Thursday, June 12, 2008

GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING June 12-19, 2008

================ Now posted at: www.georgiastockcarracing.com Get it weekly free: send “subscribe” to ddrrtt@earthlink.net ================ GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING June 12-19, 2008 The internet rumor mill roared this week with a story that two partners (incl. a former track announcer) were buying Lavonia Speedway, which has been for sale since last fall. A price of $600,000 was mentioned. Brad York has leased the track this year, and has had some successes. Lanier Speedway owner Donnie Clack also owns Lavonia, and he said this week that several groups have looked at the track, but no offer and no deposit has been received. Lavonia hosts the Carolina Clash super LM tour Friday. Biggest show in the area this weekend, and the only one being taped by SPEED TV, is at the Talladega Short Track which hosts the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series Sat. night. It pays $10,000 to win. All of the Top Ten in series points are expected: 2008 Points Standings (after 17 races): 1 Earl Pearson Jr. 2 Steve Casebolt -55 3 Bart Hartman -245 4 Justin Rattliff -255 5 Scott James -360 6 Dan Schlieper -360 7 Billy Drake -520 8 Terry Casey -525 9 Wayne Chinn -670 10 Freddy Smith -835 Jimmy Owens won their last race at Florence, KY. TST’s show is the Lucas Series’ last area appearance until the Rome Rumble Oct. 3 and the Dixie Shootout Oct. 4. WoO driver Clint Smith has TST on his webpage schedule, and Shane Clanton may too. The track would like to introduce more fans to dirt kart racing on their 1/6th mile track, which has races every Friday night. Admission is free, and they’ll have 50 cent hot dogs and bike races for the kids this week. Next week on their bigger track, it’s Fan Appreciation Night with $5 adm. Thurs. (June 12) at 5:00 p.m., the “Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour” on VERSUS shows the 2nd Annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals from Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO, which paid $40,000 to win. http://www.talladegashorttrack.com http://www.lucasdirt.com http://www.MotorsportsHour.com ---- schedule ---- June 13 (Fri.) Lavonia Carolina Clash Super LM series + weekly show www.carolinaclash.com www.lavoniaspeedway.com June 13 (Fri.) North Georgia phone 423-400-9956 June 13 (Fri.) Modoc weekly points racing show + $1500 to win Super Street Challenge www.modocspeedway.com June 13 (Fri.) Fort Payne (AL) Weekly show with Super and crate LMs, + local divs. http://fortpaynemotorspeedway.com June 13 (Fri.) Boyd’s weekly racing program June 14 Golden Isles. Full racing program, local classes. Boots Sears Memorial. www.goldenislesspeedway.com June 14 Toccoa Regular show www.toccoaspeedway.info June 14 Talladega Short Track Lucas Oil Series $10,000 to win (TV show) www.talladegashorttrack.com June 14 New Senoia GA Asphalt Series http://www.georgiaasphaltseries.com/ June 14 Hartwell Weekly Racing Program www.hartwellspeedway.com June 14 Swainsboro Racing in all divisions www.swainsbororaceway.com June 14 Cochran Regular show www.cochrangaspeedway.com June 14 Lanier Weekly Asphalt Show + kids foot races www.lanierspeedway.com June 14 Birmingham Super LM Series race #3 www.bir-raceway.com June 14 East Alabama regular program + limited championship $500 to win 8:00 p.m. www.eamsdirt.com June 20 (Fri.) Lavonia Weekly Show www.lavoniaspeedway.com June 20 (Fri.) Fort Payne (AL) Weekly show with Super and crate LMs, + local divs. http://fortpaynemotorspeedway.com June 20 (Fri.) North Georgia Late Models plus full racing program www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com June 20 (Fri.) Oglethorpe ASCS Sprint Cars June 20 (Fri.) Penton USCS Sprint cars http://uscsracing.com June 20 (Fri.) Modoc weekly points racing show www.modocspeedway.com June 21 East Alabama USCS Sprint cars http://uscsracing.com www.eamsdirt.com June 21 Talladega Short Track Full race program + slingshots Fan Appreciation Night $5 adm. www.talladegashorttrack.com June 21 Waycross local racing divs. + TQ late models www.wayxspeedway.com June 21 Toccoa Regular show www.toccoaspeedway.info June 21 Cochran Regular show + Pure Stock $1000 to win www.cochrangaspeedway.com June 21 Lanier Weekly Asphalt Show + Faster Pastor race www.lanierspeedway.com June 21 Swainsboro Winged sprint cars + Racing in all divisions www.swainsbororaceway.com June 21 Screven local show - Super Late Models, Claycutters, Moonrunners, Mini Stocks and Renegades http://screvenmotorspeedway.com June 21 South Georgia Late Models, Super Stock, Hobbie Stock, Pure Stock, and Wildones www.racesgmp.com ---- TV ----. Sun., June 15 4-5 p.m. SPEED WoO Sprint Cars at Knoxville. IA Wed., June 18 Sports South 7:00 (sometimes 8:00 p.m.) ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour Sat., June 21 4-5 p.m. SPEED WoO Sprint Cars at Knoxville. IA Mon., June 23 4:00 p.m. Hooters Pro Cup at Mansfield on Versus Network. Versus, owned by Comcast, is on the Comcast Cable System in the Atlanta area, although not listed in the AJC TV guide. Wed., June 25 Sports South 7:00 (sometimes 8:00 p.m.) ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour Sat., June 28 3-4 p.m. SPEED WoO Sprint Cars at Dodge City Wed., July 2 Sports South 7:00 (sometimes 8:00 p.m.) ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour Sun., July 6 4-5 p.m. SPEED WoO Sprint Cars at Dodge City Wed., July 9 Sports South 7:00 (sometimes 8:00 p.m.) ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour ---- ---- ---- ---- From 4m.net: “ A racecar is a hole in the asphalt into which you throw money.” According to an internet poster, Boyd’s Speedway will be having $1000 to win limited races along with $500 to win hobby races this Friday night. Tickets are $10. $8 dollars for seniors. It’s Miliitary Appreciation Night Sat. at Gordon Park, with two soldiers for $10, and an Open Wheel Modified div. has been added to the show. Modoc (Fri., June 27) and Gordon Park (Sat., June 28) will each have a crate LM race paying $1500 to win - and $500 more to win both. http://www.gordonparkspeedway.net Screven has canceled the July 5 Southern All Stars show. Next big event will be the 9th Annual Rebel Yell with Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals Tour Sat., July 19. Oglethorpe has also cancelled their OSAS show July 4, but will have a double points night for local divs. This Friday is Oglethorpe’s Faster Pastor race, and it has sprint cars next Friday. http://www.ospracing.net The July 3 Southern All Stars show at Swainsboro has also been cancelled, but they will have local divs. racing for larger purses July 4-5. Next Sat. the winged sprint cars are at Swainsboro. http://www.swainsbororaceway.com Hartwell got a lot of heat when their Carolina Clash show lasted well into the next day. An apology has been posted on the website: “We would like to thank everyone who came out Saturday to see our locals and the Carolina Clash run. It was a great night of racing! We would like to apologize for getting out so late. This was our first super late model race and we are learning as we go. Next time we will do things a little different.” Hartwell Results June 7, 2008 Limited Late Models 1st #107 Dustin Mincey 2nd #8 Rodney Peters 3rd #114 Steven Seagars 4th #12 Paul Byrum 5th #17 Parker Herring (Points: 1 - Parker Herring, 2 - Dustin Mincey) Crate Late Models 1st #39 Ty Lowe 2nd #32 Bubba Russell 3rd #1A Brant Carey 4th #118 Chris Cape 5th #39 David Archer (Points: 1 - Bubba Russell, 2 - Justin Sims) Pictures at http://www.freewebs.com/picturesbykk/ South Georgia June 7th Results: Late Model (40 Laps) 1. David Hodges Jr 2. Kevin Dicks 3. Devan Hall 4. Stuart Dutton 5. Jerred Bullard 6. Nelson Sweeney 7. Randy Merwin 8. Jared Evans 9. Rusty Evans 10. Carl Yeoman 11. Johnny Tawzer Super Stock (50 laps) 1. Marty Wood Jr 2. Steve Weldon 3. Anson Bass 4. Jon Turner 5. Zeph Touchton 6. Neil English 7. Josh Southerland 8. Chris Davis 9. Terry Redding http://www.racesgmp.com Lanier’s Saturday show features the pro late models this week, with a foot race for the kids. Next week is the Faster Pastor School Bus Race. And Northeast Georgia’s biggest fireworks show is July 4th. Ben Fralick and John Grogan have posted lots of photos from Lanier’s Dukes of Hazzard night last week: http://northgeorgiasportsmedia.ifp3.com/ http://www.lanierspeedway.com Lanier Results June 7, 2008 Pro Late Model 1. Shawn Simpson 2. Jamie Stephens 3. Brandon Dill 4. Richey Etheridge 5. Fredrick Moore Trucks 1. Paul Antley 2. Clinton Sheriff 3. Jeff Guthrie 4. Butch Gardner 5. Greg Motes Open Wheel Modifieds 1. Joey Love 2. Kevin Barrett Jr. 3. Bill George 4. Charlie Barrett 5. Jason Bates Sportsman 1. Richard King 2. Jackie Daniels 3. Dave Sherman 4. Bryan Jones 5. Chris Black EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY - Phenix City, Alabama UPCOMING EVENTS < Saturday Night - June 14 Limited Sportsman Championship Race $500 To Win / $40 Entry Fee Stock Car Racing In Late Model, Limited Sportsman, Hobby, Bomber, Pony Stock & Modified Racing 8pm < Saturday Night - June 21 USCS Winged Outlaw Sprint Cars Stock Car Racing In Late Model, Limited Sportsman, Hobby & Bomber Racing 8pm The Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series will be back in action this weekend with a pair of $4,000 to win main events. Friday night's show will be at Lavonia Speedway, with Saturday night's event the '2nd Annual Wild West Shootout' at Tri-County Racetrack in Brasstown, NC. Tim Allen thrilled his home track fans Friday night at Carolina Speedway by pulling a huge upset over a strong Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series field to collect his first career Clash win and the $4,000 that came along with it. “Thank you, Jesus!” exclaimed an elated yet humble Allen from victory lane. The Stars and Cars of the Carolina "Bad Boys" known as the Carolina Clash will invade the Lavonia Speedway Friday Night June 13. Dennis "Rambo" Franklin scored the last Carolina Clash win at Lavonia in 2003, and has had very good success here ever since. Several local Race Teams along with all the Traveling Stars will make their bid for the $4,000 to win, $375 to start, pay day. The Lavonia Speedway has set it's goal to have the Super Latemodel Feature lined up and on the Speedway ready to start by 10:30 pm. Clash Super Latemodels will qualify, with the top 12 qualifiers locked into the feature event. Two six lap dashes will be ran to determine the line up for the top 12 qualifiers. Consi races will set the remainder of the field. Clash Points: 1.Dennis "Rambo" Franklin 2.Ricky Weeks 3.Ed Gibbons 4.Jeff Smith 5.Doug Sander The Fastrak Sanctioned Crate Latemodels will be on hand for a $1,000 to win Feature. Support classes will include the Enduro / The Stock 4Cyl / and the up front stocks. Gates open @ 5pm / Drivers meeting @ 7pm / Racing @ 8pm www.lavoniaspeedway.com www.fastrakracing.com www.carolinaclash.com Lavonia Winner Is Parker Herring < Limited Latemodel 1.Parker Herring 2.Brandon Haley (fast time 16:56) 3.David McCoy 4.Steven Segars 5.Paul Byrum 6.J.R. Headen 7.Bubba Russell < Crate Latemodel 1.Brandon Haley 2.Chris Cape 3.Chad Pearson 4.Justin Simms 5.Ty Lowe 6.Scott Holmes 7.Michael White 8.Clayton Turner 9.Hot Rod LaMance 10.Donnie Henry 11.Kenny Collins 12.Kyle Mullaney 13.Brian Kenersley (fast time 16:97) 14.Parker Herring Ivedent Lloyd captured the 2007 O’Reilly Southern All Stars crown with consistency and persistence. But in doing so Lloyd was unable to put his machine into victory lane on the grueling 29 race / 10 month schedule. At the years end Lloyd remarked that he just needed to win a race to feel like he had accomplished his goals. After Saturday night’s NASCAR Family Night June Bug 60 at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, Tennessee Lloyd made his final goal a reality. Lloyd took the Sunoco Race Fuels Pole Award as well, besting the other thirty drivers that attempted qualifying. Lloyd’s 15.60 second lap set a new track record “Well I guess we made the right decision coming back.” Lloyd commented referring to the decision to leave the $100,000 Dream at Eldora Speedway in favor of the O’Reilly Southern All Star event at Mountain Raceway Park. “We provided a car for David Reuttiman for the Prelude and figured we would try to qualify and see what happened. The OSAS rules allow us to drop our three worst finishes so we thought if we could qualify well, we would stick around and try to get in. We have always qualified very well at Eldora so we were optimistic. But we got a bad draw both times and had two