October 20, 2024

Three local divisions held their season finale races Saturday night at Montgomery Motor Speedway, with instances both on and off the track playing crucial roles in determining the champions.

At the end of the day, John Burns, Tre Huff, and Perry Patino were crowned as champions of the Outlaw, Street Stock, and Late Model Sportsman divisions respectively.

John Burns Claims Outlaw Championship After Scoring Mishap Originally Had Ryan Arms as the Champion

In one of the tightest points battles heading into the weekend, it was originally Cameron Henderson who started out as the championship leader for the Outlaw class.

Henderson led Tennessee’s Ryan Arms by a margin of just four points heading into the weekend. With each position counting for two points, Arms had to finish three spots ahead of Henderson to claim the title, which he did.

Arms finished in third and Henderson finished in sixth, with Arms being announced as the champion at the Outlaw feature’s conclusion.

However, the tower did not account for race winner John Burns, who came into the weekend eight points behind Henderson and four points behind Arms.

Officials announced later in the night that after accounting for Burns’s points, he was actually tied with Ryan Arms for the championship lead.

The tiebreaker?

Burns scored the victory in Saturday night’s feature, giving him the edge on Arms, who had not scored a win this year. Therefore, John Burns was officially crowned as the 2024 Outlaw champion at Montgomery.

The full results from Saturday’s Outlaw feature can be found below.

Outlaw Season Finale Feature Results

1. John Burns
2. Bill Bethea
3. Ryan Arms
4. Presley Johnson
5. Gary Goodwin
6. Cameron Henderson
7. Dylan Courtney -1 lap
8. Bubba Winslow -23 laps
9. Jonathan Langham -29 laps

Austin Evans Disqualification Gives Tre Huff the Street Stock Championship

It was a two-man race for the 2024 Street Stock title at Montgomery, with Austin Evans and Tre Huff being the drivers in contention.

Huff came into the weekend with a lead of just six points, meaning that Evans would have to just finish three spots ahead of Huff, as he would have the tiebreaker.

Evans was a winner of three features, while Huff had not won at all during the season.

Coincidentally, three positions ahead of Huff was the exact position in which Evans crossed the line, finishing in second while Huff scored a fifth place finish.

However, post-race technical inspection told a different story.

MMS officials told Liberty Racing Review that the transmission in the Evans car was deemed illegal, with individuals stating that it was the weight of the transmission that was in question.

With the disqualification, Tre Huff was deemed the 2024 Street Stock champion.

With that being said, technical inspection had no affect on the feature winner, with Charles Davis scoring the victory.

The full results from the Street Stock feature can be found below.

Street Stock Season Finale Feature Results

1. Charles Davis
2. Kameron Wesenberg
3. Dawson Parker
4. Tre Huff
5. Caleb Sanford
6. Daniel Jacks
7. Ryan Logan
8. Keith Grace
9. Greg Foley -1 lap
10. Nicky Pate -2 laps
11. Andrew Wiggin -3 laps
12. Kara Wesenberg -5 laps
13. Bubba Deaton -25 laps
14. Austin Evans – DQ

Dominant Season for Perry Patino Results in Late Model Sportsman Championship

Despite the chaos of the night with the other two local divisions, it was all straightforward for Perry Patino, who had essentially already mathematically clinched the title coming into the weekend.

A second place run was more than enough for Patino, who claimed the 2024 Late Model Sportsman championship.

John Heil won the LMS feature, making Saturday night one of just two occasions that Patino was outran this season, with Patino scoring four victories out of the six races for the division.

The full results from the Late Model Sportsman feature can be found below.

1. John Heil
2. Perry Patino
3. Chris Wagner
4. John Wilkinson
5. Roger Reuse
6. Bobby Reuse
7. Jeremy Peoples -1 lap
8. Hunter Tyus -4 laps
9. Billy Melvin -21 laps
10. Larry Hughes -29 laps

Photos: Reid Scott/Liberty Racing Review