GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING OCT. 30-NOV. 6, 2008

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What’s up with the O’Reilly Southern All Stars dirt touring series?
Last week’s newsletter, sent to their Huntsville email addresses, was
returned undeliverable, and the phone number on the website has been
disconnected. Friends at Dixie’s Saturday show told us changes were
coming at OSAS.
We got the update from Kelley Carlton, who’s now the General Manager,
via phone Monday. He’s been generally running the series in recent
years.
The Series is 27 years old, and is now being run by Carlton and his
staff from his office in Woodruff, SC (near Spartanburg). Lynn Acklin,
of Huntsville, who was helping with PR, scheduling, and operations, is
taking an early retirement. Series founder B.J. Parker continues to
help with the Top Tracks crate engine series, co-owned with Dixie’s
Micky Swims. The owners of the Southern All Stars are David Miller and
Charles Roberts.
Carlton also has a personal promotion and race management firm, KELCAR
MotorSports, which provides staff and tech men for non-OSAS races on a
contract basis, including Talladega’s Ice Bowl for the past nine years.
The firm also does promotion for drivers and race teams, and his posts
on the racing forums, as Flagone, are a reliable and factual news
source. His full time job is EMS Paramedic Training.
Carlton says no big changes are coming. They will have the 2009
schedule done before the December’s PRI Show, and it will include 28-30
shows. They are hoping to add more Friday shows, giving race teams
morre Friday-Saturday combinations. Some of these Friday shows will
only pay $4000 to win, making them more affordable to promoters. Two
new tracks in GA and VA may join the schedule.
The season will open again at Golden Isles and the Super Bowl of
Racing, with at least two sanctioned shows (and maybe all four nights).
The tire rules, which caused so much controversy for the UMP
sanctioning body last winter, will be the usual OSAS rule: open hoosier
tires.
Brad York’s great all-late model show, which opened the season at
Lavonia last March, is on the schedule. It included OSAS, Fastrak, and
limited LMs.
To increase the car count, SAS will offer a performance bonus, paying
$500 extra per race to the Top Five in points if they have perfect
attendance.
Rules will remain the same, including the fan favorite double-file
restarts. Keeping the interests of the drivers, teams, fans, and
promoters balanced is one of Carlton’s jobs, and he doesn’t think
inverting part of the starting grid, after qualifying, would be wise.
O’REILLY SOUTHERN ALL STAR POINT STANDINGS 10/06/08
2008 DRIVERS NAME TOTAL
1 IVEDENT LLOYD JR 1626
2 JASON FITZGERALD ® 1496
3 DEREK ELLIS ® 1402
4 ANTHONY HILL® 986
5 STACY HOLMES 772
6 DION DEASON 680
7 RANDY WEAVER 652
8 DILLON WOOD ® 648
9 JIMMY OWENS 582
10 TRAVIS PENNINGTON ® 562
11 RONNIE JOHNSON 548
12 CASEY ROBERTS 534
13 CHRIS MADDEN 518
One of the strengths of the series is car counts. At the recent
Talladega Short Track race, 25 started the feature, and 19 others
missed out. In 2008, five races paid $10,000 to win, two $7500 to win
shows were rained out, and 18 paid $5000 or $5400 to win. 18 different
drivers won SAS races.
The Series has run 22 shows in 2008, with two remaining:
Nov. 9 – Cherokee Speedway – Gaffney, SC – $10,000 to win – Blue-Gray
100
Nov. 15 – Cleveland Speedway – Cleveland, TN – $5000 to win – The
Gobbler
Last year, Ivedent Lloyd of Ocala , FL, won his first career O’Reilly
Southern All Star Racing Series Championship. The five-time National
Late Model Series Champion bested three time runner-up Mark Vineyard by
just twenty-six points, which was the second closest margin of victory
in OSAS history. Lloyd had seven top five and seventeen top ten
finishes. Lloyd was held winless on the season but did pick up a
Southern All Stars East Twin Twenty victory at Golden Isles Speedway as
well as a pair of Fast Time Awards. Lloyd saw many of the venues he
competed at for the very first time when he pulled through the gates.
Lloyd has already won a race in 2008, and has almost clinched the
points championship, worth $10,000, leading by 130 points with one race
remaining. Winning a race is worth 100 points.
OSAS has inducted four into their Hall of Fame:
2005 – B.J. Parker – OSAS Founder
2005 – Joe Lee Johnson – Cleveland Speedway Owner
2006 – Don Hester – Inaugural OSAS Champion
2007 – Jerry Inmon – 1984 OSAS Champion
Pictures at: http://www.southern-allstars.com/osas/halloffame.htm
Carlton has also been running the O’Reilly Southern All Stars East
series, which is co-owned by Ritchie Lewis and Cherokee Speedway owner
Lennie Buff. There haven’t been schedule conflicts in the past between
SAS and SAS-East.
In 2008 SAS-East had 13 races, with five paying $3000 to win, seven
paying $4000 to win, and one paying $10,000 to win. Two other $10,000
to win shows were cancelled due to rain and the gas shortage. Chris
Madden won seven of the races, and Casey Roberts, of Toccoa, repeated
as the points champion. Madden had missed the first race of the season,
but was second in points, 1118-1116. Photos from the SAS-East season
have been posted at
http://www.trackforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95722
http://www.southern-allstars.com

—- schedule —-

(please send us any additions or updates)

Oct. 31 (Fri.) Boyd’s off this week

Nov. 1 Nashville Fairgrounds CRA Super Series & ASA Southeast Asphalt
Tour
http://www.asasoutheast.com/

Nov. 1 Lanier’s Awards Banquet http://www.lanierspeedway.com/

Nov. 1 Oglethorpe Champions Banquet http://www.ospracing.net

Nov. 1 South Georgia regular show – new start time 7:00 p.m.
http://www.racesgmp.com

Nov. 7 (Fri.) Boyd’s Super Late Models $5000 to win.

