Dutilly and Wright Win Big at Desoto

5/28/2017

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Dutilly and Wright Win Big at Desoto

Dutilly and Wright Win Big at Desoto
Jake Wilson
Desoto Speedway

The Sunoco Super Late Models and Bombers took center stage this Memorial Day weekend at The South’s Fastest 3/8th mile Desoto Speedway. Two 50 lap features highlighted the nights racing action in front of a crowd of loyal Desoto Speedway fans. The Sunoco Super Late Models returned to Desoto for the first time in two months to battle for 50 grueling laps. Bradenton’s Jesse Dutilly set the mark earlier in the evening by setting fast time in qualifying and would start the race fourth after the inversion to start the race. The #00 of Anthony Cataldi led the way early on in the 50 lap event with Dutilly in tow. A caution on lap 10 for an Alexa Anderson spin allowed Dutilly the chance to restart on Cataldi’s outside and on lap 12 Dutilly would take the lead. Another caution would come out on lap 27 for a spin from Kendall Anderson would once again stack the field up for the restart. Dutilly and Catladi leaned on each other on the restart making contact swapping paint several times before Dutilly could clear the #00. Behind them Colin Allman powered his #67 around the #54 of Matt McCrarry to take the third spot. This was Allman’s first race of the season, returning from playing College Baseball for Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina. Just over a year ago he scored his first Super Late Model victory at Desoto Speedway and returned to a great ovation from his fans in the crowd. A restart on Lap 43 gave Cataldi one last chance to beat Dutilly but he was unable to get around him on the final restart and Jesse Dutilly would score the victory. The Super Late Models return to Desoto Speedway June 24th.

In other racing action The Bombers took to the high banks of Desoto Speedway for a big 50 lap feature, their biggest race of the year so far at the speedway. Former track champion Randy Spicer started on the pole but would lose the lead on lap 6 when James Wright and his #56 car powered to the lead bringing Kenny Gibson along with him to second, shuffling Spicer back to third. Lap 8 the caution would come out when Brey Holmes would make contact with fast qualifier Carl Thompson Jr. Thompson tried to continue on following the restart but would retire from the event shortly after the restart. An incredible moment occurred when fourth place running Mike Hubbard would slide through the front stretch and turn 1 grass miraculously saving the car, keeping it off the wall and continuing on. Up front it was all James Wright as he would dominate leading the final 44 laps to take home the checkered flag. Kenny Gibson fresh off his run at The Short Track Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee came home in second place with Randy Spicer rounding out the top three after holding off a hard charging Brey Holmes who took fourth.

The Legends cars were in action for a 25 Lap feature that saw fast qualifier from earlier Seth Adams work his way through the field to pick up another win in the Legends at Desoto. It was a 1-2-3 finish for Seth Adams Racing as his teammates Michael Cherry and Kyle Pitts rounded out the top 3. Mini Stocks were in action for a 25 lap feature to start the evening’s features. Bradenton’s Jacob Wozniak would get together with teammate Doug Radley on the first lap damaging the right front fender and sending him to the pits for repairs. A quick fix got him back on track and he would soon find himself challenging for the lead. He would take the lead and set sail to score his first feature victory in the Mini Stocks in just his first year racing in the division. Ann Osbourne would take second and Michael Meeks would round out the top three. The final feature was for the Trophy Dash Series and saw Steve James score his first victory of the season holing off Bill Osbourne and James Volk.

Desoto Speedway will be closed June 3rd but will resume racing on Saturday June 10th with Four 50 Lap Features including the Street Stocks, Modified Minis, Pure Stocks, Strictly Stock Enduro as well as Flag Pole and road course races.

5-27-2017

DESOTO SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS
Super Late Model