terrible laps. So here we are.” Lloyd said. The Southern All Stars have had nine different winners in ten shows this year. June Bug 60 Official Finish: 1 – 21 Ivedent Lloyd (1) – Ocala, FL 2 – 4 Mark Vineyard (16) – Powell, TN 3 – 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. (14) – Knoxville, TN 4 – 2x Anthony White (4) – Clinton, TN 5 – c5 David Crabtree (6) – Maryville, TN 9 – 99 Derek Ellis (23) – Chatsworth, GA 18 – 10H Anthony Hill (20) – Carrollton, GA Next OSAS Event: June 20-21 – Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO (this is a co-sanctioned event, paying $10,000 to win, but not an OSAS points race) www.lucasoilspeedway.com Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 13, 14 & 15, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: The Goodguys 2nd Southern Nationals Car Show, an outdoor event featuring hot rods, custom cars, classics, muscle cars and trucks through 1972 vintage, will fill the entire infield of Atlanta Motor Speedway with over 1,000 cars, vendor exhibits, an autocross competition (road course to test vehicle performance), an automotive swap meet, cars for sale corral, special themed parking areas and much more! The event will also feature a Saturday evening night track cruse around AMS as well as NASCAR rental rides from the Richard Petty Driving Experience. www.good-guys.com Why tracks are closing: Trackchaser Ed Esser reports from Mountain Motor Speedway in KY: “About 250 people were gathered for a small field of 11 limited late models, 6 open wheels, 4 bombers, 5 outlaw 4-cylinders and 7 stock 4-cylinders. The official timer went to Eldora this week so they drew for position tonight. This is Kentucky so don’t plan on an early start or end! The grader came out at 7PM and they watered just before 8PM. After a pit meeting they packed the track at 9PM and the first race was out by 9:45PM. The track was hard and smooth and got dusty for the last features ... The late models had a spin fest to conclude the night with 4 cars completing the 20-lap feature. Ten yellows slowed the event as Raymond Nichols was a winner from the pole.” This was Esser’s track number 1102. Why tracks are closing (part two): Trackchaser Guy Smith reports from Sunny South Raceway: “... we drove to Alabama to Sunny South Raceway...Admission was $10...It is a very nice little track, but the show is lousy because they have very few cars and it is poorly run...They had seven divisions and the highest car count was eight cars, with an average of five ... Yet even with few cars they still had to run time trials and heats, and took up two and a quarter hours qualifying for features they all made anyway...And after that they had intermission for three classes of kids bike races, this with seven features to follow, and four of them were fifty lappers...One of the oddest refreshment stand items ever was frozen pickle juice...That's just foul.” In 2007, Casey Smith, from Austin, TX, won all four Super LM Viper Series races at South Alabama Speedway (in Opp), and he won the first 2008 Viper race. Four times he was also the fast qualifier. The track has placed a big ad in Late Model Digest, offering a $500 reward for anyone who can beat Smith at the Viper race June 21 (which pays $5000 to win). Smith’s winnings at Opp total nearly $40,000. He also was the Mobile Intl. Speedway LM Champion in 2007. http://www.latemodeldigest.net http://casey.stellasoftware.com/default.php Saturday, at Duck River Speedway, a quarter-mile dirt track in Wheel, TN, an angry driver drove into the pits, did two donuts, and injured two seriously. There are reports on the track forum that beer was being opnly consumed in the pits. The driver has been arrested. The track’s biggest show, the Lucas Oil LM Series, is at the track this week. http://www.duckriverspeedway.com Trevor Sanborn won the 150-lap Orange County (NC) Speedway PASS South Super Late Model event. Jason Hogan, of Cleveland, GA, crossed the line second with Jeff Fultz, Ben Rowe and John Stancill rounding out the top five. Hogan started eighth, took the lead on lap 12, and led 40 laps. from http://www.speed51.com Bubba Pollard’s GA Asphalt Series victory at Watermelon Capital Speedway was a true test of his driving