BRISTOL, Tenn. - More than 150 cars were on hand for the inaugural two-day Battle at Bristol at Bristol Motor Speedway for the RACEceiver Legends, Bandolero and Thunder Cars, March 29-March 30.
Saturday
The RACEceiver Legends Car and Bandoleros raced on the apron of the track and pit road while the Thunder Car (formerly the Thunder Roadsters) raced on the big half-mile track.
In his first race as a Thunder Car competitor, Taylor Hull lead the field to victory with Kara Clarke second. Veteran Legends Car driver Al Renner was third with James Edsall and Pete Horne following.
There were so many Semi-Pro competitors, a B-main was necessary to set the lineup for the feature. Matt Maring won the B-main, and moved to the feature.
Former Bandolero stand-out Bryce Walker showed everyone he can wheel a Legends Car by collecting the victory in the Semi-Pro feature. Chad Hackenbracht, Justin Swilling, Tyler Kivett and Ryan Blaney followed.
Clay Hair was again the class of the Masters division, winning over Hoyt Demis, Tommy Jordan, John Davis and Larry Friddle.
Daniel Hemric continues his strong showing in the Pro division, beating Chris Buescher for the winner's trophy. Garrett Lancaster was third with Jordan Anderson and Matt Stover following.
Dillon Bassett got a good start in defense of the Bandolero Bandits national championship with his victory Saturday. Brady Boswell, Tanner Rumburg, Reid Wilson and Kyle Weatherman followed.
Chad Finchum continued where he left off in the INEX Winter Heat Series, winning the event over Corey Gordon, Matthew Linker, Robert Poole and Chandler LeVan.
Kendall Sellers proved he is still the guy to beat in the Outlaws division, beating Brett Pepicelli, Nathan Rodgers, Bailey Daniels and Brandy Keene.
Sunday
Despite the threat of rain, more than 120 cars were back on Sunday to compete for hardware at the Battle of Bristol. Sunday's event was a Regional Qualifier for the RACEceiver Legends and a Bandolero Championship race.
Brandon Thomson won the Thunder Car race, and earned 100 points toward his pursuit of the Race to the Top Challenge, which awards one Thunder Car driver a chance at competing in an ARCA Re/Max Series. Hull followed up his strong performance on Saturday with a second-place finish. Kyle Beattie was third with Bubba Harry and Edsall following.
Scott Hensley won the Semi-Pro B-feature and was awarded the top transfer to the feature.
Walker repeated his Semi-Pro performance with another victory - this time, over Travis Brayden, Austin Hill, Hackenbracht and Mike Alcaro.
Hair was again on top in the Masters division, beating Demis, Friddle, Randy Gutton and Chris Weddle.
The Pro division was a battle between two of last year's top Semi-Pro performers with Hemric coming out on top for the second straight day. Steven Ross was second with Anderson, Christian Pahud and Andrew Smith following.
Kyle Benjamin was the class of the Bandits field, beating Boswell, Mike Hudson, K. Weatherman and Jesse Little.
Finchum doubled up, winning the Young Guns division for the second day in a row. Poole was second with Gordon, John Birch and Randy Borman rounding out the top five.
Sellers won the Outlaws division with Daniels, Pepicelli, Weaver and Keene.
March 29 Results
Thunder Car feature: Taylor Hull, Kara Clarke, Al Renner, James Edsall, Pete Horne, Johnny Rucker, Phillip Snellen, Jim Fluharty, John Wachter, Tom Clarke, Skip Nichols, Michael VanWingerden, Thomas VanWingerden, Kyle Beattie, Brandon Thompson, Tony Wachter, Bubba Harry, Byron Stowe, Ed Clark, Brian Weimer, Dave Sondles, Toby Alfrey, Scott Knox, Jerry Lambert.
Semi-Pro B feature: Matt Maring, Rick Buxton, Kyle Rescoe, Mitchell Taylor, Heath Manning, Jordan Stillwell, Gunther Beam, Johnny Love, Jake Dunsmore, LJ Klemons, Kyle Pierce, Corey Beaver, Chris McKinney, Dean Davison, Justin Grimes, Tim Horne.
Semi-Pro feature: Bryce Walker, Chad Hackenbracht, Justin Swilling, Tyler Kivett, Ryan Blaney, Ronnie Bassett, Mike Alcaro, Travis Brayden, Devin Jones, Scott Hensley, Dale Dodge, Jeffrey Bolen, Alex Kempf, Michael Brown, JD Abraham, Cody Blackburn, Heath Manning, Currie Pierce, Jonathan Ross, Austin Leitner, Cody Johnson, Dennis Kiser, Evan Swilling, Tyler Devault
Masters feature: Clay Hair, Hoyt Demis, Tommy Jordan, John Davis, Larry Friddle, Jan Ingram, Bob Weymouth, Janice Humble, Chip Ferguson, Randy Gutton, Michael Carter, Chris Weddle, Darrel Vance, Doug Dugger.
