Fairgrounds Speedway Race Results

Late Models

• The initial start was waived off after officials didn't like the way the leaders started.
• TW Fisher grabs an early lead.
• Lap 3- Joseph Meyer gets around Fisher for the lead.
• Lap 42- Daniel Pope gets around Meyer in turn 2 for the lead.
• Pope expanded his lead before taking the checkered flag to win his second race in a row.

Final Results
1. Daniel Pope
2. Joseph Meyer
3. Chevy White
4. Steadman Marlin
5. Travis Trotter

Supertrucks

• Pole sitter Terry Hayes spins the tires on the start. Outside pole sitter Blake Williams takes an early lead.
• Caution, Lap 23- Williams and Bobby Buttrey make contact racing for the lead. Buttrey cut his right front tire and made hard contact with the wall in turn 1. Williams' truck was not damaged.
• Caution, Lap 32- Stacey Crain spins while battling with Kyle Fletcher for 3rd. His truck is not damaged and he is able to continue in the race.
• Blake Williams wins his second career race and second in a row.

Final Results:
1. Blake Williams
2. Daniel Bolden
3. Kyle Fletcher
4. Rob Sanders
5. Stacey Crain

Sportsman

• Eddie Taylor jumps to a quick lead to start the Sportsman feature.
• Caution, Lap 5- Coming off of turn 4, Lee Goddard makes contact with Wayne White battling for 2nd. White's car spins and is collected by Howard Tucker and Michael House. Goddard has been sent to the rear for his participation in the incident. Tucker has been put back in his original position.
• Lap 5- Jeff Belt passes Taylor for the lead.
• Taylor is having a problem and has fallen off the pace.
• 2nd place David Barbercheck has a tire problem in turn 2 and pits.
• Belt takes the win driving away.

Final Results:
1. Jeff Belt
2. Lee Goddard
3. Cody Buford
4. Howard Tucker
5. Kyle Ivey


Open Wheel

• Caution, Lap 1-Cody Lane spins in turn 1.
• Caution, Lap 1- Sam McCord and Mark Stegall spin in turn 3. Lane has nowhere to go and hits the wall hard. He will be unable to continue.
• Caution, Lap 6- Leader David Brown and 2nd place Scott Gay make contact coming out of turn 2. Gay is unable to continue. The race has been red flagged.
• Larry Hagewood moves into the lead.
• Caution, Lap 14- Tim Gay and Jimmy Schutt make contact and spin coming off of turn 2.
• Caution, Lap 14- Coming to the green, Schutt spins Tim Gay.
• Caution, Lap 14- Going into turn 1, Gay drills Schutt. Both cars crash hard. Both drivers got out of their cars and began to fight on the racetrack. Track security was finally able to restore order. The race has been red flagged.
• Hagewood goes on to win after the race was shortened to a green/white/checkered finish.

Final Results:
1. Larry Hagewood
2. Tommy Climer
3. John Earheart
4. Tim Lawson
5. Sam McCord


Super Stocks

• Tim Rodgers jumps to an early lead.
• Lap 8- Cory Jones passes Rodgers for the lead.
• Caution, Lap 12- Rodgers spins Clint Ivey in turn 4.
• Caution, Lap 14- Jay Pryor gets loose and spins in turn 3.
• Caution, Lap 16- George Saldana drills Robert Forsythe coming off turn 4 sending Forsythe hard into the outside wall.
• Caution, Lap 19- Forsythe slows with a flat right front tire.
• Jones goes uncontested for the win.

Final Results:
1. Cory Jones
2. Bubba Turner
3. Jay Pryor
4. Clint Ivey
5. Danny Johnson


Thunderstox

• Bobby Joe Rippey jumps to an early lead.
• Caution, Lap 16- Matt Barnes spins Charles Goddard in turn 2. Both cars have been sent to the rear of the field.
• Caution, lap 17- Travis Ryman spins at the exit of turn 2. No other cars are involved.
• Caution, lap 19- Art Choate spins on the frontstretch after contact from Goddard.
• Caution, Lap 20- Stephanie Barnes, Gene Holt, and Ryman crash in turn 4.
• At the finish Rippey wins, while Choate, Stephanie Barnes, and Holt crash in turn 4.

Final Results:
1. Bobby Joe Rippey
2. Jeremy Newman
3. Mitchell Vickers
4. CJ Adams
5. Charles Goddard

Legends Pro/ Masters

• Chris Wilson gets the jump on the start to take the lead.
• Lap 6- Tyler Slayden lays the bumper to Wilson coming off turn 4 to take the lead.
• Lap 22- Tyler Cordell gets past Slayden going into turn 1 for the lead.
• Cordell is able to keep Slayden at bay to take the victory.

Final Results:
1. Tyler Cordell
2. Tyler Slayden
3. Josh Berry
4. Chris Wilson
5. James Fowlkes

Legends Semi-Pro/ Young Guns

• Caution, Lap 1- Travis Adcox, Ross Rollings, and Tucker Wingo crash hard off of turn 2. The race has been red flagged.
• Blake Jones grabs the lead from the outside of the first row at the start.
• Caution, Lap 3- Tanner Derryberry spins in turn 4 and hits the end of the pit wall.
• Caution, Lap 22- Adcox drops some fluid and hits the wall going into turn 3. Michael Bolden gets into the fluid and also makes hard contact with the wall.
• Jones is able to hold off a strong charge from Cody Fernett to take the win.

