Upset Special: Chris Garnes Defends Home Turf With Dominating ‘Ripley RaceFest’ Victory At I-77 Raceway Park
Track Champion Outruns Talented Field For First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Triumph
By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director
RIPLEY, WV – May 27, 2012 – Chris Garnes of Evans, W.Va., pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World of Outlaws Late Model Series history, shocking the touring stars with a convincing run to victory in Sunday night’s 50-lap ‘Ripley RaceFest’ A-Main at I-77 Raceway Park.
The 25-year-old talent authored the race of his life, dominating his reconstructed home track’s first-ever WoO LMS event after inheriting the lead when a shorted-out battery caused Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., to slow on a lap-five restart. He was never challenged during the 45 laps of uninterrupted green-flag action that closed the race.