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Schatz Outduels Johnson for 11th Victory of Season at Granite City Speedway

Sweet charges from 10th for podium finish

SAUX RAPIDS, M.N. —June 20, 2017 — In what looked like it was Jason Johnson’s night at Granite City Speedway, Donny Schatz capitalized on a mid-race restart. Schatz drove under Johnson exiting Turn 4 to get by for the lead. Schatz had to hold off a determined Johnson and the KSE Hard Charger Brad Sweet to pick up his 11th victory of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car season. Looking for the clean sweep on the evening, Jason Johnson got the early jump on the 30-lap Feature at Granite City Speedway. Opening up a five-car length lead over the eight-time and defending World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz. Just shy of the halfway point of the 30-lap race, a yellow flag was displayed for a slowed Ian Madsen who had a flat tire.On the ensuing restart, Johnson looked like he was going to pick up where he left off, rocketing out to a quick lead over Schatz. As the field made their way down the backstretch, Johnson choose to enter Turn 3 on the top-side, leaving Schatz the bottom.

“[Schatz] just knew what he needed to do to get by me on that restart,” said Jason Johnson. “We had a car just as fast as his.”“Races aren’t won on the start, a lot of people never figure that out,” said Donny Schatz. “We just wait for an opportunity. We got a run on [Jason] on the start and we went down the back and he decided to go up top into three and I went where he didn’t and we were able to get by.”At the same time, Sweet wanted a piece of the action having got by Madsen on the restart for third place.“The car was really good in the beginning,” said Brad Sweet.

With Schatz out front, Johnson and Sweet were nipping at his heels.The top-three all within a half-second of each other had to contend with lap traffic the remain half of the race. That didn’t seem to slow them down as the three were trading positions looking to pick up their next win on the season.“I threw everything I knew I had at [Schatz] to try to get by him,” added Johnson. “We like to win for sure. Anytime you can race with Donny and battle with [Donny], it’s a lot of fun. [Schatz] is one of the cleaner racers out here.”The final five laps of the race it looked like it could have to gone to Schatz, Johnson or Sweet all trading positions back and forth. Schatz was just able to pick his line and get through heavy lap traffic first to power his way home for his 11th victory of the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car season.

“I think everything raises the heartrate,” said Donny Schatz in Victory Lane. “There’s a lot of great racers out here right now and they’ve got their game on. These Arctic Cat guys are in the same boat. They work their tails off to be good. We were a lot better earlier in the night – that’s kind of odd, usually we get better as the night goes on. We got the job done and that’s about it.”Sweet who started on the outside of the fifth row of the Feature, charged his way forward and looked like he had something for both Schatz and Johnson picked up the KSE Hard Charger award.“Lap cars just didn’t play out or if we got [Johnson], [Johnson] got us back. This NAPA Auto Parts car has been really fast, we put ourselves a little behind tonight but it was nice to drive up in there. If we keep having cars like this, we’ll be able to win some more of these.”

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series heads to West Liberty Raceway on Friday, June 23 for the West Liberty Hawkeye 25. For tickets, visit WorldofOutlaws.com/Tickets.

GRANITE CITY RESULTS:Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2][$6,000]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [1][$3,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [10][$2,000]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5][$1,800]; 5. 5-David Gravel [11][$1,500]; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [9][$1,400]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [6][$1,350]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart [15][$1,300]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7][$1,250]; 10. 17-Joey Saldana [3][$1,200]; 11. 4-Paul McMahan [17][$900]; 12. 9-Daryn Pittman [14][$800]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson [12][$700]; 14. 19-Brent Marks [20][$650]; 15. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8][$600]; 16. 18-Ian Madsen [4][$550]; 17. 3-Tim Kaeding [13][$500]; 18. 91A-Reed Allex [23][$500]; 19. 55-Brooke Tatnell [18][$500]; 20. 13-Clyde Knipp [21][$500]; 21. 19P-Paige Polyak [19][$500]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen [16][$500]; 23. 9Z-Jared Goerges [22][$500]; Lap Leaders: Jason Johnson 1-13, Donny Schatz 14-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet[+7]

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Source: World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series – Schatz Picks Up Win 11 at Granite City Speedway

By Scott|2017-06-21T14:45:55-04:00June 21st, 2017|Front Page News, National, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Gravel Wins Rain-Soaked River Cities Speedway

After Three-Hour Delay, Gravel Held off Madsen for Ninth Win of Season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — June 17, 2017 — It was Jacob Allen who jumped out to an early lead during the initial start of the Gerdau Recycling Northern Tour. As Allen was coming to complete lap five of the 40-lap race, Allen jumped the cushion in Turn 4 went for a wild flip, bringing out the red flag. During the red-flag stoppage, a passing rain storm hit the Grand Forks, N.D.-area forcing a nearly three-hour stoppage. When the show got back under way, it was Gravel that withstood a couple charges from the No. 2M of Kerry Madsen en route to his ninth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the 2017 season.“There’s some crazy fans here,” said David Gravel. “They were standing in the bleachers that had no roof over them in the down-pouring rain. Those guys are diehard; I give them props for sure.”

With weather threatening the River Cities Speedway, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series was forced to go into hurry up mode in an effort to get night one of the Gerdau Recycling Northern Tour at River Cities Speedway in its entirety. After winning the Craftsman Club Dash, Jacob Allen secured the pole position for the Feature. Jumping out to an early lead over second-place David Gravel, Allen was quickly catching lap traffic early in the race.“I tried to go to the top because I saw that I was coming up on some lap cars,” said Jacob Allen. “I figured I needed to go up there and see how it was before I got up on [lap cars]. Unfortunately, it was slick up in Turn 4 and [the car] flew into the barrier. I probably should have stuck on the bottom; but I was able to lead my first Outlaws race.”After getting the track back in racing condition, the field was allotted a couple lap hot lap session.

