Monday, September 14, 2009

Championship’s are claimed for 2009 at Lanier Racers claim titles with memory’s of James Garrison Braselton, GA (September 12, 2009) – While the memory of a dear friend was on the hearts and minds of every racer who competed Saturday evening at Lanier National Speedway, the racing action was intense and exciting, just the way that James Garrison would have enjoyed seeing. The air was electric and excitement was at an all time high as 128 teams packed the 3/8th’s mile asphalt oval as the NSCAR Whelen All-American Series ran for the final time during the 2009 racing season for the James Garrison Memorial 100. As the Pro Late Model division had the $5,000 prize to drive for, the 11 local divisions were having the race to the championship. On hand to enjoy the evening’s events was Ninth District Congressman and Governor hopeful, Nathan Deal. As twenty four cars took the green flag for the James Garrison Memorial 100, in the Pro Late Model division, Shane Sawyer was on the pole, with Casey Roderick starting on the outside front roll. Fastest qualifier, Chase Elliott stated 4th, as he earlier in the day had to roll the die to determine where he would start his #9 Aaron’s Dream Machine, Bill Elliott Racing Ford machine. He circled the track with a time of 13.936. Paul Kelly started in the third position. Roderick rocketed from the outside front row to take the early advantage from the field, as he took the early lead, with Sawyer, Elliott, Kelley, and Whorton the top five at the completion of lap one. The caution flag would make it’s first out of five appearances of the evening, when on lap 8 Shane Nalley’s Nicholson Tire and Auto Chevrolet spun exiting turn two. Roderick lead the field back to the green, as his #19 Cork and Keg, Fredrick’s Jewelers, Bill Elliott Racing Ford was strong on the straightaway’s, but Sawyer’s #38 Quality Concrete Toyota had the advantage in the turns. Sawyer would use that to his advantage, as on lap 16, Sawyer was able to get to the inside of Roderick and make the clean pass entering turn one, and claiming the lead. On lap 20 Dalton Grindle’s machine spun on the back straightaway, as the caution appeared for the second time. Grindle was unable to continue the race, due to a broken rear end gear, shorting the evening for the Jim Waters Motor Company, Gainesville Motor Sports Chevrolet team. Coming back to the green, with the field taking the green double file, Roderick took the advantage on the outside line over Sawyer on the inside, as he would lead the next sixteen laps. Lap 36 saw Shane Nalley spin his Chevrolet machine in turn two, bunching up the field, and giving Sawyer and Roderick another chance to see who the strongest car. As the green flag waved, the Toyota of Sawyer out powered Roderick’s Ford, and lead the remaining 64 laps, claiming the checkered flag, trophy, and the $5,000 top prize. Roderick, Elliott, Kelley, and Jeff Choquette rounded out the top five. “That was a good clean race all night. I don’t know if he (Roderick) was loose, but I had the opportunity to pass him. No harm no foul, it was just a great race.” When asked what he will do with the extra money, he stated “I’ll put the money back into the race car, to get it ready for next year,” said Sawyer in Victory Lane. In the Super Truck division, points leader Paul Antley, has had a season that most racers could only dream of having. Entering his 14th race of the 2009 season, he has recorded 11 wins and 13 top 10’s. Antley started the event on the pole position after he circled the 3/8th’s mile asphalt oval with a qualifying