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Racers, Rods, and Rebels Swap Meet and Car Show Print E-mail

GARHOFA will present the Racers, Rods, and Rebels Swap Meet and Car Show on October 2, 2010 at Day's Chevrolet Auto Auction Yard located at 3693 Cobb Pkwy, NW, Acworth, GA  30101 from 10am to 4pm.  There will be door prizes, trophies, and a 50/50.  There will also be a meet and greet with Miss Lamborghini.  All vehicles can pre-register by Sept 25th at $15.00.  Day of event will be $20.00.  Vendor space is available at $20.00 by Sept. 25th.  Make your checks payable to GARHOFA and mail to GARHOFA Car Show, P.O. Box 491, Kennesaw, GA  30156.  For more information contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 770-667-0136.

 
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Jimmy Mosteller is recognized as one of the most influential personalities in motorsports history.  His new book, The Final Lap, is hot off the press!  The cost is $25.00 per copy plus shipping and handling.  If you would like to make a purchase, please contact Neil Rucker, II at 770-667-0136.


 
GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING JULY 29, 2010 Print E-mail

by Dale Terry



Thanks to Atlanta Motor Speedway for sponsoring this issue.

---- SCHEDULE (more events below) ----

THURSDAY 7/29:
    Atlanta Motor Speedway: Legends Thursday Thunder and the annual Faster Pastor race  www.atlantamotorspeedway.com

FRIDAY 7/30:
    Modoc no racing  www.modocspeedway.com
    Anderson Motor Speedway: Late models and local divisions
    Atlanta Motor Speedway: Friday Night Drags + Show N’ Shine  www.atlantamotorspeedway.com
    Boyd's: Racing all local classes.  http://www.boydsspeedway.com/

SATURDAY 7/31:
    Needmore: Grand Opening  http://www.needmorespeedway.com/
    Lavonia: no racing  www.lavoniadirttrack.com
    Hartwell: no racing  http://www.hartwellspeedway.com/
    North Georgia: Full program, plus Bicycle Races for the kids!  www.northgaspeedway.net
    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
    Talladega Short Track: Michael Head Jr. Memorial Race featuring Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model series. 54 laps, $5400 to win.  http://www.talladegashorttrack.com/
    Little River: Fan Appreciation Night $5 adm.  http://www.littleriverspeedway.com
    Toccoa: Super, Ltd., and FASTRAK LMs, plus $600 to win Enduro feaure. Hot Laps @ 7:30pm.  www.toccoaspeedway.info
    441/Dublin Speedway: Road Warrior, Bomber, Pure Stock, Super Street & Late Model Divisions!  http://www.441speedway.com
    Dixie: Back to School Special: $10 adult admission and Kids 17 yrs & under Free.  www.dixiespeedway.com
    East Alabama: Stock car racing.  www.eamsdirt.com/
    Modoc: off until Aug. 27  www.modocspeedway.com
    Swainsboro: Racing in five local classes.  http://www.swainsbororaceway.com/
    New Senoia: Enduro Championship 25 laps $500 to win, Plus Racing in Topless Late Model, NeSmith Late Model, B- Cadet, Hobby, Modified Mini Stock, and Pure Mini Stock. Grandstand Admission $12    http://www.newsenoiaraceway.com/

FRIDAY 8/6:
    Boyd's Southern Regional Racing Series  http://www.boydsspeedway.com/
    Penton: Natl. Late Model Series $3000 to win  http://www.nlmss.com

SATURDAY 8/7:
    East Alabama: Natl. Late Model Series $3000 to win  http://www.nlmss.com
    Lavonia: no racing  www.lavoniadirttrack.com
    Hartwell:  no racing  http://www.hartwellspeedway.com/
    Lanier: 3rd Annual James Garrison Memorial. 100 laps pro LMs.  www.lanierspeedway.com/  http://www.facebook.com/lanier.speedway
    3rd annual Lakewood Speedway Reunion, Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, Dawsonville. $15.  www.georgiaracinghof.com

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    Needmore Speedway, in Norman Park, GA, will open for the first race Saturday.  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 have had two practices with a good turnout of cars and fans  (check out the YouTube video).
    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 7/24 @ Needmore:  http://sgasports.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1638:photo-story-2nd-practice-at-needmore-speedway&catid=114&Itemid=1101595  http://www.needmorespeedway.com/

