Drew Benfield held off Chris Woods to take the Limited Late Model victory at Georgia’s Lavonia Speedway on Friday night.
Benfield, who hails from nearby Toccoa, Georgia, charged from the fourth starting spot, taking the lead and racing to the win at the 3/8-mile clay raceway.
Parris Simmons came home in third, followed by Mason Tucker in fourth, and Logan Stinchcomb in fifth.
Austin Reed, Bubba Russell, Jimmy Mason, Brandon Haley, and Austin Fox rounded out the top 10.
In other action, Chris Woods bettered his second place run in the Limited Late Model feature by scoring the win in the 602 Late Model feature. Adam Partain followed in second, wihit John Harrison in third, Chris Ausburn in fourth, and Monk Gulledge in fifth.
Evan Brown edged out Johnny Pilgrim for the Modified Street feature win. Bill Pulliam finished third, with Jerry Speed fourth, and Rex Hambrick fifth.
Grayson Wells was the winner in the Open Wheel Modified feature, with Josh Thurmond in second, Keith Baker in third, Shane Strickland in fourth, and James Campbell in fifth.
Jimmy Johnson topped the Stock 8 field for the feature victory. Drew Griffith followed in second, with Anthony Stephens in third, David Brown in fourth, and Eric Dove in fifth.
Matt Gilbert was first across the finish line to win the Stock 4 feature. Elliott Brayboy finished second, with by Cameron Fowler third, and Arron Cronic fouth.
Hunter Carey took the win in the Young Guns feature. Aiden White, Brayden Long, Daniel Marchman, and Brantley Bales rounded out the top five.
Joel Cabe took the checkered flag first for the Front Wheel Drive feature win, with Danny Anthony in second, Andrew Smith in third, Peter Comeau in fourth, and Tyler Bridges in fifth.
Bobby Terry was the winner in the Enduro feature. Adam Rouse came home in second, with Michael Davis in third, Bobby Terry, Sr. in fourth, and Josh Nix in fifth.
Lavonia Speedway returns to action on Saturday, May 13. Visit LavoniaSpeedway.net for details.
Lavonia Speedway – Lavonia, GA
Race Results – May 5, 2023
Limited Late Models
1. 371-Drew Benfield
2. 17-Chris Woods
3. 41-Parris Simmons
4. 23-Mason Tucker
5. 85-Logan Stinchcomb
6. 52-Austin Reed
7. 32-Bubba Russell
8. 54-Jimmy Mason
9. 51-Brandon Haley
10. 36-Austin Fox
602 Late Models
1. 17-Chris Woods
2. 87H-Adam Partain
3. 11-John Harrison
4. 17A-Chris Ausburn
5. 18-Monk Gulledge
6. 21-Nathan Bray
7. 49-Taylor Griffith
8. 141-Shane Yarbrough
9. C38-David Conner
10. 114-Cody Segars
11. 219-Crash Dockery
Modified Street
1. 29-Evan Brown
2. 19-Johnny Pilgrim
3. 21-Bill Pulliam
4. 50-Jerry Speed
5. 8-Rex Hambrick
6. 729-Michael Moore
Open Wheel Modified
1. 59-Grayson Wells
2. 12-Josh Thurmond
3. 39-Keith Baker
4. 119-Shane Strickland
5. 112-James Campbell
Stock 8
1. 98-Jimmy Johnson
2. 29-Drew Griffeth
3. 14-Anthony Stephens
4. 55-David Brown
5. 75-Eric Dove
6. 61-Chris Smith
7. 121-Brandon Daves
8. 777-C.J. Lewis
9. 77-Jeff Boddie
10. 19B-Justin Sorrows
11. 37-Ricky Chamberlain
Stock 4
1. 117-Matt Gilbert
2. 2B-Elliott Brayboy
3. 2-Cameron Fowler
4. 28C-Arron Cronic
Young Guns
1. 5-Hunter Carey
2. 1A-Aiden White
3. 29L-Brayden Long
4. 77-Daniel Marchman
5. 11-Brantley Bales
6. 15B-Koltin Bryant
7. 88-Cohen Fortson
8. 21-Kenneth House, Jr.
FWD
1. X-Joel Cabe
2. 55JR-Danny Anthony
3. 48-Andrew Smith
4. 83-Peter Comeau
5. 2-Tyler Bridges
6. 11-Lee Mason
7. 27-Clinton Taylor
8. 45-Josh Campbell
9. 35-Cody Henry
10. 5-Kyle Shipman
11. 55-Luke Lackore
12. 13-Cameron Sherriff
Enduro
1. 787-Bobby Terry
2. 56-Adam Rouse
3. 2-Michael Davis
4. 84-Bobby Terry, Sr.
5. 17-Josh Nix
6. 11-Brandon Douglas
7. 53-Chad Day
8. 77-Bobby Davidson
