Fairgrounds Speedway Race Results

Supertrucks:

• Clint Crowell takes the lead from the pole.
• Lap 8- Terry Hayes passes Crowell for the lead. Bobby Buttrey follows for second.
• Lap 19- Buttrey passes Hayes for the lead.
• Caution, Lap 20- Crowell and Stacey Crain make contact. Crowell gets the worst of the incident, sliding to a stop in turn 1 with a crumpled front end.
• Buttrey is never challenged the rest of the way to take an easy victory.

Final Results:
1. Bobby Buttrey
2. Terry Hayes
3. Stacey Crain
4. Clint Crowell
5. Jason Adams


Sportsman:

• Eddie Taylor races to the lead at the end of the first lap.
• Caution, Lap 4- Wayne White loses his right front wheel and crashes in turn 4.
• Lap 23- Jeff Belt passes Taylor for the lead.
• After getting around Taylor, Belt cruises to an easy victory.

Final Results:
1. Jeff Belt
2. Eddie Taylor
3. Howard Tucker
4. Lee Goddard
5. Jason Sullivan


Open Wheels:

• John Earheart leads from the pole.
• Caution, Lap 25- Mark Stegall blows his engine and limps back to the pits.
• Earheart holds off a race-long charge from Roy Dorris to capture the victory.

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


Super Stocks:

• The start was aborted, so the cars will return to their original positions for another attempt.
• Spurt Goddard takes a lead at the start of the race.
• Caution, Lap 2- Jay Pryor and Danny Johnson spin in turn 4.
• Lap 20- Clint Ivey takes the lead from Goddard.
• Ivey goes uncontested the rest of the race to take the victory.

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


Thunderstox:

• Bobby Joe Rippey pulls to the lead on the start.
• Caution, Lap 1- Stephanie Barnes and Charles Goddard crash in turn 1. Ricky Groves and Gene Holt are also involved in the incident.
• Rippy goes unchallenged for the victory.

Final Results:
1. Bobby Joe Rippey
2. CJ Adams
3. Charles Goddard
4. Gene Holt
5. Stephanie Barnes


Legends Pro/Masters:

• Tyler Cordell jumps to the lead from the pole.
• Red Flag, Lap 4- Ed Mummert's car flips wildly after hitting the protective tire in turn 1. Mummert appears to be ok, but he is being transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center for observation.
  
• Lap 8- Josh Berry passes Cordell for the lead.
• Lap 9- Cordell gets back around Berry.
• Lap 11- Berry takes the lead from Cordell.
• Lap 12- Cordell once again takes the lead from Berry.
• Lap 20- Berry again passes Cordell for the top spot.
• Berry holds off a late charge from Cordell to take a dramatic victory.

Final Results:
1. Josh Berry
2. Tyler Cordell
3. Tyler Slayden
4. David Moyes
5. Brandon Summers


Legends Semi Pro/ Young Guns:

• Ross Rollings jumps to the lead on the start, but is passed by Cody Fernett before the end of the first lap.
• Caution, Lap 6- Brett Holmes spins by himself in turn 2.
• Caution, Lap 22- Holmes spins again in turn 2.
• On the restart, Tucker Wingo gets around Fernett for the lead.
• Wingo holds off a challenge from Fernett to capture the victory.

Final Results:
1. Tucker Wingo
2. Cody Fernett
3. Nic Gill
4. Ross Rollings
5. Brett Holmes


Dwarf Cars:

• Tim Lunn jumps to an early lead from the outside pole.
• Lunn holds off a strong charge from point leader Ricky McIllwain to take the victory. Coming to the line, third place running Greg Gresham gets loose and pounds the outside wall and comes to a rest just short of the line.