Pro feature: Daniel Hemric, Chris Buescher, Garret Lancaster, Jordan Anderson, Matt Stover, Parker Hammons, Michael Van Wingerden, Thomas Van Wingerden, Daivd Polenz, Brian May, Trey Eidson, Greg Turner, Chris Lemmons, Mitchell Coble, Christian Pahud, Steven Ross, Andrew Smith, Corey Smith, Brad Hancock, Josh Berry, Rhett Causey, Max Zachem.
Bandits feature: Dillon Bassett, Brady Boswell, Tanner Rumburg, Reid Wilson, Kyle Weatherman, Jesse Little, Charlie Stray, Brian Kolb, Clayton Weatherman, Mason Hudson, Cody Lane, Trevor Collins, Zach Dunsmore, Garrett Biggers, Keegan Stray, Zach McLean, Brandon Debrakeler, Micah Weaver, Calvin Meadows, Layne Clifton, Kyle Benjamin, Jake Perkins.
Young Guns feature: Chad Finchum, Corey Gordon, Matthew Linker, Robert Poole, Chandler LeVan, Blake Jones, Jeremy Birch, Riley Halverson, Ty Rose, Justin Campbell, Wes Forman, Jordan Rogers, Sean Hosey, Noah Triplett, Casey Moore, Cody Scott, Tyler Mullins, Zac Carter, Jack Dunn.
Outlaws feature: Kendall Sellers, Brett Pepicelli, Nathan Rogers, Bailey Daniels, Brandy Keene, Scott Beaver.
March 30 Results
Thunder Car feature: Brandon Thompson, Taylor Hull, Kyle Beattie, Bubba Harry, James Edsall, Toby Alfrey, Brian Weimer, Al Renner, Skip Nichols, Jim Fluharty, Phillip Snellen, Pete Horne, John Wachter, Kara Clarke, Byron Stowe, Dave Sondles, Tony Wachter, Tom Clarke.
Semi-Pro B: Scott Hensley, JD Abraham, Chris McKinney, Cody Blackburn, Cody Johnson, Jeffrey Bolen, Kyle Resco, Heath Manning, Dean Davison, Jake Dunsmore, Jordan Stillwell, Tim Horne, Corey Weaver, Johhny Love, Kyle Pierce.
Semi-Pro feature: Bryce Walker, Travis Brayden, Austin Hill, Chad Hackenbracht, Mike Alcaro, Cody Blackburn, LJ Klemons, Ronnie Bassett, Jr., Ryan Blaney, Dale Dodge, Tyler Kivett, Kara Clarke, Devin Jones, Alex Kempf, Mitchell Taylor, Tyler DeVault, Chris McKinney, JD Abraham, Justin Swilling, Scott Hensley, Jonathan Ross, Michael Brown, Austin Leitner, Currie Pierce.
Masters feature: Clay Hair, Hoyt Demis, Larry Friddle, Randy Gutton, Chris Weddle, Bob Weymouth, Jan Ingram, Chip Ferguson, John Davis, Darrel Vance, Doug Dugger, Mike Carter, Janice Humble.
Pro feature: Daniel Hemric, Steven Ross, Jordan Anderson, Christian Pahud, Andrew Smith, Matt Stover, Garrett Lancaster, Rhett Causey, Brad Hancock, Parker Hammons, Josh Berry, Trey Eidson, David Polenz, Greg Turner, Max Zachem, Mitchell Coble, Brad May, Chris Buescher.
Bandits feature: Kyle Benjamin, Brady Boswell, Mike Hudson, Kyle Weatherman, Jesse Little, Charlie Stray, Zach Dunsmore, Brian Kolb, Reid Wilson, Clayton Weatherman, Tanner Rumburg, Garrett Biggers, Keegan Stray, Brandon Debrakeler, Jake Perkins, Micah Weaver, Kevin Love, Allen Collins, Layne Clifton, Dillon Bassett.
Young Guns feature: Chad Finchum, Robert Poole, Corey Gordon, John Birch, Randy Borman, Chandler LeVan, Blake Jones, Ty Rose, Jordan Rogers, Matthew Linker, Riley Halverson, Sean Hosey, Noah Triplett, Jack Dunn.
Outlaws feature: Kendall Sellers, Bailey Daniels, Brett Pepicelli, Scott Weaver, Brandy Keene, Nathan Rogers.