Dixie Speedway opens this week with a rare Friday-Saturday show, with Friday Time Trials for Super Late Models, LLM, and Crates, and Heat races for Econo & Super Bomber, Pony Stock, & Cruisers Saturday will have the Spring Championships in all divisions. Racing starts at 7:00 p.m. both nights. Next Friday and Sat., the Monster Trucks return, with Dueling Back Flips & Freestyle Motorcross, and a Show & Shine Contest with trophies. 8:00 each night. http://www.dixiespeedway.com
The Pro Late Models – the division that headlined the 2009 World Crown 300 last November - will make their first 2010 Gresham Motorsports Park appearance in a 100-lap main event Saturday. Also on tap for the GMP will be main events in the Outlaw Late Model, Renegade Street Stock, Mini Stock, and Truck divisions. At intermission, Year One Cruise Night - Year One muscle cars, hot rods, classics and trucks will tool their way over to GMP for a great night of stock car racing and parade laps during intermission. Meanwhile, the Funopolis FanTastic Challenge – where adult fans can race a Funopolis Go Kart on the GMP front straight for prizes, Funopolis coupons, and GMP race tickets – will also be one of the featured events at intermission. Adult Tickets ($20) are available now online at http://greshammotorsportspark.ticketforce.com TJ Reaid, of Acworth, will be driving his family's car at Greshams, and will drive the Kyle Busch Foundation/Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota in the PASS South show at Orange County (NC) Speedway April 24. Full story at http://www.georgiastockcarracing.com
Gresham Motorsports team has announced a 12-race Pro and Super Late Model Stock Car schedule with rising talent Gene Kirila as the driver. He's a 17-year old from Hermitage, PA. Last year he drove a late model owned by David Stremme in five races. Kirila will make his GMS Pro Late Model debut Saturday. http://www.speed51.com/2010_Stories/PLM/Kirila_Announcement_4_13.html
Clay Rogers dominated the Racing Electronics USARacing Pro Cup 250 Presented By Live Oak Plantation at Gresham Motorsports Park Mar. 27y. For Rogers, who won the last USAR race at the track in 2007 when it was still Peach State Speedway, it was business as usual. “Even though it’s a different track, it still drives a lot like the old Peach State – just with new a Gresham wrapper on it,” said Rogers in Victory Lane after beating Benny Gordon to the line by 0.470-second margin. “This track has a lot more grip than the old one, but you still have to drive it the same. I’ve been with two different teams since I last won here, but it still feels just as good to win this time as it did the last.” Rogers started 10th on the grid after Caleb Holman won the pole with a new track record for the USAR division with a 17.770 second lap in qualifying. The only Georgian in the race, Bill Plemons, Jr, finished 16th. http://greshammotorsportspark.com More at http://www.georgiastockcarracing.com
Kristen Wallace, of Jasper, has entered her Super Truck in the Gresham show. It'll be the truck's first 2010 race. She got her first truck win at Lanier last year. Next Saturday, Wallace and the Curt Britt Motorsports pro LM go to the Show Me the Money Series Pro Late Model race at Montgomery. www.kristenwallaceracing.com
---- Schedule ----
April 16-17 (Fri.-Sat.) Green Valley Southern Regional Racing Series $2000 to win Fri., $3000 to win Sat. www.southernregionalracingseries.com http://www.greenvalleyspeedway.com
April 16-17 (Fri.-Sat.) Dixie Spring Championships www.dixiespeedway.com
April 17 Lavonia $500 to Win Four Cylinder Championship + Super Late Models, FASTRAK Crate Late Model, Modified Street, Stock V-8, Young Guns, and UP Fronts. Racing at 7PM
April 17 Lanier Night of Destruction with skid racers, demolition derby, enduro races, flag pole races www.lanierspeedway.com
