GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — Jack Wagner would use precision to lead the final ten laps in the Wholesale Batteries Challenge Series feature event at Valley Speedway with the POWRi WAR/MWRA to notch his fifth victory in a hard-fought battle to the line.
Kick-starting the initial green flag start with high-point qualifier Wyatt Burks and Wesley Smith lined up in the front row, Wesley Smith would gain the lead on the opening lap with Burks blasting into the runner-up spot.
Staying out front until a battle for the lead with 10 laps remaining would find Wagner sliding Smith for the top spot in turns three-and-four with outstanding action behind the leading pair.
Holding steady over a last lap bobble, Wagner would emerge victorious to notch his third-straight yearly league victory. Staying in the hunt, leader of fifteen laps Smith would finish runner-up as Burks completed the final podium placements.
“Lapped traffic definitely came into play tonight as I had to bide my time and use what was given to me with these guys racing me so hard but yet so clean,” said Wagner. “This 77 team has a big ol’ bullseye on it right now and that’s fine, we know what we have to do.”
Challenging closely behind would find Chad Goff finish fourth as Samuel Wagner rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 77-Jack Wagner[7]; 2. 44-Wesley Smith[2]; 3. 11W-Wyatt Burks[1]; 4. 9-Chad Goff[4]; 5. 73-Samuel Wagner[3]; 6. 11X-Tom Curran[5]; 7. 15E-Dakota Earls[11]; 8. 26-Zachary Clark[8]; 9. 33-Bryson Smith[10]; 10. 2H-Luke Howard[6]; 11. 03-Tyler Burton[13]; 12. 93-JR Parkinson[12]; 13. 27-Justin Johnson[9]; 14. 25-Mike McCleary[14]; 15. 18K-Kyle Gorham[15].
