GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 ---- SCHEDULE (more events below) ---- SEPT. 23-26 East Alabama 32nd Annual Alabama State Championships Late Model - $7,000 to win Sportsman - $5,000 Crate Late Model - $5,000 www.eamsdirt.com/ FRI. 9/24: Anderson: Local Racing Divisions: B Mini Stocks, C Mini Stocks, BM Modifieds, Renegades, Super Renegades, Front Wheel Drives, Legends, Champ Karts. Last Friday night show. www.andersonmotorspeedway.com Five Flags (FL) Speedway: Blizzard Series Super Late Models FRI.-SAT. 9/24-25: Dixie: Fall Monster Truck Nationals. www.dixiespeedway.com SAT. 9/25: 441/Dublin: weekly racing show http://www.441speedway.com/ Albany: no racing http://www.albanymotorspeedway.net/ Cochran: Racing In All Classes, double points http://www.cochrangaspeedway.com Greenville Pickens: UARA-STARS late models 150 laps + Carolina Vintage Racers. Admission $20. www.uara-stars.com www.greenvillepickens.com Lanier: Lincoln Night Legends racing $5 adm. Mobile (AL) International Speedway: Miller Lite Series Super Late Models Needmore: no racing http://needmorespeedway.com Senoia: no racing http://www.newsenoiaraceway.com/ South Georgia: SGMP Asphalt Series/ 5th Slam Series 100lap Late Model/ Race'Um Wreck'Um www.racesgmp.com Swainsboro: Full racing program. www.swainsbororaceway.com West Georgia: $1,000.00 TO WIN PURE MINI feature + hobby, enduro, mod. mini, b-cadet. Bicycle races. www.thewestgaspeedway.com SUN. 9/26: Tri-County Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman Series 35 lap, $1,200 to win 2:00 p.m. www.tricountyracetrack.com www.southeasternlatemodels.com FRI.-SAT. 10/2-3 Nashville Fairgrounds: All American 400. Sat., Oct. 1, 2010 Dwarf - 20 Laps Frontrunner - 25 Laps Super Street - 50 Laps Pro LM & CRA Super LM Qualifing Sun., Oct. 2, 2010 USST Super Trucks - 50 Laps Pro Late Model - 200 Laps CRA Super Late Models - 200 Laps www.fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com www.craracing.net ---- ---- ---- ---- Bloomquist upside down at Winchester, VA: http://wrtsportsphotos.zenfolio.com/p152910213/h35f11580#h35f11580 EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY Phenix City, AL 32nd Annual ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS September 23 - 26, 2010 Entrants: http://www.4m.net/showthread.php?t=191662 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS < Thursday, September 23rd - Gates Open - Noon / 7pm - Practice All Divisions < Friday, September 24th - Gates Open - Noon / 7pm - Practice All Divisions, Heat Races Modified, 4-Cylinder & Cruiser < Saturday, September 25th - Gates Open - 8am / Practice - 10am Noon - Time Trials In Late Model, Sportsman & Crate Late Model, Heat Races In Hobby & Bomber 7pm Heat Races In Late Model & Super Street Last Chance Races & Feature Races In Modified, 4-Cylinder & Cruiser < Sunday, September 26th - Gates Open - 9am / Consolation Races - 10am, Feature Races - Noon (Eastern Time) $$$ TO WIN $$$ - Late Model - $7,000 / Sportsman - $5,000 / Crate Late Model - $5,000 / Super Street - $3,000 / Modified - $3,000 / Hobby - $3,000 / 4-Cylinder - $3,000 / Bomber - $3,000 / Cruiser - $1,500 Plus 6ft Tall Beautiful Trophies in ALL Divisions! RACE LAPS - Late Model 75 Laps / Sportsman 50 Laps / Crate Late Model 50 Laps / Super Street 40 Laps / Hobby 40 Laps / Bomber 40 Laps / Cruiser 30 Laps / 4-Cylinder 30 Laps / Modified 30 Laps www.eamsdirt.com Chase Elliott won the inaugural George Elliott Memorial 100 Saturday night, but Bubba Pollard and David Murphy captured season championships at Gresham Motorsports Park. Elliott won the event honoring his grandfather with Pollard right on his back bumper. The runner-up effort was enough to give Pollard the first-ever GMP Super Late Model season championship. Pollard scored 590 points in four SLM events in GMP's inaugural season of racing to take