NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Fourteen-year-old driver Paulie Hartwig III went to victory lane in his first Tour-type modified race Monday night at New Smyrna Speedway.
The event was on night four of the 60th annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.
Hartwig took the lead on lap 17 and held off Whelen Modified Tour champions Ron Silk and Austin Beers to take the 60-lap event.
“This is a dream come true, man,” said Hartwig. “It’s really cool to win here. To win yesterday with the 602 and now the Tour Mod, it was pretty damn cool.”
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece finished fourth and Luke Baldwin was fifth.
Brody Monahan won the pro late model feature and Ryan Flores claimed the 602 modified event.
The finish:
Paulie Hartwig III, Ron Silk, Austin Beers, Ryan Preece, Luke Baldwin, J.R. Bertuccio, Stephen Kopcik, Ronnie Williams, Cam McDermott, Andrew Krause, Timmy Solomito, Burt Myers, Tyler Rypkema, Jeffrey Battle, Mark Stewart, Tommy Catalano, Jon Puleo, James Blewett, Norman Newman, Conner Jones, Jeffrey Goodale, Tyler Catalano, Rich Parker, Christopher Hatton Jr., Steve Whitt, Trevor Catalano, Max Handley.