Nov. 7 (Fri.) Talladega Short Track Awards Banquet, Oxford Civic Ctr.
www.talladegashorttrack.com

Nov. 7-9 Peach State World Crown Weekend

Nov. 8 (Sat.) North Georgia phone 423-400-9956

Nov. 8 South GA racers reunion at site of Valdosta’s old Thunderbowl
Speedway

Nov. 8 Swainsboro Points banquet www.swainsbororaceway.com

Nov. 8 Screven GA State Outlaw Championships Super LMS $2500 to win
plus six locals divs. www.screvenmotorspeedway.com

Nov. 8 West Georgia sportsman race $1000.00 to win, per their
website.

Nov. 13-14-15 Travelers Rest (SC) Speedway Grass Roots Nationals Event
Enduros/Street Stocks $4000 to win

Nov. 14 (Fri.) Atlanta Motor Speedway Legends Winter Flury
http://www.legendsofga.com

Nov. 15 Golden Isles. Natl. Late Model Series $3000 to win, O’Reilly
ASCS Sprint Cars, plus local classes. www.goldenislesspeedway.com

Nov. 15 South Georgia 2nd Southern Slam, Super Stock,Hobbie Stock,
Pure Stock, and Wildones (+ Race ‘em, Wreck ‘em Demo Derby)
www.racesgmp.com

Nov. 16 (Sun.) Lavonia 2008 Awards, and 2009 rules meeting, 2:00 at
the track

Nov. 21-22 Watermelon Capital USCS Sprint cars

Nov. 21-22-23 South Georgia CRA Super Series Southern Slam + Late
Models, Pure Stocks, Wildones, Race-Em Wreck-Em, Powder Puff, Hobbies,
and Super Stocks http://www.racesgmp.com

Nov. 22 Waycross Topless 100 late models + local divs.
http://www.wayxspeedway.com

Nov. 28-29 Toccoa 2nd Annual Legends of Racing + Southeastern Late
Model Sportsman Series http://www.toccoaspeedway.info

Nov. 28-29 Swainsboro Turkey 100 for crate LMs $5,000 to win. Racing
in all divisions with large purses www.swainsbororaceway.com

Nov. 29 Lanier Asphalt Outlaws and Gamblers Show, Legends
http://www.legendsofga.com http://www.lanierspeedway.com/

Nov. 29 Golden Isles. Fall ENDURO CLASSIC & Racing Swap Shop Trade
Show. www.goldenislesspeedway.com

Dec. 4-7 Five Flags (FL) Snowflake (Sat. pro LMs 7:00 p.m.) and
Snowball Derby (Sun. super LMs 2:00 p.m.)

Dec. 6 Waycross Awards Banquet. http://www.wayxspeedway.com

Dec. 6 Watermelon Capital Legends http://www.legendsofga.com

Dec. 7 (Sun.) GARHOFA Christmas Party and Toys for Tots Collection, at
Austell American Legion 2:00. RSVP by Dec. 1. $15
http://www.garhofa.org/

Dec. 13 Atlanta Motor Speedway road course Legends Winter Flury
http://www.legendsofga.com

Jan. 1-4 Talladega Short Track ICE BOWL $6000 to win.
www.talladegashorttrack.com

Jan. 3 Watermelon Capital Legends http://www.legendsofga.com

Jan. 4-11, 2009 15th Annual “Cruise with the Champions”
http://www.jakeknowles.com/cruise/

Jan. 10-11 Lanier Ice Cold Shriner Bowl & Legends
http://www.legendsofga.com http://www.lanierspeedway.com/

Jan. 17 Atlanta Motor Speedway road course Legends Winter Flury
http://www.legendsofga.com

Jan. 31 Atlanta Motor Speedway road course Legends Winter Flury
http://www.legendsofga.com

Feb. 21 Atlanta Motor Speedway Legends Winter Flury
http://www.legendsofga.com

Feb. 28 Watermelon Capital Legends http://www.legendsofga.com

Mar. 7 Atlanta Motor Speedway Legends Winter Flury
http://www.legendsofga.com

Mar. 8 Atlanta Motor Speedway Kobalt Tools 500

Mar. 14 Golden Isles Speedway 1st Annual United Dirt Late Model
Challenge Series Georgia State Late Model Championship
www.uniteddirtlatemodels.com

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National 100 – $30,000 to win / $1,000 to start for Super Late Models,
at East Alabama Sunday. These drivers are officially pre-entered:
Scott Bloomquist
Chris Madden
Brady Smith
Casey Roberts
Jason McBride
Dewayne Johnson
Glenn Brewer
Dana Eiland
Travis Pennington
Dennis Franklin
Jeff Fortner
James Ward
Gar Dixon
Brian Birkhofer
Ray Cook
William Thomas
Ivedent Lloyd
Vic Hill
Jakes Knowles
Clint Smith
Jack Pennington
Dennie Hale
Steven Endicott
Dennis Erb, Jr.
Tony Knowles
Aaron Ridley
Dale Groves
Mike Nasworthy
The track is across the river from Columbus, GA. Some of these
entries are racing Sat. night in Charlotte in the WoO Finals, and will
try to make the National 100 by entering Sunday’s consis. Chris
Madden won last year.
34th Annual National 100 – October 31 – November 2
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
< Friday, October 31st
Gates Open – Noon / 7pm – Practice All Divisions, Heat Races Modified,
4-Cylinder & Cruiser
Halloween activities planned for Friday night October 31. For the
children attending the National 100 we will have trick or treating and
a costume contest.
< Saturday, November 1st
Gates Open – 8am / Practice – 10am / Time Trials In Sportsman & Crate
Late Model
6:30pm Time Trials In Late Model, Heat Races In Late Model, Super
Street, Hobby & Bomber
Last Chance Races & Feature Races In Modified, 4-Cylinder & Cruiser
< Sunday, November 2nd
Gates Open – 9am / Consolation Races – 10am, Feature Races – Noon
(Eastern Time)
www.eamsdirt.com