the crown over Jimmy Garmon. Pollard took the Championship with three second- and one third-place finishes. Elliott's win earned him a guaranteed spot in the 27th-Annual World Crown 300 super late model race November 14. Earlier this season, Elliott also gained an automatic starting spot for the Pro Late Model portion of this year's 'Crown' with a win at GMP on April 17. The race also had special meaning for Chase’s dad Bill Elliott, who once worked at the track selling hot dogs and tickets, annd came back years later to score his first major stock car victory in the mid-1970s. “It was a special evening for me because Daddy’s sister Ethel and his first cousin Thelma were able to come for the inaugural race and they were able to see Chase race and win for the first time,” Bill Elliott said. Elliott’s next event will be the Blizzard Series championship finale Friday night at Five Flags Speedway, in Pensacola. Next up at Gresham Motorsports Park will be our biggest family event of the 2010 season - McDonald's Night With Ronald McDonald on Saturday, October 9. It will be a full night of fun both on and off the track with the Pro Late Models, Renegade Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Trucks battling it out on a Double Points Night to determine the season champions. Race Results: George Elliott Memorial 100 Presented By Monolith Companies Super Late Models - 100 Laps 1. Chase Elliott 2. Bubba Pollard 3. Ben Kennedy 4. Johnny Henderson 5. Allen Karnes 6. Jimmy Garmon 7. Scott Sutherland 8. Kevin Dicks 9. Roger Delp Outlaw Late Models - 35 Laps 1. Brian Hardman 2. David Murphy 3. Hoyt Stephens 4. Tina Stephens 5. Matthew Wragg 6. Terry Martin 7. Chad Atha 8. Jason Bates www.GreshamMotorsportsPark.com Gordon Park hosted the first annual “Jack Starrette Double 22” to honor Jack Starrette who contributed so much to the sport of dirt track racing. After all weekly racing was complete, Crate Late Models competed in a 22-lap race honoring the late Jack Starrette. John Henderson won the race, followed by Brandon Carpenter and Chris Usry. Super Street driver Chris Shaw made it two wins in row, followed by Lance Beck and Jeff Hadden. Johnny Crews, in Stock V8, continued his win streak. In Super Stock 4, one of our lady drivers, Hannah Cheely, finished second behind Lee Jones, who picked up his second win of the season. In the regular Crate Late Model race, Ty Lowe grabbed the lead early in the race and never relinquished it to record his first 2010 win at the “Park”. He was followed by Brian Connor and Chris Usry. All Terrain and Motocross racers provided the half-time entertainment at Saturday’s race and will be racing at Gordon Park this weekend. Gordon Park Race Results 18Sep2010 CLM Jack Starrette Double 22 1. 2x John Henderson 2. B4 Brandon Carpenter 3. 42 Chris Usry 4. 56 Ty Lowe 5. 47 Bryan Addy 6. 76 Brandon Overton 7. M31 Mike Akeson 8. 77 Brian Connor 9. 67 Dalton Overton 10. 71 Jimmy Maness 11. 99 Ricky Woodward 12. T1 Tommy Snell Crate Late Model 1. 56 Ty Lowe 2. 77 Brian Connor 3. 42 Chris Usry 4. 2x John Henderson 5. B4 Brandon Carpenter 6. 47 Bryan Addy 7. 71 Jimmy Maness 8. T1 Tommy Snell 9. 76 Eric Cooper 10. 444 Brian Ligon 11. z21 Zack Weathers 12. 67 Dalton Overton 13. 112 Garrett Jacobs 14. M31 Mike Akeson 15. 76 Brandon Overton 16. c18 Bob Quick 17. 