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| Dean takes tough Open Wheel win at Charlotte | by Danny Snow
The K & S Transport Open Wheel Modifieds got the night's all feature racing underway with their thirty five lap feature. #2 Kevin Brickley sat on the pole for the field of twelve cars. By lap three #80 Chris Dean was in second place, and by lap nine he had taken over the lead. For the last five laps of the race #80 Dean, #25 Scott Klieber, and #95 Chris Turner put on a good show for the fans as they battled it out for position. #80 Dean took first place with #25 Klieber in second and #95 Turner in third.
Next up was the Florida Dwarf Car Federation twenty five lap feature with #40 Alain Paradis on the pole. Paradis was driving hard and lapping the field by lap ten. A few blown engines brought out the all-volunteer broom crew and bunched up the pack, but Paradis was not to be denied. He went on to win the race with #22 Mark Landis in second and #06 Bob Quick in third.
The Cat Country Limited Late Models took to the track for their fifty lap feature with #62 Buzz Martin on the pole. #43 Glenn Morris had moved in to the lead by lap ten, but lap fourteen saw #29 Mike Hovis drop low in turn one to take the top spot. #51 Richie Anderson had been running a strong third, but had to pit on lap forty five. #29 Hovis held on to take the win followed by #88 Randy Fox in second and #81 Chuck Sweet in third.
Eighteen cars lined up for the Kix Country Sportsman thirty five lap feature with #63 Ryan Malone on the pole. Before the second lap was complete, Steve Ogborne lost the rear axle on the #60 car. There were a few bumps and some paint swapping as the other racers tried to avoid what could have been a multi car wreck. After the track was cleared, the green flag dropped for the restart with #20 George Ellsworth out in front. By lap four it was #38 Ralph Goddard in the top spot. Lap thirteen saw #9 Jerry Bryant make his move for the lead, but just as he did the caution was thrown for debris on the track and Bryant was back to second place for the restart. After running strong all night, Bryant made another attempt at the lead on lap twenty five and bumped the #38 causing both cars to spin around. Bryant ended up done for the night. #38 Goddard went on to win the race with #39 Phillip Johnson in second and #22 Danny Yates in third.
The Lee's Auto Repair Road Warriors took to the track next for their twenty five lap race with #18 Shane Leonard on the pole of the twenty two car thundering herd. #30 Chris Huntoon jumped out to take the lead on the first lap, but it was the #61 driven by Chris Oncken who had moved up from the back of the pack to take over the top spot by lap five. Oncken, who had started from the inside of the tenth row, held position and went on to take the win with #73 Del Beckner, starting from the inside of the eighth spot, coming in second and #31 Scott Barnes in third.
#7 Hank Fieldler sat on the pole for the Big Wheels Mini Stocks twenty five lap feature. #2 Roger Garrett had taken the lead on the first lap, but as #1 John Trotta challenged for the spot, they got together in turn two. Trotta was on the point for the lap three restart and #56 Brian Richardson was making his way up through the pack. Richardson was in second place by lap four, had taken over the lead on lap nine, and held on to win the race. #19D Dale Dean III came in second with #41 Billy Ray Jr. in third.
The Pro Cup Challenge Series made a good fifteen lap race out of their six car field. The #12 of Josh Adams, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, brought his car up from the back of the pack to take the win. Rod Sanders, out of LaBelle, Fla., in the #1 mini cup car followed him for second place while the #24 from Boca Raton with Mark David came in third.
Do you have your belly full of turkey? Well sit back and enjoy one more Limited Late Model Six Pack Race this holiday weekend. The Pure Stocks, Road Warriors, Rebel Road Warriors, and the Cowboy Cadillacs all return to make some Southern Thunder on Nov. 24th.
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