LOVING
GRABS FIRST CAREER WIN
At
the beginning of last season Andrew Loving
of Harlan, KY began his first season of
dirt track racing after purchasing a winning
car from Tony Trent of Morristown. Trent
was selling the car to move up into another
class and offered his years of experience
and knowledge to the rookie driver. After
several top five finishes last year and
a couple of second place finishes this season,
Loving's fellow competitors knew it was
just a matter of time before he would find
Victory Lane. Brad davis was the fastest
qualifier and lined up beside Leonard Bray
in the feature. When the field charged into
turn one there was contact between Davis
and Bray. As those two traded paint, Loving
saw an opening and took over the point bringing
Chris Collinsworth along. The first caution
waved as the lap car of Dustin Harville
spun in front of the leaders and collected
Davis who suffrered a flat left rear tire.
On the restart it was Loving and Collinsworth
followed by Bray, Allen Holt and Tony Horton.
On lap 12 Holt eased his way into third
and on the next lap moved into second. The
most controversial call of the night came
on lap 14 as Holt got loose in turn two
as he was tracking down Loving. Holt argued
that Bray had made contact causing the spin,
yet track official deemed that Holt spun
on his own. After the restart Bray would
challenge Loving several times but the young
driver used his experience to pick up his
first career win. His number 8 Monte Carlo
is sponsored by Jean Coal Company.
Modified Street Results
1. 8 Andrew Loving
2. 17 Leonard Bray
3. 88 Brad Davis
4. 56 Tony Horton
5. 3 Tim Hatfield
6. 21 Dustin MacMurray
7. 20 Scottie Atkins
8. 77 Chris Collinsworth
9. 24 Allen Holt
10. 15 Dustin harville
11. 33 Johnny Simpson
12. 69 Nick Barnard
13. 74 Steve Wilder
With only three West Chevrolet FasTrak Crate
Late Models siging in, track officials decided
to abbreviated their feature to 12 laps
and also gave them the option of using their
qualifying time to get into the Steel Head
Late Model feature. Knoxville's Brad Hall
picked up his tenth win in a row.
West Chevrolet FasTrak Crate Late Models
Results
1. 47 Brad Hall
2. 90j Jason Trammell
3. 11 Anthony Arnwine
In
4 cylinder action, Chuck McMahan grabbed
his seventh win of the season after battling
fellow Newport drivers Cheyenne Kite and
Kurt Owens. It was the first appearance
of Owens this season in the familiar 7UP
Mustang after he dominated the class in
2007. Owens did not make it in time to draw
for position and was relegated to the rear
of the field for the feature. Kite and Bubby
Braden started on the front row yet it didn't
take long for McMahan and Owens to find
their way up front. After a furious three-way
battle for the lead, McMahan would take
over the point from Kite on lap 6 with Owens
moving into second on the next lap. McMahan's
Ford Mustang is sponsored by Southern Star
Speed Shop, Dykes Body Shop and Mr. Plumber.
4
Cylinder
1.99 Chuck McMahon
2.7Up Kurt Owens
3.K9 Cheyenne Kite
4.C23 Jamie James
5.7 Bubby Braden
6.19 Brad Pressley
7.10 David Creech
8.28 Justin james
9.007 hayston collett
10.A27 Allen Holloway
In
Steel Head Late Model action Travis Fultz
would capture his third win of the season
in his Reece Monument, Harrogate Collision,
Fultz Body Shop sponsored Dodge Charger.
Fultz started on the front row beside Jason
Trammell and would take over the lead on
lap six. Brad Hall started seventh in his
Crate Late Model and finished third.
Steel Head Late Models
1.T0 Travis Fultz
2.77 Steve Carr
3.47 Brad Hall
4.5 Anthony Burchett
5.00 Kip Pearson
6.11 Anthony Arnwine
7.XXX Josh Chesney
8.90 Jason Trammell
9.11 Robbie Buchanan
10.8 Mike Reece
11.97 Keith Chapman
12.24 Andy Wilder
13.19 Phillip Gerding
The always exciting Pure Street feature
started with Jesse Hoover and Jordan Horton
on the front row. Hoover, Horton and Josh
Brock battled for the lead for the first
seven laps with Hoover and Brock side by
side many times. Brock would take the lead
away from Hoover on lap eight and on the
next lap Hoover's night was ended as he
lost a rear axle in turn four. Steve Smith
moved up through the field and challenged
Brock for the top spot only to have his
night end with a flat tire. Brock would
hold on to win his fourth feature of the
season
Pure Street Results
1.17 Josh Brock
2.92h jordan horton
3.94 Dustin Eldridge
4.28 buster cupp
5.12 Michael Daniels
6.97 aaron guinn
7.55 Jack England
8.2 steve smith
9.3 Jesse Hoover
10.12H Travis Helton
11.29 Tater Mayes
12.15 Kurt Owens
13.27 Gary Harville
14.05 Chris Hickman
15.00 Jonathan Poore
16.XXX Ronnie Graves
17.22 Charles Davidson
18.38 Scott Gray
19.97 Clyde Overholt
20.8 Tony Eads
21.01 Luke Sharp
22.M35 Matt Tharp
23.17X Tim Stevens