ability. “It feels really good to win with a car that was as loose as ours was,” said Pollard. “We got into another car on lap 30 and the car was so loose and free that we were going to come in to pit to work on it. I looked up and saw they were giving one to go, so I dialed some more front brake into it and decided to work with what we had.” A few laps later, the car came right to Pollard and he marched to the front, making a pass for the lead with only five laps reaming. The Watermelon Capital triumph was his third win this season in 12 starts. He also has seven top-five finishes along the way in several different series. Pollard will be back in action on Sat. at New Senoia Speedway.www.bubbapollard.net The air temperature in Cordele was 103 on Saturday. Ryan Seig, of Decatur, started on the pole after the roll of the dice. Sieg, in his S&W Towing racer, jumped out into the lead and seemed to be the car to beat. On lap 194 "I developed a vapor lock i... and I couldn't keep him behind me," said Sieg. "He obviously had the car to beat." Rounding out the top five were Joey Senter of Jefferson, Wes Burton of Kannapolis, NC, and Russell Fleeman of Dacula, recovering from a flip a week earlier. Rookies Max Gresham, of Griffin, finished 7th and T.J. Reaid, of Acworth, finished 9th. The next race for the GAS Series is Saturday (June 14) at New Senoia Raceway. The track is located between I-85 & I-75 on Georgia Hwy 16, three miles west of Senoia. www.georgiaasphaltseries.com. Georgia Asphalt Series - 100 Laps Watermelon Capital Speedway June 7, 2008 Official Results Position-Name-Hometown-Laps Completed 1) Bubba Pollard Senoia, GA 100 2) Ryan Seig Decatur, GA 100 3) Joey Senter Jefferson, GA 100 4) Wes Burton Kannapolis, NC 100 5) Russell Fleeman Dacula, GA 100 6) Beau Slocomb Forsyth, GA 100 7) Max Gresham (r) Griffin, GA 100 8) Richard Johns Charlotte, NC 100 9) T.J Reaid (r) Acworth, GA 100 10) Nick Potts Jefferson, GA 100 11) Ronnie Sanders Fayetteville, GA 100 12) Kyle Mitchell (r) Hampton, GA 100 13) Jeremy Mullinax (r) Jasper, GA 100 14) Billy Chancy Kathleen, GA 99 15) Chris Dilbeck Hampton, GA 99 16) Taylor Satterfield Commerce, GA 93 17) Tony Clark Sharpsburg, GA 50 18) Shane Nalley Canton, GA 48 19) Travis Hearn Jefferson, GA 48 20) Cody Haskins (r) Marietta, GA 45 21) Billy Fulson (r) Douglasville, GA 14 22) James Nealis (r) Gainesville, GA 14 Mackena Bell graduated from Carson (NV) High School Sat., and raced her late model hours later. She’s an honor roll student, and wore a checkered-flag trimmed gown as the prom queen in May. (from USA Today) Round number six of the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour will be on Saturday, June 14th, at Dillon Motor Speedway, just outside of Florence, SC. This event is the third televised race of the season. www.asasoutheast.com Atlanta Motor Speedway’s summer racing series, Thursday Thunder, returns to AMS’ quarter-mile frontstretch “Thunder Ring” on June 19 for round three of the 10-week racing series that runs each Thursday through August 7. An adult ticket to Thursday Thunder is just $5 while kids ages six to 11 are just $1. Kids five and under are free. Gates open at 6 p.m., heat races start at 6:15 p.m. and feature races start at approximately 7:50 p.m. At AMS this weekend: the 2nd Napa Southern Nationals Goodguys event. Winners at Winder Sat. nite. Street #99 Ronnie Poole Hobby #85 Chad Stinchcomb Adv. 4 #2 P.J. Taylor Stock 4 #16 Russell Page Limited #98 Jimmy Johnson Mini Sprint #1 Bobby Zaiontz Next week we will have the 4X4 tug-a-war. Gerald Crowe, the founder and owner of Winder Barrow Speddway, he had a stroke last Thursday evening in his yard. Our thoughts and Prayers are with him and family. Pictures of the late models and mini-sprints at Winder: http://public.fotki.com/stargazer444/winder-speedway-1/ The next event at Fort Payne Motor Speedway will be Friday (June 13) with Super Late Models, NeSmith Chevrolet Late Models, A Hobbys, B Hobbys, Ponys, and Spectator Racing. Gates open at 5:00pm and racing scheduled for 7:30pm. For more information call (256) 623-7223 or visit the track web sight at www.fortpaynemotorspeedway.com. Robert Gant, of Flat Rock, Al, won the 25 lap Super Late Model feature race