Special from Speed51.com – A stout field of 37 Pro Late Models made the trip to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, pitting Nashville’s best against the invaders from the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. Just like the Masters of the Pros one year ago, it was an outsider leaving the Music City with the guitar.
Three-time and defending JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour champion Cody Coughlin took the lead from Chase Johnson in the opening laps of the 100-lap event and scored his first win at Nashville.
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While it looked like he dominated the race on paper, it was anything but a cakewalk for the Ohio driver. He held off repeated efforts from two-time track champion Cole Williams through the majority event before fending off 2018 champion Michael House in the final laps.
With his win to start off Saturday night, he joined a long list of drivers that have won at Nashville.
“Everybody on the JEGS team did great. It’s a blessing.”
Even while coming up just short, Michael House continued an impressive streak of finishes at Nashville. He ended 2020 with a win and a second, and he has now started off 2021 with a win and a second.
In House’s mind, a red flag just before the three-quarters mark would change how his car handled for the final run to the checkered.
“We had a good car, we just had that long caution and I felt like it really affected us,” House said. “I feel like the car was a lot tighter after the red flag and never really got back to where we were on the balance as far as being free enough to get up to Cody’s bumper.”
A pair of former track champions in Dylan Fetcho and Cole Williams finished third and fourth, while California native Kyle Neveau rounded out the top-five.
-Story by: Koty Geyer, Speed51 National Correspondent – Twitter: @kgeyer3
-Photo Credit: Speed51/Brandon Zumbach
JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Results:
- Cody Coughlin
- Michael House
- Dylan Fetcho
- Cole Williams
- Kyle Neveau
- Austin Wilson
- Wes Griffith Jr
- Davey Coble
- Tanner Jack
- Chase Burda
- William Hale
- Jordon Riddick
- Kyle Reid
- Mike Lovell
- Dylan Bates
- Tandy Marlin
- Zach Johnson
- Brian Demland
- Zachary Tinkle
- Bryson Shaffer
- Mason Mingus
- Daniel Bolden
- Mandy Chick
- Hunter Wright
- Trey Craig
- Dylan Jones
- Jim Wall
- Stephen Nasse
- Michael Bolden
- Mike Murray
- Stacey Crain
- Chase Johnson
- Billy Sisco
- Bennie Hamlett
- Andrew Scheid
- Stirlin Marlin
- Garrett Dies