On Friday night Sept 9, the I-95 Late Model Challenge Series invaded the 3/10 Ring Of Fire in Brinkleyville, NC for the first of 2 nights of Championship racing for the series. The Pure Stock V8's and U-Cars joined the Late Models on the program and gave the fans a great night of awesome racing!

It would be Russell Erwin of Beaver Dam, VA setting on pole for the Late Model main event qualifying with a time of 14.581 seconds to best the field of 21 Late Models entered. Outside of Erwin on the front row would be Smithfield, VA's Brent Robinson to lead the field to green for 30 laps of racing. Erwin and Robinson would race side by side for the lead for all 30 laps with Robinson on the high side and Erwin racing hard to his inside all the way lap after lap. Behind the leaders the entire field raced hard for each and every position, often 2 and 3 wide with many position changes on every lap. With 3 laps to go it would be Erwin who would find the bite down low and pull ahead with 3 laps to go, but Robinson would not relent and fought back to Erwins inside for the final 3 circuits. Erwin held on for a thrilling win as he crossed under the checkered flag by a car length to pick up $2,500 and another highly popular win, solidifying his points lead in the series. After the race, fans in attendance said this was one of the best late model races they had ever witnessed on the series and are looking forward to tonights event as more late models will be entered and the racing is expected to be just as great!

I-95 Late Model Challenge Series-30 lap race finish order/car number:

1) Russell Erwin 22

2) Brent Robinson 44

3) Buddy Isles Jr 11jr

4) Daulton Wilson 32

5) Justin Wilson 89

6) Christian Thomas 12

7) Hunter Bailey 19

8) Willie Milliken 1

9) Dustin Mitchell D8

10) Dean Bowen 15

11) Danny Hudson 1

12) Robbie Emory 9E

13) Greg Roberson 19

14) Mason Price 8

15) Joe Leavell 8

16) William Carroll C8

17) Brad Rigdon 09

18) Brandon Hux 76

19) JC Clary 18 DNS

20) Trevor Peoples P47 DNS

21) Jamie Stevenson 00 DNS

Aurelian Springs, NC Michael Morris set fast time of 17.909 and raced to the win in the hotly contested 20 lap Pure Stock V8 main event.

Pure Stock V8-20 lap race finishing order/car number:

1) Michael Morris 12

2) Michael Wells 57

3) Paul Elder 41

4) Greg Munn 2

5) Rusty Wells 55

6) Joey Seward 27JR

7) Billy Hobson 3AA

8) Dylan Cooke 2

9) HT Boone 22

10) Mike Watson 35

11) Joey Lambert 33

12) Sean Waters 0

13) Justin Barlow 18

Corey Cooke of Littleton, NC sailed past Billy Wallace the 19.74 second pole winner and never looked back until the checkered flag waved in this action packed event.

U-Car 20 lap race finishing order/car number:

1) Corey Cooke 22

2) David Schwarm 88

3) Ronald Klein 80

4) Michaela Wallace 00

5) Michael Wallace 00M

6) Ryan Pearson 42

7) Shane Loving 13

8) Billy Wallace 0

9) Tommy Weese 9W DNS

10) Rafael Brown 03 DNS

Tonight will be the 2016 I-95 Late Model Challenge Series Championship event! I-95 Late Models 30 laps $2,500 to win. Pure Stock V8's 20 laps $500 to win. Pure Stock 4 Cyl 15 laps $350 to win. U-Cars 15 lap race $300 to win.

Tonight the grandstand gate opens at 6:30pm. Racing begins at 7:30pm. Grandstand Admission $20. All kids 15 & under admitted Free.