August 16, 2019
Teenage Drivers Vie for Allen Turner PLM Track Title By Chuck Corder There’s no denying it: A changing of the guard is flying down the back straightaway at Five Flags Speedway.
3 Joseph Meyer 9 Logan Boyett 12 Tony Dalton 12 Brandon Burks 18 Jesse Salazar 18 Jessie Reid 29 Shanna Ard 38 Chopper Stagner 40 Kody Brusso 51 Trevor Dalton 54 Grant Thompson 56 Darryl Rudd 56 Josh Hicks 64 Cale Gale 96 John Heil 97 Hunter Lambert
That’s not to take anything away from Bubba Pollard, Casey Roderick, and Augie Grill – stalwarts of the late model world who remain pre-race favorites at any track where they unload. Heck, Pollard – the short-track giant himself – has won the last two Deep South Crane Rentals Blizzard Series races for Super Late Models staged at the half-mile asphalt oval this season. But a cursory glance at the Allen Turner Hyundai Pro Late Model season standings, and you’ll find a top-three dominated by teenagers.
00 Brandon Curren 01 Michael House 1 Josh Adkins 4 Kyle Plott 4 Elliott Massey 4 Kyle McCallum 6 Cole Daffron 08 Memphis Villarreal 7 Jackson Boone 9 Jeff Noland 11 Jo Jo Wilkenson 14 Conner Okrzesik 14 Chris Davidson 18 Ryan Paul 18 Casey Roderick 21 Brandon Johnson 21 Ryan Herbert 22 Brandon Herbert 23 Josh Hollis 24 Christopher Tullis 26 Bubba Pollard 27 Austin Wood 30 Bobby Knox 30 Rusty Sanford 35 Jake Garcia 41 Troy Grasiffi 43 Justin South 46 Cole Williams 46 Jarrett Parker 50 Ty Roberts 51 Perry Patino 62 William Hale 66 Korey Ruble 77 Greg Fore 79 Michael Villarreal 81 Colby Howard 89 Dylan Fetcho 95 Derrick Griffin 112 Augie Grill 116 Zach Johnson