RPW Exclusive: Lake View Motor Speedway Heats Up with High-Stakes Racing

Column By: CHARLES WISLER / RPW – NICHOLS, SC – The roar of engines and the flash of fireworks lit up the night at Lake View Motor Speedway as it hosted the seventh annual Larry Long Memorial and Fan Appreciation Night. The packed grandstands were treated to a night of high-octane action, with drivers battling for big wins and valuable points.

The main event saw Dustin Mitchell dominate the Late Model feature, leading from start to finish to secure the $2,500 payday. After a heartfelt four-wide salute to the fans, complete with a stunning fireworks display, the green flag dropped, and Mitchell never looked back. While Mitchell led the charge, Dan Breuer put on a master class in race craft, climbing nine positions from 12th to earn a third-place spot on the podium.

The night’s festivities weren’t just about the race itself. Before the Late Model feature, drivers brought their cars to the front stretch for a special meet-and-greet. Fans, young and old, had the chance to get up close with their favorite racers, collecting autographs and snapping photos in a true celebration of motorsports fandom.

In the INEX Legends class, it was a battle of skill and patience that saw Tyler Sealey clinch his second victory of the season. Starting on the pole, Sealey lost the lead early to Caleb Day. What followed was a thrilling exchange as Sealey meticulously reeled in Day, attempting a daring slide job. Though Day initially fought him off, Sealey’s second attempt was successful, allowing him to take the lead and power to the checkered flag. Sealey’s win was made even more memorable as he celebrated in victory lane with a few young fans, sharing the excitement of his hard-earned triumph.

The night featured thrilling races across all divisions. In the NE Sportsman Modifieds, Jeff Tiley showcased his expertise by navigating lapped traffic and a late-race caution to take a flag-to-flag victory, extending his points lead. Jake Johnson proved unstoppable in the Crown Vic class, securing his fourth win of the season, while a determined Seals finished fourth after overcoming an early tire issue.

The Vintage, Bell & Bell Modifieds saw Fulwood take the lead from the start, leaving the competition behind as he raced to victory. Cameron Holloway led the Heritage Signs Street Stocks from wire to wire, but the battle for the championship tightened significantly, with only 20 points now separating the top three drivers. Finally, the Fred’s Tire & Auto Stock V8s had a chaotic feature that ended with Cameron Bosworth being awarded the win after the initial victor, Aiden Autry, was disqualified during the post-race inspection. The win helps Bosworth close the gap in the points race.

Full Results:

16 entries
CRUSA Style Street Stocks
Heritage Signs A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 118-Cameron Holloway[1]; 2. 6-Robbie Turner[3]; 3. 8-Cameron Norris IV[6]; 4. 22A-Terry Caples[2]; 5. 55-Mike Manes[5]; 6. 6A-Mike Coursey[7]; 7. K7-Kyle Rowell[13]; 8. 78-Austin Herring[12]; 9. 8JH-Josh Herring[11]; 10. 77-JOHNNY CLARK[15]; 11. 14J-Joey Wilks[9]; 12. 5-Earl Petty[4]; 13. 73-Landon Totherow[8]; 14. 14-Matthew Hodge[10]; 15. 22-Kevin Roark[14]; 16. 9-Ronnie Perritt[16]

Heritage Signs Hot Lap Qualifying 1: 1. 118-Cameron Holloway, 00:19.039[12]; 2. 22A-Terry Caples, 00:19.091[2]; 3. 6-Robbie Turner, 00:19.182[7]; 4. 5-Earl Petty, 00:19.194[9]; 5. 55-Mike Manes, 00:19.220[5]; 6. 8-Cameron Norris IV, 00:19.232[4]; 7. 6A-Mike Coursey, 00:19.295[14]; 8. 73-Landon Totherow, 00:19.523[16]; 9. 14J-Joey Wilks, 00:19.575[1]; 10. 14-Matthew Hodge, 00:19.859[3]; 11. 8JH-Josh Herring, 00:20.111[15]; 12. 78-Austin Herring, 00:20.231[13]; 13. K7-Kyle Rowell, 00:20.261[10]; 14. 22-Kevin Roark, 00:20.834[11]; 15. 77-JOHNNY CLARK, 00:20.911[6]; 16. (DNS) 9-Ronnie Perritt

23 entries
Stock V8
Freds Tire Auto A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 35-Cameron Bosworth[9]; 2. 01-Charles Nicholson[5]; 3. 22-Gilbert Miller[15]; 4. 122-Scott Lewis[8]; 5. 12F-Jason Floyd[2]; 6. 16K-Kevin Johnson[14]; 7. 73J-William Lee[17]; 8. 31-Chip Fenoff[3]; 9. 127-Rocky Gasque[23]; 10. 0-Derek Kemper[11]; 11. C3-Norris III Cameron[7]; 12. 47-Justin Parker[10]; 13. 23A-Brian Welch[6]; 14. 73-Cameron Lee[13]; 15. 1-Tom Lovett[4]; 16. 96-Lazaro Aguiar[20]; 17. 23-Boo Hickman[19]; 18. 48-Michael Butler[1]; 19. 82M-Anthony Morris[18]; 20. 67L-Ricky Kelley[21]; 21. 19-Austin Hooks[16]; 22. (DNS) 7-Chris Gerald; 23. (DQ) 14-Aiden Autry[12]

