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| Robbie Storer Takes Mini Stock Win at Auburndale | By Billie May
Dedicated fans waited out the weather to get entertained
with over 100 cars in the pits they produced some great
racing. And with being off for several weeks it was
obvious tempers were going to flair, not only racing but
we saw a boxing match, and some car stomping too.
With the 4-cyl. Bombers running a heat race before the rain
came they ran the other heat race, the other classes just
ran features due to starting the races later. The 4-Cyl.
had some new cars in this class with 17 starting. Larry
Chumney II #96 started on the pole and #l David Jouppi
outside, on the lst start Chumney didn't get up to speed
and #7 Chad Ashley got a left front flat and had to go to
the pits but came back out in time for the complete restart
and started in the rear. Once the green was back out Jouppi
took the lead and Chumney was running 2nd, #31 Donnie Guy was
3rd. Jerry Wingfield #38 got to the inside of #27 Wayne Guy
to move into the top 5, #54 Jimmy Smith and Wingfield go under
Donnioe Guy dropping him to 5th, in turn 4 #43 Kevin Lumley
and Wayne Guy get together and #63 Richie Acres slides in
sideways and hits the back of Lumley bringing out the red
flag for Lumley but he was alright after being checked out.
Racing resumes Chumney running 2nd falls off the pace moving
Donnie Guy into the top 5 #21 Keith Shirah got under Wingfield
for the 3rd spot, and #3 Terry Jones moved into 5th passing
Donnie Guy and Ashley followed to move up to 6th, but nobody
could catch David Jouppi and he took the win with Jimmy
Smith 2nd, Keith Shirah 3rd.
4 - 38 Jerry Wingfield
5 - 3 Terry Jones
6 - 7 Chad Ashley
7 - 31 Donnie Guy
8 - 27 Wayne Guy
9 - 30 Gary Guy
10 - 9 Darryl Ashmore, Jr.
Super Stocks had more than just racing in their feature with
20 cars and tempers flying R.J. Williams #16 and #13 Aaron
Williamson were the front row, on the green they were side-by-
side for a couple laps until a caution came out for a couple
cars getting together but kept going. On the restart Williams
had the front spot, Aaron Williamson, #2 Paul Gibbs, #8 Adam
King, and #62 Travis Wilson were the top 5. Wilson got to the
inside of King and #12 David Williamson followed meanwhile
Aaron Williamson running 2nd slowed on the track bring out
a caution, on the restart the leader Williams slowed handing
the lead to the ponts leader Gibbs, with cars dropping out
the top 5 changed with Gibbs leading, Wilson, David Williamson,
King and #80 Dustin Breeden going into turn 3,#01 Chris
Lewellen, #34 Jeff McCaw, and Breedenwere going to make it
3-wide but McCaw backed out Lewellen and took advantage taking
the 5th spot going into turn l Breeden taps McCaw and he hits
the wall. Breeden getst tangled up with McCaw and on comes
the boxing match with a few kicks from McCaw to the drivers
net, fire extinguisher smoke coming from Breedens car after
shooting it towards McCaw, then they both stomp on each others
cars. Needless to say they were both DQed for their actions
of the night. After clean-up and racing went on with 5 laps
to go Paul Gibbs takes the win, Travis Wilson 2nd, and David
Williamson 3rd.
4 - 8 Adam King
5 - 0l Chris Lewellen
6 - 42 Bubba Edwards
7 - 69 Bob Borsich
8 - 56 James Wright III
9 - 51 Randy Shearer
10 - 14 Andy Dorman
Mini Stocks were ready for their feature with #29 Richie
Acres and #01 Donnie Howell making up the front row, green
flag Acres takes the lead and Howell to 2nd #5 Chris Palmer
3rd, by lap 2 #9 Robbie Storer was under Palmer and Howell
to move up to 2nd spot, next lap he got under Acres for
the lead meanwhile his brohter #0 Bryan Storer taps Palmer
and Palmer spins Bryan Storer got a flat from the contact
and went to the pits, restart a good battle between Acres
and #89 Scott Sharpe for the 2nd spot with Sharpe taking
over with only a few laps to go Robbie Storer wins, Scott
Sharpe 2nd and Richie Acres 3rd.
4 - 01 Donnie Howell
5 - 8 David Seeright
6 - 5 Chris Palmer
7 - 38 Mike Margotta
8 - 19 Don Ezell
9 - 60 Greg Valdez
10 - 33 David Fair
LLM had one of the biggest car counts this year with some
old faces with new cars coming out for the lst time this
year. Bart Weatherford #l and #71 Dave Dunkin made up the
front row and on the start Dunkin got the lead, Weatherford,
#25 Billy Norris and #65 Ollie Harbin were side-by-side for
a couple laps and #00 Ronnie Heard running 5th, #54 Steve
Black gets tapped and spun bringing out the lst caution, but
got his 6th spot back for the restart. Green again Harbin
got under Norris on the back stretch for the 3rd spot but
Norris barely clipping the bumper of Harbin sending them
both into lazy spins, Harbin recovers Norris didn't and that
sent him sliding through the muddy infield right into the
clean up truck, damage to both vehicles. Norris returns to
race, the truck went to the pits. Racing again Weatherford
and Harbin get together and spin on the back stretch Weather-
ford to the rear for the restart, Harbin went to the pits.
