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June 10, 2020 Montgomery, Alabama : The Show Me the Money Series returned to action Saturday night at Montgomery Motor Speedway (AL) with one of the fiercest battles in recent history. A thrilling three-car battle over the final 20 laps saw Christopher Tullis, Jake Garcia and Giovanni Bromante trade positions several times.
Despite a handful of cautions in the closing laps, Tullis held off the two teenagers to score his first major Pro Late Model victory. The Georgia driver has been around the Southeast Pro Late Model scene for several years now between Nashville, Montgomery, Five Flags and other facilities across the region with several near-misses. He would finally close the deal Saturday night in his first Show Me the Money Series start since 2018.
“It feels so good to finally get one of these here,” Tullis said on the Speed51 broadcast. “I’ve been coming here for so many years and this is such a cool deal.”
Tullis dominated much of the event before Jake Garcia and Giovanni Bromante made their presence felt in the last 20 laps. Garcia had taken the lead with 14 to go after racing side-by-side for several laps, but another yellow gave Tullis another chance at the race win.
The two put on another side-by-side battle for several laps before Tullis was able to clear Garcia and pull away in the waning laps.
“I really enjoy racing with both of them. The No.81 (Bromante), that was just good, hard racing right there. I’d race him like that again tomorrow. And Jake (Garcia), he’s really good around here. I don’t know what it is, something just clicks for him. He was giving me all I had, I was running for my life there in the last ten.”
A Big crash on the backstretch sent the #18 of Ryan Paul up the wall and into the catch fence careening off the gate pole and fially landing on all 4 tires in the center of turns 3-4. Reports were a parts failure on the #11 of Jordan McCallum triggered the melee. Both drivers walked away.
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Jim Weber #3 from Chicago, Illinois also had a memorable night as he made contact with the #21 of Jason Furrow on the front stretch making final contact with the wall in turn 1.
Garca, the 2020 Alabama 200 winner, rebounded from a poor qualifying run to give himself a chance at two in a row to start the Show Me the Money Series season. While his efforts were shown with a runner-up finish, the 15-year-old passed more cars than anyone else during his march to the front.
“I started 15th, I didn’t do a good job in qualifying. I passed a few cars on the initial start and slowly made my way up there and rode in eighth,” Garcia told Speed51. “I was battling Tullis for the lead, he did a really good job there keeping his car straight. I cleared him at one point but the yellow came out on the next straightway. That’s the way it goes sometimes.”
NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant Perry Patino was able to sneak by Bromante to take the final podium spot in the closing laps. Modifieds of Mayhem standout Jim Wall rounded out the top five.
Budweiser fast time was set by Kyle Plott 19.573
Lap Leaders
#20 Bill Bethea 1-7
#14 Chris Davidson 8-10
#12 Christopher Tullis 11-84
#35 Jake Garcia 85-86
#12 Christopher Tullis 87-100
-Story by: Koty Geyer, Speed51 National Correspondent – Twitter: @kgeyer3
-Photo Credit: Impact Zone Photos David Kranak
Show Me the Money Series – MidSummer Classic 100 Results:
- Christopher Tullis #12
- Jake Garcia #35
- Perry Patino #51
- Giovanni Bromante #81
- Jim Wall #91
- Kyle Plott #4
- Grant Thompson #112
- Daniel Dye #43
- John Bolen #2
- JoJo Wilkinson #11
- Gage Rodgers #1
- Billy Melvin #59
- Chase Johnson #20
- Brandon Brilliant #12
- Bobby Reuse #88
- Jeff Dawkins #2
- Colin Allman #67
- Justin Caton #7
- Harrison Halder #9
- Jordan McCallum #11
- Ryan Paul #18
- Hunter Wright #29
- Justin South #43
- Jason Furrow #21
- Jim Weber #3
- Chris Davidson #14
- Bill Bethea #20
- Brandon Curren #00
In other action the Street Stock division hit the track for a 35 lap feature. Budweiser fast time award went to J.C. Cleckler #5 from Clanton, Alabama. The Race started out with Davey Lynn taking the point position but surrendered it to Cleckler #5 who held the lead till caution came out for the #68 of Murchinson spin. On the ensuing restart #6 of Charles Davis pushed to the lead and brought home his second victory of 2020.
Street Stock Finish (Unofficial)
- Charles Davis #6
- J.C.Cleckler #5
- Daniel Jacks #1
- Kameron Wesenberg #32
- Drew Murchinson #68
- Kevin Seamon #58
- Davey Lynn #80
Pro 4’s were also on the card as they ran a 25 lapper for big bucks. Jeremy Davis Set fast time 23.176 but wasn’t able to complete the feature. The Bug of Dustin Knowles #64 made his appearance and brought home a second place finish. #21 Josh McElhone was flagged in third. Eddie Dodd #81 made his way to victory Lane for the second time in 2020.
Pro 4’s Finish (Unofficial)
- Eddie Dodd #81
- Dustin Knowles #64
- Josh McElhone #21
- Dewayne Vintson #88
- Jeremy Davis #85
The Night finished with a school Bus Race …
Join us June 20th for the “Bring DAD to the Races” featuring the Modifieds of Mayhem Tour, A special Late Model Sportsman 50 lapper and the fan favorite Street Stocks.
Gates open at 5
Budweiser Qualifying at 6
Racing at 7
Tickets are $12 for Adults
$10 for Seniors and Military
Kids 6-12 $5
5 and under Free
For More Info call the track 334-262-6101
