Late Model FALL BRAWL

Dennie Rewis #26

September 26, 2020 Montgomery, Alabama : The “Show me the MONEY” Series has been a proving ground for late model racers and a place for the veterans also. The FALL BRAWL 100 tilted its hand toward the younger drivers as a strong field of Pro Late models set out to bring home the hardware and take the opportunity to shake up the points battle. Due to covid-19 rescheduling some conflicts were presented to racers with multiple events going on during the same weekend.

Tennessee’s Hunter Wright #29 set Bama Budweiser Fast time at 19.525. less than .5 of a second separated the top 8. Christopher Tullis #12 was second fastest but had the luck of the redraw on his side as he would start on the pole position. Plottsboyz racing brought 2 entries as Kason was pulled from his early retirement to field a car and brother Kyle had a strong qualifying effort at 19.708. Plant City Florida racer Colin Allman #67 made the trip north in hopes of another good run. Jim Wall #91 and Hudson Halder #20 would round out the top 8.

Hunter Wright #29

Before the feature a tribute to Dennie Rewis #26 on the front stretch saw Jody Franklins race car re skinned and painted like one of Mr Rewis’s old cars. The car was hand lettered as Dennies original was. ( Lettering by Sammy Sanfillipo with Skidmore Signs) The Fans and Mrs. Rewis were delighted. Alabama racing pioneers were on hand with mutiple cars and supporting short track racing.

Mrs. Lois Rewis
Thanks to Jody Franklin and Sammy Sanfillipo

Show Me The Money Pro Late Models – 100 Laps

Bama Budweiser Qualifying Results                         Redraw of Top 8:

  1. #29      Hunter Wright             19.525             1. #12t             Christopher Tullis
  2. #12t     Christopher Tullis        19.684             2. #20              Hudson Halder
  3. #4        Kyle Plott                     19.708             3. #44              Kason Plott
  4. #67      Colin Allman                19.772             4. #4                Kyle Plott
  5. #12b    Justin Bonnett             19.822             5. #12b            Justin Bonnett
  6. #44      Kason Plott                  19.822             6. #29              Hunter Wright
  7. #91      Jim Wall                      19.875             7. #67              Colin Allman
  8. #20      Hudson Halder            19.936             8. #91              Jim Wall
  9. #88      Bobby Reuse               19.991
  10. #21      Jason Furrow               19.993
  11. #7        Justin Caton                20.039
  12. #11c    Stacey Crain                20.075
  13. #11m   Jordan McCallum        20.085
  14. #2b      John Bolen                  20.109
  15. #1        Gage Rodgers              20.182
  16. #17      Chuck Tuck                  20.391
  17. #2d      Jeff Dawkins                20.516

Race recap:

Two young guns, the #26 of Christopher Tullis and the #20 of Hudson Halder, lead the field to green for the Show Me The Money 100 lap race. The #26 of Tullis took the lead from the start to lead the field of Pro Late Models. The #4 of Kyle Plott hung with the two leaders and was able to take 2nd away from Halder on lap 22. Halder lost another spot to the #29 of Hunter Wright. Halder was able to keep charging and regain 3rd from Wright on lap 65 and regain 2nd from Plott on lap 79 to bring home 2nd place for his team. Justin Bonnett #12 had a strong night in only his 4th Pro Late Model race and worked his way up to a 3rd place podium finish. The #26 of Christopher Tullis gave a dominating performance and was able to lead every single lap although the #20 of Halder was there at the end as the two worked lap traffic. in the end Tullis was able to park his car in victory lane for the second time in 2020.

FallBrawl Winner Christopher Tullis #12

NOTE : The Tullis race team Donated a portion of their winnings to former track Champion Rusty Alverson #7 as funds were raised to help Rusty as he recovers from a heart attack and other Medical issues.

