6/5/2017
Delaware International Speedway
JAMIE MILLS LEADS FAMILY ONE-TWO IN NAPA BIG BLOCKS
By Charlie Brown, DELMAR, DE – A pit packed with over 100 race teams and a great crowd in the stands was the perfect combination for a great night of racing on Saturday night at the Delaware International Speedway. The NAPA Big Block Modified turned into a “family feud� as JoJo Watson and his uncle, Jamie Mills put on a great lead battle. Nick Davis ran and hid from the S.R. Pete & Sons Late Model field and Scott Hitchens won the 20-lap Fall Championship qualifier for the AC Delco PSC Sportsman. Other winners included Derek Magee in the RUSH Crate Late Models, James Hill in the Mod Lites, Mark Williams in the Vintage Cars and Landy Adams in the Little Lincoln Cars.
Last year’s Rookie of the Year, Brandon Watkins looked like an aged veteran as he paced the field at the start. Two yellows in the first two laps involving Howard O’Neal and Kevin Sockriter kept the field tightly bunched. It became a father/son battle on lap four when Bobby Watkins got around Daniel Johnson, Jr. and went to work on catching his son.
While that was happening, JoJo Watson and Jamie Mills were threading their way through the top ten and up into third and fourth with Scott VanGorder holding on to fifth. On lap 12, Watson and Mill got together in the second turn. Watson did a 360 degree spin but kept moving as did Mills. The caution came out but the pair was able to keep their positions because neither came to a stop.
Mills got by Watson on the restart and moved in to challenge Bobby Watkins. The pair made contact with Watkins getting around bringing out the yellow. On the restart Watson got by Mills and took the lead from Brandon Watkins and Mills followed into second. With four laps left to go. Mills turned up the wick and moved on top to stay. Mills took the win with JoJo Watson second and VanGorder a solid third. Fourth went to H.J. Bunting and Brandon Watkins earned fifth. Heats were won by Sockriter and Mills.
NAPA Big Block Modified Finish: 1. Jamie Mills; 2. JoJo Watson; 3. Scott VanGorder; 4. H.J. Bunting; 5. Brandon Watkins; 6. Robert Dutton; 7. Michael White; 8. Matt Hawkins; 9. Howard O’Neal; 10. Dale Hawkins; 11. Kenneth Peek; 12. Carson Wright; 13. Daniel Johnson, Jr.; 14. T.J. Williams; 15. Westley Smith; 16. Jordan Watson; 17. Jeff Brown; 18. Bobby Watkins; 19. Kevin Sockriter; 20. Kyle Fuller.
