The first feature to take to the track on the night was the 20 lap UMP Modifieds, with Troy Grotz and Austin May leading the field to the green flag. May would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Steven DeLonjay and Grotz. The close action up front was slowed on lap 4, when Grotz slowed to a stop down the front stretch to bring out the caution. On the restart Terry Michael spun in 1 and collected the 38 (didn't catch the name) to bring the yellow light back on. Another restart produced another caution, as Scott May and Derrick Carlson got together in turn 3 which caused May to spin to bring out the yellow. Austin May jumped back out front on the following restart, with DeLonjay working to hold off Brian Lynn. Lynn would jumped to the top of the track to grab the top spot away from Austin May on lap 8, only to have the caution come out before the lap was scored complete to put May back out front. Carlson would spin in turn 4 on lap 7 to bring out the yellow. May grabbed the lead on the restart, with DeLonjay and Lynn battling for the second spot. Lynn's run up front would come to an end on lap 12, as he slowed down the backstretch and collects the 11B (didn't catch the name) to bring out the caution. On the restart 84 (didn't catch the name), who was running 5th, spun in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. May moved back out front on the restart, only to be slowed one lap later for Scott Kitch's spin in turn 3. May once again jumped back out front on the restart, with DeLonjay working to hold back Kelly Kovski in the battle for second. The close action up front was slowed for the final time on lap 18, as Brock Bauman, who started 17th and had worked his way to 6th, slowed to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. May grabbed the lead on the restart and held on over the final 2 laps to pick up the win, DeLonjay was 2nd, Cody Bauman was 3rd, Jeffery Leka Jr. started 9th and came home in 4th, with Ryan Blakeman coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 25 lap MOWA Sprint Car feature, with A.J. Bruns and Joey Moughan making up the front row for the event. But just as the green flag was waved the yellow light would come on, as third place starter Jason Johnson spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Moughan would grab the lead on lap 1 over Bruns and Bret Triplett. Zach Daum would spin in turn 3 on lap 2 to bring out the caution and slowed the action. Moughan once again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Bruns and Triplett close behind. Moughan started to stretch his lead out over the field until he entered lapped traffic on lap 6. But the action was slowed for the final time on lap 9, when Triplett spun in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. Once again Moughan grabbed the lead on the restart, with Bruns glued to his back bumper. Moughan started to put some distance over Bruns, until he entered lapped traffic on lap 13. Bruns was able to move up to Moughan's back bumper on lap 16 and looked under him in traffic. But Moughan was able to hold him off and started to stretch his lead back out by lap 20. Bruns wouldn't give up his pursuit of the lead, as he moved back in on Moughan's back bumper on lap 22. Coming to the white flag Moughan decided to try the high side of the track in turn 4 to get around the lapped traffic, while Bruns choose the bottom. Bruns' decision paid off as he was able to grab the lead and then held off Moughan at the line to claim his first MOWA win of 2014. Moughan settled for 2nd, Joe B. Miller was 3rd, Jimmy Davies was 4th, with Johnson recovering from his spin on the start to come back up to finish in 5th.
Justin Layne and Bobby Beiler led the field to the green in the 15 lap UMP Street Stock feature, with Beiler grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Layne and Chad Myers. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 3, as 67 (didn't catch the name) spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Shad Eskew spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Beiler move back out front, with Layne and Terry Reed battling for second. Jeremy Madsen would spin in turn 2 on lap 7 to bring out the caution and slow the action. Beiler once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Layne close behind. Brandon Eskew slowed to a stop in turn 2 on lap 10 and collects Walt Layne to bring out the caution. On the restart Beiler moved back out front and then held on over the final 5 laps to pick up the win. Justin Layne was 2nd, Josh Smith came from 6th to finish in 3rd, Brian Gaines finished 4th after starting in 7th, with Myers coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 15 lap Micro Sprint feature, with Aaron Andruskavich and Jason Harms on the front row. Harms would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Andruskavich and Jake Neuman. A spin by 46 (didn't catch the name) in turn 4 on the completion of lap 1 would slow the action. Harms jumped back out front on the restart, with Andruskavich working to hold off Shelby Boise, who started 5th, in the battle for second. But the action up front was slowed for the final time on lap 2, as Neuman, who was running 4th, slowed to a stop down the front stretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Harms moved back out front and then pulled away over the final laps to pick up the win. Boise was 2nd, Ethan Weyant came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Austin Stewart was 4th, with Max Pozsgai rounding out the top 5.
The final feature up on the night was the 12 lap UMP Hornets, with Oscar Tipsword and Michael McKay leading the field to the green flag. Tipsword would jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Joe McDannald and Cook Crawford. The action was slowed for the first and only time on lap 2, as Alan McKay stopped in turn 4 to bring out the caution. On the restart Tipsword moved back out front, with McDannald and Crawford close behind. Tipsword would pull away over the final laps to claim his second win in a row at the track. McDannald was 2nd, Crawford was 3rd, Cliff Spencer was 4th, with Ray Turner finishing in 5th.
Notes from Jacksonville: 26 Sprints, 20 Modifieds, 16 Street Stocks, 10 Micro Sprints and 9 Hornets made up the 81 cars signed in on the night......The 26 MOWA Sprints cars drew a pill to determine there starting spots in one of the three heat races, with the top 16 in passing points earning a spot in the feature. Each heat race winner, along with the next highest three in passing points made up the dash that set the first three rows for the feature. The remainder of the field was set by the top four finishers in the B Main....Chris Urish started 14th in the feature and passed 7 cars to finish in 6th....Zach Daum, who started 18th, spun on lap 2 to bring out the caution. He would recover from that to take home a 10th place finish....Jimmy Hurley and Paul Nienhiser both had troubles in there heat races that forced them to scratch from the B Main to end their nights......84 recovered from his spin on lap 12 of the Modified feature to come back up to finish in 6th....38 also recovered from his involvement in the lap 4 caution to come back up to 7th....Steve Theivagt passed 10 cars from his 18th place starting spot to come home in 8th....Scott Kitch, who started 16th, recovered from his lap 13 spin to come back up to finish in 9th....Brock Bauman, who started 17th and had worked his way to 6th, slowed to a stop in turn 4 on lap 18 to end his night in 11th....Kelly Kovski was battling for second, when he jumped the cushion in turn 3 and hit the wall to end his night in 12th....Greg Bilger had troubles in the heat that forced him to scratch from the feature......Tyler Benson, who made the jump from the Hornets to the Street Stocks this year, started the feature in 12th and passed 6 cars to finish in 6th....Walt Layne recovered from his involvement in the lap 10 caution to come back up to finish in 9th....Aaron Andruskavich, who was running 2nd in the Micro Sprint feature, pulled off on lap 3 with troubles to end his night in 9th......Michael McKay was running 3rd in the Hornet feature, when he pulled off on lap 8 with a right front flat to end his night in 8th.
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