{"id":4848,"date":"2023-01-21T02:07:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T07:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/uncategorized\/yarbrough-carpenter-mcintosh-weaver-win-first-volusia-pro-late-model-features-at-sunshine-nationals\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T03:16:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T07:16:03","slug":"yarbrough-carpenter-mcintosh-weaver-win-first-volusia-pro-late-model-features-at-sunshine-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/yarbrough-carpenter-mcintosh-weaver-win-first-volusia-pro-late-model-features-at-sunshine-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Yarbrough, Carpenter, McIntosh, Weaver Win First Volusia Pro Late Model Features at Sunshine Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Deep in a field of 67 DIRTcar Pro Late Model drivers, four emerged victorious for the first time in their careers at Volusia Speedway Park Friday night.<\/p>\n
Austin Yarbrough, Freddie Carpenter, Donald McIntosh and Randy Weaver were the victors of their respective Qualifying Features, each scoring a $1,500 paycheck and 75 points in the Sunshine Nationals event standings. Each of them are all in great shape to lock into the championship Feature Saturday night, following solid runs on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The top-20 in the division points standings will now automatically advance to Saturday\u2019s main event, where all starters will battle for a $10,000 grand prize.<\/p>\n
Qualifying Feature #1 \u2013 Austin Yarbrough Yarbrough, the 24-year-old part-time racer from Little River, SC, turned the fastest of all 67 competitors in Qualifying, setting him on the pole for the 20-lap event. He took off in a hurry at the drop of the green, running away from a stacked field that included Super Late Model talents Ross Bailes, Kyle Bronson and Michael Page \u2013\u00a0all winners in the division on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>There\u2019s nothing quite like the jubilation and adrenaline rush that stems from a first career Feature win. Austin Yarbrough earned himself a big helping of that feeling Friday night, leading the first Qualifying Feature wire-to-wire to score his first-ever Feature win on dirt.<\/p>\n