CONCORD, N.C. — Audio, photo and recap by Jacob Seelman for Speed77 Radio and Race Chaser Online — Tuesday night’s action at Charlotte Motor Speedway for Round 2 of the 21st annual Jack in the Box Summer Shootout saw several different kinds of doubles; some good, and one not so much. Carson Ferguson (Young Lions) and Tom Pistone (Masters) both doubled their fun in the Shootout’s opening week by picking up their second straight wins in their respective divisions, while Riley Halverson grabbed his first win of the 2014 summer series in the Semi-Pro class. Ferguson started third on the grid, just as he did en route to his opening night win, however this time the Ladyga Motorsports driver had to dig deep and fight through a furious battle from polesitter Ryan Millington in the opening laps. Millington hung tough on the outside through the opening laps, rolling momentum off the corner to hold the lead from Ferguson until a caution by the spinning #33 machine of Sprout Royal in Turn 1 drew the caution flag on Lap 3. On the restart, Millington again held off Ferguson for another lap before a second caution flew in Turn 3 for a crash involving Scott Joy and Woodrow Mullis. Both cars would go off on the hook and be ultimately done for the night. After that, it was all a matter of the choose cone and clean air. Ferguson chose the outside lane to slide up onto the front row with Millington for the restart, then rolled the top-side lane to the lead, a position he would not relinquish for the rest of the night despite two additional cautions and a restart within the final five laps. “We just were patient tonight, played the cards we were dealt and it all worked out,” Ferguson grinned in Victory Lane after picking up his sixth career Young Lions Shootout victory. “I knew we had a good car, the race just had to come to us. Hats off to the Ladygas for making some great adjustments earlier in the day; it’s really cool to be sitting here two nights in a row.” Behind Ferguson, Stefan Parsons came home second, followed by Christian Eckes, Millington and Matt Thomas completing the top five. CONCORD, N.C. — Audio, photo and recap by Jacob Seelman for Speed77 Radio and Race Chaser Online — Tuesday night’s action at Charlotte Motor Speedway for Round 2 of the 21st annual Jack in the Box Summer Shootout saw several different kinds of doubles; some good, and one not so much. Carson Ferguson (Young Lions) and Tom Pistone (Masters) both doubled their fun in the Shootout’s opening week by picking up their second straight wins in their respective divisions, while Riley Halverson grabbed his first win of the 2014 summer series in the Semi-Pro class. Ferguson started third on the grid, just as he did en route to his opening night win, however this time the Ladyga Motorsports driver had to dig deep and fight through a furious battle from polesitter Ryan Millington in the opening laps. Millington hung tough on the outside through the opening laps, rolling momentum off the corner to hold the lead from Ferguson until a caution by the spinning #33 machine of Sprout Royal in Turn 1 drew the caution flag on Lap 3. On the restart, Millington again held off Ferguson for another lap before a second caution flew in Turn 3 for a crash involving Scott Joy and Woodrow Mullis. Both cars would go off on the hook and be ultimately done for the night. After that, it was all a matter of the choose cone and clean air. Ferguson chose the outside lane to slide up onto the front row with Millington for the restart, then rolled the top-side lane to the lead, a position he would not relinquish for the rest of the night despite two additional cautions and a restart within the final five laps. “We just were patient tonight, played the cards we were dealt and it all worked out,” Ferguson grinned in Victory Lane after picking up his sixth career Young Lions Shootout victory. “I knew we had a good car, the race just had to come to us. Hats off to the Ladygas for making some great adjustments earlier in the day; it’s really cool to be sitting here two nights in a row.” Behind Ferguson, Stefan Parsons came home second, followed by Christian Eckes, Millington and Matt Thomas completing the top five. LikeLike · · Share
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