Baldwin wins after Loftin disqualified in SMART Tour race at Caraway

SOPHIA — An approved part on the card of Carson Loftin resulted in his postrace disqualification from the SMART Tour’s feature Sunday at Caraway Speedway.

So Luke Baldwin, who was the runner-up on the track, inherited the victory.

Loftin had controlled the tempo with comfortable margins in the 99-lap race, which was dubbed the Robert Jeffreys Memorial 99.

Jonathan Cash moved up to second place on the results list, followed by Paul Hartwig III, Burt Myers and Danny Bohn in the field of 21 drivers. Ryan Newman was eighth.

The speedway’s weekend racing was postponed because of storms from Saturday night and shifted to Sunday, beginning with a late-afternoon green flag.

** In the Carolina Crate Modified Series, Cody Norman notched his second victory in a row, edging Caraway Speedway regular Jaxson Casper. Dale Ocburn, Lee Jeffreys and Mitchell Wright were in the next three spots among 13 entrants.

** In Chargers, Corey Wilson was the winner ahead of Cody Griffin, with Richard Shofner, points leader Matthew Smith and Jason Gallimore rounding out the top five.

** The UCARs race was won by Josh Phillips, who was in control for most of the 20-lap event. Zack Moore, Austin Moore, Jeremy Kidd and Jimmy Cooper completed the top five among 13 drivers.

** There was a postrace change in the Mini Stocks results as Steven Saunders became the winner following the disqualification of Dennis Holdren following an car inspection. Brandon Crotts and Blaze Sanders were in the second and third positions.

There’s another race card with the track’s regular classes competing Saturday night. The classes on the docket are Chargers, Mini Stocks, UCARs, 602 Modifieds, Crown Vics, Legends and Bandoleros.