SOPHIA – Dalton Ledbetter and Brody Duggins charged to victories in 20-lap Challengers features Saturday night at Caraway Speedway.
Ledbetter finished ahead of Rookie of the Year leader Bryson Pickard in the first race, with Blake Cox in third.
Duggins, the division’s points leader, took advantage of a re-start miscue by Ledbetter, then held off Ledbetter to win in the second race. Cox was third again.
** In 602 Modifieds, Jaxson Casper made short work of a small field in the 35-lap feature, outdistancing Josh Lowder, Ryan Kuhitau and Mitchell Wright. Casper leads season standings ahead of Wright.
** Steven Collins won the first of two UCARs features set for 20 laps, nipping Jason Richmond at the end in the 10-car field.
Tito Clapp, who was third in the first race, won the division’s nightcap with Collins a close second. Jason Gallimore placed third.
** The Mod 4 feature went to Jimmy Crigger, with a margin of less than one second on Jamison Whittington in the first 20-lap race. In the second feature, there was a similar finish.
Austin Shumate, Rudy Hartley and Deron Crigger comprised the rest of the finishing order in each race.
** In Bootleggers, Bentley Black was the winner in the first 12-lap feature, edging Tony Bentley, his father.
The second race had a reverse finish with Tony Bentley in first place followed by Bentley Black.
** Rylan Lowder captured the Bandoleros race, with Charlie Evans and Lincoln Baucom in the next two spots. Lowder failed a postrace inspection last month after crossing the line first, but he avoided that problem this time.
** The U.S. Legends cars made a stop at the speedway, with Adam Welch winning ahead of fast qualifier Josh Lowe. Lee Jordan, Charles Parker and Chris Byerly finished the rundown.
** Champions Night is set for Oct. 26 with track titles to be determined in Challengers, 602 Modifieds, UCARs, Mod 4s and Bootleggers.
In addition to regular classes, the card for the last weekend of the month will include Allison Legacy Series, US Legends Cars, Bandoleros and Enduro/Any Cars.
There will also be a special event for Limited Late Models. This event will include drivers from different tracks as well as some past Caraway Speedway regulars.
