PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Polesitter Joseph Brown of Columbus, Ga., rallied back around fellow Columbus native Dalton Cook on lap five and then led the final 35 laps to win Sunday’s National Late Model Super Car Series main event at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Cook grabbed the lead on the start and paced a handful of early laps, but Brown used highside momentum to grab the lead as they raced off of turn two.
Brown then had to survive a rash of late cations to pick up the $3,000 victory. Cook finished 2.120 seconds back, while Kenny Collins of Colbert, Ga., finished third. Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., finished fourth after pitting with a flat tire with nine laps remaining, while Taylor Puckett completed the top five.
Notes: Cook said he was happy to run second after a plug wire fell off midway through the race. … Mark Whitener slowed with a flat to bring out a caution with nine laps remaining. He rallied to finish fourth. … A caution waved on lap 38 for a slowing Dana Eiland. He pitted and returned to finish sixth. … Debris in turn one forced a caution with one lap remaining. … Nine of the 16 starters finished the race, all on the lead lap. … Jake Traylor gave up a top-five spot when he pitted with two laps remaining. Traylor was already slowing in turn two when he and Whitener made contact. … Oliver Gentry scratched from the main event.
Feature lineup
Row 1: Joseph Brown, Dalton Cook
Row 2: Kenny Collins, David McCoy
Row 3: Ahnna Parkhurst, Dana Eiland
Row 4: Rodney Martin, Travis Pennington
Row 5: Mark Whitener, Dusty Jones
Row 6: Jimmy Thomas, Bo Slay
Row 7: Taylor Puckett, Jackson Thomason
Row 8: Jake Traylor, Oliver Gentry
Time trial results
Driver (car no.), time
First group
Joseph Brown (92B), 14.702
Kenny Collins (1), 15.216
Ahnna Parkhurst (23P), 15.645
Rodney Martin (92), 15.705
Mark Whitener (5), 15.802
Jimmy Thomas (22), 16.026
Taylor Puckett (28), 16.034
Jake Traylor (42), 16.455
Second group
Dalton Cook (1D), 14.659
David McCoy (17), 15.319
Dana Eiland (K9), 15.363
Travis Pennington (01), 15.585
Dusty Jones (4), 15.685
Jackson Thomason (6J), 16.036
Oliver Gentry (03G), N/T
Bailey Temples (23T), N/T
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)