Six former winners of the famed All American 400 event at the Music
City Motorplex at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN, top the list of 45
early entries for the Adam Petty Memorial All American 400 and the CRA
200-lap event for super LMs Saturday.
Among the former winners is Jason Hogan, of Cleveland, GA, who will
also run in the ASA Southeast Series 200 lap race the same day.
Another driver with GA connections is Bill Elliott Development Driver
Mitch Cobb.
The list of pro late model series champions coming to “Music City”
includes ASA Midwest Tour Champion Dan Fredrickson, ASA Late Model
South Series Champion Jimmy Lang, ASA Late Model North Series Champion
Eddie Hoffman, ASA SAT Regional Champions Stephan McCurley and Preston
Peltier, as well as Lanier Nat’l Speedway’s Super Six Champion Paul
Kelley.
Friday, Oct. 31, teams will practice beginning at 3pm, and there will
be a concert at 6:30 pm followed by All American qualifying beginning
at 7pm. Last Chance Races will be held after qualifying. Saturday,
Nov. 1, there will be an on track autograph session beginning at
11:30am. The 200 lap ASA Southeast event starts at 1:00 p.m., followed
by the 200 lap CRA Super Series event.
www.musiccitymotorplex.com www.craracing.net.

Georgia Auto Racing Hall of Fame
Dawsonville, Georgia
10/24/2008
2008 Inductees:
Jack Jackson, Conyers, Ga. – driver
Sam McQuagg, Columbus, Ga. – driver
Wilbur Rakestraw, Dallas, Ga. – driver
Charlie Padgett, Canton, Ga. – driver
Randy Payne, Rome, Ga. – driver
Dub Smith, deceased – car owner
Bill Gazaway, deceased – official
Mike Swims, deceased – promoter
Joe Cawley sent 10 pictures from the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
last weekend, and they’re posted at our new web picture page:
http://groups.google.com/group/georgia-stock-car-racing/web

The Intl. Motorsports Hall of Fame, at Talladega’s big track, will
induct Atlantan Raymond Parks April 23. Parks was an early car owner in
NASCAR. The other inductees are J.C. Agajanian, Donnie Allison, Jerry
Cook, and Bud Moore.

Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., who started seventh, finished
third in Sanford Goddard’s Warrior house car at Wednesday night’s
Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers at
The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Shane Clanton, of Locust Grove, made a steady march forward from the
21st starting spot to fifth in the RSD Enterprises Rocket. Clint Smith
of Senoia, was eighth.
Chris Madden won – his fourth at the track and his fourth WoO win.
Four NASCAR drivers – Ryan Newman, Ken Schrader, David Gilliland and
Jason Leffler – climbed behind the wheel of dirt Late Models for the
Showdown. Schrader, who fields his own dirt Late Model in many events
every season, was the only stock-car standout to qualify for the
A-Main, finishing 12th. Newman escaped injury when he rode out a wild
flip on the opening lap of the first B-Main.
Saturday’s final, with both late models and winged sprints, will be
shown live on SPEED TV 8:00-11:00 p.m. Other taped dirt races will be
shown from 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmleedy…7608460110325/
http://www.erikgrigsbyphotos.com

John Wes Townley, age 18, of Watkinsville, will be racing in NASCAR’s
Nationwide Series full time in 2009 with the Robby Benton team and
sponsorship from Zaxby’s Chicken Restaurants. Townley’s father is a
co-founder of Zaxby’s and CFO of Zaxby’s Franchising.
In 2008, Townley has run six Craftsman Truck races for Rousch Racing,
starting as high as second at Tallageda, but two 18th places finishes
are his best. He drove Benton’s Nationwide car at Dover (engine
failure) and Charlotte (crash).
Townley ran the ARCA schedule, finishing sixth in the last race at
Toledo, and seventh in final 2008 points. In June, he was second in a
late model show at Lanier – his best finish to date in 2008.
Benton is a former driver, with seven NASCAR Truck and Busch starts in
2002-3.
Upcoming Events for John Wes Townley:
• NASCAR Nationwide Series at Texas Motor Speedway, November 1st
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Phoenix International Speedway,
November 7th
• NASCAR Nationwide Series at Phoenix International Raceway, November
8th
• World Crown for Late Models at Peach State Speedway, November 9th
• NASCAR Nationwide Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, November 15th
• Snowball Derby for Super Late Models, December 7th
(Thanks to Rick Minter) http://www.racing-reference.info
http://www.robbybenton.com http://www.teamrab.com

On 4m.net, “nathan1012” has posted the websites of 50 dirt late model
series. We’ve copied his list: www.georgiastockcarracing.com

The Rules for Lanier Speedway’s Enduro Race start with “Anybody not
having fun will be immediately disqualified and belittled by the crowd.
Remember that this division is for fun and entertainment of the
spectators.”
It’s part of the Nov. 29 Asphalt Outlaws and Gamblers Show.
http://www.lanierspeedway.com/

Lanier’s Awards Banquet is Saturday at The Georgia Mountain Center!
Meet & Greet 5:30pm-6:30pm – Banquet starts @ 6:30pm
Great food, fun & music! Tickets: 770-967-8600, ask for Liz.
2008 Lanier Points Champions
Pro Late Model – Shawn Simpson
Super Trucks – Paul Antley
Open Wheel Modified – Joey Love
Sportsman – Bryan Jones
Street Stocks – Mike Childers
Semi Pro Legends – Austin Hill
Pro Legends – Will Prance
Master Legends – Lamar Adams
Young Guns – Cody Garland
Bandits – Kason Plott
Lanier’s Ice Cold Shriner Bowl is Jan. 10-11, with a bonfire and
camping Sat. night.
http://www.lanierspeedway.com/

The 2008 race season will come to an end at Anderson (SC) Motor
Speedway this Sunday, with a 100 lap Renegades feature, the Thomas
Concrete Fall Brawl, highlighting the race card.  The Renegades event
will feature 100 laps of green flag racing action.  This special event
will pay $2,000 to the winner and Custom Dish Satellite has posted a
halfway-leader bonus for the car leading at the 50 lap mark.
A full afternoon of racing will lead up to the Renegades Fall Brawl. 
Six divisions of local stock car competition will fill the race card. 
Double Points are being awarded in each division (with the exception of
the Renegades, which ended on September 27th) which promises a fight
for the championship title in several AMS divisions and bonus money has
been posted in several of the AMS competing divisions, including the B
Mini division which is paying $500 to win sponsored by Baron Tire Co;
Upstate Truck & Equipment; Johnson Racing Engines; Holcombe Racing
Engines.  Aaron’s Sales & Lease is sponsoring the Legends feature
paying $500 to win.  Porter’s RV Sales of Easley has offered bonus
money in the BM Modified division.  
  Saturday is Fan Appreciation Day which means that all fans can come
out and watch practice and heat races for FREE.  Gates open at Noon.

