October 8
Sumter Speedway,
Sumter, SC
Sanction: Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series (Gibbons Memorial) - $5,007
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated October 12, 9:51 pm)
Mitchell tops Clash's Gibbons Memorial
Gibbons Memorial
- Zack Mitchell
- Dennis Franklin
- Dale Timms
- Adam Yarbrough
- Justin Mintz
- Gray Parton
- Steve Banal
- Jay Sessoms
- David Yandle
- Mike Huey
- David Baker
- Kevin Godwin
- Sean Thomas
- John Price
- Austin Mintz
- Gib Gibbons
- James Murphy
What won the race: Zack Mitchell of Enoree, S.C., rolled to a wire-to-wire triumph in Saturday's third annual Gibbons Memorial at Sumter Speedway. He beat Dennis Franklin to the finish line by 0.855 of a second in the 40-lap Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series feature for a $5,007 payday.
Key notes: Mitchell, the 2017 Carolina Clash champion, registered his second win of 2022 and the 12th of his career on the tour. ... Franklin grabbed second on lap 12 and stayed there to the finish. ... Dale Timms ran inside the top three the entire distance and finished third. ... Adam Yarbrough gained four positions to place fourth. ... The race was slowed by three cautions and last 21 minutes; 10 drivers completed all 40 laps. ... Originally, $4,000-to-win, additional sponsorship boosted the purse to $5,007. ... The race honored Edward “Slick” Gibbons, who passed away in 2020, and his son Ed Gibbons, the late Hall of Famer from South Carolina who died in 2009 from injuries sustained in a car wreck at the age of 46. … The tour made its eighth visit to Sumter.
On the move: Mike Huey of Blackstock, S.C., started 17th and finished 10th.
Winner's sponsors: Mitchell’s Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Service Transport, Clary Hood Inc., Eubanks Oil, Draco Springs, Charles West Grading, Base Racing Fuel and Oil, C&H Paving, Bilstein Shocks, Nichols Plumbing and ATC Site Construction.
Points chase: After Sumter: 1. Dennis Franklin (1,489); 2. Adam Yarbrough (1,342); 3. Mike Huey (1,282); 4. David Yandle (1,266); 5. John Price (1,192)
Current weather: Clear, 63°F
Car count: 17
Fast qualifier: Zack Mitchell
Time: 14.776 seconds
Polesitter: Zack Mitchell
Next series race: November 20, Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) $10,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.