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7/14/2024
Mike Benedum
Benedum attends Southern Nationals tripleheader; Top-5 outing at Wythe Raceway
Joining the Schaeffer's Oil Southern National Series for their opening weekend, Mike Benedum joined a 26-car field at Beckley (W.Va.) Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon for the Black Gold 53.
Transferring to the $10,053-to-win show through his heat race, Benedum started 11th in the 53-lap feature and finished 15th.
Traveling to the very fast Wythe Raceway (Rural Retreat, Va.) on Saturday, Mike chased another $10,053 payday and scored a Top-5 finish in fifth.
Wrapping up the weekend at Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tenn.) on Sunday, Benedum made up four spots in the 40 lapper to finish 13th.
Full results from the weekend can be found at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
Article Credit: Austin Bumgarner Media