Screven has the Ga. State Outlaw Championships next Sat. (Nov. 8),
with some high paying races – and admission will only be $10.
Super Late Model — $ 2,500 (30 Laps) topless optional
Limited Late Models — $1,200 (25 Laps)
Moonrunners – $ 500 (20 Laps)
Mini Stock – $ 500 (20 Laps)
Pure Stock V8 – $ 300 (20 Laps)
Road Warrior V8, V6 $ 300 (20 Laps)
Renegade 4 $ 300 (20 Laps)
Plus 6 Ft. 8th Annual Ga.state Outlaw Trophy To All Division Winners.
RICK ESCHELMEN, VOICE OF THE WoO Will Be Announcing.
www.screvenmotorspeedway.com

West Georgia: the sportsman race is rescheduled to 11-08-08. $1000.00
to win, per their website.

Modoc Speedway has a $1500 To Win Crate Late Model Spook-Tacular
Saturday. Weather’s Tire Service BONUS!!!! Possible $500 – $250 to Fast
Qualifier, and If that Fast Qualifier Wins that Driver gets an
additional $250.
Plus Racing in Limited Sportsman (Hobby), Super Street, Stock V-8, and
Super Stock 4 with regular payout, plus action in Road Warrior, Extreme
4, and Young Guns with $20 entry fee and 100 % payback.
http://www.modocspeedway.com/
http://www.trackforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96025

Oglethorpe’s 11 Annual Showdown in Savannah winners – Late Models -
Bobby Oglesby; Street/Super Street – Robert Diekemper; Pure Stocks
(Fri) – Dan Douglas; Pure Stocks (Sat) – Buster Kleckley; Mini Stocks -
Timmy Thompson; 440’s (Fri) Andrew Smith; 440’s (Sat) Brian Balcom.
Next up: Champion’s Banquet on Sat., Nov. 1
Winter go-kart series starts Sat., Nov. 15.
Showdown in Savannah photos:
http://www.carlsonracephotos.com/gal…lery2/main.php
http://www.ospracing.net

Jimmy Kay, of Taylorsville, GA, was the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series Track Champion at Fort Payne Motor Speedway. That has
earned him, and 149 others, an invitation to the 3rd Annual Fall
Nationals that will be held at Columbus (MS) Speedway Nov. 28-29.

The 2009 Lavonia Speedway Rules Meeting will be held at the Lavonia
Speedway on Sunday Nov,16th @ 2pm. The 2008 Points Awards will be given
out at this meeting.

Wesley English & Crew got the Latemodel win at the Hartwell Speedway
Sat., following a win at Travelers Rest Speedway last week.

The dirt racing calendar:
11-2/3 The National 100 $30K @ EAMS
10-28/11-01the Outlaw World Finals in Charlotte 4 day show now 5 $10K
races
11-01 Clarksville Speedway $3k
11-8 Pike County $3K
11-8 Duck River $3K
11-9 Cherokee $10k

With the passing of legendaries Marshall Mann, Skip Carey and Al
Ciraldo, and the retirements of Pete Van Wieren and Larry Munson, Dixie
Speedway announcer Johnny Clark has probably become the senior sports
announcer in Georgia.
He’s still backed up, occasionally, by Jimmy Mosteller, who turned 82
Sunday.

Dixie’s Bill Elliott 50 lapper, $5000 to win:
SLM Feature:
#25 Shane Clanton
#M1 Dale McDowell
#44 Chris Madden
#44 Clint Smith
#53 Ray Cook
#201 Billy Ogle Jr
#F9 Frank Ingram
#00 Johnny Chastain
#77 Tim Day
#26 Tony Knowles
#3 Luther Jenkins
NASCAR 25 lapper:
1 – Schrader (driving a Clint Smith GRT)
2 – Stewart (driving track champ Ricky Williams’ car)
3 – Blaney (driving Dale McDowell car)
4 – Gilleland (?)
5 – Kahne (driving an Elliott car)
6 – Elliott
7 – Everham
This was just a novelty race, enjoyed by many (who left afterwards).
After ten laps, they inverted the field, putting Schrader on the pole
(after he had a mysterious car failure, sending him to the rear), just
prior to the inversion.
Children’s Health Care of Atlanta hopefully gets a lot of money. They
sold out 300 autograph party tickets at $30 each.
Sunday on the NASCAR show, Elliott said “we’re not going to let Kenny
play with us any more.”
The race appears to have been a “curse” for the participants. At
Atlanta’s NASCAR show Sunday, the racers did poorly. Stewart was 17th,
Gilliland 27th, Kahne 33rd, Schrader 35th, Elliott 38th, and Blaney
41st.
Pics from Bill Elliot 50 @ Dixie Speedway now posted @
http://mikessportsimages.com/

Dixie is still one of the great dirt tracks, and some visitors posted
comments on http://www.trackforums.com
“Man my first time ever making it out to Dixie Speedway and I would
just like to say thank you for such a good show. I packed up the truck
and left about 4:30 from Greenville, but it was worth it. Your track
looked wonderful from my perspective. Pretty good weather, just a
little cold. This facility is a beautiful facility. I would like to say
thank you to everyone that made this one possible and I hope to make it
back again next season.”
“We agree. We made the drive from Spartanburg and enjoyed every minute
of it. We will definitely make this trip next year!”
“i hope to get down there next year for a big race or regular show”

