Posted by Hickory Motor Speedway on September 18, 2007, 12:59 am
Board Administrator

Newton, NC.........With "Twin 35's" on the slate for the Bojangles' Late Model Stocks, and only one more race date left on the 2007 Hickory Motor Speedway NWAAS points schedule, everyone knew going into the night's events that the action would be wild...and anything could happen. Defending Track Champion #29 Andy Loden and second-in-points #31 Kyle Grissom were both ready for whatever it would take, with each winning a Wynncom Pole Award to start in front of the field in each of the two races. Loden lead the field to the green on the start of the first of the "Twin 35's", but was quickly passed by Grissom. Loden dropped back to fourth place with mechanical issues....so bad that on lap 15, he spins on the backstretch. Meanwhile, #89 David Latour Jr. has moved to second, followed by #01 Roger Powell, #07 Chrissy Wallace, and #36 Thomas Hartensveld. By the 24th lap, Powell and Wallace have passed Latour, and Grissom has checked out on the field. When the first checkers fell, it was Grissom for the win, Wallace second, Powell third, Latour fourth, and Loden coming back for a fifth-place finish. After lots of action and plenty of time for repairs and adjustments, Bojangles' Late Model Stocks were up for Round #2. Grissom had secured the pole for this event, and quickly lead the field to the green....a little too quickly, as HMS Officials called for a "do-over". Next time was a charm until #33 Patrick McVay hit the outside wall coming off of Turn Four and hard-left's into the Pit Wall, head-on and wide-open. The extremely hard hit demolished his car and scared everyone in attendance. McVay was treated by Rescue Personnel and released, badly bruised but not broken. Yellow fever breaks out, with every car fighting hard for every position, and great races going on throughout the field. On lap 32, the #54 of Kaleb Pressley and the #47 of Duncan Molesworth collide on the backstretch, with Pressley getting the worst of the bargain with a torn-up racecar. With a three lap dash-for-cash, the fans were on their feet to witness Loden take his 10th win of the season, over Grissom in second, Wallace third, #73 Sam Watts fourth, and Powell fifth. The Twin 35's finishes brings Grissom within 40 points of leader Loden, moved Wallace up to third spot, followed by #19 Kyle Moon fourth, and Latour up to fifth. One final points race remains to decide the Bojangles' Late Model Stocks (and Track) Championship.