Elliott Brayboy finally broke into victory lane at Georgia’s Hartwell Speedway on Saturday night with a win in the Stock Four feature.
The Atlanta, Georgia speedster drove to the lead on the opening lap, and held the point through the rest of the feature en route to the victory at the 3/8-mile clay oval.
Brayboy started the feature on the outside of the front row alongside pole sitter Jon Sanford. With the fight for the lead stacking three wide in turn two, Brayboy shot the gap between Sanford and Jamie Massey to move to the lead as the field filed down the backstretch for the first time.
Brayboy began building an advantage while Massey and Sanford battled for second behind him. Massey saw his night come to an end when he slowed a few laps later in turn four, bringing out the caution.
Back under green, Brayboy powered back to the lead, with Jon Sanford and Kenny Dobbs trailing him. While racing for second, Sanford spun off the front bumper of Dobbs, bringing out the caution.
On the final restart, Brayboy again asserted himself at the front of the field, moving away for the victory. Dustin Bales finished in second, with Bobby Shelton in third, Pete Whitley in fourth and Dobbs in fifth.
In other action, Grant Jordan muscled his way to the lead on the start of the Limited Late Model feature ahead of fast qualifier Jimmy Johnson, and went on to record his second win of the season. Johnson recovered from a spin to finish in second, with Jody Russell in third, Wesley English in fourth and Chris Segars in fifth.
Cody Pritchett powered to the early lead in the Crate Late Model feature, and went on to score the victory over Danny Sanders. Nick Dietz finished third, with Frankie Beard fourth and Adam Partain fifth.
Jimmy Ivester took the win in the Hobby feature. Jesse Ivester, Stephen Segars, Jeremy Mayfield and Ervin Atkinson rounded out the top five.
Sterling Helm and Chad Puckett were battling for the lead in the Modified Street feature when they tangled with the lap car of Brandon Fortson off turn four, with all three ending up hooked up against the front stretch wall.
That handed the lead over to Thomas Segars, who went on to record the win over Smokey Roberts. Josh Thurmond came home in third, with Johnny Pilgrim in fourth and Helm in fifth.
Evan Brown held off Rocky Jones for the win in the Stock V8 feature. Cord Crowe finished in third, with Jake Jordan in fourth and Bradlee Jones in fifth.
Russell Baker had the lead going into the final corner in the Open Wheel Modified feature, but when his car slipped in the turn, Keith Baker charged to the inside, making it a drag race to the flag stand for the win. Keith Baker made it to the finish line first to score the victory.
Hoyt Partain was the winner in the Young Guns feature, with Ryan Baker in second, Tanner Nation in third, Logan Gunter in fourth and Andrew Wilkes in fifth.
J.J. Sorrow edged out Dillon Christian for the Front Wheel Drive feature victory. Kalen Holmes came home in third, with Steven Shedd in fourth and Jesse Smith in fifth.
Hartwell Speedway returns to action on Saturday, July 27. Visit Hartwell-Speedway.com for more information.
Hartwell Speedway – Hartwell, GA
Race Results – July 20, 2019
Stock Four
1. #2B Elliott Brayboy
2. #34 Dustin Bales
3. #5G Bobby Shelton
4. #7x Pete Whitley
5. #47M Kenny Dobbs
6. #16 Jon Sanford
7. #4 Scott Hamby
8. #47 Eddie Daniel
9. #89 Bryan Stanford
10. #62 Jamie Massey
Limited Late Models
1. #418 Grant Jordan
2. #98 Jimmy Johnson
3. #17 Jody Russell
4. #16Wesley English
5. #17s Chris Segars
Crate Late Models
1. #15 Cody Pritchett
2. #4 Danny Sanders
3. #22 Nick Dietz
4. #2 Frankie Beard
5. #87 Adam Partain
6. #54 Jimmy Mason
7. #511 Austin Reed
Hobby
1. #115 Jimmy Ivester
2. #15 Jesse Ivester
3. #1 Stephen Segars
4. #49 Jeremy Mayfield
5. #77 Ervin Atkinson
6. #41 Alex Yarbrough
7. #99 Shun Thomas
8. #00 Nick Carter
9. #0 Matthew Ferguson
10. #418 Colby Jordan
11. #13 Josh Lewis
12. #141 Joe Yarbrough
Modified Street
1. #5 Thomas Segars
2. #37 Smokey Roberts
3. #12 Josh Thurmond
4. #19 Johnny Pilgrim
5. #98 Sterling Helm
6. #357 Chad Puckett
7. #J19 Cal Moon
8. #4 Terry Calhoun
9. #3 Kyle Gordon
10. #44 Tye Nalley
11. #104 Daniel Doster
12. #5 Brandon Fortson
Stock V8
1. #9 Evan Brown
2. #101 Rocky Jones
3. #34 Cord Crowe
4. #4 Jake Jordan
5. #26 Bradlee Jones
6. #14 Chance Segars
7. #194 Eric Dove
8. #35 Dustin Moore
9. #55 Seth Brown
10. #K5 Tyler Kennedy
Open Wheel Modified
1. #18 Keith Baker
2. #39 Russell Baker
3. #636 Alex Yarbrough
4. #17 Stanley Hill
Young Guns
1. #87 Hoyt Partain
2. #10 Ryan Baker
3. #111 Tanner Nation
4. #11 Logan Gunter
5. #47 Andrew Wilkes
Front Wheel Drive
1. #45A J.J. Sorrow
2. #15 Dillion Christian
3. #18H Kalen Holmes
4. #31 Steven Shedd
5. #19 Jesse Smith
6. #89 Joel Powell, Sr.
7. #44 Randy Shaw
8. #58 Eddie Segars
9. #41 Wayne Glenn
10. #6 Stephen Powell
11. #1 Alex Powell
12. #18M Jake McBride
