LOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Kyle Beard only led one lap of Friday night’s COMP Cams Super Dirt Series presented by Lucas Oil feature at Batesville Motor Speedway, but it was the most important one.
The two-time series champion surged past race-long leader Logan Martin on the final lap to score the $3,000 payday, which marked his third of the 2021 season.
“I was just trying to save everything until the end,” said Beard. “I wasn’t paying attention and almost waited too late.”
Logan Martin was looking to make a clean sweep of the night. He set fast time in Mark Martin Automotive Qualifying, won his heat race, and brought the field to the green flag from the pole. Martin maintained the top spot for the first 29 circuits. However, on the final lap, the fifth-starting Kyle Beard used the high line to charge to the lead.
Beard led the final circuit to secure his third series win of the year and the 19th of his career.
Martin, B.J. Robinson, Morgan Bagley, and Hunter Rasdon rounded out the top five.
The finish:
1)Kyle Beard 2)Logan Martin 3)B.J. Robinson 4)Morgan Bagley 5)Hunter Rasdon 6)Josh Putnam 7)Brian Rickman 8)Timothy Culp 9)Steve Stultz 10)Chris Jones 11)Donnie Barnhart 12)Wendell Wallace 13)Austin Vincent 14)Terry Phillips 15)Jesse Stovall 16)Ross Farmer 17)Robby Moore 18)Scott Crigler 19)Jon Kirby 20)Brayden Proctor