April 17 New Senoia Raceway Topless Late Model, NeSmith Dirt Late Model, B- Cadet, Hobby, Enduro, Modified Mini Stock, and Pure Mini Stock. http://www.newsenoiaraceway.com
April 17 Gresham Motorsports Park Pro Late Models 100 laps, plus Outlaw Late Model, Renegade Street Stock, Mini Stock, and Truck divisions http://greshammotorsportspark.com
April 17 Screven Claycutters, Moonrunners, Pure Stock V8, Mini Stocks, Road Warriors, and Renegades http://screvenmotorspeedway.com
April 17 East Alabama United Dirt LM Series $4000 to win, + Limited Sportsman, Hobby, Bomber, Modified & Pony Stock http://www.eamsdirt.com/
April 17 Swainsboro LOVE'S SEAFOOD MINI STOCK $5000 TO WIN - 5TH ANNUAL DALE MILES MEMORIAL Plus Racing action in Road Warrior, Pure Stock, Super Street, & Crate Late Model Racing 6PM - Admission - $10 **** 7-12 $5 http://www.swainsbororaceway.com/
April 23-24 (Fri.-Sat.) Dixie Monster Trucks. and motocross www.dixiespeedway.com
---- ---- ---- ----
The new Volunteer Racing Series will visit Boyd's Speedway in Ringgold for a 40-lap $3000 to win / $250 to start Late Model 'Spring Fling' event Friday. Also on the schedule: Crate Late Models, A-Hobby and B-Hobby, and Front Wheel Drive racing for a double points event. Hot Laps 6:30 pm. Adult Grandstand Admission $15. www.boydsspeedway.com www.racevrs.com
Swainsboro Saturday LOVE'S SEAFOOD MINI STOCK $5000 TO WIN - 5TH ANNUAL DALE MILES MEMORIAL Plus Racing action in: Road Warrior, Pure Stock, Super Street, & Crate Late Model Racing 6PM Admission - $10 **** 7-12 $5 MINI STOCK ENTRY FEE $150 The World of Outlaws LMs are at Swainsboro May 1. http://www.swainsbororaceway.com/
The PPM Race Products Southern Regional Racing Series Super Late Models will rumble into action April 16 & 17 at Green Valley Speedway, for a pair of SRRS sanctioned feature races. Friday night will be a 30-lap, $2,000 to win feature race. Saturday night will be a 40-lap, $3,000 to win feature. Hot laps will begin at 7:30 pm. Southern Regional Racing Series rules apply to the Super Late Models. www.southernregionalracingseries.com
----- Attn All Drivers & Fans: Due to the slow economy we regretfully find it necessary to cancel the local racing dates for the 2010 season. We will continue to have Special races, special events, etc. A new schedule is being prepared and will be posted in the near future. We apologize for this development and plan to change back to include our regular local racing once the economy improves. http://www.goldenislesspeedway.com/ The National Late Moddel Series is scheduled for the track next week. Stand By. ----
A BAD YEAR FOR YOUNG RACERS The outlook for Travis Pennington, age 19, is 12 months or more in state prison before his appeal can even be considered. He was convicted in Douglas County in March of statutory rape. His lawyer thinks there are good grounds for a successful appeal, and a new trial. Travis was a winner in dirt late model racing, and probably the best young dirt prospect in Georgia. Georgia's best young asphalt racer, Matt Hawkins, age 21, died in a shooting accident Feb. 14, 2009. Matt's resume included wins in his first starts in both ARCA and Hooter's Pro Cup. http://www.matthawkins.net/ Another fine young asphalt driver, Beau Slocumb. age 25, lost nearly a whole racing season in 2009, while getting cancer treatment in Texas. He returned with a fifth place finish in the ARVA 150 at Kansas last Sept. http://www.beauslocumb.com/Beau_Slocumb/Beau.html
Matt Dillner, of the Speed51.com racing site, has added a good food near race tracks page: http://www.speedeats.com In Atlanta, Dillner picks: Fat Matt's Rib Shack Pitty Pat's Porch Varsity Bobby & June's Country Kitchen Gladys Knight and Ron Winan's Chicken & Waffle Spondivits Send him your suggestions.
The Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman Series returns to the Toccoa Speedway Saturday. This will be a 35 Lap $1,200 to win feature event. Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman Cars will qualify to determine the line up for their Feature Event. Depending on Car count, consi races may be ran. There will be a $50 entry fee for this event. Also seeing action on Saturday's program will be the Fastrak Crate Latemodels/ Hobby / Modified Street / Street Stock 4Cyl's / Young Guns / and the Front Wheel Drives. www.toccoaspeedway.info www.southeasternlatemodels.com www.fastrakracing.com
$500 to Win Four Cylinder Championship at Lavonia Speedway Join us Saturday, April 17th for a little Mustang Madness as Lavonia Speedway shines the spotlight on the Four Cylinder class with a $500 to win Four Cylinder Championship. You are guaranteed to be entertained during this 20 lap shootout of mayhem and madness. Also hitting the speedway will be Super Late Models, FASTRAK Crate Late Model, Modified Street, Stock V-8, Young Guns, and UP Fronts. NO LIMITED LATE MODELS this week. Racing at 7PM
Photographer Tino Patti has been posting news and results from Sammy Duke's West Georgia Speedway in Whitesburg at http://douglcountyliar.blogspot.com/ Two things have struck the track this spring, says Patti: 1 - Duke's son Brian cut the purse for two divisions after the racing was done April 3 2 - nearby Senoia Speedway converted to dirt, and opened Sat., April 10, and a bunch of mad West Georgia race teams went there. West Georgia had to cancel. Now Duke has changed his racing to Friday nights, starting this week, with action starting at 8:00 p.m. Pictures from West Georgia: http://plusphotography.smugmug.com/Sports
Albany Motor Speedway has started 2010 with a good car count and race fans coming to see which driver who just may come out on top. After 3 weeks of racing, we have had only 1 repeat winner which is none other than the legend Billy Joe Boyette in the Mini Stocks. The other classes are really serving up a win just about to anyone. Racing in all classes featuring Late Models -Limited Late Models -Pure Stock -Mini Stock -Enduro-. Action Starts At 7 P.M. Grandstand: $10.00 http://www.albanymotorspeedway.net
The Old Mans Garage FASTRAK Late Model Series will make its way back to Travelers Rest Speedway Saturday for the “SC Pro Late Model Clash”- $2000 to win, $200 to start. Current track promoter Andy Hyde has made considerable improvements at the track, including tons of new clay providing a smooth track with 3 and 4 wide racing. The track has made overwhelming changes and just this past weekend featured 123 cars present with the grandstands almost filled to capacity. Hot Laps: 6:30 www.fastrakracing.com
Max Gresham returned to the track where he made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut a year ago and drove to Victory Lane Saturday at South Boston Speedway. Gresham finished fifth in the 2009 event. He only made three starts last season to maintain his Sunoco Rookie of the Year eligibility for 2010. "It's been a great day here," Gresham said. "I've got to thank Joe Gibbs and Toyota for putting such a great car together, and my crew chief Mike Sibley. The whole team was just excellent. "We definitely put a great car out there and we were fast the whole race." With this win, Gresham secured a starting spot in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. Gresham collected his first 21 Means 21 presented by Coors Light Pole Award Saturday afternoon and led all but four of the 150 laps. In addition to the win, Greshman cleaned up on the contingency awards. He was the Sunoco Rookie of the Race, and earned the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award as well as the Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award (he improved 22 spots from his Greenville finish). Andrew Smith started eighth and finished 19th in his second start in the series. He earlier finished first at Greenville Pickens, but was DQ's for a shock problem. NASCAR has suspended his crew chief for two races. NEXT: Iowa Speedway May 23. Pictures and More at http://hometracks.nascar.com/node/4539
Hartwell Speedway 4-10-10 Results (Partial) Southeastern Late Model Sportsman Series 1. Parker Herring 2. Bubba Russell 3. Wesley English 4. Kipp Cochran 5. Rodney Peters 6. Corey Roulette 7. Mickey Carpenter 8. Mac English 9. Stephen Segars 10. Kenny Collins 11. Ted Crunkleton 12. JR Headen 13. Anthony Craft 14. David Conley 15. Dustin Mincey Crate 1. Stephen Segars 2. Chris Cape 3. Grant Jordan 4. Danny Sanders 5. Frankie Beard 6. Eric Veal 7. Rusty King 8. Parker Herring
North Georgia: April 17th - Full Race Program April 24th - Full Race Program Results April 10 (partial) < Limited Trig Parrish 1 Jamie Oliver 38 Davy Davis 11 Robby Hair 45 Jamie Longsford 41 Spencer Singleton 71 Randy Walston 25 Henry Ward 25 Brain Jackson B4 10 Chris Williams 73 < Late Model POS Name Car Number 1 Derek Ellis 99 David Dayne 8 Brain Resse 33 Preston Graves 105 Rodney Weeks 12 Scott Hall 7 George Mashlam 13 Brad Kennet K15 Ronnie Johnson 5 < Crate POS Name Car Number 1 Darrel Owenby 12 2 Anderson 64 3 Jim Bob Davis 3 4 Chip Brindle 38 5 Seth Wimpey 18 6 Tod Hernandez T6 7 Larry Dixion 84 8 Aaron Wilson 14 9 Brain Burke 39 10 Scott Green 57 Pictures from North GA: http://www.4m.net/showthread.php?t=165994http://www.northgaspeedway.net
Clayhill Motorsports Park in Atwood, TN, is set to host its first ever Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event on Saturday night April 17th, 2010. The event will pay $7,500 to win and $500 to start. Next: Sat, 04/24/10TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK - EASTABOGA AL$5,000 7:00PM CST SAS Points: 1 Jonathan Davenport 463 2 Scott Creel - 345 3 Chris Madden 318 4 Freddy Smith 308 5 Randy Weaver 249 www.ClayHillMotorsports.com or www.SouthernAllStarsRacingSeries.com
Results From 441 Spedway Dublin Ben Faircloth- Late Models Eric Baggett - Sportsman Willis McKensie - Super Sreet Brent Hearndon - Pure Stock Sam Ussery - Bomber Jeremy Ricks is OK after hard hit on front wall in Sportsman! 17 Late Models and around 62 total cars. We are paying a extra $500 to winner of late model each week if he hasn't won at 441 this year or last year so it would be $1500 to win.
New Senoia Raceway will hold their First Division Championship Race of the Back To DIRT 2010 season next Saturday with a Pure Mini Stock Championship $500 To Win 25 Lap Feature, Plus Racing in Topless Late Model, NeSmith Late Model, B- Cadet, Hobby, Modified Mini Stock, and Enduro. http://www.newsenoiaraceway.com Senoia Results (Partial) Saturday, April 10th, 2010 < Topless Late Model 1. #18 Shane Criswell 2. #G1 Glenn McWaters 3. #24 Rickey Payton < NeSmith Dirt Late Model 1. #16 Josh Noles 2. #91 Guy Robinson 3. #33 Randy Hester Josh Noles of LaGrange, GA in the Noles Racing TNT was declared the winner at New Senoia Raceway NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Saturday night after the car of apparent winner Craig Scott was disqualified for an outside the sealing bolts engine violation.
