ADAIRSVILLE, GA – Luke Riddle of Hartselle, AL broke a tie for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division point lead with his tenth win of the season on Saturday night in Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Week 21 action at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL driving the Morgan Machine Special powered by a $3,595 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Riddle was able to net on a 47 and gain three points to bring his best 14-week total to 692 points. Riddle now has a three point lead over the defending Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman National Champion Oakley Gillespie of Five Points, TN. Gillespie finished sixth on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway and did not net on a 48.

Gillespie is second in the standings with a best 14-week total of 689 points. Gillespie has a 54-point advantage over the new third-place driver in the National point standings, Blake Cross of Centerville, TN. Cross used his final week to earn full points to turn in a 46-point fifth-place drive on Saturday night at Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, TN. Cross is third with a 14-week total of 635 points.

Just nine points separate third through fifth in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division National point standings. One point behind Cross in the fourth spot is Chuckie Gipson of Tuscumbia, AL. Gipson finished ninth on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway to net on a 39, gain three points, and bring his best 14-week total to 634 points.

David Nichols of Hodges, AL rounds out the Top 5 of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division standings with a best 14-week total of 626 points. Nichols finished eighth on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway to net on a 41 and gain two points on his season total.

Drivers racing in Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series events compete for both a Track point fund and a National point fund. Drivers compete against drivers racing at Durrence Layne Racing sanctioned tracks across the country using a National points system over a 27-week season that concludes on September 29.

A driver’s best 14 weekly point totals count as their season total. Once a driver reaches 14 weeks of competition, they start trying to net points by replacing the lowest weekly total among their best 14 weekly totals with a higher one. A driver can only count their best point finish each week as their total for that week.

The top ten drivers in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division National point standings will earn a seat at the Durrence Layne Racing Annual Awards Banquet to receive a point fund check and a trophy.

In other Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division Week 21 action, Ryan Sawyers of Newbern, TN drove the Sawyers Motorsports Special to his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN.

Michael Blakeney took his third win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. Bryce Trull of Lobelville, TN captured his second straight Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division win of the season on Saturday night at Thunderhill Raceway driving the Trull Racing Special.

For complete point standings, more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET MODIFIED SPORTSMAN DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/17/19:

1. 28 Luke Riddle – 692
2. 1g Oakley Gillespie – 689
3. 99 Blake Cross – 635
4. 10 Chuckie Gipson – 634
5. 12 David Nichols – 626
6. 11 Darren Jewell – 618
7. 10 Tracy Terrell – 615
8. 12 Rom Bailey – 612
9. 92 Blaze Trull – 602
10. 246 Seth Johnston - 587

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET MODIFIED SPORTSMAN DIVISION WEEK 21 RESULTS:

Saturday, August 17:

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN: 1. Ryan Sawyers; 2. Casey Dunavan; 3. Brent Smith; 4. Neil Thompson; 5. Seth Blankenship; 6. Logan Phillips; 7. Clayton Groves; 8. Dakota Berry; 9. Rex Berry DQ.

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL: 1. Luke Riddle; 2. John Smartt; 3. Matt Dunn; 4. Ron Bailey; 5. Tracy Terrell; 6. Oakley Gillespie; 7. Darrell Jewell; 8. David Nichols; 9. Chuckie Gipson; 10. Tom Provost; 11. Alan Lacy.

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: 1. Michael Blakeney; 2. Joseph Champion; 3. Carlton Freeman; 4. Corey Pressley; 5. Billy Wilkins; 6. Ryan Wilson; 7. Steve Pate; 8. Dustin Conner; 9. Michael McCrelles; 10. Paul Poe; 11. Dale Stephens; 12. Dewayne Littleton; 13. Josh Salisbury.

THUNDERHILL RACEWAY – SUMMERTOWN, TN: 1. Bryce Trull; 2. Justin Ray; 3. Blaze Trull; 4. Cord Primm; 5. Blake Cross; 6. Jamie Williams; 7. Bobby Hickman Jr,; 8. Seth Johnston DNS; 9. Bradley Qualls DNS; 10. Eric Hickerson DNS.


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