COLUMBUS, Miss. – Wil Herrington made his second visit to Magnolia Motor Speedway pay off to the tune of $2,000 after winning the Salute To The Army National Guard 40 for the Durrence Layne Dirt Late Model Series on Sunday night.
Herrington held off two competitors in tight quarters to lead all 40 laps in the Middle Georgia Roofing CVR.
Friday night’s Salute To The Armed Forces winner, defending National Champion Ashton Winger, challenged Herrington for the lead on lap 39 in turn three. There was contact, Winger spun his Johnny Doan Plumbing Rocket, and Herrington drove away.
Herrington then held off Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader Jake Knowles to take the win in on the black ice surface of Magnolia Motor Speedway.
“My Dad brought me here to watch a race when I was about 10 years old, and when I started racing, I always wanted to race here,” Herrington said. “This was the first time I’ve raced here, and I like it as much as a driver, as I did as a ten-year-old. This Black Ice is slick – very slick – but I like it! Ashton and I had a good race going, and I hated that it ended the way it did for him.”
Knowles finished second, Oakley Johns was third, Justin McRee finished fourth and Braden Mitchell was fifth.
The finish:
Wil Herrington, Jake Knowles, Oakley Johns, Justin McRee, Braden Mitchell, Spencer Hughes, Cruz Skinner, Evan Ellis, Tyler Wood, Randall Beckwith, Jeremy Shaw, Marcus Minga, Jake Rainey, Robbie Starnes, Sid Scarbrough, Austin Franklin, Steve Russell, Ashton Winger, Jason Markewitz, David Kay, Chase Washington, Jadon Frame, T.J. Brittain, Matt Brazil.