Drivers were turning laps in the nine-second bracket; close to a half-second quicker than lap times that were being turned earlier in the day. When it was time to go, David Gravel and Kerry Madsen led the field to the restart with four-laps complete.“It’s a bummer it rained,” said David Gravel. “Typically the track is three-grooves top-to-bottom. It was pretty narrow, you just had to try not to make any mistakes.”David Gravel and Kerry Madsen led the field back to the green. As the field was getting up to speed exiting Turn 4, the No. 41 of Jason Johnson slapped the outside wall with his right-rear tire, sending the field scrambling. Multiple cars, including the No. 4 of Paul McMahan and the No. 3 of Tim Kaeding went for a flip. Both drivers were able to get out under their own power, however, their night was done early.For the second attempt the field would line up single file. Gravel was able to get another solid jump on Kerry Madsen and put a five-car length gap between the two. That gap closed on lap nine when Madsen and Gravel banged wheels coming off Turn 2; both where able to keep going.“I drifted up and let Kerry [Madsen] get by me, but we were lucky enough to get right back by him.”Madsen pounced on lap 19 to get by Gravel on the backstretch, however, Gravel was able to work his way back by the No. 2M.“We had the car to beat,” said Kerry Madsen. “We got the lead there once, just couldn’t hang onto it good enough, it’s a great result for the team.”With five laps to go, the field was slowed when Clyde Knipp in the No. 13 slowed on the backstretch.Again with a single-file restart, Gravel was able to rocket out to a commanding lead and didn’t look back en route to his ninth win of the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season.

The Series returns to action on Saturday, June 17 at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D. Fans can purchase tickets by visit the ticket gate or by visiting slspromotions.ticketforce.com.

Source: World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series – Gravel Wins at River Cities Speedway

By Scott|2017-06-21T14:29:22-04:00June 21st, 2017|Front Page News, National, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Larson Parks It at Eagle Raceway

Stenhouse Jr. Wood Racing Picks up First Outlaws Win

EAGLE, NE — June 14, 2017— After leading 29 of the 30-lap Feature, Daryn Pittman couldn’t withstand the late-race charge from Kyle Larson and Shane Stewart. Larson whipped around the top-side of the high-banked third-mile track to go by Pittman en route to win the return of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series at Eagle Raceway.When Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series superstars Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. team up, you get one potent team. During an off day from NASCAR, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. co-owner of Stenhouse Jr. Wood Racing decided to put Monster Energy Cup Series standout, Kyle Larson in a second entry for the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway.Good friends away from the track, Larson and Stenhouse Jr. also share a special bond, having been really close friends with the late-Bryan Clauson.Stenhouse Jr. during the off season teamed up with Matt Wood to form Stenhouse Jr. Wood Racing — the team that Clauson raced with before his tragic death in 2016.When the 24-car field got the green flag, it was Daryn Pittman that got the jump and rocketed out to the lead — a lead that he had to relinquish because of a yellow flag for a spinning Paul McMahan and Jason Johnson. The field would have a complete restart with the yellow coming out before a lap could be completed.Once the field got back going again, Pittman once again found himself out front, holding off eight-time and defending World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz.Having worked his way up from the sixth starting-spot to inside the top-five at the time of a red flag on Lap 12. It was the No. 2KS and No. 82 who got upside-down in Turn 3; both drivers were able to walk away unscathed.Back under green, Larson Marks Racing’s Shane Stewart and Kyle Larson put the pressure on second place Donny Schatz. With under 10-laps remaining, both Stewart and Larson were able to get by and set their sights on the leader, Pittman.“I got racing Shane [Stewart] pretty hard — I have fun racing him,” said Kyle Larson.Navigating their way through lap traffic through Turns 3 and 4 with less than three laps to go, Stewart stuck to the bottom of the track while Larson went to the top. As the two entered Turn 1, they banged wheels; Larson was able to gain the second position.With his sights clearly set on the leader, Larson kept his No. 17K wound up on the top-side of the Eagle Raceway to get by Pittman to lead the white flag lap. Larson would go on to win“We are there [close to a win], unfortunately we just need to finish it out,” said Daryn Pittman. “Second sucks. We haven’t been in the position all year and here we were. [Kyle] ran a good race and we just got beat.”Clearly a special win for Larson and the Stenhouse Jr. Wood Racing team as Larson paid homage to an old friend, Bryan Clauson in Victory Lane.“I can’t believe I parked it here, it’s pretty cool. I think this is this team’s first win, so happy to be a part of that.”Larson joked in Victory Lane that he had three crew chief’s at Eagle, Ricky Stehouse Jr., Tyler Swank and David Fero, a crew member on his No. 42 NASCAR entry.This win marks the first Outlaws win for the newly formed Stenhouse Jr. Wood Racing. This is Larson’s firth overall World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win; first since 2013 and his first Outlaws win outside of his home state of California.The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series is back in action on Friday, June 16 when the Series visits River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. The Series will then continue onto Red River Valley Speedway on Saturday, June 17. For tickets, visit WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets.

Source: World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series – Kyle Larson Wins at Eagle Raceway

By Scott|2017-06-21T14:17:31-04:00June 21st, 2017|Front Page News, Message Board, National, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

OWNBEY RACES TO ULTIMATE SE NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY WIN

CHATSWORTH, GA – John Ownbey of Cleveland, TN drove to his second career ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region win on Saturday night at North Georgia Speedway. Ownbey held of a hard charging Michael Page of Hardeeville, GA to take the victory worth $4,000.

ULTIMATE SE championship contender Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN finished third in the Hidden Hollow Motorsports Longhorn, and ULTIMATE SE point leader and Autolite/Fram/DirtOnDirt.com Rookie of the Year point leader Tyler Millwood of Cartersville, GA took the fourth spot.

Just 17 points separate the top two drivers in the 2017 ULTIMATE SE point standings after the first ten races of the season. Millwood leads the standings with 305 points and Welshan is second with 288 points. The defending and two-time ULTIMATE Champion Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC is third with 270 points. Franklin finished 12th at North Georgia Speedway in the M&W Transport Longhorn.

David Payne of Murphy, NC drove to a fifth-place finish and Ross Bailes of Clover, SC was the Hard Charger of the Race after starting 17th and finishing sixth. Kenny Collins of Colbert, GA was seventh, and Gary McPherson of Dalton, GA took the eighth spot. Heath Hindman of Signal Mountain, TN finished ninth and Colby Kilgore of Dalton, GA rounded out the top ten.

