From INEX Communications Staff –
“It ain’t over till it’s over” was the theme of the night for Tuesday’s Round 6 of the Cook Out Summer Shootout, with battles for the lead coming down to closing laps in multiple divisions at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The VP Racing Fuels Semi-Pro Division had action from start to finish. Michael Crafton took control of the race from pole position, with everything kicking off behind him. Isaac Kitzmiller would make quick work from this third place starting spot and quickly jump into second position. AFCO Fastest Qualifier Brody Gunter showed his speed early, going from fifth to third, passing Aiden McConnaughey and London McKenzie, who started second and fourth respectively. Around the halfway point, two battles had formed at the front of the field. Lap 12 and 13 saw McKenzie and Gunter go back-and-forth for third, while Crafton and Kitzmiller battled and pulled away at the front. Lap 16 finally saw Kitzmiller get underneath Crafton, but before he could complete the pass a caution had come out for a spin in the midfield.
The restart on Lap 16 had Kitzmiller and McKenzie duking it out for second. Kitzmiller slipped in Turn 2, allowing for McKenzie to clear him off the corner. Kitzmiller took a lap to gather it back up, and the pair would take turns moving each other out of the way for position in the following laps, allowing Crafton to start to get away before another caution came out on Lap 21. Gunter would be the first car to take the outside line on the next restart from fourth, and a delayed reaction from McKenzie allowed for Gunter to slide into second at the start/finish line. Heading into Turn 1, Gunter got to the bumper of Crafton knocking him up the track, but Gunter also slipped on the exit, where McKenzie capitalized. McKenzie would turn his car underneath the two, and made a three-wide pass for the lead heading into Turn 3. McKenzie would go on to survive one more restart and take home the trophy.
The Bojangles Outlaws Division put on a show with TJ Moon starting from pole position and Owen Zacharias starting to his outside. Moon and Zacharias had a competitive battle to start the race, with Zacharias managing to hang on Moon’s outside for the first. Lap 4 finally saw a Moon take command of the race as he gave Zacharias the door off Turn 2 that sent him tumbling down the order. Moon would begin to lead a three-car breakaway before a couple of cautions halted his progress.
The ensuing restart allowed for Hunter Morgan to slot into third position after being the first car to choose the outside lane from sixth position. Colt Johnson who restarted third and moved into second would give Moon a run for his money for a few laps after the restart, but he didn’t quite have the legs to keep up with Moon’s pace. Moon would end up stretching his advantage to a little over a second and claim his third Summer Shootout victory this season.
Familiar faces, Max Reaves and Keelan Harvick, started on the front row of the Night Owl Companies Young Lions Division. Reaves took an early command on the race as Harvick had a tough early battle with Neal Dulin before relinquishing second. A single car spin on Lap 7 would bring the field back together, allowing for Harvick to retake second on the following restart. Another incident a couple of laps later would bring the field together for the last time. The restart would see a rare slip from Reaves, allowing Harvick to take the lead as Reaves had to shove his way back into line at the expense of Dulin. Harvick would lead the rest of the way, surviving a huge send from Reaves going into the final corner of the race.
Jack Smith started on pole of a chaotic Bandits feature race with multiple cautions resetting the field in the early running. On a Lap 4 restart, Smith and outside row leader Camden Truett tangled into Turn 1, sending both drivers off into the outside grass and taking Brexton Busch along for the ride. Wyatt Coffey was the first car to sneak by the wreck cleanly, and he would go on to lead the rest of the race and take home another victory, with Smith making a recovery to fourth.
The UNC Charlotte Pro Division had the longest green flag run of the night with the first 23 laps of the race going green. Jensen Jorgenson and Alex McCollum broke away from the field early, with Jake Bollman struggling to make up positions after battling his way back to his sixth place starting spot after going the wrong direction in the opening laps. A late single car spin would set up a chaos-filled Lap 24 restart. Jorgensen would slip up the track on the restart, allowing McCollum and Daniel Wilk to slip by on the inside. On the final lap, McCollum locked the brakes going into Turn 1, allowing Wilk slip by, leading only one lap but the most important lap to capture the Round 6 victory.
