Beckley Motor Speedway
Ferguson, Umberger win $2,000 apiece at Beckley
Chris Ferguson won a Friday semifeature at Beckley. (peepingdragonphotography.com)
BECKLEY, W.Va. (Oct. 5) — Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., and Brandon Umberger of Rural Retreat, Va., earned $2,000 apiece Friday at Beckley Motorsports Park in Fastrak’s preliminary features on World Championship weekend for the Crate Late Model organization.
Ferguson outran Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., in the first feature while Umberger topped Lee Cooper of Woodruff, S.C., in the second 40-lapper.
The event drew 75 drivers from nine states with the top 20 from each of Friday’s preliminary features securing spots in Saturday’s World Championship qualifying.
Saturday’s racing includes the Fastrak Weekly World Challenge, a 50-lap race paying $7,000-to-win, and the season-ending Fastrak World Championship, a 75-lap race paying $22,000-to-win.
Fastrak World Championship first semifeature: (1) Chris Ferguson, (2) Max Blair, (3) Wayne Robertson, (4) Furman Parton, (5) Mike Faykus, (6) Mike Pegher Jr., (7) Tyler Cox, (8) G.R. Smith, (9) Aaron Barley, (10) Matt Long, (11) Brian Connor, (12) Jimmy Schlitz, (13) Joe Martin, (14) John Over, (15) Mike Smith, (16) Corey Gordon, (17) Joel Prosser, (18) Ryan Atkins, (19) Chad Justice, (20) Robby Rohrer, (21) Eddie Hambrick, (22) Tate Hughes, (23) Frankie Beard, (24) T.J. Salango.
Fastrak World Championship second semifeature: (1) Brandon Umberger, (2) Lee Cooper, (3) Ryan Montgomery, (4) David Smith, (5) Billy Henry, (6) Rick Singleton, (7) Chad Wright, (8) Robbie Stevens, (9) Nolan Dalton, (10) Mitchell Coble, (11) Hot Rod Lamance, (12) Barry Arnold, (13) Jordan Dill, (14) Taylor Hicks, (15) Chad Ruhlman, (16) Steve Hendren, (17) Kyle Lukon, (18) Bobby Whitling, (19) Troy Shields, (20) Lauren Longbrake, (21) Chris Meadows, (22) Trent Ivey, (23) Steve Beatty, (24) Kenny Peeples Jr.