Message From Buck Simmons
    I went and saw Buck today. Buck really looked 100% better than he did the last time i saw him. When we walked into his room, he was sitting up on his bed with a big ole smile on his face. Buck said to tell everyone at the Lavonia & Toccoa Speedway's he really appreciated the love offering that was taken up for him. To all the 4m.net & racetrackforums.net Family.....Buck said the Thoughts and Prayers is the reason he now has win #1,024. Buck is scheduled to go Home Wednesday (July,28th). This will be just like an early Birthday gift to him because the Living Legend turns 64 July 31.
    I have had several messages from different folks here on 4m.net wanting to help Buck out. If anyone wants to make any kind of offering to help buck out, you can send it to me and i will personally make sure he gets it.
Richard E. Pearson (Papermen)
PO Box 173
Salem, S.C. 29676

    Poll at Legends of GA: The Legends Million looked to be a success. Would you like to see them do it again next year?
Yes = 92%; No = 8%  http://www.legendsofga.com/

    NASCAR fans have just two weeks remaining to take advantage of a built-in $5 discount on tickets to the Great Clips 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series night race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 4.
    General admission tickets to the Great Clips 300 cost just $25 until Monday, Aug. 7 when the price increases to $30. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets now to take advantage of this discount while it is still available. Children will be admitted free, with a ticket-buying adult.
    AMS Ticket Office (770) 946-4211, (877) 9-AMS-TIX, www.atlantamotorspeedway

    The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series will head to the tradition rich Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, Saturday for the 13th Annual Michael Head Jr. Memorial.
    The 54-lap / $5400 to win affair pays tribute to the late son of 1991 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Champion Mike Head, of Ellenwood, GA. Michael Head Jr. was tragically murdered in April of 1997 in suburban Atlanta. The annual fundraiser at the 1/3 mile red clay oval track, dubbed The Hornet's Nest, benefits the Kayla Head Trust Fund. Kayla is Michael's daughter.
    In August, Mike Head will be inducted into the National Dirt Racing Hall of Fame.
    Defending race winner Tim Busha, of Boaz, AL, captured his first-ever Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series victory at this same event in 2009 in an exciting fashion after starting ninth and getting by Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS, on lap thirty-three to take the lead for good and in the process topped a stellar field of thirty-nine entries representing five states.
    The 2010 edition of the Michael head Jr. Memorial is expected to recapture that same level of excitement with drivers from the local, regional and national level competing for over $20,000 in prize money including the winner’s share of $5,400.
    Local racing divisions in action on Saturday include: The Broiler Room Sportsman, Crate late Models, Farmers Insurance IMCA Modifieds, Thunder 92.7 FM Thundercars, Dorsey’s Supermarket Hot Shots, and Race City Travel Center Street Stock. Racing action at 8:00PM. Grandstands $20 (kids 9 and under Free).  www.TalladegaShortTrack.com  www.SouthernAllStarsRacingSeries.com.

    Dingus Griffin scored the win in a photo finish in Super Late Model action at Talladega Short Track last Saturday Night. Griffin led the race early before Busha jockeyed his was way up front in one of the best races of the 2010 season. Side by side racing from first on back throughout the thirty-lap feature kept the fans on the edge of their seats.
    Jason Hiett won the twenty-lap Crate Late Model feature event with Tim Staples second and Adam Martin third.
OFFICIAL FINISH - TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK - SATURDAY JULY 24TH
KILPATRICK CHEVROLET SUPER LATEMODELS
1) Dingus Griffin 2) Tim Busha 3) Terry Smith 4) Danny Peoples 5) Dillon Crim 6) Chris Mullinax
7) Ted Lackey 8) Tim Roszell 9) Chris Thomas 10) James Cline 11) Doug Stewart
12) Jeff Johns 13) Andy Meharg 14) Dallas Cooper 15) Earl Smith 16) Ross Martin
CRATE LATEMODELS
1) Jason Hiett 2) Tim Staples 3) Adam Martin 4) Josh Adkins 5) Jimmy Elkins 6) Lee Burdett
7) Adam Cummings 8) Mike Combs 9) Ryan King 10) Steve Kirk 11) Adam Gauldin
12) David Passmore Jr. 13) Karl Parks 14) Mikey Donahoo 15) Cameron Heath
16) David Pettus 17) Bebo Hudgins 18) Red Farmer

    Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Legends Thursday Thunder is in the ninth week of the 10-week season. All classes will run double features to account for week eight’s rain out. The Annual Faster Pastor race runs during intermission.
    Tickets are just $5 for adults and $1 for children 6-11 (children ages five and under are free)  www.atlantamotorspeedway.com

