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Dale Planck and Pat Ward would lead the 29 car Modified field down to the green to start the 35-lap feature, but it was third starting Larry Wight who made a daring move between Planck and Ward to take the lead on the opening lap.

By lap 10 Wight and Ward were in a two-car breakaway at the front while behind them, Planck, Tim Sears Jr., Todd Root, Ryan Arbuthnot and Ron Davis III were locked in a tight battle for third through seventh.

Quick cautions on lap 11 and lap 13 would tighten the field and slow the fast pace.

At the halfway point, Wight still showed the way with Ward right in his tire tracks. Arbuthnot ran alone in third with Planck and Root in a close race for top-five spots.

The red flag would wave on lap 19 that saw a three-car accident in turn three with Joe Shields rolling over. All drivers were okay.

With 10 laps to go Wight and Ward were still putting on a show at the front of the field with Root only a car-length behind the top two with Arbuthnot and Planck still showing in the top five.

Over the final laps Wight was able to outrun Ward by 0.816 at the checkers. Root, Arbuthnot and Ron Davis III made a late charge to finish third through fifth.

Ferris Industries May 4 Opening Night

(Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modifieds 35 Laps) – LARRY WIGHT, Pat Ward, Todd Root, Ryan Arbuthnot, Ron Davis III, Dale Planck, Tim Sears Jr., Tom Sears Jr., Dave Marcuccilli, Greg Martin, Tyler Thompson, Jeff Sykes, Bobby Herrington, Tim O’Brien, Jeff McGinnis, Andy Noto, Collin DuBois, Nick Krause, Jeremy Dygert, Rob Bellinger, Glenn Forward, Ben Bushaw, Joe Shields, Billy Shantel Jr., Tyler Trump, Tyler Meeks, Jason Occhino, Mike Mandigo. DNS – Kyle DeMetro.

(Larkin Mowing $50 Hard Charger) – Tom Sears Jr.