Dillon Bassett emerges from his race car in victory lane after scoring the win in the UARA-STARS event at Caraway Speedway on Sunday. Photo courtesy Caitlin Tinius / Bassett Racing
Dillon Bassett started in third position and dominated the UARA-STARS 150-lap event at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, NC on Sunday afternoon.
Bassett took the lead on lap 4 and never looked back, winning his first trophy of 2013.
Points leader Garrett Campbell finished second with Joey Mucciacciaro third, Brandon Jones fourth, and Kaz Grala, who started last, rounded out the top five.
Travis Swaim claimed yet another Sunoco Pole in qualifying on Sunday afternoon, but the former track champion at Caraway quickly faded from the start of the event, eventually dropping out of the top five by the end of the day. The first car to pass Swaim was Dillon Bassett, who pulled away to a lead that no one was able to overcome, despite mid-race cautions that typically result in fierce battles for the top spot.
The 150-lap event ran green up until lap 48 when Dylan Hall spun while racing Grala for position. Hall pinched his car down in turn one, spun, and made no contact until he turned the car around to rejoin the field and caught the turn two wall. Hall eventually retired after 91 laps, finishing last in the final rundown.
Current Caraway Speedway weekly racing point leader Ryan Wilson experienced a mishap on lap 104 in turn two as well, bringing out the second caution of the afternoon and the only real challenge to Dillon Bassett’s lead. On the restart, Bassett’s older brother, Ronnie Jr., restarted alongside of him. Dillon didn’t get up to speed right away and it allowed Ronnie to pull slightly ahead entering turn one. The two drivers made contact and the No. 04 of Ronnie Bassett, Jr., spun into the outside wall, ending his chance at victory and putting him out of the race on lap 109.
“I missed a shift on the restart and it allowed him to get up beside me, and I think he thought he was clear,” said Dillon Bassett of the incident immediately after the race. “But it was for the lead, so we both were going hard. We don’t race each other (dirty) like that, and really don’t race anyone like that. But, like I said, it was for the top spot, we both went for it, and it ended up in a wreck.”
Ronnie Jr. was unavailable after the race for comment but did post to his Twitter account (@bassettjr_04) after the event, saying, “Made a driver error today, thought I was clear to come down on a restart and just wasn’t enough room, congrats to @Dillon_Wayne44 on the win.”
The field resumed green flag racing after the cleanup on lap 118 and no one had anything for Dillon Bassett. Bassett stretched his lead over Garrett Campbell to nearly two seconds and held it until the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the season and the third of his career. He is the fourth different winner in the last four UARA-STARS races.
“I thought I drove my butt off at Tri-County, but Tri-County had nothing on this,” said the driver of the No. 44 Ford. “I drove from lap one to 150 as hard as I could. I was falling out of the seat, but I wasn’t hoping for a caution to rest. I kept digging, I didn’t care how tired I was. It was all about heart from there.
“He (Ronnie Jr.) came over here and told me good job, but we don’t come out here to tear each other’s racecars up. That’s not what it’s about, but if it was on the other hand, I would expect him to do the same thing. That’s just racing, I don’t care if it’s Ronnie or if it’s Garrett (Campbell) or if it’s anybody else. Racing’s racing, and if you want to win that’s what you’ve got to do.”
Garrett Campbell extended his point lead slightly over second place with his runner-up finish in the event. His team car, Joey Mucciacciaro, finished behind him in third.
The next UARA-STARS Late Model Stock Tour event is at Southern National Motorsports Park on Saturday night, August 10. It will mark the tour’s second visit to the Lucama, NC, track this season. Ronnie Bassett, Jr., won the tour’s season opener at the facility in March.
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UARA-STARS Late Model Series
Caraway Speedway – Sophia, NC
Race Results – July 28, 2013
1. Dillon Bassett
2. Garrett Campbell
3. Joey Mucciacciaro
4. Brandon Jones
5. Kaz Grala
6. Travis Swaim
7. Brodie Kostecki
8. Taylor Stricklin
9. Randy Benson
10. Garrett Jones
11. Ryan Wilson
12. Michael Leavine
13. Chandler LeVan
14. Thomas Beane
15. Jay Payne
16. Ronnie Bassett, Jr.
17. Dylan Hall
DNS: Tyler English
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