CENTER LISLE, N.Y. – Nick Nye earned another victory in the modified class while there was a first-time winner in the 358 Modified class Saturday evening at Thunder Mountain Speedway.
Nye took the lead to begin the 35-lap Modified feature with Jim Zacharias and Eric Leet battling with him almost to the halfway point, when the first caution flew for a two car tangle in turn two. After a couple of attempts to restart, racing resumed as Alan Barker shot past Leet to take third.
Zacharias kept close to Nye and as they closed in on the Chris Jordan car on lap 31, Jordan had an issue, got tagged by Nye, and nosed into the frontstretch wall. Ryan Jordan could not avoid contact and slid into Chris’s car, with both sustaining heavy damage. Nye was able to again pull a couple of car lengths on the restart and held on for another win in the Modified division, followed by Zacharias, Barker, Leet, and Rusty Smith.
There was a first time winner of the season in the DIRTcar 358 Modified feature, as Glenn Forward took the Rushlow Racing entry to the lead two laps in and held on through the rest of the 30-lap distance for the win. Jordan McCreadie came from deeper in the field to move past Tom Collins Jr. for second, but could not catch Forward at the finish. Collins was third, followed by Shayne Spoonhower and Lance Willix.
Other winners Saturday included Alan Fink (crate sportsman), Jake Weibel (600cc modified), Steven Deinhardt (street stocks), Mike Morse (factory stock), Ray Reynolds (budget sportsman) and Evan O’Hara (junior slingshot).