Final Results:
1. Blake Jones
2. Cody Fernett
3. CJ Tuck
4. AJ Carlisi
5. Nick Gill

Dwarf Cars

• Tim Lunn gets the jump at the start and leads.
• Lap 2, Greg Gresham passes Lunn for the lead.
• Caution, Lap 14- Leader Gresham gets into Jimmy Hensley in turn 1. Hensley's car spins to bring out the caution.
• Caution, Lap 14- Ryan Reed spins on the backstretch. No other cars are collected.
• Gresham goes uncontested to the finish.

Final Results:
1. Greg Grishom
2. Tim Lunn
3. Ricky McIllwain
4. David Ring
5. Allen Ring

Fairgrounds Speedway Qualifying Results

Sportsman

1. Jeff Belt 22.194
2. Lee Goddard 22.216
3. Howard Tucker 22.234
4. Michael House 22.300
5. David Barbercheck 22.336
6. Wayne White 22.249
7. Eddie Taylor 22.289
8. Cody Buford 22.487
9. Kyle Ivey 22.907
10. Wesley Pierce22.973
11. Taylor Ryman 23.135
12. Chad Adams 23.710

Inversion: 3

Supertrucks

1. Blake Carter 20.806
2. Blake Williams 20.915
3. Terry Hayes 20.919
4. Bobby Buttrey 20.948
5. Daniel Bolden 20.964
6. Rob Sanders 21.107
7. Kyle Fletcher 21.143
8. Clint Crowell 21.182
9. Stacey Crain 21.282
10. Jason Adams 21.887

Inversion: 3

Late Model
*Chevy White, Travis Trotter, Steadman Marlin, Ricky Wilkinson, Tony Formosa, Mark Montgomery, and Austin McClain's cars were too low in post qualifying inspection. They will all start from the rear.

1. Daniel Pope 19.360
2. Joseph Meyer 19.591
3. Jimmy Victory 19.795
4. TW Fisher 19.919
5. Simon Yates 20.517
6. Chevy White DQ
7. Travis Trotter DQ
   
8. Steadman Marlin DQ
   
9. Ricky Wilkinson DQ
   
10. Tony Formosa DQ
    
11. Mark Montgomery DQ
    
12. Austin McClain DQ
    

Inversion: 3

Fairgrounds Speedway Pre-Qualifying Notes

• Simon Yates spun on the front stretch during the first late model practice, but did not make any contact. He also avoided contact during a spin on the backstretch during the second practice session.
  

• As is the case every week, a few new paint schemes liven up the Fairgrounds Speedway.

Jason Adams' truck sports a new look, as well as sponsorship from On Track Photo.

Wayne White's #45 Sportsman displays new sponsor Taco Bell on a new ARP Sportsman body.



Even the famous scoreboard has a new look thanks to sponsorship from Budweiser.

A Message From Track Promotor Danny Denson

I am so proud of the strides we have made and the things we have accomplished in a very short span of time at the Fairgrounds Speedway. This is without a doubt the greatest short track in America! We have so many exciting events on the horizon in 2009 with series’ such as ASA, CRA, and Ken-Ten making an appearance later in the year.

Our show this past weekend was an impressive night of competition on both tracks here at the Fairgrounds Speedway. I think it may have been the best show of the year to date. We now have new competitors in our Sportsman division, which is a big plus for the fans too. The Trucks are without a doubt the show the fans cannot wait to witness on the track with its non-stop action. In our Late Model division we feel we have some of the best racers in the country, but this past weekend short tempers gave way to dangerous actions by our current track champion Andy Johnson and former track champion Mark Day.

The first 100 laps were exhilarating for the fans and the staff here at the track. The second leg of the action, the first 50 lap section, was also intense and eventful. But, the beginning of the last leg of the race, the second 50 laps, is where I have to draw the line as a respectable promoter.

After the massive wreck on the track that virtually took out the entire field for a short while was not only an on-track melee, but it spilled over onto pit road. As the promoter of the Fairgrounds Speedway I will not tolerate drivers and/or their crews taking situations into their own hands and therefore endangering themselves, the pit crews, officials, and fans in the pit area.

This has been an ongoing battle for several years between Johnson and Day, two of the best Late Model drivers in the country, but tempers flared past the acceptable stage on Saturday night. I fully understand the passion and talent these two drivers possess, but those attributes should be a deterrent to such behavior not a catalyst for a brawl to ensue.

I have issued the following penalties against Johnson and Day:

· Both drivers are disqualified from the event on Saturday, May 23

· Neither driver will receive points for the event

· Neither driver will receive money for the event

· Both drivers are suspended for one race

· Andy Johnson is fined an additional $500 for his action on pit road as his actions could have resulted in severe injury or even death of a crew member, an official, or an innocent bystander in the pit area.

Several other crew members from random teams will also be contacted and possibly fined or suspended for their involvement during the pit road clash.

We are striving hard to make this track the premier destination for all racers. We want all racers to know this type of ill-advised conflict will not be tolerated and it will be penalized to the fullest at the Fairgrounds Speedway.

I’m truly grateful for all the support we are receiving from the competitors and the community and I want to thank every one of them.

THANK YOU!

Sincerely,

Danny Denson

Fairgrounds Speedway Promoter