In preliminary action, McPherson was the $200 M&W Transport “Haulin’ It” Fast Qualifier with a lap around North Georgia Speedway in 14.472 seconds. The eight-lap B-Main Race was won by Tod Hernandez of Chattanooga, TN.

The next event for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region will be on Saturday night, June 24 at Dublin Motor Speedway in Dublin, NC for the $5,000-to-win, $400-to-start Rattlesnake Shake.

Check out the official website for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series at www.ultimatesupers.com, and continue to follow our social media networks on Facebook at ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series and on Twitter @ULTIMATESupers to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 10 AT NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY IN CHATSWORTH, GA ON 6/17/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 2 J0 John Ownbey Cleveland, TN 40 $4,000
2. 10 18x Michael Page Hardeeville, GA 40 $2,000
3. 5 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 40 $1,350
4. 4 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 40 $1,000
5. 8 8 David Payne Murphy, NC 40 $875
6. 17 87 Ross Bailes Clover, SC 40 $775
7. 3 1c Kenny Collins Colbert, GA 40 $700
8. 1 29m Gary McPherson Dalton, GA 40 $600
9. 11 91 Heath Hindman Signal Mountain, TN 40 $500
10. 12 44 Colby Kilgore Dalton, GA 40 $450
11. 16 9 Dusty Carver Englewood, TN 40 $425
12. 14 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 40 $400
13. 6 99 Derek Ellis Chatsworth, GA 31 $400
14. 15 21 Shane Tankersley Morganton, GA 31 $400
15. 9 A19 Jeff Smith Chatsworth, GA 30 $400
16. 7 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 27 $400
17. 13 3x Bo Eaton Blue Ridge, GA 27 $400
18. 13 T6 Tod Hernandez Chattanooga, TN 10 $400
19. 19 G9 Eric Grainger Dallas, GA 0 $0/DNS

M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” QUALIFYING (Top 12 Transfer To Main Event):

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1. 29m Gary McPherson Dalton, GA 14.472
2. J0 John Ownbey Cleveland, TN 14.497
3. 1c Kenny Collins Colbert, GA 14.523
4. 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 14.572
5. 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 14.598
6. 99 Derek Ellis Chatsworth, GA 14.615
7. 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 14.658
8. 8 David Payne Murphy, NC 14.677
9. A19 Jeff Smith Chatsworth, GA 14.691
10. 18x Michael Page Hardeeville, GA 14.694
11. 91 Heath Hindman Signal Mountain, TN 14.766
12. 44 Colby Kilgore Dalton, GA 14.773
13. 21 Shane Tankersley Morganton, GA 14.828
14. T6 Tod Hernandez Chattanooga, TN 14.906
15. 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 14.919
16. G9 Eric Grainger Dallas, GA 14.932
17. 9 Dusty Carver Englewood, TN 15.003
18. 87 Ross Bailes Clover, SC 15.087
19. 3x Bo Eaton Blue Ridge, GA 15.197

B-MAIN – 8 LAPS: 1. Hernandez; 2. Franklin; 3. Tankersley; 4. Carver; 5. Bailes; 6. Eaton; 7. Grainger.
The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series would like to recognize their marketing partners for the 2017 season which include: American Racer, Hoosier Race Tires, VP Race Fuels, M&W Transport, PPM Racing Products, Arizona Sport Shirts, DirtonDirt.com, Big A’s Custom Graphics, AR Bodies, Five Star Race Bodies, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Autolite/Fram, RockAuto.com, Safecraft, Simpson, and Thomas Clarke Performance Web Design.

By Scott|2017-06-20T17:09:25-04:00June 20th, 2017|Fastrak Late Model Series, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

FORD USES CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE POWER FOR TOCCOA FASTRAK WIN

TOCCOA, GA – Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN drove the Tim Byrd Motorsports TNT his family built with an economical Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine under the hood to his first FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series win of the season on Saturday night at Toccoa Raceway. The $2,000 victory also gave Ford the lead in the FASTRAK South Region point standings.

Ford took the lead at the drop of the green flag and would build up a decent lead, but six caution flags would bunch up the field at various points in the 40-lap race, including the last one with six laps to go. Even though Ford led all 40 laps, it was close at the end.

In taking the checkered flag, Ford had a .697 second margin of victory over the defending FASTRAK SE Champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC in the Augusta Aquatics Longhorn. Three-time FASTRAK Champion David Smith of Inman, SC drove the Smather’s Excavating/Hi-Bridge Automotive TNT “House Car” to a third-place finish.

The Ford family is well-known through the TNT Race Cars shop owned by the race winner’s parents, Tony and Teresa Ford. With all of the high-dollar Longhorn and Rocket chassis in the field, the less expensive TNT Race Cars came home first and third. Smith and Ford also won the ten-lap Heat Races. Jensen Ford grew up in the shop and helped build both cars.

“We had a good car tonight and it worked really well up front in the clean air,” Ford said. “We weren’t that good when we were here in April to open the season, but we went back to the shop, changed some things, and those changes were for the good tonight.”

Matthew Nance of Ronda, NC drove the Diversified Finishers Longhorn to a fourth-place finish and fifth went to Benji Hicks of Mt. Airy, NC in the T&K Enterprises Longhorn. Frankie Beard of Hartwell, GA was sixth in the Jessica Cornett Racing/CMP Automotive Mastersbilt, and former FASTRAK Champion Ron Parker of Belwood, NC took the seventh spot in the Schaeffer Oil Rocket.

Daniel Wilson of Clayton, GA started 16th and finished eighth in the Persimmon Creek Transport Rocket to earn the Hard Charger of the Race Award. Dylan Lewis of Oakland, MD made a ten hour tow to Toccoa, GA to finish ninth in the CRB Timber Mastersbilt and was the Rookie of the Race. Larry Waters of Cumming, GA rounded out the top ten in the Heards Dirt Work and Dumpster Rocket.

Knight was the Fast Qualifier of the event with a lap around the Toccoa Raceway high-banked clay oval in 13.068 seconds.

