the Modoc Faithful feel "Superman" having his presence felt as he set the Qualifying & New Track Record as he did the week before at Cherokee's FASTRAK Race 1 event of the Grand Nationals. He did the same again at 17.283 sec flying around the 3/8th mile speed bowl!! Then He won heat 1 to solidify himself on Position 1 for the 50 Lap A-Main. After 4 Heats taking the top 4 finishers then 2 B-Mains taking the top 4 finishers, the 24 car field was set for Night 2 of the GRAND NATIONALS!
Modoc (SC) 50 Lap A-Main Line Up!! Row #1 #49 Jonathon Davenport - #94 Wendell Chavous Row #2 #21 Royce Bray - #11 David Smith Row #3 #2x John Henderson - #421 Anthony Sanders Row #4 #50 Shannon Buckingham - #20 Owen Osteen Row #5 #12b Blake Bentley - #4u2 Albert Cosnihan Row #6 #32 Kenny Peeples Jr. - #76 Brandon Overton Row #7 #54b Brandon Umberger - #77c Brian Connor Row #8 #57c Lee Cooper - #999 Travis Blackwell Row #9 #117 Parker Herring - #7b Dan Breuer Row #10 #56 Ty Lowe - #114 Chris Cantrell Row #11 #3a Eric Veal - #2b Frankie Beard Row #12 #04 David Watts - #4x Danny Sanders
Drivers that didn't make A-Main but appreciate their attendance for Modoc, SC FASTRAK event..#29 e Jake Eaton,#0 David Green,#88i Trent Ivey,#83 Jensen Ford,#24 Tim Byrd,#05 Grant Gordon,#2t Dale Ball,#17c Steve Cooke
*32 FASTRAK Drivers from 5 States Represented*
After the spectacular fireworks display for the fans while the drivers do the famous "4 Wide Salute" it was time for the 50 lap A-Main to get underway and after 3 attempts the Green finally came out and Davenport was hauling the mail the first two circuits, however yellow went up quick on Lap #2 when 4 car incident ensued in the apex of turns 1 & 2 Drivers involved were #4x Danny Sanders,#2b Frankie Beard,#114 Chris Cantrell & 77c Brian Connor all losing the handle but able to get in forward motion after yellow and continue. After the restart the long Green Flag run happened for 38 solid laps of exciting heart pounding on the edge of your seat racing. The longest green run of the race ended when caution fell on #999 Travis Blackwell stalling exiting turn 4 even though Davenport was picking lap cars off one by one and the racing was Fast & Furious through-out the field. Even lap down cars were battling hard to get their lap back and a great 'attaboy' to 117 Parker Herring to go a lap down in the early going by Davenport but still rallied in the end to stay on the lead lap in the end by staying on the rear end of the leaders. On lap 40 with a 10 lap double file restart things picked up wild again but after a three car incident out of turn 3 involving the 4x Danny Sanders, 57c Lee Cooper & 7b Dan Breuer, the field was slowed and set to gas it up again then things got interesting and very quickly so!! On this restart car 21 Hull, GA's Royce Bray stuck his nose to Davenports left driver side door panel and heavy contact was made by the two both showing signs of not backing down during this encounter. Exiting turn 2 the 94 Hepzibah, GA's Wendell Chavous, made the move of his life after starting the race 2nd being Heat 2 winner. Exiting turn 2 there was 3 wide racing and Smith looking to make it 4 wide as Bray pushed Davenport up to the top in the marbles, forcing Bray and Davenport to back off the throttle. In the process here comes the 94 of Chavous with the 11 of David Smith making it 4 wide at the flag stand !! The The Modoc Faithful roared to their feet rooting as Chavis took the top spot. On the next lap the 21 of Bray showed he wasn't backing down making heavy contact with Davenport at the exit of turn 1 forcing him around and taking Bray with him!! Both cars sustained heavy damage. In an after race televised interview FASTRAK GM Jody Palmer spoke with the 21 of Bray. Visit www.LighninFAST.com to see that interview. After a final caution on lap 46 with car 54b of Brandon Umberger and the 76 of Brandon Overton getting together off 2, keeping momentun but putting debris on the track it was a 4 lap shootout. The 94 Wendell Chavous was not to be denied even though he had late challenges by the 11 of David Smith, the 50 of Shannon Buckingham and the 421 of Anthony Sanders, Chavis maintained his lead not only to win Night 2 of the FASTRAK GRAND NATIONALS but also the first ever victory for young Chavis in a FASTRAK Touring event.
(Modoc Speedway FASTRAK Grand Nationals Night 2 OFFICIAL RESULTS)
1st #94 Wendell Chavis - Hephzabah, GA 2nd #11 David Smith - Inman, SC 3rd #50 Shannon Buckingham - Morristown, TN (2009 Grand Natl's Champ) 4th #421 Anthony Sanders - Spartanburg SC 5th #32 Kenny Peeples Jr. - Rural Retreat VA 6th #2x John Henderson - Aiken SC 7th #20 Owen Osteen - Woodruff SC 8th #57c Lee Cooper - Greer SC 9th #54b Brandon Umberger - Rural Retreat VA 10th #114 Chris Cantrell - Chester SC 11th #4U2 Albert Cosnihan - Metter GA 12th #49 Jonathon Davenport - Blairsville GA (New Track Record) 13th #7b Dan Breuer - Troutman NC 14th #2b Frankie Beard - Hartwell GA 15th #12b Blake Bentley - Duncan SC (FASTRAK 2010 Rookie of the year) 16th #4x Danny Sanders - Athens GA 17th #77c Brian Connor - Martinez GA 18th #117 Parker Herring - Hartwell GA 19th #56 Ty Lowe - Maysville GA 20th #999 Travis Blackwell - Lyman SC 21st #76 Brandon Overton - Evans GA 22nd #21 Royce Bray - Hull GA 23rd #3a Eric Veal - Hartwell GA 24th #04 David Watts - Buchanan VA
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