Guinn, Cardwell, Hickey, Bates, Crawford capture wins at Volunteer Speedway
Wayne Rader had been on a tear in winning four straight Sportsman Late Model races, but Addison Cardwell of Knoxville has been running well of late and had finished behind Rader in the runner-up spot a couple of weeks ago. Rader was relegated to a sixth-place start due to track rule stating any driver winning at least three consecutive races will start no better than sixth on the grid. … The third generation racer Cardwell, following in the tracks of his grandfather Buster and father Jason, is a talented young wheelman with already several wins to his credit over the past couple of years. Add one more trophy to his collection, as Addison jumped out to early lead and never looked back en route to capturing his first Sportsman Late Model victory of the season over Michael Boyd, Kris Pauley, Rader and Warren McMahan.
Logan Hickey of Morristown had to get up-on-the-wheel to record his third straight Street Stock feature win. He was chased to the finish by Colby Long, Tracy Wolfe, Donovan Long and Sam Ferguson.
Charles Bates of Johnson City held off the hard-charging Tim Bounds to capture his second straight and third overall Classic win of the season, with Chuck Kilian and Jimmy Rayhuff following the front duo.
There’s a saying that quitters never win! Well, there’s definitely no quit in Brandon Crawford of Rogersville, as he persevered to finally park in victory lane following his first-ever win at Volunteer Speedway. Over the past several years Crawford has chased that much-coveted checkered flag at “The Gap” by competing in the Modified Street, Classic and Front Wheel Drive classes. … The last couple of seasons he’s been working his way into becoming a top-five contender in Front Wheel Drive and, finally all the cards fell into place for Crawford as he rolled to victory over Cody Bean, Amy Williams, Scott Velez and Ray Wyatt.
VOLUNTEER SPEEDWAY – BULLS GAP, TN – SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021 – RACE RESULTS
CRATE LATE MODEL (25 laps)
1. Aaron Guinn #97G
2. Bradley Lewelling #10B
3. Jason Cardwell #07
4. Rusty Ballenger #29
5. Travis Fultz #329
6. Eli Beets #109
7. Tim Maupin #3
8. Gary Crittenden #18
9. Shannon Emery #52
10. Jacob Owens #8C
11. Jody Atkins #41
12. John Tweed #5
13. Jackie Hughes #27
14. Tommy Eastridge #37
15. Michael Smith #4
16. Conner Pate #13
SPORTSMAN LATE MODEL (20 laps)
1. Addison Cardwell #07A
2. Michael Boyd #3
3. Kris Pauley #B54
4. Wayne Rader #01
5. Warren McMahan #33
6. Mason Bare #24
7. Billy Branch #71
8. David Bullington #20
9. Justin Talley #23
10. Hayden Cardwell #07
11. Chris Stine #10S
12. Brandon Waller #71W
13. Danny Helton #29
14. Mike Kelley #8X
Disqualified (Post-Race Altercation): Dustin Ratliff #10
STREET STOCK (20 laps)
1. Logan Hickey #79
2. Colby Long #10
3. Tracy Wolfe #11
4. Donovan Long #4
5. Sam Ferguson #41
6. Ben Shelton #75
7. J.D. Smith #2
8. Josh Henry #B01
9. Eric Moore #12
10. Jon Cook #0Z
Did Not Pass Post-Race Technical Inspection: Clint Watkins #91
CLASSIC (20 laps)
1. Charles Bates #27
2. Tim Bounds #11
3. Chuck Kilian #96
4. Jimmy Rayhuff #3
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE (20 laps)
1. Brandon Crawford #00
2. Cody Bean #2
3. Amy Williams #9
4. Scott Velez #44
5. Ray Wyatt #7W
6. Marvin Sauls #8
7. Leonard Brooks #13
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Steve Collins – Competition Director: 423-444-2907