Ford took the lead from his outside front row starting spot followed by Smith, defending FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series National Champion David McCoy of Franklin, NC in the C&P Motorsports Barry Wright, Knight and Nance. The red flag was displayed on lap two after an eight car pile-up completely blocked the head of the front straightaway.

The wreck ended the evening for three drivers, Cody Pritchett of Carnesville, GA in the Carter’s Royal Disposal Longhorn, Drew Benfield of Toccoa, GA in the David Benfield CPA Longhorn, and Adam Smith of Carnesville, GA in the Jacky Jones Rocket. When the green bulb was illuminated to restart the race, Knight drove to the inside to get under McCoy for the third spot.

The caution came out for the second time on lap four when Jerry Loudermilk of Mt. Airy, GA spun the BTR Racing Barry Wright in turn four. The top ten of Ford, Smith, Knight, McCoy, Beard, Nance, Hicks, Parker, Peyton Freeman of Commerce, GA in the Freeman Plumbing Longhorn, and Wilson doubled up for the restart.

The race stayed green for four more laps and Nance got by McCoy to take over the fourth spot. Phillip Thompson of Knoxville, TN spun the Milmax Filtration Warrior in turn two on lap eight. On the next restart, it was Nance on the move once again, as he drove around the outside of Knight to take over the third spot, and Beard passed McCoy for the fifth position.

Ford continued to open up a lead on Smith, Nance, Knight and Beard, but the field was slowed by a caution flag for the fourth time on lap 14 when Derrek Harvey of Toccoa, GA stalled the Toccoa Gas Service Walter Newman in turn two. Ford, as he had done for the previous restarts, chose the inside for the double-file restart.

When the green flag was displayed, Ford was able to clear Smith and slide up in front of the second-place car coming off the fourth turn. Behind Ford and Smith, Nance, Knight, Beard, McCoy, Hicks, Parker, Wilson, and Freeman battled for the top ten spots. Knight drove around the outside of Nance on the restart to reclaim the third spot, and Hicks went from eighth to sixth.

Knight chased down Smith to battle for second, and on lap 17, he stepped to the outside to pass Smith for second. In the meantime, Ford had opened up ten car length lead. That advantage was erased on lap 26 when Freeman stalled on the backstretch. The field lined up for a single-file restart with Ford leading Knight, Smith, Nance, Beard, Hicks, McCoy, Parker, Wilson and Lewis.

When the field set up for the restart, Knight put the nose of his car right under the back bumper of Ford’s car. That’s as close as Knight would get, as Ford took off and opened up a five car-length advantage by lap 30. While Ford maintained his lead, and was methodically clicking off the laps, he expected to see the five to go signal coming off the fourth turn, but instead, saw yellow.

McCoy had a fire break out under the hood of his car and he slowed to bring his flaming race car to the safety crew in the turn four entrance to the pit area. Thompson came around the fourth turn and couldn’t get slowed down in time, spun and hit the back of McCoy’s car.

The red flag came out, the fire was extinguished by McCoy’s onboard fire suppression system that’s mandatory this year on all FASTRAK race cars. McCoy exited the car under his own power and no one was hurt. Ford led Knight, Smith, Nance, Beard, Hicks, Parker, Wilson, Lewis, and Waters down for the six lap dash for the cash.

Once again, Knight left Ford a wake-up call for the restart by knocking on his back door just before the leader hit the throttle to bring out the green flag. Ford opened up a five car-length advantage over Knight, the second-place driver looked like he saved a little speed for the closing laps. Knight whittled his deficit down to a car-length when the lead duo took the white flag.

Ford hit his marks to perfection on the final lap, and Knight was unable to make a move through the first and second turns. Knight stayed with the leader down the backstretch, and threw caution to the wind entering turn three. Knight dove deep into the high side of turn three, hoping it would stick. Knight ended up jumping the cushion in turn three, which sealed the deal for Ford.

The next race for the FASTRAK SE Tour will be on Saturday night, July 1 at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA for a 40-lap $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start race, Round 6 of the 2017 FASTRAK SE season. Ford will take a two point lead in the FASTRAK SE standings over Hicks into that event.

Just 16 points separate the top five in the FASTRAK SE point standings heading into the July 1 Lavonia Speedway race. Ford leads with 155 points, and Hicks has 153. Knight is third in the FASTRAK SE standings with 144 points, Nance is fourth with 140 points, and Parker is fifth with 139 points.

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

OFFICIAL FINISH OF ROUND 5 AT TOCCOA RACEWAY IN TOCCOA, GA ON 6/17/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 2 83 Jensen Ford Piney Flats, TN 40 $2,000
2. 3 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC 40 $1,000
3. 1 11 David Smith Inman, SC 40 $700
4. 6 24n Matthew Nance Ronda, NC 40 $600
5. 10 55 Benji Hicks Mt. Airy, NC 40 $500
6. 8 2 Frankie Beard Hartwell, GA 40 $450
7. 14 8 Ron Parker Belwood, NC 40 $400
8. 16 12 Daniel Wilson Clayton, GA 40 $375
9. 15 44 Dylan Lewis Oakland, MD 40 $350
10. 17 66 Larry Waters Cumming, GA 40 $325
11. 4 187 David McCoy Franklin, NC 34 $315
12. 18 24T Phillip Thompson Knoxville, TN 32 $300
13. 7 F1 Peyton Freeman Commerce, GA 24 $275
14. 19 60 Branden Yawn Savannah, GA 13 $265
15. 13 11h Derrick Harvey Toccoa, GA 12 $250
16. 11 1 Jerry Loudermilk Mt. Airy, GA 3 $250
17. 5 15 Cody Prichett Carnesville, GA 1 $250
18. 9 371 Drew Benfield Toccoa, GA 1 $250
19. 12 14 Adam Smith Carnesville, GA 1 $250

