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| Skaggs Slides by Layfield for Win at Ohio Valley Speedway, August 24 | ||
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Lubeck , WV- After multiple heartbreaking incidents throughout the 2013 season, Nathan Skaggs was finally able to seal the deal with a last lap pass over Andre Layfield and claim victory at Ohio Valley Speedway. The house was packed and fans were left with nothing short of yet another awesome OVSCA fast, passing-packed event! Young gun, Nick Ley got called for the jump over Josh Davis in heat one, sponsored by Alky Racing Alcohols, which penalized him two rows and awarded Danny Smith the new pole position. Smith wrapped up with win, but Davis was close in tow. Mark Imler battled Kory Crabtree for third until Crabtree faced mechanical issues and brought out the caution on lap seven. Nick Ley took a hard end-over ride after hitting the infield tire in turn four. Ley walked to the pits alongside his dad giving a wave reassuring fans he was uninjured. The final two laps concluded with Smith followed by Davis, Imler and Eddie Miller driving the Mitchell team car. Heat two sponsored by Racegear by Impact, lined up with Chris Myers inside Dave Dickson. Myers jumped quick to the lead and Andre Layfield trailed in the number 84 car, normally ran by Jim Stinson. Dickson followed in third while Benson held off an aggressive Wayne McPeek and OVSCA newcomer Nick Patterson for fourth. The heat went green to checkered and the top two distanced themselves from the group running a high line and battling for the win. Myers came out on top but Layfield didn't make it easy. The final heat sponsored by Octane Racing Products rolled to the start line, with a perfect side-by-side acceleration. Nathan Skaggs and Greg Mitchell took the Green and Skaggs quickly claimed the high line, and lead. Jamie Myers moved into second after starting behind Skaggs in the third position. Mitchell battled and held on to third over Chuck Waddell while Kendall Hodge finished fifth in the number 2MC, McPeek team car. Ohio Valley Speedway's top two redraw format was adopted by OVSCA for the event, and staggered the top six finishers for the feature event. Brothers Chris Myers and Jamie Myers drew the front line for a family battle for the front, while the second row lined up with Danny Smith and Nathan Skaggs. The third row was made up by Andre Layfield and Josh Davis. After just getting his machine back together as a result of a wild ride two weeks ago at Wayne County, Jamie Myers returned with a vengeance. After leading the first five laps, Jamie was granted second when Andre Layfield moved in for the lead. Layfield and Myers worked smoothly through lap traffic until a heart breaking spin in turn four sent Myers straight into the same troublesome turn four tire several others met earlier in the night. Due to front end damage, he would be finished for the night. Layfield continued with Nathan Skaggs now in second, followed by Danny Smith, Josh Davis and Chris Myers. As the green flag dropped the top five remained and distanced themselves from one another. Just a few laps later, Smith claimed third from Davis. Wayne McPeek worked his way into seventh behind Mark Imler after starting 14th. Dave Dickson, Greg Mitchell, and Brian Benson rounded out the top ten at the halfway mark. Layfield continued his lead but Skaggs quickly closed in. As the white flag dropped, Skaggs used lap car traffic to his advantage and put on a show for the lead. Holding Layfield off for the final and most important lap of the night, Skaggs was rewarded with the checkers and recorded his first 2013 OVSCA win. The team Beasley car has been bad fast on multiple occasions this season, and Skaggs has wheeled it with aggression. However, the black cloud has got them time and time again. An excited Skaggs was happy to see his luck change and thanked the fans as well as car owner Harold Beasley for making it happen. With Jim Stinson absent from the event, the victory was also enough to give Skaggs an edge and return to the lead in a tight series point battle. Davis and Dickson were also able to make up ground in the points run as Wes McGlumphy missed his first OVSCA event of the season, and Kory Crabtree was unable to start the show due to mechanical failures carrying over from his heat race. Ohio Valley Speedway anticipated fog being an issue late in the night and moved the sprint feature up significantly in the program. OVSCA, Ohio Valley Speedway and especially the fans that make the whole thing worthwhile, really appreciate the drivers who stuck around and participated in the night's autograph session following their feature event. It is reassuring to see drivers return the appreciation to an always faithful and packed crowd at Ohio Valley Speedway. The Ohio Valley Sprint Cars will be part of the awesome back to back event at West Virginia Motor Speedway this week and look forward to a first time visit and huge show at the "Speedplant." Look for upcoming race event details at www.ovsprintcars.com and on the OVSCA Facebook Page. Complete Finish: Nathan Skaggs, Andre Layfield, Danny Smith, Josh Davis, Chris Myers, Mark Imler, Wayne McPeek, Dave Dickson, Greg Mitchell, Brian Benson, Nick Patterson, Chuck Waddell, Eddie Miller, Kendall Hodge, Jamie Myers, Nick Ley (DNS), Kory Crabtree (DNS) UPCOMING SCHEDULE Thursday, August 29, West Virginia Motor Speedway, Racefest, $2000 Win/$275 Start Friday, August 30, West Virginia Motor Speedway, Racefest, $2500 Win/$300 Start Saturday, September 7, Ohio Valley Speedway
CONTACT Todd Frye: [304] 428-5000 [email protected] Katie Dickson: [740] 525-2500 [email protected] Hoosier Tire and Hoosier Tire Ohio Valley is the title sponsor of the |