BUMGARNER AND BRUENGER TAKE HARD FOUGHT WINS

Newton, NC – Keith Bumgarner came out the winner of Hendrick Honda Hickory night at Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday, taking the checkered flag after a five lap dash in the Bojangles' Late Model division. Drivers fought for every position they could with racing heated in the Paramount KIA Limited Late Model division as Zachary Bruenger took home a hard fought win. Todd Harrington, Carroll McKinney and Roy Smith were the remaining winners in their respective divisions.

Two rookies led the Late Model field to the green flag with No. 1 Pietro Fittipaldi and No. 11 Matt Piercy on the front row. Fittipaldi drove on to the lead, ending his run when No. 19 Kyle Moon ignited an engine, sending No. 51 Josh Wimbish into the wall on Lap 6. No. 97 Keith Bumgarner took the lead on the restart followed closely by No. 12 Austin McDaniel in second. The top two battled for the lead until the last caution of the night fell with only five laps to go. With the field together on the restart, Bumgarner took the high side, pulling away and leaving a tight battle for third further behind. Bumgarner took the win followed by McDaniel, Fittipaldi, Sorel and Wimbish.

No. 75 Landon Huffman was the quickest in qualifying, leading the Limited Late Models to the green flag. A battle for the lead quickly ensued with No. 55 Zachary Bruenger taking the lead on Lap 9. Just as the lead changed, No. 6 Brandon Hudnall spun in turn 3 to bring out a caution. Only a few laps later, the caution flew again with three cars involved. Bruenger jumped to the lead on the restart, leaving a five car battle behind him for second. As the field looked to settle in, No. 19 Benji Woodward spun on the frontstretch setting up a three lap dash for the checkered. It would take two more cautions before the green-white-checkered was set up, giving Bruenger the win with Monty Cox, Joshua Bralley, Charlie Watson and Dan Moore rounding out the top five.

The three remaining divisions were relatively quiet throughout the night with the pole sitters becoming eventual winners in each race. No. 9 Kevin Townsend led the Street Stock divisions, but was later disqualified post-race giving No. 99 Roy Smith the win. No. 16 Carroll McKinney and No. 21 Todd Harrington also led the starting grids, holding off the rest of the field for the wins in the Renegade and 4-Cylinder divisions.

Racing returns to Hickory Motor Speedway this Saturday, July 21 with the 61 st Anniversary Celebration presented by Pepsi. A special 100-lap feature will be run by the Late Models with the Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks and Renegades also making appearances.

Hickory Motor Speedway
Race Results for 7/14/2012


4-Cylinders - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	21	Todd Harrington	Taylorsville, NC
2	3	Donnie Harmon	Statesville, NC
3	6	Caleb Sisk	Statesville, NC
4	98	Rob Lewis	Morganton, NC
5	59	Donn Wardo	Harmony, NC
6	52	Elijah Nichols	Taylorsville, NC
7	51	Nathaniel Kanupp	Hildebran, NC

Late Model - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	97	Keith Bumgarner	Taylorsville, NC
2	12	Austin McDaniel	Harrisburg, NC
3	1	Pietro Fittipaldi	Davidson, NC
4	77	Jeremy Sorel	Statesville, NC
5	51	Josh Wimbish	Granite Falls, NC
6	43	Jesse LeFevers	Lenoir, NC
7	7	Ashley Huffman	Connelly Springs, NC
8	97X	Jesse Little	Sherrills Ford, NC
9	28	Tyler Hill	Port Tobacco, MD
10	11	Matt Piercy	CONOVER, NC
11	16	Clint Fields	Carthage, NC
12	7NY	John Kidwell	Cleveland, NC
13	67	Jacob Harrell	Belmont, NC
14	8	Chandler LeVan	Statesville, NC
15	19	Kyle Moon	Mount Ulla, NC

Limited Late Model - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	55	Zachary Bruenger	Granite Falls, NC
2	21	Monty Cox	Granite Falls, NC
3	07X	Joshua Bralley	Huntersville, NC
4	9	Charlie Watson	Lenoir, NC
5	22	Dan Moore	Conover, NC
6	6	Brandon Hudnall	South Charleston, WV
7	51	Jeremy Pelfrey	Lenoir, NC
8	92	Jason Stanley	San Antonio, TX
9	71C	Nelson Canache	Norcross, GA
10	19	Benji Woodward	Woodleaf, NC
11	8	Greg Wise	Arden, NC
12	07M	Jacob Marlowe	Troutman, NC
13	00	Shane Lee	NEWTON, NC
14	75	Landon Huffman	Claremont, NC
15	7	Travis Byrd	Sherrills Ford, NC
16	15A	Brandon Atkinson	Statesville, NC
17	18	Casey Pierce	Lenoir, NC
18	15	Sheflon Clay	Asheville, NC
19	5	Christian Calvo	Boynton Beach, FL
20	21X	Roger Pitts II	Hickory, NC
21	11	Dillon Houser	Hildebran, NC

Renegades - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	16	Carroll McKinney	HILDEBRAN, NC
2	95	Mark Sullivan	Conestee, SC
3	8	Kenneth Roberts	Hickory, NC
4	17	Barney Arnette	Vilas, NC
5	7	Brad Nelson	Hudson, NC
6	68	Steve Griffith	Morganton, NC
7	14	Eddie Russ	Granite Falls, NC
8	6	Darren Dickinson	Hickory, NC
9	75	Charlie Neill	Hickory, NC
10	22	Daniel Moore	Conover, NC
11	44	Ben Ebeling	Newton, NC
12	71	Andrew Divanna	Statesville, NC
13	4	Gregory Austin	Granite Falls, NC
14	64	Darby Crouch	Claremont, NC
15	37	Kyle Barus	Claremont, NC

Street Stocks - Feature
Finish	Car No	Driver	Hometown
1	99	Roy Smith	Hudson, NC
2	14	Samuel Thompson	Granite Falls, NC
3	03	Kevin Eby	Lenior, NC
4	64	Marshall Sutton	Burnsville, NC
5	15	David Werner	Mooresville, NC
6	0	Dillon Crouch	Newton, NC
7	33	Mark Whitten	Gastonia, NC
8	9	Kevin Townsend	Lenoir, NC