Rusty Alverson #7
Hudson Halder #20
Justin Bonnett #12

Race Results:

  1. #12t     Christopher Tullis
  2. #20      Hudson Halder
  3. #12b    Justin Bonnett
  4. #4        Kyle Plott
  5. #29      Hunter Wright
  6. #67      Colin Allman
  7. #21      Jason Furrow
  8. #1        Gage Rodgers
  9. #11m   Jordan McCallum
  10. #44      Kason Plott
  11. #91      Jim Wall
  12. #11c    Stacey Crain
  13. #2b      John Bolen
  14. #7        Justin Caton
  15. #2d      Jeff Dawkins
  16. #88      Bobby Reuse
  17. #17      Chuck Tuck
#1 Rodgers and #11 McCallum
Battle for position

Outlaws – 25 Laps

Bama Budweiser Qualifying Results and Starting Order:

  1. #33      Joe Bethea Jr.              20.288
  2. #21      Bill Bethea III               20.424
  3. #54      Conner Sutton             20.739

Race Recap:

The Outlaw Late Models are a new division that is taking hold in the southeast. The class as a Super Late Model is very strong in the Midwest. Joe Bethea #33of Deatsville, Alabama put on a dominating performance. He was able to snag the pole in qualifying and grab the point on the drop of the green flag. Bill Bethea III driving the #21 Blacksheep Woodlands entry kept his eye on the bumper of the #33 but did not have enough to grab the lead. Pensacola’s Conner Sutton #54 stretched out his legs and finished third. In the end it was the Multiple track champion Joe Bethea Jr. leading every single lap of the race and taking the checkered flag.

Joe Bethea Jr. #33

Race Results:

  1. #33      Joe Bethea
  2. #21      Bill Bethea
  3. #54      Conner Sutton

Late Model Sportsman – 35 Laps

Mark Singleton #45 Bama Budweiser pole award

Bama Budweiser Qualifying Times                                                  

  1. #45      Mark Singleton                        21.621                        
  2. #7        Justin Caton                             21.848
  3. #71      Joel Collier                                21.849
  4. #88      Roger Reuse                             21.858
  5. #28      Michael Fields                         21.984
  6. #80g    Tim Lynn                                  22.716
  7. #89      Ryan Reuse                              22.876
  8. #22      Anthony Lilla                           22.876
  9. #90      Frank Sears                             23.704
  10. #21      Wesley Schufert                      DNQ

Previous race winners #7 Justin Caton starting 7th and Roger Ruese #88 will start 6th

Starting Order:

  1. #45      Mark Singleton                                               
  2. #71      Joel Collier                                                                 
  3. #28      Michael Fields                        
  4. #80g    Tim Lynn                                 
  5. #89      Ryan Reuse
  6. #88      Roger Reuse
  7. #7        Justin Caton                           
  8. #22      Anthony Lilla                          
  9. #90      Frank Sears
  10. #21      Wesley Schufert DNQ                        

Race Recap:

The #45 of Mark Singleton and the #71 of Joel Collier led the field to green for 35 laps of action-packed racing. The #88 of Roger Reuse and the #7 of Justin Caton both have wins this season and were eager for another but Despite three cautions and several position changes behind him the #45 of Singleton was able to maintain his lead from flag to flag. During the race calculators were burning up as current points leader Frank “Bud” Sears rolled into the event with a 12 point lead over Roger Reuse #88 but saw that close as the laps ran down. at the end the 2 were tied at 242 with Reuse taking the top spot with 1 win and 4 top 5’5 in the tie breaker.

Race Results:

  1. #45      Mark Singleton                                               
  2. #88      Roger Reuse                                                               
  3. #7        Justin Caton               
  4. #71      Joel Collier                             
  5. #22      Anthony Lilla
  6. #89      Ryan Reuse
  7. #28      Michael Fields                        
  8. #90      Frank Sears                            
  9. #21      Wesley Schufert
  10. #80g    Tim Lynn
Singleton #45
Roger Reuse #88
Justin Caton #7

Racing returns on November 7, 2020. You won’t want to miss the return of the crowd favorite Show Me The Money Pro Late Models along with the Coca Cola Street Stocks and the Pro Truck division. This will be a night full of action that you don’t want to miss. Bring your family and friends out to see us at Montgomery Motor Speedway. For more information please call 334-262-6101.

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