Steve Shaver won a torrid battle for top honors in World of Outlaws action before a partisan crowd at West Virginia Motor Speedway on Friday, then came back Saturday for a virtually unchallenged second win at the Mineral Wells, W.V. facility. (Todd Battin photo)

Shaver Wins Battle Royale In Racefest Opener at West Virginia Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac

MINERAL WELLS, W.V. - May 29. Steve Shaver was a Hometown Hero on Saturday night at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

Racing in front of a legion of family members and friends at a track just 10 miles from his home in Vienna, Shaver came out on top of a titanic four-car duel to win the 30-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main that opened the five-eighths-mile oval's two-day 'RaceFest World Championships.'

Shaver, 46, snuck by Bart Hartman of Zanesville, Ohio, for the lead on lap 25 and spent the remainder of the distance holding off Hartman, Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., and Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa.

1. (4) Steve Shaver/30 $8,075
2. (1) Bart Hartman/30 $4,000
3. (8) Tim McCreadie/30 $3,400
4. (3) Chub Frank/30 $2,800
5. (6) Shane Clanton/30 $2,500
6. (12) Tim Fuller/30 $2,100
7. (5) Eddie Carrier Jr./30 $1,900
8. (11) Rick Eckert/30 $1,800
9. (17) Steve Francis/30 $1,800
10. (7) Jonathan Davenport/30 $1,150
11. (13) Josh Richards/30 $1,600
12. (18) Clint Smith/30 $1,400
13. (23) Austin Hubbard (prov.)
14. (2) Darrell Lanigan/30 $1,400
15. (14) Vic Coffey/30 $750
16. (16) Zach Dohm/30 $700
17. (9) Rod Conley/30 $660
18. (21) Brent Robinson/30 $640
19. (15) Chuck Harper/30 $620
20. (20) David Williams/30 $610
21. (24) Russell King (prov.)
22. (19) Brady Smith/28 $1,125
23. (10) Doug Drown/21 $600
24. (22) Corey Conley/9 $600