DONNELLSON -- After a cancellation following overnight and early morning rains on Friday, the annual Harvest Hustle event at Lee County Speedway was reduced to a one night show on Saturday. There were no such issues on Saturday as unseasonably warm temperatures and a stiff breeze greeted us at our late afternoon arrival. One hundred and four race teams signed in to do battle in six classes on the super fast 3/8- mile D-shaped oval.
Fifteen heat races clicked off in a timely fashion, and only the hybrid Sport Mod/B Mod division required a B Main to whittle their thirty competitors down to twenty four for the feature. Following intermission and the awarding of Junior Fan Club prizes, a short field of seven hobby stocks lined up for 15 laps. Dustin Griffiths lined up outside row two, grabbed the lead on the opening circuit, then led all 15 caution-free laps to continue his 2024 unbeaten streak at the speedway.
Shane Richardson cleared James Pilkington for second on lap three, but could not run down Griffiths, who opened a half lap lead by the end. Having returned from a lengthy "retirement," Harley Hill ran fourth after an entertaining top five battle with Aaron Martin. Fifteen laps was also the distance for the limited mod main event.
Cody Agee and Logan Anderson brought the field to green, running in that order ahead of a lap three caution. Following the Delaware Style restart, Dylan VanWyk charged from fourth to the runner up position with another yellow flag waving one lap l.