    Boyd's will have the USCS Outlaw Sprint Cars and Mini-Sprints Friday, Sept. 3.  This Friday is their regular show.  Next Friday the Southern Regional Racing Series returns, with $3000 to win for Super LMs.
CRATE LATE MODELS JULY 23
1. JEFF SMITH #17S
2. ELBERT MCCULLOUGH #9
3. JERRY COFFMAN #30
4. ROBBIE MASON #72
5. DAVID TINDELL #111
6. TODD MORROW #99
7. CRAIG BURROW #23
8. CHIP BRINDLE #21B
9. JIMMY WEBB #B5
10. KACEY HALL #42
11. JAMES GAMBLE #27
12. HEATH HINDMAN #91
13. MICHAEL COMBS #18
14. RON BOZARTH #19
15. MIKE MOUTAGUE #73
16. DUSTIN GOLDEN #77
17. SCOTT OHMS #76
STEEL HEADED LATE MODELS
1. RICK HIXSON #16
2. TODD HERNANDEZ #T6
3. MIKE TINKER #T21
4. BRIAN JACKSON #B4
5. RUBEN MAYFIELD #00
6. REED JOHNSON #44
7. PAT CASTLEBERRY #P14
8. DJ HAYES #393
9. JAMIE PERRY #P4
10. LEE GRAY #11
11. ANDY MILLER #17M
12. MICHAEL EVANS #33
DNS STEPHANIE POWELL #Y7
http://www.boydsspeedway.com/  photos: www.ACTIONSHOTSETC.com

    Saturday Dixie has their Back to School Special: $10 adult admission and Kids 17 yrs & under Free. All the local divisions will be in action.
Dixie Speedway Results 7-24-2010
SUPER LATE MODEL:
24 - Frank Ingram
21 - Lamar Haygood
s5 - Michael Page
59 - Dale Thurman
17 - Tracy Watson
LTD LATE MODEL:
23 - Jerry Fowler
03 - Oliver Gentry
27m - Spencer Moseley
10 - Don Jenkins
21 - Danny Carter
CRATE LATE MODEL:
34 - Chuck Padgett
22 - Alan Brewer
c87 - Chris Fennell
15 - Shane Chitwood
24 - David Beam
CRUISER:
26 - Chris & Eric Neese
www.dixiespeedway.com

    The Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman Series is set to make their first ever visit Friday Night to the Westminster Speedway.
Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman (Current Points) As Of July,24th
1.Parker Herring .....1495
2.Wesley English .....1360
3.Rodney Peters .....1338
4.Kenny Collins .....1275
5.Bubba Russell .....1222
6.Mack English .....1156
7.Mickey Carpenter.....1023
8.Kip Cochran .....980
9.Charles Parker .....969
10.Daniel Wilson .....768
www.southeasternlatemodels.com

    Due to a non life threatening health issue involving the track owner Marty Lance, the July 31st and August 7th races at Hartwell Speedway have been canceled. These races will be rescheduled at a later time.  http://www.hartwellspeedway.com/

    Lanier has the 3rd Annual James Garrison Memorial, honoring the racing parts supplier, Aug. 7.  It's 100 laps for the pro LMs.
    The pro late model turnout is strange this summer. Greshams had 19 show up May 15, and Lanier had 12 at Saturday's show.  Only two drivers entered both races.   
    Greshams next pro LM show is Aug. 14, and the Jefferson High School Band and Air Force Junior ROTC will appear too.
www.lanierspeedway.com/  http://www.facebook.com/lanier.speedway  http://www.greshammotorsportspark.com

    Mike Organ's story about the Nashville Fairgrounds and nearby tracks:  http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100718/SPORTS09/7180346/Fairgrounds-Speedway-s-dire-future-could-drive-away-race-fans

    Techman Ricky Brooks took the top three finishers of last week's Pro Late Model event at Five Flags (FL) Speedway to a local chassis dynomometer for testing. Here are the results of the test, in the order the drivers finished the race:
1. DJ VanderLey - 387 horespower (Blue Oval Ford engine)
2. Shanna Ard - 375 horsepower (Chevrolet engine)
3. Tommy Rollins - 396 horsepower (McGunegill engine)
www.Z3Sports.com    

    Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Friday Night Drags: Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and drag race eliminations start after 9:00 p.m.
    Entry to drag race or for the Show N’ Shine is just $20 or competitors can purchase a combo ticket for $30 to enter both. Spectator tickets at Friday Night Drags are just $7 for adults and children under six are free.  www.atlantamotorspeedway.com