Golden Isles Showdown on the Coast, with the Natl. Late Model Series:
pos car# Driver
1 2 RAMBO FRANKLIN
2 M14 IVEDENT LLOYD
3 5W MARK WHITENER
4 22B BRANDON CAMERON
5 3 JIMMY LEE DAVIS
6 7 JASON FITZGERALD
7 47 TYLER IVEY
8 4 JEREMY FAIRCLOTH
9 27 JEFF FORTNER
10 26 DILLION WOOD
11 46 DARRELL PADGETT
12 81 DAVID WHITENER
13 T2 TERRY LUMLEY
14 00 RUSSELL BROWN JR
15 25 SKIP PANNELL
16 10 ADAM GILES
17 48 ROBERT DIEKEMPER
18 5C JOHNNY COLLINS
19 45 DWAYNE JOHNSON
20 15 JEFF HENRY
21 5L MICHAEL LLOYD
22 1 SHANE WILLIAMS
23 12 HUNTER PATRICK
24 07 DAVID CLEGG
25 C2 CALE SIMONS
26 6 CLAY BEDENBAUGH

—- TV —-

Oct. 30 (Thurs.) Sports South ASA Southeast at Lanier 4:00
Nov. 1 (Sat.) SPEED Live WoO Sprint cars & LMs at Charlotte
8:00-11:00 p.m.
(other taped dirt races 4:00-8:00 p.m.)
Nov. 5 (Wed.) ASA Southeast at The ‘Melon 7:00 pm
Nov. 6 (Thurs.) ASA Southeast at The ‘Melon 4:00 pm

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series SPEED Channel Broadcasts:
12/06/08, 3:00pm EST- East Bay, Florida
12/13/08, 3:00pm EST- Golden Isles, Georgia
12/20/08, 3:00pm EST- KC Raceway, Ohio
01/03/09, 7:30pm EST- Wheatland, Missouri
01/10/09, 7:30pm EST- Talladega, Alabama
01/31/09, 7:30pm EST- Columbus, Mississippi
02/14/09, 7:30pm EST- Tri City, Illinois
02/21/09, 7:30pm EST- Florence, Kentucky
02/28/09, 7:30pm EST- Batesville, Arkansas
03/07/09, 7:30pm EST- Bardstown, Kentucky
03/14/09, 7:30pm EST- Brownstown, Indiana
03/28/09, 7:30pm EST- Rome, Georgia
TBD (but after 04/11/09), TBD – 1 Hour Dixie Special
TBD (but after 04/11/09), TBD – 1 Hour Best of Season 2008 Special
www.lucasdirt.com/broadcasts.php

Dirt late model racer Dale McDowell, of Chickamanga, and Herman, Rusty
& Sanford Goddard, owners of Knoxville, TN, based Goddard Performance
Parts, the Manufacturers of Warrior late model chassis, have committed
to a joint venture to develop and manufacture the latest in late model
technology chassis and components.
Dale’s role will include two distinct facets. First, he will be
driving the Warrior house car creating hands on test opportunities for
the development of new design chassis and components.
Second, Dale will team with Goddard Performance Parts to provide
personal design and technical expertise toward continual development of
a new McDowell-Warrior chasis. This chassis will be available for sale
for the 2009 race season. Participation in this program will access the
customer to select race track test sessions with personal attention
provided by Dale and the rest of the Warrior technical crew.
www.goddardwarrior.net

No track in GA communicates more or better with their race teams and
fans than The Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele. Owner Marvin
Ragan, announcer Billy Bob, and track manager Eddie McDonald use the
website’s Forum to make announcers, answer questions, and keep the
people informed.
As the season ends, Ragan has posted this:
“Many Thanks to everyone for your support of W.C.S. this year. This
has been a tough year for many people and I know many of you supported
the track when it would have been much easier to just stay at home and
wait for the economy to get better.
“Hopefully when the 2009 racing season comes around, our country will
have rebounded from its problems and everything will be back to normal
or at least headed in the right direction.
“I also want to give a special “Thanks” to all the track workers this
year. They did a great job and many times we, including myself, fail to
give them credit for their dedication and hard work for such little
pay. Everyone was at the top of their game Saturday night and it really
showed with the season ending with some great racing in record time.
“We will schedule our annual awards banquet within the next few days
and notify everyone of the date. Hopefully we can have a good turnout
and close out the year on a high note.”

Toccoa Speedway “2008″ Points Champions
< Super Latemodel
1. #03 …….Randy Nichols
2. #75 …….Joey McCoy
3. #USA1… Doug English
4. #11 …….Ricky Harvey
5. #a1 …….Jimmy Ivester
< Limited Latemodel
1. #c5 ……Melvin English
2. #16w ….Wesley English
3. #06 ……Matt Pruitt
4. #c187 …David McCoy
5. #1 …….David Conley
< Crate Latemodel
1. #22n ..Clayton Turner
2. #24 ….Ryan Bryson
3. #10 ….Crandall Turner
4. #55 ….Steve Richardson
5. #11 …Derrick Harvey
< Hobby
1. #9 …..Bobby Hill
2. #4c …Terry Calhoun
3. #98 ….Lee Heaton
4. #37…. David Grogan
5. #2 …..Todd Misitano
< Street Enduro
1. #18 …Joe Caples
2. #71 …Nick Sellers
3. #1 …..Sammy Calhoun
4. #12 …Daniel Wilson
5. #77 …Tracy Addison
< Stock 4Cyl
1. #j14 ..Justin Lord
2. #07… Bobby Boshears
3. #03 …Randy Boshears
4. #44 …Terry Baxter
5. #9jr …Nicholas Baxter
< Bomber
1. #7 …Wayne Beck
2. #71… Richard Sanford
3. #9…..Jessie Smith
4. #93… Mitchell Cooper
5. #7b… Nicky Thurmond
(Thanks to Richard Pearson)

BOYD’s SPEEDWAY Cancelled last week due to cold and rainy weather.
Next Race is an unsanctioned $5,000. to-WIN / 50 Laps for super late
modles, presented by MidNight Oil Racing Fuels, FRI., Nov. 7.
No races OCT. 31st – ya’ll go trick or treating.