Robby Faggart wasted little time taking the lead from Lee Jordan in the Old Armor Beer Company Masters Division feature, clearing Jordan for the lead on Lap 3 after starting second. A restart shortly after had Kevin Rollins getting around Jordan for second, with Faggart and Rollins breaking away from the field just a few laps later. One final caution on Lap 18 would bring the field back together, but the battle was still between Faggart and Rollins. On the last lap of the race, Rollins would use the bumper and move Faggart out of the way to get back to victory and sweep the double header in the Masters division this week.
The Chargers division saw a clean opening ten laps of action, with Kaden Bradshaw leading in the early goings with Diego Espinosa and Benjamin Rogers in hot pursuit. A couple of single car spins lead to a dreadful restart for Bradshaw and Espinosa, as the two would tangle going for the lead, sending them both to the back and moving Rogers to the lead. Rogers would go on to win, fending off a quick Alex Pate.
Lucas McFall had complete control over the Night Owl Companies Beginner Bandolero A Feature, leading all fifteen laps of the race, and Charlie Evans would take back-to-back B Feature victories.
Action at America’s Home for Racing continues with Round 7 of the Cook Out Summer Shootout on Tuesday, July 9 beginning at 5pm ET/2pm PT on FloRacing with the Charlotte Motor Speedway grandstands opening at 5pm.
RESULTS
UNC CHARLOTTE PRO DIVISION
ROUND 6 FEATURE (25 Laps): 1. 12-Daniel Wilk[2]; 2. 71-Jake Bollman[1]; 3. 1-Alex McCollum[4]; 4. 32-Jensen Jorgensen[6]; 5. 57-TYLER GONZALEZ[5]; 6. 72-Nick Woodall[7]; 7. 17-Oliver Cordell[12]; 8. 91-Martin Gatzulis[11]; 9. 20-Caleb Heady[9]; 10. 06-Donovan Ponder[10]; 11. 08-Nicholas Sowa[13]; 12. 24-Joel Smith[8]; 13. 21-Ethan Nascimento[3]; 14. 67-Cameron Bolin[14]; 15. (DNS) 66-Evan Swilling; 16. (DNS) 76-Darrell Wallace; 17. (DNS) 6-Josh Williams
Qualifying: 1. 71-Jake Bollman, 00:17.130[2]; 2. 12-Daniel Wilk, 00:17.227[15]; 3. 21-Ethan Nascimento, 00:17.258[9]; 4. 1-Alex McCollum, 00:17.266[8]; 5. 57-TYLER GONZALEZ, 00:17.310[5]; 6. 32-Jensen Jorgensen, 00:17.315[7]; 7. 72-Nick Woodall, 00:17.325[17]; 8. 24-Joel Smith, 00:17.339[11]; 9. 20-Caleb Heady, 00:17.363[6]; 10. 06-Donovan Ponder, 00:17.376[10]; 11. 91-Martin Gatzulis, 00:17.472[4]; 12. 17-Oliver Cordell, 00:17.583[3]; 13. 08-Nicholas Sowa, 00:17.843[12]; 14. (DNS) 67-Cameron Bolin, 00:17.843; 15. (DNS) 66-Evan Swilling, 00:17.843; 16. (DNS) 76-Darrell Wallace, 00:17.843; 17. (DNS) 6-Josh Williams, 00:17.843
VP RACING FUELS SEMI-PRO DIVISION
ROUND 6 FEATURE (25 Laps): 1. 95-London McKenzie[2]; 2. 01-Brody Gunter[1]; 3. 97-Isaac Kitzmiller[3]; 4. 9-Michael Crafton[5]; 5. 38-Cameron White[9]; 6. 81-Hunter Jordan[10]; 7. 71-Aiden McConnaughey[4]; 8. 124-Jackson Denton[8]; 9. 35-Preston Wrisley[18]; 10. 42-Alex Reling[17]; 11. 9W-Sterling Wrisley[19]; 12. 21-Mitch Wright[7]; 13. 22-Randy Phillips[6]; 14. 60-Dylan Faulkner[15]; 15. 73-Ian Hampton[22]; 16. 43-Layton Harrison[11]; 17. 27N-Nicholaus Bulkeley[20]; 18. 9J-Jackson Reynolds[12]; 19. 27-Austin MacDonald[21]; 20. 23-Josh Lowe[16]; 21. 87-Dominic Chisholm[13]; 22. 25-Nate Morris[14]
Round 6 B Main (15 Laps): 1. 9W-Sterling Wrisley[1]; 2. 27N-Nicholaus Bulkeley[2]; 3. 0-Jerrod Holle[7]; 4. 27-Austin MacDonald[4]; 5. 73-Ian Hampton[6]; 6. 99G-Tyler Garretson[9]; 7. 85-Bradley Swift[12]; 8. 4-Jake Locklear[13]; 9. 87F-JC Fickenscher[14]; 10. 74-Jacob Linc[11]; 11. 30-Joey Przybylinski[5]; 12. 02-Zachary Mertes[8]; 13. 99-Ryan Carlson[10]; 14. (DNS) 31M-Sam Mazzo
Qualifying: 1. 01-Brody Gunter, 00:17.289[9]; 2. 95-London McKenzie, 00:17.294[21]; 3. 97-Isaac Kitzmiller, 00:17.352[14]; 4. 71-Aiden McConnaughey, 00:17.370[20]; 5. 9-Michael Crafton, 00:17.422[4]; 6. 22-Randy Phillips, 00:17.424[24]; 7. 21-Mitch Wright, 00:17.440[30]; 8. 124-Jackson Denton, 00:17.445[5]; 9. 38-Cameron White, 00:17.461[29]; 10. 81-Hunter Jordan, 00:17.482[13]; 11. 43-Layton Harrison, 00:17.491[11]; 12. 9J-Jackson Reynolds, 00:17.492[27]; 13. 87-Dominic Chisholm, 00:17.494[3]; 14. 25-Nate Morris, 00:17.495[23]; 15. 60-Dylan Faulkner, 00:17.501[6]; 16. 23-Josh Lowe, 00:17.501[17]; 17. 42-Alex Reling, 00:17.513[26]; 18. 35-Preston Wrisley, 00:17.521[31]; 19. 9W-Sterling Wrisley, 00:17.542[32]; 20. 27N-Nicholaus Bulkeley, 00:17.559[1]; 21. 31M-Sam Mazzo, 00:17.580[19]; 22. 27-Austin MacDonald, 00:17.583[18]; 23. 30-Joey Przybylinski, 00:17.603[25]; 24. 73-Ian Hampton, 00:17.615[10]; 25. 0-Jerrod Holle, 00:17.624[12]; 26. 02-Zachary Mertes, 00:17.634[22]; 27. 99G-Tyler Garretson, 00:17.649[8]; 28. 99-Ryan Carlson, 00:17.651[2]; 29. 74-Jacob Linc, 00:17.708[15]; 30. 85-Bradley Swift, 00:17.750[28]; 31. 4-Jake Locklear, 00:17.793[16]; 32. 87F-JC Fickenscher, 00:17.812[7]
