Michael Bumgarner and Blayne Harrison split a pair of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Leapfrog Lawncare and Landscaping Late Models races on June 21 at Hickory Motor Speedway.
Bumgarner rallied from a fourth-place start to open the night with a win in the first race. Bumgarner quickly pulled into second place and began chasing down the early leader, Helio Meza. Bumgarner caught Meza and from there, like he has so many times already this season, Bumgarner drove away with it.
Charlie Neill (2) inches ahead of Ricky Dennie in a Super Trucks feature at the Hickory Motor Speedway on June 21.
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In the evening’s finale, Bumgarner started eighth after an eight-car invert. He worked his way up to second during the race, but was unable to catch Harrison who took the checkered flag. Harrison started in second and jumped out to an early lead and rode that to the win. Bumgarner finished just behind him, narrowly missing the $1,000 bonus offered by Josy Chandler from Leapfrog Lawncare and Landscaping for any driver that could sweep both races.
Graham Hollar rallied late in the Paramount Auto Group Limited Late Models Big 10 Racing Challenge to take the checkered flag. He moved into second place in lap 27 and then moved past Aiden King for first late in the 50-lap feature. King finished second and Chase Pollard took third.
John Reynolds celebrates his win at Hickory Motor Speedway on June 21.
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John Reynolds won a 30-lap Heritage Finance Street Stocks race. Steve Smart rode the pole to victory in a 20-lap Renegades feature and Michael Bumgarner got his second win of the night in a 35-lap Super Trucks event.
Hickory Motor Speedway will be in action Saturday for its Birthday Bash Celebration presented by Bark Mobile. The speedway will host the ZMax Cars Tour Pro Late Models on July 12 and the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series returns to action on July 19 for the Jack Ingram Memorial.