ENTRIES: 19
FAST QUALIFIER: Knight, 13.068 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAP LEADER: Ford, 1-40
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Lewis
HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE: Wilson (started 16th and finished 8th)
CAUTIONS: 6 (2 Red Flags)
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .697 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 59 Minutes and 13.438 Seconds
NEXT RACE: Saturday, July 1, Lavonia Speedway, Lavonia, GA, 40 Laps. $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC Longhorn 13.068
2 11 David Smith Inman, SC TNT 13.124
3 F1 :Peyton Freeman Commerce, GA Longhorn 13.166
4 15 Cody Pritchett Carnesville, GA Longhorn 13.177
5 1L Jerry Loudermilk Mt. Airy, GA Barry Wright 13.247
6 371 Drew Benfield Toccoa, GA Longhorn 13.295
7 11h Derrick Harvey Toccoa, GA Walter Newman 13.397
8 44 Dylan Lewis Oakland, MD Mastersbilt 13.799
9 66w Larry Waters Cumming, GA rocket 13.863

GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 187 David McCoy Franklin, NC Barry Wright 13.070
2 55 Benji Hicks Mt. Airy, NC Longhorn 13.097
3 83 Jensen Ford Piney Flats, TN TNT 13.124
4 24n Matthew Nance Ronda, NC Longhorn 13.143
5 2 Frankie Beard Hartwell, GA Mastersbilt 13.177
6 14 Adam Smith Carnesville, GA Rocket 13.344
7 12 Daniel Wilson Clayton, GA Rocket 13.350
8 8 Ron Parker Belwood, NC Rocket 13.352
9 60 Brandon Yawn Savannah, GA Rocket 13.676
10 24T Phillip Thompson Knoxville, TN Warrior 13.913

HEAT RACES (10 Laps):

1ST HEAT: 1. D. Smith; 2. Knight; 3. Prichett; 4. Freeman; 5. Benfield; 6. Loudermilk; 7. Harvey; 8. Lewis; 9. Waters.

2ND HEAT: 1. Ford; 2. McCoy; 3. Nance; 4. Beard; 5. Hicks; 6. A. Smith; 7. Parker; 8. Wilson; 9. Thompson; 10. Yawn.
THE 2017 MARKETING PARTNERS FOR THE FASTRAK RACING SERIES ARE CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE, HOOSIER RACING TIRE, VP RACING FUEL, BEYEA HEADERS, ROCKET CHASSIS, TNT RACE CARS, ARIZONA SPORT SHIRTS, SIMPSON SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SAFECRAFT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, ROCK AUTO.COM, AND THOMAS CLARKE PERFORMANCE.

By Scott|2017-06-20T16:59:50-04:00June 20th, 2017|Fastrak Late Model Series, Front Page News, Regional|Comments Off

Donald McIntosh Get First Career Southern All Star Win At Smoky Mt

MARYVILLE, TN-The list of Southern All Stars winners gained a new name Saturday night at the Smoky Mt Speedway as Donald McIntosh got his first career win in the Big Daddy 500 sponsored by Tennessee RV Supercenter, , but it was not easy as he battled with Chris Ferguson of Mt Holly, NC., and Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN, all night long as these three cars worked in and out of lapped traffic battling for the lead until McIntosh put his car out front for good on lap 22 of the 40 lap event as he battled with Ferguson for several laps. Skip Arp had the fans on their feet he made several runs at the top spot early but late in the race his car started overheating and settled for second spot, Ferguson led early and pulled to almost a straight lead at times, but Arp & McIntosh would reel him back in and eventually move him back to a third place finish. T J Reaid of Acworth, GA., had his first top five of the season with a fourth place finish and Shannon Buckingham of Maryville, TN., rounded out the top for his best run with the series.

Finishing in the sixth spot was Tommy Kerr who started 11th, point’s leader Austin Horton finished in the seventh spot, eighth went to Robby Moses, ninth to Eric Hickerson and tenth to Billy Ogle Jr.

RACE TIDBITS: Donald McIntosh became the 176th different Southern All Star winner in 701 series events. T J Reaid cut 6 points off Austin Horton’s point lead. The top four in series points are only separated by 132 points. Drivers making their first starts with the series in 2017 included Stacy Boles of Clinton, TN., Ryan King of Seymour, TN., Phil Helton of Clinton, TN., Eddie King Jr, 13 year old Carder Miller of Salem, VA., Mark Dodson of Caledonia, MS., and Tripp Gerrald of Nicholasville, KY.

McIntosh Sponsors: Blount Excavating/Massey Electric Company/Ole Ben Franklin Motor/Rocket Chassis/Vic Hill Racing Engines/Tennessee RV/Stowers Cat

Car Count: 25

SUNOCO RACE FUELS GROUP QUALFYING: Group A: Chris Ferguson 16.008; Group B: Donald McIntosh 15.938

PPM Race Products B Mains:

AR Bodies Last Car Lead Lap: Austin Horton

COR Suspensions 10th Place Finisher: Billy Ogle Jr

36 Racing & Fabrication Hard Charger: Phil Helton

Race Car Engineering Hard Luck Award: Lamar Winkle

BrakeOMeter 4th Place Finisher Award: T J Reaid

Results Pending Tire Test: 1.Donald McIntosh; 2.Skip Arp; 3.Chris Ferguson; 4.T J Reaid; 5.Shannon Buckingham; 6.Tommy Kerr; 7.Austin Horton; 8.Robby Moses; 9.Eric Hickerson; 10.Billy Ogle Jr; 11.Stay Boles; 12.Tristan Sealy; 13.Ryan king; 14.Phil Helton; 15.Anthony Sanders; 16.Eddie King Jr; 17.Carder Miller; 18.Mark Dodson; 19.Brad Skinner; 20.Craig Greer; 21.David Crabtree; 22.Zach Leonhardi; 23.Bobby Giffin; 24.Tripp Gerrald; 25.Lamar Winkle

DNS:

The next Southern All Stars event will be on Saturday night July 1st at the Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA., Michael Head Jr Memorial 54 laps $5,454 to win.

