CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE: In mid-November, Timmy Hutson will become the new writer and publisher of GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING. Hutson is a well-known asphalt track flagman and race fan, and has done some PR work for Lanier National Speedway. Dale Terry has been writing and publishing GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING for about four years. Please send your race track and race team news to: timmyhutson@msn.com
When I started this newsletter four years ago, it was to help tracks put more butts in the seats by sharing info about upcoming shows and the weekend's results. Hopefully new writer Timmy Hutson will have better luck getting tracks to send news and results. Four years ago there were several racing publications in the area, often sold or passed out free at the tracks. These are all gone now - stabbed fatally by the internet, email newsletters, and blogs. I now want to see the night's results posted on the WWW by the time I get home from the track. One goal was to visit every track in Georgia, but Gordon Park, 441 Dublin, Albany, Swainsboro, Waycross, and the new Needmore are still strangers. I did visit two which are now gone - Douglas and Sugar Creek. All of the asphalt tracks are struggling, and both Senoia and Albany switched to dirt. The exceptions are two remodeled tracks - Greshams and Boyd's - which are thriving. Dirt tracks are struggling too, with fewer traveling series shows, low car counts, and fewer fans. Hopefully the good weather made Talladega Short Track's NASCAR weekend shows a success - after two years of bad weather and rainouts. The Travis Pennington statutory rape conviction has been the most discussed story this year, and no other media has devoted as much time and space to it. I've learned a lot about how tragic this is for the young man and his family, how uncivil the law and prison system is, and how slow legal things move. Since the conviction on Mar. 11, Douglas County has not been able to complete the paper work to allow Pennington's lawyer to file an appeal. When this case moves ahead, I'll send the story to Timmy Hutson for an upcoming issue. Thanks to all of the great friends I made at the tracks. - Dale Terry 404-634-3687 ddrrtt@earthlink.net
NOV. 5-7: Possum Kingdom (SC) 4th Annual $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Go-Kart Shootout www.earlpearsonjr.net
FRI. 11/5: Boyd's: Ray Cook's Tarheel 50 40 laps $5000 to win www.southernnationalsseries.com www.boydsspeedway.com 2010 Hartwell/Lavonia Speedway Banquet at Swamp Guinea Restaurant at 7:00PM. This banquet is open to the public. Contact Heather Rhoades at heather@slingin-dirt.com or 706-207-5844 to rsvp.
SAT. 11/6: Albany: No Racing. www.albanymotorspeedway.net Atlanta Motor Speedway Raod Course Legends Winter Flurry Race #1 Golden Isles: ALL LOCAL CLASSES + L/M http://www.goldenislesspeedway.com Modoc: Halloween Spooktacular Crate LMs $1300 to win + local classes. www.modocspeedway.com Toccoa: full racing program. West Georgia: 40 laps $700.00 to win Hobby race. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitesburg-GA/West-Ga-Speedway/350483400717
NOV. 11-14 East Alabama 36th Annual National 100 Late Model - $20,000 - Plus $50 Per Lap To Lap Leader Possible To Win $25,000 - Late Model $1,200 To Start
SAT. 11/13: Car, Truck, and Bike Show at Georgia Southern University's RAC Pavilion 10:00-3:00 www.eaglemotorsports.org Albany: Racing, all classes. www.albanymotorspeedway.net Golden Isles: ALL LOCAL CLASSES + L/M + Demo Derby http://www.goldenislesspeedway.com
SATURDAY 11/20: Lanier: DRIFTING, DRAGGING, AND DRIVING www.lanierspeedway.com/ Screven: United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series Super LMs 50 laps $3000 to win, National Late Model Series www.screvenmotorspeedway.com http://uniteddirtlatemodels.com/ South Georgia: Goodyear Racing Series - 50 Lap Late Model, Sportsmen, Hobby Stock, Thunder Cars, Wild-Ones, Skeeter Cars, Race-um & Wreck-um www.racesgmp.com Golden Isles: ALL LOCAL CLASSES + L/M http://www.goldenislesspeedway.com
NOV. 25-27: Cochran: National Late Model Series Allen Sparks Memorial Racing In All Classes http://www.cochrangaspeedway.com www.nlmss.com Georgia Karting Komplex (Carnesville) Thanksgiving Thunder $10,000 to win Lanier: 4th annual OUTLAWS & GAMBLERS SHOOTOUT + 100 LAP PRO LATE MODEL RACE www.lanierspeedway.com/
NOV. 26-27: Swainsboro: Southern Dream Crate LMs $20,000 to win Friday - Hot Laps for all divisions, AaronĖs Crate Late Model Time Trials and Heat Races plus Heat Races for all supporting divisions. $300 Fast Time Award. Sat. - Hot Laps slated for 4:30 p.m. B-Mains for the AaronĖs Crate Late Models. 20-lap $750 to win Non-QualifierĖs event for the Crate Late Models. Feature racing for all divisions. http://www.swainsbororaceway.com/
Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson has a ticket offer on Groupon for a $10 discount for Friday (Nov. 12) only of the World Crown Weekend. Friday includes: Practice: 10:00 - 6:30 7:30 pm Opening Ceremonies Qualifying for 27th Annual World Crown 300 (Top 30 advance on time) Feature Events Mini Cups - 20 laps, Combined Divisions Bandoleros - 25 laps, 2 divisions, 15 min clock Legends - 25 laps, 4 divisions, 15 min clock Outlaw Late Models - 50 laps Renegades - 25 laps http://www.groupon.com/atlanta/deals/gresham-motorsports-park?
