October 4
Fayetteville Motor Speedway,
Fayetteville, NC
Sanction: Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series - $4,000
Information provided by: Thomas Pope and series reports (last updated October 5, 4:14 pm)
Roffers tops Rambo for Clash win at Fayetteville
- Luke Roffers
- Dennis Franklin
- Ross Bailes
- Kyle Pierce
- Kennie Compton Jr.
- Anthony Sanders
- Michael Brown
- Doug Sanders
- Dean Bowen
- Mike Parker
- Kevin Wilson
- Kevin Godwin
- Dale Hammond
- Jonathan Edwards
- Dustin Mitchell
- Travis Hair
- Zack Mitchell
- Scott Shirey
- Bubba Russell
- Craig Shuffield
- Johnny Pursley
- Chris Blackwell
Luke Roffers steers toward a $4,000 victory at Fayetteville.
What won the race: Winning his second Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series event of 2014 at Fayetteville, polesitter Luke Roffers of Concord, N.C., topped third-starting Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., by 2.758 seconds for a $4,000 payday.
Quotable: "I think we really made the right choice on tires and that kind of separated us from everybody else," Roffers said. "It's about picking the right combination."
Key notes: Roffers was warned for jumping the race's initial start. ... A red flag stopped action after Johnny Pursley got airborne and collected Chris Blackwell. ... Dean Bowen drew a lap 19 caution. ... Zack Mitchell suffered an apparent broken rear-end on the ensuing restart. ... Travis Hair lost a driveshaft on the 22nd circuit. ... Jonathan Edwards brought out a lap-25 yellow. ... Dale Hammond drew the final caution with four laps remaining. ... Chris Ferguson experienced oil pressure issues in hot laps, which ended his night. ... Roffers previously won at Fayetteville on June 7. ... The Carolina Clash made its fourth and final visit to the track. ... Sept. 27 action at Fayetteville was cancelled because medical issues for track co-owner and president Larry Norris, who is expected to be away from his duties at the track for the remainder of 2014. ... With the cancellation of an Oct. 11 stop at Friendship Motor Speedway in Elkin, N.C., only one race remains on the Clash schedule.
On the move: Michael Brown's 19th-to-seventh run earned hard-charger honors.
Winner's sponsors: The winning Pro Power Rocket Chassis has sponsorship from Cal-Les II Transport, Roffers Trucking, Roffers Wildlife Studio, Wisconsin Lock & Load and Wolf-Pack Racing
Points chase: Entering the series finale race, Kennie Compton Jr. of Bland, Va., unofficially has an 11-point lead over Franklin in the Countdown to the Cup Championship Chase.
Car count: 23
Fast qualifier: Luke Roffers
Time: 17.803 seconds
Polesitter: Luke Roffers
Next series race: April 4, Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) $4,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.