    Lanier Speedway:  We have our first Track Champion of 2010. Amber Fleeman clinched the Bandolero Outlaw Championship with her 3rd place run in the Outlaws last night.
    Saturday's winners: Christopher Tullis (Bando Bandit), Parker Barnes (Outlaw), Russell Fleeman (Junkyard Dog), RS Senter (Legends Semi-Pro), Matthew Johnson (Young Lion), Taylor Hull (Pro), Phillip Young (Master), James Nash (Mini Stock), Jason Bates (Outlaw Late Model), Phillip Young (SuperTrucks).
    Dwayne Buggay took the Lanier spotlight, beating pole sitter Russell Fleeman to the line in The Red Top Auto Auction Super Six Series. Unfortunately, yet another DQ - further back in the field - is looking to steal his thunder.
    Buggay broke up Russell Fleeman's domination of the series, joining Shane Sawyer as the only drivers to do so this season, with only one 2010 race now remaining. Fleeman and Buggay lapped every other car in the 12-car field.
    Tyler Speer initially finished third, but was tossed out in post-race technical inspection for an illegal carburetor booster kit. That moved Michael Pilla up to the top three.
Red Top Auto Auction Super Six Series
Lanier National Speedway - July 24, 2010
1. 45 - Dwayne Buggay (Canton, GA) (Started 3rd)
2. 98 - Russell Fleeman (Dacula, GA) (Started 1st)
3. 4 - Michael Pilla (Midland, NC) (Started 4th)
4. 32 - Jacob Wallace (Griffin, GA) (Started 9th - Hard Charger Award)
5. 01 - Shawn Simpson (Talmo, GA) (Started 2nd)
6. 29 - Anderson Bowen (Suwanee, GA) (Started 11th)
7. 23 - Dalton Grindle (Flowery Branch, GA) (Started 7th)
8. 27 - Bobby Weatherly (McDonough, GA) (Started 11th)
9. 1 - Roger Adkins (Nelson, GA) (Started 10th)
10. 38 - Shane Sawyer (Braselton, GA) (Started 5th)
11. 20 - Brandon Williamson (Powder Springs, GA) (Started 6th - Bad Break Award)
DQ - 60 - Tyler Speer (Woodstock, GA) (Started 8th - Disqualified from 3rd-place finish)
http://www.z3sports.com

    Timmy Millwood and North Georgia Speedway welcomed the PPM Race Products Southern Regional Racing Series Super Late Models to their facility. 32 top drivers representing 5 states registered in for the 40 lap, $3,000 to win, feature race.
    Fast qualifier Randy Weaver quickly took the lead on the start of the race and would hold on, with Ronnie Johnson moving up and challenging him for the lead, until a broken racecar would retire Weaver for the night. Johnson would lead the rest of the 40 laps to take the checkered and the $3,000 jackpot. Second place went to Riley Hickman followed by Derek Ellis (Chatsworth, GA), Skip Arp (Georgetown, TN) and Brandon Kinzer (Allen, KY).
www.southernregionalracingseries.com.

Secret Star of the NASCAR Race: The Best Run You Never Saw
    For some, an eighteenth-place finish would be considered a major disappointment. But when you're operating with one-tenth the budget of what the big teams have, it means the world.
    Just ask the Wood Brothers, whose team has spent the last two years hanging by a thread as they rebuild their operation with funding from Motorcraft to run just a dozen events. For them, a top-20 finish shows progress as they try and form a foundation of notes to draw from for the future. That's exactly what Bill Elliott pulled off on Sunday, just his second such run of the year in driving the No. 21 Ford from 31st to 18th. Ending the day on the lead lap, it's the first time he's done that since Atlanta in March.
    But lower expectations don't ever take the fight out of the 1988 Cup champ, seemingly disappointed despite a run that beat big guns Johnson, Gordon, and even Montoya.
    "At the beginning of the run I was just so loose," he said. "I never could get the car tight enough. By the end of the run we were OK, but by that time you lost so much ground to everybody else that you couldn't run."
    Looking on the bright side, the team's now in great shape to build a little momentum in the season's second half. Their next race, Michigan, is Elliott's favorite track. – Tom Bowles, The Frontstretch, 7/26/10

    Gresham Motorsports Park is now selling tickets ($20) for the August 28 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 150 lap event.
    It will mark the first time a NASCAR race has been held at Gresham Motorsports Park since the mid 1980's. The Jefferson, GA track was opened as Jefco Speedway with a NASCAR Sportsman (now Nationwide) Series event in 1967.
    GMP Internet ticket portal - http:/greshammotorsportspark.ticketforce.com/

