Kres VanDyke pushed his track-record win streak to 13 races with a sweep of 35-lap Late Model Stock features Friday night at Kingsport Speedway.
VanDyke, who had previously established a track record for wins since the 3/8-mile concrete track’s reopening in 2009, tied the overall track record of 14 wins set by Wade Day in 2000. Coincidentally, Day served as VanDyke’s crew chief on Friday night.
“Wade joked that he might have to bring his old car out and try to beat us,” VanDyke said. “It’s special that he’s a part of something that he was a part of before. Everybody on the crew was excited. It was a pretty special win for all of us.”
VanDyke’s red No. 15 Chevrolet led all 35 laps of the first feature. Nik Williams finished second in the No. 32 Chevrolet, followed by Wayne Hale in the No. 19 Toyota and the Chevrolets of Brad Housewright and Bryson Dennis.
In the second race, VanDyke charged from the fourth row to take the lead from Bryson Dennis on a lap-7 restart. Williams was able to get around Dennis to finish second. It was VanDyke’s 14th win in 16 races this season and his 19th win in his last 22 Kingsport starts.
“We started eighth but started working our way up there and got to second,” VanDyke said. “We started on the outside on the restart and was able to roll around Bryson and take the lead. I’m blessed. It’s unreal to have to the kind of season we’ve had.”
Dennis was third as Hale and Housewright rounded out the top five.
TWIN 35 No. 1
- Kres VanDyke
- Nik Williams
- Wayne Hale
- Brad Housewright
- Bryson Dennis
- Keith Helton
- Joey Trent
- Allen Hawkins
- Rick Pannell
- Robbie Henry
- Matt Smith
- Chase Dixon
TWIN 35 No. 2
- Kres VanDyke
- Nik Williams
- Bryson Dennis
- Wayne Hale
- Brad Housewright
- Keith Helton
- Allen Hawkins
- Rick Pannell
- Robbie Henry
- Matt Smith
- Chase Dixon
- Joey Trent
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