For more information on the www.smokymountainspeedway.com

For more information concerning the Southern All Stars contact Lynn Acklin – General Manager: 256-924-4546 www.sasdirt.com

2017 SOUTHERN ALL STAR POINTS STANDINGS: 1.Austin Horton 732; 2.T J Reaid 676; 3.Tristan Sealy 628; 4.Eric Hickerson 600; 5.Bo Shirley 466; 6.Brad Skinner 438; 7.Casey Roberts 382; 8.Clint Smith 302; 9.Matt Perry 288; 10.Tyler Crowder 246;

2017 CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1.Austin Horton 732; 2.T J Reaid 676; 3.Tristan Sealy 628; 4. Eric Hickerson 600;

2017 AR Bodies Challenge: 1.Eric Hickerson 235; 2.Brad Skinner 154; 3.Brandon Overton 106; 4.Todd Morrow 87; 5.Josh Putnam 63; 6.Derek Ellis 35; 7.Jamie Perry 33; 8.Jeff Johns 30; 9.Jason Lyles 24; 10.Dean Carpenter 16; 11.John Minon 15; 12.Jason Walker 14

UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:
July 1st Senoia Raceway-Senoia, GA-$5,454
July 8th Thunderhill Raceway-Lawrenceburg, TN-$4,000
July 15th Magnolia Speedway-Columbus, MS $4,000

2017 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series

2017 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, , COR Suspensions, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, , MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, 36 Racing & Fabrication, Racecar Engineering, BrakeOMeter

By Scott|2017-06-20T16:53:09-04:00June 20th, 2017|Front Page News, Racing News, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

COLUMBUS, MS (June 17, 2017) – Mike Marlar made a clean sweep of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing action on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway. The Tennessee native set Miller Welders overall fast time, won his heat race, and took the top spot in the Country Pleasin’ “Clash at the Mag.” With the win, he became the thirteenth different winner this season on the LOLMDS tour.

Dennis Erb Jr. charged from his ninth starting spot to finish second, followed closely by Brandon Overton, who led the first 13 laps of the 60-lap main event. Defending race winner Darrell Lanigan took fourth and Florida driver, Kyle Bronson came from the outside of row number eight to finish fifth.

Marlar made it to Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the seventh time in his career. His last series victory came in 2016 at the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals last September. Marlar was elated with his win before the large crowd on hand for the event. “It takes a lot of hard work to do this. I work a full-time job; and these guys that work on the car, they are like family to me. We always enjoy coming down here to race. Johnny Stokes does a great job with the track. It is always raceable. We love racing at such racy tracks like this one,” said the 39-year-old, second generation driver.

“I would like to thank Ronnie Delk for giving me this chance to drive his equipment. This Rocket Chassis has been good all year. We set fast time and won our heat to start on the pole. Overton was good early on. This is such a momentum track, right before that last caution, I thought I had messed up and let him [Overton] back by me, but we held on.”

A caution with three laps to go bunched the field up for a single file restart. Overton took one last shot at Marlar, but brushed the wall, which ended his hopes for the win. Erb got by Overton to take the second spot, but Marlar had pulled away for the win.

“After that last restart, I tried to make the car as wide as I could. You must keep the speed up here. They went out and worked the track on the bottom and on the top before the feature. I think it paid off because the fans got to see a heck of race,” said the driver of the Delk Equipment Sales, RS Trading Company, Sunoco Race Fuels, Modern Images, GW Performance, Cornett Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis.

Erb started on the inside of row number five and was pleased with his podium finish. “The car was good all night. From where we started, we are pleased. The car was better on the bottom, there were some anxious moments at the end though. Everybody wanted that second spot. I saw him [Overton] get out of the groove. I just stayed on the bottom and brought it home in second.

Overton; who won the first LOLMDS event of the season at Golden Isles Speedway; brought the Chip Stone, Randy Weaver-owned, Longhorn Chassis home in third. “I have to thank all the guys with the team. I made it exciting at the end, I was going for it, no doubt about that! I just got into the wall and that ended our chances. Mikey [Marlar] gave me plenty of room. He drove a good race, so congratulations to him and his team.”

Completing the top ten Josh Richards, Earl Pearson Jr., Don O’Neal, Jack Sullivan, and Scott Bloomquist.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Clash at the Mag
Magnolia Motor Speedway – Columbus, MS

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Mike Marlar / 13.923 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 14.188 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Brian Rickman, Dennis Erb, Jr., Garrett Alberson, Nick Thrash, Ross Camponovo, Michael Arnold, Austin Arnold, Timothy Culp, Jake O’Neil

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Brandon Overton, Jimmy Owens, Darrell Lanigan, Steve Francis, Chad Thrash, Robbie Stuart, Shay Knight, Dane Dacus, Justin McRee, Kayne Hickman

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Gregg Satterlee, Josh Richards, Hudson O’Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Joey Moriarty, Rick Rickman, Chandler Petty, BJ Robinson, Billy Franklin, Scott Bloomquist

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Don O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Jack Sullivan, Kyle Bronson, David Breazeale, Eric Cooley, Boom Briggs, Zachary McMillan, Blake Spencer, Jeff Young

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Chad Thrash, Ross Camponovo, Dane Dacus, Nick Thrash, Shay Knight, Kayne Hickman, Austin Arnold, Timothy Culp, Robbie Stuart, Michael Arnold, Justin McRee

Fast Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Joey Moriarty, David Breazeale, Eric Cooley, Rick Rickman, Chandler Petty, Scott Bloomquist, Zachary McMillan, BJ Robinson, Jake O’Neil, Blake Spencer, Billy Franklin, Boom Briggs-DNS, Jeff Young-DNS

Feature Finish (60 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	1	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$12,000
2	9	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$6,200
3	3	116	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	$3,500
4	11	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$3,450
5	16	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	$2,250
6	6	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$2,500
7	14	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$2,300
8	4	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$2,100
9	12	18X	Jack Sullivan	Greenbrier, AR	$1,200
10	23	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$2,100
11	10	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$1,875
12	17	1C	Chad Thrash	Meridian, MS	$1,050
13	15	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	$1,725
14	13	F5	Garrett Alberson	Las Cruces, NM	$1,000
15	8	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$1,700
16	2	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	$1,700
17	18	51M	Joey Moriarty	Phoenix, AZ	$1,000
18	19	18c	Ross Camponovo	Shelby, MS	$1,000
19	20	54	David Breazeale	Starkville, MS	$1,000
20	22	33B	Eric Cooley	Fulton, MS	$1,000
21	5	90	Brian Rickman	Columbus, MS	$1,000
22	7	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$1,800
23	21	54x	Dane Dacus	Lakeland, TN	$1,000
24	24	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	$1,700

