Monday’s penultimate round of the Bojangles’ Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway saw Boston Reid Real Estate Pro division points leader Carson Ferguson motor one step closer to the Pro crown on Motor Monday presented by Advance Auto Parts.
Ferguson had to keep Bubba Wallace at bay over the final laps – no easy task, given Wallace’s speed and the NASCAR star’s record on Charlotte’s frontstretch quarter-mile. Wallace moved from ninth on the grid to the top three within 12 laps and had his sights set on Ferguson and Daniel Silvestri, who dominated the early stages of the race.
Once Ferguson and Wallace dispatched Silvestri from the lead, the front-running pair sped away with Ferguson prevailing by 0.765 seconds with Garrett Manes ending up third.
“You know the car’s good when you can turn it through the center of turns 3 and 4 and rocket off the corner,” said Ferguson, who enters Tuesday’s races poised to celebrate the Pro title.
Thirty-two cars attempted to qualify for the VP Racing Fuels Semi-Pro feature – a season-best – with only 28 advancing to the A-Main. Hunter Wright not only advanced to the feature, the Tennessee driver passed title contenders Jason Alder and Isabella Robusto before the caution-filled race was concluded after 15 laps with Wright’s No. 29w in front of Robusto, D.J. Canipe and Alder.
“It’s unbelievable. Me and my dad, we work so hard on these cars. I can’t believe this. This is awesome. We kind of got lucky with the time limit there. I don’t know if we had the best car, but we got ahead of Alder. I’ve been sick, throwing up all day. I can’t believe we won. This is our second trip here. This is unbelievable.”
Mark Green increased his chances of bringing home the crown in the Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company Masters championship race after a convincing win on Monday night. Green led Todd Midas across the line, with Jon Craig, points leader Robby Faggart and Carl Cormier across the line.
“I got lucky on the draw,” Green said. “It’s a big gain for me to start on the pole. As long as we don’t make mistakes, we’re good.”
Janson Marchbanks and Ethan Norfleet engaged in a nose-to-tail duel for the final 15 laps of the PMG Young Lions feature. A restart with three laps to go saw Marchbanks give up the lead to Norfleet – who took a shot from Marchbanks entering Turn 4 on the final lap and spun out. Marchbanks crossed the finish line first but was moved to the tail of the field for the incident – promoting Jaiden Reyna to the No. 1 spot for the first win of his Young Lions career.
“My spotter told me to get under Tommy (Good) and hopefully the leaders would wreck each other,” Reyna said. “That’s exactly what happened.”
Jadyn Daniels surged to a dominant second win of the season in the Farm Bureau Bandolero Outlaws feature. With points leader Garin Mash having to fight from 16th on the grid to finish fifth, Daniels’ only challenges were to clear lapped traffic and keep Cameron Murray at bay over the closing laps. Daniels managed both with ease.
“It’s more relaxing when you’ve won because you’ve gotten the first one out of the way,” Daniels said. “At the beginning of the Shootout we had some bad luck, so to start getting some wins is pretty awesome.”
Luke Morey and Lucas Vera locked horns in the final 10 laps of Monday night’s K1 RaceGear Bandolero Bandits feature. Morey hounded Vera in the closing circuits, giving a spirited chase behind Vera’s car before Vera built up just enough of an advantage to solidify his championship hopes and claim the win by 0.293 seconds.
“I just had to hit my marks, keep my head straight and listen to my spotter,” Vera said.
Katie Yonchuk scored a convincing win in the Beginner Bandolero feature. Olivia Murray won the B-Main.
Tuesday’s Bojangles’ Summer Shootout presented by NGK Spark Plugs features a post-race driver autograph session and fireworks show.
Gates open at 5 p.m. with opening ceremonies scheduled for 6:15 p.m.
