Modified South Series

Kellyville, Oklahoma (June 26, 2010) - Well folks, you can add Craig Chaffin to your list. The Glenpool, Oklahoma resident started on the pole and with stood several cautions and a last lap challenge to become the sixth different feature winner in as many races as the O’Reilly/NCRA modified south division made their first ever appearance at Creek County Speedway in Kellyville, Oklahoma on Saturday night.

Due to earning the most heat race and passing points earlier in the evening, Chaffin took the lead from his pole position and quickly set the pace on the rest of the twenty-two car field for the thirty lap feature. Randy Bailey started along the outside and settled into the runner up position while fourth starting Alan Sharpensteen, Chad Davis and Kevin Lacy gave chase.

Chaffin, driving the D C Motorsports/6D’s Auto Sales/Parker Heating and Air Conditioning sponsored BMS powered modified, quickly opened a six car length lead before the first of several cautions fell on lap two.

It was green flag racing for several laps with Chaffin still in command but behind him the battle for position was intense as Bailey and Sharpensteen battled for the runner up position with Davis and Lacy doing the same for the fourth position.

It looked like lapped traffic would come into play on lap thirteen but while Bailey would close the distance to two car lengths around the midway point, Chaffin would then power away and at one point opened up a half stretch lead.

After a couple caution flags fell within ten laps to go, racing then got interesting as the rest of the feature would go caution free for the final eight laps. 

With four laps to go things started to get intense behind your race long leader Chaffin as Sharpensteen, who had battled all race long with Bailey for the runner up position, finally moved into that position with Davis making the same move down the backstretch to take over the third position with Bailey fading to fourth.

Bailey’s car started getting loose at the end and with one lap to go, Sharpensteen and Davis set the leader up with one last chance for victory entering turns three and four. But Bailey would hold on to take his first career NCRA victory by one car length over Sharpensteen and become the sixth different feature winners in as many races in 2010 and the tenth different feature winner in eleven races held between last year and this.

“I got a little nervous there at the end because the car was starting to get real loose,” said an elated Chaffin in victory lane. “I could hear those guys behind me but I felt comfortable because I run with him (Bailey) all the time and we always race each other clean. This is just great and I am really glad to be a part of this deal here tonight.”

Davis would settle for third at the checkered while Kevin Lacy caught Bailey at the end to finish fourth.

The four, eight lap heat races were won by Bailey, Thomas Tillison, Jr., Lacy and Chaffin while the two, ten lap “B” features were won by Greg Burt and Alan Oliva.

The next scheduled stop for the O’Reilly/NCRA modified south division is set for Saturday night, August 14, for their third and final appearance of the season at Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, Texas.

The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for their contribution and involvement with the modified south division for 2010: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels,