By Liz McFarland
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, Montgomery Motor Speedway hosted its Fall Brawl, which included five races in four divisions. The event featured 71-lap Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman and Shelby Concrete Street Stock anniversary races, Twin 75-lap Show Me The Money Pro Late Model races, and a 20-lap Crown Stock race.
The first race of the night was the 71-lap Blacksheep Woodlands Late Model Sportsman event. #5 Chris Wagner led both practice sessions that afternoon, but it was the current points leader #22 Perry Patino who qualified on the pole. Patino won the previous race, so he started 6th. Wes Willis and Larry Hughes led the field to green from the front row, but Patino took the lead from Willis on lap 4. Early contact between the #00 Wes Willis and #85 Ryan Reuse caused the first caution on lap 5 and sent both drivers to the rear. After leading 67 laps, Patino parked it in Brendel Fire Victory Lane for the 4th time in 2024. “My guys just gave me a really good car, we just have so much fun doing this,” Patino said.
Fall Brawl finish Late model Sportsman
- #22 Perry Patino
- #5 Chris Wagner
- #77 Jeff Campbell
- #89 Bobby Ruese
- #00 Wes Willis
- #51 Joey Holt
- #88 Larry Hughes
- #85 Ryan Ruese
In Bama Budweiser Fast Time Qualifying #89 Dylan Fetcho, 4-time Pro Late Model champion from Lebanon, Tennessee Laid down a fast lap of 19.368 followed by #18 Jake Finch and #81 Jim Wall. The top 8 qualifiers redrew for their starting position, which put Fast time qualifier Dylan Fetcho starting the race in 8th, and the 2nd place qualifier #18 Jake Finch starting 7th. It was #20 Chase Johnson and #91 Jim Wall who led the stacked 25-car field to green from the front row. On lap 4, contact between John Bolen and Jim Wall caused damage to Wall’s car that eventually ended his race. Johnson led the first 16 laps before #55 George Phillips came from the 5th position and took the lead. At the halfway mark, Phillips, Graham, and Bolen were leading the field. On lap 60, a spin by #11 Bryan Reeves led to the last caution of the race. Phillips and Graham restarted on the front row with 10 laps to go, but 3rd place Bolen and 4th place Fetcho quickly moved past Graham. 16-year-old George Phillips led 59 laps of the race and ended it in Brendel Fire Victory Lane for the first time at Montgomery Motor Speedway. Bolen and Fetcho rounded out the top 3. “Man it was such a good race. We’ve been working so hard all year, and this means so much to me,” Phillips said.
FALL BRAWL Finish 9/7/24
- George Phillips
- John Bolen
- Dylan Fetcho
- Gavin Graham
- Jake Finch
- John Wilkinson
- Jeremy Williams
- Dustin Smith
- Christopher Tullis
- Zack Dixon
- Ryan Price
- Korey Ruble
- Harrison Halder
- Steven Chunn
- Gage Rodgers
- Clint King
- Trey Grimes -1 lap
- Landon DeVaughn -2 laps
- Holt Halder -4 laps
- Chase Johnson -10 laps
- Brian Reeves -26 laps
- Bryce Carver -36 laps
- Jason Furrow -51 laps
- Jim Wall -56 laps
- Hunter Wright -64 laps
The third race of the night was the 20-lap Crown Stock event. #22M Chris Mitchell qualified on the pole but started 3rd due to the invert. 3rd place qualifier #17 Ryan Bleich led the 12-car field to green from the pole position. Mitchell took the lead from Bleich on lap 1. #15 Marty Bean and #81 Travis Slawson battled for 3rd place for nearly 10 laps before Slawson took the position and quickly took 2nd place from Bleich as well. After holding the lead for 19 laps, Chris Mitchell parked his #22M Crown Stock in Brendel Fire Victory Lane. “It’s fun to run with these guys and we’re having a blast with these things,” Mitchell said. Travis Slawson finished in 2nd and Ryan Bleich in 3rd.A last minute substitution saw Ely Roper driving the#15X . That concludes the 2024 Points season for the Crown Stocks and we want to congratulate #81 Travis Slawson on winning the 2024 Crown Stock Championship at Montgomery Motor Speedway. MMS still has a non points Crown Stock race November 16, 2024 PLUS Guys bring your wife, Girlfriend, Sister for the Crown Stock Powder Puff race A MADD MAXX Enduro and a school bus race.
