SWEETWATER, Tenn. — In his first visit to I-75 Raceway, Sterling Cling dusted off the top groove of the three-eighths-mile clay oval and drove to victory in the 25-lap United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Feature Race on Friday night.
Cling swept the program by winning the second heat and leading every lap of the main event.
While Cling camped out on the point all night, there was plenty of action behind him with many movers and shakers battling for the rest of the positions on a smooth and fast race track that was immaculately watered during the day by Mother Nature.
Max Stambaugh fell one spot short of grabbing his third straight I-75 Raceway USCS win of the season, and had to settle for the second spot.
Ricky Peterson started 11th and finished third. Dale Howard and Morgan Turpen-Havener rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Feature (25 laps): 1. 34 Sterling Cling, Tempe, AZ (1); 2. 71 Max Stambaugh, Lima, OH (3); 3. 2 Ricky Peterson, Rawson, OH (11); 4. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (5); 5. 10m Mogan Turpen-Havener, Gallatin, TN (6); 6. 44 Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (7); 7. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (4); 8. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (8); 9, 01 Steve Irwin, Fenton, MI (10); 10. 24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (9); 11. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (13); 12. 13x Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA (12); 13. 16 Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS (15); 14. 00 P.J. Reutimann, Zephyrhills, FL (14); 15. G5 Gunnar Setser, Columbus, IN (2).