Many Championships across many divisions would be decided on the night of Champions at Montgomery Motor Speedway. MMS is a very historic track with many big name Champions from the past. Champions would be crowned in the Show me the MONEY PLM series, Shelby Concrete Street Stocks, and Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman as well as feature races from the MOM Tour and Roadrunners. It was a weekend for Champions as the Astros won the World Series, Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs and Zane Smith all won Championships in their NASCAR Divisions. Although Alabama and Auburn failed to get wins on Saturday night, we had some big winners in the State Capital at Montgomery Motor Speedway.
Show me the MONEY series 2022 season comes to an end at MMS
A great season in Montgomery started off with one of if not the BIGGEST Alabama 200 ever. A big car count all season saw 66 different Pro Late Models across the 6 Show me the MONEY series races. A series that came down to the final race to decide a 2022 Show me the MONEY Champion featured many big names from all across the Country. Many of whom we will all be watching on Saturdays and Sundays for years to come. On Saturday, it was all Anthony Campi Racing’s #81 Giovanni Ruggiero. Jake Garcia #35 came into the weekend with a 6 point lead, but did not race due to a conflict with his NASCAR Truck series event in Phoenix on Friday night. Gio Ruggiero #81 started on the front row but it was the young gun Gavin Graham #70 jumping out to an early lead in his first ever start at the historic half mile in Montgomery, Alabama. As Graham extended a lead on the field and Ruggiero #81, it was Bryson Shaffer #12 controlling third place with a battle behind the top 3. Jim Wall #91, Dakota Stroup #47, Justin Bonnett #12t, Evan Shotko #22, and JoJo Wilkinson #11 all battling inside the top 10.
A competition caution at lap 50 re-racked the field and it was Gavin Graham #70 yet again jumping out to a lead on the restart. Graham led until under 10 to go when Gio Ruggiero #81 made the move on Graham and secured his second victory at Montgomery Motor Speedway this season and clinched the 2022 Show me the MONEY series Championship! Gavin Graham #70 finished runner-up in his first MMS start in a PLM. Bryson Shaffer #12 finished third and secured his first ever PLM podium at Montgomery Motor Speedway. Dakota Stroup #47 came from the back to the front to secure a 4th place finish and Jim Wall #91 rounded out the top 5. Justin Bonnett #12b, JoJo Wilkinson #11, Johnny Brazier #71, Jeff Dawkins #2, and Evan Shotko #22 all added top 10 performances.
Full PLM Show me the MONEY results:
- Gio Ruggiero #81
- Gavin Graham #70
- Bryson Shaffer #12
- Dakota Stroup #47
- Jim Wall #91
- Justin Bonnett #12
- JoJo Wilkinson #11
- Johnny Brazier #71
- Jeff Dawkins #2
- Evan Shotko #22
- Josh Adkins #5
- Chase Spradlin #89
- Zack Dixon #67
- Cody King #62
- Grant Thompson #54
- Sarah Beth Sullivan #4
- Zach Johnson #116 DNS
- Brian Reeves #11 DNS
Modifieds of MAYHEM Tour Makes it’s last stop in Montgomery for 2022
Although the Modifieds of MAYHEM Tour Champion was not crowned this weekend at MMS, it was still a big weekend for the growing MOM Tour. A stout field of pre-entries rolled in this past week leading up to the Alabama State Championship night in the State Capital. Jaxon Bishop #2 came into the weekend with a pretty good lead on second place Brandon Curren #00.
The Modifieds of MAYHEM Champion will be determined at the Snowball Derby December 2nd at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
As the first practice started for the Modifieds, rain began and the day became long from there. For the next few hours we experienced rain, track drying, more rain, and more track drying. When the rain proved to finally be out of the area a practice/qualifying session began and fastest times would determine the top 8 redraw for the big field. Johnny Walker #72 won the pole with Jaxon Bishop #2 qualifying second and Jeff Letson #131 qualifying third. A hard fought race with battles all throughout the field saw multiple cautions including Will Mack #12 and Parker Pugh #7 who were battling inside the top 5.
Jeff Letson #131 found his way to the front and held off a strong run from Johnny Walker #72 and Brandon Curren #00. Jeff Letson #131 would capture his first victory of the year in the MOM Tour series at a track where he once captured the BEAR. Johnny Walker #72 would finish second and Brandon Curren #00 would finish third. Walker #72 Failed Post Race tech (Weight Violation, dislodged Lead)
After the shake up Tim Moore #57 would bring home a podium finish in third. Jordan Key #0 and Jim Parker #2p would both round out the top 5.
