Legends Million Division Qualifying
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Daniel Hemric and Brian Sockwell Big Winners in Legends Million at Charlotte Motor SpeedwayKannapolis, N.C., native Daniel Hemric won the inaugural Legends Million, the largest grassroots race in history, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, taking home an unprecedented $250,000 with the victory.Leading the first 89 laps of the 100-lap A-Feature, it looked as if pole-sitter Doug Stevens was going to complete a perfect weekend by winning the Legends Million. Stevens was the fastest qualifier on Thursday, then led all 20 laps of his Friday heat race, securing the pole for Saturdays main event.Stevens was able to keep a hard-charging Hemric at bay for 51 laps by staying on the bottom of the race track, but with pressure from Hemric, Stevens car slid up the track going into Turn 1 on Lap 89. That small miscue was all Hemric needed to take over the lead with just 11 laps to go. Stevens wasnt ready to give up, riding Hemrics bumper for next few laps, before Hemrics machine pulled away by several car lengths.Stevens held on to finish second, followed by Steven Cantrell, David Ragan and Tyler Green.Hemric knew he had to be in the right place at the right time to make the move for the win.I knew the car was good enough to run with the best of them out there, Hemric said. He finally made a mistake. I didnt expect him to. He never does. But he made that one little mistake and thats all I needed.I wasnt going to drive into him, Hemric continued. I tried to respect him and he definitely respected me. When he made that mistake it just opened the door. The car was just so good I was able to pull away.Hemric didnt have immediate plans for the $250,000 he earned with the victory.Im just glad I was able to bring home the win for the locals and glad to keep the money here in Charlotte, he said.Brian Sockwell, of Brown Summit, N.C., took home the victory in the Masters division A-Main with a dominating performance, leading 44 laps of the 50-lap event. Starting in the 11th position, Sockwell quickly made his way through the field, taking over the point position on the sixth lap. Sockwell never looked back, lapping the majority of field en route to his $30,000-to-win victory.