Restart Heard got high in turn 2 losing a couple spots the
top 5 were Dunkin, Black, #46 Tommy Caveney, #5 Jason
Bennett, and #55 Richard Elkins, Jr. Several more cautions
for a couple more spins and #63 Wesley Bass stopped in turn 4
after all the cautions on the last lap Harbin taps and spins
Norris but Norris' teammate #45 Sam Cressman returns the
favor and spins the lapped car of Harbin but it doesn't effect
the top 3 finishing order and Dave Dunkin takes it to victory
lane with Steve Black 2nd, Tommy Caveney 3rd.
4 - 5 Jason Bennett
5 - 55 Richard Elkins Jr.
6 - l Bart Weathersford
7 - 21 Von Pope
8 - 45 Sam Cressman
9 - 20x Davis Hart, Jr.
10 - 00 Ronnie Heard
Alot of cars were in the V-8 Street Stock race with 21 taking
the green. Jason Stifle #38 took the lead with #16 Daviod
Purvis 2nd and #00 Rodney Peterson 3rd. #98 Tim Rushing got
tapped and spun in turn 4 collecting #77 Johnny Vaughn and
#51 Mark Lowe with Vaughn's car on top of Lowes hood, both
of them were done for the night. Complete restart this time
Peterson took the lead,Stiffle, #99 Jason Deaton, #25 Jeff
Davis and #75 Carl Thompson Jr. Purvis and #61 Dan Rising
get together with Rising on 2 wheels like a Joey Chitwood
show both were able to continue then #66 Wesley Harbin and
Rising get together and Harbin spins, restart #40 Mike Pitts
on the move from starting in the back of the field getting
under Thompson Jr. for 3rd #65 Brian Harbin and Purvis
follow then #32 David Holland stops on the track to bring
out a caution. Green flag again with 9 laps to go David
Purvis slows and spins losing his right rear tire and axle
setting up another restart. Pitts goes to the outside of
Deaton for the 2nd spot they race side-by-side for the last
couple lapsbut Rodney Peterson gets the win and Mike Pitts
takes 2nd at the line with Jason Deaton the points leader
3rd.
4 - 65 Brian Harbin
5 - 17 Alex Abbott
6 - 21 Chris Narramore, Jr.
7 - 08 Daniel Clough
8 - 81 Roy Wilshire
9 - 61 Dan Rising
10 - 7 David Williams
Kids Club was the last races of the early morning putting on
a good show for their fans and families, with the Seniors
taking to the track first. Front row were #49 John
Cummins and #2 Orrin Wright, with the green flag waving
Cummins takes Wright up to the wall on the front stretch
while #21 Daniel McClain spins bringing out the caution.
Restart Cummins in the lead #97 Craig Cuzzone 2nd, Wright
3rd and McClain running 4th, Cuzzone goes to the outside
of Cummins for the lead with Wright following on the last
lap Cuzzone has car trouble and slows allowing Orrin
Wright to take the win. Craig Cuzzone comes in 2nd, John
Cummins 3rd, and Daniel McClain coming home 4th.
Juniors were up next when the green flag came out #29
Matthew Cummins wasted no time and went to the outside of
#01 Casey Howell to battle for the lead but fell back
in 2nd spot a lap later he was on the outside of Howell
again to battle for the lead and on the last lap at the
line #29 Matthew Cummins took the win, with #01 Casey
Howell 2nd, #10 Michele Deaton 3rd and #18 Gregory
Harris 4th.
The Novice A race was underway with #9 Levi Hobbs going
to the outside of #52 Gary Brown Jr. and taking the lead
single file racing after that and Levi Hobbs takes the
win with Gary Brown Jr. 2nd and #7 Brittney Pitts 3rd.
4 - 86 Jason Gamble
5 - 8 Kimbra Hobbs
6 - 26 Brandi Stifle
7 - 63 Johnny Gamble
Novice B took to the track #27 Holli Anderson lead from
the start with #84 Ashlee Williamson 2nd and #94 Michael
Henderson 3rd. Henderson gets to the outside of William-
son and they battle side-by-side for the 2nd spot meanwhile
back in the pack #42 Jonathan Guy gets under #00 Devan Fair
for 6th, Henderson gets the 2nd spot and battles Anderson
for the lead with going to the inside of Anderson, Michael
Henderson gets the top spot. Guy gets under #99 Brandon
McSwain for the 5th spot, then McSwain has mechanical
trouble and pulls in. Michael Henderson takes the win,
with Holli Anderson 2nd and Ashlee Williamson 3rd.
4 - 42 Jonathan Guy
5 - 4 Derrick Lindsey
6 - 00 Devan Fair
7 - 99 Brandon McSwain
Next weeks schedule is Mid-Season Championships with double
points and qualifying in all classes: LLM, Mini-Stocks, 4-Cyl
Bombers, Super Stocks, and V-8 Street STocks, plus Lakeland
Auto Salvage Demo-Derby. Qualifying starts at 7:00 pm and
the Bike Give-a-way every week provided by Storer Family.
Come join the fun and excitement.
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