Huntsville, AL- April 25, 2013- After a brief hiatus, the Southern All Star Racing Series is set for the first of four visits to the historic 1/3 mile semi-banked red clay oval better known as “The Hornet’s Nest”, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, on Saturday evening May 4 for an event that will pay $4,000 to the winner at the Lynn Phillips and Alfred Gurley promoted facility.

The Southern All Star Racing Series event at Talladega Short Track on Saturday May 4 will feature a complete program of practice, WhitePerformance.com A-B Group Time Trials, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns, and will conclude with the 40 lap, $4,000 to win Southern All Star Racing Series A-Main. Talladega Short Track will also present an unsanctioned event for Super Late Models on Friday May 3 that will pay $2,000 to win. These events coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend event at Talladega SuperSpeedway that same weekend, located just across the boulevard from Talladega Short Track. All other local divisions will be action at Talladega Short Track that weekend as well. (more…)

JP Stephens, SAYRE, AL–After two rainouts, Mother Nature finally decided to cooperate Saturday as the Southern Superstars enjoyed a perfect day of weather at Sayre. Twelve drivers showed up to start the 2013 season and to see who can knock Mark Day off his championship throne. The 2012 season was the most competitive in series history, with five drivers having a chance to win the points championship during the last race. The 2013 season looks to be even more competitive as the series will also hold races at Huntsville Speedway and Highland Rim Speedway which is located north of Nashville. Brad Lemley, who won three races and took home seven poles, said he will run the whole season as he looks to win the series title. Also new to the series in 2013 is B J Holley from Jackson, Georgia, and J R Bolden of Calera, Alabama.
Before the race, several drivers were recognized for their efforts in 2012. Hunter Spivey was awarded the B J Parker Sportsmanship Trophy which is named after the legendary Southern Superstars founder and long-time race promoter B J Parker. Everybody knows B J Parker’s name in NASCAR and short track racing, and Spivey said it was very humbling to be named the winner of such a special trophy. Spivey also took home another trophy for finishing fourth in the points. Spivey was able to run up front and improve his qualifying efforts the last half of 2012 and has a goal of winning his first SSS race in 2013.

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Tazewell, TN-April 6, 2013- The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series visited Tazewell Speedway for the first time since 2006 on Saturday evening and Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC would lead all 50 laps of the 4^th Annual Charles Trammell Memorial en route to a $5,000 payday at the Gary Hall promoted East Tennessee speedplant.

MARYVILLE, TN (March 23, 2013)—Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA has become the only repeat winner in four races during the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series-sanctioned 103.5 WIMZ Rockin’ with the Stars event on Saturday Night March 23rd at Smoky Mountain Speedway.

This was Davenport’s second-straight SAS win as he picked up the $5,000 payday while driving the AES Racing, Mega Plumbing, EnCompass Solutions sponsored Clement’s Racing Engines powered Barry Wright Race Car. Davenport is now tied with Billy Ogle Jr., Randle Chupp and Jack Pennington on the all-time winner’s list with eight career victories.

Davenport, who lowered the current track record, started alongside Ray Cook for the start of the 40 lapper with Cook gaining the momentum on the start taking to the high side and the lead for the first eight circuits. Davenport would stay right with Cook then grab the lead coming to the ninth lap on the back chute underneath where Cook had gotten trapped behind a lapped car. As the laps were winding down in the main, Cook had begun to reel in Davenport and would have a great run going into turn three allowing him to get up behind him but the final yellow with just two laps to go wouldn’t be enough as Davenport pulled away on the single-file restart to claim the win.

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HUNTSVILLE, AL (March 20, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series is pleased to announce the addition of two more dates to the 2013 schedule. The SAS has added a Saturday/Sunday double-header weekend at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL as part of the 35th Annual Alabama State Championship weekend on September 29/29 and will include a pair of $4,000 to win races. This brings the SAS schedule to 27 races across the Southeast, the busiest schedule since the 2007 racing season.