99 Ricky Woodward DNR www.gordonparkspeedway.net Lanier Speedway has their last race of the season Saturday. Bandos, Legends, Pro Challenge, and Junkyard Dogs will race. Double features in Pro Challenge. Adults Only $5 Kids 11 & under FREE. Next show: Drifting Driving Dragging and Car Show Saturday October 16th West Georgia's $1000 to win crate show: 1st-Lavon Sparks/2nd-18-Michael Paige/3rd-17-Lamar Haygood. This week: $1,000.00 TO WIN PURE MINI RACE and bicycle races http://www.thewestgaspeedway.com/ Albany's National Late Model Series show: 1. Steven Roberts 2. Stacey Roberts 3. Cale Simons 4. Hunter Peacock 5. Brandon Dewitt 6. Bo Allen 7. Skeeter Redman 8. Tyler Ivey (fast qual.) 9. Charles Sealy 10. Brandon Cameron 11. Dillon Wood 12. Kitt Sealy 13. Robbie Cowrt 14. Kyle Bridges 15. Nelson Sweeney 16. Adam Giles 17. Evan Becton 18. Jay Johnson 19. Kelly Walker 20. Jeremy Faircloth 21. John Greene 22. Jordy Nipper http://www.albanymotorspeedway.net/results.php South Georgia has a full show Sat., including the SGMP Asphalt Series/ 5th Slam Series 100lap Late Model/ Race'Um Wreck'Um Sportsmen, Hobby Stock, Thunder Cars, Wild-Ones, and Skeeter Cars. http://racesgmp.com 2010 Southern Superstars World Classic at Montgomery Official Finish Order: 1. Augie Grill 2. Chase Oliver 3. Rob Hanks 4. Bobby Knox, Jr. 5. Lee Hansard 6. Chase Knox 7. Keith Cahela 8. Nathan Davis 9. Mark Day 10. Bobby Castleberry Series Champion: Mark Day (4 wins); Rookie of the Year: Jay Robinson Jr. http://www.superstarsracing.com/ Swainsboro's Saturday feature: CRATE LATE MODEL 1. BEN FAIRCLOTH 2. JOHNNIE TUCKER, JR. 3. TERRY LUMLEY 4. ROD WIGGINS 5. TOMMY HADDEN Next race Oct. 2 - Harrell-Mason Super Street feature $5,000 To Win. http://www.swainsbororaceway.com/ Adam Martin led only for a few feet, but it was the right time to lead coming off of turn four to claim the win in Crate Latemodel action at Talladega Short Track on Saturday Night. Adam Gauldin finished in the second spot with Tim Staples third. Jimmy Elkins finished fourth with Adam Cummings rounding out the top five. Tim Busha picked up the Super Latemodel win over Dingus Griffin who finished second and Dillon Crim third. Stacey Holmes finished fourth with Danny Peoples fifth. Josh Adkins also took the lead on the last lap to win the Sportsman feature event over Joe Noojin who was second and Jason Wilson third. Dustin Stewart finished fourth with Buddy George fifth. The next stock car race at TST will be on Saturday October 23rd featuring a full racing program and “Halloween Night” at the racetrack. www.talladegashorttrack.com Seen the decals on NASCAR's racers? They'll pass out $8.8 million in contingency awards to decal-wearing teams this year, according to NSSN. Watermelon Capital Speedway: SEPT. 18 WINNERS: Mini Stock - Billy Chancy Pure Stock - Leon Childs Claimers - Joey Hall Super Street - Sam Odom Bandolero - Chase Knight Next race Oct 2 with regular racing in ALL classes plus 4-wheeler drag racing during intermission with $100.00 to win! http://www.watermeloncapitalspeedway.com/ Toccoa Speedway: Headlining Saturday nights program will be the "Coca Cola Super Latemodels", the "Lightning Quick Limited Latemodels", and the Fastrak Crate Latemodels. www.fastrakracing.com/ www.toccoaspeedway.info Winder Barrow Speedway 9-18 results: Street: Scott Chandler #6 1st win Hobby: Joe Cash #23 Mod 4: Justin Taylor #02 Stock 4: Wormy Gaddis #44 Limited: Ken Lampp #1k The "Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman Series" return to Tri County Racetrack Sunday for a 35 lap, $1,200 to win, Event. Saturday's race is expected to draw the Southeast's best Steel Head Latemodel Drivers. Drivers such as Parker Herring who is the current point leader, Wesley English, Mack English, Daniel Wilson. Bobby Panter, Jamie Oliver, Danny Ledford, Jamie Lunsford and many more are expected to be there. Support racing will include all the regular Saturday night divisions. Gates will open at noon and racing will start at 2 p.m. www.southeasternlatemodels.com www.tricountyracetrack.com JONATHAN DAVENPORT says on ESPNChattanooga he's heading to MS this weekend for their $25,000 race before going to EAMS on Sunday and attempt to tag the rear of the $7,000 AL STATE RACE. He told me how great it is to be on the same level as guys he's looked up to all these years (ie. EPJ, OWENS, and he named a few