MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Racing can often be a ‘right place, right time’ kind of sport. Saturday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway, Bobby Pierce was in that ideal spot when it mattered most.
The early stages of the Tennessee Tipoff set up an all-southeastern showdown between Brandon Overton and Chris Madden at the front of the field.
But with two laps remaining, contact on the backstretch sent Dennis Erb Jr. sideways in front of the field. With no time to react, Overton clobbered Erb’s machine to set off a multi-car pileup that also included Madden…