JAMAICA, Vir. – Benji Hicks was awarded his second FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series win of the season on Saturday night at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Virginia as a part of the 41st Annual USA 100.
Hicks, of of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, pulled into victory lane after the car of apparent winner Ross Bailes was light at the scales.
Even before the penalty to Bailes, Hicks was pretty happy with a second-place finish, as Bailes was driving a car owned by his uncle, Billy Hicks. When Hicks arrived in victory lane, his happiness went to pure emotion.
“It was two years ago tonight that my Namaw passed away and she was my everything,” Hicks said. “This win tonight is for her. I tried to win the Bill Hicks, Sr. Memorial last Friday night at 311 Motor Speedway, but finished third. Bill Hicks, Sr. was my Grandfather and my Namaw’s husband. Winning this race tonight with my family here is a pretty good consolation prize.”
For Hicks, family was the operative word, as he and Bailes were parked next to each other in the Garage Area of Virginia Motor Speedway. Hicks hinted that the fate of his win and Bailes being light at the scales may have been set at lunch time.
“My Mom made tacos for everyone at lunch time, so both teams dug in,” Hicks said tongue-in-cheek. “I ate more tacos than Ross did, so it didn’t really surprise me that he was light at the scales and we made weight. But in all seriousness, I hate that for them because they work as hard as anybody else.”
The $3,000 victory also gave Hicks the series point lead. Hicks now leads Jensen Ford of by two points after the first four races of the 2017 season.
Ryan Montgomery finished in second, with Justin Williams in third, Tyler Bare in fourth and Logan Roberson in fifth.
Phillip Thompson, Jensen Ford, Corey Almond, Matthew Nance and Ron Parker rounded out the top ten.
The next race for the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series South East Region will be on Saturday night, June 17 at Georgia’s Toccoa Raceway.
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FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series
Virgnia Motor Speedway – Jamaica, VA
Race Results – June 3, 2017
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER
1. 5 55 Benji Hicks Mt. Airy, NC 40 $3,000
2. 7 12m Ryan Montgomery Fairmont, WV 40 $1,500
3. 2 2w Justin Williams Concord, VA 40 $900
4. 4 30 Tyler Bare Rockridge Baths, VA 40 $650
5. 8 17 Logan Roberson Waynesboro, VA 40 $600
6. 15 24t Phillip Thompson Knoxville, TN 40 $500
7. 10 83 Jensen Ford Piney Flats, TN 40 $450
8. 12 7a Corey Almond Appomattox, VA 40 $425
9. 1 24n Matthew Nance Ronda, NC 40 $400
10. 14 8 Ron Parker Belwood, NC 40 $365
11. 18 71 Davis Lipscombe Mechanicsville, VA 40 $340
12. 13 66x Matt Tarbox Brandywine, MD 40 $325
13. 23 71t Tyler Hoy Stuarts Draft, VA 40 $300
14. 16 40 Brent Bordeaux Fredericksburg, VA 40 $275
15. 20 28 Carl Vaughan Chesapeake, VA 39 $275
16. 9 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC 36 $275
17. 3 47 Matthew Quade Mechanicsville, MD 30 $275
18. 21 44 Dylan Lewis Oakland, MD 29 $275
19. 17 0 Troy Frazier Montclair, WV 29 $275
20. 19 5j Darrell Dow Chesapeake, VA 27 $275
21. 6 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA 22 $275
DQ: 11 79 Ross Bailes Clover, SC 40 $275
DNS: 22 38 Nick Love Hughesville, MD 0 $0
