Saturday, April 25, 2009

Fairgrounds Speedway Race Results

Late Models:
  • Lap 10- Mark Day passes Andy Johnson for 1st place.
  • Caution Lap 18- Chevy White spins Andy Johnson battling for 2nd. White is being sent to the back.
  • Caution Lap 18- Andy Johnson spins in turn 2 and noses into the wall. His crew is attempting to fix the damage.
  • At halfway, Day leads Sterling Marlin, TW Fisher, and Joseph Meyer.
  • Johnson has retired from the race due to damage sustained in the crash.
  • Mark Day wins the late model feature going away.
Final Results:
1. Mark Day
2. Sterling Marlin
3. TW Fisher
4. Daniel Pope
5. Chevy White

Supertrucks:
  • Caution Lap 3- Stacey Crain backs into the wall in turn 4. His truck sustained heavy damage and is unable to continue. Under caution, Kyle Fletcher pits with transmission trouble.
  • Caution Lap 22- 3rd place Terry Hayes spins attempting to pass 2nd place Blake Williams. His truck does not have any damage. Daniel Bolden leads.
  • At the finish, Daniel Bolden holds off Bobby Buttrey by only a few feet in a photo finish. Buttrey hounded Bolden for the final 10 laps.
Final Results:
1. Daniel Bolden
2. Bobby Buttrey
3. Blake Williams
4. Terry Hayes
5. Clint Crowell

Sportsman:
  • Lee Goddard gets the jump on the start and pulls ahead of Eddie Taylor for the lead.
Final Results:
1. Lee Goddard
2. Eddie Taylor
3. Howard Tucker
4. David Barbercheck
5. Steve Hadley

Open Wheel:
  • Caution Lap 1- David Brown spins in turn 1. Because a lap had not been completed, he will return to his position in the starting lineup.
  • Caution Lap 1- Mark Stegall, Scott Gay, and car #50 crash in turn 1. Gay will return to his starting position, but Stegall and car #50 pitted, so they must go to the rear.
  • Caution Lap 3- Tim Gay spins in turn 4 and collects David Brown. Both cars sustain minor damage.
Final Results:
1. Roy Dorris
2. Late Entry #50
3. Scott Gay
4. John Earheart
5. Tim Gay

Super Stocks:
  • Caution Lap 2- Daniel Johnson spins in turn 2.
  • Caution Lap 17- Gary Goss spins in turn 2.
  • Caution Lap 17- Cars restarted in the wrong order.
  • Clint Ivey was disqualified in post race inspection for being too light.
Final Results:
1. Robert Forsythe
2. Charles Goddard
3. Jackie Pryor
4. Gary Goss
5. Daniel Johnson

Thunderstox:
  • Caution Lap 1- Art Choate spins from 2nd and is collected by Derrick Johnson.
  • Caution Lap 2- Matt Barnes stalls on the frontstretch.
  • Lap 3- Bobby Joe Rippey passes Staphanie Barnes for the lead.
  • Lap 24- Derrick Johnson and Stephanie Barns get together in turn 1.
  • Bobby Joe Rippey beats Mitchell Vickers in a photo finish. Keith Krantz and Derrick Johnson get together on the frontstretch. Krantz is disqualified and Johnson finishes fifth.
  • Mitchell Vickers was disqualified in post-race tech for being too light.
Final Results:
1. Bobby Joe Rippey
2. Charles Goddard
3. Jeremy Newman
4. Derrick Johnson
5. Art Choate

Legends Pro/ Masters:
  • Caution Lap 1- Brandon Summers, Wade Slatton, Kenny Summers, and Ed Memery crash in turn 1.
  • Caution Lap 1- Kenny Summers spins in turn 4.
  • On lap 6, Chris Wilson passes Tyler Slayden for the lead. Tyler Cordell moves into 2nd.
Final Results:
1. Chris Wilson
2. Tyler Cordell
3. Josh Berry
4. David Moyes
5. Tyler Slayden

Legends Semi Pro:
  • On the start of the race, pole sitter Travis Adcox spins out of first place. He will be allowed to return to his position.
  • Caution Lap 6- Tanner Derryberry spins in turn 4.
  • Lap 9- Cody Fernett passes Travis Adcox for the lead.
  • Caution Lap 10- Mike Curran spins in turn 4. Mason Massey is sent to the back for spinning Curran.
  • Lap 14- Tucker Wingo is black flagged for a loose bumper.
  • Caution Lap 15- 2nd place runner Travis Adcox spins in turn 4.
  • Caution Lap 15- Travis Adcox and Tanner Derryberry spin in turn 2.
  • Caution Lap 15- Tucker Wingo and Tanner Derryberry spin in turn 2.
  • Caution Lap 16- Lex Cromer spins in turn 4.
Due to time constraints, the race will be completed with a green-white-checkered finish.

  • Caution Lap 16- Mike Curran and Tanner Derryberry spin in turn 1. Travis Adcox is sent to the rear for initiating the accident.
  • Caution Lap 17- Mike Curran, Lex Cromer, Tanner Derryberry, and Ross Rollins crash in turn 4. Curran sustained the most damage. The race has been red-flagged
Final Results:
1. Cody Fernett
2. RS Senter
3. Mason Massey
4. Tucker Wingo
5. Travis Adcox


Dwarf:
  • Lap 6- Greg Gresham passes Tim Lunn for the lead.
  • Caution Lap 9- #36 spins in turn 4.
Final Results:
1. Greg Gresham
2. Ricky McIllwain
3. Tim Lunn
4. Allen Ring
5. Michael Wood

Fairgrounds Speedway Qualifying Results

Late Models lineup after inversion:
1. Andy Johnson
2. Mark Day
3. Joseph Meyer

Supertrucks lineup after inversion:
1. Daniel Bolden
2. Stacey Crain
3. Blake Williams

Sportsman lineup after inversion:
1. Eddie Taylor
2. Lee Goddard
3. David Barbercheck

Fairgrounds Speedway Pre-Qualifying Notes

The #55 Late Model of Austin McClain and #09 Supertruck of Daniel Bolden, both damaged in heavy crashes last week, are repaired and both look as good as new. Both drivers expect to be competitive in tonight's action.

During practice, the #23 Late Model of Simon Yates spun in the middle of Turns 3 and 4. Yates' car suffered minor left rear damage. Yates' crew was able to repair the car in time for the second Late Model practice.