lap of 15.245 seconds. Team owner and friend Curt Britt strapped in for his third event of the year and started on the outside front row. When the green flagged waved, Antley took the advantage over the nine field of trucks and didn’t look back to claim the checkered flag and the 2009 Super Truck Championship. “Wow! What a season!!! First off I would like to thank God for blessing me and my whole team this season. Thanks to our whole team over at Curt Britt Motorsports, Curt, Lindsey, Bobby, Diana, Kevin, and Danny. I could not have accomplished this without their help. Also I could not have accomplished this without the help of my sponsors, Napa Auto Parts, Garrison Racing Equipment, Robert Mascaro & Associates, Pro Shocks, and VDL Fuel Systems. I’d like to say a special ‘Thank you’ to James Garrison, he gave me my first racing account when I needed parts and didn’t have money to pay for it.” Jason Bates entered the Open Wheeled Modified Division with his championship already wrapped up, and was racing for his 13th win of the year. Jimmy Motes and Brian Cantrell started on the front row for the 20 lap feature race, with the car of Motes taking the early lead. Entering turn three on lap six, Motes’ machine broke loose, and spun, while the machines of Alex Roberts, and Bates spun to avoid him. Motes would fight back to finish second while Randy Haney would capture the win, his third of the season. Mike Davidson made a return to Lanier after a four week absence to capture his 10th win of the year in the Iceman feature. Davidson captured the championship as well, as holding off Hoyt Stephens, David Murphy, Chris Holbrook, and Sammy Short to round out the top five for the 20 lap feature. Mark Caudell started on the pole position in the Sportsman feature, and never looked back to take the checkered, as he won the caution free 20 lap event. 2009 Sportsman driver Jeff Chadwick finished second, with Pro Late Model driver Russell Fleeman strapping in the #20, finishing in third position, with Bryan Jones, and Jackie Daniels rounding out the top five. James Nash lead flag to flag to capture his third win of the season winning the Mini-Stock feature. Rounding out the top five for the event was Spanky Hicks, Allen Cantrell, Aaron Calvert, and Trace Embry. Steve Hill came home with a sixth place finish, and the 2009 champion for the Mini-stock division. In the Pro Challenge division, Kyle Benjamin led the nine car field to the green, while Jacob Wallace started on the outside front row for the 25 lap feature. Benjamin, from Easley, SC, dominated the event and collected his eighth victory of the year, while Brady Boswell came home in second place, but left with the big trophy as he claimed the Southern Division Pro Challenge Championship. As the month of October approaches, the field for the INEX Legends keeps expanding, as teams from across the nation make the voyage to Braselton, GA, in preparation for the 18th Annual Raceiver Legends Nationals on October 8th, 9th, and 10th. The format for the Nationals is broken down into four divisions, Young Lions, Semi-Pro, Masters and Pro divisions. With the format in mind, and an excess of legends competitors Lanier National Speedway officials decided to branch out and run the Young Lions division as a separate division, instead of mixed in with the semi-pro division. The Young Lions division is made up of racers aged 12 to 14 years of age. When the field of 17 young lion’s legends took to the track for their 20 lap feature took to the track, it wasn’t long before a familiar fan favorite would take the