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Oregon substitute enjoys 'fairy tale' win from tail
Posted: 04/28/2010, 07:08 am By Todd TurnerCareer highlights don't come along too often for dirt track racers. And when Jon DeBenedetti was mowing his grass Saturday afternoon, the modified star from Rogue River, Ore., certainly didn't think one was coming his way that evening, Full Story
Owens rolls at Bedford for second straight win
Posted: 04/24/2010, 04:44 amBEDFORD, Pa. (April 23) — In the past two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events, the tour visited one of its smallest tracks and one of its biggest tracks. Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tn., found both just the right size. The 38-year-old Full Story
Tire strategy makes all the difference at VMS
Posted: 04/20/2010, 09:00 am By Kevin KovacJAMAICA, Va. (April 17) — At Virginia Motor Speedway's inaugural Commonwealth 100, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series drivers were basically divided among three camps in Saturday night's main event: • Drivers who had a hard-compound Full Story
Smith outruns Bray for Travelers Rest victory
Posted: 04/19/2010, 08:28 amTRAVELERS REST, S.C. (April 17) — David Smith of Inman, S.C., earned $2,000 Saturday for a Fastrak Southeast touring victory at Travelers Rest Speedway. Smith topped in a 20-car field that saw 13 drivers finish on the lead lap. Royce Full Story
Dacus nabs $7,500, first SAS victory at Clayhill
Posted: 04/17/2010, 10:18 pmATWOOD, Tenn. (April 17) — The first Southern All Star Racing Series visit to Clayhill Motorsports Park gave the series a first-time winner. Third-starting Dane Dacus of Lakeland, Tenn., earned a career-high $7,500 on Saturday at Full Story
As flat tires eliminate foes, Madden rules VMS
Posted: 04/17/2010, 09:45 pm By Kevin KovacJAMAICA, Va. (April 17) — Chris Madden never had a tire choice pay off quite like he did on Saturday night at Virginia Motor Speedway. Bolting on hard-compound Hoosier rubber worked handsomely for Madden, who benefitted from the late-race Full Story
Pearson sets fast time, captures VMS heat race
Posted: 04/16/2010, 10:28 pm By Kevin KovacJAMAICA, Va. (April 16) — Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., was perfect on Friday night at Virginia Motor Speedway, setting fast time and winning a heat race to open the inaugural Commonwealth 100 weekend. A banner field of Full Story
Davenport earns $5,000 SAS victory at Toccoa
Posted: 04/11/2010, 04:49 amTOCCOA, Ga. (April 10) — Series points leader Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., raced to a dominating victory at Toccoa Speedway for his second series victory of the season and fourth of his career. The polesitting Davenport Full Story
Haley collars Lavonia's $3,000 Fastrak purse
Posted: 04/04/2010, 05:19 pmEditor's note: A week after the race, Brandon Haley was stripped of his victory for using a chemically-altered tired. Haley lost his earnings and was fined $2,000 by Fastrak. LAVONIA, Ga. (April 3) — Hometown driver Brandon "Cornbread" Full Story
Roberts outruns Hunter for $5,000 at Lavonia
Posted: 04/04/2010, 06:20 amLAVONIA, Ga. (April 3) — Polesitter Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga., overtook fellow front-row starter Ethan Hunter of Tiger, Ga., on the 38th lap and led the rest of the 50-lap Southern All Star Racing Series feature Saturday night Full Story
Racer X: No excuse for lame excuses by drivers
Posted: 04/02/2010, 06:30 amSo you’ve just gotten beat in the night’s main event. This happens to countless drivers across the country almost every weekend. Only one person can win each event, which leaves a far greater amount of losers than winners. That Full Story
Bold pass lifts Davenport to $25,000 Crate victory
Posted: 03/28/2010, 12:07 pm By Brian McLeodGLENCOE, Ala. (March 27) — Jonathan Davenport overtook polesitter Chris Madden with a daring backstretch pass on the 21st lap at Green Valley Speedway and led the rest of the 100-lapper in Crate Late Model racing's richest event. Full Story
Madden eyes sweep at GVS Crate Nationals