Tim Busha won his second straight Super Late Model feature event, besting a field of twenty-one Super Latemodels on a cool Saturday Night at Talladega Short Track. Stacey Holmes finished in the second spot with Danny Peoples third. Dillon Crim finished fourth with Dingus Griffin rounding out the top five. Jason Wilson won the twenty-five lap Sportsman feature over Joe Noojin, who claimed his second straight runner-up finish. Logan Yates who finished third. Kevin Henderson won the Crate Latemodel feature over Cameron Heath in second and Tim Staples third. Racing resumes Saturday Night featuring a full racing program in all seven exciting divisions. Gates will open at 5PM with racing scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM. www.talladegashorttrack.com. KILPATRICK CHEVROLET SUPER LATEMODELS 1) Tim Busha 2) Stacey Holmes 3) Danny Peoples 4) Dillon Crim 5) Dingus Griffin 6) Douglas Stewart 7) Brian Smith 8) Chris Mullinax 9) Ross Martin 10) Brandon Roberts 11) Doug King 12) Buddy George 13) Rod Carroll 14) Chris Thomas 15) Jeff Johns 16) Andy Meharg 17) Terry Smith 18) Chris Jones 19) Brandon McCallum 20) Red Farmer 21) Skip Freeman THE BROILER ROOM SPORTSMAN 1) Jason Wilson 2) Joe Noojin 3) Logan Yates 4) Bubba Lackey 5) Josh Adkins 6) Adam Cummings 7) Jonathan Chapman 8) Carl Hickman 9) Steven Forsythe 10) Chris Blackburn 11) Landon Sims 12) Ivan Meeks 13) Craig Giattina 14) Billy Adams 15) Cory Korreckt 16) Chris Shinn 17) Scott Johns 18) Dustin Stewart 19) Mike Taylor 20) Dale Poe CRATE LATEMODELS 1) Kevin Henderson 2) Cameron Heath 3) Tim Staples 4) Carlton Freeman 5) Adam Martin 6) Adam Gauldin 7) Ryan King 8) David Pettus 9) Jimmy Elkins 10) Bobby Bartlett 11) Bobby Gibson 12) Mikey Donahoo Full results at http://www.georgiastockcarracing.com
Joey "The Ace" Aguilar, from Tampa, FL, captured a career first United Sprint Car Series Asphalt Outlaw Thunder Tour 40-lap main event at Lanier National Speedway on Saturday night. Aguilar collected $3000 including a $1000 bonus to the winner posted by Don and Sue Ellen Wilshe's Biobased.US Company for his victory in Darrin Miller's #70 Chevy powered winged sprint car. Aguilar led thirty-nine of the forty laps after starting from the K&N Filters Pole Position. The race was not decided until the final lap as defending National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee then, past USCS Southern Thunder regional series Champion, Johnny Bridges who started the contest in fifteenth place battled Aguilar all the way to the finish line for the $3000 paycheck. Bridges raced past Gray who started outside the front row next to Aguilar, for the runner-up position on lap twenty-nine .Bridge then reeled in Aguilar. Bridges then pulled along beside the eventual winner and the two raced side-by-side from laps 35 through 38 before Aguilar pulled ahead for the win and his first USCS victory lane visit. Sprint car racing veteran Doug Day, from Winder, qualified second and finished sixth. www.uscsracing.com USCS Main Event presented by Biobased.US 40-laps: POS. CAR# DRIVER HOMETOWN 1. Joey Aguilar Tampa, FL 2. Johnny Bridges Cherryville, NC - Fast Time: 11.541 3. Terry Gray Bartlett, TN 4. Derek Hagar Marion, AR 5. Morgan Turpen Bartlett, TN 6. Doug Day Winder, GA 7. Brian Thomas Pendergrass, GA 8. Brian Carter Concord, NC 9. David Thorman Greenville, SC 10. Jake McLain Indian Trail, NC 11. Lee Moore Tuscaloosa, AL 12. Brad Wickham Rutherfordton, NC 13. Jim Blenkarn Smyrna, TN 14. Joe Larkin Suwannee, GA 15. Dude Teate Tampa, FL 16. Brandon Rekow Mooresville, NC DNS Nick DeFeo Marietta, GA DNS Adam Jackson Timmonsville, SC Full story at http://www.georgiastockcarracing.com
