Ron Proctor Steals a Win at Devil’s Bowl
August 7, 2011: West Haven, VT — Ron Proctor has been very good at Devil’s Bowl Speedway since the beginning of the 2011 campaign, but sometimes, you still need a little bit of luck.
Facing a second-place finish Sunday night, Proctor watched as leader Hunter Bates crashed with a lapped car on the final lap, and then pulled away in a green-white-checkers finish to win the 30-lap NASCAR Modified feature at the Bowl.
Proctor has finished in the top three in seven of the nine races at theBowl this season, including a pair of victories, and he’s yet to finish out of the top five. He also completed a weekend sweep on the Champlain ValleyRacing Association, as he also won Friday night’s feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway.
Bates, who was looking for his second win of the season, led every lap except the last one. Going into turn four on the final lap, the last-place-lapped car of Michael Bush got loose halfway through the turn, and Bates slammed into him, sending both cars into the infield. The Bush car was heavily damaged, but Bates was able to go back to the rear of the field.
That put Proctor into the lead and he easily took the win and moved into the lead in the point standings. Jessey Mueller followed Proctor across the finish line, just as he did Friday night at Albany-Saratoga, and Mike Brunowas third.
Jamie Proctor, making his first appearance of the year at the Bowl, finished fourth and Joey Trudeau was fifth, his best effort of the season.
Chris Wilk took the checkered flag in the pro late model feature. Only three cars were on hand for that race, as the car count was affected by the upcoming ACT race at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Bill Dupree had to hold off newcomer Lonnie Rivers to record his third-straight win in the Renegade division. Dupree passed leader Jeremy Jones with five to go, and warded off a late run by Rivers, a regular at Plattsburgh.
The Bomber Warriors feature was postponed because of rain, and the Warriors will run double features on Sunday, Aug. 14, which will be Hometown Heroes Night. The card will also include spectator racing, as well as an enduro.
NASCAR MODIFIEDS: RON PROCTOR, Jessey Mueller, Mike Bruno, Jamie Proctor, Joey Trudeau, Paul Braymer, Jeff Haskins, Matt Atwood, Hunter Bates, Michael Bush.
PRO LATE MODELS: CHRIS WILK, Hunter Bates. DQ: Jeremy McGrath.
RENEGADES: BILL Dupree, Lonnie Rivers, Jeremy Jones, Curtis Seymour, Frank Monroe, Andy Smith, Jeremy Hayes.
Sources: Devil’s Bowl Speedway