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Ferguson wires Bristol Dirt Nationals opener, earns $10,000

Chris Ferguson invaded the famed Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tenn.) on Friday afternoon to kick off the two-day Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals. Drawing 55 Late Models, Ferguson laid down the fastest lap in his time trial group before picking up an eight-lap heat race victory. Earning the pole position for the opening night feature, Chris shot into the lead on the opening lap and never looked back, leading flag-to-flag in the 25-lap affair to capture his first win of the season and a $10,000 prize. He took the checkers ahead of Kyle Larson, Jonathan Davenport, Scott Bloomquist, and Chris Madden. (Michael Boggs Photography)

On Saturday afternoon, Chris followed up the fastest lap in field of 49 cars with a heat race win over Bobby Pierce. Locked into the pole for the $50,000-to-win Bristol Dirt Nationals finale, Ferguson paced the field for the first 10 circuits until Kyle Larson snuck by on the 11th lap. Fading outside the Top-5 late in the 50-lapper, Chris Ferguson landed a seventh-place finish when the checkered flag flew.

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