Freds Tire Auto Hot Lap Qualifying 1: 1. 12F-Jason Floyd, 00:20.562[10]; 2. 1-Tom Lovett, 00:20.592[14]; 3. 01-Charles Nicholson, 00:20.594[15]; 4. 23A-Brian Welch, 00:20.659[20]; 5. 48-Michael Butler, 00:20.664[11]; 6. 31-Chip Fenoff, 00:20.669[4]; 7. C3-Norris III Cameron, 00:20.904[8]; 8. 122-Scott Lewis, 00:20.980[13]; 9. 35-Cameron Bosworth, 00:21.083[6]; 10. 127-Rocky Gasque, 00:21.261[5]; 11. 47-Justin Parker, 00:21.384[22]; 12. 0-Derek Kemper, 00:21.409[23]; 13. 14-Aiden Autry, 00:21.443[18]; 14. 73-Cameron Lee, 00:22.043[7]; 15. 16K-Kevin Johnson, 00:22.086[19]; 16. 22-Gilbert Miller, 00:22.172[3]; 17. 19-Austin Hooks, 00:22.194[16]; 18. 73J-William Lee, 00:22.221[21]; 19. 82M-Anthony Morris, 00:22.276[1]; 20. 23-Boo Hickman, 00:22.579[12]; 21. 96-Lazaro Aguiar, 00:22.923[17]; 22. 67L-Ricky Kelley, 00:26.595[2]; 23. 7-Chris Gerald, 00:38.728[9]

10 entries
Vintage Modifieds
Bell Bell A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 27-Michael Fulwood[2]; 2. 93-Wes Horrell[3]; 3. 8-Jordan Lewis[7]; 4. 5-Mark Brown[5]; 5. 88-Chris Sirjane[6]; 6. 83-Jay Smith[8]; 7. 29-Bobby Kellam[10]; 8. 36-Jermey Cumbee[1]; 9. 9-Nathan Cumbee[9]; 10. 28G-Brian Guererri[4]

Bell Bell Hot Lap Qualifying 1: 1. 36-Jermey Cumbee, 00:19.913[9]; 2. 27-Michael Fulwood, 00:20.452[5]; 3. 93-Wes Horrell, 00:20.862[10]; 4. 28G-Brian Guererri, 00:20.963[6]; 5. 5-Mark Brown, 00:21.273[7]; 6. 88-Chris Sirjane, 00:21.325[4]; 7. 8-Jordan Lewis, 00:21.757[1]; 8. 83-Jay Smith, 00:25.520[2]; 9. 9-Nathan Cumbee, 00:28.121[3]; 10. 29-Bobby Kellam, 00:29.725[8]

24 entries
Dirt Late Models
Larry Long Memorial A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. D8-Dustin Mitchell[1]; 2. 23-Michael Rouse[3]; 3. 7B-Dan Breuer[12]; 4. 3-Shaun Harrell[5]; 5. 1-Willie Milliken[13]; 6. 15-Ethan Wilson[6]; 7. 18A-Bradley McCaskill[8]; 8. 32-Michael Batten[4]; 9. 57-Landen Zakalowski[9]; 10. 22JP-Johnny Pridgen[15]; 11. 72-Robbie Bailey[14]; 12. 10A-Mac Frye[17]; 13. 25-Sanders Overman[11]; 14. 14B-Eddie Baggs III[16]; 15. 17-Timmy Blackwell[10]; 16. 32A-Larry Blankenship[23]; 17. B3-Brian Strickland[7]; 18. 18-William McDaniels[22]; 19. 7-Ronnie Long[19]; 20. 24-David Baker[20]; 21. 9-Kyle Jenks[24]; 22. 10-Parker Daniel[18]; 23. 75-Shaun Andrews[21]; 24. (BF) 06-Christian Thomas[2]

Qualifying 1: 1. D8-Dustin Mitchell, 00:16.387[24]; 2. 06-Christian Thomas, 00:16.414[4]; 3. 23-Michael Rouse, 00:16.537[20]; 4. 32-Michael Batten, 00:16.589[5]; 5. 3-Shaun Harrell, 00:16.689[11]; 6. 15-Ethan Wilson, 00:16.819[13]; 7. B3-Brian Strickland, 00:16.861[15]; 8. 18A-Bradley McCaskill, 00:16.890[22]; 9. 57-Landen Zakalowski, 00:16.908[21]; 10. 17-Timmy Blackwell, 00:17.000[8]; 11. 25-Sanders Overman, 00:17.014[19]; 12. 7B-Dan Breuer, 00:17.129[3]; 13. 1-Willie Milliken, 00:17.231[16]; 14. 72-Robbie Bailey, 00:17.461[10]; 15. 22JP-Johnny Pridgen, 00:17.482[18]; 16. 14B-Eddie Baggs III, 00:17.501[2]; 17. 10A-Mac Frye, 00:18.095[14]; 18. 10-Parker Daniel, 00:18.176[1]; 19. 7-Ronnie Long, 00:18.428[12]; 20. 24-David Baker, 00:18.762[7]; 21. 75-Shaun Andrews, 00:18.786[9]; 22. (DNS) 18-William McDaniels; 23. (DNS) 32A-Larry Blankenship; 24. (DNS) 9-Kyle Jenks