World Crown Weekend at Gresham Motorsports Park: < Saturday, November 13th, 2010 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Late Model Practice (Breaks to clear gate) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Final Pro Late Model Practice 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Final Super Late Model Practice 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Mini Stock & Truck Practice and Qualifying 5:45 pm Pro Late Model Qualifying -Top 30 advance on time 7:00 pm Opening Ceremonies Feature Events Mini Stocks - 40 Laps Trucks - 75 Laps Last Chance Race for Pro Late Models #1 - 25 Laps Last Chance Race for Pro Late Models #2 - 25 Laps, if needed Last Chance Race for Super Late Models #1 - 50 Laps Last Chance Race for Super Late Models #2 - 50 Laps, if needed Pro Late Models - 125 Laps < Sunday, November 14th, 2010 12:00 pm Grandstands & Trackside Parking Opens (No RV's Trackside) 1:30 pm Opening Ceremonies, Driver Introductions 2:00 pm Feature Event Tickets for the 2010 World Crown 300 at GMP are on sale now by calling 706-367-9461 http://greshammotorsportspark.ticketforce.com/
The World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Late Models, and Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds race Thurs., Fri., and Sat. (Nov. 4-6) at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Saturday's four-hour finals, at 8 p.m. Saturday on SPEED, will be the first World of Outlaws race broadcast in high definition. Tickets for the Lowes Foods World Finals Presented by Bimbo and Tom's can be purchased online at http://www.CharlotteMotorSpeedway.com or by calling 1-800-455-FANS (3267). www.WorldofOutlaws.com www.DIRTcar.com www.SPEED.com.
Online poll (vote now): 2011 would rock if: - Scott Bloomquist won all DLM crown jewel races - Scott Bloomquist wrecked in all DLM crown jewel races http://www.uponthewheel.net/
The CRA Super Series will return to Concord (NC) Speedway for this weekends 8th Annual North-South Shootout 125. It's the final event in CRA's inaugural CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour. Augie Grill is the points leader in the Tour after winning the two Gresham Motorsports Park events, but is not entering. 14-year-old Chase Elliott, son of NASCAR Legend Bill Elliott, is in second place, 18 points behind Grill. Ryan Blaney, the son of NASCAR driver Dave Blaney, is in third place. Fultz is in fourth place and Kyle Busch Motorsports Development Driver T.J. Reaid is currently in fifth place. Blaney won the tour's Hickory Motor Speedway event while Reaid won the tour's All American 400 event in Nashville. Georgia hot shoe Bubba Pollard is entered, along with fellow Georgia driver Allen Karnes. www.northsouthshootout.com www.craracing.net.
Promotion idea: The Third-Annual Fat Boy Shootout go-kart event is Nov. 4 at Victory Lane Indoor Karting Center in Charlotte, NC during North-South Shootout weekend. The Fat Boy Shootout will feature a 10-minute practice, a 10-minute heat and a 30-minute feature and is only open to drivers weighing in at the track at 245 pounds or heavier. It has to be "natural weight," no lead or exceptions to make the 245 minimum. www.speed51.com
The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards has delivered its largest audience in SPEED network history in 2010. A total average of 461,000 viewers per race tuned in during the initial airings over the 10 races on SPEED. Additional re-airings reveal that the cumulative total for the year added up to a record 9,268,800 viewers overall. The 2010 season also marked the fourth consecutive season of growth for ARCA on SPEED, up 37 percent from the 2009 average of 336,000 viewers per race during initial airings. The 2008 season, which produced an average of 311,000 viewers per race, was up from the 235,000 average viewers in 2007, marking four consecutive seasons of increases in viewership. Racing star Danica Patrick's stock car debut highlighted ARCA's Daytona television coverage, as the 2.3 overall household rating was the highest in series history.