spotlight. Tyler Lester and Harrison Rhodes lead the field to the green, with Rhodes making the outside line stick and leading the field to the completion of lap one. On lap four, a familiar blue and white #9 made it’s appearance on the bumper of Rhodes, as Chase Elliott behind the wheel of the #9, made the clean pass around Rhodes and captured the top spot. On lap 13, the Tyler Lester machine appeared to get loose in turn three and turned sideways. When he slowed to regain control of his car, the swarm of vehicles around him attempted to clear his machine. In the mayley, seven machines were involved in the incident, which blocked the track, and the red flag appeared. Thankfully everyone climbed from their cars, without any injuries. When the cleanup crews left the track, the green flew, and it was Chase Elliott taking the win in the Young Lions division, his second appearance at Lanier in a Legends machine. Another competitor doing the double, running in the Pro Late Model race, and getting ready for the Legends Nationals is Casey Roderick. Roderick took the lead on lap two in the Legends Pro and Master combined division race to record his second legends win of the season. Currie Pierce finished ninth overall to capture the Pro championship title, while Jeff Haynie won the Masters division race, and Phillip Young finished 10th overall to capture the Masters Championship. In the Legends Semi-Pro division, Cody Haskins started on the pole and never looked back as he captured the checkered in the nine car, twenty lap feature. Kyle Plott captured the 2009 Championship. In the INEX Bandolero division, Dalton Robertson took home the overall win, along with the Young Gun division win, also the title of 2009 Bando Young Gun division Champion. In the Bandits division, Rusty Sutton collected the win, while Kason Plott finished 11th overall, but collected the Championship for his division. Garrett Smithley collected the Outlaw win, and championship, by being the only Outlaw driver to compete at Lanier all year. In the Street Stock division, the 10 car field took to the 15 lap feature with Mike Childers taking the point on lap four, passing Robert Cantrell for the lead. Mike held on for the remaining eleven laps to hold on to capture his ninth win of the year, along with the championship. With three weeks until the INEX Legends Asphalt Nationals, Lanier National Speedway will be swinging open it’s gates every Saturday night to host Bandolero, Legends, Thunder Roadster, Pro Challenge, and Spectator racing, with Donnie’s Stimulus package. Admission is only $5 for the grandstands, and trackside parking is $20 per car, with the people inside the car admitted free! For more information visit the fastest site on the web at www.lanierspeedway.com. Feature Results for James Garrison Memorial September 12, 2009 Bandolero Young Guns 20 Laps 1 88 Dalton Robertson 20 Laps 2 98 Amber Fleeman 20 Laps 3 2 Parker Barns 20 Laps 4 11 Nick Hazelwood 2 Laps Bandolero Bandit 20 Laps 1 62 Rusty Sutton 20 Laps 2 12 Will Davidson 20 Laps 3 14 Joe Wilder 19 Laps 4 48 Dalton Hill 18 Laps 5 1 Hunter Hazelwood 3 Laps 6 99 Kason Plott 0 Laps Bandolero Outlaw 20 Laps 1 43 Garrett Smithley 20 Laps Street Stock 15 Laps Car # Driver Name 1 8 Mike Childress 15 Laps 2 1 Chris Whitfield 15 Laps 3 2 Bryan Beckner 15 Laps 4 98 Joey Trivette 15 Laps 5 69 Doug Sexton 15 Laps 6 84 Nathaniel Carlisle 15 Laps 7 20 Vernon Hicks 15 Laps 8 3 Robert Cantrell 15 Laps 9 09 Lanny Ferguson 14 Laps 10 10 James Robinson 2 Laps Legends Young Lions 20 Laps 1 9 Chase Elliott 20 Laps 2 7 Donald McIntosh 20 Laps 3 36 