Race Statistics

Entrants: 42
Lap Leaders: Mike Marlar (Laps 1 – 13); Mike Marlar (Laps 14 – 60)
Cautions: Boom Briggs (Lap 4); Jimmy Owens (Lap 19); Brian Rickman (Lap 25); Eric Cooley (Lap 26); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 30); Ross Camponovo, David Breazeale (Lap 38); Joey Moriarty (Lap 57)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Scott Bloomquist, Boom Briggs
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Wrisco Feature Winner: Mike Marlar
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Started: 23rd; Finished: 10th; Advanced 13 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Scott Bloomquist
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Dennis Erb Jr.
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Mike Marlar
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Hudson O’Neal
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Heather Lyne (Dennis Erb Jr.)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Mike Marlar (Lap #3 – 14.9983 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Mike Marlar
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Mike Marlar
Time of Race: 34 minutes 27 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	3745	$124,525
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	3575	$97,500
3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	3520	$86,800
4	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3365	$69,875
5	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	3330	$79,950
6	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	3205	$52,825
7	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	3170	$63,975
8	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	3155	$50,750
9	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	2925	$44,725
10	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	2895	$38,375
11	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	2695	$32,125
12	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	2650	$30,800

By Scott|2017-06-20T16:49:50-04:00June 20th, 2017|Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National|Comments Off

Roger Crouse Wins Larry Miller Memorial 50-Lap Gagel’s Open Wheel Modified Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Jamie Tinkham in the Mini Sprints, Tim Powers in the Hobby Stocks, Jason Burnside in the V8 Warriors, Roger Crouse in the Larry Miller Memorial Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds and Dan Darnell in the Florida Old Time Modifieds.

In the Mini Sprints 12-lap feature it was Jamie Tinkham picking up his second win in a row over second place Joe Metcalf and third place Lee Gower.

In the Hobby Stocks 15-lap feature it was Tim Powers picking up the win over second place Ronnie Heard and third place Jim Baker.

In the V8 Warriors it was Jason Burnside picking up the win after starting dead last. Coming home second was Tommy Hill and third place went to Jon Basquin.

In the Larry Miller Memorial Gagel’s Open Wheel Modified 50-lap feature it was Roger Crouse passing Matt Miller with two laps to go. Matt would go on to finish second with his brother Steve finishing third.

In the final feature of the night it was the Florida Old Time Modifieds with Dan Darnell picking up another win over second place John Godwin and third went to David Kelley.

Action continues next Saturday June 24th with a Feature’s Only night with the Late Models, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints, Late Model Sportsman, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, V8 Warriors, Outlaw Fours, 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Micro Sprints. For information, visit eastbayracewaypark.com or call 813-677-7223.

EAST BAY RACEWAY
Saturday’s results

Mini Sprints (12-lap feature)
1. 51 Jamie Tinkham
2. 19m Joe Metcalf
3. 22 Lee Gower
4. 96 Nikki Voisey
5. 14c Charles Roach

Hobby Stocks (15-lap feature)
1. 44 Tim Powers
2. 100 Ronnie Heard
3. 69x Jim Baker
4. 71 Rich Livernois, Jr.
5. 55 Buck Woodhouse
6. 09 Jessica Robbins
7. 51 Allen Bailey
8. 90 Tim Gay
9. 75r Jason Russell
10. 01 Kevin Mills
11. 9t Randy Tyler

V8 Warrior (15-lap feature)
1. 12j Jason Burnside
2. 5h Tommy Hill
3. 6 Jon Basquin
4. 105 George Handy
5. 27 Justin Rodgers
6. 26 Jeff Weaver
7. 93r Marco Reyes
8. 12 Nick Brown
9. 17w Jimmy Wagner
10. 2 Kalen Maynard
11. 23 Gary Lucas
12. 10 Juston Meeks
13. 99 Collin Kruse
14. 45 John Mang
15. 36 Robert Grant

Larry Miller Memorial
Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds (50-lap feature)
1. 15 Roger Crouse
2. 8m Matt Miller
3. 8s Steve Miller
4. 4 Mavrick Varnadore
5. 205 Travis Varnadore
6. 70b Shane Burrows
7. 22 Dale Kelley
8. 00 Buzzie Reutimann
9. 47 Bill Howard, Sr.
10. 18 Eric Moon
11. 08 Drew Jackson
12. 49 Randy Shields, Jr.
13. 50 David Markum
14. 78 Rich Pratt
15. 84 Ronnie Whitley
16. 56 Brett Koch
17. 00D David Reutimann
18. 64 Austin Sanders
19. 9c Don Crandall
20. 33x Scotty Williams
21. 33 Jeff Mathews
22. 47z John Zuidema III
23. 53 Phillip Cobb
24. 6 Dylan Browning

Florida Old Time Modifieds (12-lap feature)
1. 111 Dan Darnell
2. 22g John Godwin
3. 46 David Kelly
4. 22 Tom McDonald
5. 1 Gary Riccio
6. 4 Roger Herbach
7. 7a Charlie Sanders (DNS)
8. 3 Charlie Mixons (DNS)

By Scott|2017-06-20T16:42:44-04:00June 20th, 2017|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Local|Comments Off

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Invades Magnolia Motor Speedway Tonight

Columbus, Mississippi (06/16/17) – The sun is shining bright and Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi is eagerly preparing for The Cooper’s Country Meat Packer’s Clash at the MAG on June 16th-17th, 2017.

Action kicks off tonight and will see the stars and cars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) competitors attempting to tame the “Black Ice” in pursuit of a $20,000-to-win top prize and a total purse in excess of $90,000 plus, as the MAVTV cameras tape all of the action for a future airing.

