August 24, 2024

When Cody Stickler has ran with the Modifieds of Mayhem tour in 2024, he’s been undefeated. That stat remained true on Friday night with Stickler’s victory in the Battle at the Beach at Five Flags Speedway.

Stickler, who was driving the Richie Smith no. 42 machine, was blazing fast all throughout the day on Friday, topping both practice sessions and qualifying in pole position.

Stickler had to face some opposition to start the feature however, as he drew a six in the invert.

The race saw Jeff Letson, who led the series standings heading into the weekend, jump to an early lead, but it was inevitable that Stickler would find his way to the front.

Stickler easily took the lead and coasted for the rest of the race, eventually winning by a margin of over six seconds. Jeremy Williams settled for second and Jeff Letson fell to a third place finishing spot.

“I gotta thank Richie Smith for letting me drive tonight. Car was really, really fast,” said Stickler in victory lane. “I really hope when we come back in December for the Derby, I don’t have to race against this car.”

Another interesting footnote from this feature was a nice show of sportsmanship between a couple of the drivers. L.J. Grimm offered Parker Pugh one of his engines after Pugh experienced mechanical troubles, with Pugh and his team thrashing on their car all day long to get the new engine installed.

Pugh would go on to finish in seventh position.

The next stop for the Modifieds of Mayhem tour is Montgomery Motor Speedway on October 19th, which will see the series run twin 35-lap features in its penultimate event of the year.

Modifieds of Mayhem Battle at the Beach Results

1. Cody Stickler
2. Jeremy Williams
3. Jeff Letson
4. Jaxon Bishop
5. Jason Allen
6. L.J. Grimm
7. Parker Pugh -1 lap
8. Tim Moore -1 lap
9. Brad Stell -1 lap
10. Jarad Maupin -1 lap
11. Diogo Moscato -1 lap
12. Brad Bowman -1 lap
13. Bubba VanDevender -16 laps
14. Shane Jones – DNS
15. Jody Anderson – DNS

Cover photo: Reid Scott/Liberty Racing Review