Fairgrounds Speedway Race Results

Late Model:

• Daniel Pope leads from the pole.
• Lap 3- Mark Day moves into the lead. Sterling Marlin follows for second.
• Lap 22- After a spirited battle, Marlin moves past Day to take the top spot.
• Once Marlin moved into the lead, he proved to be too strong for the rest of the field and picked up his second victory of the season.

Final Results:
1. Sterling Marlin
2. Mark Day
3. Chevy White
4. Daniel Pope
5. Mike Pruitt


Supertruck:

• Terry Hayes gets the jump on the field and leads.
• Lap 3- Daniel Bolden gets around Hayes to take the lead.
  
• Caution, Lap 3- Coming off turn 4, Stacey Crain spins Hayes. Kyle Fletcher, Bobby Buttrey, and Clint Crowell are all involved in the incident. With the exception of Crane, all drivers are able to continue.
• Caution, Lap 27- Wendell Mobley and Fletcher make contact battling for second, resulting in Mobley spinning in turn 1. Mobley made slight contact with the wall, but is able to continue. Fletcher is being sent to the rear for his part in the incident.
• With his toughest competition damaged in crashes, Bolden cruises to an easy win.
  

Final Results:
1. Daniel Bolden
2. Clint Crowell
3. Kyle Fletcher
4. Terry Hayes
5. Bobby Buttrey

Sportsman:

• Cody Buford leads from the pole.
• Caution, Lap 14- Wayne White turns Cody Buford in turn 1. Howard Tucker and Sam McCord are also involved in the melee. Buford and White are able to continue, but Tucker and McCord are done for the night. Eddie Taylor was able to clear the incident and inherits the lead.
• Caution, Lap 21- Kyle Ivey spins in turn 4.
• Buford and White are impressive in their charge through the field, but Taylor is too strong and holds on for the win.

Final Results:
1. Eddie Taylor
2. Cody Buford
3. Wayne White
4. Jimmy Victory
5. Mike Crow


Open Wheel:

• Sam McCord leads from the pole.
• Lap 6- John Earheart is able to work around McCord to take the lead.
• Caution, Lap 12- Mark Stegall spins in turn 4.
• Caution, Lap 17- Jimmy Schutt crashes hard in turn 1.
• Earheart holds off a furious charge from Tommy Climer to take the win.

Final Results:
1. John Earheart
2. Tommy Climer
3. Sam McCord
4. David Brown
5. Mark Stegall


Legends:

• Brandon Summers takes an early lead.
• Lap 8- Josh Berry takes the lead.
• Lap 9- Tyler Slayden wrestles the lead from Berry.
• Slayden takes an easy victory.

Final Results:
1. Tyler Slayden
2. Josh Berry
3. Nic Gill
4. Brandon Summers
5. Cody Fernett


Super Stock:

• Clint Ivey takes the lead at the start.
• Lap 6- Robert Forsythe gets around Ivey to take the lead.
• Caution, Lap 27- Adam Adcock blows an engine in turn 2.
• Forsythe hangs on for the win.

Final Results:
1. Robert Forsythe
2. Jay Pryor
3. Larry Cunningham
4. Clint Ivey
5. Charlie Briley


Thunderstox:

• Mitchell Vickers jumps to a quick lead.
• Caution, Lap 7- Stephanie Barnes spins in turn 4.
• Caution, Lap 10- Denny Hooberry spins Stephanie Barnes in turn 2.
• Vickers hangs on to take the win.

Final Results:
1. Mitchell Vickers
2. Bobby Joe Rippey
3. Matt Barnes
4. CJ Adams
5. Art Choate


Frontrunners:

• Joe Williams takes the lead from the pole.
• Lap 2- Toby Tobitt takes the lead.
• Caution, Lap 6- Debris.
• Tobitt cruises to an easy victory.

Final Results:
1. Toby Tobitt
2. Mark Cummings
3. Scott Allen
4. Kevin Gregory
5. Joe Williams


Dwarf Cars:

• On the start, Ricky McIllwain, Allen Ring, and Charlie Rial crash on the frontstretch.
• Mark Cole takes the lead at the start.
  
• Caution, Lap 1- Don Walls Jr. spins on the frontstretch. Rick Webster is being sent to the rear.
  
• Cole doesn't get up to speed on the restart. Tim Lunn inherits the lead.
• Caution, Lap 4- McIllwain gets into Lunn battling for the lead. Both cars spin. David Ring is the new leader.
• Lap 11- Greg Gresham gets around David Ring to take the lead.
• Caution, Lap 14- Derek Ransom spins in turn 4.
• Coming out of turn 4 on the final lap, Lunn piles into turn 3, taking McIllwain out of second. Gresham hangs on for the win.

Final Results:
1. Greg Gresham
2. Rick Webster
3. Chris Crutcher
4. David Ring
5. Don Walls Jr.

