July 9
County Line Raceway,
Elm City, NC
Sanction: Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series - $3,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 10, 1:26 pm)
Banal grabs first-ever FUEL win at County Line
- Steve Banal
- Dustin Mitchell
- Christian Joyner
- Matt Long
- Michael Batten
- Brent Robinson
- Cy Nelms Jr.
- Hunter Bailey
- Robbie Emory
- Daniel Baggerly
- Bobby Bottoms
- Austin Holcombe
- Cy Nelms Sr.
- Donald Bradsher
- Jonathan Edwards
- Bryan Mullis
- Chuck Smith
- Tim Neighbors
- Mark Dysart
- Matthew Bissette
- Gary Dillon
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What won the race: Third-starting Steve Banal, a native of St. Clairsville, Ohio, who now lives in Rock Hill, S.C., registered his first career Fast United Late Model Series victory in Saturday night's 40-lap feature at County Line Raceway. He pocketed a $3,000 to prize after beating Dustin Mitchell to the finish line.
Key notes: The series made its debut at the James Upchurch and Brenda Holcombe-managed track. .... Two heat races were run after the six fastest qualifiers were locked into the dash. ... Polesitter Donald Bradsher, who was going for a sweep of the program after setting fast time and winning the dash, finished 14th.
Winner's sponsors: Banal's No. 8B Swartz Chassis is sponsored by Banal Racing and JRI Shocks.
Points chase: Entering the weekend, Jonathan Edwards of Clover, S.C., had 730 points to lead Steve Banal (660) and Bryan Mullis (640).
Car count: 21
Fast qualifier: Donald Bradsher
Time: 14.939 seconds
Polesitter: Donald Bradsher
Dash winner: Donald Bradsher
Heat race winners: Michael Batten, Brent Robinson
Next series race: July 23, Friendship Motor Speedway (Elkin, NC) $3,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
