Breeding Wins First Ever Feature At Portsmouth

PRP Press Release – September 21, 2015
Isom, KY’s Stephen Breeding picked up his first-ever Portsmouth Raceway Park victory Saturday becoming the 10th different Late Model driver to record a PRP win in 2015.
As for the other divisions, defending track champions Todd Robinson, Mike Meyers, and Zack Pendleton all continued their dominance.
Evening rains forced some delays but created an extremely fast and racy track on a PRP evening billed as Shawnee State University Night as well as Boy and Girl Scouts Night presented by www.vallerychevy.com.
Breeding was quick all night long in the Giovanni’s Pizza Late Model Division. He posted the best times in hot laps and was far and away the fastest qualifier.
Breeding captured his heat with ease but had to work much harder in the 25-lap feature. At the drop of the green, outside pole sitter Kenny Christy got the jump and led the first nine laps. The top two eventually encountered traffic, and Breeding was able to use the slower cars as a pick to get past Christy on the front stretch.
Breeding would hold on to lead the final 16 circuits but Christy turned up the heat in the closing laps to make it a rather close finish.
Following post-race inspections, the official top 10 consisted of Breeding, Shannon Thornsberry, Nick Bocook, Kevin Wagner, Audie Swartz, Daniel Williams, Avery Taylor, Charlie Jude, Paul Wise, and Josh Bocook.
Paul Wise was the biggest mover. He climbed up eight spots from 17th to ninth. Avery Taylor advanced six positions moving from 13th to seventh.
As for the race within the race, the points battle got even tighter in the Late Models with Wagner finishing one spot ahead of Swartz. Minford’s Audie Swartz continues to lead the point standings, but Wheelersburg’s Kevin Wagner now only trails by 20 points which is equivalent to four spots on the racetrack.
Delmas Conley took a big hit in the points. The Wheelersburg veteran dropped out of the race on lap 12 while running fourth.
South Point’s Todd Robinson continued his winning ways in the R.W. Rental and Supplies Modified Division. The two-time reigning PRP track champ moved another step closer to a three-peat as he won for the seventh time this season.
The Modified racing was good all evening. Jessie Rupe, Scott LeMaster, Robert Garnes, Ben Adkins, Brianna Robinson, Tony DeHart, Jeremy Hayes, Cody Smith, and Ervin Vance made up the rest of the top 10.
Mike Meyers was again the class of the field in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Lates, as he won for the seventh time this year. Duane Pick, Evyian Terry, Cameron Logan, Billy Staker, Ronnie Whitt, Mark Sturgill, John Sizemore, Kenny McCann, and Joe Whitt rounded out the top 10.
Zack Pendleton again got the job done in the M & M Inflatables Bombers. The Stout driver climbed from fourth to win for the eighth time in 11 races. With the victory, Pendleton widened his points lead over Jason Spillman.
Zack held off his father Shane to take the checkers. Rick Butler, Perry Dearing, and Mike Drake rounded out the top five.
PRP’s next race will be The Premier Pre-Cast Products Limited Late Model Extravaganza this coming Saturday. The race will pay the Limited Late Model Division $2,500 to win. Also on the card will be Late Models, Modifieds, Bombers, as well as a fifth bonus division – Sport Mods. Gates will open at 4 p.m. with racing at 7:30.