SHARPE CRUSHES STELLAR FIELD IN COCHRAN REGULAR SEASON FINALE By: Rev. Todd Shearin Jimmy Sharpe has been a faithful and consistent driver throughout the 2009 season. On most any given week you could find him near the front challenging for the lead, however the likeable driver from South Georgia had not scored a win for all of his efforts. Saturday was the end of regular season racing at CMS and Sharpe bested a 22 car field full of past champions and race winners, many of which have wins at Cochran this year. Sharpe sat on the front row along side of pole sitter Dennis McDaniel and gained the advantage at the start. The race was slowed 4 times by the caution flag yet Sharpe consistently powered away on each restart. Tony head had a good run in a rare appearance in a late model to finish second. Frank Williams was third after a late race pass on Dennis McDaniel. Jordy Nipper completed the top 5. I talked with Jimmy after the race and he was very humble about his win as well as thankful. Sharpe told me that this was a great “shot in the arm, we sure needed this”. Folks this was one of the best late model fields that could be assembled anywhere and the racing was outstanding! Congrats to you Jimmy on an awesome win! I’ve watched you come close all season long. It could not have come at a better time, for you truly beat the best on this night. Eric Baggett won the sportsman feature over Johnny Tribble and Montie Vaughn. Ten cars took the green flag in what would prove to be a highly competitive race as the top 5 continually changed on every lap. Troy Talley took the win in pure stock action. Talley was strong all night long and proved it when he handily drove away from the field after battling back from an early race mishap. Chris Pittman scored the cadet win in what turned out to be a test of survival for whoever was leading. Four drivers that had led this race all were sidelined for various reasons on consecutive laps after getting the lead. This was in no way a give me for Pittman as he drove a smart race to take the lead and held off several drivers to win. Wesley Brown visited victory lane again in road warrior action. Brown and Wil Herrington battled each other hard until mechanical problems ended Herrington’s night. Ricky Brown and Lisa Casteel rounded out the top 3. We would like to give a very special thanks to all of you that have supported us this year. Visit our website at HYPERLINK "http://www.cochrangaspeedway.com" www.cochrangaspeedway.com for information about our big Thanksgiving and New Year’s races. I pray that all of you have a happy and safe holiday season. God bless you all. LATE MODEL 1-Jimmy Sharpe 2-Tony Head 3-Frank Williams 4-Dennis McDaniel 5-Jordy Nipper
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