05/31/2026
CARAWAY SPEEDWAY FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT WINNERS
TREY BURKE AND DYLAN WARD SPLIT LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURES
Richard Shoffner, Brody Duggins, Weston Freeman, Gary Young, Jr., Jimmy Cooper, Christian Morris, Brandon Collins and Issac Wright Visit Victory Lane
(Sophia, NC): The headlines show the race winners but the big winners of the night were the boys and girls in the “Kids Bike” races. Dozens showed up and all had a great time. From the little kids in the “Juice Boxes” through the big kids on fancy bicycles, all had fun and win or lose, everyone left with a smile on their face. “Fan Appreciation Night” never disappoints!
When racing action took over the pavement, In the NASCAR Local Racing Series presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, Trey Burke and Dylan Ward split the wins in the featured Limited Late Models 40 lappers.
In race one, Ward led till the mid-race point when a visit to pit road left Burke on the point over Camden Thomas and that is the way they finished. Nicholas Bulkeley finished third ahead of Donnie Apple, Jonah Cullen, Ward and Larry Isenhower.
In race two, Ward flipped the script to take the win over Burke. Cullen was third ahead of Isenhower, Thomas and Bulkeley. Apple did not start due to mechanical problems.
In Charger action, Brody Duggins took eth checkered flag in both 20 lap features but gave up the win in race due to a tech shed infraction, handing the win to Richard Shoffner. Jeffrey Beck was second ahead of Tyler Bush, Andrew Gibson, McKyla Spinks, Brian Melville and Odell Graham. Duggins infraction moved him to P-8 on the finish order.
In race two, Duggins made the necessary changes from race one and buried the field in the second 20 lapper. He drove from last to first finishing ahead of Bush, Beck, Shaffner, Spinks, Gibson and Melville. Graham did not start race two.
Gary Young, Jr. made his first 2026 trip to Caraway count as he took the win in the 602 Modified 35 lap feature. Young bested David Creed by just over a second to claim the win. Corey Luetjen was third ahead of Cole Mizo, Dustin Coonfield and Brody Measner who was making his first Caraway start. Measner’s night ended early when he blew an engine and collected Coonfield in the oil.
In the always popular UCAR “twin 10’s”, Jimmy Cooper had a big night taking the top spot in both features. In race one, Cooper edged Justin Smith for the win. Tony Price was third with Mason Vance and Tito Clapp rounding out the top five. Jamie Vance was sixth followed by Kenny Bowman, David Edwards, Jake Cline, Cody Foland, Brayden Cline, Austin Cooper and JJ Foland.
In race two, Cooper drove from 8th starting spot after the invert to take the win over Price, Mason Vance, Clapp, Smith, Edwards, Cline, Jamie Vance, Bowman, Cody Foland, JJ Foland, Austin Cooper and Cline. Smith and Cooper won 10 lap qualifying heats for the UCARS.
Isaac Wright overcame some practice issues and took the overall win in his RWD Mini Stock over Brandon Collins in his FWD Mini Stock. Mason Troxler was third followed by Matt Alley and Cody Gwynn in fifth. Donnie Minut was sixth with Corbin Payne, Jason Gallimore, Tommy Raino, Brandon Crotts and “Wild Bill” in tow.
Christian Morris made it a “clean sweep” for the weekend by following up on his Friday night win with another trip to Victory Lane at Caraway on Saturday. Morris bested Eric Sutton, Corey Wyatt, Ricky Sweat, Bubba Cline, Corey Luetjen, Brad martin and Ricky Jones.
Weston Freeman took a convincing win over Kyle Siler in the 30 lap feature for the visiting Allison Legacy Series Saturday night. Bobby Mares finished third ahead of Bryan Miller in fourth and Eric Miller in fifth. Dustin Phillips was sixth ahead of Andrew Gibson, Colton Clark, Bryson McGee and Luke Fisher. The Allison Legacy Cars features 5/8 scale NASCAR type cars. NASCAR Hall of Famer, Donnie Allison was in the house to watch the series that bears his family name.
336 Meets takes over the Caraway pavement next week but racing returns on June 13th with the second 2026 “Ladies Night” featuring a 75 lap “Charger Challaeng” with a $2K payout for the winner. Mini Stocks, UCARS, 602 Modifieds and Crow Vics fill out the schedule. All Ladies admitted free to the Grandstands and Trackside.
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