Final Results:
1. Tim Lunn
2. Ricky McIllwain
3. Mark Cole
4. Chris Crutcher
5. Allen Ring

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

Fairgrounds Speedway Qualifying Results

Sportsman:

1. Jeff Belt 22.045
2. Wayne White 22.123
3. Howard Tucker 22.172
4. Eddie Taylor 22.242
5. Jason Sullivan 22.427
6. Lee Goddard 22.435
7. Cody Buford 22.459
8. Kyle Ivey 22.788
9. Duane King 23.474
10. Chad Adams 23.500

Supertruck:

1. Bobby Buttrey 20.863
2. Stacey Crain 20.931
3. Terry Hayes 20.938
4. Clint Crowell 21.009
5. Daniel Bolden 21.198
6. Jeremy Adams 21.779

Supertruck frontrunners discuss their seasons

Bobby Buttrey:

Daniel Bolden:

Fairgrounds Speedway Race Results

Late Models:

• Caution, Lap 1- Racing for the lead, Travis Trotter spins Mark Day. Daniel Pope, Simon Yates, and Scottie Smothers are all collected.
• After battling Chevy White for a couple of circuits, Trotter pulls out to the lead.
• Lap 19- White pulls alongside Trotter in Turn 2, but Trotter is able to pull away down the backstretch.
• Lap 31- White is finally able to pull around Trotter for the lead.
  
• Caution, Lap 34- Pope spins Trotter while battling for second. Pope is sent to the rear of the field for rough driving.
• White holds off a late race charge from Joseph Meyer to take the win.

Final Results:
1. Chevy White
2. Joseph Meyer
3. Daniel Pope
4. Chuck Tuck
5. Travis Trotter


Supertrucks:

• Daniel Bolden takes the lead at the start of the race.
• Lap 3- Blake Williams gets around Bobby Buttrey for second.
• Buttrey gets back around Williams for second.
• Lap 15- Buttrey passes Bolden for the lead.
• Buttrey cruises to an easy victory

Final Results:
1. Bobby Buttrey
2. Daniel Bolden
3. Blake Williams
4. Terry Hayes
5. Stacey Crain


Sportsman:

• Lee Goddard jumps to a quick lead on the start.
• Lap 10- Jeff Belt has been charging through the field and is in second place, closing in on Goddard.
• Caution, Lap 20- Belt turns Goddard in turn 1 battling for the lead. Howard Tucker takes the lead. Belt is sent to the rear of the field for rough driving.
• Lap 25- Belt makes his way back through the field and takes the lead.
• Belt is unchallenged the rest of the way to take the victory.

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


Open Wheels:

• Tommy Climer takes the lead from the pole.
• Caution, Lap 3- Larry Hagewood and David Moyes spin in turn 3.
• Caution, Lap 10- David Wright spins in turn 4.
• Under caution, Butch Tinnin, David Moyes, and Mark Stegall crashed on the backstretch.
• Caution, Lap 16- Stegall spins in turn 2.
• Caution, Lap 16- Hagewood gets spun in turn 2.
• Caution, Lap 24- David Brown turns Tim Gay around on the frontstretch.
• Tommy Climer goes unchallenged for the victory

Final Results:
1. Tommy Climer
2. John Earheart
3. Roy Dorris
4. Larry Hagewood
5. Mark Stegall


Super Stocks:

• Spurt Goddard takes the lead from the pole.
  
• Lap 7- Robert Forsythe gets around Goddard for the lead.
• Lap 8- Goddard gets back around Forsythe for the top spot.
• Caution, Lap 11- Curtis Thompson suffers a suspension failure and crashes hard in turn 3.
• Lap 13- Forsythe gets around Goddard to take the lead.
• Forsythe crusises to the victory.

