{"id":21350,"date":"2014-04-08T14:42:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T14:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=21350"},"modified":"2014-04-08T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T14:42:33","slug":"gmp-drivers-cash-in-at-first-ever-stockerama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/gmp-drivers-cash-in-at-first-ever-stockerama\/","title":{"rendered":"GMP DRIVERS CASH IN AT FIRST-EVER &#8216;STOCKERAMA&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20549\" alt=\"SGMP Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/SGMP-Logo.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"160\" \/>A total of six drivers came up with both some hard cash and some hardware as Gresham Motorsports Park opened its 2014 racing season\u00a0Saturday\u00a0evening.<\/p>\n<p>The storied Jefferson, GA motorsports complex hosted its first-ever Stockerama &#8211; a six-division battle on both the GMP quarter-and half-mile ovals in one evening.<\/p>\n<p>In all, four divisions &#8211; the Mini-Stocks, Sportsman\/Renegades and Front-Wheel Drives competed on the GMP quarter-mile.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Mini-Stockers Scotty Beck and Steve Hill put on a spirited race swapping the lead three times in the final 10 laps of the quarter-mile lid-lifter. On the final circuit, Hill spun allowing Beck to roll under Waylan Nicholsen&#8217;s checkered flag as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>In the Sportsman\/Renegade showdown, Jackie Daniel&#8217;s 1979 Chevy Camaro came home with $400, a GMP hat and a trophy for top honors in the Sportsman Division while Bryan Beckner rally crossed his way to first-place money, a new cap and some hardware too.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After some good fun with a &#8216;Cheers For Beards&#8217; contest at Intermission, the Trucks hit the GMP high-banks with 17-year-old Riley Thornton continuing his rise up the racing ladder with a win in the 30-lap main event for the &#8216;Tailgaters.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Thornton took home a first-place prize of $800 &#8211; as well as an additional $100 in Product Certificates from CV Products &#8211; giving him a cool $900 in cash and carry for his victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Outlaw Late Models then closed the show with Matthew Wragg turning in a dominating performance. Wragg&#8217;s vintage 1990&#8217;s Lefthander Racing Chassis Outlaw-bodied stocker was on rails and he was never headed in the 30-lap curtain closer for the evening with Russell Shore, Jason Bates, David Murphy and Brian Hardman rounding out the top-five finishers.<\/p>\n<p>A full event results rundown is available below.<\/p>\n<p>The next GMP Stockerama will be held on\u00a0Saturday, May 31. The eight-week break between races was strategically planned to allow racers competing in the new quarter-mile events time to build new racers and refurbish old ones. Meanwhile, the GMP Trucks and Outlaws will be back on\u00a0May 3\u00a0as part of GMP&#8217;s first Pro Late Model headline event of the season.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, GMP will host a second-straight, first-time event when its all-new Street Drag and Car Show program will debut this\u00a0Saturday, April 12. \u00a0Adult admission is just $5 for both the Car Show and Street Drag program while participant vehicle registration is also only $5. Finally, racers can purchase race brackets (double elimination format) for just $5 each.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Street Drag brackets include &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Grudge (Any Make, Engine, Model Car\/ Truck\/Mini Van)<\/p>\n<p>American Muscle (8 Cyl, &#8216;Slightly Modified&#8217; &#8211; Cams, Headers Ok)<\/p>\n<p>Stock 2WD Trucks (8 CYL Any Make, Model, Year)<\/p>\n<p>Compact Truck (4 Cyl, Any Make, Model, Year)<\/p>\n<p>Four-Wheel Drive Trucks (All Makes, Models, Years)<\/p>\n<p>Mini Van (Any Make, Model,Year)<\/p>\n<p>Tuners (Turbo 4 Cyl, Any Make, Model,Year)<\/p>\n<p>Compact 4 Cyl OEM STOCK (Non Turbo, Any Make, Any Year)<\/p>\n<p>Six Bangers OEM STOCK (Any Make, Model Car\/Truck 6 Cyl)<\/p>\n<p>Hot Rod (Any Engine, Any Make, Model, Year)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there will be judging in the following eight Shown N&#8217; Shine categories division &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Hot Rod (30&#8217;s-40&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Classic Car &#8211; (20&#8217;s-50&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing American Muscle Car (60&#8217;s-70&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Truck (Any Make, Model, Year)<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Custom Car (Any Make, Model, Year)<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Custom Bike (Any Make, Model, Year)<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing ATV (Any Make, Model, Year)<\/p>\n<p>Best of Show (Open To All Entries)<\/p>\n<p>All Street Drag bracket winners &#8211; as well as Show N&#8217; Shine category winners &#8211; will receive a trophy. \u00a0The\u00a0Car Show portion of\u00a0Saturday&#8217;s\u00a0event will be held from\u00a02-5:30 p.m.\u00a0before the Street Drag portion of the program goes green at\u00a06 p.m. \u00a0For More information about all GMP events and racing divisons, please log on to<strong>www.racegmp.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 5 Stockerama Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mini Stocks &#8211; 25 Laps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Scotty Beck<\/li>\n<li>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Steve Hill<\/li>\n<li>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Allen Cantrell<\/li>\n<li>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Brandon Amos<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sportsman &#8211; 25 Laps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jackie Daniel<\/li>\n<li>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rob Hubbard<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Renegades &#8211; 25 Laps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bryan Beckner<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FWD&#8217;s &#8211; 25 Laps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gary Zajdek<\/li>\n<li>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Brian Sutton<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trucks \u00a0&#8211; 30 Laps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Riley Thornton<\/li>\n<li>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Matt Vasser<\/li>\n<li>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kevin Basser<\/li>\n<li>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kristen Wallace<\/li>\n<li>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jami Weimer<\/li>\n<li>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ty Robertson<\/li>\n<li>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dawson Gay<\/li>\n<li>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ronnie Wehunt<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlaw Late Models &#8211; 30 Laps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Matthew Wragg<\/li>\n<li>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Russell Shore<\/li>\n<li>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jason Bates<\/li>\n<li>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0David Murphy<\/li>\n<li>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Brian Hardman<\/li>\n<li>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Marlin Gunter<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total of six drivers came up with both some hard cash and some hardware as Gresham Motorsports Park opened its 2014 racing season\u00a0Saturday\u00a0evening. 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