    The bullring at Huntsville, AL, is for sale, but owner Martin Pierce tells www.Z3Sports.com that it will not close.
    Dawn and Martin Pierce have operated Huntsville (AL) Speedway for the last five years. Having moved from Florida to take over the quarter-mile oval, they are now looking for “a little more freedom.”
    The speedway - known for cleanliness and facilties better than most quarter-mile weekly tracks - sits on 26 acres of leased land. Pierce owns the structures and racing surface. Both are available to prospective buyers with reasonable offers.
    “I can’t stress it enough that we are not closing,” he said. “If a buyer is not secured, then we will cut back our schedule slightly, but we are not closing.”    http://www.z3sports.com

2010 FINAL SOUTHERN NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. Jonathan Davenport 1726
2. Vic Hill 1622
3. Tony Knowles 1602
4. Brian Booze 1576
5. Clint Smith 1504
6. John Henderson ® 1449
7. Mike Collins ® 1435
8. Tommy Kerr 1434
9. Donald Bradsher 1320
10. Jeff Smith 1030

    “Man, this is cool to get a Southern Nationals Series win at Volunteer Speedway,” said Georgia racer Jonathan Davenport, after climbing from his car in victory lane with a big smile on his face. “It’s a blast racing around these high banks. Everybody knows about ‘The Gap’ and to now be able to say I’ve won a race here, it’s awesome. We had a really good car here tonight. We were fast right from the start during hot laps and then we backed it up with fast-time in qualifying to nail down the pole position. During the race I just couldn’t have asked for a better driving car.
    “This is a new Barry Wright Race Car we debuted earlier this week when we won at East Alabama Motor Speedway, and we ran awfully well with it last night at Cleveland (Tenn.) Speedway, too. We really should have won that race, but we got tangled up with an (idiot) who wasn’t driving past the air cleaner on his hood and it took us out of the race. So it’s awesome to have this strong run here to victory tonight, it’s just a statement of how good this race team is. I want to dedicate this win to

Southern Nationals Series Event #10 of 10
Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, Tennessee)
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Car Count: 26
1 (3) Jonathan Davenport $5,300
2 (1) Chris Madden $2,500
3 (2) Billy Ogle, Jr. $1,500
4 (4) Shane Clanton $1,000
5 (6) Rick Rogers $900
6 (8) Vic Hill $800
7 (11) Tommy Kerr $750
8 (16) Brian Booze $725
9 (17) Clint Smith $700
10 (5) Jeff Wolfenbarger $675
11 (13) Brian Hendrix $650
12 (18) Chad Ogle $625
13 (9) Donald Bradsher $600
14 (20) John Henderson $590
15 (21) Mike Collins $580
16 (24) Mike Smith $575
17 (19) Ross Bailes $570
18 (15) John Pursley, Jr. $560
19 (22) Tommy Bailey $555
20 (10) Terry Wolfenbarger $550
21 (14) Steve Smith $545
22 (7) Jeff Maupin $540
23 (23) Jeff Smith $535
24 (12) Tony Knowles $530
    Photos: www.mrmracing.net

Southern Nationals Series Event #8 of 10
Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Official A-Main Finish:
1. Clint Smith (Led laps 13-32, 34-35)
    First win in the Rocket Chasis)
2. Chris Madden (Led lap 33)
3. Randy Weaver
4. Skip Arp
5. David Payne
6. Eric Wells
7. Tony Knowles
8. Tommy Kerr
9. Riley Hickman
10. Brett Wyatt
11. Mike Collins
12. Vic Hill
13. Brandon Kinzer
14. Donald Bradsher
15. Jeff Smith
16. Kerry Jones
17. Brian Booze
18. John Henderson
19. Todd Morrow
20. Jonathan Davenport
21. Bub McCool (Led laps 1-12) - fast qual. 13.577
22. Jake Knowles
23. William Thomas
24. Ty Dillon

Southern Nationals Series Event #7 of 10
Swainsboro Raceway (Swainsboro, Georgia)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Official A-Main Finish: ($5,300 to win)
1. Bub McCool (led 10-53)
2. Chesley Dixon (led 1-9) fast qual. 14.425
3. Jonathan Davenport
4. Mike Collins
5. Clint Smith
6. Tony Knowles
7. Brent Dixon
8. Brian Booze
9. Jeremy Faircloth
10. Vic Hill
11. Brian Nuttall, Jr.
12. Donald Bradsher
13. Chris Ferguson
14. John Henderson
15. John Pursley, Jr.
16. Shane Walker
17. Kenny Compton, Jr.
18. Mitch Fulford
19. Ben Faircloth
    While 28 cars signed in last Friday for the original $5,300 to win show at Swainsboro, 19 cars came back up for the rain-out date.  www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com

