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August 17
Sumter Speedway,
Sumter, SC
Sanction: Ultimate Southeast Series (Bob Sharp Memorial) - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 19, 2:18 pm)
Banal repels Wilson to win $5,000 Sharp Memorial
Bob Sharp Memorial
  1. Steve Banal
  2. Anthony Sanders
  3. Ethan Wilson
  4. Christian Thomas
  5. Austin Mintz
  6. Carson Brown
  7. Ben Watkins
  8. Gray Parton
  9. Willie Milliken
  10. Tony Ayers
  11. Kale Green
  12. David Yandle
  13. Pat Lindsay
  14. Fletcher Wulff
  15. Doug Sanders
  16. Richard Lynch
  17. Luke Cooper
  18. Brian Strickland
  19. Richie Corley
  20. Taylor Puckett
  21. James Murphy
  22. Aiden Price
  23. Nick Deitz
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Steve Banal heads to a flag-to-flag victory at Sumter Speedway.
What won the race: Overcoming race-long pressure and a last-lap bid by polesitter Ethan Wilson, second-starting Steve Banal of Rock Hill, S.C., led all 40 laps to win Saturday's Bob Sharp Memorial at Sumter Speedway. Banal bagged a $5,000 payday for his first career Ultimate Southeast Series victory and his first win of any kind since Sept. 18, 2021, the Steel Block Bandits Series debut at Sumter.
Quotable: “It’s been a struggle, everybody knows that ya know, but we really run good here,” Banal said. “We went with a soft tire (compound) and I got saved by the caution a couple laps into the race, I didn’t know you could really get that low (on the track). I was just trying to ride and take it easy and not catch the lapped cars … I just appreciate everyone racing me clean cause I’m sure he could’ve moved me out of the way. I’m just glad to be here.”
Key notes: Ethan Wilson's last-lap attempt sent him wide at the entrance of turn three, as he drifted up into the heavy cushion, allowing Anthony Sanders to sneak by; Sanders finished 1.363 seconds behind Banal at the line while Wilson settled for third. ... After initially qualifying sixth in his group Christian Thomas's time was disallowed when he was found to be light at the scales. He charged to fourth after starting near the back. ... Austin Mintz ran as high as third in the opening laps before slipping to fifth. ... Carson Brown overcame contact with multiple competitors to finish sixth, including lap-eight contact that sent Luke Cooper spinning from fifth and bringing out the race's fifth caution. Cooper and Brian Strickland both retired from the incident. ... Brown and Ben Watkins traded paint on the ensuing restart, with Brown muscling his way into sixth, relegating Watkins to finish seventh. Watkins was seeking his second victory of the weekend after winning Friday's Mid-East Super Late Model Series debut at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, N.C. ... Series points leader Gray Parton overcame pitting under the opening stoppage on lap three and rebounded to eighth. ... The main event was slowed by six cautions and lasted 37 minutes, with 12 competitors running at the checkers.
On the move: Christian Thomas of Wake Forest, N.C., started 22nd and finished fourth.
Winner's sponsors: Banal’s Swartz Race Car is powered by a Pro Power Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from T.D.I Commercial & Residential Improvements, Wesley Page Racing Shocks, Banal Racing and Ntense Graphics.
Points chase: After Sumter: 1. Gray Parton (274); 2. David Yandle (203); 3. Christian Thomas (202); 4. Ben Watkins (174); 5. Willie Milliken (161).
Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 86°F
Car count: 23
Fast qualifier: Steve Banal
Time: 14.673 seconds
Polesitter: Ethan Wilson
Next series race: August 24, Ultimate Motorsports Park (Elkin, NC) $7,500
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

Feature lineup

Row 1: E. Wilson, Banal
Row 2: Mintz, A. Sanders
Row 3: Ayers, Cooper
Row 4: Parton, Watkins
Row 5: Strickland, Puckett
Row 6: Green, Milliken
Row 7: Brown, Deitz
Row 8: Price, Murphy
Row 9: D. Sanders, Yandle
Row 10: Corley, Wulff
Row 11: Lynch, Thomas
Row 12: Lindsay

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