|
NEWS
|
|
|
|
Porter Takes GAS Series Win At Anderson
|
Anderson, SC- - In all forms of sports, there always seems to be an advantage when playing on your home turf. Randy Porter of nearby Easley, South Carolina, started on the outside pole to win the Georgia Asphalt Series Thomas Concrete/RS Trucking Upstate 100 Friday night at Anderson Motor Speedway. Porter powered to a win at his home track.
Joey Senter of Jefferson, Georgia in the RS Trucking/Equipment Unlimited Chevy, set fast time on the 3/8 mile oval with a 15.668 second lap, winning the Sunoco/Bearden Oil Company Pole Award. Senter rolled a 4 with the dice, moving rookie T.J Reaid to the top spot.
Porter jumped out to a early lead after a pile up in turn three by several of the top competitors. During the race, Porter received challenges by Anderson's own Ralph Carnes and former GAS Series Champion, Joey Senter, but Porter was able to hold on for the win..
Rounding out the top five were Fredrick Moore, Ryan Seig of Decatur, Georgia and Taylor Satterfield of Commerce, Georgia.
GAS NOTES: Another great run by Five Star Racecar Bodies rookie driver T.J. Reaid of Canton, Georgia with a 6th place finish. Reaid started on the pole, but was caught up in an accident in turn 4 early in the race. Reaid was able to battle back in the Glenncast/Cherokee Flooring racer to a 6th place finish.
Surprise competitor Terry Brooks, Jr of Concord, North Carolina was on hand to compete with the GAS Series regulars. "We don't travel a lot to race from our home track (Concord) but we've wanted to run with the GAS Series for the last couple years," said Brooks. "We have struggled with our set up here." Brooks' woes continued during the 100 lapper, eventually finishing 12th.
There was a good contingent of South Carolina drivers on hand for the Thomas Concrete/RS Trucking Upstate 100 Friday night. Those drivers included race winner Randy Porter of Easley, seventh place finisher Tommy Stokes of Central, veteran Ralph Carnes of Anderson who finished tenth, and rookie Justin Ashley of Honea Path who made his first ever late model start and finished fourteenth.
Another great run for GAS Classic competitor Fredrick Moore of Gainesville, Georgia. The two time GAS Series Champion finished third in his "Crete Motor" Martin Recreation racer.
NEXT UP: Georgia Asphalt Series heads to its home track of Peach State Speedway in Jefferson, Georgia on May 3rd, for round 3 of the 2008 season
Official Results
Georgia Asphalt Series Race 2
Upstate 100
Anderson Motor Speedway
Anderson, SC
4/11/08
1). Randy Porter - Easley, SC
2). Joey Senter - Jefferson, GA
3). Fredrick Moore - Gainesville, GA
4). Ryan Seig - Decatur, GA
5) Taylor Satterfield - Commerce, GA
6). T.J. Reaid - R - Acworth, GA
7). Tommy Stokes - Central, SC
8). Chris Whorton - Boaz, AL
9). Nick Potts - Jefferson, GA
10). Ralph Carnes - Anderson, SC
11). Tony Clark - Sharpsburg,SC
12). Cody Haskins-R- Marietta, GA
13).Russell Fleeman - Dacula, GA
14) .Justin Ashley -R- Hona Path, SC
15).Michael Mullins - R - Columbus, GA
16) .Terry Brooks, Jr - Concord, NC
17) .Travis Hearn-Jefferson, GA
18) Shane Sawyer- Canton, GA
Georgia Ashpalt Series
2008 Racing Schedule
April 7 Peach State Speedway
Jefferson, Georgia 1/2 mile oval
Bubba Pollard - winner
April 11 Anderson Motor Speedway
Anderson, South Carolina
Randy Porter-winner
May 3 Peach State Speedway
Jefferson, Georgia 1/2 mile oval
June 7 Watermelon Capital Speedway
Cordele, Georgia 3/8 mile oval
June 14
New Senoia Speedway
Senoia, Georgia 3/8 mile oval
July 3
Peach State Speedway
Jefferson, Georgia 1/2 mile oval
July 18
Anderson Motor Speedway
Anderson, South Carolina
Aug 2 Watermelon Capital Speedway
Cordele, Georgia 3/8 mile oval
Aug 16 New Senoia Speedway
Senoia, Georgia 3/8 mile oval
Aug 30 Peach State Speedway
Jefferson, Georgia 1/2 mile oval
Sept 20 New Senoia Speedway
Senoia, Georgia 3/8 mile oval
Oct 12 Peach State Speedway
Jefferson, Georgia 1/2 mile oval
November 7-9 World Crown Weekend
Peach State Speedway
Jefferson, Georgia 1/2 mile oval
Georgia Asphalt Series reserves the right to change schedule without notice.
|
|
| Have an opinion
on this story? Post a message
on our Fan Forum! |
|
|
| |
|
