8/31/2014
Delaware International Speedway
JORDAN WATSON WINS AGAIN WITH BORROWED MOTOR IN BIG BLOCKS
By CHARLIE BROWN, DELMAR. DE – Great Labor Day weather along with the URC Sprint Cars brought out an outstanding crowd for Saturday night’s R.C. Holloway Company/AC Delco Night at the Delaware International Speedway. In the Big Block Modified feature, Jordan Watson moved a step closer in contention for the track championship by picking up his third win of the season.
In the 25-lap Big Block Modified main, Dave Dissinger was the pace setter from the start with Scott VanGorder and Howard O’Neal chasing in second and third. Brad Trice was working the bottom groove taking third on lap three with Jordan Watson following into fourth.
The first yellow was out for Beau Wilkins who slowed on the back straight on the restart Trice got by VanGorder for second again bringing Watson in tow. Two laps later, Matt Hawkins and Jamie Mills made hard contact in the turn with Hawkins grinding to a stop on the front straight with damage to both his front and rear suspension.
On the restart, Watson went to work on Trice for second and took the spot on lap ten. It only took him one more circuit to get under Dissinger and take the lead. Trice held on to the second spot with VanGorder third as Dissinger got shuffled back to fourth. The battle for the fifth spot was shaping up between Jamie Mills and H.J. Bunting.
While trying to get fifth back, Mills got together with Bunting going into the first turn and spun off the banking. Mills was able to restart at the rear but the car would come to a stop on the next lap with suspension damage ending his night
Watson would have no problems controlling the final nine laps as he drove to his third feature win of the season. “I have to thank my grandfather for lending me this engine,� said Watson. “it’s allowed me to keep racing and I’ve won twice with it. I hope he doesn’t take it back this week.�
Trice would run a consistent race to finish in second with Bunting picking up two spots in the final five laps to finish in third. Fourth went to VanGorder and O’Neal came back to finish in fifth. Heats were won by VanGorder and Mills.
Big Block Modified Finish: 1. Jordan Watson; 2. Brad Trice; 3. H.J. Bunting; 4. Scott VanGorder; 5. Howard O’Neal; 6. Dave Dissinger; 7. Drew Simmons; 8. Jamie Mills; 9. Michael White; 10. Matt Hawkins; 11. Beau Wilkins; 12. Roberrt Dutton; DNS: Bobby Watkins; Dale Hawkins.