SCOTT SEXTON WINS BOYD's Boyd's Speedway Results 4-9-10 by: Chuck Christopher < STEEL-HEADED LATE MODEL 1. SCOTT SEXTON 2. JEFF SMITH 3. TOD HERNANDEZ 4. JASON CARDWELL 5. RICK HIXSON 6. ANDY MILLER 7. BRIAN JACKSON 8. MIKE TINKER 9. DAVEY DAVIS 10. ANDY PICKLESIMER 11. REID JOHNSON 12. RONNIE JOHNSON 13. JASON WELSHAN 14. SCOTT BOYD 15. PAT CASTLEBERRY 16. CHAD MILLER 17. DQ'D LAMAR SCOGGINS (LIGHT) < CRATE LATE MODEL 1. REX RICHEY 2. ROBBY MASON 3. TODD MORROW 4. JERRY COFFMAN 5. GRAIG BURROWS 6. CHRIS WILSON 7. JAMES GAMBLE 8. JASON MCMAHAN 9. KENNY KIZZAR 10. JIMMY GRAY 11. RON KING 12. TODD STAFFORD 13. MIKE FRANKS 14. SCOTT HOLMS 15. DUSTIN GOLDEN 16. MICHEAL COMBS 17. DONALD MACINTOSH 18. SCOTT FRANKS Full story at http://www.georgiastockcarracing.com
Defending NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Eric Cooley picked up his first series win of the season, and $2500, Saturday at the Spring Nationals 50 at Jackson (MS) Motor Speedway. Larry Harrod, of Plains, GA, started 18th, and rode the high side of the track to finish fifth and earn the GM Performance Parts Hard Charger Award, plus the Race Car Engineering Fifth-Place Award of $750, and the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race Award. Matthew Turner, of Dawsonville, was 7th $500. Next: Central Mississippi Speedway 40-lap $2,000-to-win show on April 30, and a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event on May 1.
Middle Georgia's Needmore Speedway opens soon "EVERY TIME I GO BY AND LOOK THAT TRACK TAKES MY BREATH AWAY, LOOKS LIKE A CLAY BRISTOL," posts Terry. "I was by there Wednesday March 10 for the first time.It looks like a dirt Bristol to me also," posts sbullard Capt. Ron posts: The classes listed below are the ones we are considering. Late Model (Super, Series nlms, Crate) Limited Late Model (stock front clip) Super Street (True super street) Hobby Stock-Pure stock (check out the rules when posted) Mini Stock (4 cylinder) Enduro-Cruiser(completely stock NO EXCEPTIONS) http://needmorespeedway.com
SGAS and Goodyear Racing Series: Results from South Georgia Motorsports Park for April 10th, 2010. Hobbie: 1.#0 Lee Newsome, 2.#8 Ronnie Lieupo, 3.#41 Adam Hitt, 4.#97 Roscoe Gurley, 5.#40 Jim Dawkins, 6.#16 Anson Bass, 7.#64 Mike Adams, 8.#80 Ronnie Newsome, 9.#56 Thomas McGrath, 10.#81 John Wesley DNS, 11.#20 Len Stapleton DNS. Skeeter Cars: 1.#8 Martin Sapp, 2.#10 Stephen Abbott, 3.#21 Irvin Lawson, 4.#6 Cooley Hobby, 5.#19 Josh Southerland, 6.#4 Scott Moore, 7.#17 Mike Connor, 8.#201 Gene Maine. Thunder Cars: 1.#51 Lupe Alonzo, 2.#01 John Alford, 3.#25 Cindy Mullis, 4.#3 David Kennedy, 5.#Emily Weldon DNS, 6.#26 James Cook DNS. Wild-Ones: 1.#01 Jeff Guyton, 2.#99 Shawn Gibbs, 3.#K9 Terry Davis, 4.#10 Alex Lang, 5.#31 Jarod Lanier. Race'Um Wreck'Um: 1.#11 Todd Breer, 2.#19 Michael Croft, 3.#41 Garth Robinson, 4.#97 Jay Cowart, 5.#40 Eric Graham, 6.#00 Nathan Sowell. Racing Action will be back on May 8 - heat races will start at 4:00 pm. This will be the SGAS & Goodyear Tire Racing Series: The 3rd Slam Series 100 lap Late Model Race along with SkeeterCars, Hobbie, ThunderCars, Wild-Ones, and Race'Um Wreck'UM (Kids can come out and sign the Hood of Todd Breer's Sponge Bob Car). www.racesgmp.com
Billy Moyer won the World of Outlaws Illini 100 and $20,175 at Farmer City Raceway. The seven WoO features in 2010 have been won by seven different drivers. Georgians: 8th Shane Clanton $3,100, 23rd Clint Smith $2,000 Points: 10. Clint Smith 850 (-148), 11. Shane Clanton 832 (-166) Shane Clanton's hopes of winning the Illini 100 for a second straight year took a big hit when he failed to qualify through a Friday-night heat (he was shuffled back on a restart) and a Saturday-night B-Main, forcing him to use a WoO LMS 'emergency' provisional. NEXT: April 16-17 Commonwealth 100 at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway. The two-day spectacular offers a $25,000 top prize from a total weekend payout of nearly $125,000. www.worldofoutlaws.com
