Mr. Smooth Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ar. took his Capital race car to Victory Lane Saturday against 60 other Super Late Model dirt car competitors at NASCAR's owners Ken Schrader's I-55 Federated Auto Parts Speedway in Missouri.
The event sponsor "Karl Chevrolet" put up an additional $10,000 on top of the $7,000 to win purse to entice competitors to start the 50 lap feature from the rear.
The eventual winner, declined his Uncle Carl's offer, whom also sponsors his nephew's # 21 SLM.
The victory for Moyer who started racing over five decades ago was win #841 of his storied career, but the first for Atlanta based Capital race car chassis manufacturer, with one of racing's G.O.A.T's piloting their chassis.
Dirtondirt.com / Floracing.com race fans from over a dozen countries tuned in to watch the live coverage of the racing event online Saturday with grandstands seating being limited to less than half capacity, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series is set for a pair of mid-week events Tuesday and Wednesday nights in Wheatland, Mo. this week, while the rival World of Outlaw Late Model series is set to return next weekend for two nights of live racing action back at the I-55 dirt track, to help reignite live televised sports.
Fox TV is also set to broadcast NASCAR's first live event next Sunday, May 17, from Darlington, S.C., that will be contested fansless due to the still on going worldwide crisis.