May 30, 2023: Montgomery, Alabama: On the biggest weekend of motorsports in the world with Formula 1 racing at historic Monaco, the Indy 500, and the Coca-Cola 600 in NASCAR, Montgomery Motor Speedway took their little chunk of the weekend and put on a show that didn’t disappoint.
Starting with the practice sessions on Saturday, Perry Patino would top the charts in the first PLM practice session, and Dylan Fetcho would lead practice number 2. The local divisions held a pair of practice sessions as well, with the second session doubling as group qualifying for the Pure Stocks and Street Stocks.
The first round of local practices saw the following drivers top the charts; Pure Stock – Robert Barber, Street Stock – Charles Davis, LMS – Perry Patino. The second round would see Bobby Reuse top the charts for the LMS crowd. The two group qualifying sessions resulted in Robert Barber claiming pole position for the Pure Stocks, and Charles Davis would set the quick time for Street Stocks.
The 2-lap qualifying for both the Late Model Sportsman and Pro Late Model divisions was next. Bill Bethea would claim the pole in his Late Model Sportsman machine, and Tennessee’s Dylan Fetcho topped the charts for the Show Me the Money Pro Late Models.
Pro Late Models full qualifying results are posted below, as well as how the top 8 would stack up after the invert.
Show Me the Money Qualifying Results:
- #89f Dylan Fetcho – 19.571 sec.
- #62 Josh Hicks – 19.610 sec.
- #33 Dustin Smith – 19.684 sec.
- #12t Christopher Tullis – 19.694 sec.
- #18 Hunter Robbins – 19.732 sec.
- #67 Zack Dixon – 19.739 sec.
- #9 Anthony Cataldi – 19.792 sec.
- #91 Jim Wall – 19.806 sec.
- #17 Hudson Bulger – 19.846 sec.
- #89p Perry Patino – 19.850 sec.
- #20 Chase Johnson – 19.889 sec.
- #27 Chase Spradlin – 19.900 sec.
- #11 Jolynn Wilkinson – 19.947 sec.
- #29 Allen Gordon – 19.988 sec.
- #58 Johnny Aramendia – 20.060 sec.
- #51 Trey Grimes – 20.068 sec.
- #2 Jaxon Bishop – 20.136 sec.
- #22 Dylan Courtney – 20.196 sec.
- #84 Steven Chunn – 20.214 sec.
- #12s Bryson Shaffer – 20.248 sec.
- #12h Christopher Hogan – 20.277 sec.
Show Me The Money Top 8 Invert Results:
- Zack Dixon
- Josh Hicks
- Anthony Cataldi
- Dylan Fetcho
- Jim Wall
- Christopher Tullis
- Dustin Smith
- Hunter Robbins
Hunter Robbins #18, who is no stranger to the famed oval in Montgomery, took the lead on the restart with 64 to go and never turned back dominating the Disturbing the Peace 100 and capturing victory in the second Show Me the Money Pro Late Model race of the season at MMS.
Robbins qualified 5th for the race and a top 8 redraw saw the Shorter, AL native starting 8th for the night’s main event. Zach Dixon drew the pole with Josh Hicks starting outside front row.
Hicks quickly jumped out to the lead, and the top four cars set a brisk pace opening up a significant lead over the rest of the feild in the opening 20 laps. Hicks led fast qualifier Dylan Fetcho #89 followed by Christopher Tullis #12t and Hunter Robbins #18. The fifth-place car of Jim Wall #91 found himself nearly two and a half seconds back of the lead pack and desperately needing a caution to catch back up.
That caution would come on lap 34 and when the pack bunched back up for the restart race leader Josh Hicks chose the outside line to restart despite the bottom line seemingly being the quickest way around the track. It took two tries to get the restart off but Hicks was able to hold off a hard-charging Fetcho to maintain the lead.
Fetcho finally found his way around Hicks with 65 to go and then the caution came out once again. Right as the pack was heading into turn 3 to get things going again Fetcho abruptly stopped at the entrance to turn three causing the caution to come back.
Fetcho went to the pits for repairs and the team worked tirelessly on the top qualifiers number 89 machine, but ultimately, Fetcho would not be competitive the rest of the night and went on to finish 29 laps down in 14th place.
With Fetcho out of the picture, that moved Hicks back to the lead, Robbins also found himself on the front row for the restart. Robbins rocketed his number 18 Toyota out front on the restart, and Hicks found himself struggling to keep second place.
Tullis, who was in contention for the win in the Alabama 200 before getting into it with Carson Brown in turn 4, taking both the leaders out of contention for the win, overtook Hicks with 49 laps remaining. It was beginning to look like a two-car race for the win, and then disaster struck with 36 to go.
A five-car wreck in the middle of turns three and four brought the race to a red flag and bunched the pack back up again. The wreck collected Allen Gordan, Zack Dixon, Dustin Smith, Jolynn Wilkinson, and Hudson Bulger. Bulger and Wilkinson were able to get their cars fixed under the red flag and continue, while the rest of the cars just had too much damage to continue.
Robbins and Tullis got things back going from the front row when the green flag dropped again, and Tullis gave Robbins everything he had trying to find a way around that 18 machine. However, Robbins had different plans and slowly began to pull away.