    Cochran Speedway has racing in all local classes Saturday.
    Last week Montie Vaughn Won Big In the Sportsman Summer Sizzler!
    With a full moon looming in the sky overhead, 78 cars packed the pits, and the grandstands were full of fans. The feature races got under way with the $1,000 dollar to win sportsman race. The "Rentz Ga Bad Boy"Danny Earl Warren, took off to a commanding lead until contact with a lapped car sent him to the rear. The race restarted with Lizella, Ga's, Montie Vaughn in the lead only to be briefly challenged by the C4 machine of Charlie Waller. Robert Etheridge battled past Waller to capture second position. Vaughn had no trouble holding on to the win followed by Etheridge and Waller.
    The second feature of the night was the Purestock division, in which Darrel Dunn of Milledgeville started on the front row beside "Scooter" Smith. This race saw many cautions due to many incidents in the back of the pack, but nothing could slow Dunn down as he held on for his first win of the year. Scooter Smith finished second behind Dunn in his #96 machine followed by Danny Rycroft with his best run of the year.
    Ricky Culpepper dominated the Latemodel event from the pole over a large field of latemodels. Dublin drivers Eric Baggett and Blake Smith battled throughout the race followed closely by the veteran Dennis Mcdaniel. The race was only slowed twice for the caution. Culpepper went on to win followed by last weeks winner, Stevie Jones. Eric Bagget came home third in the #27 Dublin Tire machine.  By Sara Odom  http://www.cochrangaspeedway.com/

Albany's Auto Value Late Models July 24:
1.     Russell Welch     (fast qual.)
2.     Kelly Walker    
3.     James Ussery    
4.     Ray Robins    
5.     Kitt Sealy    
6.     Stevie Blanchette    
7.     Charles Sealy    
8.     Bo Blanchette    
9.     John Greene    
10.     Steven Roberts    
11.     Craig Grice    
12.     Cale Simons    
13.     Chris Everidge    
    Next race: Aug. 7
http://www.albanymotorspeedway.net

Watermelon Capital Speedway - Cordele, Ga.
Top 5 Race Results from July 24th.
Mini Stock
1.    Banks Perdue of Cordele
2.    Shannon Faircloth of Manchester
3.    Mark Rowley of Perry
4.    Loretta Folsom of Whigham
5.    A.W. Napier of Cordele
Pure Stock
1.    Leon Childs of Sylvester
2.    Carlton Isreal of Leesburg
3.    Vernon Walls of Leesburg
4.    Tony Knight of Leesburg
Super Street
1.    Sam Odom of Macon
2.    Cody Hale of Americus
3.    Brian Cromer of Leesburg
4.    Squeaky Eason of Americus
5.    Lee Layfield of Unadilla
Claimers
1.    Joey Hall of Eastman
2.    Alex Lang of Phearson
3.    Bill Dun of Cordele
4.    Bill Massingille of Centerville
5.    Randy Cornwell of Warner Robins
    This Saturday the racing action continues as RPM Wheel and Tire presents the “No Claim 25” which will feature the Claimer division in a 25 lap feature event with $500 to win on the line with a $25 entry free. In
addition to the 25 lap Claimer event, the speedway will also host
regular racing in Bandoleros, Legends, Pure Stock, Mini Stock, and
Super Street.    http://www.watermeloncapitalspeedway.com  http://www.facebook.com/themelon

LITTLE RIVER SPEEDWAY
9104 HIGHWAY 431
HEFLIN, ALABAMA  36264
JULY 31 - FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT $5.00 STANDS [DOUBLE POINTS NIGHT]
AUGUST 7 - LIMITED & CRATE AUGUST SHOOTOUT: 800.00 TO WIN & TROPHIES FOR 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD

New Senoia Raceway Results 7/24/10
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Topless Late Model
1. Scott Duffey #25
2. Shane Fulcher #9
3. Jason Williams #73
4. Rucker Orr #99
5. Glenn Morris #27
6. Charlie Garrett #21
7. Daniel Goodman #28
8. Michael Keener #90
9. Carey Smith #89
NeSmith Late Model
1. Russ Ogletree #88
2. Parrish Duncan #55
3. Doug Ludwig #27
4. Kenny Gaither #K7
5. Johnny Stinchcomb #21
6. Roger Cassell #13
7. Trey White #16 DNS

