Chuck Clise completed the best weekend of his career by winning the Late Model event at Thunder Valley Saturday night.  For Clise , who 24 hours earlier had won at Bedford, it was the first two race win weekend in his  long career.  In other Thunder Valley action, Charlie Walter rallied late to snag the Pure Stock event,  Jeff Benson was the Semi Late winner and  Robert Pluta was the 4 cylinder winner.   Walter’s win came in the Detwiler Memorial, the most prestigious event of the season for the Pure Stocks.

 

Chuck Clise was on the mark from the very start of the Late Model 25 lapper..  He shot by  both front row starters on the first lap and literally ran off from the field.   He had over a straightaway lead  by the time the first caution flew on lap 8.  On that restart a tussle in the pack saw  Matt Sala and Jason Hess collide almost head on in a grinding crash.  On the restart Shawn Claar took second spot be he was no match for the fleet Clise who again ran off from the field.

 

Cory Weaver battled with Claar for the duration but could not get by until Claar’s great run ended  when he went pitward on lap 23.  A last lap yellow gave Weaver and the field a one lap shot at Clise but Clise romped away for the win.   Weaver scored his career best Thunder  finish at second,  followed by Doug Gless ner, Dan Lee, Wayne Johnson, Chris Rhodes, Gene Kain, Ron Bottenfield, Bill Burns and Claar.  Greg Fetters and Clise won the heats. Read more »