CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Randy Weaver scored his second-career Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series victory and extended his win streak to seven victories on the season with his $4,000 payday at Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, Tenn. Friday night.
Weaver took the lead on lap-12 from pole sitter Derek Ellis and never looked back in the caution-free 40-lapper. Weaver crossed the stripe at the end of the feature ahead of Ellis, Dale McDowell, Mack McCarter and Chris Madden.
Weaver was all smiles again in victory lane for the seventh time this season.
“I can’t thank my sponsors and crew enough, I want to thank The Lord, everything is for him,” he said. “All of this, this year is in the memory of my dad, man I wish he could be here to see this.”
Dash winner and pole sitter Ellis, of Chatsworth, Ga. and Stacy Boles brought the field of 24 to the green flag for the start of the 40-lapper with Ellis going to the early lead. By the second lap, fourth starting Weaver had already worked his way into the runner up spot.
As the field worked through lapped traffic on lap 11, Weaver made the pass to the outside of Ellis to grab the lead as Ellis got trapped behind lapped cars. Ellis would hold the second spot and sixth place starter McDowell, of Chickamauga, Ga. would challenge for the runner up spot on lap 25 and again on lap 30.
McDowell couldn’t ever make the pass for the second spot and settled for third in the final rundown. McCarter finished in fourth, with Madden in fifth.
Mike Marlar, Donald McIntosh, Stacy Boles, Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. and Austin Smith rounded out the top ten.
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Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series
Cleveland Speedway – Cleveland, TN
Race Results – May 1, 2015
1. Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN
2. Derek Ellis-Chatsworth, GA
3. Dale McDowell-Chickamauga, GA
4. Mack McCarter-Gatlinburg, TN
5. Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC
6. Mike Marlar-Winfield, TN
7. Donald McIntosh-Dawsonville, GA
8. Stacy Boles-Clinton, TN
9. Ivedent Lloyd Jr.-Ocala, FL
10. Austin Smith-Cedartown, GA
11. Skip Arp-Georgetown, TN
12. Billy Ogle Jr.-Knoxville, TN
13. John Ownbey-Cleveland, TN
14. Mark Dotson-Cameron, MO
15. David Payne-Murphy, NC
16. Kenny Collins-Colbert, GA
17. Tyler Millwood-Kingston, GaA
18. Jason Croft-Woodstock, GA
19. Ellery Leake-Knoxville, TN
20. Shawn Chastain-Murphy, NC
21. Jerry Coffman-Soddy Daisy, TN
22. Andy Picklesimer-Ooltewah, TN
23. Kurt English-Murphy, NC
24. Matthew Summers-Estill Springs, TN
Time of Race: 15 minutes, 30 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.913 seconds
Yellow Flags: None
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: Ellis (1-11); Weaver (12-40)
Entries: 24
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