Albany wrapped up their season Saturday, with Kelly Walker setting fast time and winning the LM feature. Auto Value Late Model (Oct 30, 2010) 1. Kelly Walker - fast qual. 2. Charles Sealy 3. John Greene 4. Stevie Blanchette 5. Jarred Bullard 6. Effram Holbrook 7. Ray Robinson 8. Kitt Sealy 9. Chris Everidge 10. Russell Welch http://www.albanymotorspeedway.net
Promotion idea: Race Cars parked on the front stretch in front of the grandstands and drivers gave out candy to kids. The front stretch was filled with little ghosts and goblins,.. and few larger ones. Kids and other fans got to talk to drivers, take photos and see the race cars up close. All in all, this event was a huge success! (Gordon Park)
Third starting Ivedent Lloyd Jr., of Ocala, FL, powered past pole starting Randy Weaver, of Crossville, TN, just before the mid-way point of the Southern 50 at Cochran Motor Speedway to capture his second career Southern Allstars victory and $5,000 Saturday night. Lloyd, a two-time series champion who earned $5,000 for the victory, put a Snow Brothers Chassis into VP Racing Fuels Victory Lane for the first time in the twenty-eight year history of the series. Weaver settled for second but stretched his points lead in pursuit of his second straight series championship. Phillip Pitman, of Vidalia, was the top-finishing home/state entrant, followed by Swainsboro drivers Chesley Dixon and Ben Faircloth. Un-official Finish (pending tire test results) 1. Ivedent Lloyd Jr., Ocala, FL 2. Randy Weaver, Crossville, TN - fast qual. 3. Phillip Pitman, Vidalia, GA 4. Chesley Dixon, Swainsboro, GA 5. Ben Faircloth, Swainsboro, GA 6. Tommy Kerr, Maryville, TN 7. Scott Creel, Franklinton, LA 8. Monk Gulledge, Batesburg, SC 9. Mike Collins, Council Bluffs, IA 10. Bob Robertson, Evans, GA 11. Duane Treadwell, LaGrange, GA 12. Benji Cole, Cannon, GA 13. Casey Barrow, Savannah, GA 14. Jake Knowles, Tyrone, GA 15. Fayetteville, GA 16. Jeremy Ledford, Mt. Airy, GA 17. Keith Freeman, Commerce, GA 18. Marvin Cook, Box Springs, GA 19. Matt Dooley, Brooks, GA 20. Freddy Smith, Seymour, TN 21. Brian Nuttall Jr. Claxton, GA
Golden Isles: SHOWDOWN ON THE COAST $7500 to win, $500 to start. Finishing Order: Dillon Wood Tyler Ivey Hunter Peacock Shan Smith Ryan Vansicle Kyle Bridges Bo Allen Brandon Cameron Brandon Dewitt Chuck Chitty Nelson Sweeney Robbie Cowart Donnie Chappell Joe Kump Charlie Williamson Mike Nasworthy Robert Diekemper Jeff Henry Cale Simmons Jay Johnson Johnny Collins Bobby Oglesby Kyle Vansicle Davi Clegg Mark Whitener (from 4m.net post) http://www.goldenislesspeedway.com
Brian Birkhofer earned $15,000 Saturday night, winning the seventh annual Southern Belle Cotton Pickin 100 at Magnolia (MS) Motor Speedway. The victory came eight days after the Muscatine, Iowa, driver won $15,000 for his victory in the Coors Light Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Park. Shane Clanton slipped by Billy Moyer late in the race to earn the third-place finish. Only the top four cars finished on the lead lap and all cars 10th on back were two or more laps down. ... Of five drivers running the GM CT525 crate engine, Ronnie Johnson was the only driver to make the feature. He finished 16th. ... Johnson also earned $2,500 for winning the night's Crate Late Model feature. Seventh annual Southern Belle Cotton Pickin 100 Super Late Models Feature Finish 1. 15B Brian Birkhoffer $15,000 to win 2. 1M Mike Marlar 3. 25 Shane Clanton 4. 21 Billy Moyer 5. 54B David Breazeale 6. 28M Jimmy Mars 7. 33 Scott Dedwylder 8. 53 Ray Cook 9. 0 Scott Bloomquist 10. 18H Ronny Lee Hollingsworth 11. 44 Clint Smith 13. 49 Jonathan Davenport 16. 5 Ronnie Johnson 22. 17M Dale McDowell Nesmith Crate Late Model Feature Finish 1. 5 Ronnie Johnson 2. 1S Jeremy Shaw 3. 21C Chip Brindle 4. 4CW Cliff Williams 5. 1E Evan Ellis 6. 15S Shane Stephens 7. 760 Jimbo McDuffie 8. 1V Johnny Virden 9. 327J Jamie Tollison 10. 3 Shay Knight (from www.dirtondirt.com)