- Jeff Letson #131
- Brandon Curren #00
- Tim Moore #57
- Jordan Key #0
- Jim Parker #2p
- Kevin Peel #18
- Dustin Knowles #64
- Clayton Green #54
- Jody Anderson #62
- Tim Laurent #51
- Jimmy Coble #207
- Mike Fields #16
- Doug Forgue #38
- Brian Lambert #21
- Jeremy Williams #81
- Jaxon Bishop #2
- Will Mack #12
- Parker Pugh #7
- Brandon Parker #1
- Johnny Walker #72 DQ
Heading into the last race of the season for the MOM Tour at 5 Flags Speedway, Jaxon Bishop #2 leads the way with 272 points followed by Brandon Curren #00 with 250 and Jeff Letson #131 with 236.
Below is the current Modifieds of MAYHEM Point Standings:
We hope to see you all at 5 Flags Speedway on Friday, December 2nd for the Modifieds of MAYHEM 2022 season finale! More information including entries coming SOON!
Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman exciting year comes to a close
Trey Grimes #51 came into the Championship weekend at Montgomery Motor Speedway with a comfortable lead over the field. The rookie LMS driver in his first season moving up from the street stock class, a class in which he won the 2021 Championship. Before cars could get on track to decide the 2022 season, an accident on pit road grabbed the attention of the people in the pits and in the grandstands.
Both the 51 of Trey Grimes with a run for the Championship intact and the 18 of Dave Mader were still both able to start and finish the race despite the incident on pit road before the race.
As the race began it was Jason Furrow #21 and Perry Patino #22 battling for the lead yet again at MMS. Dave Mader #18 held his own before slowly dropping back outside of the top 3. As the exciting 35 lap feature finished it was Perry Patino #22 getting the Victory over Jason Furrow #21 and Jake Daniels #17. Dave Mader #18 and Wesley Shuffert #28 rounded out the top 5. Trey Grimes #51 would bring home an 11th place finish and a Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman Championship!
Full Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman Results:
- Perry Patino #22
- Jason Furrow #21
- Jake Daniels #17
- Dave Mader #18
- Wesley Shuffert #28
- Chris Wagner #5
- Ryan Reuse #85
- Michael Wood #2
- Greg Pigford #112
- Chance Atkins #18
- Trey Grimes #51
- Allen Calloway #82
- Andrew Whitaker #32
- Wes Willis #00
- Larry Hughes #88
Shelby Concrete Street Stocks Championship Battle
The Shelby Concrete Street Stocks are a fan favorite at the historic half-mile in the State Capital of Alabama. The Street Stocks excitement never fails and continued to prove themselves to finish out the season. Jonathan Langham #51 jumped out to an early lead over Charles Davis #6 and Hunter Evans #48. As Charles Davis shuffled out it became a Jonathan Langham #51 vs Hunter Evans #48 battle for the win. It would be Jonathan Langham #51 holding Evans off and claiming the Victory. Cody Weaver #81, Robert Loper #15, and John Weaver #12 rounded out the top 5.
The Championship battle between Charles Davis #6 and Daniel Jacks #1 looked to be going Davis’s way as he moved his way towards the front. With only 4 laps to go Davis made contact with #19 Austin Evans spinning the #19 into the inside wall ending the #19 night and sending the #6 to the rear of the field, it all came down to the last few laps as it was Daniel Jacks bringing home the 7th place finish and a 2022 Shelby Concrete Street Stock Track Championship! Charles Davis would finish 6th for the night and second in points just 8 points back from 2022 Street Stock Champion Daniel Jacks #1.
Shelby Concrete Street Stocks Results:
- Jonathan Langham #51
- Hunter Evans #48
- Cody Weaver #81
- Robert Loper #15
- John Weaver #12
- Charles Davis #6
- Daniel Jacks #1
- Billy Melvin #26
- Keith Grace #81
- Trey Huff #14
- Kameron Wesenburg #32
- Austin Evans #19
- Will Smith #7
- Dwayne Wesenburg #31
- Greg Foley #2
- John Alexander #15
Roadrunner Classic
The Roadrunners are always a classic race at the historic Montgomery Motor Speedway. A battle of beating and banging, hard nosed racing saw the 98 of Brandon Whitehead claiming the Victory. Big thanks go out to Tim Peters for putting up the extra purse in Honor of his Brother Charles Gardner and fellow racer John Singletary in the 27 lap contest.
Happy Birthday goes out to Max Nelson spending his 21st Birthday weekend at MMS.
A great season at Montgomery Motor Speedway has come to an end. We want to thank all of the drivers, teams, Sponsors and fans that supported MMS this year. We could not have done this without you! After a huge 2022 season, we are excited about what’s in store for 2023!
Over 200 different cars and teams competed at MMS in 2022. Thank YOU!
2023 Race schedule Coming Soon