others) and is looking forward to returning to events around here such as THE GOBBLER & THE SHOOTOUT. www.jonathandavenport.net Super Late Model driver TJ Reaid, of Acworth, heads into this weekend's Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series events very optimistic about a great showing for Kyle Busch Motorsports. "We had two top five finishes in the series back in August and we are looking for a win or two this weekend," said Reaid. "We also had a great run going at Winchester Speedway in the CRA race on Labor Day weekend when we developed an engine problem with 7 laps to go." Reaid will be driving the Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Friday night at Five Flags Speedway and Saturday night at Mobile International Speedway. "I expect the car count will be up this weekend so the competition should be intense," added Reaid. Dakoda Armstrong weaved his way through heavy traffic late in the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic 200 at Salem Speedway, holding off Joey Coulter all the way through the final laps to secure his second victory in ARCA Racing Series competition. Others of interest: 11. (29) Chris Buescher, Prosper, Texas, Ford, 198; 28. (30) Mike Sosebee, Hoschton, Ga., Dodge, 2, handling 14-year-old Chase Elliott will have a busy weekend. On Friday and Saturday nights, Elliott will be battling for three Super Late Model titles: the Blizzard Series title, the Miller Lite Series title at Mobile International Speedway, and the overall Gulf Coast Championship Series – which consists of events at both venues. Elliott has been very consistent and holds a 29-point lead over Augie Grill, who has won each of the last two Blizzard Series races. Fans unable to attend the Five Flags Blizzard Series’ event can hear it live on RaceTalkRadio.com www.5flagsspeedway.com http://www.speed51.com Speed51.com says 6,000 fans that checked out the weekend's Trackside Now coverage from New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Gresham Motorsports Park. There are already 34 Super Late Models that have pre-entered next weekend’s All American 400 weekend in Nashville. The CRA Super Late Model portion of the week has the top notch drivers like Augie Grill, Johnny VanDoorn, Brian Campbell, Bubba Pollard, Ryan Blaney, Mike Garvey, Ross Kenseth, Jeff Fultz, and several others. The Pro Late Model portion is also expected to draw lots of cars as well. The event is expected to be the final race held at the Nashville Fairgrounds. http://www.speed51.com Panhandle Motorsports, the family team that has fielded cars for Johanna Long in recent seasons in the Late Model scene of the Southeast, has added NASCAR Camping World Trucks to their fleet and will make their NCWTS debut on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Long will be making her fourth career NCWTS start, but first for her family team in the series after having competed for Billy Ballew Motorsports in her first three starts earlier this year. Because of this, Long will not be competing in the Rubber & Specialties 100 finale for the Blizzard Series at her home track, Five Flags Speedway (FL), on Friday. http://www.speed51.com Tony Knowles continued his stranglehold of Dixie Speedway Saturday night as he rocketed to the $3,000 win in the Fall Championships. After qualifying on the front row, Tony took command of the lead at the drop of the green flag and would power his RSD Enterprises/SAE Parts/Rocket Chassis to the win, which his sixth of 2010! www.DixieSpeedway.com . This weekend, Knowles goes Columbus (MS) Speedway for the 21st Annual Premier Ford Magnolia State 100. Columbus Speedway has a special meaning for Tony Knowles as not only did he get his first Super Late Model win there in 2007, but he also followed up in 2008 by recording his best finish in a major Super Late Model event by