Marty Ward Finds Victory Lane
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Six-time track champion Marty Ward showed his winning form Friday night at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, starting on the pole, falling back early in the race, then taking control and pulling away in the last half for the victory.
"We've been a little off during the last half of the races this season. I've been losing a little bit of the handling in the latter stages. But I think I finally have it handling a little better for the whole race." Ward said in Victory Lane. 'My spotter was telling me they were racing hard back and side-by-side behind me, but my car stayed under control and drove fine the whole race." When Ward mentioned cars battling for positions behind him, he was just hitting the high spots. Former champion Roger Powell kept running hard at the front of the field while Anthony Anders and Trey Gibson were fighting for fourth place. Then it was Gibson and Toby Porter fighting for fourth as Anders and Powell then ran side by side for second.
Anders Back in Victory Lane
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Anthony Anders added to his victory total and points lead Friday night at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, but he had a little trouble early. Anders was the top qualifier in the Late-Model Stock main event, but drew a six so the top six cars were inverted.
After starting sixth, it took Anders 19 laps, almost half the race, before he managed to pass Marty Ward for the lead, and drove away the last half of the race.
"I was depressed today, but one of my men told me I was just over driving the car in the corners, and when the race started I drove in about three car lengths further than everyone else and saw they were right. Once I saw they were right, I could drive on in," Anders said.
Toby Porter and Justin Sorrow take Twin 40's
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Belton's Justin Sorrow took advantage of a restart on the 34th lap to jump in front and capture his first victory in the Late-Model Stock division at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. "This car has been awesome all year, Sorrow said in Victory Lane. A lot of people have Worked hard but it paid off. I had an awesome car."
With Sorrow on point, defending champion Toby Porter was second and former champion Randy Porter was third, Anthony Anders was fourth and another former champion, Roger Powell, was fifth.
Six time champion Marty Ward was involved in a racing accident and was not able to complete the second race.
In the first 40-lap main event, defending champion Toby Porter appeared to be having things his way, until a pair of caution flags came out three-quarters of the way through. on the restart former champion Randy Porter took the point. It was that way until another caution, which necessitated a green-white-checkered finish.
Anders Remains Undefeated
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Anthony Anders remained undefeated on the season at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, winning his fourth Late Model Stock race in as many starts. Anders was the top qualifier for the main event, but drew a four and the top four cars were inverted. That put Anders in fourth, and it took 10 laps for him to make his way to the point.
Being undefeated in races means Anders is firmly atop the points race, and it is also his eighth straight win stretching into last sesason. "I won seven straight some time ago, and this race breaks my record," Anders said. "He went on to explain how he has a different engine from the other cars, and how his chassis outperforms others.
Gdovic Claims First Career K&N Pro Victory
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High-powered race car drivers came from all over the United States Saturday Greenville-Pickens Speedway's Kevin Whitaker 150, but it was a pair of area drivers who put on the show.
Jeremy Burns, a former Late-Model Stock driver who makes his home in Simpsonville had to start 17th, but halfway through the event had worked his way up to fifth. And the show was just starting. Another driver who is quite well aware of the historic half-mile, Coleman Pressley, did his best to make the event a local show.
Both Burns and Pressley made their way to the front of the field, but a late charge by Brandon Gdovic was good enough to take the checkered flag. "At first I thought I had laid back too long, but I found out I had a lot of car left, and went on to the front," Gdovic said.
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