EAGLE, Neb. — Corey Day was as motivated as ever when he rolled into the pit area of Eagle Raceway on Tuesday night, and it paid off in the form of victory in the Speedway Motors Spring Jackpot.
The 20-year-old sensation felt the need for redemption at the Eagle bullring after he flipped while battling for the lead of last year’s $55,555-to-win Eagle Nationals.
The Jason Meyers Racing No. 14 team found exactly that as they charged from fifth-to-first and became the third different leader of a hectic 30-lapper.
Carson Macedo drove the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 from third-to-first on the opening lap before Brad Sweet quickly rallied aboard the Silva Motorsports No. 94 and snatched control away the next time by. “The Big Cat” held the lead for a handful of more circuits before Day came charging on the Lap-7 restart and took control.
Once out front, the Clovis, California native survived restart-after-restart and a few red flag stoppages to score his 13th Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing win. The Roto-Rooter Midweek Series win sent him to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane for the second time this season — making it a pair of wins in four starts with High Limit.
Sweet settled for runner-up honors after leading six laps in his debut aboard the Finley Farms No. 94 owned by Paul Silva.
Rounding out the podium was Tanner Thorson aboard the Rod Gross Motorsports No. 88, marking his series-best fifth top-three finish. The Minden, Nevada native strengthened his hold on the Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing championship lead with a 54-point cushion.
Closing out the top five were two more Californians with Lemoore’s Carson Macedo in fourth aboard the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 and Fresno’s Giovanni Scelzi in fifth with the Spire Motorsports, Chili’s Grill & Bar No. 77.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 14-Corey Day[5]; 2. 94-Brad Sweet[2]; 3. 88-Tanner Thorson[9]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[3]; 5. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[10]; 6. 10-Ryan Timms[8]; 7. 17GP-Hank Davis[15]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu[6]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[18]; 10. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr[21]; 11. 26-Justin Peck[20]; 12. 19-Brent Marks[25]; 13. 9R-Chase Randall[12]; 14. 42-Sye Lynch[13]; 15. 5-Brenham Crouch[11]; 16. 87-Aaron Reutzel[1]; 17. 44-Chris Martin[23]; 18. 55-Kerry Madsen[4]; 19. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[19]; 20. 23-Garet Williamson[14]; 21. 12X-Landon Crawley[16]; 22. 9-Daison Pursley[17]; 23. 13-Tanner Holmes[22]; 24. 87X-Logan Seavey[7]; 25. 24D-Danny Sams III[24]
