FAYETTEVILLE, TN – The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will head into the month of September with four races schedule over the month at three tracks, that all have different characteristics about them,
The series will return to the great fans of west Tennessee as promoter Ricky Spurgeon will have the series back for a Saturday night September 3rd 40 $4,000 to win event at Thunderhill Raceway in Lawrenceburg, TN. The series returned to the high banked 1/3 mile facility in May after a long absence and local driver Mark Fields of Lawrenceburg, TN., grabbed his first career Southern All Star win and will be back to see if he can make it two wins in a row.
Then on September 17th the series will return for its second visit of the season to the Casey Moses & Dustin Dunlap promoted Smoky Mt Speedway in Maryville, TN., for a 40 lap $5,000 to win event. The big 4/10th mile track provides high speed and a lot of action, in the series first visit of the year Winfield, TN., driver Mike Marlar took the win and will be looking to make a clean sweep for the 2016 season.
Then the series will turns it attention of the end of the month as the dates of September 24th-25th are next on tap with a pair of $4,000 to win events at the Alexis, William & Billy Thomas promoted East Alabama Motor Speedway. These will the fourth year that the series has sanctioned the Alabama State Championship races at the 3/8ths mile oval. Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC., & Shane Clanton of Zebulon, GA., are defending race winners and are likely to return to the 2016 edition of the race,
Riley Hickman is currently the point’s leader by 106 markers over second place and current Cruise With the Champions/Dirtondirt.com rookie leader Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN., Jim Rogers of Statesboro, GA., is currently third in series points. The month of September will be key in the battle for both titles as one bad race can make you or break you coming down the home stretch.
Other drivers that should be in action at the Thunderhill event include Todd Morrow of East Ridge, TN., Jason Hiett of Oxford, AL., Dillon Tidmore of Glencoe, AL., Tommy Taylor of Lascassas, TN., Josh Putnam of Florence, AL., Brett White of Kosciusko, MS., David Seibers of Chapel Hill, TN., plus many more.
More information concerning the races in the month of September can be found at www.thunderhillracewaypark.com/ www.smokymountainspeedway.com www.eamsdirt.com
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For more information concerning the Southern All Star contact Lynn Acklin – General Manager: 256-924-4546 www.sasdirt.com
SOUTHERN ALL STAR POINTS STANDINGS: 1.Riley Hickman 944; 2.Brad Skinner 838; 3.Jim Rogers 762; 4.Casey Roberts 548; 5.Todd Morrow 540; 6.Austin Horton 454; 7.Dylan Ames 422; 8.Cody King 302; 9.Tristan Sealy 300; 10.Brandon Overton 286;
CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1.Brad Skinner 838; 2.Jay Rogers 762
SPECIAL PRODUCTS AWARDS
SUNOCO Race Fuels Group Qualifying: Group A: Group B: Riley Hickman
PPM Racing Products B Main:
AR Bodies Last Car Lead Lap:
COR Suspensions 10th Place Finisher:
36 Racing & Fabrication Hard Charger:
Race Car Engineering Hard Luck Award:
BrakeOMeter 4th Place Finisher Award:
AR Bodies Challenge: 1.Brad Skinner 257; 2.Todd Morrow 115; 3.Dillon Tidmore 103; 4.Terry Smith 58; 5.Dennis Franklin 46; 6.Josh Putnam 39; 7.Brandon McCollum 31; 8.Ricky Williams 28; 9.Shannon Buckingham 26; 10.James Kelso 24; 11.Tim Busha 24; 12..Robby Moses 23, 13.David Brannon 23; 14..Billy Ogle Jr 22 15.Jim Rasey 21 16.Tim Allen 19, 17.Jeff Johns 19; 18.Mark Fields 16; 19.Eric Hickerson 15;
UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:
Sept 3-Thunderhill Raceway-Lawrenceburg, TN-$4,000
Sept 17-Smoky Mt Speedway-Maryville, TN-$5,000
2016 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
2016 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Butlerbuilt Racing Seats, 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, The Joie of Seating, 36 Racing & Fabrication, Racecar Engineering, BrakeOMeter