Jonathan Davenport Scores Southern All Stars Win @ Toccoa < Super Latemodel 1.Jonathan Davenport 2.Brent Dixon 3.Casey Roberts 4.Freddy Smith 5.Daniel Baggerly 6.Jeremy Ledford 7.Randy Nichols 8.Tony Knowles 9.Ethan Hunter 10.Scott Creel 11.Keith Freeman 12.Bruce Taylor 13.Jeff Franklin 14.Doug Smith 15.Gus Simpson 16.Melvin English 17.Jimmy Ivester 18.Lamar Haygood 19.Royce Bray 20.Danny Ledford 21.Lee Sutton 22.David McCoy (dns) < Fastrak Crate Latemodel 1.Jonathan Davenport (New Track Record 12:726) 2.Jonathon Taylor 3.Ryan Bryson 4.Clayton Turner 5.Chris Ausburn 6.Eric McCracken 7.Lee Callenback 8.David McCoy 9.Nathan Bray
Bubba Pollard, of Senoia, took the lead away from fellow Georgian Chase Elliott with two laps to go in the opening round of the 2010 Blizzard Super Late Model Series at Five Flags Speedway (FL). For Pollard, it was his third-career win in the Blizzard Super Late Model Series. Pollard took the Ronnie Sanders-owned red #18 Super Late Model back to victory lane at Five Flags Speedway for the first time in eight years. Sanders, a veteran short track racer who is on the mend from a recent successful surgery to combat cancer, was the last driver to take the checkers in the car at the famed Pensacola, Florida track in the final race of the Blizzard Series season in 2002. “The biggest thing tonight is Mr. Ronnie,” said Pollard. “Without him and his crew I wouldn’t be doing all the racing that I’m doing. He’s getting himself well and I’m just doing what I can to hold up my end of this deal and keep winning races." Ryan Lawler, Casey Smith, and Jeff Fultz rounded out the top five. Pole sitter, and new track-record holder Augie Grill lead 95 laps before a rear end leak parked him for the night. Five Flags Speedway - Pensacola, Florida - April 9th, 2010 (partial) 1 - Bubba Pollard 2 - Chase Elliott 3 - Ryan Lawler 4 - Casey Smith 5 - Jeff Fultz 7 - Johanna Long 12 - Allen Karnes 16 - Mike Garvey 22 - Tyler Millwood www.5flagsspeedway.com
Chase Elliott and Casey Roderick showed that they were plenty capable of handling the challenges posed by the tough old Mobile International Speedway track and a stellar field of Late Model drivers Saturday. Roderick was a last-minute entry in Elliott's back-up car. In the race, they battled at the front all night before Elliott finished third and Roderick fifth. Roderick led the race for 20 laps until the final caution of the evening came out on Lap 80. Elliott was awarded the $1,000 bonus for the weekend's best average finish between Friday at Five Flags Speedway and Saturday at Mobile. Those two races are part of the Gulf Coast Championship. Race Finishing Order: 1 67 Jeff Fultz 100 2 51 Josh Hamner 100 3 9 Chase Elliott 100 4 99 Casey Smith 100 5 19 Casey Roderick 100 6 10 Johanna Long 100 7 82 Donnie Wilson 100 8 112 Augie Grill 100 9 1 Mike Garvery 100 10 18 Bubba Pollard 100 11 1 Eddie Mercer 66 12 18 Dave Mader III 59 13 29 Allen Karnes 33 14 42 Steven Davis 27 15 49 Ryan Lawler 15
