August 24
Ultimate Motorsports Park,
Elkin, NC
Sanction: Ultimate Southeast Series (Ultimate Showdown) - $7,500
Information provided by: Cole Perkins, series and track reports (last updated August 26, 11:03 am)
Koehler repels Watkins for first career victory
Ultimate Showdown
- Jordan Koehler
- Ben Watkins
- Cla Knight
- Gray Parton
- Carson Brown
- Cody Wright
- Tommy Jones
- Luke Morey
- Christian Thomas
- David Yandle
- Brian Strickland
- Benji Hicks
- Jamison McBride
- Evan Koehler
- Aiden Price
- Willie Milliken
- Colton Stanley
- Richard Lynch
- Donald McIntosh
- Jeff Smith
- Matthew Nance
- Anthony Sanders
- Dylan Watson
- Steve Banal
Jordan Koehler celebrates his first Super Late Model victory.
What won the race: Pole-starting Jordan Koehler of Mount Airy, N.C., repelled a late charge from Ben Watkins to win Saturday's $7,500 Ultimate Showdown at Ultimate Motorsports Park, earning his first career Super Late Model victory and his first on the Ultimate Southeast Series. Koehler overtook Gray Parton on lap 13 and led the remainder of the 40-lapper, finishing 0.401 of a second ahead of fifth-starting Watkins.
Key notes: Points leader Gray Parton faded to fourth after leading the opening 12 laps. ... Carson Brown improved five positions and completed the top-five finishers. ... Benji Hicks was the final driver to retire from the race after tangling with a lapped car while running second on lap 38. ... Willie Milliken worked his way to seventh before pulling off on lap 26. ... Donald McIntosh called it a night on lap 12. ... The main event lasted 37 minutes, with 10 starters completing 40 laps.
On the move: Luke Morey of Zeeland, Mich., started 19th and finished eighth.
Winner's sponsors: Koehler's Longhorn Chassis is sponsored by Capital Waste, Ultimate Towing & Recovery, Rogers Realty & Auction and Traffic Control Safety Services.
Points chase: After Ultimate: 1. Gray Parton (306); T2. David Yandle (229); T2. Christian Thomas (229); 4. Ben Watkins (208); 5. Willie Milliken (181).
Current weather: Clear, 64°F
Car count: 28
Fast qualifier: Gray Parton
Time: 15.397 seconds
Polesitter: Jordan Koehler
Consolation race winners: Anthony Sanders, Willie Milliken
Provisional starters: David Yandle, Richard Lynch
Next series race: September 7, Lake View Motor Speedway (Nichols, SC) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.