on Friday night in front of a packed house at Fort Payne Motor Speedway. Gant took the lead from T. J. Alford of Ballplay,AL on lap 22 and then raced on to victory. Alford hung on to finish second followed by Brian Smith of Sand Rock, AL in third, fourth went to Chris Noah of Boaz, AL, and Brian Qualls rounded out the top five. Tony Brown of Sand Rock, AL, set a new track record during qualifiing, breaking his own record of 14.99 seconds with a lap around the three-eighths clay oval in 14.91 seconds. In the B-hobby feature, Wayne Morris, of Gadsden,AL, held off the 7e car of David Beam, of Rome, GA to get to victory lane and Brannon Knight of Sand Rock, AL put the 777 car in the winning spot for the first time after several attempts in the 15 lap pony feature. OFFICIAL RESULTS - FORT PAYNE MOTOR SPEEDWAY - JUNE 6, 2008: < SUPER LATE MODELS - 25 LAPS: 1. Robert Gant 2. T J Alford 3. Brian Smith 4. Chris Noah 5. Brian Qualls 6. Buddy George 7. Dee Vaught 8. Will Vaught 9. Chad Stone 10. Daniel Johnson 11. J R Atchley 12. Brandon Roberts 13. Virgil Taylor 14. Ivan Meeks 15. Tony Brown 16. Brian Grider 17. Bruce Morrison 18. Lewis Rakestraw < NESMITH CHEVROLET LATE MODELS - 20 LAPS 1. Blake Stewart 2. Jason Hiett 3. Greg Chumley 4. Kasey Hall 5. Jeff Fields 6. Gathan Burns 7. Brian Ponder 8. Matthew Turner 9. Jarrod Greene 10. Sammy Brown 11. Dustin Hendrix 12. Kenny Brown 13. Rusty Hoge 14. Chad Green 15. Lucas Burns Quote of the week from Robert Gant, of Flat Rock, AL: "I'd like to thank my Dad for paying the bills that got me here." He won at Fort Payne. Doug English Takes Toccoa Win < Super Latemodel 1.Doug English 2.Randy Nichols 3.Joey McCoy 4.Jeremy Ledford 5.Jimmy Ivester 6.Ray Dunlap 7.Josh Thurmond (fast time 13:115) 8.Spud Nicholson 9.Brad York < Limited Latemodel 1.Melvin English (fast time 12:923) 2.David McCoy 3.Kip Cochran 4.Wesley English 5.David Conley 6.Matt Pruitt 7.Mack English 8.David Conner 9.Daryl Freeman 10.Daniel Fowler 11.J.R. Headen < Crate Latemodel 1.Jimmy Feltman 2.Crandall Turner 3.Clayton Turner 4.Roger Arowood 5.Ryan Bryson 6.Hot Rod LaMance 7.Steve Richardson 8.Dalton Bates 9.Chad Pearson 10.Derrick Harvey < Hobby 1.Bobby Hill 2.Davie Wiley 3.Terry Calhoun 4.Lee Heaton 5.Todd Misitano 6.Robbie Campbell 7.David Grogan 8.Gordon Welch (David Grogan walked away from his hard and Firey crash!! ) (Full results, courtesy of Richard Pearson, at www.georgiastockcarracing.com) The HEADMAN takes Dixie Speedway 6-7-08 < LATE MODEL Championship: 54 - Mike Head 17 - Ricky Williams 24 - Don Jenkins 01 - Travis Pennington 3 - Luther Jenkins 77 - Tim Day 00 - Jeff Smith L7 - Lee Sutton 19 - Wayne Echols 24 - Buster Goss 29 - Gary McPherson 23 - Scotty Pritchett K15 - Brad Kennedy 65 - Danny Ferguson 22II - Michael Brewer 00 - Steven Endicott 31 - Duane Jackson 18 - Mike Bruner 07 - Scott Hall 0 - Craig Scott (DNS) < LTD LATE MODEL: 7 - Travis Millwood 03 - Oliver Gentry 84 - Jason Smith 59 - Richard Yeoman 28 - Bob Johnson 14 - David Eubanks 3 - Bobby Tucker 57 - John Williams 36 - Shane Turner 3 - Tom Watson 82 - Randall Powell 6 - Cary Seres < SPORTSMAN: 119 - Mike McConnell 19 - Michael Page 41 - Alan Green 67 - Jimmy Long 22 - Alan Brewer 5 - Mark Page 22m - Mark Sims 69 - Chris Williams 9 - Cass Fowler 59 - Dale Thurman 73 - Jamie Parker Screven Motor Speedway results 6-7 1-Chesley Dixon(3rd win this year at SMS) 2-Michael Aekeson 3-Bo Smith The National Vintage Racing Association is exploring the option of staging its first vintage drag race, with a goal of recreating the atmosphere of drag racing in the 1960s before computerized timing and unlimited funding. The NVRA plans to admit cars that raced prior to 1972 with the desired classes being nostalgic funny car, fuel altered, slingshot dragster, straight axle-factory experimental, open-wheel flathead and six cylinder, pro stock and super stock. Anyone with either interest or questions can contact Richard Stafford at 474-2246. The NVRA's Vintage Thunder Series races Saturday at the Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele on June 21. Internet reports from Boyd’s Speedway: Congratulations to youngster Robert Stutts for winning the first Crate Late Model feature at the "new" Boyd's