GREENVILLE, Miss. – National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Billy Moyer added another accolade to his storied resume with a Saturday night win in the finale of the 14th annual Gumbo Nationals at Greenville Speedway.
The COMP Cams Super Dirt Series presented by Lucas Oil event rewarded the Arkansas traveler with a $8,000 payday for his 844th career victory.
Moyer overtook race leader B.J. Robinson on lap 32 for the top spot and never looked back on his way to his first ever triumph in the event at the quarter-mile oval.
“At the beginning of the race, B.J. (Robinson), he smoked us all there at the first half of the race anyway,” said Moyer. “We moved around, moved around and I just felt like (the track) was going away down there a little bit, at least for my car. I kept kinda watching that outside, watching that outside and on that one restart it was getting to the part of the race where it was time to go, so we went for it.”
New Vision Graphics Pole Sitter, Timothy Culp swapped the lead with fifth-starting B.J. Robinson during the first ten circuits of the 50-lap feature before Robinson took control.
The Louisiana racer paced the field before Moyer raced into the top spot. Once out front Moyer cruised to his second CCSDS victory of the season and the 12th of his career.
B.J. Robinson, Timothy Culp, Spencer Hughes, and Rick Rickman completed the top five finishers.
The CCSDS now takes a one-month break before their final event on Nov. 7, when the ninth annual All American 60 comes to life at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss.
The night’s main event posts a $6,000 top prize.
The finish:
1. Billy Moyer, 2. B.J. Robinson, 3. Timothy Culp, 4. Spencer Hughes, 5. Rick Rickman, 6. Mike Palasini, 7. Neil Baggett, 8. Morgan Bagley, 9. Robert Baker, 10. Kyle Beard, 11. Drew Armstrong, 12. Hunter Rasdon, 13. Jake Timm, 14. Clay Fisher, 15. Derrick Nichols, 16. Cole Farmer, 17. Chad Mallett, 18. Logan Martin, 19. Brian Rickman, 20. Chad Thrash, 21. Eric Cooley, 22. Chandler Petty, 23. Josh Putnam, 24. Jon Mitchell, 25. Joseph Gorby.