MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Brent Marks completed the trifecta of claiming the three marquee memorial races at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, claiming the 41st annual York Building Products Jack Gunn Memorial for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars, worth $8,000.
The Gunn victory comes on the heels of his wins in the July Mitch Smith Memorial and the April Tommy Hinnershitz Classic, giving the Myerstown, Pa. driver a total of nearly $30,000 across the trio of wins.
Marks started sixth in the 25-lap Jack Gunn Memorial and watched as second starter Justin Peck nearly flipped his machine in the first corner when the Indiana driver lost the handle on his No. 13 as he raced with polesitter Dylan Norris into the corner.
Norris took control and led the first lap before a four-car tangle in the second corner slowed the action.
Lance Dewease, who was making his Williams Grove debut in the Macri Motorsports No. 39M, chased Norris on the restart along with Marks.
By lap four, Marks was challenging Dewease for second and the pair battled for the spot until Marks finally drove by on the seventh tour.
Norris entered the backmarkers on lap 10 with Marks in hot pursuit and by lap 15 Marks was ready to make his move.
Working traffic, when Norris left his high line in the first and second turns for the bottom groove, Marks was able to buzz the top and then drop off of the cushion onto the backstretch to pull even for control.
And that was all it took for Marks to speed to his 18th career oval win, and third of the season with a margin of victory timed at 2.282 seconds.
Norris held on for a career best second place finish followed by Dewease, Danny Dietrich and Troy Wagaman Jr.
“I was a little leery whether we were gonna even make it out,” said Marks in victory lane.
“We changed the motor after the heat. We really had to hustle.”
Marks was the hard charger in the event.
In the winged super sportsman main, it was Kenny Edkin making a last-lap pass for the win while the wingless sportsman main went to Tony Jackson.
Feature Finish (25 Laps)
1. Brent Marks, 2. Dylan Norris, 3. Lance Dewease, 4. Danny Dietrich, 5. Troy Wagaman Jr., 6. Justin Peck, 7. Freddie Rahmer, 8. Cameron Smith, 9. Devon Borden, 10. Kyle Moody, 11. TJ Stutts, 12. Ryan Taylor, 13. Steve Buckwalter, 14. Lucas Wolfe, 15. Austin Bishop, 16. Tim Buckwalter, 17. Ryan Newton, 18. Steve Downs, 19. Derek Locke, 20. Billy Dietrich, 21. Troy Fraker, 22. Kody Lehman, 23. Denny Peeples, 24. Cody Fletcher