Harrison Rhodes 20 Laps 4 00 AJ Carlisi 20 Laps 5 99 Justin Thomas 20 Laps 6 711 Charlie Gresham 20 Laps 7 12 Austin McDaniel 20 Laps 8 95 Josh Morris 20 Laps 9 7 Tyler Edwards 20 Laps 10 03 Jesse Little 20 Laps 11 4 Kyle Plott 20 Laps 12 11 George Blaney 19 Laps 13 01 Tyler Lester 15 Laps 14 99 Jake Morris 15 Laps 15 89 Sean Shalvoy 15 Laps 16 41 Davey Matthews 15 Laps 17 21 Matt Hunsucker 15 Laps Legends Semi-Pro 20 Laps 1 2 Cody Haskins 20 Laps 2 29 Mike Weed 20 Laps 3 54 Alex Fox 20 Laps 4 46 Tyler Kivett 20 Laps 5 10 RS Senter 20 Laps 6 72 Robbie Woodall 20 Laps 7 12 Casey Tucker 19 Laps 8 187 Tyfini West 19 Laps 9 39 Kenzie Ruston 2 Laps Legends Master 20 Laps 1 12 Jeff Haynie 20 Laps 2 17 Phillip Young 20 Laps 3 02 Rick Geddes 20 Laps 4 8 Larry Friddle 20 Laps 5 16 Joe Edwards 20 Laps 6 9 Bobby Fox 19 Laps Legends Pro 20 Laps 1 47 Casey Roderick 20 Laps 2 10 Nick Pistone 20 Laps 3 28 Steven Cantrell 20 Laps 4 77 Dylan Ames 20 Laps 5 07 Chad Hackenbracht 20 Laps 6 21 Daniel Hemric 20 Laps 7 36 Kyle Goodwin 20 Laps 8 16 Currie Pierce 20 Laps Pro Challenge 25 Laps 1 71 Kyle Benjamin 25 Laps 2 2 Brady Boswell 25 Laps 3 32 Jacob Wallace 25 Laps 4 18 Jesse Hoek 25 Laps 5 11 Melina Rolo 25 Laps 6 6 John Morgan Tullis 25 Laps 7 1 Austin Raines 25 Laps 8 84 Trevor Hoek 25 Laps 9 29 Anderson Bowen 14 Laps Mini-Stock 20 Laps 1 28 James Nash 20 Laps 2 4 Spanky Hicks 20 Laps 3 3 Allen Cantrell 20 Laps 4 01 Aaron Calvert 20 Laps 5 9 Trace Embry 20 Laps 6 12 Steve Hill 20 Laps 7 11 William Earnest 20 Laps Sportsman 20 Laps 1 17 Mark Cardell 20 Laps 2 20 Jeff Chadwick 20 Laps 3 20 Russell Fleeman 20 Laps 4 7 Bryan Jones 20 Laps 5 07 Jackie Daniel 20 Laps Iceman 20 Laps 1 27 Mike Davidson 20 Laps 2 85 Hoyt Stephens 20 Laps 3 35 David Murphy 20 Laps 4 42 Chris Holbrook 20 Laps 5 5 Sammy Short 20 Laps 6 93 Terry Martin 20 Laps 7 64 Steven Barker 20 Laps Open Wheel Modified 20 Laps 1 32 Randy Haney 20 Laps 2 18 Jimmy Motes 20 Laps 3 22 Jason Bates 20 Laps 4 4 Alex Roberts 20 Laps 5 003 Brian Cantrell 20 Laps Super Trucks 25 Laps 1 45 Paul Antley 25 Laps 2 46 Curt Britt 25 Laps 3 99 Brian Huff 25 Laps 4 79 Bill Hoose 25 Laps 5 02 Scooter Delaune 25 Laps 6 43 Clinton Sheriff 25 Laps 7 88 Joel Townsend 25 Laps 8 71 Tina Stephens 25 Laps 9 2 Kevin Shaw 24 Laps 10 40 Daryl Broome 24 Laps Pro Late Model James Garrison 100 - 100 Laps Finish Start Car # Driver Name Hometown Make Laps 1 1 38 Shane Sawyer Braselton, GA Toyota 100 2 2 19 Casey Roderick Lawrenceville, GA Ford 100 3 4 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford 100 4 3 23 Paul Kelley Pendergrass, GA Chevrolet 100 5 9 33 Jeff Choquette Loxahatchee, FL Chevrolet 100 6 17 45 Dwayne Buggay Marietta, GA Ford 100 7 5 24 Austin Hill Winston, GA Ford 100 8 7 66 Jeff Fultz Trailman, NC Chevrolet 100 9 16 92 Jason Hogan Cleveland, GA Ford 100 10 12 711 Max Gresham Milner, GA Ford 100 11 6 6 Chris Whortan Boaz, AL Chevrolet 100 12 8 98 Russell Fleeman Dacula, GA Ford 100 13 11 91 Trey Poole Pine Mountain, GA Ford 100 14 18 52 Kevin Stephens Gainsville, GA Ford 99 15 20 04 Michael Lance Dacula, GA Chevrolet 99 16 14 40 Taylor Satterfield Jefferson, GA Ford 99 17 15 51 Stephen Nasse Pinelas Park, FL Ford 99 18 19 36 Rodney Benefield Flowery Branch, GA Chevrolet 99 19 22 63 Austin Pickens Windermere, FL Ford 99 20 24 5 Darin Cronan Cumming, GA Chevrolet 99 21 10 23 Jeremy Rice Royston, GA Chevrolet 80 22 23 61 Shane Nalley Canton, GA Chevrolet 35 23 13 01 Shawn Simpson Talmo, GA Toyota 29 24 21 23 Dalton Grindle Flowery Branch, GA Chevrolet 19 ###

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