October 5
Natural Bridge Speedway,
Natural Bridge, VA
Sanction: Steel Block Bandits (Sunoco Fall Classic) - $2,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated October 5, 9:23 pm)
Roberson wins Bandits portion of Fall Classic
Sunoco Fall Classic
- Greg Roberson
- Rick Singleton
- Andy Fries
- Denny Bonebrake
- Walter Crouch
- Derrick Rankin
- Robbie Emory
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What won the race: Greg Roberson of Waynesboro, Va., recorded his fourth Steel Block Bandits triumph of the season in Natural Bridge's Sunoco Fall Classic. Leadling all the way, Roberson earned $2,000 for his series-leading 10th career tour victory and his fifth overall victory of the season at Natural Bridge.
Key notes: Outside front-row starter Justin Williams spun after contact with Rick Singleton in a battle for second on lap 27; Singleton held on to finish second. ... Dakota Riggleman's hard crash on lap 13 drew a yellow. ... Dave Reynolds, Danny Brown and Timmy Stainaker were part of an early pileup. ... Preliminaries were completed Saturday. ... The Bandits event was on the undercard for a $7,500-to-win Super Late Model event, which saw Kenny Pettyjohn of Milton, Del., top Gregg Satterlee of Indiana, Pa. ... Roberson finished sixth in the Super Late Model feature. ... Rain pushed the original Friday-Saturday schedule back 24 hours.
Winner's sponsors: Roberson's MasterSbilt by Huey entry is sponsored by Advanced Plumbing, EDS and Buckshot Hill Farm.
Points chase: Andy Fries of Mercersburg, Pa., unofficially clinched his third straight series championship.
Car count: 25
Fast qualifier: Justin Williams
Time: 15.172 seconds
Heat race winners: Justin Williams, Greg Roberson, Rick Singleton, Andy Fries
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
