Michael Bumgarner swept the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Cars twin 40-lap feature at the Hickory Motor Speedway at the Dive Bar 195 on July 6. In the first 40-lap race, Bumgarner, in the second spot, fended off an early challenge from third-place Clark Houston before passing Matthew Gould for the lead moments later. He set the pace from there, driving to the victory.
Gould finished in second place, with Houston grabbing third. Michael Bumgarner celebrates his sweep of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car twin 40-lap feature at Hickory Motor Speedway on July 6. The second 40-lap feature started with an inverted field.
The first-place car from the initial race would start last and the rest would follow in the same fashion. Tyler Matthews and Houston would battle door-to-door in the early laps until Houston nosed ahead in lap five. Bumgarner moved around Gould and challenged Houston for the top spot, overtaking him in lap six.
He held the lead from there, driving away with the sweep on the night. Jeff Sparks rode an early lead to win a 20-lap Heritage Finance Street Stocks feature. Cody Demarmels finished second and Boo Carlisle finished third.
Tyler Matthews (63) and Clark Houston (6) cross the finish line in a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car race at Hickory Motor Speedway on July 6. In a 35-lap Super Trucks event, DJ Canipe overcame multiple challenges from Ricky Dennie and four cautions to wi.
