William Byron celebrates in victory lane after winning Tuesday night’s ASA Southern Super Series season opener at New Smyrna Speedway. Photo: Adam Glanzman/NASCAR
Tuesday’s 2023 edition of the Clyde Hart Memorial 100 for asphalt Super Late Models at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway came down to a process of elimination.
Stephen Nasse, William Sawalich and Senoia, Georgia’s Bubba Pollard all encountered their own separate issues that took them out of contention.
That opened the door for William Byron to take his fourth consecutive victory in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.
Despite coming into the event with momentum from his triumph the previous night, Byron was not fast enough to be eligible for the top-eight qualifying redraw initiated by the ASA Southern Super Series and had to settle for a starting position of ninth.
It did not take long for Byron to start working his way through the field. Luck favored Byron once he reached the fourth position, as the mechanical problems encountered by Nasse, Pollard and Sawalich enabled Byron to cruise to an easy victory over Jake Finch.
Lawrenceville, Georgia’s Casey Roderick pressured Finch for the second position but ultimately settle for third. Connor Mosack ended up fourth with Giovanni Ruggiero coming home in fifth.
In other action, Matt Hirschman scored the Modifieds win, with Luke Baldwin winning the 602 Modified feature.
Wednesday’s festivities in the World Series of Asphalt include the prestigious John Blewett III Memorial for the Modified division, along with features for Pro Late Models, Florida Modifieds and Super Late Models. For more information, visit NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org.
ASA Southern Super Series
New Smyrna Speedway – New Smyrna Beach, FL
Clyde Hart Memorial 100 – February 14, 2023
1. 24-William Byron
2. 51F-Jake Finch
3. 18R-Casey Roderick
4. 28M-Connor Mosack
5. 22-Giovanni Ruggiero
6. 54-Matt Craig
7. 12G-Derek Griffith
8. 15-Gabe Sommers
9. 50-Jett Noland
10. 76-James Lynch
11. 26-Bubba Pollard
12. 69-Michael Hinde
13. 02-Kris Wright
14. 29T-Austin Teras
15. 08E-Tony Elrod
16. 112-Steve Weaver
17. 17-Chris Durbim
18. 08-Nicholas Naugle-DNF
19. 5-Johnny Sauter-DNF
20. 27-Bobby Good-DNF
21. 7C-Justin Crider-DNF
22. 28-Timothy Watson-DNF
23. 2-William Sawalich-DNF
24. 54T-Tommy Catalano-DNF
25. 9-Brad May-DNF
26. 44-Conner Jones-DNF
27. 18-Hunter Robbins-DNF
28. 23-Billy VanMeter-DNF
29. 51-Stephen Nasse-DNF
30. 1-Stewart Friesen-DNF
31. 18S-Brandon Short-DNF
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