finishing second to Chris Wall in the Magnolia State 100. www.ColumbusSpeedway.net www.TonyKnowles26.com Max Gresham started second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East New Hampshire 125 and finished 24th after an accident. Friday he and the series move on to Dover. http://www.maxgresham.com Will Prance is doing the 24 hours of LeMons at Carolina Motorsports Park this weekend. Will is teaming up with a young group of drivers on the road course for his first 24 hour race. He will work the pits when not in the drivers seat. http://www.willprance.com/ My favorite racing writer, Dave Argabright, writes in NSSN 9/8/10 about youngsters racing on big tracks in big cars. A 13-year-old died at the Indy MotoGP, after being run over by a 12-year-old. Argabright says "the time has come to keep them off the big tracks." FASTRAK ends the season with the Grand Nationals spread over three nights and three tracks and a $300,000 purse. Night one: Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney SC (864) 505-9199 www.cherokee-speedway.com Friday: October 1st- Open Practice Saturday October 2nd- Championship event Night 2: Modoc Speedway, Modoc SC (706) 833-0972 www.modocspeedway.com Friday: October 8th- Open Practice Saturday: October 9th- Championship event Night 3: (GRAND FINALE) Wythe Raceway, Rural Retreat VA (276) 620-2015 Friday: October 22nd Saturday: October 23rd A new "World Record" for a 3/8's mile track was set Saturday night in the "Call of the Wild" event at Kalamazoo (MI) Speedway by Andy Bozell. He turned a lap of 10.038 seconds which broke Curt Spalding's previous world record of 10.217 set at the event last year. At Saturday night's ASA Late Model North race at Berlin Raceway (MI), each driver in the field was given a letter from the track stating that their prize monies for the event would be guaranteed to them by track owner Mike Blackmer. Citing “many problems and economic hardships facing the ASA Series”, the track paid drivers directly either at the track or by mail. ASA Late Model Series owner Ron Varney issued a letter to teams on Tuesday morning. In the letter, Varney claimed that in his eight years as a promoter that no driver or team of his has gone unpaid. He also told teams that purse checks were being processed and issued this week. Varney admitted that the tough economy has been a problem this year, but that the series was working through it. Copies of the letters: http://www.speed51.com/ The New Hampshire 125 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race from New Hampshire Motor Speedway will now be broadcast by SPEED on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 12 p.m. ET instead of the originally-scheduled time of 6 p.m. on the same day. There will be a re-air Thursday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. William E. Brannon, Th.D., D.Min., Pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Riverdale, invites his racing friends to the congregation's Homecoming Sun., Oct. 3. This Homecoming will celebrate Brannon's 65th birthday, his wife's birthday, his 40th year as a pastor, the church building's 30th year, and his 20 years of Motorsports Ministry (13 as AMS Chaplain). They've already spent $1000 on paint to shine up the place. E-Mail: BroBillBrannon@aol.com Fellowship Baptist Church, Post Office Box 82323, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. The next event for the CRA Super Series will be the All American 400 Weekend at the Fairgrounds Speedway at Nashville on October 1-2. The race will be a 200 lap event with a halfway break. This will be the CRA Super Series 11th race at the historic speedway, including the seventh race as part of the All American 400 Weekend. www.fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com www.craracing.net. Charlotte Motor Speedway will construct the world's largest