CHATHAM, La. — The COMP Cams Super Dirt Series Super Late Model Series brought the curtain down on the season on Saturday night with the 30th annual Spooky 50 and it was Tyler Stevens who won the race while Billy Moyer Jr. narrowly claimed the series title over Kyle Beard.
The fourth-starting Stevens overtook Beard in lapped traffic on lap 22 and went on to record his first series win of the year and the fourth of his career. The triumph was worth $10,000.
“Man it got nerve-wracking (racing lapped traffic) for sure,” Stevens said. “I got there and we was kinda all about the same speed. I got there and we was trying to be patient, I was on soft tires, so I was trying to take care of it. (We) had that one lapped car make a bobble and I was just in the right place at the right time, got to the lead and got the win.”
Polesitter and Friday night’s winner, Dillon McCowan, led the first circuit before fellow front-row starter Beard took control on lap two. Beard led through lap 21 before Stevens capitalized in lapped traffic to surge to the lead.
While Stevens inched away from Beard over the remainder of the event, all eyes were on Moyer Jr., who entered the race as the Midwest Sheet Metal Marked Man with a 23-point lead atop the standings. Moyer Jr. started the night with the fastest time in Mark Martin Automotive Qualifying and was leading his heat race when disaster struck in the form of mechanical issues.
After heading pitside in his heat race e was relegated to a B-Main and was able to finish fourth in the B-Main to lock into the 19th-starting spot for the finale.
He clawed forward to a ninth-place finish, which paired with Beard’s second-place finish, allowed Moyer Jr. to snare the title by a mere two points. The title is the second of Moyer Jr.’s car and his first since 2009.
Following Stevens and Beard across the finish line were McCowan, Billy Moyer Sr. and Tanner Kellick.
Jamie Burford finished seventh in the 50-lap finale to clinch the Midwest Sheet Metal Rookie of the Year accolade with the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series.
Feature Finish (50 Laps)
1. 2T-Tyler Stevens[4]; 2. 86B-Kyle Beard[2]; 3. 8-Dillon McCowan[1]; 4. 48-Billy Moyer Sr[3]; 5. 3K-Tanner Kellick[5]; 6. 15-Clayton Stuckey[7]; 7. 19-Jamie Burford[16]; 8. B17-Brandon Ball[9]; 9. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[19]; 10. 14M-Morgan Bagley[21]; 11. 17-Jarret Stuckey[11]; 12. 1-BJ Robinson[12]; 13. 5-Jon Mitchell[8]; 14. R5-Hunter Rasdon[10]; 15. 6R-Robbie Stuart[6]; 16. 5C-Brad Couch[18]; 17. 90R-Brian Rickman[13]; 18. 11A-Bubba Mullins[14]; 19. 12-Jamie Elam[15]; 20. 86R-Neil Baggett[17]; 21. 18-Ross Camponovo[20]; 22. 88-Chance Mann[22]