Hot Laps 1: 1. 32-Michael Batten, 00:16.090[5]; 2. 06-Christian Thomas, 00:16.228[4]; 3. 23-Michael Rouse, 00:16.337[19]; 4. D8-Dustin Mitchell, 00:16.345[23]; 5. B3-Brian Strickland, 00:16.605[15]; 6. 18A-Bradley McCaskill, 00:16.746[21]; 7. 15-Ethan Wilson, 00:16.779[13]; 8. 1-Willie Milliken, 00:16.783[16]; 9. 3-Shaun Harrell, 00:16.843[11]; 10. 57-Landen Zakalowski, 00:16.922[20]; 11. 17-Timmy Blackwell, 00:17.012[8]; 12. 7B-Dan Breuer, 00:17.023[3]; 13. 22JP-Johnny Pridgen, 00:17.182[17]; 14. 25-Sanders Overman, 00:17.495[18]; 15. 72-Robbie Bailey, 00:17.669[10]; 16. 14B-Eddie Baggs III, 00:17.788[2]; 17. 10A-Mac Frye, 00:17.976[14]; 18. 10-Parker Daniel, 00:18.281[1]; 19. 18-William McDaniels, 00:18.364[6]; 20. 75-Shaun Andrews, 00:18.417[9]; 21. 7-Ronnie Long, 00:18.489[12]; 22. 24-David Baker, 00:18.803[7]; 23. 9-Kyle Jenks, 00:19.157[22]

10 entries
Legends
INEX A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 86-Tyler Sealey[1]; 2. 83D-Caleb Day[2]; 3. 29-Josh Sanoske[5]; 4. 0-Austin Neighbors[6]; 5. 15-Ryan Shabram[4]; 6. 4-Joseph Sanoske[7]; 7. 66-Tristen Stephenson[3]; 8. G1-Chad Groves[9]; 9. 50G-Brian Grady[8]; 10. 5-Joey Gorman[10]

INEX Hot Lap Qualifying 1: 1. 86-Tyler Sealey, 00:20.361[7]; 2. 83D-Caleb Day, 00:20.503[10]; 3. 66-Tristen Stephenson, 00:20.607[9]; 4. 15-Ryan Shabram, 00:20.753[8]; 5. 29-Josh Sanoske, 00:20.778[6]; 6. 0-Austin Neighbors, 00:20.789[4]; 7. 4-Joseph Sanoske, 00:20.876[5]; 8. 50G-Brian Grady, 00:20.884[2]; 9. G1-Chad Groves, 00:21.131[3]; 10. 5-Joey Gorman, 00:21.974[1]

10 entries
Crown Vic
A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 98-Jake Johnson[3]; 2. 77-Darrin Russell[4]; 3. 92-AJ Huffman[6]; 4. 37-Richard Seals[1]; 5. 16-Walter Johnson[2]; 6. 76-Will Black[10]; 7. 5-Jimmy Bisson[7]; 8. 42-Houston McDowell[9]; 9. 17-Zach Blackwell[5]; 10. 23-Emmett Brayfield[8]

Hot Lap Qualifying 1: 1. 98-Jake Johnson, 00:22.446[6]; 2. 77-Darrin Russell, 00:22.716[9]; 3. 92-AJ Huffman, 00:22.763[5]; 4. 17-Zach Blackwell, 00:22.784[3]; 5. 37-Richard Seals, 00:22.829[10]; 6. 16-Walter Johnson, 00:23.833[7]; 7. 5-Jimmy Bisson, 00:24.013[1]; 8. 23-Emmett Brayfield, 00:24.066[4]; 9. 42-Houston McDowell, 00:28.196[8]; 10. (DNS) 76-Will Black

9 entries
NE Sportsman Modifieds
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 41-Jeffrey Tiley[1]; 2. 6W-Kyle Whitney[5]; 3. 16-Mike Bowman[8]; 4. 8-JJ Williams[3]; 5. 026-Zack Cox[7]; 6. 115-Kurtis Whitney[2]; 7. 35-Kyle Irish[4]; 8. 77-Stephen Miller[6]; 9. (DNS) 14-Tim Clemons

Hot Lap Qualifying 1: 1. 41-Jeffrey Tiley, 00:18.471[3]; 2. 8-JJ Williams, 00:18.730[9]; 3. 14-Tim Clemons, 00:18.836[5]; 4. 6W-Kyle Whitney, 00:19.263[4]; 5. 115-Kurtis Whitney, 00:19.634[8]; 6. 35-Kyle Irish, 00:20.014[7]; 7. 77-Stephen Miller, 00:20.263[1]; 8. (DNS) 026-Zack Cox; 9. (DNS) 16-Mike Bowman