Zack Dohm scored the biggest win of his career on Saturday night, as he powered to the Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Bonus Series victory at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky.
The Cross Lanes, West Virginia driver pocketed a cool $15,000 payday in the 27th annual Fall Classic.
The start of the feature saw the first pair of attempted starts come back, first for a five-car tangle in turn one involving Michael Chilton, Vic Hill, Connor Meade, Jeff Neubert, and Justin Rattliff, while the second one would come back when fifth place Donald McIntosh spun in turn two.
Once action got underway, Mike Marlar would take the race lead, with Cody Mahoney, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Zack Dohm, and Tripp Gerrald giving chase. Dohm took third from Carrier, Jr. on lap three, while Marlar set a rapid pace out front. Marlar would start the process of working slower traffic on lap nine while Mahoney and Dohm gave chase.
On lap 32, Devin Gilpin slowed on the backstretch to draw the caution flag. The restart would see Marlar maintain the lead, while Mahoney and Dohm battled back and forth for second. Dohm would catch Marlar and start to pressure him for the top position on lap 41. Marlar would catch slower traffic on lap 44, with he and Justin Rattliff would make contact on the backstretch. That sent Rattliff spinning, drawing the caution flag on lap 45. Marlar would be able to continue with right-side damage.
On the restart, Dohm pressured Marlar for the lead, taking the top spot on lap 53. The two would battle back and forth, with Dohm taking the lead for the final time on lap 55. Dohm drove away to the win, with Marlar second and Eddie Carrier, Jr. third. Brandon Overton and Michael Chilton rounded out the top five.
The next event for the Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Bonus Series will be October 21 at Blue Ridge Motorsports Park in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
For more information, visit SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Bonus Series
Ponderosa Speedway – Junction City, KY
Race Results – October 14, 2017
1. Zack Dohm – Cross Lanes, WV
2. Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN
3. Eddie Carrier, Jr. – Salt Rock, WV
4. Brandon Overton – Evans, GA
5. Michael Chilton – Salvisa, KY
6. Victor Lee – Danville, KY
7. Dale McDowell – Chickamauga, GA
8. Devin Gilpin – Columbus, IN
9. Steve Francis – Bowling Green, KY
10. Tripp Gerrald – Lexington, KY
11. Tim Dohm – Cross Lanes, WV
12. Jared Hawkins – Fairmont, WV
13. Todd Coffman – Junction City, KY
14. Connor Meade – Clay City, KY
15. Adam Bowman – Seymour, IN
16. David Payne – Murphy, NC
17. Jeff Neubert – Rockford, TN
18. Joey Standridge – Telico Plains, TN
19. Cody Mahoney – Hanover, IN
20. Vic Hill – Mosheim, TN
21. Justin Rattliff – Campbellsville, KY
22. Greg Johnson – Bedford, IN
23. Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA
