Joey Mahanes Doubles Up at Orange County Speedway
May 10, 2010 - updated May 10th, 2010 9:33am
Web posted by Ken Childs

Rougemont,N.C. -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 8, 2010
 
In the first of two 75 lap Late Model Stock events, Craig Moore set the fast time, but it would be South Boston’s Jeb Burton on the pole, with Joey Mahanes starting on his outside.  Mahanes would get going with a great start, allowing Burton to lead the first lap, but then taking control after that.  Mahanes would lead from lap 2 until a lap 37 when the caution flag came out for a Tracey Chambers spins.
 
On the subsequent restart, Mahanes would cut down a left-rear tire, stacking up the field behind him and causing a three-car wreck involving Paul Bryant, Barry Beggarly and Melvin Langley.  The chaos from the restart would put Craig Moore, the night’s fast qualifier, to the point.  Moore would lead every lap from lap 38 through lap 65, when the lap-down Travis Robertson would make contact with Moore, causing Moore to spin and bring out the caution, giving the lead to Terry Dease.
 
Throughout the long run with Moore in the lead, Joey Mahanes was working his way through traffic, and by the lap 65 restart, Mahanes had made his way to the bumper of Terry Dease.  Dease would do his best to keep Mahanes behind him, but Mahanes would make a pass with two laps to go, holding back Dease just long enough to capture the checkered flag.  Dease would finish second, with Ryan Glenski finishing third, Moore fourth and Burton fifth.
 
Ryan Glenski would draw the pole for the second 75 lap race, with Craig Moore starting to his outside.  Glenski faltered at the start, allowing Moore to take the lead for the second time in two races.  With the teams unable to change tires between the first and second races, Moore was forced to race with flat-spotted tires from his first race spin.  Clearly at a disadvantage, Moore would fade back to Terry Dease, who would make an easy-looking pass on lap 12.  To Dease’s dismay,  race 1 winner Joey Mahanes also slipped by Moore, moving to second.
 
For the second time in two races, Terry Dease would find himself fighting off Joey Mahanes, and also for the second time in two races, Mahanes made the pass on Dease and wouldn’t look back, leading the final 58 laps to win his second race of the evening.  Zachary Marks and Paul Bryant would move through the field throughout the race, finishing second and third, respectively.
 
Justin Newlin sat on the pole for the 50 lap Limited Sportsman race, but it was Timmy Ferrell taking the early lead.  Lap 3 would see Newlin take the lead back.  Throughout the next 47 laps, Ferrell made a few runs, getting underneath Newlin but each time Newlin would pull away.  In the end, Newlin would take the checkered flag for the first time in his Limited Sportsman career.  Timmy Ferrell would settle for second, with Kyle Appel holding off a charge from Donald Brace for third.
 
Keith Edwards remained perfect for the 2010 Grand Stock season.  Dennis Sargent Jr. led the first 10 laps, but Edwards would make a pass on the inside of Sargent, holding off the Raleigh driver for the final 20 laps to win.  Sargent Jr. would fend off a late charge by Daniel Schadt for second, with Schadt finishing third.
 
Daryl Gwynn led from flag to flag in the Southern Ground Pounders (SGP) Open Modified division, fighting off a mid-race run from Jerry Scott.  In SGP Sportsman, Todd Bradburry made a mid-race pass on Tommy Buxton to take the victory.  Rodney Dye pulls to an easy victory in SGP Limited Modified.
 
Cale Gale held off late charges from AJ Winstead and Joe Scarbrough finishing to win in Rolling Thunder Modifieds, and Michael Neal dominated in Extreme Lightning, beating Shane Phillips and Larry Isley.
 
Orange County Speedway returns to racing action on Saturday, June 5, featuring 100 laps from the Orange County Late Model Stocks.  Also on the schedule are Limited Sportsman, Grand Stock, Street Stock, Modified, Virginia Mini Cups, as well as INEX Legends and Bandoleros.  Tickets are just $10 for adults, $8 for students 11 to 17 with kids 10 and under free.  All senior citizens, military personnel and area university employees are just $5 with a valid ID.  For more information call the speedway at (336) 364-1222 or race to http://www.ocstrack.com.