Erik Jones continues to draw attention to his driving talents. The 14-year-old driver from Byron qualified and started the Rattler 100 in the third position. By lap 28 Jones had made his way by southern hot shoe Augie Grill to take the lead. Jones held the point until lap 46 when Bubba Pollard finally got underneath him to take the lead. Jones continued to run strong in the top five battling the likes of Chase Elliot among others. On lap 63 things turned sour for Jones as a broken oil cooler line ended his evening in the pits. Jones would end up in 21st place unofficially. NASCAR driver Bill Elliott's son Chase was the winner of the event
Former Muskegon resident Mike Garvey suffered a double dose of bad luck as he was involved in a lap 19 crash of the Rattler 250 Super Late Model event that resulted in a 25th place finish. He was unable to finish the event that was won by Grant Effinger.
In the Pro Late Model event Garvey made it into the top five only to see him head to the pits with troubles right after Jones’ demise. Garvey would be credited with an unofficial 19th place finish.
Look for both drivers to make headlines throughout the 2011 season. Jones is the new kid on the block and is showing he has the ability to run up front while the veteran Garvey still has some tricks up his sleeve and competitive fire still burning.
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