Matt Stover Spins and Recovers for Podium Finish

Press Box

Matthew Stover drove through the field into second  place in Saturday’s Legends Cars Pro races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s  road course, before a spin as he approached the last turn on the  course dropped him to third at the finish.

A fifth-place starting position soon saw the Gastonia teen move the  No. 26 BB&T Mortgage/Stover Custom Homes car through traffic to third  then he took second place in the class he describes as “so competitive  that it’s hard to pass anyone.”

Stover described the day as “pretty good, the car was alright in practice.” Matt and his father made “a couple of adjustments in the heat races” that improved the car. He described his spin in the feature: “it was right where I switched gears and it got away from me. I only lost one position so it wasn’t too bad. Overall it was a good run to a top five,” he said.

Matt’s next race in the car he performs most of the work on himself will be on the Lowe’s Motor Speedway infield road course again, Saturday, Jan 12.