Final Results:
1. Robert Forsythe
2. Jay Pryor
3. Clint Ivey
4. Spurt Goddard
5. George Saldana


Thunderstox:

• Jeremy Neuman jumps the start, so it is waived off. They will attempt a restart.
• After a clean start, Neuman jumps to the lead.
• Lap 2- Charles Goddard gets around Neuman for the lead.
• Caution, Lap 9- Stephanie Barnes loops her car coming off of turn 2.
• Caution, Lap 12- Bobby Joe Rippey spins Goddard battling for first. Rippey is sent to the rear of the field, Matt Barnes is the new leader.
• Lap 19- CJ Adams gets around Matt Barnes for the lead.
• Caution, Lap 19- Matt Barnes' rear bumper is lying in turn 4. Barnes was put back to his position at the helm.
  
• Caution, lap 20- Barnes and Adams get together battling for the lead. Adams spins.
• On the restart, Neuman gets around Barnes.
• Lap 23- Goddard passes Neuman for the lead.
• Lap 24- Goddard and Rippey crash battling for the lead.
• Matt Barnes is able to slip through the melee to take the victory.

Final Results:
1. Matt Barnes
2. Jeremy Neuman
3. Gene Holt
4. Charles Goddard
5. Bobby Joe Rippey


Legends Pro/Masters:

• David Moyes pulls to a lead on the start.
• Lap 2- James Fowlkes gets around Moyes for the lead.
• Caution, Lap 3- Moyes spins in turn 2.
• Lap 4- Josh Berry gets around Fowlkes for the lead.
• Lap 8- Tyler Cordell gets around Berry for the lead.

Final Results:
1. Tyler Cordell
2. Josh Berry
3. Brandon Summers
4. James Fowlkes
5. Kenny Summers


Legends Semi-Pro/ Young Guns:

• Officials didn't like the start, so another attempt will be made.
• A second start has been aborted and the pole sitter Nic Gill is sent to the rear.
• Cody Fernett jumps to the lead from the start.
• Caution, Lap 11- CJ Tuck spins on the exit of turn 4.
• Lap 13- Gill and Fernett make contact racing for the lead, Tucker Wingo slips by to take the point.
• Wingo is able to hold on to take the victory.

Final Results:
1. Tucker Wingo
2. Ross Rollings
3. Cody Fernett
4. CJ Tuck
5. Michael Bolden

Dwarf Cars:

• Greg Gresham jumps to the lead from the pole.
• Lap 8- Ricky McIllwain moves into the top 3 after starting at the rear of the field.
• Caution, Lap 11- Brad Gresham spins coming off turn 4.
• Caution, Lap 15- Brad Gresham spins coming off turn 4.
• Lap 16- McIllwain passes Greg Gresham for the lead.
• McIllwain cruises to an easy victory.

Final Results:
1. Ricky McIllwain
2. Greg Gresham
3. Tim Lunn
4. David Ring
5. Chris Crutcher

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

Fairgrounds Speedwat Qualifying Results

Supertrucks:
* Stacey Crain, Terry Hayes, and Tommy Climer all had their times disallowed for being too low in post-qualifying inspection.

1. Bobby Buttrey 20.926
2. Daniel Bolden 21.106
3. Blake Williams 21.185
4. Clint Crowell 21.274
5. Kyle Fletcher 21.295
6. Jason Adams 22.042
7. Stacey Crain DQ
8. Terry Hayes DQ
9. Tommy Climer DQ

Inversion: 2

Late Models:

1. Joseph Meyer 19.470
2. Daniel Pope 19.477
3. Chevy White 19.479
4. Mark Day 19.528
5. Travis Trotter 19.560
6. Sterling Marlin 19.715
7. Mark Montgomery 19.944
8. Tommy Joe Martins 19.987
9. TW Fisher 19.992
10. Chuck Tuck 20.028
11. Simon Yates 20.174

Inversion: 4

Travis Trotter talks about racing Mark Day

Fairgrounds Speedway Pre-Qualifying Notes

It's a sweltering day at the Fairgrounds Speedway, but that hasn't stopped racers from turning out for the night's action!

• Sterling Marlin, Tommy Joe Martins, and Chuck Tuck are infrequent competetors that are on hand to race in tonight's Late Model feature.