South Carolina Motorsports Racing News
7/23/2010 6:29 PM
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Ř GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING JULY 22, 2010
Ř Jac Haudenschild Sidelined by Broken Right Hand
Ř Motorcycle USA Article Headlines
Ř NASCAR.COM - Camping World Series Headlines
Ř NASCAR.COM - Nationwide Series Headlines
Ř NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines
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GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING JULY 22, 2010
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Thanks to Atlanta Motor Speedway for sponsoring this issue.
Phillip Swofford, of Bremen, is the new leasee and promoter at West Georgia Speedway in Whitesburg. He's already at work on a track facelift, painting everything and upgrading the bathrooms.
Swofford has been involved with sportsman class racing in recent years, and his McKenzie Auto Parts has had a parts trailer at area tracks for the past two years.
He's making West Georgia into a Friday night track, and will have divisions and rules similar to Saturday night at nearby Senoia: late
models, mod minis, hobby, B-cadet, pur mini, and enduro street stocks.
He hopes to include a crate class too.
West Georgia was the loser when Senoia went to dirt this year. A low fan and car count led to a cut in the purse one Sat. night. The next week only five cars showed, and the track never recovered, even after trying a switch to Friday nights.
As a sign, Swofford posted on Facebook: "Want to let all the drivers and fans know that the restrooms will be cleaned every week and in working order. Will be taking pics of improvements to the track over the next 3 weeks before we reopen and posting them on facebook ... no more intermissions"
Questions: 678.796.3366 mckenracing@yahoo.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitesburg-GA/West-Ga-Speedway/
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Needmore Speedway, in Norman Park, GA, will open for the first race Sat., July 31. It's a 3/8's mile dirt, 90 ft. wide, banked 9 to 11 degrees all around. It's located seven miles west of I-75, at exit 49 (that's 49 miles north of the FL state line).
They had a practice last week (check out the YouTube video) and will practice again this Sat.
For opening night, the late model race will pay $3000 to win, and the limited will pay $1000 to win. $500 to win in other classes.
Video of Practice 7/17 @ Needmore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e6Kj97rBzQ
http://www.needmorespeedway.com/
Ken Ragan, a former NASCAR driver and father of David Ragan, is leaving 600 Racing, the Legends racing group, and coming to Perry, GA, to manage a Ford Dealership that David Ragan is buying.
Week eight of Thursday Thunder at Atlanta Motor Speedway will feature the annual Faster Pastor race, pitting racing pulpit leaders against one another in an intermission bomber car race, in addition to grandstand games, concourse activities, and seven classes of Legends, Bandolero, and Thunder Roadster racing.
---- SCHEDULE (more events below) ----
THURSDAY 7/22:
Atlanta Motor Speedway: Thursday Thunder and the annual Faster Pastor race FRIDAY 7/23:
Lanier: Drifting, Dragging, and Spectator Racing.
http://www.lanierspeedway.com/
Atlanta Motor Speedway: Friday night drags, show-n-shine, Ride-a-long-night www.atlantamotorspeedway.com
Anderson: Anderson Motor Speedway: Late Model Stocks and local
divisions, + Mini-Cups. www. andersonmotorspeedway.com
Boyd's: All classes racing http://www.boydsspeedway.com/
SATURDAY 7/24:
Lanier: Christmas in July, featuring the Red Top Auto Auction Super 6
Series Race #5 http://www.lanierspeedway.com/
North Georgia: Super Late Models 40 laps $3,000 to win Southern
Regional Racing Series by PPM Racing Products.
Albany: Full racing program http://www.albanymotorspeedway.net
Cochran: Sportsman Summer Sizzler $1,000 TO WIN
http://www.cochrangaspeedway.com/
East Alabama: Full Stock Car Racing program www.eamsdirt.com/
Toccoa: Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman Series $1,200 to win, $100 to start, 35 lap Feature event. Super LMs and local divs. too.
www.southeasternlatemodels.com
Albany: Summer Sizzler Late Models $1000 to win 25 laps.
http://www.albanymotorspeedway.net/
Cochran: Sportsman Summer Sizzler $1,000 TO WIN
http://www.cochrangaspeedway.com/
Dixie: Full Racing Program & 4x4 Truck Pulls www.dixiespeedway.com
441/Dublin Speedway: GMSRS Sprint Cars + Road Warrior, Bomber, Pure
Stock, Super Street & Late Model Divisions!
Golden Isles: Fan Appreciation night. Outlaw sprint Cars. Adm. $15
per car load/website coupon. www.goldenislesspeedway.com
Lavonia: Family Fun night. Fireworks, Back yo School Bash., and six
divs. of racing. www.lavoniadirttrack.com
Oglethorpe: Mini Sprints - GA vs FL, plus all local divs.
Talladega Short Track: Full program + kids night.
FRIDAY 7/30: Modoc returns to action www.modocspeedway.com
SATURDAY 7/31:
North Georgia: Full program, plus Bicycle Races for the kids!
Waycross: Pure Stock $1500 to win 25 laps http://www.wayxspeedway.com
Watermelon Capital 25 lap race for the claimer class pays $500 to win.
$25 entry fee. www.watermeloncapitalspeedway.com
Screven: Claycutters, Moonrunners/Super Streets, Pure Streets, Mini
Stocks, Road Warriors, and Renegades www.screvenmotorspeedway.com
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Georgia-based Legends competitors nearly swept the show at the Legends Million race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with local drivers winning the Semi-Pro/Young Lions A-Main feature and finishing second in the Legends Million A-Feature and Masters A-Main race.
Sean Rayhall, of Winston, the current Young Lions points leader, won the Semi-Pro/Young Lions A-Main feature, and $25,000, at the Legends Million event. Rayhall dominated the majority of the race, but spun his tires on a late-caution restart and relinquished the lead to fellow Thursday Thunder competitor Kason Plott, of Marietta. However, Plott would soon be slowed by lapped traffic, allowing Rayhall to move ahead for the lead with just four laps remaining.
Doug Stevens, of Griffin, better known now for his Legends car-setup wizardry than his five-career Thursday Thunder championships, led from the pole for 89-of-100 laps in the Legends Million A-Feature before eventual winner Daniel Hemric, of Kannapolis, NC, pulled inside Stevens with just 11 laps remaining. By finishing second, Stevens claimed a $100,000 prize and held off NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Ragan who finished fourth. Evan Swilling was 14th, Justin Swilling was 25th, and Adam Gay was 26th.
There was some heartbreak, too, for Casey Roderick, who wasn't competitive in his Doug Stevens-prepared car.
Austin Hill, of Winston, qualified third, but was DQ'd in tech. He started in the rear in his heat and in the B-main, and made it to third, but only the top two advanced.
Will Prance, of Canton, who graduates from his home schooled high school in August, came close but missed the feature.
Beau Slocum, formerly of Macon, started on the front row of his B-main, but didn't make the show. He's newly married and moved to Charlotte, where he's a bodyman for the NASCAR truck of Ricky Stenhouse. Beau was going back to Houston, TX, this week for his cancer check-up.
