9/25/2014
Deer Creek Speedway
Sanders puts another feather in his hat, adds Featherlite Fall Jamboree to 2014 conquests
SPRING VALLEY, Minn.—Rodney Sanders continued dancing through his dream season Sunday night, leading all 50 laps of the Featherlite Fall Jamboree championship at the Deer Creek Speedway.
The seemingly unstoppable 24-year-old from Happy, Texas, added another crown jewel to his ever-expanding collection of accolades.
He won $10,000 at King of America IV in March, $20,000 at the World Modified Dirt Track Championship in July and boosted his bank account by $12,000 with his win Sunday.
Starting the three-wide 30-car main event from the outside of the front row, Sanders took charge on the first lap and never relinquished the lead despite heavy pressure early on from Stormy Scott and a late-race charge by Terry Phillips.
“At the beginning of the year, I never could have imagined having this kind of season,� Sanders said in victory lane. “I’m so lucky to have the sponsors and crew around me that I do to make this all work. None of this happens without them.