Alex Yontz definitely doesn't need any help when it comes to finding his way around Bristol Motor Speedway.
The native of Walnut Grove, N.C. came to the World's Fastest Half Mile a year ago and captured his very first win at the .533-mile oval in the UARA-Stars event. Saturday night, he made a triumphant return as he captured the Saturday Spectacular Thompson Metal 150 UARA event to claim win No. 2 at BMS.
The 21-year-old Yontz dominated the 150-lap event, taking the lead on the first very lap from pole-sitter Jamey Caudill and leading the final 29 circuits. Caudill ended up second, followed by Richard Boswell, Cliff Daniels and Darrell Wallace, Jr. Ross Furr, Travis Swaim, Clay Greenfield, Brandon McReynolds and Roger Lee Newton rounded out the top 10.
Kevin Wolfe of Abingdon, Va. captured the 15-lap Charger event, starting from the pole and leading all 15 laps while Freddie Taylor, Jr. was second. Rounding out the field was Caleb Roark, Nasty Jones, Paul Shull, Davey Smart, Bristol Motor Speedway's own Tony Rhymer and Dalton Hopkins.
"I've been trying to win a race for seven years and this is my first win," said Wolfe. "We've all worked hard, trying to get the car together since we wrecked here in May."
North Carolina's Ryan Glenski snagged the 25-lap Pro Challenge race while J.L. Snowden finished in the runner-up slot, followed by Devon Haun, Steve Verbeke and Paul White. Rounding out the top 10 was Ryan Rust, Doug Clifton, Chris Brown, Trevor Edwards and Terry Horak.
"I appreciate them letting us run this race here," said Glenski. "It's big to race at Bristol. I didn't think we had anything for the (pole sitter) 28 (Horak) but his tire went down and I got to him."
In the Trailer Race, Erwin's Chuck Van Hoy claimed victory while Danny Geisler of Piney Flats was the runner-up and Robert Darnell of Kingsport was third.
Yontz battled with Jake Crum in the late going until Crum smacked the wall on lap 130, giving Yontz a bit of breathing room.
"I hated to see that happen to him," said Yontz of the Crum incident. "This wasn't easy by any means. It just worked out in my favor there at the end. This was really tough tonight - there was a bunch of veterans beating on you and I really had to work for it. But that's what makes it so fun."
With two Bristol wins under his belt, Yontz seems to have figured out the concrete monster.
"Well, that first win, I didn't have to work for it nearly as hard," he said. "I owe a lot to the crew tonight. We had a good car when we unloaded though.
"I really like this place; I just seem to get along with it for some reason. It's my second win - words just can't explain (what that means). It's just unbelievable."
