PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Leading every lap from the pole, Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., topped Jimmy Thomas of Phenix City, Ala., to win Sunday’s 40-lap Crate Late Model feature at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Whitener finished .868 seconds ahead of the runner-up in winning $3,000.
Logan Roberson of Waynesboro, Va., finished third, while 13th-starting Ahnna Parkhurst of Evans, Ga., finished fourth. Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, Ala., completed the top five.
Feature lineup
Row 1: Mark Whitener, Jimmy Thomas
Row 2: Logan Roberson, Forrest Trent
Row 3: Blake Smith, Travis Pennington
Row 4: Rodney Martin, Bo Slay
Row 5: Chase Walls, Cody Overton
Row 6: Bailey Temples, Michael Page
Row 7: Ahnna Parkhurst, Rodgerick Dykes
Row 8: Lance Finn, Justin McRee
Row 9: Scott Land, Randy Holder
Time trial results
Driver (car no.), time
First group
Mark Whitener (5), 16.308
Logan Roberson (17), 16.532
Blake Smith (39), 16.631
Rodney Martin (92), 16.678
Chase Wells (25), 16.783
Bailey Temples (23T), 17.308
Ahnna Parkhurst (23P), 17.341
Scott Land (4), 17.811
Lance Finn (99), 17.406
Second group
Jimmy Thomas (22T), 15.888
Forrest Trent (101), 16.015
Travis Pennington (01), 16.214
Bo Slay (2s), 16.224
Cody Overton (97), 16.286
Michael Page (42), 16.334
Rodgerick Dykes (5R), 16.547
Justin McRee (44M), 16.802
Randy Holder (3), 17.599
Saturday’s schedule
(All times EST)
9 a.m.: Pit gates open
11 a.m.: Grandstands open
11 a.m.: Hot laps
12:30 p.m.: Heats/Time trials
-Qualifying for four Late Model divisions
-Super Late Model heats (10 laps)
-Support division heats
Sunday’s schedule
9 a.m.: Pit gates open
10 a.m.: Grandstands open
Noon: Competition begins
-Hot shot consolations (10 laps)
-602 Late Model feature (30 laps)
-Hobby feature (25 laps)
-NLMSCS feature (40 laps)
-Street stock feature (25 laps)
-Road warrior feature (25 laps)
-Crate Late Model feature (40 laps)
-Hot shot feature (20 laps)
-Mini Stock feature (20 laps)
-Super Late Model feature (50 laps)