April 24, 2018 Montgomery, Al: Saturday night short track racing has been a tradition at Montgomery Motor Speedway dating back to the 50’s. This past weekends’ “Disturbing the PEACE 100” only added to that tradition.
The evening started with the Budweiser fast time pole award going to Deatsville’s Joe Bethea Jr. #33 with a time of 20.353 Followed by #21 Jason Furrow 20.443 and Reagan Baker #5 20.470
Pro late models were up next and the field ran their best 2 laps on the historic ½ mile. Once the last car had crossed the finish line it was Casey Roderick grabbing the cash and the Budweiser Fast Time award.
Budweiser Qualifying Top 8:
- Casey Roderick #18 19.257
- Augie Grill #112 19.367
- Bobby Knox #30 19.405
- Perry Patino #51 19.484
- Bill Bethea III #20 19.529
- Jordan McCallum #11m 19.531
- Dustin Smith #33 19.597
- John Bolen #2 19.676
The Coca Cola Street Stocks ran twin 25 lap features to bookend the show. At the drop of the green it was the #51 of Billy Joe Austin taking the point. It looked like he was the #51 to beat until lap 7 when #51 of Trey Grimes worked his way from his 6th starting spot to take over the lead. The #1 of Buddy Welch (lap 6), #51 of Billy Joe Austin (lap 6), Davey Lynn #80 (lap 10) all retired early due to mechanical issues. #2 Greg Foley made contact with the front stretch wall to end his night early also.
Coca Cola Street Stock Results (Unofficial)
- Trey Grimes #51
- Brian Hutchinson #38
- Jason Sanford #4
- Kameron Wesenberg #32
- JC Cleckler #5
- Daniel Jacks #1
- Greg Foley #2
- Davey Lynn #80
- Billy Joe Austin #51
- Buddy Welch #1w
The Modified minis were up next with Jeremy Williams #83 wanting to better his last outing at MMS and he was able to do just that. Williams was able to hold off a strong charge from Jacob Hill #19 with a good battle for third between #8 Austin Franklin and Rusty Alverson #7.
Modified Mini Results (Unofficial)
- Jeremy Williams #83
- Jacob Hill #19
- Austin Franklin #8
- Rusty Alverson #7
- Joe Wingard #33
- Joey Deaton #1
- Dustin Knowles #64
- Jimmy Rowe Jr. #00 DNS
Outlaw stocks hit the track with 2 local racers setting the pace. Joe Bethea Jr. #33 and Jason Furrow #21 showed their experience at MMS. Regan Baker struggled at the start of the race with a transmission issue but was able to fix the issue and returned to run some very fast laps Mikall Rawles brought out his Late Model Sportsman car and finished a strong 3rd for the 35 lap event.
- Joe Bethea Jr. #33
- Jason Furrow #21
- Mikall Rawls #1
- Regan Baker #5
- Jeremy Birchfield #37
The stands are always packed for the “Show me the MONEY” series. The fans know the best racers in the country come to the tricky ½ mile to show their talent. The Coca Cola redraw mixed up the top 8 drivers putting the #2 of John Bolen on the point position for the initial start with the #112 of Augie Grill on the outside. Grill takes the lead and holds it till a single car spin by the Young Driver from Hueytown Alabama Jolyn Wilkinson #11 brought out the first yellow of the day. On the next restart Clanton’s Bobby Knox Jr #30. Caution on lap 32 bunched the field up again and the #18 of Roderick took his turn at the front of the field. The event ran clean and green through the middle of the race with great battles and side by side racing going on all over the track. Complete Lap by lap coverage can be seen at :
https://speed51.com/trackside-now-show-me-the-money-series-at-montgomery-al-5/
The heat really turned up as the last laps wound down. With the lead pack going into turn 1, contact between the #30 of Knox and #18 of Roderick gave the lead to #33 Dustin Smith who grabbed the lead. Smith had the lead for lap 97-98 and 99. As the #33 entered turn 3 the #18 made his move to the outside. At that point the race earned it’s name as “Disturbing the PEACE” became the theme of the end of the event. As the #33 moved up to take away Roderick’s line he left the bottom open for Augie Grill #112 and grill stuck it in there. Contact between all 3 cars sent the #33 for a spin coming out of turn #4. 2 time “Show me the Money” Champion Roderick hung on the outside for his first win at Montgomery Motor Speedway in 2018. Rookie of the year contender Joyln Wilkinson had a very strong 4th place finish.
Show me the MONEY “Disturbing the Peace 100” Results (Unofficial)
- Casey Roderick #18
- Augie Grill #112
- Bobby Knox #30
- Jolyn Wilkinson #11
- Dustin Smith #33
- Aiden Eldridge #8x
- Bill Bethea III #20
- John Bolen #2
- Harold Crooms #32
- Perry Patino #51
- Giovanni Bromante #81
- Kyle McCallum #4
- Jordan McCallum #11
- Ray Clemens #71
Montgomery Motor Speedway will be back in action May12th for the “Stock Car Mania 66”…. 66 Laps of Late Model Sportsman…. 66 laps of Street Stock racing plus Road runners and a candy drop for the kids. Tickets are $10 for adults $8 for seniors and military $5 kids 6-12 and children 5 and under are free.
