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Willard Lawrence Takes Home ODS Late Model Feature .......4/12/08

Willard Lawrence from Haymarket Va., driving the Foster's Grille Pontiac, took home the feature win Saturday night at the Old Dominion Speedway in the 75-lap feature for the NASCAR / Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Cars. Lawrence took over the top spot from polesitter Robert Bruce on lap 21, and breezed to the win on the cool evening. Earlier in the day, Lawrence took home his 2nd quick qualifier award, circling the 3/8 oval in 16.223 seconds. Except this week, the car he would qualify so well in, would be the car he would actually start the race in. Last Saturday night, Lawrence was forced into a back-up car after the #17 Pontiac developed an electrical problem prior to the start of the race. He would hop into old faithful #7, an untested car, and come back to finish second behind Adam Brenner. This week would be a bit different as he clearly had the car to beat. After taking the lead, he ran just quick enough to stay in front of Bruce, who closed the gap late in the event, but would come up 1.542 seconds short at the checkers. Brenner would wind up third, followed by Michael Arnold and Les Miranda. Lawrence now leads the point standings by 2 over Brenner. David Polenz finally got the elusive win he has been looking for, taking the checkers in the Finish Line Towing / INEX Legends 30 lap-feature. Last season, Polenz actually took the checkers, but a rules infraction negated that win. This time, after taking the checkers and going through tech, he officially has a notch in the win column. Ryan Ellis, who took home his second pole of the season earlier in the day, made a valiant attempt to take the win in the final yards, came home second less than a car length behind Polenz. Brian Fox took home win number two in the Victory Lane Graphix / Advanced Auto Care UCAR 20-lap feature. After battling side-by-side with early leader Billy Ingle, Fox took the top spot with only a few laps to go and beat Ingle to the stripe by 5 car lengths. Bobby Able took the checkers for the second week in a row in the 25-lap Mini Modified division. Able took over the to spot from veteran Mike Carte just past the halfway point, and never looked back to secure the win. Carte held on for second, followed by Scott Gore. The race was stopped early due to a crash involving Steve Purks and Al Dailey. Both cars tangled entering turn one, sending Purks hard into the fence. He was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure and released later that night. Steven Cox continued his mastery of the famed 3/8 mile, taking home the win in the SRL Mini Cup Series 20-lap feature. Cox took over the top spot and held off veteran Ron Robbins for the win. Steven Teter would come back from an early spin and finish third. Next Saturday night, the ODS Late Models will compete in a 75 lap feature. Also on the schedule is a 30-lap Mini Modified feature, a 30-lap Legends feature, and a 20-lap UCAR feature. Practice begins at 2PM, followed by qualifying at 5PM. Racing action is set to take the green at 7PM.

Photos From 4/12/08:
ODS Late Model Winner
Willard Lawrence
Mini Modified Winner
Bobby Able
Legends Winner
David Polenz
UCAR Winner
Brian Fox
Mini Cup Winner
Steven Cox