OLD ARMOR BEER COMPANY MASTERS DIVISION
ROUND 6 FEATURE (25 Laps): 1. 93-Kevin Rollins[1]; 2. 8-Robby Faggart[4]; 3. 21M-Josh Mullins[2]; 4. 58-Carl Cormier[3]; 5. 81-Lee Jordan[5]; 6. 5-Brandin Wrisley[7]; 7. 71W-Adam Welch[8]; 8. 31-Giles Martin[9]; 9. 28-Charles Parker[14]; 10. 57-Scott Heintz[11]; 11. 68-Dean Bonessi[12]; 12. 2X-Eric Mentnech[16]; 13. 3-Andrew Brown[15]; 14. 22-Dwayne Holder[6]; 15. 96-JESSE BUNNELL[10]; 16. (DNS) 33-Scott Wessel
Qualifying: 1. 93-Kevin Rollins, 00:17.390[13]; 2. 21M-Josh Mullins, 00:17.498[11]; 3. 58-Carl Cormier, 00:17.556[4]; 4. 8-Robby Faggart, 00:17.557[5]; 5. 81-Lee Jordan, 00:17.571[8]; 6. 22-Dwayne Holder, 00:17.601[7]; 7. 5-Brandin Wrisley, 00:17.688[16]; 8. 71W-Adam Welch, 00:17.703[14]; 9. 31-Giles Martin, 00:17.755[9]; 10. 96-JESSE BUNNELL, 00:17.908[3]; 11. 57-Scott Heintz, 00:17.965[6]; 12. 68-Dean Bonessi, 00:18.043[1]; 13. 33-Scott Wessel, 00:18.144[15]; 14. 28-Charles Parker, 00:18.366[12]; 15. (DNS) 3-Andrew Brown, 00:18.366; 16. (DQ) 2X-Eric Mentnech, 00:18.245[10]
NIGHT OWL COMPANIES YOUNG LIONS DIVISION
ROUND 6 FEATURE (25 Laps): 1. 62-Keelan Harvick[1]; 2. 88-Max Reaves[2]; 3. 99-Spencer Bradshaw[6]; 4. 79-Neal Dulin[3]; 5. 40M-Carter McMurray[7]; 6. 21-Nathan Lyons[8]; 7. 40-Dillon Thomas[11]; 8. 26-Laquan McCoy[14]; 9. 16-Sam Macedo[9]; 10. 72-Daniel O’Donnell[15]; 11. 24-Rodney Dowless[10]; 12. 4-Ryan Zima[4]; 13. 17-Ben Morabito[5]; 14. 55-Mardy Roberts III[13]; 15. 20-Ashton Williams[12]
Qualifying 1: 1. 62-Keelan Harvick, 00:17.193[4]; 2. 88-Max Reaves, 00:17.246[11]; 3. 79-Neal Dulin, 00:17.349[3]; 4. 4-Ryan Zima, 00:17.394[15]; 5. 17-Ben Morabito, 00:17.420[9]; 6. 99-Spencer Bradshaw, 00:17.428[1]; 7. 40M-Carter McMurray, 00:17.466[8]; 8. 21-Nathan Lyons, 00:17.494[5]; 9. 16-Sam Macedo, 00:17.579[6]; 10. 24-Rodney Dowless, 00:17.602[2]; 11. 40-Dillon Thomas, 00:17.609[13]; 12. 20-Ashton Williams, 00:17.636[14]; 13. 55-Mardy Roberts III, 00:17.750[12]; 14. 26-Laquan McCoy, 00:17.824[7]; 15. 72-Daniel O’Donnell, 00:17.868[10]
CHARGERS DIVISION
