3-Wide Photo Finish as Wayne Medders Barely Beats Competition

March 16, 2013


Street Stock Division Blog,
 Whynot Motorsports Park:

WayneMedders #111 MSSS contender

The winter brought a lot of excitement & inticipation for Whynot Motorsports Park this 2013 season after the announement of a new sanctioned division, Mississippi Street Stock Series. NeSmith and a few others helped organize a state wide racing division that will change the Street Stock racing across the state of Mississippi as tracks at Magnolia and Jackson & Whynot have all picked up on the series that begins at Whynot Motorsports Park next week.

22 hot rods cars showed up Saturday night for the weekly Street Stock division race. Most teams were there to prepare for next weeks opening of the Mississippi Street Stock Series. Drivers from all around brought their stuff, and boy, they put on a show of the ages as fans were all standing at the competion of the race as a battle in a 3-wide photo finish at the checkerd flag.

Right from the start of the feature, several good drivers had to start from the back. Drivers like #12J Brooks Motors Chevy, Chip Jones and #93 Stacey Robinson did not start exactly where they had wanted in the season opener.

Rookie driver, #4 Byram Trucking driver Matt Byram & his street stock Camero just could not find succsess in the ride brother Matt Byram left to advance to the LateModel class.

The white & red Chevy Camero wasn't the only driver to have bad luck. #5 Trey Bright, young kid out of Tuscaloosa AL, near about totaled his yellow paiinted car in the first part of the race. Front end & Rear end damage regulated Trey to a last place finish in the season opener.

#777 Brandon Leftwitch, in a Shade Tree Racing built chassis, had a right front blow out close to the end of the race after running in the top-7 all night. It unfortuantely regulated him to a 17th place finish.

DaveNations #56

#111 Steve's Performance driver Wayne Medders, from Morton Ms, was the car to beat during the beginning stages of the feature but driver of the #56 CJ Designs & Graphics 602 crate Dave Nations, from Raymond Ms, would not let the #111 get away from competiton as he tried several times to make a pass around the fast Medders in his red #111.

Mike Ladner of Biloxi Ms, driving the #3L 358 Buick sponsored by Twin Brothers Earth Movers, was very fast as well,  staying in the top 3 the whole race. When the late caution came out for #777, Brandon Leftwich who was trying to limp to pit road after letting go a tire, it pulled the field together for the final restart.

MikeLadner #3L MSSS

With less than 3 laps remaining, Dave Nations & Mark Ladner tried everything they had to beat Wayne Medders getting right up to his door, but when the checkerd flag waved, Wayne Medders picked up the street stock win in a photo finish that showed Nations, Ladner, door to door with Medders in a 3-wide finish. Fans were on their feet as they were treated to an awesome start of the 2013 season.

Wayne Medders, a local at Whynot,  finished 4th last year in the SS championship last year had 2 total wins in 2012. Wayne will be competing for the MSSS drivers championship, and after a quick start, look for him to be a top contender in 2013.


General admission to Saturday's program, featuring the World of Outlaws at whynotmotorsportspark.com, which also includes racing for the NeSmith Crate Late Models, open-wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks and Pure Stocks, is $30 for adults, $15 for children ages 6-12 and free for kids 5-and-under. Pit passes will be $40.

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