Posted: 03/27/2010, 09:22 amGLENCOE, Ala. (March 26) — Friday's fast qualifier Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., will be among the top starters for Saturday's GVS Crate Nationals at Green Valley Speedway. Madden, whose 14.62-second lap in time trials topped Full Story
Notes: 'Underdog' status drives R.J. using CT525
Posted: 03/24/2010, 10:51 amSkeptics of GM's economical all-aluminum CT525 crate engine got a dose of reality last weekend from Hall of Fame driver Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn. Johnson's car, outfitted with the sealed engine that's race-ready for just over Full Story
Dixie youngster's future bright in Morse's No. s5
Posted: 03/23/2010, 09:41 am By Todd TurnerLonnie Morse remembers the first time that Michael Page sat behind the wheel of his Rocket Chassis, rallying from the tail for a seventh-place finish last fall at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga. "I about had a heart attack," the 67-year-old Full Story
Shamrock 60, $10,000 captured by Davenport
Posted: 03/20/2010, 11:32 pmCLEVELAND, Tenn. (March 20) — Encouraging someone to don an enormous green leprachuan hat in front of a crowd isa tough sell in most cases. But when it comes with more green — in the form of a $10,000 winner's purse — Full Story
CT525 crate engine lifts R.J. to 60th SAS victory
Posted: 03/19/2010, 10:18 pmRINGGOLD, Ga. (March 19) — Ronnie Johnson entered the Cabin Fever 40 at Boyd's Speedway as the winningest driver in Southern All Star Racing Series history, but he won Friday's feature like he's won none other. Piloting a car equipped Full Story
Notes: Screven promoter offers 'stimulus program'
Posted: 03/16/2010, 04:55 pmJames "Redd" Griffin gets pumped up every time he brings the renowned World of Outlaws Late Model Series to his Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. And judging by the sweet offer he's come up with to generate more buzz about the national Full Story
Bloomquist's last-lap pass rouses Cherokee faithful
Posted: 03/08/2010, 01:03 am By James EssexGAFFNEY, S.C. (March 7) — Scott Bloomquist's car got better and better throughout the 50-lap March Madness VIII main event at Cherokee Speedway, and it reached best in the nick of time. The reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full Story
Davenport repeats at Modoc 100 for $10,000
Posted: 03/06/2010, 11:28 pmMODOC, S.C. (March 6) — Fourth-starting Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., went around Larry Blankenship of Mooresville, N.C., on the 19th lap Saturday night at Modoc Speedway and dominated the rest of the way for his second Full Story
Notes: Dixie youngster's future bright in No. s5
Posted: 03/05/2010, 04:16 pmLonnie Morse remembers the first time that Michael Page sat behind the wheel of his Rocket Chassis, rallying from the tail for a seventh-place finish last fall at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga. "I about had a heart attack," the 67-year-old Full Story
Cook survives tense moments at Bama Bash
Posted: 03/01/2010, 01:01 pm By Todd TurnerGLENCOE, Ala. (Feb. 28) — Battling tightly with Chris Wall through much of the 75-lap Bama Bash, you'd think polesitter Ray Cook had some tense moments in worrying he'd lose the lead in Sunday's Southern Regional Racing Series event Full Story
Cook turns back Wall, repeats at Bama Bash
Posted: 02/28/2010, 09:26 pm By Todd TurnerGLENCOE, Ala. (Feb. 28) — Following Sunday night's victory lane ceremonies in the infield at Green Valley Speedway, winner Ray Cook and runner-up Chris Wall enjoyed an animated conversation about their battle for the lead throughout Full Story
Last year's winner grabs pole for 13th Bama Bash
Posted: 02/27/2010, 07:10 pm By Todd TurnerGLENCOE, Ala. (Feb. 27) — Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., knows racers can't count on anything until they see a checkered flag. But the 38-year-old driver also knows he entered this year's Bama Bash after winning last year's event, he Full Story
Notes: Weeks anxious for Carolina Clash opener
Posted: 02/24/2010, 04:53 pmRicky Weeks of Rutherfordton, N.C., has been racing more than 25 years and won dozens of big-purse races, but there's no doubt the 50-year-old driver will always remember his 2004 victory in the Skyler Trull Memorial. “The first Full Story
