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As Lee Pulliam moves on to NASCAR O'Riley Series racing next year, Saturday night at Martinsville served as a proper close to what has been a career changing calendar year for one of Late Model Stock racing's best.
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ATPLM: Turner Brown wins in Pensacola in his first start there, taking the lead in the final 25 laps. He beats Jake Finch, who claims the 2026 Allen Turner Pro Late Model Championship at Five Flags. In third, Dustin Smith, who led the majority of the race until being passed by Brown on a restart with 25 to go.
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Jake Finch was dominant in a Pro Late Model in Pensacola in 2006, and that hard work paid off on Saturday by claiming the Allen Turner Pro Late Model Championship after a second place finish in the season finale.
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SSS: Matt Craig took full advantage of a strong qualifying effort and beneficial invert to start from the pole and lead every lap en route to winning the Deep South Cranes 100 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola on Saturday while Stephen Nasse ticked off another box on his list of achievements by winning his first Blizzard Series Championship.
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ATPLM: Turner Brown turned heads on Saturday in Pensacola, winning in his debut effort at Five Flags Speedway in the Allen Turner Pro Late Model season finale. Meanwhile, Jake Finch scored his second consecutive Series title, driving for the legendary Ronnie Sanders.
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SSS: Matt Craig lead wire-to-wire in dominating performance to win the Deep South Cranes 100 in Pensacola on Saturday night. Southern Super Series points leader Spencer Davis took second and Jake Finch was third. With a seventh place finish, Stephen Nasse secured his first career Blizzard Series Championship at Five Flags Speedway.
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SSS: Spencer Davis continued his impressive performance as the Southern Super Series points leader with a runner up finish to Matt Craig on Saturday in Pensacola. Davis said he needed a bit more drive off the corner to be able to have had a shot at Craig.
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SSS: After a seventh place finish, Stephen Nasse was able to finally check off an accolade on his list that had eluded him for his entire career. Nasse has won the 2026 Blizzard Series Championship at Five Flags Speedway. However, Nasse is hungry for more as he looks forward to the big races left this year.
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ATPLM: Dustin Smith was the man to beat in Pensacola on Saturday night in the Allen Turner Pro Late Model Championship race, and unfortunately came up about 25 laps shy after leading the previous 75. He still managed to bring his number 33 home to a third place finish.
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Corey Heim and Treyten Lapcevich crashed after the finish and Martinsville leading to a massive fight shorttrackscene.com/late-mod…
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Caden Kvapil won a clock and a crown while drama unfolded behind him in a wild ValleyStar Credit Union 300 shorttrackscene.com/late-mod…
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Caden Kvapil wins the ValleyStar 300 at Martinsville and the Triple Crown in the process.
It’s hard to reflect on everything in the moment, but it’s been a historic season for the 88 team and Caden is grateful for it.
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Jared Fryar comes home 5th at Martinsville on a quiet night for the No. 12 team all things considering.
He felt like they just needed more long runs and track position.
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4th place run for Lee Pulliam at Martinsville. He’s thankful for the last 365 days.
He’s off to the O’Riley Series now but he’s already looking at the 2027 schedule for a potential Martinsville run.
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