ROUND 6 FEATURE (15 Laps): 1. 42-Benjamin Rogers[3]; 2. 31-Faron Laney[7]; 3. 22-Jordan Plummer[8]; 4. 9-Abi Johnson[4]; 5. 13-Ben Mack[6]; 6. 15-Alison Johnson[10]; 7. 411-Chris Cycak[11]; 8. 07-Huston Wells[12]; 9. 94-Jhett Johnson[9]; 10. 83-Michael Cangemi[15]; 11. 4-James Hebert[14]; 12. 9B-Kaden Bradshaw[1]; 13. 24-Diego Espinosa[2]; 14. 75-Allee Johnson[13]; 15. 63-Chad Byrum[16]; 16. 10-Alex Pate[5]; 17. 86-Zack McMurry[17]
Qualifying: 1. 9B-Kaden Bradshaw, 00:17.490[1]; 2. 24-Diego Espinosa, 00:17.563[5]; 3. 42-Benjamin Rogers, 00:17.716[16]; 4. 9-Abi Johnson, 00:17.778[7]; 5. 10-Alex Pate, 00:17.798[14]; 6. 13-Ben Mack, 00:17.841[12]; 7. 31-Faron Laney, 00:17.853[11]; 8. 22-Jordan Plummer, 00:17.855[15]; 9. 94-Jhett Johnson, 00:17.949[10]; 10. 15-Alison Johnson, 00:17.993[8]; 11. 411-Chris Cycak, 00:18.057[4]; 12. 07-Huston Wells, 00:18.090[17]; 13. 75-Allee Johnson, 00:18.107[9]; 14. 4-James Hebert, 00:18.275[6]; 15. 83-Michael Cangemi, 00:18.585[3]; 16. 63-Chad Byrum, 00:19.167[2]; 17. 86-Zack McMurry, 00:20.729[13]
BOJANGLES OUTLAWS DIVISION
ROUND 6 FEATURE (20 Laps): 1. 9-TJ Moon[3]; 2. 24-Colt Johnson[4]; 3. 5-Hunter Morgan[6]; 4. 35-Owen Zacharias[2]; 5. 16-Finn Buckley[11]; 6. 5B-Jeffrey Beck[9]; 7. 39-Jake Tretow[5]; 8. 80-Bryson Nichols[1]; 9. 37-Carson Cauble[8]; 10. 36-Rocky Wise[14]; 11. 77-Ellie Gossett[10]; 12. 8X-Addison Martinez[12]; 13. 41-Mandi Lee[13]; 14. 51-Cole Gudmestad[15]; 15. 28-Joshua Shine[7]
Qualifying: 1. 80-Bryson Nichols, 00:18.670[11]; 2. 35-Owen Zacharias, 00:18.742[15]; 3. 9-TJ Moon, 00:18.779[9]; 4. 24-Colt Johnson, 00:18.798[6]; 5. 39-Jake Tretow, 00:18.820[13]; 6. 5-Hunter Morgan, 00:18.860[10]; 7. 28-Joshua Shine, 00:18.866[12]; 8. 37-Carson Cauble, 00:18.883[3]; 9. 5B-Jeffrey Beck, 00:18.913[1]; 10. 77-Ellie Gossett, 00:18.997[4]; 11. 16-Finn Buckley, 00:19.218[2]; 12. 8X-Addison Martinez, 00:19.321[8]; 13. 41-Mandi Lee, 00:19.455[7]; 14. 36-Rocky Wise, 00:19.607[14]; 15. (DNS) 51-Cole Gudmestad, 00:19.607
BANDITS DIVISION
ROUND 6 FEATURE (20 Laps): 1. 2-Wyatt Coffey[1]; 2. 22-Bentley Thompson[2]; 3. 55-Landon Thrasher[3]; 4. 9-Jack Smith[5]; 5. 10-Emily Billings[10]; 6. 21-Mason Roberts[14]; 7. 38-Gerald White III[12]; 8. 5-Corbin Cannon[8]; 9. 1VA-Hendrick Case[16]; 10. 04-James Monolo[15]; 11. 007-James Faulkner[4]; 12. 21H-Reid Halpin[13]; 13. 84-Delaney Gray[9]; 14. T2-Camden Truett[6]; 15. 18B-Brexton Busch[7]; 16. 17-Taegan Knowland[11]