high-definition video screen. Through a partnership with Panasonic, the 200-foot-wide, 80-foot-tall 165,000 pound HD video board will be located between Turns 2 and 3 along the backstretch at the legendary superspeedway. Enter the "Name Charlotte Motor Speedway's HD Video Board" contest by following Charlotte Motor Speedway on Twitter at @CLTMotorSpdwy. Send us a tweet with your best name idea and you could win a VIP experience to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 21, 2011. Oglethorpe's Showdown in Savannah - October 7th, 8th & 9th. Visit www.ospracing.net Gates open at 5:00, and the show starts at 8:00, for Dixie's big Monster Truck Shows Friday and Saturday. Dixie Speedway Fall Championshihp Results 9-18-10 CRUISER: 25 - Chris & Troy Medlin CRATE LATE MODEL: 77 - Matthew Turner X - Doug Stevens 0 - Cass Fowler 34 - Chuck Padgett 22 - Alan Brewer LTD LATE MODEL: 119 - Mike McConnell 47 - Ryan West 27m - Spencer Moseley 87 - Zack Pilcher 36 - Shane Turner SUPER LATE MODEL: 26 - Tony Knowles s5 - Michael Page 99 - Derek Ellis 3 - Luther Jenkins 25 - Jay Smith Limited race video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aTvTZ5QyM4 www.dixiespeedway.com New Senoia Raceway Feature Winners 9/18/10! Topless Late Model - Double Features #21 Joe Armistead Jr. NeSmith Late Model #91 Tod Darda B- Cadet #17 Marcus Caswell HOBBY #39 Russell Baker Modified Mini Stock #07 Frank Long PURE MINI STOCK #16 Stephen Hill ENDURO Double Features #4 Michael Nelms http://www.newsenoiaraceway.com/ Ronnie Johnson picked up his 3rd Southern All Stars win of the season Sat. Night in the 16th annual Ga. State Championship at Lavonia. All three of Ronnies SAS victories this season came using CT 525 GM Performance power. Southern All Stars 1. 5J Ronnie Johnson 2. 116 Randy Weaver 3. 31C Scott Creel 4. 101 Casey Roberts 5. 1 Jack Pennington 6. 4T Tommy Kerr 7. 38 Jamie Oliver 8. 00 Freddy Smith 9. 71 Mike Ashley 10. 10H Anthony Hill 11. F1 Keith Freeman 12. 45 Doug Smith 13. 5 Gary Collins 14. 441 David McCoy 15. 03 Randy Nichols 16. 16B Daniel Baggerly 17. 85 Tim King 18. 98 Casey Barrow 19. A1 Jimmy Ivester Southeastern Late Model Sportsman Series 1. 51 Brandon Haley 2. 1 Jack Pennington 3. 17 Parker Herring 4. 21c Kenny Collins 5. 32 Bubba Russell 6. 21 Benji Cole 7. 16W Wesley English 8. 3MC Mickey Carpenter 9. C4 Robin Collins 10. 12 Eric Johnson 11. 16M Mack English 12. 21o Mack Owens 13. 102 Kip Cochran 14. 37 Ricky LaCount 15. A1 Jimmy Ivester 16. 32T Clayton Turner 17. 27B Rodney Peters FASTRAK Late Model 1. 21 Royce Bray 2. 17 Chris Ausborn 3. 4 Scott Holmes 4. 05 Grant Jordan 5. 114 Stephen Segars 6. 121 Blake Craft 7. 3A Eric Veal 8. 117 Parker Herring 9. 4 Danny Sanders 10. 0 David Green 11. M16 Russ McCracken 12. 85 Rusty King Lavonia Speedway's 2010 points champions: Super Late Model Brent Dixon Keith Freeman Tim King Limited Late Model Anthony Craft Dustin Mincey Brandon Haley FASTRAK Late Model Grant Jordan Danny Sanders Eric Veal Modified Street Chuck Finch Dean Butler Carson Floyd Stock V-8 Ricky Chamberlain Otis Fleeman George Fortson Stock Four Chris Wilson Dustin Bales Jeffery Lord Young Guns Adam Smith Ryan Boles Aaron Bridges/Gregory McDaniel Up Front Herman Isom/ Morris Lester James Goodwin Joel Powell Sr. http://www.lavoniadirttrack.com The NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) program for 2011 and Revolution Racing - which fields NASCAR K&N Pro Series entries for D4D competitors - has invited Kristen Wallace, of Austin, TX, to their 'tryouts.' Wallace is currently competing in Pro Late Model races throughout the Southeast on a limited schedule, and seeking sponsorship funding to expand her schedule. She also continues to gain track time by fielding a Truck division entry at Gresham Motorsports (GA) Park and Lanier National (GA) Speedway. www.drivefordiversity.info