Speedway. It was Stutts' fourth feature win of the season, and 10th top 2 finish in his last 11 starts. Darel Ownbey, of Calhoun, finished second followed by Ringgold's Jamie Perry in third. Also congratulations should go out to the management of Boyd's, as the program kept moving, the stands were nearly full, and the hamburgers were great! More: With standing room only, they were treaded with some of the best racing in the area in a long time. Like last week the racing surface was as good as any I have ever seen. Everyone was able to choose from a multiple groove and smooth track to race on. ... In the Limited Late Model is was Kayne Hickman winning, but not without a hard fought battle from Rick Hixson. With a late yellow for a stalled Jerry Coffman (last weeks winner) it set up a dash to the finish with Hickman and Hixson. Hickman was able to finish what he had started followed by Rick Hixson. More: may be the best concession stand I've every seen at a race track. Great service and Great Food, Wow What a hamburger! Great job by all, racing was over by 10:45 for the second week in a row! The 1st Annual Randy Helton Memorial race, with the USCS winged sprint cars, is Saturday, June 21, at East Alabama Motor Speedway. The high-banked speed plant, located seven miles West of Phenix City, AL, on US Highway 80 West, was the late O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series driver's favorite race track. The race commemorates the late Randy Helton, from Palmetto, GA, passed away on March 30, at age 47. Helton raced regularly with the series for the last decade. Prior to starting his own career as a racer Helton was also the crew chief for several seasons for O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series Founder and President, Pete Walton. Helton started as a rookie driver with the O'Reilly USCS during the 1998 season after purchasing a former Frankie Kerr piloted and Stan Shoff owned J & J Auto Racing car. The event itself will offer several special awards including commemorative trophies and plaques. The race will also feature another special race, the Randy Scott Memory Dash memorializing retired USCS driver Randy Scott, 60, from Franklin, GA, who passed away on April.27, 2008. Scott, who raced as part of a two car team with his son, Jeremy Scott for several years in the series. Scott retired as a driver four seasons ago to help his son better concentrate on his racing efforts. Jeremy Scott, also from Franklin, GA, will compete. The Randy Helton Memorial Race is part of a winged sprint car double-header weekend for the series that begins on Friday, June 20th at Penton (AL) Raceway. www.pentonraceways.com www.eamsdirt.com www.uscsracing.com Scott Bloomquist , from Mooresburg, Tenn., registered a record fifth career victory in the UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned Dirt Late Model Dream XIV at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night, turning back a late bid by Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, to pocket the race’s $100,000 top prize – the division’s biggest single-race paycheck in 2008. Bloomquist, 44, was never headed after charging forward from the ninth starting spot to take the lead from Shane Clanton, of Locust Grove, Ga., on lap 24 of the 100-lap A-Main. Clanton, who led laps 4-23 after starting sixth, slipped back to finish a distant third in a brand-new RSD Enterprises Rocket, and Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., came from the 13th starting spot to challenge Clanton late in the distance before placing fourth in the Reece Monuments Bloomquist chassis Clanton, who set fast time in Friday night’s 122-car qualifying session with a lap of 16.580 seconds and raced to a Saturday heat win from the fifth starting spot, proved to be no match for Bloomquist. Clanton earned $10,000 for a career-best Dream finish of third. Cody Barnett, of Ringgold, was fast qualifier Sat. in a field of 13 super LMs at Cleveland, but fell to ninth in the feature, won by Randy Burrows, of Chattanooga. ================ Now posted at: www.georgiastockcarracing.com Get it weekly free: send “subscribe” to ddrrtt@earthlink.net ================

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