Another race: unlikely. Small crowd due to rain and "only" 300 entries. It was on SPEED TV and will surely sell a few more Legends cars.
Young racer Travis Pennington has been moved to a south GA prison:
Travis Pennington GDC # 1000239195
Wheeler Correctional Facility
PO Box 466
Alamo, GA 30411
His 20th Birthday: Aug. 19. Cards and letters are welcome. More info at www.georgiastockcarracing.com
Lanier Speedway and NASCAR Sprint Cup racer David Ragan host the 4th annual Ice Cold Shiners’ Bowl Jan. 8-9, 2011, featuring the Pro Late Models battling it out for 100 laps around the tough 3/8th’s mile asphalt oval. Many of your local favorite divisions will be on hand to warm up the chill bumps and lay the bumper to their closest rivals in the New Year.
Speedfest 2011, for Pro Late Models and Super Late Models, takes the green flag on January 28th, 29th and 30th. Speedfest 2010 saw one of the most exciting finishes in the Pro Late Model twin bill of the Speedfest feature, as local favorite Casey Roderick held off the hard charging NASCAR star Kyle Busch until a late race spin sent Roderick and Busch to the back allowing another local favorite Greg Simpson to take the checkered flag for his 2nd Speedfest victory. The Super Late Models will once again fill out the second half of the Speedfest bill, as they battle for 250 laps around the historic Lanier National Speedway. Last January, Busch captured the checkered, the first of his many wins in 2010.
This Friday Night at Lanier: Anyone Can Race!!!!
< DRIFTING. Pro's only though.
< 150 FEET SPECTATOR DRAG RACE. This will be a two-car drag race down the front-straight of LNS. Just as all drag racing, the winner moves on to the next round and the loser is out.
< FULL LAP SPECTATOR RACE. This is the same thing we do every Saturday night. We line up two cars on the start-finish line and they will race
1 lap around LNS. There will be no warm-up laps, you will just pull onto the track and you will be lined up by an official either on the inside or outside, and when the flagman gives you the green light the race has started. The winner will move on to the next round, loser is done.
< SPECTATOR QUALIFYING. We will put a transponder on your car to accurately see who will be able to turn the quickest lap. One car on the track at a time.
<BURNOUT COMPETITION. The burnout competition will take place on the front straight. The winner will be determined by the audience applause.
< PEOPLE'S CHOICE CAR SHOW. There will be only one category. People's choice. It will be open to any type car, truck, or motorcycle. Winner will be determined by who receives the most votes.
< SWIMSUIT COMPETITON. No explanation required. Winner will receive $500 cash.
Lanier's also racing Saturday night, and it's Christmas in July featuring the Red Top Auto Auction Super 6 Series Race #5 for the pro
late models, and features for seven local classes.
http://www.lanierspeedway.com/
Texas Motor Speedway is expecting 300 cars for their first US Natl.
Dirt Track Championship Sept. 17-18. Top class is the SUPR late
models, plus modifieds and limited modifieds.
The Southern Regional Racing Series sponsored by PPM race products is at North Georgia Saturday for a $3,000 to win, $300 to start - 40 lap Super Late Model event.
www.northgaspeedway.net www.southernregionalracingseries.com
Swainsboro has announced the Southern Dream for Crate LMs paying $20,000 to win Sept. 3-4. http://www.swainsbororaceway.com/
Max Gresham, a 17-year-old from Griffin, Ga., led the final 47 laps at Mansfield Motorsports Park to win the Tim Richmond Memorial 200 in just his third career ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards start.
"I'm overwhelmed with joy and happiness. It's awesome. We've had two great runs (sixth at Salem and 10th at Iowa) and now here's a third one to cap it off," Gresham said while celebrating on track after the race.
"There's been great work back at the shop, and this is a great deal for Gresham & Associates. I'm glad to come out here and rock the socks off of these guys."
Next: Weis Markets 125 at Pocono Raceway, 3 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, July 31, with live television coverage provided by SPEED.
Full story at http://www.georgiastockcarracing.com
Augie Grill knows the fast way around Gresham Motorsports Park as he proved again in the U. S. Auto Sales World Series of Speed 100, the third race in the CRA Super Series Southern Six Pack Series Saturday night. Grill, the current track record holder, was the second fastest qualifier behind TJ Reaid. He started in the seventh position but found the lead on the 34th lap after several laps of side by side racing with early race leader Bubba Pollard. He then put on a clinic of how to find speed on the famed Georgia half mile running out to strong leads and only being seriously challenged on restarts as he went on to lead the rest of the race for his second CRA win.
TJ Reaid set fast time, and finished second on the track, but failed
post race tech and has been officially credited with finishing 20th.
That change moved bubba Pollard to second, Ryan Blaney to third, Jeff
Fultz to fourth and Jimmy Weller to fifth in the posted results.
US Auto Sales 100 CRA Super Series Late Models (Unofficial) 1. Augie Grill 2. Bubba Pollard 3. Ryan Blaney 4. Jeff Fultz 5. Jimmy Weller 6. Greg Simpson 7. Jody Lavender 8. Daniel Johnson 9. Randy Gentry 10. Jason Hogan 11. Rodney Benefield 12. Stephen Nasse 13. Jimmy Garmon 14. Allen Karnes 15. Ben Kennedy 16. Donnie Wilson 17. Billy Leslie 18. Don Young 19. Bill Hoose 20. T.J. Reaid
Full report at http://www.georgiastockcarracing.com
Rain washed out the Friday night action at Penton Raceway, and a pair of $1,000-to-win 25-lap races on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.
http://georgiaracinghistory.com/wheres-raymond/
This page has been added in an effort by fans, friends and admirers of Georgia racing legend Raymond Parks to make a case for his inclusion in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina as a member of the class of 2011.
Glen Jones, of Decatur, has won a trip to Victory Lane with the race winner after Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Labor Day weekend NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series night race in the “Best Video to Victory Lane” contest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sidsTi7aOi4.
Atlanta Motor Speedway has announced details for the Sept. 3 Friday Fan Fest, presented by Your Georgia Best Chevy Dealers. The event will kick off the biggest Labor Day party in the USA.
Friday night’s action will include the Georgia Best Chevy Dealers 150 late-model race on the “Thunder Ring” quarter-mile track, a pre-race concert featuring Drivin’ N Cryin’, a question-and-answer session with NASCAR drivers, and a late-model autograph session. The event will be free for fans displaying tickets to either Saturday or Sunday’s NASCAR races and will cost only $10 for all others.
5:30 p.m. Gates open
6:00 p.m. NASCAR question-and-answer session featuring Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton and David Ragan, hosted by Rutledge Wood from SPEED. Fans will be invited onto the frontstretch to be stagefront for the event.
6:45 p.m. Georgia-based rockers Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ will take to the stage, while drivers from the Southern Superstars Short Track Series will be giving autographs and posing for photographs at their cars on the frontstretch.
8:45 p.m. Green flag waves for the Southern Superstars Short Track Series as they take to Atlanta’s quarter-mile “Thunder Ring” for the Georgia Best Chevy Dealers 150.
