Virginia Sprint Series
Race#10 Saturday June 24th 2017
IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series
Shenandoah Speedway Shenandoah, Va.
by Jim Haines

Bullet Bill Rice is Mr Saturday Night Special

Bullet Bill Rice would tell anybody that would listen he didn't think he would put it all together and win a pavement race but with CCM racing sprinter feeling good Bill held off all challengers for the first big win.

Ryan Price and Mike Keeton took the heat wins before it was off to the feature on the warm summer evening.

Bill Rice and Mike Keeton paced the field to green and they stayed that for the first five laps until Rice inched ahead. The battle was on up front as Rice, Keeton were joined by Ryan Price and Jerald Harris.

Every lap Rice was making sure he hit his marks and kept the car where it was happy as the guys behind were moving all over to find a way by. With one to go Rice was still using his same line as they came to traffic Mike Keeton tried a low line pass around the traffic but it cost him momentum and Price got by on the outside and went after Rice in turn three but he couldn't put the power down soon enough and Bill Rice flashed under the checkered flag first.

At the line it was Bill Rice, Ryan Price, Mike Keeton, Jerald Harris, Anthony Linkenhoker, Tony Harris, Josh Perreault, Chris Ware, Charlie Ware, Ron Moyers and Neil Sandridge.

Next week it's off to Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va. for the first visit to the Tidewater area paved oval on Saturday night July 1st.