Fresh off his $100,000 win in last weekend’s Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, three-time and defending series champion, Scott Bloomquist leads the latest LOLMDS standings as the tour prepares for the Mississippi invasion. Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Don O’Neal, Earl Pearson Jr., Jimmy Owens, Darrell Lanigan, Dennis Erb Jr., Gregg Satterlee, Steve Francis, Boom Briggs, and Hudson O’Neal make up the latest series standings.

The touring drivers will go head-to-head with many of region’s top local drivers this weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedway. Eric Cooley, Rick Rickman, Brian Rickman, Chad Thrash, Michael Arnold, David Breazeale, Timothy Culp, Garrett Alberson, Chandler Petty, Hunter Rasdon and a host of others will look to keep the big money in the region.

On Friday, June 16^th the event kicks into high gear as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will host time trials and heat race action. In addition, The MSSS Street Stocks will battle in heats races, while the NeSmith Dirt Late Models will battle for $700-to-win, with it being a weekly point’s race. Late Model Sportsman will race for $350-to-win with it being a weekly point’s race. Factory Stocks are competing for $250-to-win with it also being a weekly point’s race. Drivers Meeting is at 7 p.m. sharp with racing action starting at 8 p.m. on Friday.

Saturday night, June 17^th will see the LOLMDS Super Late Models contesting b-main action as well as the 100-lap, main event, which will be taped by the MAV TV cameras for a future broadcast. MSSS Street Stocks will take part in a $2,000-to-win finale, while the NeSmith Dirt Late Models will battle for $1,000-to-win, with it being a weekly point’s race. Late Model Sportsman will battle for $400-to-win, with it being a weekly point’s race. Factory Stocks will battle for $300-to-win, with it being a weekly points race. Drivers Meeting is at 6:30 p.m. sharp with racing action starting at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

On Friday night Grandstand Admission is $25.00 for Adults with Kids 6-10 $5.00, and Kids 5 & under free. A two-day Grandstand Pass is $50.00. Saturday Night Grandstand Admission is $30.00 for Adults, with Kids 6-10 $5.00, and Kids 5 & under free.

Friday night Pit Admission is $35.00 for Adults with Kids 6-10 years of age $25.00, and kids 5 & under free. Saturday night Pit Admission is $40.00 for Adults with Kids 6-10 years of age $30.00, and Kids 5 & under free.

FOUR WHEELER’s/ATV’s will be charged $25.00 for the weekend.

For more information, call Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 or the track at 662-240-3478 and visit the track’s website at www.MagnoliaDirt.com .

By Scott|2017-06-16T16:22:27-04:00June 16th, 2017|Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

FASTRAK RETURNS TO TOCCOA ON SATURDAY WITH 14 POINTS SEPARATING TOP 5

CARNESVILLE, GA – The FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series South East Region will return to Toccoa Raceway in Toccoa, GA this Saturday night for a $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start race with just 14 points separating the top five in the point standings. Benji Hicks of Mt. Airy, NC leads the standings with 122 points.

Here’s the complete payout for the Saturday night FASTRAK SE race at Toccoa Raceway: 1. $2,000; 2. $1,000; 3. $700; 4. $600; 5. $500; 6. $450; 7. $400; 8. $375; 9. $350; 10. $325; 11. $315; 12. $300; 13. $275; 14. $265; 15th through 24th $250.

Hicks took over the FASTRAK SE point lead after his second win of the season on June 3 at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, VA as a part of the 41st Annual USA 100. Hicks will be returning to the site of his first win of the season, Toccoa Raceway, where he won the season opener on April 1.

The battle for the 2017 FASTRAK SE Championship after the first four races of the season has Hicks leading with 122 points and a slim two point advantage over Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN, who is second with 120 points. Two former FASTRAK Champions are tied for third spot, as the defending champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC and Ron Parker of Belwood, NC have 110 points apiece.

Matthew Nance of Ronda, NC is well in the hunt for the FASTRAK SE title in the fifth spot with 108 points, and Tyler Bare of Rockridge Baths, VA is sixth with 98 points. Phillip Thompson of Knoxville, TN is seventh in the FASTRAK SE standings with 90 points, and he also leads the Rookie of the Year point standings.

Dylan Lewis of Oakland, MD is eighth in the FASTRAK SE standings with 83 points and is second in the Rookie of the Year point standings. Corey Almond of Appomattox, VA is ninth in the standings with 66 points, and he also leads the FASTRAK SE Futures Cup point standings for drivers under the age of 20. Justin Williams of Concord, VA rounds out the top ten with 59 points.

Almond and Williams are not FASTRAK Touring members, which would technically move Teddy Tate, who is third in the Rookie of the Year points, into ninth with 56 points, and Frankie Beard of Hartwell, GA into tenth with 50 points.

The FASTRAK SE Touring regulars will have some tough competition from the local Toccoa Raceway drivers that also compete in Division 1 of the FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series. Adam Smith is the Division 1 point leader, and Beard is second. David McCoy of Franklin, NC is the defending FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series National Champion.

McCoy, who picked up a $10,000 check for his FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series National Championship, tuned up for this Saturday night’s race with a win in the Toccoa Raceway weekly race last Saturday night. Also expected to try and keep the big money close to home are Drew Benfield, Parker Herring, Derek Harvey, Colby Cannon, Andrew Cole, Larry Waters, Ricky Smith, and Cody Prichett.

On Saturday, the pit gate opens at 3:30 p.m. with FASTRAK Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. with Hot Laps scheduled for 7 p.m.

Toccoa Raceway is located at 6452 Big A Road, Toccoa, GA 30577. For more information, call 770-402-7234, or visit their web site at www.toccoaraceway.com. You can also follow them on Facebook at Toccoa Raceway, or on Twitter @toccoaracing1.

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.
THE 2017 MARKETING PARTNERS FOR THE FASTRAK RACING SERIES ARE CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE, HOOSIER RACING TIRE, VP RACING FUEL, BEYEA HEADERS, ROCKET CHASSIS, TNT RACE CARS, ARIZONA SPORT SHIRTS, SIMPSON SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SAFECRAFT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, ROCK AUTO.COM, AND THOMAS CLARKE PERFORMANCE.

By Scott|2017-06-14T02:44:55-04:00June 14th, 2017|Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

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