Crown Stock Feature Results
- Chris Mitchell
- Travis Slawson
- Ryan Bleich
- Marty Bean
- Ely Loper
- Terry White
- Garrison Story
- Tanner Bethea
- Davey Lynn -1 lap
- Sydni Bean -1 lap
- David Thornburgh -4 laps
- Tim Hudson -16 laps
- Donnie Martin – DNS
#24 Zack Smith was the Bama Budweiser pole qualifier for the 71-lap Shelby Concrete Street Stock feature, but due to the invert, he started the race 4th. #14x Tre Huff and #4 Cody McCawley led the 23-car field to green from the front row. #6 Charles Davis came from the 3rd position and took the lead on lap 2 with Zack Smith and Tre Huff in tow for over 25 laps. On lap 30, contact with a lap car sent Tre Huff on a spin in turn 2. Davis and Smith led the race for the next 12 laps until the next caution on lap 45. During the last 10 laps of the race, #1 Maddox Langham battled with Smith for the 2nd position. Charles Davis led 70 laps and ended the night in Brendel Fire Victory Lane, followed by Maddox Langham and Zack Smith.
Street Stock Feature Results
- Charles Davis
- Maddox Langham
- Zack Smith
- Cody McCawley
- Kameron Wesenberg
- Austin Evans
- Hunter Evans
- Tre Huff
- Ryan Logan
- Dawson Parker
- Nate Carter -1 lap
- Nicky Pate -1 lap
- Will Smith -5 laps
- Greg Foley -5 laps
- Kara Wesenberg -5 laps
- Riley Randall -13 laps
- Daniel Jacks -28 laps
- Keith Grace -38 laps
- Jonathan Langham -43 laps
- Billy Melvin -43 laps
- Brett Jean -55 laps
- Wes Schuffert -59 laps
- Bubba Deaton -69 laps
The fifth and final race of the night was the 2nd 75-lap Show Me The Money Pro Late Model race. The top 8 finishers from the first race redrew for their starting position in the second race, which put #89 Jeremy Williams and #89 Dylan Fetcho on the front row. #29 Hunter Wright was involved in a caution on lap 1 that ended his night early. #70 Gavin Graham started 3rd and took 2nd place from Jeremy Williams on lap 5, which led to Williams getting shuffled back to 7th in the next few laps. Fetcho led the first 10 laps before losing the lead to Graham. After winning the first race of the night, George Phillips came from 7th and took 2nd from Fetcho on lap 29, which allowed 3rd place Bolen and 4th place Finch to also get by Fetcho. Florida’s #70 Gavin Graham led 65 laps and ended his night in Brendel Fire Victory Lane for the first time in 2024. George Phillips finished the night in 2nd with John Bolen in 3rd.
Fall Brawl PLM Race 2 Results
- Gavin Graham
- George Phillips
- John Bolen
- Jake Finch
- Dylan Fetcho
- Zack Dixon
- Harrison Halder
- Ryan Price
- Christopher Tullis
- John Wilkinson
- Korey Ruble
- Steven Chunn -1 laps
- Jim Wall -1 laps
- Clint King -1 laps
- Gage Rodgers -1 laps
- Landon DeVaughn -2 laps
- Brian Reeves -5 laps
- Dustin Smith -6 laps
- Trey Grimes -23 laps
- Holt Halder -33 laps
- Jeremy Williams -35 laps
- Bryce Carver -43 laps
- Jason Furrow -44 laps
- Hunter Wright -75 laps
- Chase Johnson – DNS
Montgomery motor speedway will be back in action Saturday October 19 for the ALABAMA State Asphalt Championship featuring a 100 lap contest for the “Show me the MONEY” Pro Late Models, Twin 35 lap features for the Modifieds of Mayhem Tour, Impact Zone Photos Outlaw late models, Blacksheep woodlands late model Sportsman and Shelby Concrete Street Stocks. Racing Starts at 6pm.