**For complete results, please visit the speedway's webpage at http://www.fairgroundsspeedwayatnashville.com/**

Fairgrounds Speedway Qualifying Results

Late Model:

1. Sterling Marlin 19.222
2. Chevy White 19.358
3. Mark Day 19.429
4. Joseph Meyer 19.487
5. Daniel Pope 19.592
6. Travis Trotter 19.641
7. Mark Montgomery 19.857
8. Mike Pruitt 20.168
9. Adam Roberts 21.564

Inversion: 5


Supertruck:

1. Daniel Bolden 20.654
2. Stacey Crain 20.880
3. Bobby Buttrey 20.909
4. Terry Hayes 20.909
5. Kyle Fletcher 21.161
6. Wendell Mobley 21.292
7. Clint Crowell 21.401
8. Jason Adams 21.997

Inversion: 3


Sportsman:

1. Wayne White 21.752
2. Howard Tucker 21.966
3. Cody Buford 22.176
4. Eddie Taylor 22.407
5. Michael Mitchell 22.556
6. Michael Crow 22.682
7. Jimmy Victory 22.882
8. Steve Hadley 23.247
9. Larry Deal 23.619
10. Bryan James 23.954

Inversion: 3

Sterling Marlin discusses winning in his last Late Model start

Fairgrounds Speedway Pre-Qualifying Notes

Wendell Mobley makes his return to the Fairgrounds Speedway in a Willie Allen Racing truck.



North Carolinian Adam Roberts is making his Fairgrounds Speedway debut in the Late Model division.

CRA Budweiser 150 Results

• Scott Hantz works the outside line to take the lead.
• Red Flag, Lap 6- A massive crash down the frontstretch collects several cars. Ken McFarland, Rickey McCray, Brandon Loverock, Mason Mingus, Kyle Busch, Nick Lay, and Jim Crabtree are all involved. Busch and McCray have been able to continue; however all of the other cars appear to be out of the race.
• The yellow flag has come back out. Busch and McCray have repaired their cars, and are still on the lead lap.
• Lap 11- Josh Vadnais gets alongside Hantz for the lead, but Hantz is able to hold onto the top spot.
• Lap 14- This time Vadnais is able to wrestle the lead from Hantz.
• Caution, Lap 47- Fourth place runner Scott Carlson blows a right front tire and pounds the turn 1 wall.
• Top five at lap 50- Josh Vadnais, Scott Hantz, Johanna Long, Boris Jurkovic, John Bolen.
• Lap 60- Busch powers into fourth position by passing Bolen and Long on the outside.
• At halfway, the top five are: Vadnais, Hantz, Jurkovic, Busch, Bolen.
• Lap 90- Bolen and Long get around Busch for fourth and fifth.
• Lap 95- Hantz moves back around Vadnais to take the top spot.
• Top five at lap 100: Hantz, Jurkovic, Vadnais, Bolen, Long.
• Caution, Lap 104- Debris.
• Under the caution, Busch pits to make adjustments to his ill-handling car. He will restart 11th.
• Top five at lap 125: Hantz, Jurkovic, Bolen, Long, Johnny VanDoorn.
• Lap 127- Busch goes a lap down.
• Lap 129- Bolen moves into second.
• Lap 130- Busch pits under green flag for adjustments. He has gotten out of the car and is apparently out of the race.
  
• Caution, Lap 134- Tim Russell spins on the backstretch.
• With seven laps to go, Bolen has caught Hantz and is hounding him for the lead.
• Hantz is able to hold off Bolen's charge and takes the victory.

Final Results:
1. Scott Hantz
2. John Bolen
3. Boris Jurkovic
4. John VanDoorn
5. Johanna Long

8. Chase Elliott

15. Sammy Sanders
16. Ricky Wilkinson

21. Kyle Busch

**For complete results, please visit the CRS's site at http://www.craracing.net/**

Open Wheel 30 Results

• Billy Melvin grabs the lead from the outside pole.
• Lap 2- Mark Day grabs the lead.
• Caution, Lap 11- Melvin blows an engine coming down the backstretch.
• Red Flag, Lap 13- Jeff Letson suffers a suspension failure and crashes hard in turn 2. His car catches fire as it slides to a stop along the backstretch. Letson is able to escape his car uninjured.
• Day cruises to an easy victory.

Final Results:
1. Mark Day
2. Jimmy Schutt
3. Scott Gay
4. Andy Brittain
5. Sam McCord

CRA Last Chance Race

The top five finishers will transfer, along with two promoters options, and the top five in CRA points not already in the race.

• Johnny Brazier leads from the green flag.
• Caution, Lap 4- Tony Ponkauskas spins on the backstretch.
• Caution, Lap 16- Ponkauskas crashes hard in turn 2.
• Lap 18- Kyle Busch moves into the lead.
• Caution, Lap 18- Brazier and Jeff Fultz crash on the backstretch while racing for second.
• Busch wins the last chance race driving away.

Final Results:
1. Kyle Busch
2. Kenny Tweedy
3. Stanley Smith
4. Josh Krug
5. Ricky Wilkinson

Open Wheel Race Lineup

Starting lineup for the 30-lap Open Wheel race:

1. Mark Day
2. Billy Melvin
3. Jeff Letson
4. Jimmy Schutt
5. Sam McCord
6. Scott Gay
7. David Brown
8. Andy Brittain
9. Mark Stegall
10. John Earheart
11. Junior Seymour