After a successful visit by SAS to EAMS on March 16th, first time since 1984, the track and series have come to an agreement to sanction the Alabama State Championship for the first time in the 35 year history of event. ‘We are beyond pleased to be sanctioning such a Marquee event at EAMS’ stated Race Director Chris Tilley. ‘The AL State Championship is a recognized event throughout the Southeast and we are privileged to be the first –ever series that’s part of it’ stated Tilley again. More details of the Alabama State Championship will be released as the event draws nearer. (more…)

PHENIX CITY, AL (March 16, 2013)—Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA led all 40 laps en route to his seventh career Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series-sanctioned 28th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial event during the series’ first visit to the East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL since 1984 on Saturday March 16th.

Davenport, who picked up $4,000 for the win, came to victory lane while driving the AES Racing Barry Wright Race Cars which is sponsored by Encompass Solutions, Mega Plumbing, Mega Electric, Ohlins Shocks and Hoosier Racing Tire sponsored # 49 mount.

Completing the top-five was former SAS Champion Clint Smith of Senoia, GA who marched from 15th spot to finish second, Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA who started fifth finished third, Hunter Peacock of Macon, GA finished fourth after starting in the 11th spot and Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN was the show of the night as he took a provisional starting spot and rallied from his 23rd spot to finish 5th, advancing 18 positions during the 40 lapper. Three cautions slowed the event. Co-Promoter Billy Thomas and crew had the track surface in excellent condition for the track’s 40th Anniversary season opening event and had made some changes in re-shaping the turns as well. (more…)

HUNTSVILLE, AL (March 6, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series will open the 40th Anniversary Season at the East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL with the running of the 28th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial event on Saturday Night March 16th.

This will mark the first visit by SAS to East Alabama Motor Speedway in quite some time. The SAS Super Late Models will compete for $4,000 to win / $300 to start. There will be a complete show of Practice, WhitePerformance.com/Schaeffer’s Oil Qualifying, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns and the 40-lap Feature event. (more…)

(March 4, 2013)—Jared Landers of Batesville, AR made a clean sweep of the 2013 edition of March Madness at Cherokee Speedway on Sunday Evening March 3rd co-sanctioned by the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series and the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series.

This was back to back March Madness wins for the driver of the Clint Bowyer Motorsports entry. This was also Landers’ first-career Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series victory as he opened the 31st year of competition for SAS leading all 60 laps of the main event for the $10,000 payday after starting in fourth spot. Landers also became the 158th different winner in series history.

Landers came to victory lane while driving the PEAK Motor Oil, Crawford Supply, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Georgia Boot and Mark Martin Chevrolet sponsored Barry Wright Race Car. This was a one-two finish for Barry Wright Race Cars as Steve Francis of Ashland, KY finished second in the #15 BWRC mount. Third place finisher was defending series Champion Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN who drove the Cornett Racing Engines powered GRT Race Car. Fourth and fifth was AES Racing teammates Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA and Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, SC.

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HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 22, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series has announced two additional dates to the 2013 schedule that bring the total number of races scheduled to 23 races.

The series will race as part of a Georgia double-header weekend August 9th and 10th. The series will race at the Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA on Friday August 9th paying $4,000 to win. Then the series will race on Saturday Night August 10th at the Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA paying $4,000 to win.

The series is almost ready to begin the 2013 campaign and a busy Month of March as SAS will race four straight weekends: March 3rd at Cherokee Speedway, March 9th at Cleveland Speedway, March 16th at East Alabama Motor Speedway and March 23rd at Smoky Mountain Speedway. (more…)

HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 1, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series will open a four-race stretch in March with four events totaling nearly $100,000 in prize money.

On Sunday March 3^rd the series will roll back into Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC for their 11^th annual March Madness event paying $10,000 to win / $500 to start as the SAS Late Models will co-sanction the event with the Battle of the Eastern All Stars Tour (BEAST). Over $31,000 in prize money will be paid out for this event. The series last visited Cherokee in November 2012 when Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN scored his first-career SAS event win with the annual Blue/Grey 100.

The series will then race on Saturday March 9^th at Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN for the 18^th Annual Shamrock 50 paying $10,000 to win / $500 to start. After the Shamrock, the series races on March 16^th at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL for the 28^th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial paying $4,000 to win. The series then winds down a busy March schedule with a 40-lap $5,000 to win event at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on Saturday March 23^rd for the annual Rockin’ with the Stars event. (more…)