LMS features Pure Street special on Saturday night

Matt Heisler

Ryan Whitaker celebrates his Pure Street win at Lancaster Motor Speedway with his pit crew and fans last Saturday night at the half-mile dirt oval.

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Lancaster Motor Speedway will host a special racing event Saturday night.

BJ Moose and Champion Race Helmets are sponsoring the Pure Street Division race, with a $1,000 to win race.

The Pure Street Division is one of the most competitive divisions at Lancaster Motor Speedway. The division has seen numerous winners this year.

Other divisions racing Saturday night:

NDRA GM Performance Late Models: $1,000 to win

Super Street: $600

Crate Sportsman: $500

The Vintage, Stock 4 and  FWD/UCAR will also run Saturday night.

Gates open in the pits at 4 p.m., with the stands to open at 5.

Admission in the pits is $20 and $12 for the stands.

This week, LMS fans will get to meet veteran driver Dustin Sweatt.

Sweatt will have his Crate Sportsman ride in front of the track grandstands on Saturday.

In the Wednesday paper, the FWD/UCAR race included a few highlights. Following is a few more details on the race last Saturday night.

In the FWD/UCAR main, the front row had Frank Roof and making his first trip to Lancaster Motor Speedway this season was David “Pork Chop” Motes.

When the green flag fell, it was Roof, Motes, Joseph Laney and Mel Privette battling for the lead entering turn one.

Exiting turn two, it was Roof with a big lead over Motes, Laney and Privette.

Coming out of turn four on the first lap, it was Roof with the lead, but the battle was on for second between Motes, Laney, Privette, Adam Leaird and Scotty Steen.

Motes and Laney had their own duel for second, while Steen and Leaird had their own duel for fourth.

Motes and Laney raced numerous laps side by side, neither gaining a inch for second.

As both of these great drivers dueled, Privette was working his way through the field.

Midway through, Privette joined in the battle and coming down the back straightaway gave Laney a little bit of a Daytona-style bump drafting and pushed Laney by Motes for second and third.

Privette then overtook second from Laney and set his sights on Roof, who had a commanding lead over the field.

A late-race caution set up a duel between Roof and Privette, but Roof proved to be too tough and won.

Top 5: Roof, Privette, Motes, 12-starting David Laney worked his way up to fourth, fifth Joseph Laney.

If you missed any of the racing action from this past Saturday night, Jackie Sims will have DVDs for sale for $10.

Also race fans don’t forget to cast your votes on www.Dirtracefans.com to win two free grandstand tickets.

If you pick the top three right in this Saturday night’s Champion Race Helmets Pure Street special, then you will receive the two free grandstand tickets.

You have to vote on www.Dirtracefans.com to be entered to win them.

Lancaster Motor Speedway is located four miles north of Lancaster off U.S. 521. Turn right on Shiloh-Unity Road and follow a short distance to the track on the left.

The track’s 24-hour telephone/hot line for track events and weather updates is (803) 285-1877.