LOXLEY, Ala. — Davie Franek drove to his sixth Hoosier Race Tire United Sprint Car Series Presented By XC Gear Winter Heat Series win on Saturday night in the 30-lap Round 10 feature at Deep South Speedway.
Franek led the rest of the way in the caution-free race that was completed in 7 minutes and 33 seconds.
Chris Martin finished second and Corbin Gurley took the third spot. Coen McDaniel, who won Round 9 the previous night, was fourth and fifth went to Trey Meredith.
Martin took the lead at the start of the 30-lap race followed by Franek, up from the fourth starting spot, McDaniel, Corbin Gurley, and Meredith in second through fifth respectively. The leaders began to encounter the cars on tail end of the lead lap on the eighth tour, and
Franek used the lapped traffic to pass Martin for the lead on lap nine.
Lapped traffic also enabled Corbin Gurley to get around McDaniel for the third position on the 11th lap. Franek set a fast pace and lapped up to the eighth-place driver by lap 23.
Even through lapped traffic, Martin stayed within striking distance of Franek, but was unable to make a challenge to retake the lead. Franek went under the checkered flag with a .306-second margin of victory over Martin.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 28 Davie Franek, Wantage, NJ (4); 2. 44 Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (1); 3. 12 Corbin Gurley, Hebron, IN (3); 4. 48 Coen McDaniel, Gaffney, SC (2); 5. 11 Trey Meredith, Dade City, FL (6); 6. 71 Max Stambaugh, Lima, OH (7); 7. 22 Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (5); 8. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (10); 9. 13 Van Gurley Jr., Valparaiso, IN (11); 10. 01 Shane Morgan, Gulfport, MS (12); 11. 23 Conner Wray, Olive Branch, MS (13); 12. 00 P.J. Reutimann, Zephyrhills, FL (16); 13. 51 Shelby Kelly, Runnemede, NJ (17); 14. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (9); 15. B5 Brianna Lawson, Jackson Springs, NC (15); 16. 01 Jadan Bowling, Holden Beach, NC (8); 17. 51 Jeremy Kornbau, Hermitage, PA (14); 18. 4 Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (18).