or d4d.tv www.kristenwallaceracing.com. The Augusta International Speedway Preservation Society held the 2010 Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night: H G Rosier, North Augusta, South Carolina (driver) Tommy Porter, Savannah, Georgia (driver) Bosco Lowe, Canton, North Carolina (dtiver) Tiny Lund (deceased from Cross, S C (driver) award received by his wife, Wanda Lund Early of Cross, S C Bob Burson of Augusta, Ga. ( founder of the speedway) award received by his wife Rosemary Burson Padgett of Augusta, Ga. Sat., Oct. 2: GARHOFA Car Show at Day's Chevrolet, 3693 Cobb Pkwy. NW, Acworth, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Car reg. fee $15 in adv. Meet Miss Lamborghini. Contact Neil 770-667-0136. Shannon Babb outdueled the red-hot Billy Moyer in a classic battle to capture Saturday night’s 28th annual World of Outlaws Late Model Series Pepsi Nationals at Pevely, MO. The two-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion earned $10,000 for his 10th career victory on the WoO LMS Clint Smith, of Senoia, Ga., advanced from the 11th starting spot to place fifth, registering his fourth top-five run in the last five WoO LMS events. Shane Clanton was 15th. Clint Smith and Tim Fuller – good friends and WoO LMS traveling partners – were teammates at I-55 Raceway. With Fuller looking for a way to avoid hauling his Gypsum Express equipment 17 hours one-way from his shop in Edwards, N.Y., to Pevely, Mo., for a single race, Smith agreed to put Fuller in his backup car for the event. Fuller flew from Syracuse, N.Y., to St. Louis on Saturday morning and met up with Smith, whose trip to I-55 from Senoia, Ga., was just under 10 hours. Fuller struggled with an incorrect tire choice and finished 13th. Just three events remain in the chase for the tour’s $100,000 points title – all at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., which hosts the World of Outlaws Late Model Shootout on Oct. 13 and the World Finals on Nov. 4-6. 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of Sept. 18 – 41 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/points/deficit to leader): 1. Darrell Lanigan 5492 2. Josh Richards 5490 (-2) 3. Tim McCreadie 5400 (-92) 4. Steve Francis 5274 (-218) 5. Shane Clanton 5178 (-314) 6. Rick Eckert 5168 (-324) 7. Austin Hubbard 5114 (-378) 8. Tim Fuller 5050 (-442) 9. Chub Frank 4968 (-524) 10. Clint Smith 4940 (-552) www.worldofoutlaws.com Jonathan Davenport, of Blairsville, completed the weekend sweep in the Commonwealth State of Virginia as he captured the $15,000 to win ASI Racewear 31st Annual "USA 100" on Saturday Night at Virginia Motor Speedway. Davenport's win marked his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory in two nights. Friday Night he captured the win at Winchester Speedway. Trailing Davenport to the finish line were current series point's leader, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN and 4-time series champion, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Completing the top five were Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA. Bloomquist is seeking to win his 500th career race "To win one Lucas Oil event this weekend was special, but to back it up here tonight with a win against this type of competition is just fantastic," said the 26-year-old Davenport. "The car was fast all night, we came out and broke the track record, and won our heat." "I have to thank Barry and Lance Wright for giving me the opportunity to drive their equipment, Nxt: September 24-25 at Brownstown (IN) Speedway 31st Annual "Jackson 100" $20,000 to win. www.brownstownspeedway.com www.lucasdirt.com The Lucas Oil Late Model Series has placed drivers Dan Schlieper and Jeff Watson on probation for the next five races in response to an altercation at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Kentucky. The