BRADENTON, Fla. — Nicholas Naugle of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, turned in a dominant performance Saturday night at Freedom Factory, leading all 125 laps to capture the United Auto Racing Alliance super late model feature.
Starting eighth in the No. 08 machine, Naugle worked his way to the front and controlled the 125-lap contest, fending off several challenges from George Gorham Jr. of Winter Haven, Florida. Gorham started 10th and advanced through the field to finish second, eight positions ahead of his starting spot.
Colin Allman of Plant City, Florida, also made his way forward, starting 11th and finishing third. Michael Atwell of Naples, Florida, advanced from 13th to fourth, while Chad Rutherford of Hollywood, Florida, completed the top five after starting third.
The event saw cautions on laps 1, 13 and 15. The lap-15 incident involved Jesse Dutilly, who made hard contact with the wall between turns one and two. The final caution of the race came on lap 117, bringing the field back together for the closing laps. Naugle held his ground at the front to secure the victory.
The finish:
Nicholas Naugle, George Gorham Jr., Colin Allman, Michael Atwell, Chad Rutherford, Cody Brinson, Isaac Kitzmiller, Michael Goddard, Aaron Anderson, Dylan Bigley, Hayden Mowery, Brey Holmes, Scott Grossenbacher, George Gorham III, Kyle Crain, Palmer Haag, Stephen Nasse, Nick Neri, Evan Bookmiller, Daniel Webster, Brandon Anderson, Shawn Senokossoff, Anastasia Markovic, Jesse Dutilly.
