Stormy Scott returned to victory lane at the Southern New Mexico Speedway on Sunday, successfully defending his S&S Fishing & Rental USRA Fall Nationals crown with an impressive performance in the 50-lap USRA Modified finale.
The win was worth $10,000 and the second straight for Scott on his home turf in Las Cruces, N.M. He fended off Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., who captured the previous two events in 2012 and 2013.
What seemed to be misfortune on Friday night turned out to be a blessing for Scott. With the top five finishers transferring to Sunday's main event, he finished sixth on Friday and had to try again Saturday. He won that night, and earned the outside front row starting spot Sunday.
When polesitter Ricky Thornton Jr. accepted the Mesilla Valley Transportation Front Row Challenge prior to the start of Sunday's championship race, that put him in the 26th starting spot with a $25,000 paycheck waiting for him if he cross the finish line in first place.
That moved Scott to the pole position, and he finished right where he started.
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