John Ownbey Grabs Lester
Weeks Memorial Victory!
(May
24, 2025) John Ownbey won Saturday’s Topless Outlaws
Late Model Series Lester Weeks Memorial with a late race pass
of Drew Kennedy to claim the $4,222 winner’s purse. (MRM
Racing Photos)
A series record 51 entrants signed in for the race. Kennedy
earned the pole position for the 40-lap race by winning the fast
car dash. Ownbey joined Kennedy on the front role of the feature.
Kennedy held off Ownbey to take the early lead. Ownbey settled
into second with Ross White giving chase from the third spot.
Zach Sise would eventually take third from White late in the race.
Kennedy looked to be in control as the laps counted down. Ownbey
moved to the rear bumper of Kennedy. On lap 37, Ownbey dove under
Kennedy to take the lead. Ownbey drove away over the final 3 laps
to secure the win. Sise passed Kennedy with two to go to take
second. A disappointed Kennedy finished in third.
Jed Emert won the sportsman late model feature in convincing
fashion. Emert immediately grabbed the lead over D.J. Shannon.
Shannon spun going into turn 1 which handed second place to Adam
Mitchell. Mitchell had nothing for Emert who jumped out to over
a three-second lead in taking the win. Chandler Hickman finished
third.
Dustin Duncan had a early challenge before dominating the front
wheel drive feature. Nick Romesburg battled Duncan for the lead
as they raced side-by-side for the first three laps of the race.
Duncan took control of the race and pulled away to easily win.
Travis Weeks took home second and Trent Lee was third.
The next event at Smoky Mountain Speedway in June 13-14 when
the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series returns for the Mountain
Moonshine Classic.
(MRM Racing Photos)
Jail Breaker Potato Chips
Topless Outlaws:
1. 44J-John Ownbey[2]; 2. 7S-Zach Sise[4]; 3. K37-Drew Kennedy[1];
4. 0-Ross White[3]; 5. 18H-Hayden Ownbey[5]; 6. 24-Anthony White
Jr[8]; 7. F4-Hayden Cardwell[10]; 8. 97-Bobby Giffin[6]; 9. 329-Travis
Fultz[18]; 10. 44-Chase King[7]; 11. 51E-Jed Emert[22]; 12. 171-Kyle
Courtney[13]; 13. 23-Layne Clifton[23]; 14. C11-Cody Courtney[11];
15. 18K-Brandon Kinzer[14]; 16. 18-Eric Orr[12]; 17. 7-Jordan
Judge[15]; 18. 15-Noah Phillips[21]; 19. 03-Dante Curtis[20];
20. 01-Jason Welshan[16]; 21. 29-Rusty Ballenger[9]; 22. 17-Taylor
Puckett[19]; 23. 757-Kelby Norwood[17]; 24. 22-Mike Weeks[24]
(MRM Racing Photos)
Sportsman Late Model:
1. 98-Jed Emert[1]; 2. 50-Adam Mitchell[3]; 3. 6C-Chandler Hickman[4];
4. 92-Cory Cate[6]; 5. 56J-Jordan Horton[8]; 6. 102-Reed Hatchett[7];
7. 15-Aaron McCarter[5]; 8. 5-Curtis Thomas[10]; 9. 14W-Chris
Whitted[13]; 10. 13K-Chris Kelly[17]; 11. 32-Cody Gloyne[14];
12. 98P-Adam Pressley[16]; 13. 56-Joey Standridge[19]; 14. 7T-Tiffany
Hensley[15]; 15. 55-Austin Welch[20]; 16. Z1-Zach Shannon[9];
17. 03-Robert Russell[18]; 18. D22-DJ Shannon[2]; 19. 16-Tanner
Haines[12]; 20. 3Y-Jimmie York[11]
(MRM Racing Photos)
Front Wheel Drive:
1. 21-Dustin Duncan[1]; 2. 85-Travis Weeks[3]; 3. 12-Trent Lee[4];
4. 96-Chayse McDaniel[6]; 5. 21T-Travis Taylor[5]; 6. 519-Nick
Romesburg[2]; 7. 21H-Shane Hawkins[9]; 8. 22T-Cody Tice[8]; 9.
(DNS) 17-Dustin Holt
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