Late in the race, the number 27 machine driven by Chase Spradlin passed Hicks for third place and began running down the leaders. Spradlin just didn’t have enough time but would go on to be the biggest mover of the night after starting 12 and finishing in third.
When the checked flag dropped, it was all Hunter Robbins, with Tullis finishing second, nearly two seconds behind last year’s Alabama 200 winner.
“We had a good car tonight,” said Robbins. “We started getting really tight towards the end of the race. The 12 was really good. I knew he was going to be good at the beginning. I just wanted to get to the lead.”
James Hayes – WSFA
“Show me the MONEY ” Disturbing the PEACE 100 Unofficial results
- Hunter Robbins #18
- Christopher Tullis #12t
- Chase Spradlin #27
- Josh Hicks #62
- Anthony Cataldi #9
- Bryson Shaffer #12s
- Hudson Bulger #17
- Jolynn Wilkinson #11
- Steven Chunn #84
- Johnny Armendia #58
- Trey Grimes #51
- Perry Patino #89
- Christopher Hogan #12h
- Dylan Fetcho #89f
- Dylan Courtney #22
- Allen Gordon #29
- Zack Dixon #67
- Dustin Smith #33
- Chase Johnson #20
- Jim Wall #91
- Jaxon Bishop #2
Shelby Concrete Street Stocks
Next up was the Street Stock 35-lap feature event, and this race had absolutely no shortage of drama and action. In the very opening laps, Austin Evans and Charles Davis got into it. The #6 machine, piloted by Davis, appeared to have ran Evans’s #19 car up the track, shuffling him way back before a caution flew for a spin in the back of the field. Evans caught up to Davis under caution to show his displeasure, but things did not end there.
After a few attempts of re-stacking the field and ensuring that all cars were in the correct order, the field went back to racing, and Evans was right behind Davis on the restart, shoving him from the restart zone all the way down to turn 1, where Evans ultimately turned Charles Davis into the wall, ending Davis’s night. Evans would be shown the black flag shortly thereafter, ending both drivers’ nights only 4 laps into the feature event, but all wasn’t over there.
After some harsh words from drivers and crew members alike, both drivers walked away with thankfully no physical altercation taking place. The “Disturbing the Peace” weekend was definitely living up to its namesake.
The race resumed, and one more incident would occur towards the tail of the field. The incident resulted in both Keith Grace and John Weaver ending their nights early, a little over halfway through the race.
The end of the race was highlighted by a fierce battle at the front, with Charlie Melvin chasing down Jonathan Langham. Melvin eventually passed Langham in the closing laps, but had an absolute handful holding off Langham’s number 51 car. In the end, Melvin would bring home the win, with Jonathan and Maddox Langham rounding out the podium behind.
Shelby Concrete Street Stocks (Unofficial results)
- Charlie Melvin #26
- Jonathan Langham #51
- Maddox Langham #15l
- Trey Huff #14t
- Hunter Evans #48
- Cody Weaver #81
- Billy Watson #16
- Kameron Wesenberg #32
- John Weaver #12w
- Keith Grace #81
- Matt Belter #15b
- Charles Davis #6
- Austin Evans #19
Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman
The Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman capped off the action packed night at Montgomery Motor Speedway for Disturbing the Peace weekend.
The final race of the night, the Late Model Sportsman feature, was probably the most controversial part of the night, with the race running against the strict curfew of 11:00 p.m.
The race was full of crashes and drama from the get-go, as a huge lap 1 crash took out several cars, including those of Bill Bethea, Allen Calloway, Mike Fields, Wes Willis, and Buddy Pitts. Another incident happened on the very next restart that ended the night for Landon DeVaughn and Larry Hughes. The phrase “cautions breed cautions” was especially true for this race, as several wrecks elongated the race to the point where at 11:15 p.m., race control deemed that the race would have 5 laps to go, or the next flag would end the race, whichever came first.
The final 5 laps did indeed go green, with the race ending with only 7 green flag laps being ran. Billy Melvin would cross the line in 1st, with Perry Patino in 2nd and Jake Daniels in 3rd. However, in post-race tech, #59 car was disqualified . As such, Perry Patino was awarded the win.
Blacksheep Woodland Late Model Sportsman “Disturbing the PEACE” Unoffficial results
- Perry Patino #2
- Jake Daniels #17
- Jason Furrow #21
- Trey Grimes #51
- Bobby Reuse #89
- Mark Singleton #45
- Roger Reuse #28
- JR Hartly #12
- Cole Payton #21p
- Drew Murchinson #68
- Ryan Reuse #85
- Larry Hughes #88
- Landon DeVaughn #81
- Bill Bethea #20
- Allen Calllaway #82
- Mike Fields #28x
- Wes Willis #00
- Buddy Pitts #56
Pure Stock/RoadRunners
The twin Pure Stock/ Roadrunners races featured 2 different winners with both Robert Barber #97 and Mason Johnston #06 picking up wins at the historic Montgomery Motor Speedway Saturday night.
Next on the schedule is bring dad to the races night on June 17, and that race will feature the Show Me the Money Pro Late Models once again in a 100-lap feature along with Late Model Sportsman, Street Stocks, Outlaw Late ModelsAnd the Grand National Super Series
Big thanks to the Disturbing the Peace sponsor Innovative Roofing Pros LLC!