Ticket Office (770) 946-4211, (877) 9-AMS-TIX,
The GA Super Mini Cups will once again make a stop at the Anderson Motor Speedway Friday night. The Mini Cups are half-scale race cars built similar to the Sprint cars seen on television. They have tube chassis, adjustable suspension, coil-over shocks, disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, etc. Drivers will compete in two programs: 1) Future Stars (ages 8-16) for beginning drivers and 2) Open division for more experienced drivers. More information on the series can be found at www.georgiasuperminicups.com/
Also on the race card will be competition in the Mini Stocks,
Renegades, Super Renegades, BM Modifieds and the US Legends Cars.
Several of the Legends will be returning from competition in the Million Dollar Race Event held last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The B Mini Stock drivers who attend Friday's event will have their names put into a hat and one lucky competitor's names will be drawn at
random to win a set of tires - a $330 value. www.
andersonmotorspeedway.com
The third annual Lakewood Speedway Reunion is August 7 at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, located in the Dawsonville Municipal Complex.
This year, we plan to honor the Flock Brothers of NASCAR fame, Tim, Bob and Fonty, who were among the winningest drivers of record at Lakewood. Along with the three brothers, we plan to honor the other members of the Flock family that made them a unique group in the annals of Georgia Auto Racing. We're also anticipating a big turnout from the motorcycle community, as several former two-wheel racers have said they plan to come out to the event this year for the first time as we also prepare to induct our first champion motorcycle racer, Ted Edwards, into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in October. Cost to attend is $15, which includes a catered meal from the world famous Dawsonville Pool Room. www.georgiaracinghof.com.
Toccoa Speedway Results For Saturday July 17th < Super Latemodel 1.David McCoy 2.Bruce Taylor 3.Clayton Turner 4.Randy Nichols 5.Keith Freeman 6.Sean McGahee 7.Billy Rushton 8.Terry Bullard 9.JR Headen 10.Tony Quarells 11.Sean Harrison < Limited Latemodel 1.Parker Herring 2.Charlie Parker 3.Wesley English 4.Jimmy Feltman 5.David Conner 6.Daniel Wilson 7.Ryan Bryson 8.Mack English 9.Ricky Tallent < Crate Latemodel 1.Ty Lowe 2.Jonathon Taylor 3.Stephen Segars 4.Nick Sellers 5.Derrick Harvey 6.Eric McCracken 7.Trevor Parker http://www.toccoaspeedway.info
Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman Series Top (10) In Points Official Top 10 Points 1.Parker Herring...........................1295
2.Wesley English..........................1210
3.Rodney Peters...........................1153
4.Kenny Collins.............................1100
5.Bubba Russell............................1057
6.Mack English...............................986
7.Kip Cochran................................980
8.Mickey Carpenter.........................863
9.Charles Parker.............................814
10.Daniel Wilson.............................632
www.southeasternlatemodels.com
Saturday was a fantastic night of family fun at Lavonia Speedway. Brad & Gloria York, Wayne & Beth Reed & Max and Sarah King would like to thank all the pastors and churches that came out in support of Lavonia’s inaugural Faster Pastor Race. That Faster Pastor taking the win was Ken Buffington, son of a former Dirt Driver, the Legendary Donald Buffington.
FASTRAK Late Model
1. Royce Bray
2. Jonathon Taylor
3. Eric Veal
4. Grant Jordan
5. Chris Ausburn
6. Mike Davidson
7. Frankie Beard
8. Bobby Sexton
9. Brant Carey
10. Kyre Mullaney
11. Jay Dunham
12. Marc Richards
13. Stephen Segars
14. Matthew Wragg
< Modified Street
1. Rusty Jordan
2. Tyler Brown
3. Dean Butler
4. Paul Byrum
5. Mark Wilbanks
6. Marc Boeckel
7. Wayne Scott
New Senoia Raceway Full Results 7/17/10
< Topless Late Model
1. Shane Criswell #18C
2. Jason Williams #73
3. Rucker Orr #99
4. Glenn Morris #27
5. Jamie Carr #945
6. Rickey Peyton #24
7. Marty Lunsford #M96
8. Charlie Garrett #21
9. Scott Duffey #25
10. Daniel Goodman #28
11. Randy Brown #32
12. Mark Sims #22M DQ
< Crate Late Model Championship
1. Matthew Turner #77
2. Chip Brindle #38C
3. Tom Maddox #117
4. Rodney Peters #8
5. Craig Scott #0
6. Russ Ogletree #88
7. Josh Noles #16
8. Lavon Sparks #11
9. Parrish Duncan #55
10. Tod Darda #91
11. Trey White #16
12. Dustin Hendrix #25
13. Wren Goodman #114
14. Chad Marchman #6
15. Randy Burns #12
16. Roger Cassel #13
17. Matt Dooley #18
This Saturday the racing action at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele continues with regular racing in all weekly divisions - Bandoleros, Legends, Pure Stock, Mini Stock, Super Street, and Claimers.
http://www.watermeloncapitalspeedway.com
http://www.facebook.com/themelon
Race Results - July 17th, 2010
< Mini Stock-Race 1
1. 8-Billy Chancy of Kathleen
2. R2K-Banks Perdue of Cordele
3. 81-Jimmy Chancy of Kathleen
4. 3-Drew Marchant of Tifton
5. 33-Loretta Folsom of Whigham
6. 12A.W. Napier of Cordele
7. 00-Cliff Hines of Vienna
8. 9-Sam Hines of Vienna
< Super Street-Race 1
1. 48-Sam Odon of Macon
2. 49-Billy Nipper of Cordele
3. 9-Lee Layfield of Unadilla
4. 21-Cody Hale of Americus
< Claimer Race 1
1. 49-Joey Hall of Eastman
2. 16-Chris Neighbors of Arabi
3. 0-Justin Butterworth of Cordele 4. 3-Ben Massingille of Centerville 5. 12-Lee Akins of Cordele 6. 411-Bill Dunn of Cordele 7. 15-Jeff Davis of Cordele 8. 22-Randy Cornwell of Warner Robbins 9. 36-Mike Hughes of Cordele John Morgan Tullis Gets His First Pro Challenge Feature Win
With this being his second season of racing in the Pro Challenge Series, after coming over from the quarter midge ranks, John Morgan Tullis finally claims victory at Watermelon Capital Speedway Saturday night. While in victory lane he wanted to give special thanks to his dad, J L, for the hard work and effort he puts into my racing program.
"I'd also like to thank Russell Fleeman for teaching me how to get around the racetrack with this type of car. It was a major change from the quarter midgets I was accustomed to and my learning curve was coming around slowly. However, with Russell's help I've learned car control and patience on the track which has helped me progress in what is considered a mini late model. Hopefully, now that I've finally
broke the ice, this will be just one of many to come.
http://southernprochallenge.com
http://www.watermeloncapitalspeedway.com
Johanna Long, the defending Sunoco Gulf Coast Champion as well as 2009 Blizzard Series Champion, will make her debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Friday at O'Reilly Raceway Park, not far from
Indianapolis, She will drive the Ballew Motorsports entry number 15
in the AAA Insurance 200. The race will be televised via the Speed Channel and begins at 6:30 pm CDST.
