MILTON, Fla. — Dale Howard drove to his fourth United Sprint Car Series victory of the season on Saturday night at Southern Raceway.
The USCS point leader took the lead from Coen McDaniel on lap nine, and then held off Jordon Mallett to win the 25-lap main event.
Lance Moss finished third and Lane Whittington took the fourth spot. McDaniel was fifth.
McDaniel took the lead from his outside front row starting spot at the start of the race followed by Howard, Mallett, Blankenship and Whittington, Blankenship passed Mallett for the third spot on a lap seven restart, while Howard closed in to challenge McDaniel for the lead. Howard took the lead from McDaniel on lap nine. McDaniel fell off the pace on lap ten to bring out the caution flag, but was able to restart at the back of the pack.
Mallett and Whittington moved up to the second and third spot respectively on the restart dropping Blankenship back to the fourth position. Moss also moved up to the top five on the restart and took over fourth on lap 15. Mallett stayed close to Howard in the final ten laps, but fell .545 seconds short at the checkered flag.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (1); 2. 14 Jordon Mallett, Greenbrier, AR (4); 3. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (6); 4. 9 Lane Whittington, Denham Springs, LA (3); 5. 48 Coen McDaniel, Gaffney, SC (2); 6. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (8); 7. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (9); 8. 15k Kyle Mabry, Cottondale, FL (13); 9. 6 Chase Wood Sr., Tampa, FL (7); 10. 61 Sean Wimpee, Mobile, AL (15); 11. 12 Blake Bowen, Dothan, AL (10); 12. 9b Tyler Blankenship, Bakersfield, CA (5); 13. 43 Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL (14); 14. 27 Chase Wood Jr., Mobile, AL (12); 15. 77 David Mabry, Cottondale, FL (16); 16. 94 Steve Diamond Jr., Brooksville, FL (11).
