May 18
Utica-Rome Speedway,
Vernon, NY
Sanction: Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series (Gnome 30) - $1,500
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated May 20, 1:36 pm)
Sears captures Go Nuclear tour's season opener
Gnome 30
- Tim Sears Jr.
- Charlie Sandercock
- Dale Caswell
- Dustin Waters
- Bryce Davis
- John Waters
- A.J. Kingsley
- Phil Potts
- Alan Fink
- Caley Weese-Seymour
- Jordan Keruskie
- Jorden Peters
- Bret Belden
- Greg Belyea
- Adam Turner
- J.J. Courcy
- Brian Knowles
- Mike Trapp
- Kyle Sopaz
- Rick Miller
- Stewart Friesen
- Scott Ford
- Brandon Ford
- Shayne Tenace
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Tim Sears Jr. heads for a Go Nuclear victory at Utica-Rome.
What won the race: Eighth-starting Tim Sears Jr. of Clay, N.Y., overtook race-long leader and polesitter Dustin Waters of Portville, N.Y., at the halfway point of the 30-lapper and raced to victory. Sears survived several restarts in taking the checkers over Charlie Sandercock, reigning series champ Dale Caswell and Waters.
Quotable: The race served as the tour's season opener after Mohawk International Raceway was twice weathered-out. ... The trophy for the Gnome Cup included a gnome holding a cup. ... This season's series championship pays $5,000. ... Drivers failing to make the feature lineup: Corey Earl, Matt Vanderlinden, David McDonald, Jason Knowles, Bill Eisele, Aron Backus, Steve Coit, Scott Waters, Aaron Jacobs, T.J. Downs, Stan Clark, Jeremy Wonderling
On the move: Winner Tim Sears Jr. advanced seven positions.
Car count: 35
Next series race: June 1, Humberstone Speedway (Port Colborne, ON) $1,200
Editor's note: Sears was disqualified May 20 when an engine teardown revealed his powerplant had non-confirming seals.
