September 19
Friendship Motor Speedway,
Elkin, NC
Sanction: Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series - $3,000
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated September 25, 11:53 am)
Chappell collects first FUEL win at Friendship
- Donnie Chappell
- Donald Bradsher
- Ross Bailes
- Brett Hamm
- Ryan Atkins
- Billy Hicks
- Brandon Atkinson
- Ricky Weeks
- Dan Breuer
- Gib Gibbons
- Chris Usry
- Tim Neighbors
- Pat Lindsay
- Travis Stoner
- Bryan Addy
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Donnie Chappell heads for victory at Friendship Motor Speedway.
What won the race: Second-starting Donnie Chappell of Jacksonville, Fla., raced to his first-ever victory on the Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series, pocketing $3,000 in front of a large crowd. Fourth-starting Donald Bradsher of Burlington, N.C., and fifth-starting Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., rounded out the podium.
Key notes: Chappell became the seventh driver to win a FUEL event in the tour's short history. ... The series wrapped up its second season of competition with their third stop at Friendship.
Winner's sponsors: Chappell's No. 25 is sponsored by SCS Electrical Contractors, Southway Crane & Rigging, American Refrigeration, CarolinaAutoDirect.com and Xtreme Graphics.
Points chase: With a third-place finish, Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., clinched his second straight FUEL championship.
Car count: 15
Fast qualifier: Brett Hamm
Time: 16.214 seconds
Polesitter: Brett Hamm
Dash winner: Brett Hamm
Consolation race winners: Ross Bailes, Ricky Weeks
Editor's note: Donald Bradsher was declared the winner Sept. 25 when series officials announced that Donnie Chappell's tire samples didn't meet specifications in lab tests.