Promotion idea: Beginning this Saturday and continuing until further notice, the pit gate will open at 1 p.m. and practice on the quarter-mile oval will begin at 3 p.m. Spectator gates will continue to open at 4 p.m. with the first race at 7 p.m., but the pre-race on-track autograph session has been suspended.
The changes have been made to minimize the time fans, racers, and officials are exposed to the summer heat, and Best in the West Racing
appreciates everyone’s understanding and cooperation.
Promotion idea: Thank you again for your support of Mobile International Speedway. This message is all about a special night coming up July 31, known as "Kids' Night". Children eleven years of age and under will be admitted to the grandstand free. On the same night the kids eleven years of age and under will be given an opportunity to ride in a race car or the MIS pace car. They need to present a passing report card to be eligable for the ride. Truthfully though, some of us had report cards there were not so terriffic, so even if the report card is not the best, a promise to work hard to do better in terms of school work, will be acceptable.
Jimmy Owens, of Newport, TN, held off a late-race charge from Chris Wall of Springfield, LA, to win the Fourth Annual CMH "Diamond Nationals" on Saturday Night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Owens took home $10,000 for his seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season. Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fl finished third, followed by Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI.
Dale McDowell, of Chickamauga, GA, started 21st and finished eighth.
Jacob Grizzle, of Blairsville, was seventh in the Southern Regional Racing Series show at Thunderhill Raceway, which was won by Tony
Morris. www.southernregionalracingseries.com
Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
Boyd's Speedway
Event #14 - Summer Slammer 40
40 laps - $4000 to win
29 representing 9 states
Randy Weaver wins from 11th. Took the lead with about 7 to go and drove away. Hollingsworth broke coming to the white flag.
1 116 Randy Weaver A-Main
2 10 Chad Ogle A-Main
3 66 Jake Knowles A-Main
4 25 Shane Clanton A-Main
5 5 Ronnie Johnson A-Main
6 8 David Payne A-Main
7 17 Chris Wilson A-Main
8 16 Rick Hixson A-Main
9 21B Chris Brown A-Main
10 45 Doug Smith A-Main
11 18H Ronny Hollingsworth (fast qual. 13.179 New Track Record)
12 4 Mark Vineyard A-Main
13 R1 Riley Hickman A-Main
14 31 Skip Arp A-Main
15 00 Freddy Smith A-Main
16 22W Mike Weeks A-Main
17 M45 Kevin Gibson A-Main
18 99 Derek Ellis A-Main
19 50 Shannon Buckingham A-Main
20 16B Daniel Baggerly A-Main
21 P4 Jamie Perry A-Main
22 6 Kerry Jones A-Main
23 31C Scott Creel A-Main
24 18 Brandon Kinzer A-Main
Ronny Lee Hollingsworth was in his Victory Circle Chassis with a Vic
Hill Race Engine. Photos: http://tennesseeracer.com/?p=999
www.southernallstarsracingseries.com
Promotion idea: One of the worst racing dates is a 5th Saturday of the month when nobody has money left until the 1st of the month. We will take a well deserved week off and enjoy some family time.
(Tri-County)
Southern Nationals Series Event #5 of 10 Rome Speedway (Rome, Georgia) Sunday, July 18, 2010 Car Count: 33 from 11 States
1 (3) Chris Madden $5,300
2 (6) Jonathan Davenport $2,500
3 (8) Shane Clanton $1,500
4 (10) Tommy Kerr $1,000
5 (11) Clint Smith $900
6 (7) Chris Brown $800
7 (5) Casey Roberts $750
8 (17) Vic Hill $725
9 (23) John Henderson $700
10 (24) Brian Nuttall, Jr. $675
11 (14) Jake Knowles $650
12 (16) Robert Gant $625
13 (21) Tony Knowles $600
14 (9) Frank Ingram $590
15 (19) Mike Collins $580
16 (13) Ronny Lee Hollingsworth $575
17 (12) Randy Weaver $570
18 (18) Brian Booze $560
19 (15) G.R. Smith $555
20 (20) Luther Jenkins $550
21 (4) Bub McCool $545
22 (1) Ivedent Lloyd $540 (fast qual. 13.306)
23 (2) Austin Dillon $535
24 (22) Daniel Baggerly $530
Southern Nationals Series Event #4 of 10 Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, Georgia) Saturday, July 17, 2010 Car Count: 29
1 (1) Casey Roberts $5,300 (fast qual. 14.753)
2 (5) John Pursley, Jr. $2,500
3 (8) Chesley Dixon $1,500
4 (16) Clint Smith $1,000
5 (19) Jeff Smith $900
6 (12) Jonathan Davenport $800
7 (24) Chris Ferguson $750
8 (9) Tony Knowles $725
9 (23) Vic Hill $700
10 (22) Brian Booze $675
11 (17) Brian Nuttall, Jr. $650
12 (4) Colby Cannon $625
13 (2) Brent Dixon $600
14 (15) Monk Gulledge $590
15 (7) John Henderson $580
16 (13) Ben Faircloth $575
17 (3) Kenny Compton, Jr. $570
18 (18) G.R. Smith $560
19 (20) Brian Reese $555
20 (21) Jimmy Ivester $550
21 (10) Casey Barrow $545
22 (6) Tommy Kerr $540
23 (14) Mike Collins $535
24 (11) Donald Bradsher $530
Tazewell Speedway welcomes the Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals on Saturday, July 24, the mini-tour featuring 10 races in 13 nights.
Tazewell Speedway has hosted the Southern Nationals finale every year since the series started six years ago. Some of the best drivers from
the Southeast will be competing for the $5,300 winner’s check.
RPM Wheel & Tire, in Jackson, GA, presents the "No Claim 25" July 31 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele. It's for the Claimer class, a class is designed for stock cars with no modifications. They do have rollcages, race seat, harness, etc. but the suspension and engine must remain stock. For this show, there will be no claiming.
Entry fee is $25, and winner takes home $500.
On August 14, RPM Wheel & Tire presents the "Pure Stock Shootout"
double feature. The first 15-lap race pays $400 to win, and the second
15 laps pays $500 to win, after a complete inversion. Addl. $100 for winning both. $50 entry fee.
www.watermeloncapitalspeedway.com
GM Performance Parts will sponsor the Hard Charger Award at NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring events during the 2010 season. GM Performance Parts will award $100 to the driver that improves his position the most from the start of the race to the end of the race. Matthew Turner, of Dawsonville, GA leads the GM Performance Parts Hard Charger standings after the first 15 events of the 2010
season with 86 points. www.nesmithracing.com
The Appliancezone.com partnership with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will offer a unique "driver development contest" for five drivers currently running on the LOLMDS tour. These five drivers will compete for a 2011 primary sponsorship from Appliance Zone. The sponsorship will award one driver a $70,000 cash sponsorship for the
2011 season. The five drivers that will compete for this sponsorship include Steve Casebolt from Richmond, IN, Ray Cook from Brasstown, NC, Don O'Neal from Martinsville, IN, Jimmy Owens from Newport TN, and Chris Wall from Holden, LA.Appliance Zone selected these five drivers based on their set criteria that best fit the company's demographics and representation of their company in 2011.