Rookie Max Gresham, of Griffin, made his ARCA debut in the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem (IN) Speedway on Saturday, and sat on the pole with a fast lap of 17.266 seconds, 115.719 mph. Seventeen cars survived the 11 cautions and were running at the end - ten were on the lead lap. Of the five drivers making their ARCA Racing Series debut, Gresham finished the highest in sixth place. < Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway for ARCA Racing Series stock cars with starting position in parenthesis, driver, hometown, type of car, laps completed, and reason out of race, if any (partial): 1. (2) Steve Arpin, Fort Frances, Ont., Chevrolet, 200; 2. (19) Craig Goess, Greenville, N.C., Toyota, 200; 3. (9) Justin Marks, Rocklin, Calif., Dodge, 200; 4. (15) Patrick Sheltra, Indiantown, Fla., Dodge, 200; 5. (8) Tom Hessert, Cherry Hill, N.J., Dodge, 200; 6. (1) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga., Toyota, 200; 12. (6) Chris Buescher, Prosper, Texas, Ford, 197; 26. (14) Brandon McReynolds, Mooresville, N.C., Toyota, 64, radiator.
Legends racing returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway’s “Thunder Ring” for a final off-season race on Friday. The event is the final preparation date for the opening of the Thursday Thunder season on June 3. ww.legendsofga.com www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.
On the 'needs your prayers' list: Rick Hensley, of Olive Branch, MS, father of 2009 Lanier Legends National Champion Scott "the Rocket" Hensley, had surgery for a serious pancreas problem.
Fish Vernon, age 86, or Marietta, died April 7. Vernon was a car owner, driver, and 25-year employee of Gene White Firestone in Atlanta, a major racing supplier. When Gene White was racing, Vernon was his chief mechanic.
New racing talk show in south Georgia - "Stock Car Thunder" and hosted by Greg Daniels and Scott Hudgins. The show airs each Tuesday Night from 6 till 7 pm on NewsTalk105.9 and www.newstalk1059.com.
The 2010 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine season at AMS will open on Friday, April 30th. This will be the first full night of drag racing and show-n-shine competition. Fifteen divisions of drag racing including the Super Pro, Pro, Street Outlaw, Sportsman, Truck Advanced, Truck, Domestic Advanced, Domestic, Pro Four, Tuner, Sport Compact, Super Bike, Dirt/Harleys, ATV and the new Radical division for all the wide open ATVs, go karts, legends and other vehicles that do not fit into any set division. Opening night will feature a full night of practice and eliminations with trophies awarded to the main event winner in each division. There will not be any points awarded towards the season championship awards. “The first three nights allow drivers to try different things on their cars and experiment with different divisions,” said series director Ted Austad. “This should help make the competition stronger as the points season opens the first week of June.” Spectator tickets are only $7. Drag race entry is $20. Show-N-Shine entry is $20. General parking in the outside lots is free while infield spectator parking is $20 (except for motorcycles). Motorcycle parking is free on the infield. April 30 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (No points) ‘Season Opener’ Full night of racing and show-n-shine! Grandstands are open!!! May 14 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (No points) Family Fun: ‘Ride Along Night’ - $20 for a rider (lower divisions only) May 21 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (No points) Family Fun: ‘Motorcycle Ride Night’ – ALL MOTORCYCLES ONLY $7 June 4 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine ‘Points Opener’ Family Fun: Kid’s Candy & Coin Scramble Show-N-Shine Special: 50’s are Forever (special event trophies) www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/events/drags
UPCOMING
LIVE
RACE BROADCAST
Join
the all NEW Georgia Stock Car Racing Fans mailing list
for 2099 and stay up to date!
