LAS VEGAS — Eddie Martin hit a $5,000 jackpot in Saturday’s 10th-annual Duel In the Desert feature for IMCA Modifieds at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Martin made a bold move past Kellen Chadwick to take the lead following a lap-10 restart, then held off past Duel winners David Murray, Jr. and Johnny Saathoff for the big payday on the half-mile clay oval.
Alan Sharpensteen and Conner Pullen completed the top five in the 40-lapper, the final sanctioned event of the 2007 IMCA season.
The front three pulled away in the late stages, with Martin taking the checkers three car-lengths in front of Murray. Saathoff was another two car-lengths behind.
The finish:
Eddie Martin, David Murray, Jr., Johnny Saathoff, Alan Sharpensteen, Coller Pullen, Jeep Berry, Steve Arpin, Mike Hansen, Mark Zorn, Ryan McDaniel, Kellen Chadwick, Chris Alcorn, Robby Haines, George Fronsman, Chad Dolan, Gary Dutton, Matt Brack, Mike Villanueva, Jay Goosman, Brad Pounds, Bobby Hogge IV, Richard Papenhausen, Will Brack, Joe Antonelli, Jeremy Payne, Reese Coffee, Sherman Barnett.