Racefans can vote at
http://appliancezoneracing.com/Home/DriverDevelopmentContest.aspx
www.lucasdirt.com www.appliancezone.com
Anderson Motor Speedway
July 16, 2010 (Anderson, SC)
Super Renegades
1. 14 Whitey Suttles-Greenville
2. 33 Barry Tollison-Pelzer
3. 28 Barry Tollison, Jr-Pelzer
4. 3 Dave Beckner-Pendleton
5. 1 Kyle Dill-Anderson
Renegades
1. 33 Anthony Cordell-Greenville
2. 47 Jim Reynolds-Greenvill
3. 16 Jamie McCall-Piedmont
4. 95 Mark Sullivan-Conestee
5. 74 Tommy Stokes – Central
B Mini Stock
1. 0 Mark Timmerman-Greenwood
2. 17 Chad Campbell-Williamston
3. 20 Chuyck Mitchell-Anderson
4. 10 David Darnell-Greenville
5. 71 Ben Kay-Williamston
C Mini Stock
1. 4 Avery Burgess-Hendersonville, NC
2. 99 Mark Burdette-Anderson
3. 54 David Alewine-Honea Path
4. 54 David Alewine-Honea Path
5. 39 Jordan Skinner-Piedmont
Late Model
1. 2 Ralph Carnes-Anderson
2. 36 Neil Meredith-Anderson
3. 81 Jeremy Burns-Simpsonville
4. 33 Anthony Cordell-Greenville
5. 89 Daniel Smith-Belton
Dillon Wood drove his Mixson prepared Psycho chassis to Victory Lane, in “The Land of the Trembling Earth” Saturday night at Waycross Motor
Speedway. This was the Hedman Hedders NLMS Southern Dirt Tour’s first
race back at Waycross since the reconfiguration to clay from oil. Wood picked up his second win of the 2010 seaon, placing his self solidly in the Hedman Hustle set to take place at the end of the season, to determine the 2010 NLMS Champion. Wood was followed by Jeremy Faircloth, Brandon Dewitt, Tyler Ivey, and Jay Johnson. Brandon Dewitt was the Waycross fast qualifyer.
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William R. Burnette, better known as "Russell", age 64 of Blairsville, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
7-17 Results From North Ga. Speedway - from drflavio309
Even a fire in the press box couldn't top the racing action, the PA system was not as ready to race as the drivers and dropped a resistor, causing a fire, but with fast thinking by our fearless announcer Tony Ray who took the fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
The track looked as good as it has been any night this year, and the racing was great. With the crates running heats and limited qualifying it was action packed to say the least.
Jim Bob Davis won his heat in crates, Randy Hill won the second heat with Johnny Cloer making a strong move on last last to take second.
Econo only had a few car's but they still put on a great show with the
7 of Justin Thomas taking the win over the 44 of John Paul and the 64 of Glenn Grimsley
Modified Hobby saw the new #20 owned by Mickey Long with Larry Higgins in the seat and he put on a clinic, from the drop of the green it was all Larry Higgins as he broke the new car in with a win, Higgins and Cleveland regular Richard Dixon started on the front row, but it was Larry Higgins leading the pack into turn one, and he never looked back, followed by the #3 of Richard Dixon, #07 of Donnie Farmer and the #10 of John Clark. The duo of John Clark and Donnie Farmer put on a show for the fans racing for 3rd and it was Donnie Farmer getting the spot over the 3 wheeling John Clark who carried the left front most of the race but he could not hold off the hard charging Donnie Farmer.
Next it was the Crates with Randy Hill and 3D on the front row, the other TEAM17 of Jeff Smith buried on the 5th row, and the green saw the 17H lead them to turn one, followed closely by the 27 of Johnny Cloer and 3D of Jim Bob Davis the 17S of Jeff Smith charging hard from the back on lap 14 Spanky caught Johnny Cloer and it took him a few laps but he worked his way around Cloer but Cloer who was driving the 27 of Kazy Racing who has shown the TEAM17 drivers that he could run with the big dogs, but suffered mechanical issues again and dropped back, give this guy a car and he will show you how to race! Randy Hill who had issues with a lapped car lost the lead to the charging 17S of Jeff Smith, Spanky was not to be denied, as he took the win followed by teammate Randy Hill, Darrel Owenby, and Jim Bob Davis.
Limited rolled out next and it was the Todd Hernandez show as he led from wire to wire in the T6 car followed by Trig Parris, the 17 of Shannon Bearden, and the 30 of Devin Dilbeck. Brian Jackson who was running 3rd had contact with the 30 of Dilbeck and as a result of the call was sent to the back, Dilbeck who felt the caution should have been on him moved to the back thinking he was going to be charged for the yellow was given his spot back and the B4 of Jackson was sent to the back, after the race Dilbeck apologized to Brian Jackson saying it was his fault and that he was the one who should have been sent to the back not the B4( More on this later this week). Randy Hill said after the race that the official on the raceceiever cost him the race by not telling the lapped cars to move over as he was passing them, “he wanted to talk about everything in the world but racing” Said Randy Hill.
Mod Pony was next and it was the 14 of Ralph Langston taking the early lead but he could not hold of the Brian Burke prepared 32 of Billy Callahan, Billy was followed to the checkered by the 27 of Grady
Stokes, the 14 of Ralph Langston, and the 7 of Caleb Howard.
The SRRS race scheduled for July 31 at Tri-County has been rescheduled to August 21.
Murphy’s Jacob Anderson went to Victory Lane in the Late Model Sportsman feature Saturday night at Tri-County Race Track. Anderson, who was getting married Sunday, is moving to Australia and will be out of racing for a while. Morganton driver Bobby Panter gave Anderson a battle early in the race but fell about five car lengths at the checkers. Rounding out the top five were Preston Crisp, Doug Sneed and Jr. Carswell.
The GM Performance Late Models line up for their Mid-Season Championship which went to Copperhill’s Jason Deal in front of Blue Ridge’s Sam Parris, Kevin Sutton, Kevin Bradshaw and Tony Ledford.
Another strong field of Cornwell Tools Modified Street drivers saw Morganton driver Brad Thomas lead the pack across the finish line in front of Heather Taylor, Mike Bryson, Sammy Berrong and Greg Sudderth.
Robbinsville driver Charles Toomey made it two wins in a row when he held off several challenge from current points leader Ricky Smith as Josh Roberts, Harold Garrett, and Clark Molster filled the top five positions.
Blairsville driver Shannon Jones pulled away to a commanding lead to win the Mini Stock feature over Doug Thompson, Joshua Cordin, Herbert Chinn and Eddie Chinn.
