WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Not many drivers have been more consistent when it comes to Winged 360 Sprint Car racing over the last year than Justyn Cox in the Golden State of California.
Going into Saturday at Watsonville Speedway, it had been over four years since he tasted victory lane with the Elk Grove Sprint Car Challenge Tour.
The Clarksburg racer put it all together at the 66th Johnny Key Classic however and raced to his second career SCCT victory during the event.
Cox took the lead at the waving of the green flag of the 30-lap Shop Kyle Larson feature and held command until young Landon Henry slid to the front on lap seven. Cox returned the favor shortly after though and dominated the remaining distance to score victory.
Henry crossed the stripe in second to record his best career SCCT finish, with two-time Watsonville Speedway champ Caleb Debem in third. Marysville’s Dawson Hammes came home in fourth with Livermore’s Travis Labat in fifth.
The West Coast Pro Stocks saw Frank Nyback get his first career victory over Richard Brace Jr, Nick Silva, Rob Gilbertson and Brent Lawrence.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 42X-Justyn Cox[3]; 2. 93-Landon Henry[1]; 3. 3D-Caleb Debem[9]; 4. 55D-Dawson Hammes[4]; 5. 61-Travis Labat[10]; 6. 56C-Carson Hammes[17]; 7. 7H-Jake Haulot[11]; 8. 51-Jake Morgan[12]; 9. 25Z-Jason Chisum[16]; 10. 9-Adrianna DeMartini[2]; 11. 9L-Luke Hayes[14]; 12. 4-Burt Foland Jr[15]; 13. 28K-Bryant Bell[13]; 14. 7S-Seth Standley[8]; 15. 29X-Cole Croft[6]; 16. 88A-Joey Ancona[5]; 17. 7-Steven Kent[7]; 18. 34B-Glenn Bryan[18]
