CORDELE, Georgia (January 29, 2022) – Georgia native Bubba Pollard is the victor of SpeedFest 2022 after an intense race-long battle with runner up Chandler Smith. Pollard and Smith raced door to door over the course of multiple restarts with Smith, the 2021 Snowball Derby champion, being edged out on the race’s final restart with 10 laps to go in the 150 lap event. Today’s win marks number two for 2022 for Pollard, who also claimed the checkered flag in the Super Late Model portion of the Red Eye 50/50 at the beginning of the month in New Smyrna, Florida.
In the Pro Late Model 100 lapper, Michael Hinde snagged the win in his first outing at SpeedFest. Hinde would continue on in the Super Late Model feature to score a solid 12th place finish. With the cold temperatures, Hinde was concerned that his car would run tighter than usual, but was happy that the setup under his Stephen Nasse Racing prepared machine locked in about midway through the race.
Further back, Cody Coulghlin and Dustin Smith tangled early in the event. Under the yellow, the pair went to blows using their racecars which resulted in both cars being disqualified from the event. Afterward, Coughlin, who was one of the double-duty drivers, decided to load up and head for home, withdrawing from the Super Late Model race.
Timmy Moore won the Modifieds of Mayhem North/South Modified Shootout. With just over 20 cars starting the race, only about half finished as attrition through mechanical failures and contact took its toll on the event. This included a lengthy red flag period for fluid from one of the cars that covered the racing groove. Front runners Matt Dimit and Cody Stickler made contact late, taking both out of contention for the win and allowing Moore to set sail in the final laps.
Shawn Amor took the win in the CRA Street Stock feature, which was cut down from 75 to 50 laps to help facilitate the day’s schedule in light of the frigid temperatures. This race was after the first race of the day, the Legends Cars, which saw Cale Hall win in a 25 lap feature.
SpeedFest 2022 Results:
Super Late Models
1. Bubba Pollard
2. Chandler Smith
3. Carson Hocevar
4. Jake Garcia
5. Corey Heim
6. Ryan Moore
7. Michael House
8. Stephen Nasse
9. William Sawalich
10. Michael Atwell
11. Tyler Church
12. Michael Hinde
13. Rich Clouser
14. Kyle McCallum
15. Daniel Dye
16. John Coffman
17. Joe Ross
18. Josh Berry
19. Kyle Plott
20. Albert Francis
Pro Late Models
1. Michael Hinde
2. Cole Williams
3. Dylan Fetcho
4. Cody Hall
5. Giovanni Ruggiero
6. Cody King
7. Graham Campbell
8. Jake Bollman
9. Cale Hall
10. Tanner Carter
11. William Sawalich
12. Spencer Bragg
13. Zach Johnson
14. Maddison Bragg
15. Joey Strode
16. Dave Killian
17. Zack Dixon
18. Christopher Tullis
19. Derek Griffith
20. Jerry Artuso
21. Jim Wall
22. Hunter Wright
23. Stephen Nasse
24. Brandon Sager
25. Jordan McCallum
26. Dustin Smith
27. Cody Coughlin
28. Chris Munson
29. Kyle McCallum
30. Colin Allman
North/South Modified Shootout
1. Timmy Moore
2. Buddy Gray
3. Sam Bigham
4. Cody Stickler
5. Thomas Mays
6. Chris Johnson
7. J.J. Schafer
8. Matt Dimit
9. Greg Fullarton
10. Brian Nester
11. Bubba Brooks
12. Tom Rutherford
13. Doug Meyer
14. Brad Bowman
15. Brad Springer
16. Jordan Pruitt
17. Travis Wilson
18. Walt Obrinske
19. Richie Smith
20. Kevin Peel
21. Jeff Ganus
Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks
1. Shawn Amor
2. Chad Pendleton
3. Austin Maynard
4. Billy Roberts
5. Josh Sage
6. Josh Way
7. Josh LaBatch
8. J.J. Schafer
9. Austin Evans
10. Doug Grieg
11. Kenny Gibson
12. Jackson McLerran
13. Michael Pannell
14. Aaron Wilke
15. Donny Ollie, Jr.
16. Ken Crabtree
17. Chris Jividen
Legends Cars
1. Cale Hall
2. Cody Hall
3. Blaze Crawford
4. Graham Campbell
5. Jensen Jorgenson
6. Jonathon Taylor
7. Donavan Strauss
8. Garrett Gumm
9. Lanie Buice
10. Luke Yarbrough
11. Kevin Rollins
12. Hudsons Bulger
13. Carter Taylor
14. Ronnie Wehunt
15. Christopher Almen
16. Dylan Faulkner
17. Giles Martin
18. Jeff Haynie
19. Nick Woodall
20. Ian Hampton
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