Racing returns to Tri-County Saturday night with racing in all
classes. www.tricountyracetrack.com
The 2006 United Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year, Derek Hagar from Marion, AR, charged past North Carolina hot-shoe Johnny Bridges, on lap five of the thirty- lap USCS presented by Goodyear Dixie Sprint Car Nationals at Dixie Speedway on Saturday night. Hagar was driving the Jay Hancock owned Athens, GA, based #1A sprint car. It was Hagar’s first time in the car and he collected $2000 for his efforts. It was Hagar’s fourth career USCS feature win.
Matt Linder, from Hoschton, GA, who started eighth advanced six positions and finished in the runner-up spot. Eight-time United Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear National Champion and current series points leader, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee finished in the third position. Gray’s team-mate, seventeen year-old female sprint car star, Morgan Turpen from Bartlett, Tennessee finished in the fourth position. USCS veteran sprint car driver, Aubrey Black from Lookout Mountain, Georgia rounded out the top five.
USCS results Dixie Sprint Car Nationals - Dixie Speedway 7/17/10:
USCS presented by Goodyear Feature Race results (30 laps)
1 - 1A Derek Hagar, Marion, AR
2 - 1X Matt Linder, Hoschton, GA
3 - 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN
4 - 80 Morgan Turpen, Bartlett, TN - Rookie
5 - 21 Aubrey Black, Lookout Mountain, GA
6 - 81 A.J. Maddox, Brandon, FL - Rookie
7 - 47 Eric Riggins, Jr., Charlotte, NC – Rookie
8 - 21B Brandon McLain, Indian Trail, NC
9 - 5x David Thorman, Greenville, SC
10 - 83 Bob Auld, Sarasota, FL
11 - 33 Joe Larkin, Suwannee, GA
12 - 07s Johnny Bridges, Cherryville, NC GA
13 - 82 Sport Allen, Seffner, FL
14 - 21 David Clarke, Huntersville, NC
15 - 12 Darren Clarke, Huntersville, NC
16 - 69 Brandon Rekow, Mooresville, NC
17 - 96d Nick DeFeo, Marietta, GA – DNS
2010 BRICKYARD 400 NOTEBOOK
Colts’ star Clark to serve as grand marshal; Brickyard 400 Official Program available now
INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, July 21, 2010 – Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark, selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time after the 2009 season, will serve as the grand marshal of the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Clark will wave the green flag to send the field of 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers at speed into Turn 1 at IMS. The race starts at 1 p.m. (ET).
“Being a NASCAR fan, it is an honor to be grand marshal for the Brickyard 400,” Clark said. “We were at training camp for so many years prior to this, so it will be my first opportunity to see a race at the Brickyard. I am really excited.”
Clark has spent his entire eight-year NFL career with the Colts and was an integral part of the team’s Super Bowl championship run in the 2006 season. He holds Colts’ career tight end marks for receptions and touchdowns and was the second tight end in NFL history to have at least 100 receptions in one season.
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Official Program available: The Official Program for the 2010 Brickyard 400, packed with information about the annual midsummer NASCAR classic at IMS, is available for purchase.
Fans can purchase this 160-page commemorative program for $10 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, at the Brickyard Authentics store at the Indianapolis International Airport, at Brickyard Authentics Online at www.brickyardauthentics.com or by calling (800) 955-INDY.
Fun fan features include driver biographies, race roster, statistics, track records, a track map, schedules and a special section about Brickyard 400 history.
There also are a variety of feature stories, including pieces on NASCAR stars Juan Pablo Montoya and Kevin Harvick and NASCAR team owners Chip Ganassi, Rick Hendrick and Todd Braun.
Internationally acclaimed French artist Erwin Dazelle created the cover art for the Official Program. The art depicts Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 and Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolets, two of the most decorated Brickyard 400 drivers and two of the most recognized NASCAR Sprint Cup race cars of the decade, as well as an iconic image of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway featuring the Yard of Bricks and the Pagoda.
Dazelle, 35, from Bayonne, France, is one of the top artists in the southwest of France and the Basque country. Dazelle is a multi-talented artist who has mastered stained glass, clay and plaster modeling as well as painting. He began painting professionally in 1996.
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Coca-Cola drivers to sign autographs: Seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will sign autographs at the NASCAR Green/Coke Recycling Autograph Session from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24 in MotoGP Garages 16-18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Drivers signing (scheduled to change): Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Bobby Labonte, Joey Logano, David Ragan, David Reutimann and Elliott Sadler.
Fans must bring a recyclable can or plastic bottle to the session to receive an autograph.
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iRacing to stage Brickyard 400: Thousands of worldwide members of iRacing.com will participate Saturday, July 24 in a virtual version of the Brickyard 400 and also help raise funds for the fight against cancer.
iRacing.com will contribute 5 cents for every one of the 160 scheduled laps completed by each driver participating in the online race. The proceeds will be donated to LIVESTRONG, the organization founded by cancer survivor and Tour de France champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. iRacing members and their friends also are encouraged to make pledges supporting drivers competing in the event.
The iRacing.com Brickyard 400 benefiting LIVESTRONG will start at 8:30 p.m. (ET) July 24. The race participants will be split into a series of 34-car iterations, all of which will run simultaneously. Fans can view the race of the top 34-car split on the Web at http://www.iracing.com/multimedia/live-broadcasts/. Included in the list of prizes that will be awarded to top fundraisers are tickets to the 2011 Brickyard 400, a NASCAR Racing Experience, and five $100 NASCAR Superstore Gift Cards.
Individuals wishing to support the fundraising element of the iRacing.com Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG will find instructions for pledging a donation at http://www.inracingnews.com/iracing-news/iracingcom-brickyard-400-%E2%80%93-benefiting-livestrong/.
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Brickyard fans can help troops: Race fans visiting Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23-25 for the Brickyard 400 can help American troops keep in touch with their loved ones by bringing to the track a gently used cell phone.
Cell Phones for Soldiers raises money through the collection of gently used mobile phones and will have drop-off boxes at IMS during the Brickyard 400. Drop boxes will be located at the Team Chevy Racing Display, adjacent to the IMS Hall of Fame Museum.
In addition to helping troops call home, the first 100 fans donating gently used phones will receive a hat, courtesy of the GM Military Discount program.
Over the last six years, Cell Phones for Soldiers has provided more than 1 million pre-paid calling cards and 60 million minutes of calling time to soldiers overseas.
“I want to urge race fans as they come out to each of the events throughout the year to bring whatever old cell phones they may have laying around – and we all know that we’ve got several stored away in shelves and drawers at our homes – and bring them out to the racetrack and donate them to the program,” said Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy’s spokesman for Cell Phones for Soldiers. “Everybody who comes out to the racetrack can participate.”
Fans not attending the races this weekend can visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com for more information on how to donate.
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Double for ESPN’s Reid: Marty Reid of ESPN will have the rare role of serving as the lead announcer for television broadcasts of the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year.
Reid called the play-by-play for ESPN on ABC’s broadcast of the Indianapolis 500 on May 30 and will do the same for the Brickyard 400 on July 25, ESPN’s first Sprint Cup Series broadcast of 2010.
