Gentry, Moore, Robinson and Parsons win on The Hill
Hilltop Speedway finally beat Mother Nature to create a wild night on the dirt.
After a couple weeks off, Mother Nature finally cooperated to see some racing at Hilltop Speedway on Friday, May 14.
The Holmes Tire late models were the first to see action for the night. With the field set, the green was out for their 25-lap feature event. Fast qualifier JR Gentry would look to challenge Doug Dodd for the lead.
Eight laps down, Gentry would use the leaders to his advantage off turn four, claiming the lead with nine laps in the books. Cautions on lap 11 and again on 22 would single the field to the green. Gentry would maintain the lead as dash winner, and Vic Hottinger and Dave Hornikel would work their way around Dodd for second and third. However, they were unable to surpass Gentry as he would pick up the feature win. Fifth went to Allen Baker. A single heat race win went to Lance Elson.
The Bugs-R-Gone modifieds were the next to hit the track with Kyle Moore sweeping the night, setting fast time at 16.024, picking up a heat race win and leading green to checker to pick up the feature win. Heat race two winner Chris Basich would run second with DJ Cline looking in.
Thirteen laps down Cline would drive under Basich to claim second off turn four. Looking to break into the top three, Colton Shaw would work the low line going into turn two to take the position, driving to the bumper of Cline. Unfortunately, caution would come out with one to go. Back under green, Moore would retain the lead, followed by Cline, Shaw, Basich and Robin Duston, who would come back to finish top five after restarting tail with an early race caution.
Pulling double duty, Moore would pick up back-to-back feature wins on the night after sweeping the Evan’s Elite Paving street stock division. Moore would lead green to checker, claiming the feature win. Kevin Potts would work his way through the field from his sixth-place starting position to claim second with 10 laps in the books. Third would go to Jimmy Humphrey, fourth to Mark Baier and fifth to Jeff Lanham.
Heat race winners Carson Hubbard and Chris Robinson would sit on the front row of the night’s Snyder Hot Shot Truck and Trailer Repair modlite feature event. With the drop of the green, Blake Morris would take the lead off of four with one lap in. However, Robinson would charge back to secure the lead on lap two. Meanwhile, Reece Bollinger and Darrick Hubbard, Jr would make their presence known as they would take third and fourth.
Hubbard would look to crack into the top three, passing Bollinger with six laps down. Nevertheless, once claiming the lead on lap two, it was Chris Robinson picking up the feature win. Morris would finish second, followed by Hubbard, Jr, Bollinger and Justin Pierce.
The CPR mini stocks would be the last feature of the night with Kevin Markey and Doug Hensel sitting on the pole after redraw. Green flag in the air, Hensel would take the early lead as Billy Parsons would work to the inside, securing the lead off four with three laps down. Hensel, undeterred, would challenge back as the front runners would come up on lap traffic six laps down.
Caution on lap seven would double file the field back to the green with Hensel reclaiming the top spot. Back and forth Hensel and Parsons would battle it out for the lead. With the checkered flag waving, Parsons would hold off Hensel to pick up the win. Third went to heat race winner Ed Geary, fourth Dakota Graciani and fifth Andy Parsons.