Golden Isles Speedway
Padgett flag-to-flag NLMS winner at Brunswick
From series and track reports
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Nov. 15) — Polesitter Darrell Padgett of Clay Hill, Fla., started on the pole and led all 40 laps at Golden Isles Speedway for his first-ever victory on the National Late Model Series. Padgett became the 87th winner in series history by finishing six lengths ahead of Terry Lumley of Twin City, Ga., in a race that ran caution-free the first 20 laps.
Seventh-starting Tyler Ivey of Tallahassee, Fla., finished third while Brandon Cameron of Jacksonville, Fla., who started alongside Padgett on the front row was fourth and a cool, windy night. Jeremy Faircloth of Swainsboro, Ga., was fifth while Cale Simons of Albany, Ga., was sixth despite a late-race incident. NLMS points leader Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., lost positions when he got too high one lap, but he recovered to finish seventh.
Notes: Padgett drives a Billy Wells-owned MasterSbilt Race Car with a Koury engine and sponsorship from Well Brothers Farms and M&M Motorsports. ... Padgett was the only car below the 17-second mark in time trials. ... Former NASCAR driver Sam Sommers was on hand in the track's VIP booth. ... The NLMS tour wraps up its season with the $10,000-to-win Allen Sparks Memorial on Nov. 28-29 at Cochran (Ga.) Motor Speedway. Practice is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day.
NLMS @ Golden Isles: (1) Darrell Padgett, (2) Terry Lumley, (3) Tyler Ivey, (4) Brandon Cameron, (5) Jeremy Faircloth, (6) Cale Simons, (7) Mark Whitener, (8) Ivedent Lloyd Jr., (9) Russell Brown Jr., (10) Jason Fitzgerald, (11) Ryan Van Sickle, (12) Stanton Mills, (13) Eric Platt, (14) Carlton Jackson, (15) Joe Kump, (16) Steve Jones, (17) Larry Anderson, (18) Kyle Van Sickle, (19) Bo Allen, (20) David Whitener, (21) Shan Smith, (22) Adam Giles, (23) Clay Bedenbaugh, (24) David Clegg, (25) Jay Johnson. Fast qualifier (among 35 cars): Padgett, 16.960 seconds.