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Unofficial Results:
Boston Reid Real Estate Pro (25 Laps): 1. Carson Furgeson; 2. Bubba Wallace; 3. Garrett Manes; 4. Daniel Silvestri; 5. Daniel Wilk; 6. Tyler Lester; 7. Nick Ledson; 8. Joey Padgett; 9. Caleb Heady; 10. Cody Hall; 11. Davis Rochester; 12. Bryson Ruff; 13. Cale Hall; 14. Gus Dean; 15. Vince Midas; 16. Max Hennebaul
Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company Masters (25 Laps): 1. Mark Green; 2. Todd Midas; 3. Jon Craig; 4. Robby Faggart; 5.Carl Cormier; 6. Bruce Silver; 7. Jan Ingram; 8. Dwayne Holder; 9. Tom Sherman; 10. Charles Parker; 11. Jeff Knight
PMG Young Lions (25 Laps): 1. Jaiden Reyna; 2. Tommy Good; 3. Landon Rapp; 4. William Cox; 5. Tyler Chapman; 6. Jake Waltman; 7. Ashton Whitener; 8. Conner Jones; 9. Trevor Thacker; 10. Lucas Ruark; 11. Paul Owens; 12. Timothy Watson; 13. Graham Campbell; 14. Christina Pedano; 15. Ethan Norfleet; 16. Lacy Kuehl; 17. Jason Chapman; 18. Austin Macdonald; 19. David Sullivan; 20. Kade Brown; 21. Sam Butler; 22. Janson Marchbanks; 23. Tucker Jones; 24. Jake Bollman; 25. Zack Miracle; 26. Molly Lindner
VP Racing Fuel Semi-Pro (15 Laps): 1. Hunter Wright; 2. Isabella Robusto; 3. D.J. Canipe; 4. Jason Alder; 5. Wes Burton; 6. Landon Lewis; 7. Cole Dockery; 8. Garrett Lowe; 9. Nick Woodall; 10. Gracie Trotter; 11. Nick Craig; 12. Blake Lothian; 13. Justice Calabro; 14. Ryo Ogata; 15. Doug Barnes; 16. David Markham; 17. Carson Poindexter; 18. William Robusto; 19. Dacin Roberson; 20. Rajah Caruth; 21. Audrie Ruark; 22. Craig Biryla; 23. Ian Hampton; 24. Justin Laduke; 25. Cutter Love; 26. Justin Gareis; 27. Braden Rogers; 28. Brad Perez
Farm Bureau Bandolero Outlaws (20 Laps): 1. Jadyn Daniels; 2. Trevor Wester; 3. Parker Eatmon; 4. Logan Clark; 5. Cameron Murray; 6. Zac Fowler; 7. Data Unavailable; 8. Whitney Meggs; 9. Santiago Hill; 10. Wyatt Philyaw; 11. Garin Mash; 12. Natasha Elder; 13. Carter Russo; 14. Josh Horniman; 15. Data Unavailable; 16. Laney Meggs; 17. Fran Pedano; 18. Data Unavailable; 19. Mason Maggio; 20. Carson Ramsey; 21. Madison Miracle; 22. Cameron Bolin; 23. Sean Abell
K1 RaceGear Bandolero Bandits (20 Laps): 1. Lucas Vera; 2. Luke Morey; 3. Truett Miranda; 4. Tristan McKee; 5. Aiden Garcia; 6. Kaleb Bradley; 7. Bobby Elder; 8. Alex Meggs; 9. Layton Harrison; 10. Carson Ruark; 11. Kenton Case; 12. Nate Honeycutt; 13. Jacob Bradley
Beginner Bandolero A-Main (15 laps): 1. Katie Yonchuk; 2. Max Reaves; 3. Hudson Canipe; 4. Bryce Applegate; 5. Colt Johnson; 6. Neal Dulin; 7. Kingston Norfleet; 8. David Snook Jr.
Beginner Bandolero B-Main (15 laps): 1. Olivia Murray; 2. Cameron Chaney; 3. Natalie Richard; 4. Finn Buckley; 5. Hunter Jordan; 6. Julianna Case; 7. Alison Johnson; 8. Jonathan Pedano
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