THIS SATURDAY NIGHT…..MVT NIGHT!!

Five classes of racing were on hand at the Southern New Mexico Speedway as the Barnett Harley Davidson DIRTcar West Modifieds, Rick’s Performance Center Street Stocks, Super Trucks, Legends, and Hornets all showed up ready to race.
Starting off the A-Mains were the Super Trucks with Walton Kyle Jr. and Joe Ware leading the field to the green flag. As the track went green, the 2 of Joe Ware would grab the early race win but on the move, the 6 of Walton Kyle Sr. would be right on his back bumper as the caution waved for two trucks tangling off of turn two. As the field lined up for the restart, Ware would get a great jump on the field but it wouldn’t be enough as the 6 of Walton Kyle Sr. drove the high side and made the pass on the 2 for the lead. Ware would battle back but to no avail as the battle for third heated up between Lloyd Duffy and Levi Roberts as Roberts did a great job of holding off the repeated charges of Duffy as the two continued to battle as Duffy would finally make his way by. Further back in the field, the battle for seventh through tenth was getting good as the 101 of Garrett Alberson was beginning to make his way through the field, making quick work in his 101 super truck to get into seventh, where he would battle for sixth with brother Brady Alberson. Back up front, the 6 of Walton Kyle Sr. continued to show the way with Alberson now making his move into the top five in a good battle that would move him into third but up front no one would touch the 6 of Walton Kyle Sr as he would grab the win with Lloyd Duffy second, Garrett Alberson third, Joe Ware fourth, and Brady Alberson rounding out the top five.
The Legends of the Southwest with Donnie Reynolds leading the field early on with Dylan Harris battling early for the race lead. Side by side, with the 95 holding the race lead as the field went single file. Into turns three and four, the 95 of Reynolds and the 54 of Harris would go at it again with the 95 leaving just enough room on the bottom for Harris to grab the race lead with the 3d of Don Reynolds moving into second as the caution would wave. Single file to the restart, the 3d would go to work on the 54 of Harris but it would be Dylan Harris stretching his lead as first and second would run in a league of their own. As the leaders continued to pull away, the caution would again wave as the 79p of Parker Lancaster would spin in front of the 47 of Greg Campbell as Campbell just saved his Legend from going around as got loose down the front straight. With both drivers done, it would be a dash to the finish with only four laps to go as the battle would continue for the race lead as the 54 looked like he was going to pull away but as the field ran to the white flag, the 54 would stumble off of turn four, allowing the 3d of Reynolds to run right up on Harris’s back bumper but Harris with the block would brush off the momentum of Don Reynolds and hold on to win with the 3d taking second. Third would belong to Alvie Williams, with Vince Malone and Tom Hargenrater rounding out the top five.
The Hornets with a great showing would have the 21 of Brian Kleine starting a quarter lap back from the field as he has two A-Mains on the season. As the green flag dropped, the 57 of Harry Binkley would jump out to the early race lead as the 5 of Richard Potter would grab second as Cory Brownwood would loose a tire, ending his night early. Moving through the field, the 21 of Kleine was on the move as he would crack the top five as he would move quickly into third. Binkley showed the way, as the 21 would make the pass for second as he began to run down the bug driven by Harry Binkley. With 10 laps to go, the battle for third was between the 88 of Mike Mays and the 5 of Richard Potter as the battle for the lead shaped up with the 21 running side by side with Binkley. The 21 to the high line, the 57 to the low line as Brian Kleine would grab the lead. Up to second, the 88 of Mike Mays would make the pass on the 57 of Binkley but would run out of time to try and run down the leader as Brian Kleine would take the win with Mike Mays, Jose Polanco, Harry Binkley, and Richard Potter rounding out the top five. With the win, the 21 will now start a half lap back from the field the next time the Hornets compete.
The Rick’s Performance Center Street Stocks with twenty-one cars ready to go twenty-five laps with Debbie Jo Baxter of Albuquerque, New Mexico setting the pace to the green. As the field raced down the back straight, the 2d of Tudy Barela would grab the lead but as he entered turns three and four, the 2d would spin in front of traffic as luckily no one would make contact and the track would stay green. Out front now the 75 of Steven Villegas would show the way with the 3 of Patrick Beach right on his back bumper as the two would battle for the lead. Further back in the running order, the 29 of Mercedes Harris would move into the top five as the battle up front heated up with Patrick Beach, using lapped traffic as a pick to block the line of Steven Villegas would grab the race lead. Villegas would battle back but out front the 3 of Beach was to strong but the field would be brought single file as the caution would wave for Joseph Rodriguez, a rookie in his first start with the Rick’s Performance Center Street Stocks. With the green back out the 3 of Beach would begin to pad his lead as the battle for second shaped up between the 75 of Steven Villegas and the 29 of Mercedes Harris as Tyler Jackson who was running fifth would spin; forcing out the caution. On the restart, the 35 of Miles Widmer would run to the high side in a great battle for second as the caution would wave again for Jack Skillin and Debbie Jo Baxter. The green flag out and the field with only 10 laps to go would as Mercedes Harris would race to the low side of Steven Villegas with no luck as the 35 of Miles Widmer ran the high line, making it a three car battle for second. Harris on the low side, she would grab second but it wouldn’t last as the 29 would be held up by slower traffic, allowing the 75 to regain the position. Out front with four laps to go, it was Patrick Beach showing the way as the battle for second continued with the 14 of Vanessa Robinson, the 75 of Steven Villegas, and the 29 of Mercedes Harris running three wide off of turn four and into turns one and tow with the 75 and the 29 tangling with Harris ending up in the infield. Second through fifth would all be warned about rough driving as both drivers would keep their position. With the field back under yellow flag conditions the field would be lined up single file with Beach showing the way and pulling away as the battle for second through fourth staring immediately with Vanessa Robinson and Mercedes Harris both edging the 75 of Villegas at the line for second and third with Patrick Beach taking the win. Villegas would take fourth with Donovan Flores rounding out the top five.
Thirty laps of racing with the J17 of Jacob Gallardo taking the early race lead Jake Boles and Levi DeMartino racing for second. On the move early, the 2s of Stormy Scott would make his way into the top five, quickly making his way to second on the back bumper of leader Jacob Gallardo as the two would battle for position. Further back, the 44 of Christy Georges would make her way into fourth as the 44 was working on a very solid run. Back to the front and Stormy Scott would make his way by Gallardo for the lead as Christy Georges would make the pass for third on the J7 of Jake Boles, leaving the 7 of DeMartino and the J7 of Jake Boles to battle for position as the two drivers would do so for several laps with the 7 of DeMartino running right along the tires in the infield as the caution would wave for the 57 of Jim Archuleta, bring the field to a single file restart. Jacob Gallardo would charge to the bottom, but the 2s of Stormy Scott was far too strong. With just over 10 laps to go, the battle was now for sixth as 111 of Bumper Jones ran a great battle with the 3 of Dickie Gorham with the 111 gaining the spot as two cars would tangle, forcing out the caution for the 0 of Chris Sims and the 33 of Justin Allen. Back under green, and it was still the Stormy Scott show as the 2s would continue to lead as the battle for seventh was a good one between the 1st of Johnny Scott and the 3 of Dickie Gorham as both drivers would swap the position before contact between the two would end both drivers’ nights’ two laps early. The green flag out for the final time as Stormy Scott would cruise to victory with Jacob Gallardo, Christy Georges, Levi DeMartino, and Jake Boles rounding out the top five.
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