Points leader Zach Michael enters Martinsville with a 33-point advantage over the field, completing every lap so far! He won this race last season, edging out rookie Jeremy Hebel and Jimmie Stevens to capture his first win of 2024. He will start eighth. Danger Zone teammate Zakk Miller nabs his first pole of the year. Ken Pettit starts on his outside, hoping to rectify his early-season woes with a victory in the Virginia 500.

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Ken Pettit jumps the start! The officials seemed okay with the move, signifying their pity for the #8 Bob Marley's 2025 campaign. Pettit would pull away from the field, leading the first 46 laps with only Zakk Miller and John Tharp in tow. The steering was smooth! His brakes were in the groove! Just when the balance seemed right, disaster struck. Ken Pettit blows up on the backstretch, destroying his best run of the year since Daytona Speedweeks. He'll finish dead last, dropping to 38th in points after a fifth finish of 41st or worse.

New leader Zakk Miller, John Tharp and Johnny Reed Foley flew through the lapped traffic in style, putting Bink Lucas and Molemar Diggs down before Foley made his bid for the lead. The #3 AC-Delco Chevrolet took the top-spot on lap 100, putting Dalton Lucas and fourth-in-points Dakota Wilkins down before the first green flag stop. As the field cycled through, only 22 cars remained on the lead lap.

A turn-1 check-up sent Scott Jackson into the rear of the leader! Steve Inkman spun in the aftermath, failing to draw out the yellow. Foley's handling was unhindered, gapping to a two-second advantage before a Matthew Dominique blown tire put out the caution on lap 163. The ensuing restart saw Foley, John Tharp and Tony Pizzaro pull away from the pack, with Jimmie Stevens and William Perry both losing a cylinder during the stint.

Tony Pizzaro's Race-2-Win Motorsports "Fenway Frank" #12 took its first lead of the night on lap 222, edging out Foley before re-catching the lapped traffic. Points leader Zach Michael got a lap back on speed just before halfway, with Pizzaro earning the halfway bacon bonus after lapping all but sixteen cars. Foley and Tharp remained on his coattails, with the #3 AC-Delco Chevrolet taking the top-spot back on lap 271.

Foley, Pizzaro, Tharp, Ryan Heuser, Matt Raboin, Zakk Miller, Alan Nesfeder, Michael Henson, Steven Spears, Timothy McDonnell, Adam Crapser, John Battista, Craig Lee, Zach Michael and David Butterworth all fought maniacally to remain on the lead lap. A second round of fuel stops kept Foley ahead, with John Tharp taking the lead on lap 312. Tharp entered Martinsville without a top-10 finish. A victory could sanctify the #14 Zig-Zag season.

Ryan Heuser catapults to the front! A set of tires from the Gods sends the NOS Energy #138 from eight-seconds back at halfway to the lead on lap 378. Traffic loomed large, having to navigate through John Battista and Timothy McDonnell to continue his charge. He would fail. McDonnell and Cristian torres made contact off the fourth turn, slamming the #26 into the outside barrier front-first before Heuser slammed his rear-bumper with the right-front. The steering was completely towed out, limping to 27th after a miraculous day.

Cristian Torres makes Extravaganza Series history! The #26 Gamestop Toyota becomes the only car to finish 33rd in three consecutive weeks, amplifying his year despite running 37th in the standings. Both he and Ken Pettit will have to qualify for the Rebel 400 next week. Up front, Johnny Reed Foley inherits the lead before a battle for fifth goes amiss! Alan Nesfeder pound-cakes the inside front-stretch wall after contact with Adam Crapser. Miraculously, Alan didn't pit, inheriting the lead despite the devastation! Crapser would rebound for a 10th-place finish.

Nesfeder used the lapped traffic to his advantage, keeping the top-spot through lap-441 before a Dan Johnston spin brought out the yellow. Foley would finally get past the battered #78 Coke-Zero Chevrolet on lap 451, crusing to a probable first victory of 2025! Then disaster struck. Foley pile-drives Jimmie Stevens off of turn-2, spinning the AMPIO machine across the track and into traffic.

Stevens careens into the outside wall, wedging Foley before David Butterworth smacked the #2's rear-bumper. Both cars pirouetted across the track with Foley narrowly escaping on the outside with minimal damage. The remaining leaders found a way through, with only Logan Sheets clipping Butterworth on the entrance to turn-3. Nobody knew how hurt the AC-Delco #3 Chevrolet would be for the remaining 19-lap dash to the finish! Foley got off to a strong start, with Zach Michael and Michael Henson passing the beaten-down #78 to enter the top-5. Miracle-man Steven Spears ran third, with Foley and Pizzaro battling for the win! Foley held off Pizzaro without a try, gapping ahead by several car-lengths to capture his first victory of 2025!

247 laps led shoots Johnny Reed Foley from tenth to first in the category! He jumps to ninth in the standings, revitalizing the #3 AC-Delco team morale while duplicating their 2024 dominance. What a man! His aggressive nature has turned into a gold-plated boon, looking for a second-consecutive Championship title. "Ten wins and 2,000 laps led is the goal" says Foley in victory lane. Congratulations to Johnny Reed Foley, crew chief Ronnie "Pure Love" Pressley and the entire CFM Motorsports organization for an excellent victory!

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