Miller Pockets $5,000 For Victorville Victory
Victorville (Calif.) Auto Raceway
MILLER TIME: Blake Miller (93) drove the Jeff Gardner/Roy Miller Freightlines No. 93 to victory Saturday during sprint-car action at Victorville (Calif.) Auto Raceway. (Doug Allen Photo)
VICTORVILLE, Calif. — Blake Miller took home the $5,000 first-place prize after he drove the Jeff Gardner/Roy Miller Freightlines No. 93 Sled to a 40-lap victory Saturday night at the Victorville Auto Raceway.
Miller started third in the open-competition non-winged sprint-car event and immediately moved into second behind leader Seth Wilson.
With fast-qualifier Mike Spencer charging to the front from the seventh starting spot, Wilson would pace the 22-car field for the first 22 circuits before giving way to Miller.
Spencer moved into second and would take the lead from Miller on the 25th lap. However, mechanical woes sidelined Spencer two laps later giving the lead back to Miller.
Once back out front, Miller successfully withstood numerous challenges from Wilson and Tony Jones.
Jones, who started eighth, finished second, ahead of Davey Pombo, Josh Ford and Robert Ellis.
The finish:
Blake Miller, Tony Jones, Davey Pombo, Josh Ford, Robert Ellis, Cody Williams, Shon Deskins, Alan Ballard, Eric Severson, Don Gansen, Heidi Tresler, J.J. Ercse, Seth Wilson, John Aden, Tyler Brown, Mike Spencer, Jimmy Crawford, Aaron Altaffer, Josh Williams, Billy Blinn, Rodney Argo, Jordan Hermansader.