{"id":6300,"date":"2025-02-02T01:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T06:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcarnationals.com\/uncategorized\/twice-in-thrice-cole-falloway-wins-back-to-back-gators-in-federated-auto-parts-dirtcar-nationals-opening-week-finale\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T01:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T06:56:07","slug":"twice-in-thrice-cole-falloway-wins-back-to-back-gators-in-federated-auto-parts-dirtcar-nationals-opening-week-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcarnationals.com\/dirtcar-ump\/twice-in-thrice-cole-falloway-wins-back-to-back-gators-in-federated-auto-parts-dirtcar-nationals-opening-week-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"TWICE IN THRICE: Cole Falloway Wins Back-to-Back Gators in Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals Opening Week Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cole Falloway continued to grow his newfound comfort at Volusia Speedway Park with his second straight <\/span>Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals<\/span><\/i> win Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n The Owensboro, KY driver made the most out of the 25 laps on Saturday night to build more speed and familiarity with \u201cThe World\u2019s Fastest Half Mile\u201d while leading a competitive field of DIRTcar UMP Modifieds from start to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n Falloway and Thursday\u2019s Feature winner Curt Spalding opened the night\u2019s racing action with a duel for the lead from the get-go. Falloway claimed the top spot with a high-line move through Turns 1 and 2 that played similarly to how he took the lead for his first-career Gator on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n Spalding struggled to harness the No.5CS Modified\u2019s power to contend and fell outside the top five. This widened the door for Trevor Neville, David Stremme, and Kyle Strickler to get by the Watervliet, MI driver and journey towards the high-point driver of Falloway.<\/span><\/p>\n Heartbreak struck Neville for the second consecutive night as a spin on Lap 10 took out the Mackinaw, IL driver\u2019s chances of winning the night\u2019s Feature after running in a podium position.<\/span><\/p>\n In a mirror of Friday night\u2019s running order, Falloway led over Stremme, Strickler, and Will Krup to battle for the remaining 15 laps. Strickler took third place from Stremme, with Krup taking second place.<\/span><\/p>\n Falloway extended his lead to over three seconds on Krup until a caution in front on Lap 18 gave the hornet\u2019s nest of UMP Modifieds one more chance at fighting for the night\u2019s Feature win.<\/span><\/p>\n Strickler took over second from Krup on the restart but had no chance at closing the distance on Falloway\u2019s No.66 as the lead inflated to over five seconds by the time he crossed the finish line for his second <\/span>DIRTcar Nationals<\/span><\/i> Gator through three career starts at Volusia Speedway Park.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA lot of it was me getting comfortable,\u201d Falloway said. \u201cLike I said last night, I wasn\u2019t very comfortable, and the more laps I get to make, the more comfortable I continue to get with this place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n