Qualifying: 1. 2-Wyatt Coffey, 00:18.632[5]; 2. 22-Bentley Thompson, 00:18.777[13]; 3. 55-Landon Thrasher, 00:18.779[14]; 4. 007-James Faulkner, 00:18.820[6]; 5. 9-Jack Smith, 00:18.848[12]; 6. T2-Camden Truett, 00:18.857[15]; 7. 18B-Brexton Busch, 00:18.966[2]; 8. 5-Corbin Cannon, 00:19.167[3]; 9. 84-Delaney Gray, 00:19.179[7]; 10. 10-Emily Billings, 00:19.189[1]; 11. 17-Taegan Knowland, 00:19.292[9]; 12. 38-Gerald White III, 00:19.313[16]; 13. 21H-Reid Halpin, 00:19.333[8]; 14. 21-Mason Roberts, 00:19.348[11]; 15. 04-James Monolo, 00:19.500[10]; 16. 1VA-Hendrick Case, 00:19.553[4]
NIGHT OWL COMPANIES BEGINNER BANDOLERO DIVISION
ROUND 6 A FEATURE (15 Laps): 1. 13-Lucas McFall[1]; 2. 5-Wyatt Linker[4]; 3. 36-Carson Wise[2]; 4. 54-Jackson Jones[12]; 5. 33-Ben Buzze[3]; 6. 38-Penelope Carlisle[7]; 7. 10-Eli Van Patten[13]; 8. 16-Maci Prowell[10]; 9. 9-Maverick Bradshaw[8]; 10. 15-Grayson Price[11]; 11. 4M-Carson McKee[5]; 12. 4-Kevin Stiene[6]; 13. 85P-Paisley Lawson[9]
ROUND 6 B FEATURE (12 Laps): 1. 29-Charlie Evans[1]; 2. 8-Jakob Peterson[2]; 3. 16B-Lincoln Baucom[7]; 4. 23K-Kamden Wheeler[10]; 5. 6-Jerry Garretson[9]; 6. 57-Ellie Hodge[5]; 7. 52-Phillip Surles[3]; 8. 02-Jordyn Whitford[13]; 9. 23-Michael Scronce[8]; 10. 73-Kolton Peckich[11]; 11. 83-Julianna Case[4]; 12. 5V-Mason Villarreal[12]; 13. 19-Grant Hooker[6]
Qualifying: 1. 13-Lucas McFall, 00:20.006[13]; 2. 36-Carson Wise, 00:20.237[26]; 3. 33-Ben Buzze, 00:20.260[3]; 4. 5-Wyatt Linker, 00:20.285[12]; 5. 4M-Carson McKee, 00:20.467[14]; 6. 4-Kevin Stiene, 00:20.473[20]; 7. 38-Penelope Carlisle, 00:20.542[4]; 8. 9-Maverick Bradshaw, 00:20.613[2]; 9. 85P-Paisley Lawson, 00:20.627[11]; 10. 16-Maci Prowell, 00:20.961[18]; 11. 15-Grayson Price, 00:21.069[17]; 12. 54-Jackson Jones, 00:21.177[10]; 13. 10-Eli Van Patten, 00:21.292[22]; 14. 29-Charlie Evans, 00:21.371[6]; 15. 8-Jakob Peterson, 00:21.692[16]; 16. 52-Phillip Surles, 00:21.709[21]; 17. 83-Julianna Case, 00:21.817[5]; 18. 57-Ellie Hodge, 00:21.817[8]; 19. 19-Grant Hooker, 00:22.084[9]; 20. 16B-Lincoln Baucom, 00:22.315[1]; 21. 23-Michael Scronce, 00:22.356[19]; 22. 6-Jerry Garretson, 00:22.389[7]; 23. 23K-Kamden Wheeler, 00:23.120[24]; 24. 73-Kolton Peckich, 00:24.702[15]; 25. 5V-Mason Villarreal, 00:27.215[23]; 26. (DQ) 02-Jordyn Whitford, 00:22.982[25]