drivers were involved in an on-track incident in which Schlieper's car was severely damaged. After the race was completed, a fight broke out involving both drivers and members of their respective crews, as well as other individuals, apparently not associated with either team. Tammy Rucker updates: Veteran announcer Jimmy Mosteller is in Cobb General Hospital with congestive heart failure. That can be treated with medication and diet change. Wife Betty is there too. She fell and has a small crack in her hip bone. The UARA-STARS head to Greenville-Pickens (SC) Speedway with just two events left in the 2010 schedule. Friday, September 24 the STARS will be at Greenville Pickens for an open practice session prior to Saturday September 25th race. This race will be another UARA super race as the STARS take on the local boys for 150 laps of paint swapping, tire rubbing action at the famed speedway. Several local drivers have pre-entered, Marty Ward, Blair Addis, Anthony Anders, Jeffrey Kummer, Dennis Southerland, Toby Porter, Justin Sorrows, and Scott Bishop. More are expected to enter between press time and race time. 14 Year Old, “Lil Wil” Herrington Won 1st Time Ever Late Model Feature at Cochran Motor Speedway By: Arlene Pittman Every boys dream is to race something. Rather it is bikes, 4-wheelers to cars. “Lil Will” Herrington had that chance and brought home the big time trophy this past Saturday night at Cochran Motor Speedway. With one of the largest crowds this year at Cochran Motor Speedway, it brought everybody to their feet with this very popular win. Herrington qualified 3rd, allowing him to start 2nd row inside of a full field of super fast dirt late models. The field was filled with veteran top quality drivers. On front row was Keith Edge along with Dennis McDaniel. Herrington in his Rookie year also knew he had a storm behind with drivers like Mitch Fulford, Eric Register, Philip Pittman, along with many more. Herrington drove hard to make the pass for the lead on lap 5. With numerous cautions, Herrington kept his cool in the cockpit of his Warrior dirt late model. Going through his mind, “can this be true, is this really happening”, hearing every little nut and bolt on his car wishing for the white flag lap. The closer to the end the more the track dry slicked over. Driving as hard as he could to keep the lead, he knew he had to be smooth with the surface turning to dry slick the closer he was to the checkered flag. With a perfect set-up from his team, he was able to drive every lap like one of those veterans chasing him for the lead. “Lil Wil” was raised in Cochran, by Glen and Pam Herrington. Wil comes from a racing family with his father Glen racing everything from bomber to dirt late models for teams that were proud to have him. Glen had always been a very competive driver and continues to be so. The day came though when son said he wanted to drive. Mother, Pam, informed Glen this was going to happen. Now every Saturday night there is “Lil Wil” driving his 2004 Warrior with father crew chiefing. “Lil Wil” started racing at age 12 with his first feature win after only 6 races. Wil went on to win 8 more races and the 2009 Georgia State Championship. He also finished 3rd at East Alabama Motor Speedway National 100 in the cruiser division of that same year. In 2010, at the age of 13, he started racing his 2004 Warrior dirt late model and has had several top 4 finishes and one win. Herrington is proud to have Herrington Automotive for his primary sponsor and Last Air & Electrical, Up & Rolling Tire Center, and MGM Industrial Contractors on board for secondary sponsors. As all other teams, money is hard to come by and he realizes what it takes to make this happen each Saturday night. For more information on “Lil Wil” please give his mom Pam Herrington a call at (478) 230-7326.