“To be able to do the Indianapolis 500 and now the Brickyard 400 in the same year is pretty special,” Reid said. “And to top it off with 16 more races, including the Chase, is going to be just phenomenal. It will be a great year, and I’m looking forward to it.”
“The truth, I'm living a dream. Years ago, 28 of them to be exact, if you had told me some day I’d be lucky enough to broadcast the Brickyard 400, the Indianapolis 500, the final 10 races of the championship for NASCAR, oh, and along the way get to do drag racing for six years and every other motorsport that I've loved and enjoyed. Because you know me, if it’s got wheels and a motor, count me in.”
ESPN’s broadcast of the Brickyard 400 starts at 1 p.m. (ET) Sunday, July 25.
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SPEED Stage at IMS: NASCAR fans can participate in live broadcasts by SPEED during the Brickyard 400 at the SPEED Stage, located at the northwest end of the merchandise display row in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield.
Games and activities will start at 9 a.m. Friday, July 23 at the SPEED Stage, with live broadcasts of “NASCAR Smarts” at 1 p.m., “NASCAR Live” at 4:30 p.m. and “Trackside” at 5:15 p.m. Legendary team owner Chip Ganassi will be the guest on “Trackside.”
SPEED announcers Rutledge Wood, Wendy Venturini, John Roberts and Kyle Petty will sign autographs for fans at 1:45 p.m. Friday at the SPEED Stage.
The SPEED Stage will open at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 24 for games and activities.
Race Day action starts at 8 a.m. on the SPEED Stage. “MRN at Full Speed” will be broadcast live at 8:45 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session with NASCAR Sprint Cup star Joey Logano at 9:15 a.m. and a live broadcast of “NASCAR RaceDay” at 10 a.m.
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Edwards to honor cancer survivor: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standout Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Aflac Roush-Fenway team will honor Indiana resident and three-time cancer survivor Jerry Snyder on July 25 during the Brickyard 400.
Snyder, who has overcome throat, tongue and lung cancer, will be inducted as the newest member of the Aflac Crew of Courage, a season-long campaign that spotlights stories of amazing bravery. Snyder will have pit and garage access and meet Edwards, his favorite driver.
“I’m fortunate to meet many Aflac policyholders and hear their stories of personal triumph,” Edwards said. “Jerry Snyder is one of these individuals, and he deserves to be recognized and honored. We’re proud to welcome him into the Aflac Crew of Courage, and I look forward to spending time with him.”
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Newman aiming for double win at ORP: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Ryan Newman will return to his USAC roots and aim for “double” Thursday, July 22 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, trying to win the USAC Mopar Midget Series event and J.B. Byrider 100 USAC Silver Crown race.
Indiana native Newman will drive a Tony Stewart Racing Bass Pro Shops Beast/Chevy in his first USAC Midget race since a 2007 race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Newman, who will team with Eric Gordon in Silver Crown, will try to be the first to win two USAC races in different formulas on the same night at the ORP oval. That covers a total of 260-plus races since 1961. Dave Steele won a pair of 25-lap USAC Midget races at the ORP oval on the same night in 2002.
Newman’s ORP career includes five Midget wins (1997-99) and a Silver Crown win in 1999.
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Tickets: Tickets are on sale now for the Brickyard 400. Tickets can be purchased online at www.imstix.com at any time.
General admission tickets will be available for Brickyard 400 Race Day – at a value price of just $40 each – for the first time at this year’s event. Any number of children 12 and under accompanied by at least one adult holding a general admission ticket will be admitted free.
Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are on sale. Contact the IMS Group Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information.
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Jac Haudenschild Sidelined by Broken Right Hand
Concord,
NC-July 22, 2010- Jac Haudenschild, who has won twice this year with the World
of Outlaws, will miss a couple of weeks of action after suffering a broken bone
in his right hand. Haudenschild is currently ninth in the World of Outlaws
championship standings on the strength of 19 Top-10 finishes with eight of
those being Top-Five performances.
The Hall of
Famer took a wild ride at LaSalle Speedway on July 8 in the finale of the Showdown
for the Bud Crown, getting into the turn three fence and wall very hard. He
competed in a few races following that accident, turning in a very gutsy
performance in the Knight Before the Kings Royal, charging from the 23rd
starting spot to finish sixth, while driving with significant pain and
discomfort in the hand.
"It's
pretty disappointing," said Haudenschild. "We've felt good in the car
this year and been fast and have won a couple of times. We're looking forward
to getting back to racing in a few weeks."
Haudenschild
hopes to return to the seat for the Knoxville Nationals at the famed Knoxville
Raceway in Iowa, August 11-14 then be back in World of Outlaws action at Nodak
Speedway in Minot, North Dakota on August 20-21 in the Magic City Showdown.
The World of
Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many
important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care
Products), Chizmark & Larson Insurance , Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), SuperClean (Official
Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to
contingency sponsors, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, KSE Race Products, Penske
Shocks , R2C Performance, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo; Engine
Builder's Challenge participants Don Ott Racing Engines, Kistler Engines,
Shaver Specialties and Speedway Engines; and Chassis Builder's Challenge
participants J&J Auto Racing, Maxim Racing and XXX Race Company.
World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stars Will Chase Central PA Speedway’s Trademark Trophy On Tues., July 27
Carved Wooden ‘Big Bear’ Provides Unique Prize For National Tour’s First-Ever Visit To Tim Bainey Sr.’s Track
CLEARFIELD, PA - July 22, 2010 -
Tim Bainey Sr. and his son, Dan, are ready to welcome the World of Outlaws Late
Model Series to their Central PA Speedway for the first time on Tues., July 27.
And to pique the interest of the national tour’s superstar invaders, the
father-and-son team will put more on the line than just the $8,000 top prize
for the evening’s 40-lap A-Main that kicks off the five-race Ohio-Pennsylvania
Speedweek.
Now in their third season at the helm of the four-tenths-mile oval, the Baineys
have turned a unique trophy presentation begun by their promotional
predecessors into a post-race tradition. Every feature winner at the track
receives a distinctive three-foot-tall, 50-pound wooden bear created for CPS by
a local carver – a fact that all the drivers in the historic WoO LMS event’s
field will be well aware of when the green flag drops.
Pocketing the first-place cash is always a racer’s primary objective, but
earning a special keepsake trophy allows the sweet memory of a victory to
linger on. Just ask Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., the lone WoO LMS
regular who owns a Central PA Speedway ‘Big Bear’ thanks to his triumph in the
track’s unsanctioned 2006 Yankee Doodle 50.
“I have it sitting in the living room of the house,” said Clanton, a three-time
winner on this year’s WoO LMS. “It’s right there next to my trophies from the
World (100 at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway) and the Firecracker (100 at
Pennsylvania’s Lernerville Speedway).”
Clanton, 34, will be part of a star-studded group of WoO LMS travelers hoping
to hoist the wooden bear after Tuesday night’s program, arguably the biggest
dirt Late Model event in Central PA’s modern dirt-racing era. Built in 1969 as
a dirt track, the speedway was paved in 1986 and operated under several
promoters until being shortened slightly from its half-mile size and covered
with clay prior to the 2006 season.