Toccoa Speedway Results For Saturday July,24th
Super Latemodel
1.James Roulette
2.David McCoy
3.Sean McGahee
4.Gary Collins
5.JR Headen
6.Sean Harrison
7.Benji Cole
Southeastern Latemodel Sportsman
1.Parker Herring
2.Rodney Peters
3.Kenny Collins
4.Mack English
5.Bubba Russell
6.Mickey Carpenter
7.Charlie Parker
8.Wesley English
9.Ryan Bryson
10.Melvin English
11.Ricky Tallent
12.Daniel Wilson
13.David McCoy
14.David Conley
15.Clayton Turner
16.Corey Roulette
Crate Latemodel
1.Ty Lowe
2.Stephen Segars
3.Derrick Harvey
4.Nick Sellers
5.Trent Feltman
6.Billy Buffington

Lavonia Speedway 7-24-10 Results
Crate Late Model
1. 4) Frankie Beard
2. 05) Grant Jordan
3. 95) Ted Crunkleton
4. 4) Danny Sanders
5. 1A) Brant Carey
6. 17) Chris Ausburn
7. 3A) Eric Veal
8. 118) Chris Cape
9. 27) Mike Davidson
10. 85) Rusty King
11. 4) Scott Holmes DNS
12. 8) Hot Rod LaMance DNS
Modified Street
1. 4) Tyler Brown
2. 74) Keith Teasley
3. 3) Clifton Snow
4. 112) Paul Byrum
5. 2) Dean Butler
6. 93) Richard Jones
7. 42) Justin Dowell
8. 17) Tim Elrod
9. 04) Marc Boeckel
10. 41) Louie Tetreault
11. 76) Carson Floyd
12. 36) Chuck Finch
Stock V-8
1. 7) George Fortson
2. 69) Cal Moon
3. 37) Ricky Chamberlain
4. 0) Otis Fleeman
Stock Four Cylinder
1. Jimmy Little
2. 88) Joey Kelly
3. 9) Lonnie Ervin
4. B6) Chris Wilson
5. 00) David Dobbs
6. 66) Kenny Dobbs
7. 11) Shannon Ivestor
8. 23) Jeffery Lord
9. 34) Dustin Bales
10. 8) Bo Rutherford
11. 66) Josh Wade
12. 85) Matthew Denton
13. 33) Randy Edmonds
14. 10) Brent Ervin
15. 9) Rusty Roberts
16. 27) Terry Reed
17. T27) Chad Matthews
18. 119) Mike Rhome

    Friday the Late Model will be back in action at Anderson Motor Speedway.
Anderson Motor Speedway
July 23, 2010 (Anderson,  SC)
GA Super Mini Cups Future Stars
1. 72 Will Fagan-Cumming, GA
2. 02 Mason Elzey-Dalonega, GA
3. 16 Eric Brookshire-Cumming, GA
4. 33 Brody Bullard-Canton, GA
5. 7 Austin Raines-GA
GA Super Mini Cups Open Division
1. 4 Casey Willingham-Ball Ground, GA
2. 72 Will Fagan-Cumming, GA
B Mini Stock
1. 0 Mark  Timmerman-Greenwood
2. 17 Chad  Campbell-Williamston
3. 9 BJ Thrasher-Pendleton
4. 71 Ben Kay-Williamston
5. 20 Chuck Mitchell-Anderson
C Mini Stock
1. 4 Avery Burgess-Hendersonville, NC
2. 22 Kyre Mullaney-Anderson
3. 99 Mark Burdette-Anderson
BM Modified
1. 22 Matt Meyer-Anderson
2. 20 Alan Mitchell-Anderson
3. 22 Bryce Malcolm-Simpsonville
4. 28 Casey Tucker-Douglasville, NC
5. 88 Jim Skinner-Piedmont
Renegades
1. 49 Shawn Campbell-Anderson
2. 16 Jamie McCall-Piedmont
3. 47 Jim Reynolds-Greenville
4. 74  Tommy Stokes-Central
5. 66 Tracey Roberts-Greenville
Super Renegades
1. 33 Barry  Tollison-Pelzer
2. 14 Whitey Suttles-Greenville
3. 28 Barry  Tollison, Jr-Pelzer
4. 87 Billy Lusk-Easley
5. 26 James Gardiner- Inman

    Murphy driver Jamie Oliver returned to Tri-County after running on the Super Late Model circuit the last two weeks and out dueled the eight car field for another victory. Robbinsville driver Preston Crisp had his best finish of the year with a strong second place finish on the super fast clay oval. Danny Ledford blasted his way through the field for third after being sent to the back of the pack when he got into the back of Bobby Panter on the back stretch, spinning both cars. Panter was fourth and Doug Sneed rounded out the top five.
    After qualifying, only three cars made the starting line up in the GM Performance Late Model feature but it was the best race of the night when Young Harris’s Tony Ledford jumped to the lead as Sam Parris and Kevin Bradshaw were inches behind for 20 of the 25 laps.  Blue Ridge’s Sam Parris went to the high groove, rim riding the out side wall and moved to the front for the last five laps for his first win of the season. Jason Deal was credited with fourth place.
    Tri-County is taking this week off for vacation and returns August 7th with the 100 mph Georgia Mini Sprints and racing in all classes.

    Promotion idea: ALL HEAT RACES ARE 8 LAPS OR 5 MINS. LONG - WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST *** ALL B-FEATURES ARE 10 LAPS OR 7 MINS. LONG - WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST *** ALL A-FEATURE RACES ARE 20 LAPS OR 15 MINS. LONG - WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST *** INEX Legends, http://legendsnation.com

    Larry Harrod, of Plains, GA, took his third win of the season on Tuesday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway driving the Harrod Logging Scorpion.  “The Big Tree” moved up to the seventh spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 629 points. Harrod now has three wins and nine top five finishes in ten starts.  www.nesmithracing.com

    Next up at Gresham Motorsports Park will be a 100-lap Pro Late Model event on Saturday, August 14. The Pro Lates have competed at GMP twice this season with Chase Elliott winning April 17 and David Odell on May 15. Support divisions include the Outlaw Late Models, Trucks, Renegades, Mini Stocks, and Mini-Cups.  www.GreshamMotorsportsPark.com

    Next at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a $2500 to win 125-lap pro late model race Aug. 14.  The All American 400 is Oct. 2-3.  www.fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com

    Chase Elliott got some Sprint Cup type experience on Monday in the CRA Super Series Red Bud 300 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway. He got to race wheel-to-wheel with Kyle Busch, and he wound up getting a taste of how Juan Pablo Montoya felt after making a four-tire pit stop late in the Brickyard 400.
    Elliott was among the top five in practice, and he qualified fifth behind pole-sitter Kyle Busch for the main event.
    He took the white flag in sixth position, but as he made a move that could have given him the fourth position, he was collected in another driver's wreck and wound up finishing 10th.       
    Scott Hantz wins one of the wildest races in recent memory, according to www.speed51.com

    Happy Birthday to Will Prance, of Canton, Aug. 12, and he's celebrating his home schooled high school graduation too. For the Legends Million in Charlotte, Burke B. Murph II and New York LIfe Insurance Company in Valdosta sponsored Will's car, and Murph was there with the team.
    Will qualified 19th of 146 cars, and started on the outside pole of his heat, but was wrecked - missing the feature which paid $250,000 to win.
    He'll make five starts in his pro asphalt late model this year.  http://www.burkemurph.com/index.cfm  http://www.willprance.com/

    Max Gresham, of Griiffin, races Friday at Lee (CT) Speedway in his Joe Gibbs Toyota in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He already has two wins in the Series this year. Two weeks ago he led 110 of 200 laps to win his first ARCA race at Mansfield, OH.  http://www.maxgresham.com

    Andrew Smith, of Pooler, and the Spraker Racing #37 team head north once again as they will try and outrun the bad luck that has plagued them during 2010 season. They will also hit the 3/8 mile oval of the Lee USA Speedway on Friday, July 31 for an all out battle with the rest of the K&N Pro drivers for the win.  The Series visits Greshams Aug. 28.
    He will return to the red clay of the Oglethorpe Speedway, in Pooler, GA on Tuesday, Aug. 31, as he competes in the annual Race for the Shrine benefit event. Andrew will be competing in three divisions for this event. Not only will he race in the 440 and Late Model divisions, he will also be pitted against fellow NASCAR driver David Ragan - along with local "celebrities" in a special challenge race in the Pure Stock Division. Should be a blast!  http://www.andrewsmithracing.com/

    Promotion idea: Meridian Speedway, an ASA Member Track in Meridian, ID, has created a Junior Stinger division, which allows ages 11-14 to compete in 4-cylinder cars, and it has been well received as 16 drivers have already earned points this season.