Rural Retreat, Virginia – The FASTRAK Racing Series traveled to Wythe Raceway located in Rural Retreat, Virginia on Sunday night September 3rd for the annual "East Coast Rumble" Pro Late Model Nationals FASTRAK Tour event paying $3,000 to win. Hometown driver Brent Hilton of Rural Retreat, Virginia held off strong advances from Kenny Peeples and Jensen Ford to score the win. It was the first career FASTRAK Racing Series victory for the 18 year old.
The feature event was red flagged for 30 minutes after Justin Williams flipped in turn four before a lap was completed. Williams was transported to a local hospital for observation, though he was alert after exiting the car. He was released after tests came back clear.
Once the feature returned to green flag racing, Hilton was able to pull away by several car lengths over Matt Long and Walker Arthur who battled for the second place position for several laps. A caution on lap 28 saw both Long and Arthur retire from the event.
On the ensuing restart Hilton pulled out in front again, as Ford gave chase around the high side. Peeples was able to pass Ford in the low groove to finish second. Jensen Ford, Benji Hicks, and Tyler Bare rounded out the top five finishers. Terry Cregger set fast time in qualifying with a time of 18.698 seconds. Heat race winners included Walker Arthur, Brent Hilton, and Kenny Peeples. Consolation race winner was Matthew Nance.
FULL RESULTS – Wythe Raceway
1. Brent Hilton
2. Kenny Peeples
3. Jensen Ford
4. Benji Hicks
5. Tyler Bare
6. Josh Henry
7. Terry Cregger
8. Cla Knight
9. Tyler Arrington
10. Teddy Tate
11. Phillip Thompson
12. Walker Arthur
13. Matthew Nance
14. Tristan Clawson
15. Shane Minnix
16. Mark Sant
17. David Watts
18. Ron Parker
19. Matt Long
20. Corey Almond
21. Bobby Thompson
22. Ryan Adams
23. Ryan Atkins
24. Justin Williams
Fast Qualifier: Terry Cregger 18.698
Heat 1 Winner: Walker Arthur
Heat 2 Winner: Brent Hilton
Heat 3 Winner: Kenny Peeples
Consolation Winner: Matthew Nance
DNS: Darrell Dow, Carl Vaughan, Luke Fleming, Tommy Eastridge, Preston Whitehead, Justin Hudspeth
Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.
The 2017 marketing partners for the Fastrak Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel, Beyea Headers, Rocket Chassis, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Safecraft Fire Suppression Systems, Rockauto.com, and Thomas Clarke Performance.
The feature event was red flagged for 30 minutes after Justin Williams flipped in turn four before a lap was completed. Williams was transported to a local hospital for observation, though he was alert after exiting the car. He was released after tests came back clear.
Once the feature returned to green flag racing, Hilton was able to pull away by several car lengths over Matt Long and Walker Arthur who battled for the second place position for several laps. A caution on lap 28 saw both Long and Arthur retire from the event.
On the ensuing restart Hilton pulled out in front again, as Ford gave chase around the high side. Peeples was able to pass Ford in the low groove to finish second. Jensen Ford, Benji Hicks, and Tyler Bare rounded out the top five finishers. Terry Cregger set fast time in qualifying with a time of 18.698 seconds. Heat race winners included Walker Arthur, Brent Hilton, and Kenny Peeples. Consolation race winner was Matthew Nance.
FULL RESULTS – Wythe Raceway
1. Brent Hilton
2. Kenny Peeples
3. Jensen Ford
4. Benji Hicks
5. Tyler Bare
6. Josh Henry
7. Terry Cregger
8. Cla Knight
9. Tyler Arrington
10. Teddy Tate
11. Phillip Thompson
12. Walker Arthur
13. Matthew Nance
14. Tristan Clawson
15. Shane Minnix
16. Mark Sant
17. David Watts
18. Ron Parker
19. Matt Long
20. Corey Almond
21. Bobby Thompson
22. Ryan Adams
23. Ryan Atkins
24. Justin Williams
Fast Qualifier: Terry Cregger 18.698
Heat 1 Winner: Walker Arthur
Heat 2 Winner: Brent Hilton
Heat 3 Winner: Kenny Peeples
Consolation Winner: Matthew Nance
DNS: Darrell Dow, Carl Vaughan, Luke Fleming, Tommy Eastridge, Preston Whitehead, Justin Hudspeth
Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.
The 2017 marketing partners for the Fastrak Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel, Beyea Headers, Rocket Chassis, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Safecraft Fire Suppression Systems, Rockauto.com, and Thomas Clarke Performance.