Winchester Speedway
Spence denies Moreland for $8,000 at Winchester
J.T. Spence takes the checkers in the Winchester 200 finale. (Travis Trussell)
WINCHESTER, Va. (Sept. 22) — Hometown driver J.T. Spence fought off repeated challenges from Kenny Moreland of Waldorf, Md., over the second half of Sunday’s 50-lap feature at Winchester Speedway to claim the second leg of the 3/8-mile oval’s Winchester 200 weekend. The second-starting Spence earned $8,000 for his eighth overall victory of the season and his seventh at Winchester. | Slideshow
Fourth-starting Moreland settled for second in the unsanctioned event, which was postponed one day after a rainout on Saturday. Moreland was denied a sweep of the weekend after claiming a $2,500 victory in the opener on Friday.
Polesitter Jason Covert of York Haven, Pa., was third, while Gregg Satterlee of Rochester Mills, Pa., slipped back one spot from where he started to finish fourth. Sixth-starting Jared Miley of South Park, Pa., rounded out the top five in a race slowed by six cautions.
Notes: Spence’s Rocket Chassis is powered by Hershey's Racing Engine and sponsored by Gunter’s Honey, Champion Auto Sales, Performance Auto Works, Coffelt Graphics, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, TC Race Cars, Loco-Motives, Integra Shocks, Sunoco Fuels and Schaeffer’s Racing Oil. ... Track points leader Trever Feathers was disqualified following an on-track incident with Stevie Long after the race. ... Time trials and heat races were completed on Friday. The consolation race and non-qualifiers' race were scratched; all drivers who returned received starting spots in the 50-lap main event. ... Andy Anderson earned $2,000 for his victory in the Limited Late Model feature.
Winchester 200: (1) J.T. Spence, (2) Kenny Moreland, (3) Jason Covert, (4) Gregg Satterlee, (5) Jared Miley, (6) D.J. Myers, (7) Gary Stuhler, (8) Kenny Pettyjohn, (9) Dale Hollidge, (10) Tommy Armel, (11) C.S. Fitzgerald, (12) Mark Pettyjohn, (13) Stevie Long, (14) Kyle Hardt, (15) Roy Deese Jr., (16) Jerry Bard, (17) Ronnie DeHaven Jr., (18) Tanner Kerr, (19) Keith Jackson, (20) Brian Tavenner, (21) Jason Miller, (22) Tony Crim, (23) Brad Ritter, (24) Freddie Carpenter, (25) Rodney Gibson, (26) Brad Omps, (27) Jeremy Miller, (28) Tyler Castle. Disqualified: Trever Feathers. Fast qualifier (among 33 cars): Moreland, 14.06 seconds. Heat race winners: Covert, Spence, Satterlee.
