CLEWISTON, Fla. — Davie Franek took a wire-to-wire win in the 25-lap United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters feature Friday night at Hendry County Motorsports Park.Â
The event was Round four of the USCS Winter Heat Series and the first of two nights at the South Florida track.
Mark Smith worked his way up from the fourth starting spot early in the race to take the second spot, and Ryan Timms rallied from the 12th starting hole to finish third.Â
Danny Sams III was fourth and fifth went to Wayne Johnson.
The last five laps of the race saw Timms move up to challenge Smith for the second spot, as Franek pulled away. At the checkered flag, it was Franek with a 3.870-second margin of victory over Smith, who nipped Timms for second by .184 seconds.
The finish:
Feature:Â 1. (2) Davie Franek, Wantage, NJ; 2. (4) Mark Smith, Sunbury, PA; 3. (12) Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK; 4. (6) Danny Sams III, Northport, FL; 5. (1) Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 6. (3) Glann Styres, Ohsweken, ON; 7. (11) Mark Ruel Jr., Jacksonville, FL; 8. (24) Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA; 9. (10) Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND; 10. (5) Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC; 11. (17) Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN; 12. (15) Sterling Cling, Tempe, AZ; 13. (16) Elijah Gile, Phoenix, AZ; 14. (9) Gunnar Setser, Columbus, IN; 15. (7) Austyn Gossel, Fort Collins, CO; 16 (20) Austin Martin, Sarasota, FL; 17. (14) Tyeller Powless, Ohsweken, ON; 18. (19) Bryan Gossel, Windsor, CO; 19. (18) Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS; 20. (25) Mark Reynolds, Hudson Falls, NY; 21. (23) Jeff Bye, West Palm Beach, FL; 22. (21) Matt Kurtz, Jacksonville Beach, FL; 23. (22) Luke Hill, Safety Harbor, FL; 24. (13) Corbin Gurley, Hebron, IN; 25. (8) Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN.