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| Richie Anderson Gets Charlotte County SARA Late Model Win | by Danny Snow
The fans filled the stands for another night of racing at the Charlotte County Speedway, the Home of Southern Thunder, last night. After the Southern Auto Racing Association (S.A.R.A.) finished their time trials with the #29 of Mike Hovis setting the fast qualifying lap at 15.528 at 88 MPH, the Pure Stocks were up for their 25 Lap feature race with #10 Mark Regner on the pole.
#14 Richard Gill was in the lead on lap ten when a bit of paint swapping with #55 Conrad Molter sent him into the inside wall of turn four. #15 Clint Snyder had the point for the restart. #3 John Boyer took the lead on lap twenty two and took the checkered flag but was disqualified in tech. #55 Molter took the official win with #9 Storm Sidock in second and #10 Regner in third. Best looking Pure Stock went to #77 Dennis Hale.
Fourteen cars lined up for the Collier Electric Sportsman thirty lap feature with #67 James Dubose on the pole, but by the end of the first lap it was #9 Jerry Bryant out in front. #40 Jeremy Goddard hit the wall on lap sixteen bringing out Prompt Towing for a ride back to the pits. Goddard and his crew tried to make repairs but ended up with a DNF for the night.
The final fourteen laps of the race were clean and green with #9 Bryant holding position and taking the win. #67 Dubose took second followed by #39 Phillip Johnson in third.
Mike Hovis had set the fast time for this race, but a role of the dice inverted the first six rows of the top qualifying twenty car field, putting #34 Jeff Dufresne on the pole for the SARA Limited Late Model One Hundred Lap feature.
Dufresne fell off the pace on lap four and #95 Richie Anderson took the point and never looked back. After a multitude of caution flags for debris on the track, and hard racing for position, #36 Al Fredette was driving hard, looking at a top five finish, when a blown right front tire sent him slamming into the turn three wall on the last lap of the race. His car came to stop at the top of turns three and four and burst into flames.
Fredette managed to climb out of the car and was all right. #95 Anderson took the win with #56 Wayne Morris in second and #10 Steve Dorer in third.
The Big Wheels Mini Stock twenty lap feature got underway with #19 Dale Dean III out in front. Dean held position for eleven laps before #56 Brian Richardson took the lead in this all green flag race. #56 Richardson held on for the win with #19 Dean in second and #41 Billy Ray Jr. in third. Best looking Mini Stock went to #56 Brian Richardson.
Twenty cars of the "Thundering Herd" took to the track for the W.E. Johnson Road Warriors twenty five lap feature with #11 Robert Hendry on the pole. #00 Trey Almand took the lead after a lap two caution and restart, then lost it to #91 Ander Jackson on lap ten, who held it for two laps before #61 Chris Oncken made his move to the front. After a strong run at the front of the pack, #91 Jackson ended up in the pits with engine failure on the last lap. #61 Oncken went on to win the race with #30 Chris Huntoon in second and #0 Clete Trimmer in third.
The Best Coast Insurance Street Stocks ran the final feature of the night with #56 Walt Korkiner on the pole for the start. Korkiner was still out front on lap twelve when the fans were treated to three wide racing action as the battle for third place heated up. #99 Mark Collins made a move to the outside of #56 Korkiner on lap fifteen attempting to take the lead, but Korkiner held him off. Collins wasn't going to give up, and on the last lap of the race he dropped under Korkiner to take the lead and the win. #56 Korkiner came in second with #42 Mike LeBeau in third.
Next week the TBRA Winged Sprints will be joining us for another great night of Southern Thunder. Hope to see you there.
RESULTS
Top 10 finishers:
SARA Limited Late Model 100-lap feature:
95 Richie Anderson
56 Wayne Morris
10 Steve Dorer
29 Mike Hovis
12S Joe Sumasky
57 Joe Winchell
75 Martin Pierce
34 Jeff Dufresne
88 Randy Fox
74 Richie Henry
Pure Stock 25-lap feature:
55 Conrad Molter
9 Storm Sidock
10 Mark Regner
36V Brian Verhaagh
93 Jeff Firestine
14 Ricky Gill
77 Dennis Hale
68H John Hanuschik
Sportsman 30-lap feature:
9 Jerry Bryant
67 James Dubose
39 Phillip Johnson
38 Ralph Goddard
8 Raymond Jones
76 Joe Reese
20 George Ellsworth
17 Kelly Huff
23 Butch Murrey
41 Joe Barbera
Mini-Stock 20-lap feature:
56 Brian Richardson
19 Dale Dean III
41 Billy Ray Jr.
94 Keith Risinger
11 Tim Miller Jr.
27 Kenny Ball
Road Warrior 25-lap feature:
61 Chris Oncken
30 Chris Huntoon
0 Clete Trimmer
81 Jim Bachmann
00 Trey Almand
59 Jim Kaczynski
2 Lonnie Retherford
7 Jonathan Abraham
1 Jesse Gargus
31 Willard Hedden
Street Stock 25-lap feature:
99 Mark Collins
56 Walt Korkiner
42 Mike LeBeau
27 Terry Price
11 Doug Spitzer
84 Bill Vandevender
10 Eric Smith
49 Joe Butler
87 Eric Shank
31X Elbert Butts
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