Sammy Smith earned $20,000 for his victory in the American Freedom 300 Saturday at Jennerstown Speedway.
Sammy Smith earned $20,000 for his victory in the American Freedom 300 Saturday at Jennerstown Speedway.
Touring Late Models

Sammy Smith Cashes $20,000 Jennerstown Check

July 4, 2021

JENNERSTOWN, Pa. – Sammy Smith finished second a season ago in the inaugural CARS Tour American Freedom 300 at Jennerstown Speedway and was determined to do one spot better this year.

He did just that on Saturday, taking home the $20,000 winner’s check and eagle trophy after capturing his first CARS Super Late Model Tour triumph.

Smith won by a large gap at the checkered flag, but it was far from easy for the Johnston, Iowa, driver as he had to hold off the field during multiple restarts in the final 15 laps.

Maine’s Garrett Hall made his fans in New England proud by coming away with a runner-up finish after slicing through the field during a late-race wreck on a restart in the closing laps. Hall, who finished fifth at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway earlier this season, was solid all night long running in the top-10 before capitalizing late in the race.

Corey Heim rounded out the podium after leading a large portion of the race. Heim had to bounce back from an incident between him and Terry Senneker in the final 40 laps. Heim was squeezed into the back stretch wall by Senneker’s No. 37 machine after a restart, which resulted in Heim returning the favor, sending Senneker into the outside retaining wall in the next turn.

After the incident with Heim and Senneker, fans were treated to hard racing throughout the field which resulted in several cautions. Those caution laps, along with various pit strategies for tires a fuel ,saw misfortune for many. Several drivers, including Matt Craig, Heim and Derek Griffith ran out of fuel in the closing laps.

Those incidents, matched with perfect restarts, allowed Sammy Smith to hold the top spot before finally getting a green flag run to finish the night and pull away by 1.267 seconds at the finish line.  

Saturday’s race was broadcast live by SPEED SPORT TV affiliate Pit Row TV.

The finish:

Sammy Smith, Garrett Hall, Corey Heim, Matt Craig, Garrett Smithley, Stephen Nasse, Josh Berry, Kodie Connor, Jeff Batten, Albert Francis, Derrick Griffith, Chris Davidson, Justin Crider, Terry Senneker, Jeff Vrsek, Bubba Pollard, Carson Kvapil, Ethan Myers.Â