Golden Isles Speedway promoter Frankie Lloyd has confirmed that the
UDLMCS will be at GIS for the 1st Annual United Dirt Late Model
Challenge Series Georgia State Late Model Championship on March 14,
2009. Maybe even bigger news for drivers and car owners is that the
race will be paying $10,000 to the winner.
United Dirt Late Models will again present the 2009 Annual Bill Mishoe
Memorial at Golden Isles. The 2008 race was a big success and 2009
promises to be even bigger. www.uniteddirtlatemodels.com

The Allen Turner Snowflake 100 headlines the activities on Saturday,
Dec. 6th, as the Pro Late Models will take to Five Flags (FL) for their
time trials and the 100-green-flag-lap feature.  The last-chance
qualifying race for the Snowball Derby Saturday night will set the
field for Sunday’s main event for the Super Late Models.
  The 41st Annual Snowball Derby is scheduled to take the green flag at
2pm CT at Five Flags Speedway on Sun., Dec. 7.
www.snowballderby.com

“World Crown Has Legendary History At Peach State” by Brandon Reed now
posted at www.georgiastockcarracing.com
It’s long, but loaded with great info.

Clint King took his Pro Challenge Chevrolet to victory lane in the
twin 25-lap, non-points events at Orlando Friday night, then swept
Saturday’s qualifying and the 50-lap race.  King led every circuit from
green-to-checker for the 13-year-old’s ninth victory of the year.  It
also lengthened his point lead with only one race remaining on the
schedule. Kyle Plott, of Marietta, was second in the Orlando SpeedWorld
race.
The fourth and final round of the 2008 Pro Challenge Playoff, November
9th at Peach State Speedway in Georgia, will determine the series’
National Champion and the Rookie of the Year.  King leads Wilson by 132
heading to Peach State.  Wilson is 83 tallies ahead of his closest ROY
contender, Trevor Edwards, who sits third in National Points.
www.prochallengeseries.com

Justin South chose a dramatic way to pick up his first win of the
season at Birmingham International Raceway on Sunday — complete with a
crash across the finish line that brought crew members, fans, and
police onto the track.
South, who drove in the ARCA Series last year, battled Hueytown car
dealer Ken McFarland for the last 20 laps of the 200-lap World Classic
late model race. The two cars were door-to-door and bumper-to-bumper as
McFarland tried to pass South on the inside.
On the final lap South got squeezed into the concrete wall in the
backstretch with McFarland underneath him, lifting the right side of
South’s Petty blue No. 43 off the track.
South stayed on the throttle, caught McFarland coming out of the final
turn and tagged him from behind, sending both cars in a spinning wreck
across the finish line.
BIR officials had to resort to a video replay from the Bright House TV
crew filming the race to determine that McFarland actually pushed South
sideways across the finish line.
A wild scene then erupted around the two wrecked cars in front of the
grandstand as crew members and fans converged and exchanged some angry
words and police officers came out to keep things from getting out of
hand.
“I was centimeters off the the wall,” South said of the incident on
the backstretch. “I knew I was tore up so i just didn’t let off” on the
throttle. “I led so many laps I wasn’t about to let it get away from me
in the last corner,” he said.
McFarland, who won the season championship after dominating most of
the races this year, said he didn’t know if he put South into the wall
but that he “didn’t intentionally do anything.”
McFarland said he wasn’t sure whether he’ll race next year. “I’m 45
years old,” he said. “I have to go home all winter and think about what
I’m going to do.”
Seventeen late models started the season-ending race at BIR. By the
end only a few finished in one piece.
The open-wheel modified race was won by Dustin Knowles, of Trussvile,
a student at Jacksonville State University who also won the season
championship. Knowles dominated the race. Gary Nix finished second.
200-lap World Classic
Finish/driver/number
1. Justin South (43)
2. Ken McFarland (14)
3. Chase Oliver (5)
4. John Bolen (2)
5. Josh Hamner (4)
6. Josh Belter (16)
7. Blake Ferguson (07)
8. Roger Cain (28)
9. Clint Folson (11)
10. Andy Antinoro (29)
11. Lee Hansard (31)
12. Michael Scoby (95)
13. Chris Serio (3)
14. Dennis Reno Jr. (x2)
15. Chase Knox (4)
16. Gary Nix (41)
17. Sandy Howton (44)
Lots of pictures at:
http://blog.al.com/blogoftomorrow/2008/10/
justin_south_wins_world_classi.html

The ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour hashanded out penalties and fines from
a late-race incident at Watermelon Capital Speedway Oct. 18, in an
interest to maintain the integrity of short track racing and
competition within the series:
< Jay Middleton – Driver of the number 74 Late Model
Will be on probation for the next two ASA SAT events
Will lose 25 championship points for actions detrimental to stock car
racing
Will be fined an undisclosed amount of money if probation is violated
 < Taylor Satterfield – Driver of the number 40 Late Model
Will be on probation for the next three ASA SAT events
Will lose 25 championship points for actions detrimental to stock car
racing
Will be fined an undisclosed amount of money if probation is violated
 < Scott Middleton – Owner of the number 74 Late Model
Has been fined an undisclosed amount of money  
Will be on probation for the next three ASA SAT events
Will be denied access from all the competition areas if probation is
violated
 < Matthew Edward – Owner of the number 40 Late Model
Will be on probation for the next two ASA SAT events
Will be fined an undisclosed amount of money if probation is violated
Will be denied access from all the competition areas if probation is
violated
  All probations begin with the next ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour event
at the Music City Motorplex on November 1st. 

