Ashton Higgins opened the 2019 racing season at Anderson Motor Speedway with a Late Model Stock Car victory at the Williamston, South Carolina raceway.
It marks the second career Late Model victory for the Weaverville, North Carolina racer at Anderson.
Trey Gibson held the point over the closing laps, but with five laps to go, Higgins closed on the leader. The two made contact, and Higgins was able to sweep into the lead. From there, Higgins drove to the win, with Gibson settling for second. Neil Meredith finished in third, with Brandon Lemke in fourth and Archie Adams in fifth.
Magnum Tate, Jake Garcia, Kenneth Headen, Nick Netchaeff and R.A. Brown rounded out the top ten.
In other action, Austin Northcutt held off Trent Smith for the BM Modifieds feature victory. Bryan Mitchell came home in third, with Adam Callaham in fourth and Will Ragsdale in fifth.
Ryan Howard was the winner in the Mini Stock feature, with Bobby Brock following in second. Ben Kay finished third, with Jeff Turner in fourth and Chris Whitfield in fifth.
Austin MacDonald took top honors in the US Legends feature. Janson Marchbanks, Randy Gunton, Karl Moberg and Russell Shore rounded out the top five.
Andrew Cordell recorded the victory in the Pure Stock feature, with Dereck Burgess in second, John Cordell in third, Jamie McCall in fourth and Chase Plesko in fifth.
Scott Parker was the winner in the Front Wheel Drive feature, followed by Manuel Molleda in second, Allen Porter in third, Josh Hamilton in fourth and Joshua Thomason in fifth.
Anderson Motor Speedway is back in action on Friday, March 29. For more information, visit AndersonMotorSpeedway.com.
Anderson Motor Speedway – Williamston, SC
Race Results – March 22, 2019
Late Model Stock Cars
1. Ashton Higgins
2. Trey Gibson
3. Neil Meredith
4. Brandon Lemke
5. Archie Adams
6. Magnum Tate
7. Jake Garcia
8. Kenneth Headen
9. Nick Netchaeff
10. R.A. Brown
11. Luke Sorrow
12. David Roberts
BM Modifieds
1. Austin Northcutt
2. Trent Smith
3. Bryan Mitchell
4. Adam Callaham
5. Will Ragsdale
6. Sam Brown
7. Bryce Malcolm
Mini Stocks
1. Ryan Howard
2. Bobby Brock
3. Ben Kay
4. Jeff Turner
5. Chris Whitfield
6. Chad Campbell
7. Ben Burnett
8. Chase Morrison
US Legends
1. Austin MacDonald
2. Janson Marchbanks
3. Randy Gunton
4. Karl Moberg
5. Russell Shore
6. Travis Ellison
7. Kody Quinn
8. Salvador Jimenez
9. Branham Phillips
10. Cory Parham
11. Don Maness
12. Lee Jordan
13. Dwayne Holder
14. Jessie Thomas
Pure Stock
1. Andrew Cordell
2. Dereck Burgess
3. John Cordell
4. Jamie McCall
5. Chase Plesko
6. Roger Gentry
7. Thomas McClain
8. Eric Burgess
9. Eric Caughorn
Front Wheel Drive
1. Scott Parker
2. Manuel Molleda
3. Allen Porter
4. Josh Hamilton
5. Joshua Thomason
6. Leo Asher
7. Zach Beale
8. Lance Partain
9. Carey Smith
10. Stephen Anders
11. Travis Barbare
12. Bradley Harris
13. Wayne Glenn
14. Phillip Peters
15. Alex Partain
DQ: Robert Hall
DQ: Casey Burkett
DQ: Chris Burkett
