By Doug Watson

Budds Creek, MD- Sykesville Md.’s Glenn Elliott made his first-ever Potomac speedway limited late model start a good one as he walked-off with top honors in the divisions 20-lap main event last Friday night. This would be Elliott’s second win overall of the young season as he was triumphant at the Winchester (VA) speedway just a few weeks back.

Elliott and Ed Pope brought the field down to the initial waving of the green flag. Elliott wasted little time as he jumped into the race lead by the completion of the events first circuit. As Elliott lead effortlessly, twelfth-starting, and current point leader, Derrick Quade was on the move. Quade reached second by the fourteenth-lap and set his sights on Elliott. A lap eighteen caution set-up a two-lap dash to the checkered flag, but Elliott was not to be denied as he would become the third different winner in the class in three events run to date.

“I was a little leery when we drew the number one pill for the feature.” Elliott stated. “The car was a bit off in the heat race but we made some adjustments and it was really good in the feature. I have to thank my crew chief Jerry Foster and all the guy’s on the crew, I wouldn’t be here without them.” Quade would hang on to second, defending champion Tommy Wagner Jr. was third, Sommey Lacey, in his season debut, collected fourth and Mike Latham completed the top-five. Heats for the 16 cars on hand went to Quade and Wagner.

In the 25-lap Potomac/Winchester street stock challenge, Winchester Va.’s Mike Bennett scored a convincing flag to flag win. Bennett, the current point leader at Winchester, has been victorious in both challenge races so far this season with his other win coming at Winchester back on April 3. Bennett drew the pole for the feature and that was all he needed as he would go on to lead all 25-laps of the event to claim the win. “This car has been awesome this season.” Bennett explained. “I just want to thank Greg Gunter for having theses races for us and for all the fans that come out to support us.” Michael Carter would take second, Buddy Wilson was third, Kurt Zimmerman placed fourth and Brian Luttrell rounded out the top five. Heats for the 29 cars on hand went to Donnie Kenney Jr., Bennett and Zimmerman with Scottie Nelson claiming the consolation.

In other action Tony Garber made it three wins in four starts in the 20-lap modified feature, Thomas Pickeral took the win in the 15-lap hobby stock main and cagy veteran Larry Fuchs was triumphant in the 20-lap strictly stock feature.