The 2009 schedule for the ASA South Late Model Series includes two
shows at Senoia, and stops at South Georgia and The ‘Melon. Another
tentative GA date, hopefully Lanier or Peach State, is possible. The
season for both ASA South and ASA North end in July, and the ASA
Challenge Series runs six combined shows over the next four months.
ASA South Late Model Series 2009 Schedule:
March 14th Charlotte County Speedway Punta Gorda, FL
March 21st TBA Florida
March 28th South Georgia Motorsports Park Cecil, GA
April 4th New Senoia Speedway Senoia, GA
April 11th TBA Georgia
April 18th TBA North Carolina
May 9th Watermelon Capitol Speedway Cordele, GA
May 30th New Senoia Speedway Senoia, GA
June 6th TBA Florida
July 4th Charlotte County Speedway Punta Gorda, FL
.
ASA Challenge Late Model Series 2009 Schedule:
August 1st Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN
August 15th TBA Nashville, TN
September 12th Gateway International Raceway Madison, IL
September 19th Iowa Speedway Newton, IA
October 10th La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway West Salem, WI
November 14th Memphis Motorsports Park Memphis, TN
www.asalatemodelssouth.com,

Feature Winners in the Legends and Bandos at AMS Saturday::
Bandits: Kason Plott
Young Guns: Evan Bell
Outlaws: Garrett Smithley
Chargers: Chad Finchum
Semi-Pro: Currie Pierce
Masters: Jeff Haynie
Pro: Billy Fulson
Roadsters: Skip Nichols
Chad Finchum, already the 2008 INEX Bandolero Young Gun National
Champion at the age of 14, scored his first-ever INEX-sanctioned
Legends Car victory in the Chargers class. He’ll be racing in the Pro
Challenge race at Peach State’s World Crown Weekend.
Currie Pierce drove to a big win in the 20-lap Legends car semi-pro
feature. Pierce, a 16-year-old from Griffin, started second, took the
lead on lap 3, and led the remainder of the distance. His Curry’s
Collision No. 16 team will compete this weekend at Anderson Motor
Speedway in a special $500-to-win event.
Next event at Atlanta Motor Speedway will be Winter Flurry Race #1 on
Friday, November 14th.

A Dying Man’s Five Racing Wishes… If I Were Dying, That Is.
The Voice of Vito · Vito Pugliese in Frontstretch.com
1 – The return of Rockingham and North Wilkesboro to the schedule:
2 – Racing stock cars as cars that are stock:
3 – Mark Martin wins a Sprint Cup Championship:
4 – Kurt and Kyle Busch get into a fight with Kevin Harvick and Tony
Stewart:
5 – The MRN crew calls the race on television:
Details at http://www.frontstretch.com/vpugliese/21242/

The Mark Brooks Memorial Black’s Tire American 200 Presented by Food
King will decide the Hooters Pro Cup points championship, with Benny
Gordon leading Mark McFarland by 27 points. It’s 200 laps at
Rockingham, with a total purse of $150,000. Thisyear, Gordon has won
six times, and McFarland three.

Promotion ideas: Trackchaser Ed Esser reports from Thunderbird
Speedway in Crandall, TX. This track uses the yellow/green in the
races where the race goes on but the yellow light is turned on with
the green to indicate a single car spin or slowing and then turned out
when he clears the track or gets back up to speed.
Esser also sent this good idea from the Cajun Indoor Kart Nationals in
Gonzales LA: All the features were 20 laps or 20 minutes.

Promotion ideas: Just added for Friday night will be a Glow in the
Dark Motorcycle Jump by Robbie Knievel, along with some other Halloween
entertainment. Pits open on Saturday, November 1st at 8:30am, there
will be an on track autograph session beginning at 11:30am, the Adam
Petty Memorial All American 400 event will begin at 1pm with the 200
lap ASA Southeast event, which will be followed by the 200 lap CRA
Super Series event. More information on the event is available at
www.musiccitymotoplex.com.
  On Friday the CRA web site will have updates of all the practice
times and qualifying results as well as the Last Chance race results to
complete the line-up for the 200 lap CRA event with the All American
400. On Saturday the web site will have the results of the 200 lap CRA
All American 400 event. Visit the CRA web site at www.craracing.net to
get more information on CRA or to get the At The Track Web Updates this
weekend

Promotion ideas: Andy Granatelli and his Hurricane Racing Association
ran regular weekly events at Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) up into the
60s, and that’s where the infamous fake accident story comes in. It’s
well chronicled in Andy’s book, “They Call Me Mr. 500,” which I read
many years ago but I don’t have it on hand anymore. We’re working from
memory here.
This was a promotional stunt which, I think, doubled the size of their
crowd for the next week. It was all staged, of course, part of Andy’s
outside the box thinking. He even paid an extra $50 if a driver rolled
one over.
On this particular night, the alleged accident occurred right in front
of the crowd (obviously, the late Bob Harmon also learned from Andy
Granatelli). The ambulance rolls onto the track, the driver is
extricated from the vehicle, placed on a gurney, and then put in the
ambulance, presumably for transport to the nearest hospital. However,
the attendant doesn’t secure the rear doors to the ambulance, and when
it pulls away from the scene, the gurney rolls out and starts rolling
down the track by itself.
Meanwhile, the field has been given the green flag in anticipation of
the ambulance being off the track by the next lap, and they come
roaring out of the turn to see this gurney rolling down the
straightaway in front of them. Cars swerve to the left and right,
barely missing the gurney. My memory is a little hazy from that
point—either the ambulance crew retrieved it, or somebody ran over it.
The drivers were in on the caper, of course, and by the time the
gurney rolled out of the ambulance, there was a mannequin on it instead
of the driver. I’m not sure how many heart attacks there were in the
crowd before they managed to explain what had really happened, but I am
sure that no promoter since Andy Granatelli has had the cojones to try
that since then. (reported by John Potts in The Frontstretch -
http://www.frontstretch.com/jpotts/21160/

