Rod Tucker enjoys spending his Halloween at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.
The Greenville, SC veteran put on a dominant performance in the RaceQuip Mid-East Street Stocks with his second division victory in the last three years at World Short Track Championship.
A win in his Heat race set the 31-year-old on the Pole Position for the 15-lap Feature, jumping out to the front spot as Jonathan Hinson and Ronnie Mosley followed his tracks to make a three-car gap ahead of the field.
As two cautions on Lap 5 and Lap 10 gave Hinson and Mosley an opportunity to close for the lead, Tucker grew his largest gap through the final three laps by crossing the twin checkered flags with a 2.13-second margin of victory.
Tucker’s win earned him a $2,000 payday and joined Mitchell Duvall and Ricky Greene as the only drivers to win multiple Street Stock Features at Concord, NC 3/8-mile oval. It’s a bittersweet win as he will sell his race-winning machine after leaving the property.
“Tonight’s a little bit bittersweet,” Tucker said. “We had some fellas come up here, they’re actually going to buy this car tonight when it leaves Victory Lane. We’ve run a lot of different brands over the years. We’re just wanting to get out and do our own thing. Just can’t thank all my guys enough.”
Hinson finished second, and Earl Petty rounded out the podium. Patrick Lyon charged forward 10 positions to finish fourth, and Blake Pryor cemented his night inside the top five.
RESULTS: Feature (15 Laps): 1. 12T-Rod Tucker[2]; 2. 4-Jonathan Hinson[1]; 3. 5-Earl Petty[6]; 4. 01L-Patrick Lyon[14]; 5. 78-Blake Pryor[12]; 6. 18-Dalton Peavy[9]; 7. 36-Jeff Parsons[7]; 8. 9S-Jessie Spradley[16]; 9. 04-Austin Brown[18]; 10. 92-Tanner Fortune[20]; 11. 11L-Kade Langley[23]; 12. 17-Jake Jackson[13]; 13. 52-Christian Patterson[24]; 14. 0W-Johnny Westmoreland[4]; 15. 00-Cody Ussery[17]; 16. 47-Mattison Hoots[11]; 17. M1-Dylan Lacey[8]; 18. 23-Ronald Rhodes[19]; 19. 32-Brandon Greene[26]; 20. 17H-Camden Harp[21]; 21. 83-Calob McLaughlin[5]; 22. 9-Ronnie Mosley[3]; 23. 34-Cameron Young[22]; 24. 55-Mike Manes[15]; 25. 6-Randy Benfield[27]; 26. 03-Matt Whitener[25]; 27. 7-Alan Benfield[28]; 28. 06-Andrew Durham[10]
