Southern Super Series

Daniel Hemric Rebounds with Five Flags Win

Defending Super Series Champion Finally Gets First Series Win of 2014

Daniel Hemric had been knocking on the door to victory lane during the 2014 season on the Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco. Friday night, he busted down the door and earned his first series victory of the season.

After leading the most laps at Gresham in the most recent race only to come up short of victory lane, Hemric rebounded to take the lead two laps short of the lap 75 break and never looked back to pick up the victory in the Papa John's 125 at Pensacola, Florida's Five Flags Speedway Friday night.

"I was trying to run a consistent pace tonight," said Hemric. "I think a lot of people doubted us in the series this year because we couldn't finish a race off. We had led at the break a few times and the car got tight, but we got it done tonight."

Hemric is the defending Buddy's Home Furnishing Blizzard Series Champion at Five Flags and Southern Super Series Champion, but prior to Gresham he had not finished on the podium all year. With Friday's win, he has now finished second and first in his last two races.

"It's a dream come true to be able to come to races like this and win," said Hemric. "We didn't get to do a back flip when we won here last year, but we got to do it for the crowd here tonight."

Hemric became the leader when he blew by Spencer Davis, who had opened up a more than four-second lead early in the 125-lap race. From there, Hemric got out clean on the restart when Donnie Wilson spun his tires after the lap-75 competition caution. Mike Garvey had a strong surge in the final 15 laps to score a second-place finish.

"We had been trying some changes this year and it wasn't really working after 10 laps," said Garvey. "We made some wholesale changes and we got things back to where we needed in practice on Thursday. We are close and it feels good to have a solid run."

Rounding out the top five were Bubba Pollard, Donnie Wilson and Augie Grill. TJ Reaid, Hunter Robbins, Davis, Harrison Burton and Casey Roderick rounded out the top-10 finishers.

Anderson Bowen came into the race as the point leader, but his 16th-place finish gives Bubba Pollard the unofficial point lead heading to Mobile.

Hunter Robbins started the night by capturing the $500 Pole Award which is presented by Hamner Racing Engines, McGunegill Engine Performance, Progressive Racing Engines, Ford Racing and RW Racing Engines.

Spencer Davis was the Dubz Thermal Products halfway leader and pocketed $100 for leading lap 63.

The Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco will be back in action on July 26th as they head to Mobile International Speedway in Irvington, Alabama.

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SOUTHERN SUPER SERIES

Papa Johns 125

Five Flags Speedway

Official Results

July 26, 2014

Pos.

No.

112

129

18R

11B

Driver

Daniel Hemric

Mike Garvey

Bubba Pollard

Donnie Wilson

Augie Grill

TJ Reaid

Hunter Robbins

Spencer Davis

Harrison Burton

Casey Roderick

David Rogers

Korey Ruble

Johanna Long

Kyle Grissom

Kyle Bryant

Anderson Bowen

Logan Boyett

Allen Karnes

Will Gallaher

Spencer Wauters

Davis 1-74, Hemric 75-125

Laps

125

124

123

108

101