{"id":23924,"date":"2016-08-03T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=23924"},"modified":"2016-08-03T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T17:00:17","slug":"michael-head-jr-memorial-next-up-for-southern-all-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/michael-head-jr-memorial-next-up-for-southern-all-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Head Jr Memorial Next Up For Southern All Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-23925\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/logo-500x287.png\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"500\" height=\"287\" \/>FAYETTEVILLE, TN \u2013 The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series returns to action on Saturday night August 13<sup>th<\/sup> at the Talladega Short track for the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Michael Head Jr Memorial, a 40 lap $4,000 to win race that honors the son of 1991 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series\u00a0 Champion &amp; Hall of Fame member Mike Head.\u00a0 Michael Head Jr was killed in a carjacking in Atlanta, GA., and was just starting his career in racing when the tragedy happened.\u00a0 \u201cThis has always been a big event for the series as well as Talladega Short Track,\u201d said GM Lynn Acklin.<\/p>\n<p>Past winners of this event include Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN., who has won the event four times, Mark Mears of Decatur, AL., who has three wins, Danny Peoples of Margaret, AL., two times as well as William Thomas of Phenix City, AL., and Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN.\u00a0 Single time winner\u2019s have be Mike Boland of Cuba, AL., Duayne Hommell of Newport, TN., Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC., Tim Busha of Boaz, AL., and Riley Hickman of Cleveland, TN.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Drivers that are expected to be in action include Riley Hickman, current Cruise with the Champions\/Dirtondirt.com rookie of the year Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN., second in rookie standings Jim Rogers of Statesboro, GA., Todd Morrow of East Ridge, TN., Dylan Ames of Harvest, AL., Austin Horton of Senoia, GA.,\u00a0 along with the local contingent of Jason Hiett, Terry Smith, Mark Bangs,\u00a0 Tim Busha, Danny Peoples, Brad Berry, Adam Cummings and many more.<\/p>\n<p>More information can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talladegashorttrack.com\">www.talladegashorttrack.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Top of Form<\/p>\n<p>Bottom of Form<\/p>\n<p>For more information concerning the Southern All Star contact Lynn Acklin &#8211; General Manager: 256-924-4546 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sasdirt.com\">www.sasdirt.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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;\u00a0 10.Brandon Overton 286;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS\/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1.Brad Skinner 838; 2.Jay Rogers 762<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SPECIAL PRODUCTS AWARDS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SUNOCO Race Fuels Group Qualifying: Group A:\u00a0 Group B: Riley Hickman<\/p>\n<p>PPM Racing Products B Main:<\/p>\n<p>AR Bodies Last Car Lead Lap:<\/p>\n<p>COR Suspensions 10<sup>th<\/sup> Place Finisher:<\/p>\n<p>36 Racing &amp; Fabrication Hard Charger:<\/p>\n<p>Race Car Engineering Hard Luck Award:<\/p>\n<p>BrakeOMeter 4<sup>th<\/sup> Place Finisher Award:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:<\/p>\n<p>Aug 13-Talladega Short Track-Eastaboga, AL-$4,000<\/p>\n<p>Sept 3-Thunderhill Raceway-Lawrenceburg, TN-$4,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2016 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:<\/p>\n<p>*Hoosier Racing Tire \u201cThe Official Race Tire\u201d of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports \u201cThe Official Merchandise Vendor\u201d of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel \u201cThe Official Racing Fuel\u201d of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series<\/p>\n<p>2016 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Butlerbuilt Racing Seats,\u00a0 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 &amp; 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