GAFFNEY, S.C. — Jonathan Davenport got the break he needed and drove to victory in Sunday’s Blue-Gray 100 dirt late model race at Cherokee Speedway.
Davenport earned $30,000 for winning the 70-lap event that was sanctioned by the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series.
Davenport started fourth and inherited the lead when Ross Bailes suffered mechanical issues on a lap-64 restart. Davenport led the rest of the way for his second victory in as many days after topping the World of Outlaws event at Modoc Speedway the previous day.
Chris Madden raced from seventh to finish second.
Ben Watkins, Zack Mitchell and polesitter Tyler Erb, who traded the lead with Bailes during the first half of the event, completed the top five.
The finish:
Feature (70 Laps): 1. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[4]; 2. 44-Chris Madden[7]; 3. 16-Ben Watkins[5]; 4. 79-Zack Mitchell[3]; 5. 1-Tyler Erb[6]; 6. 93-Carson Ferguson[13]; 7. 88-Trent Ivey[10]; 8. 2-Layton Sullivan[11]; 9. 8-Kyle Strickler[16]; 10. 58V-Daulton Wilson[17]; 11. 76-Brandon Overton[12]; 12. 22-Chris Ferguson[14]; 13. 16B-Ross Bailes[1]; 14. 1M-Willie Milliken[15]; 15. 5-Ethan Wilson[8]; 16. 18P-Gray Parton[18]; 17. 22J-Jeremy Steele[9]; 18. 49-Luke Morey[19]; 19. 22A-Tucker Anderson[21]; 20. 317-Kendall Franklin[20]; 21. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 22. 17-Billy Franklin[22]
