15 different drivers, 15 different cars, 6 different grooves, 1 common goal, to have your name forever etched side by side with the other winners of The Little World 100. The brainchild of The Cave's owner/operator Rick Williamson the race was first held in 2005 as an unsanctioned, non points race that was eventually won by Matt Williamson. Since then, the race has been a staple on the schedule for many of the east coast's top drivers and the following year the race was added to the inaugural points schedule for The Cave Speedway and has been the scene for the most highly contested racing you'll find with many of the finishes being determined by mere inches. Starting nearly three and a half hours after the racing began, the Late Model portion of the program owned up to its billing with the top ten qualifiers separated by only .190 of a second. When the dust had settled, Junior Cooper edged Alan Sagi by .03 of a second to claim the pole position for the first heat. Starting second in heat number one was Rick Williamson who managed to hang on to the spoiler of the yellow CRC chassis number 1D for most of the heat but would later give way to Brian Massey, the eventual runner up. Heat two saw a tight battle between Sagi and Jimmy McFarland with Sagi guiding his Moonshiner to the line first. Heat number three was mixed bag of obstacles for Mike Nail as he fought off challenges from the father/son duo of Joe and Joey Shifflett and two time Little World 100 winner Tyler Williamson in route to win the third and final heat. Former track champion Mike Parrill Sr was challenged early and often in the D main by Pure Stock feature winner Travis Clark. The elder Parrill held on to the lead long enough to advance to the C main only to see Joe Shifflett climb the ladder to the B main and end any chance of a third Little World for defending track champion Tyler Williamson. B main action once again pitted father against son as Joey Shifflett topped his father Joe and McFarland to win the B. Reminiscent of the first running of The Little World 100, the spectators and drivers alike were treated to a rousing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock in 1969. After the Guitar God was finished, the field belonged to starter/timekeeper Vickie Seal who dropper the green for The 6th Annual Little World 100. After a few anxious false starts, the third time proved to be the charm as Junior Cooper barely edged Alan Sagi into turn three to take an early lead. Cooper and Sagi swapped leads just once before Joey and Joe Shifflett started putting intense pressure on the leaders that would cause Sagi drop back into the field. Patiently biding his time, darkhorse Mike Nail began reeling in the topside bound leaders and with only one segment to go, found himself in lane one, prime position to mount a late race charge to claim the victory. Track position separated Nail and the elder Shifflett to begin the final segment, and trying to find every bit of untouched racing surface he could, Mike Nail was the first under the checkered flag as Shifflett's last lap banzai move fell by the wayside. Mike Nail of Stephens City became the third native of Virginia to hoist The Globe and the first since 2007. Nail piloted the number 24 Chevy owned and built by third place finisher Junior Cooper. Final Rundown - 1st Mike Nail(CRC), 2nd Joe Shifflett(Moonshiner), 3rd Junior Cooper(CRC), 4th Joey Shifflett(Moonshiner), 5th Alan Sagi(Moonshiner), 6th Jimmy McFarland(MOR)