Promotion ideas: Our first ever Greenville Pickens Speedway
‘promotion’ book (we called it a memory book last year) was a big hit
and helped many drivers in their sponsorship search in ‘08. A brand new
2009 version is coming your way and will be available for drivers/teams
sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It will include some
powerful images of GPS by Roger Moore, the Greenville News’ Richard
Shiro, and our own FAN CAM photographers. Sponsors will get the feel of
GP coming off our biggest season ever in 2008…something is working
well at GP as fans are opting for the best in upstate affordable family
entertainment close to home….and they need to be a PART OF IT!!
The cost this year is $30 per book, and we’re taking orders in the GPS
front office. The hard bound volume contains the best pictures of the
year and lays out for your potential sponsors the excitement that is
GPS and the reason they need to be involved here in 2009. It also
outlines the GPS PARTNERSHIP DEAL which gives drivers who bring on
sponsors added value and benefit by engaging those newly involved
sponsors in our GPS marketing mix..including billboards, radio, program
and PA time. This cutting edge program was outlined in SPEEDWAY
ILLUSTRATED as GP is one of the first if not the first track in the
nation to offer this program to its drivers and race teams.
This is a powerful presentation and if you’re serious about
sponsorship…then this is the way to go.

The Rolling Thunder Awards Dinner is Sunday, and all fans, drivers,
and families are invited! The event starts with Sunday Dinner at about
1:30 and the awards will be presented at about 3 PM. Cost is $12.50
including tax, tip and drink.
The latest Rolling Thunder TV Show is on the web site at
www.rollingthundertv.info . The Radio show is Thursday night at 8 PM on
WCON FM 99.3 in Cornelia. You’ll be able to catch the radio show on the
web site by Friday afternoon!

Travelers Rest (SC) Speedway will be running their Grass Roots
Nationals Event on Nov. 13-14-15. Hartwell / Lavonia / and Toccoa
Speedway Enduro Cars will be legal for this event (with the possible
addition of weight and a 1/2 inch spacer so you can run a required
restrictor plate). This Event is paying $4,000 to win.
Super Street Stock V8 (Renegade and Stock 8): $4000.00 to win
GM Performance: 3000.00 to win
Limited: 1200.00 to win
Super Stock 4: 1000.00 to win
Street Stock 4: 1000.00 to win
Pure Stock: 400.00 to win
Young Guns: 400.00 to win

COCHRAN SPEEDWAY CROWNS 2008 POINTS CHAMPS IN SEASON FINALE
By: Pastor Todd Shearin
Saturday marked the end to the regular season of racing at Cochran
Speedway, with the exception of the annual Allen Sparks Memorial race
Thanksgiving weekend.
In the late model division Dennis McDaniel raced to his second
consecutive championship.McDaniel and the DMD racing team were
consistent throughout the year and with a 3rd place finish in the
finale. Polesitter Stevie Jones bested a 12 car field by leading every
lap.
Ricky Burgamy took the sportsman crown in dominating fashion by
winning the final race. Burgamy took the Fatbaby Racing entry to
victory by starting on pole and walking away from the field.Eric
Baggett was able to challenge momentarily on several restarts but
Burgamy was just too strong.
In perhaps the closest battle,the pure stock title was on the line
with a mere 6 point separation between leader Scooter Smith and Eric
Register. Everything seemed to fall into place for Smith as he would
win the race and nail down the title. Register had a great night
finishing 3rd behind Channon Crabb but came up just a little short on
points in the end.
In cadet action, Darryl Dunn took the race win by leading every lap
but it was Dustin Miller taking the points title for the second year in
a row.Miller and Kyle Conyer have battled all year but Miller was able
to win the crown with a strong 2nd place finish ahead of late model
regular Mitch Fulford. Miller who is a college student at Georgia
Southern Univ., and a very nice young man raced hard logging several
wins in the regular season.
James Blount took the road warrior win.The championship went to James
Tucker who has been a hard racer all year.Tucker has won several times
in what has to be one of the most difficult of all cases to win in. A
very sweet young lady, Renee Dixon, was in the hunt for the title all
year.
I also want to let all of you know that Mrs.Frankie Young suffered a
heart attack in the stands Sat.night. She is a member of my church and
I along with her family were with her Sat.night-Sun.morning at the
hospital.It looks as if she will recover but keep her in your prayers.
< LATE MODELS
1-Stevie Jones
2-Keith Edge
3-Dennis McDaniel
4-Allen Rowland
5-Shannon Moye
< SPORTSMAN
1-Ricky Burgamy
2-Eric Baggett
3-Brian Waters
4-Ricky Brantley
5-Dustin Newell
< PURE STOCK
1-Scott Smith
2-Channon Crabb
3-Eric Register
4-Kim Floyd
5-Jason Floyd
< CADET
1-Darryl Dunn
2-Dustin Miller
3-Mitch Fulford
4-Kyle Conyer
5-Ryan Evans
< ROAD WARRIOR
1-James Blount
2-James Tucker
3-Tyler Carlson
4-Renee Dixon
5-Stephen Darden

Golden Isles Speedway, in Brunswick, will host the fifth Super Bowl of
Racing Jan. 28-31, 2009, with a practice day Jan. 27.
Wed., Jan. 28: Super Late Models $5000 to win, plus National Late
Model Series $3000 to win, adm. $25
Thurs., Jan. 29: Super Late Models $7500 to win, plus National Late
Model Series $3000 to win, adm. $30
Fri., Jan. 30: Southern All Stars Super Late Models $10,000 to win,
plus National Late Model Series $3000 to win, adm. $30
Sat., Jan. 31: Southern All Stars Super Late Models $12,000 to win,
plus National Late Model Series $3000 to win, plus extra 25-lap
feature, with $5000 to win, $1000 to start, for Top Ten in points from
all four nights. adm. $35
Last January’s tire controversy has led to a “Hoosier Open Tire” rule
in 2009.
Reserved seats, on the top row, are $5 extra each night.
http://www.goldenislesspeedway.com