Wallace Passes and Outruns Her Mentor for Carteret County Speedway Sweep

Swansboro, North Carolina (June 9, 2026) – The Super Cup Stock Car Series had the fans on their feet in their inaugural appearance by the Crystal Coast at Carteret County Speedway on Saturday night. With many learning the characteristics of the 0.4-mile oval for the first time, it ended up being two drivers with prior experience at the Swansboro, North Carolina facility setting the pace.

Qualifying did not start off on the best foot for one competitor, as leader for much of final practice Dylan Godinez lost brakes entering turn one on the second lap, slapping the driver side of the No. 57 Ashton Racing Chevrolet with the outside wall. The young driver was okay; however, damage from the impact to the frame of the ride ended the day early.

Five-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner Jeremy Mayfield was making his SCSCS debut and put the No. 19m Don Doster Painting / Dan Althoff Trucking / MW Pressure Washing / D2 Motorsports Chevrolet top of the charts with a best time of 17.379 seconds. This marked the fourth different driver and fourth unique car to win a Pole Award in as many events in 2026.

Starting straight up from qualifying, second in series points Damian Payton took the green flag outside of Mayfield. Leader in the season-long standings Chrissy Wallace lined up third and was up to second by the opening lap. She then advanced inside of Mayfield, a two-time past winner at Carteret County Speedway in past years, only four laps into the first 50-lap main event. Mayfield fought a loose condition allowing Wallace to increase to a somewhat comfortable gap to take her third victory of the 2026 season. The win and passes also earned the Concord, North Carolina driver five bonus points upon claiming the Hard Charger honors.

Payton, Renick, West Virginia’s Harvey Harrison, and series newcomer Roger Stivenson from Kittanning, Pennsylvania rounded out the top five in the No. 08 Dixon/s Service Company / Winners Circle Auto Service Chevrolet.

Inverting the lead lap finishers from the first race, Payton brought the field to speed in the concluding feature under the lights. It was Mayfield who fought on the outside though and led at the stripe. A lap later Wallace worked under Payton for the runner-up position.

The only yellow and ensuing red flag of the evening occurred when nearby Wilmington, North Carolina’s Tom Toby, who took the wheel of the aforementioned No. 08 for the second race, hit the tire barrier cushioning some of the blow with the outside wall exiting turn one. The first-time driver to the series was okay, but significant cosmetic damage was sustained and his night was over.

During the stoppage, Harrison came to the pits for various adjustments to the No. 35 John 3:16 Ford. The two-time champion lost a lap in the first main event and during the time between races elected to make a gear change, thanks to a borrowed gear from Mayfield and the D2 Motorsports group.

When racing resumed, Wallace increased the pressure on her teammate, maneuvering under Mayfield right before halfway. Throughout the ensuing laps, Mayfield continued putting on the pressure, trying to find a way back by, adding to the suspense for those watching in the stands. In the end, the driver of the No. 19 Dan Althoff Trucking / JDH Engineering / J4 Truss / The Also-Ran Broadcast / CP Race Wear / MW Pressure Washing / D2 Motorsports Chevrolet held off the Owensboro, Kentucky native to sweep the night.

For the final feature, she had her father Mike Wallace, race winner last time out at Hickory spotting for her.

“That second race is the hardest race I’ve driven all year,” Wallace indicated. “Whenever dad came across the radio telling me Jeremy is a half car back, he’s coming, run 10 hard laps, but to be able to beat him and knowing the success he’s had here over the years, to me that’s a huge accomplishment. I was waiting to hear ‘nose inside’. It’s awesome to be able to race somebody like Jeremy to where even coming out of the corner in the center, you can touch a fender if you need to and you’re not going to get wrecked. You’re going to come out side by side still racing aggressively, and I love that.

Wallace had special guest SSGT Zach Muscianese riding along with a windshield banner in recognition for his service. At a track where she had previously raced once and struggled but quickly became a fan favorite, it was gratifying to get the job done, passing and outrunning a racer she has looked up to.

“Jeremy from the get-go, he and (his wife) Shana both have been my biggest supporters and Jeremy has been a big mentor and has helped critique my driving to make me a better driver.”

For the second time on this evening, Mayfield had to settle for a runner-up result.

“We were good the second race,” Mayfield explained. “We pulled out to a lead there and the caution came out. It got a little loose at the end but it wasn’t anything like it was the first race. She just got under me a little bit, and I was like, okay, I’ll try to get her back and I couldn’t. The good thing about it though is I knew we had to be putting on a good show. You could lay paper between us just about all the way around.”

“I’m very proud and that’s why she is driving this car. I know she can do it, she can get the job done, and now she needed that last little bit, straighten your shirt up here and we’re good.”

Assisting fellow competitors with the learning curve, Mayfield knows the competition is bound to increase for visits years into the future at Carteret County Speedway.

“You can’t come out here the first time and outrun people that have been here before. This place is tough in its own way because if you don’t have anybody to explain a couple little things here and there that you have to do, it’s just about finessing the throttle and driving it smooth.”

For the second race in a row, Payton rounded out the podium finishers, ahead of Harrison once more.

“I think how we ran today was fair,” the driver of the No. 64 Fauquier Stitch Studio / Donovan Asphalt Paving / Total Stormwater Solutions LLC / Blue Ridge Seafood Restaurant / McElligott Performance & Design / J&K Grounds Maintenance Chevrolet commented. “We made a lot of adjustments and continued to go in the right direction. I struggled to get around this place and it’s a new aspect to me with it being flat. I’m used to banking everywhere I’ve raced. I’m pretty good at going to the outside and not having that ability here is tough.”

Payton and more will have that opportunity in two weeks when the series makes yet another debut appearance at the fast and wide Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina on Saturday, June 20th. Wallace now holds a 100-point advantage going into the races at the 3/8-mile oval where a number of competitors are planning their return.

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