Asphalt late model drivers battled for $15,000; Ward Burton returns to racing
Asphalt late model drivers are on the grid in Rougemont, North Carolina. Orange County Speedway is set to host the Orange Krush 200 as Ward Burton makes his return to racing.
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Bobby McCarty and Kaden Honeycutt set the front row for the main event. 200 laps of short track racing are up next…
Orange Krush 200
Race Report
Green flag, they rub doors into turn one. McCarty wins the battle via the outside lane.
Lap 50, McCarty has opened the gap. A line of cars are lined up on the bumper of Honeycutt in the battle for 2nd.
Lap 77, caution for debris. Many cars dive for the pit lane.
Green, McCarty clears Honeycutt via the outside lane off turn two.
Lap 100, the race break caution is out. The field is frozen as they head to the pit lane for fuel and adjustments. They’re unable to change tires.
Top 5 (Halfway) : 1. McCarty; 2. Honeycutt; 3. Crews; 4. Brown; 5. Ward
Segment 2
McCarty has drawn the number 8. He’ll restart from 8th following a re-draw at the halfway mark. Kaden Honeycutt and Brent Crews take over the front row.
Green, Honeycutt clears Crews for the lead.
Lap 106, caution.
Green, Honeycutt clears Crews off turn two via the outside lane.
Lap 115, the caution is out once more.
Green, Honeycutt clears Deac McCaskill to hold the lead.
Lap 125, McCarty is in a three wide battle for 9th as he has a steep battle to return to the front.
Lap 137, Barry Beggarly comes to a stop in turn 4, caution.
Green, Honeycutt holds the lead.
Lap 150, McCaskill works inside of Honeycutt in the battle for the lead. Honeycutt holds him off.
Lap 153, Ronnie Bassett Jr is in the outside wall after a flat right front, caution.
Green, Honeycutt gets the jump on McCaskill and he’s clear before turn one.
35 to go, McCaskill is all over the bumper of Honeycutt for the lead. Honeycutt is running the outside lane and he’s on defense.
10 to go, McCarty is climbing through the field. He’s up to 3rd. Honeycutt still leads.
5 to go, Honeycutt leads McCaskill by 1 second.
Kaden Honeycutt wins at Orange County Speedway!
Orange County Speedway
Race Results
March 29, 2024
$15,000 to win
Pos | Driver
1. Kaden Honeycutt
2. Deac McCaskill
3. Bobby McCarty
4. Kaden Brown
5. Camden Gullie
6. Jeb Burton
7. Trevor Ward
8. Terry Dease
9. Timothy Peters
10. Chase Burrow
11. Mike Looney
12. Blake Stallings
13. Logan Clark
14. Stacy Puryear
15. Ward Burton
16. Jeremy Mayfield
17. Andrew Patterson
18. Sam Yarborough
19. Brent Crews
20. Ronnie Bassett Jr
21. Barry Beggarly
22. Landon Huffman
23. Buddy Isles Jr
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