September 24
Fayetteville Motor Speedway,
Fayetteville, NC
Sanction: I-95 Late Model Challenge (Al Menscer Memorial) - $3,000
Information provided by: Track and series reports (last updated September 25, 11:53 am)
Watkins captures Fayetteville's Menscer Memorial
Al Menscer Memorial
- Ben Watkins
- Robbie Emory
- Daulton Wilson
- Brent Robinson
- Russell Erwin
- Michael Batten
- Billy Tucker
- Zach Cox
- Brad Rigdon
- Craig Shuffield
- Shaun Harrell
- Chris Blackwell
- Matthew Bissette
- Shaun Sewell
- Willie Milliken
- Zach Blackwell
- Dustin Mitchell
- Justin Williams
- Bryan Mullis
- Roger Lucas
- Steve Banal
- Hunter Bailey
- Eric Menscer
- Scott Neighbors
Ben Watkins rolled his left-rear tire off the rim late but held on.
What won the race: Despite rolling his left-rear tire off the rim with three laps remaining, Ben Watkins of Rock Hill, S.C., held on to pocket $3,000 Saturday at Fayetteville Motor Speedway in the Al Menscer Memorial, an I-95 Late Model Challenge Series event.
Key notes: Watkins took the lead from Robbie Emory. ... Daulton Wilson topped Jimmy John's time trials in a new Longhorn Chassis, but he spun on the first lap of the feature. ... Shaun Harrell debuted a new Capital Race Car and led early but eventually retired. ... The event, which was rescheduled after a Sept. 1 rainout, marked the second of three visits of the I-95 Series to Fayetteville this year. ... The track hosts the I-95 season finale on Nov. 5 paying $10,000 to win.
Winner's sponsors: Watkins drove a No. 16 Rocket Chassis with a Clements Racing Engine that is sponsored by Baird Transport, Cartersville Country Winery, Heintz Bros Performance, Indocil Art, Sandwood Company, Inc., and A-Mobile Storage Co.
Points chase: Fifth-place finisher Russell Erwin of Beaverdam, Va., leads the I-95 standings.
Car count: 33
Fast qualifier: Daulton Wilson
Time: 17.910 seconds
Consolation race winners: Justin Williams, Chris Blackwell
Next series race: November 5, Fayetteville Motor Speedway (Fayetteville, NC) $10,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.