Tim Bainey Sr., a 52-year-old who owns a Philipsburg, Pa.-based trucking
company and has a long history as both a driver and car owner in local,
regional and national racing levels, purchased the track before the start of
the 2008 campaign. He installed his son, Dan, 29, as the speedway’s director of
operations and the two have combined to present a successful series of special
events that will reach its zenith with the arrival of the WoO LMS.
The elder Bainey’s racing background is primarily with the pavement scene – he
raced Late Models on Central PA Speedway’s asphalt, competed in ARCA Racing
Series events at such famed tracks as Daytona, Pocono and Atlanta and in recent
years fielded vehicles that his son, Tim Jr., drove in USAR ProCup Series and
NASCAR Truck Series action – but he recognized the stature of the World of
Outlaws brand name in the dirt-track world when Dan Bainey suggested it was
time to host a show for the renowned series.
“I thought a World of Outlaws race could be huge for us and I asked my dad what
he thought,” said Dan Bainey, who has served as crew chief for his father and
older brother’s USAR and Truck Series racing efforts over the past decade. “He
was all for it. The World of Outlaws is pretty much the NASCAR of dirt, so it’s
a big deal to bring the series to our track.
“Ever since we announced the World of Outlaws date, it’s been the talk around
here. We’re expected a huge crowd to come out.”
There’s plenty of room for spectators at Central PA, which has a long, high set
of bleachers running the length of its homestretch and a hillside drive-in
section that stretches around most of the remainder of the track. The drive-in
is extremely popular for its scenic view of the action, prompting “fans to
start lining up in their cars early in the morning every time we have a race,”
said Dan Bainey.
The racetrack, meanwhile, is “big and fast,” described Clanton. “It has a
little bit of everything to make it an exciting place.”
Clanton is one of five WoO LMS regulars with experience circling Central PA
Speedway’s ribbon of dirt. He’s joined by Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa.
(finished second in a 2008 event after going to rear twice), Clint Smith of
Senoia, Ga. (fifth in 2006 Yankee Doodle 50), 2006 tour champion Tim McCreadie
of Watertown, N.Y. (17th in 2009 Yankee Doodle 50 but had to change a blown
engine after a heat win) and 2009 Rookie of the Year Russell King of
Bristolville, Ohio, who hasn’t run a dirt Late Model at the track but does have
two big-block Modified starts there.
Outlaws who will be seeing Central PA for the first time, meanwhile, are
defending champion Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., Darrell Lanigan of Union,
Ky., Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., Rick Eckert
of York, Pa., rookie sensation Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., and Brent
Robinson of Smithfield, Va. Rookie Jill George of Cedar Falls, Iowa, expects to
miss the event because she has been invited to participate in a Roush-Fenway
test/tryout.
The WoO LMS standouts will face a tough array of regional talent – none tougher
than defending O’Reilly All-Star Late Model Series champion Robbie Blair of
Titusville, Pa., who is undefeated in four 2010 appearances at Central PA. He
owns victories in All-Star events on May 30, July 2 and July 3 as well as an
unsanctioned event on June 20.
Other drivers expected to enter Tuesday’s action include Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs of
Bear Lake, Pa., who has a pair of top-five finishes this season in All-Star
competition at Central PA; Gregg Satterlee of Rochester Mills, Pa., who
finished third in the May 30 All-Star event; and Mike Knight of Ripley, N.Y.
Pit gates are scheduled to open at 3 p.m. and spectator gates at 3:30 p.m. on
Tues., July 27. On-track action is set to get the green flag at 7 p.m. and will
include racing for the four-cylinder division.
General admission is $26 and $12 for ages 11-15, with kids 10-and-under
admitted free of charge. Pit passes will be $35.
Central PA Speedway is located just west of Clearfield, Pa., off Interstate 80.
Additional info on Central PA Speedway is available by logging on to www.thebigtrack.com or calling 814-768-FLAG.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country
by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts
(Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Hoosier
Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), SuperClean
(Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel), DirtonDirt.com
(Hard Charger Award) and Chizmark Larson Insurance; in addition to contingency
sponsors Eibach Springs, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Pink Carburetors, Pro
Power Engines, Quartermaster, Rocket Chassis, R2C Performance and Wrisco
Aluminum.
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Notes: ORP action-packed in heart of Indy
There have been many big moments since 1995 when the Truck Series became part of NASCAR's mid-summer celebration of speed at O'Reilly Raceway Park and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Hoffman looking to make first Truck start at ORP
Nick Hoffman is set to make his Camping World Truck Series debut as he attempts to qualify for Friday's AAA Auto Insurance 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. The 18-year old protégé of Carl Edwards has had this race in mind since he began racing quarter midgets a decade ago in his hometown of St. Louis.
Randolph joins Carmichael, Turner as consultant
Turner Motorsports has announced that veteran crew chief Doug Randolph will be joining the organization as the race-weekend consultant for Ricky Carmichael and the No. 4 Chevrolet team effective this weekend at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis.
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Notes: Hot, humid and heat of the moment
It's July in the Midwest, and that means hot and humid conditions are the norm. It's also the time of year for short-track racing at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
Jury still out on Edwards' late-race actions at Gateway
The usual day for announcing penalties in NASCAR came and went Tuesday with no news on what, if anything, will be done regarding the latest Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski dustup in last Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Gateway.
28 crew member suspended for substance violation
Mark Fordham, a crew member for the No. 28 team in the Nationwide Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body's substance-abuse policy.
McClure finds his heart, focus away from the races
As hard as it was for Eric McClure to leave home to go racing before, it got more difficult last week with the arrival of his third daughter.
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Those near Chase cutoff are running out of races
Here's a look at the top five drivers in the Cup Series standings and five drivers to watch in Sunday's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1 p.m. ET, ESPN). All statistical references are for Cup races at Indianapolis unless otherwise indicated. Driver Rating is based on the past 5 races at the track.
Gordon has laid the foundation at the Brickyard
Race No. 20: Brickyard 400 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1 p.m. ET on ESPN). Green at 1:19 p.m. ET.
Labonte, TRG to re-team for four-race deal
After parting ways in June, Bobby Labonte and TRG Motorsports have agreed to a four-race deal: Pocono (Aug. 1), Michigan (Aug. 15), Atlanta (Sept. 5), and Texas (Nov. 7). For all four races, the No. 71 Chevrolet will feature the familiar red-and-black paint scheme of TRG sponsor TaxSlayer.com.
One and only Indy makes winning paramount
This week, NASCAR will make its 17th trip to the famed Brickyard, but what the track lacks in regard to decades of stock-car history is more than offset by its prominence in the motorsports community. From the first race there, drivers have coveted a Brickyard 400 victory nearly as much as they have a Daytona 500 win and as with every race, only one man will leave Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the trophy.
Said to drive No. 83 Toyota at Watkins Glen
Road-course specialist Boris Said will drive the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota on Aug. 8 at Watkins Glen, the team announced Tuesday.
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