Series points leader Casey Roberts, of Toccoa, closed in on his fourth consecutive championship on the Southern All Stars East Series with a season-ending victory in Cherokee Speedway's 26th annual Stick Elliott Memorial. Roberts earned $4,000 for the victory as Cherokee honored a driver who is a member of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., finished second at the 4/10-mile oval followed by Jeff Smith of Dallas, N.C., and Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC. (from www.dirtondirt.com)
Brandon Overton returned to Gordon Park's victory lane in the Crate Late Model Division, leading flag to flag. In the Super Street division, Chris Shaw made it 3 in a row with another win. Nick Kennedy showed the way in the Stock V8 division. Donnie Shealy Sr.ís smooth driving skills put him in victory lane in the Super Stock 4 division. Lee Harris got his first career win, as he led the Road Warriors to victory lane. In extreme 4, Clay Collins finished his season with another win, taking the Extreme 4 Points Championship and with the Overall Track Points Championship! Crystal Corey finished the 2010 season with another Powder Puff win. Gordon Park Race Results 30 Oct 2010 < Crate Late Model 1. 76 Brandon Overton 2. 42 Chris Usry 3. 47 Bryan Addy 4. m31 Michael Akeson 5. 71 Jimmy Maness 6. 67 Dalton Overton 7. 13x Eric Mims 8. B4 Brandon Carpenter 9. c18 Josh Quick 10. 95 Deano Long 11. 112 Garrett Jocobs < Super Street 1. 11 Chris Shaw 2. 17 Shaun Snellings 3. 8 Johnnie Tucker Jr. 4. 19 Lance Beck 5. 71 Jeff Hadden 6. 04 Trampus Williams 7. 22b Michael Brown 8. 78 Charlie Black 9. 44 Phillip Burton 10. 7 Daryl Waldrup 11. 15 Jamie Corley 12. 75 Nick Kennedy 13. 88 Johnnie Tucker Sr. 14. 02 Donald Hancock 15. 10 Richard Morrison DNR 16. 17 Charlie Anderson Sr. DNR < Powder Puff 1. 18 Crystal Corey 2. 27 Carolyn Beard 3. 29 Ranata Newsome 4. 9 Hannah Cheely 5. 91 Brandi Powell
Promotion idea: The Kings Ransom 150 for the ASA Sunoco Touring Series (at North Wilkesboro) was the final feature of the Short Track Shootout weekend. The field was inverted after qualifying so Kyle Beattie, the slow qualifier brought the field to the green and the fastest qualifier Jeff Choquette started shotgun on the field. (Choquette took the lead on lap 107, and won the race.) www.Frontstretch.com
STAT OF THE WEEK: 274. That's the number of lead changes combined during this year's four restrictor plate races at Daytona and Talladega. It works out to an average of 63.5 per event, nearly double this season's high on an unrestricted track of 33 (and that came during the longest race of the year, Charlotte's Coca-Cola 600 Memorial Day Weekend). www.Frontstretch.com
Promotion idea: New Hampshire Motor Speedway is offering area residents a low-cost option for protecting their motorcycles, boats, sports cars and Jet Skis from the harsh New England winter. "The Magic Mile" will have two storage options in the track's infield garages for those who need a winter home for their summer toys. A boat or sports car can be stored in a 10-by-28 foot space for $300. A motorcycle or Jet Ski can be protected in an 8-by-10 foot space for a $100. Customers will receive two free tickets to FansFirst Pole Day on July 15th. www.speed51.com
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Phil Allaway at www.frontstretch.com updates: - On Monday, Shane Hmiel underwent additional surgery to help repair a tear in a vein. According to his mother Lisa on the Shane Hmiel: Road to Recovery Facebook page, the doctors were able to use coils, just like last week, in order to restore blood flow. So far, no leaks are reported. Also, Shane was able to sit up in his hospital bed to watch the Colts-Texans Monday Night Football game on ESPN.
Where Are They? For years, we have heard fans and competitors alike say, If only they would reopen North Wilkesboro, we'd be there. Well, the historic North Carolina track has reopened and the fans have been there, but not a ton of teams have been. There were less than 30 entries for the PASS Super Late Model race there earlier this season and only eight starters in Sunday's Sunoco National Tour. We know that the SNT has had low car counts all season, but we are shocked that at least a few Super Late Model teams from the Charlotte area didn't tow up to Wilkes County to take a shot at such a historic track. http://www.speed51.com
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