Season’s final points races set for Caraway Speedway

A huge payday will await the winner of the regular season’s last action in Limited Late Models

SOPHIA — Caraway Speedway’s regular season wraps up with Saturday’s race card.

The main event comes in Limited Late Models, where there’s a $10,000 prize for the winner.

Bryson Brinkley is the track’s points leader with a 60-point advantage on Larry Isenhower. Track officials said they expect an expanded field of drivers in the class this week because of the prize money.

In gearing up for this weekend, there was a solid dose of racing Saturday night at the speedway.

Matthew Smith won his ninth Chargers race of the season at the track. Richard Shoffner held an early lead, but ended as the runner-up, followed by Jeffrey Beck, Dakota Walser, Brian Melville and Tony Housman. Smith is the points leader, though Melville and Shoffner could rise to the top on the final night because those will be double points races.

In UCARs, Ron Mock won the first of two 12-lap races and Tito Clapp claimed the second race.

Jeremy Kidd was second in the first race, followed by Jimmy Cooper, Clapp and Josh Phillips. In the second race, Kidd again was the runner-up, followed by Mock, Cooper and Phillips.

Cooper holds a 29-point lead on Kidd, with Justin Smith in third.

In the Crown Vic division, Brandon Mock was the winner by holding off YJ Gibson, with Christian Morris, Bentley Black and Bennett Dean in the next positions. Steven Collins was sixth, and he’ll be the track champion as long as he shows up for the final race, though Gibson, Morris and Austin Cooper are in contention for second place in points.

The Legends race was won by Austin Thompson, with Nate Morris and Anthony Freedle in the next spots.

Charlie Evans claimed another victory in the Bandolero division.