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8-18-07 RESULTS: BARKHOUSER LATE MODELS
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August 17-18, 2007: 50th Anniversary Weekend
Ramsey
Scores Second Win As South Boston Speedway Caps Its 50th
Anniversary Celebration Weekend SOUTH
BOSTON, VA… Wayne Ramsey has been looking to get back into Victory Lane
here at South Boston Speedway since the first race of the season. The
Amherst, Va. resident finally got there Saturday night as he drove his
Ford to victory in the 150-lap race for the Barkhouser Late Model Stock
Car Division, the feature event of the Halifax County Tourism 150
Presented by Berry Hill Estate racing program. Saturday
night’s NASCAR racing action culminated the track’s 50th
Anniversary Celebration Weekend which began on Friday night with a 50th
Anniversary Reunion that brought together more than 100 former
competitors, car owners and racing personalities that have been a part of
South Boston Speedway’s rich history. Ramsey
took the lead from division points leader Adam Barker of Hurt, Va. on the
11th lap and never relinquished it as he drove to a 1.752
second victory over fellow Ford driver Greg Edwards of Poquoson, Va. Barker
finished third with Jonathan Bailey of Keysville, Va. finishing fourth and
Jonathan Cash of Roxboro, N.C. rounding out the top five finishers. Rodney
Cook of Reidsville, N.C. finished sixth and was the last driver to finish
on the lead lap. Eddie
Johnson of Midlothian, Va., Ronald Hill of Rougemont, N.C., Scott
Turlington of Richmond, Va. and David Triplett, Jr. of Timberlake, N.C.
rounded out the top ten finishers. They were all two laps down. Edwards,
the pole winner, Barker and Ramsey engaged in a three-way battle for the
lead early. When Ramsey broke into the top spot, the trio separated
themselves from the field and determined the outcome between them. A
caution flag on lap 63 closed up the field but Ramsey was able to pull
away from the field and secure his second win of the season. The
race featured two lead changes among three drivers with Ramsey leading the
final 140 laps. Ramsey
averaged 79.921 mph in the race that took 45 minutes and 24 seconds to
complete. Anderson
Wins Limited Sportsman Race Limited
Sportsman Division points leader Bruce Anderson of South Boston, Va. added
to his points lead Saturday night as he drove to his 11th win
of the season in the 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division race. Anderson
led only lap, taking the lead from pole winner Lee Pulliam of Semora, N.C.
on the final lap and edging Pulliam by a car length and third-place
finisher Danny Willis Jr. of Cluster Springs, Va. by about three car
lengths. Anderson’s
margin of victory over Pulliam was .172 second. Willis was about three car
lengths or .449 second behind at the finish. Tommy
Peregoy of Red Oak, Va. finished fourth and Brian Pembleton of Amelia, Va.
rounded out the top five finishers.
Throckmorton
Takes Pure Stock Win Joey Throckmorton of Scottsburg, Va. took the lead on the sixth lap and drove to victory in the 30-lap race for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division. Justin
Tucker of Elon, N.C. crossed the finish line in second place but was
disqualified after his car failed to pass a post-race inspection by track
NASCAR officials. Courtney
Crosby of Scottsburg, Va. was elevated to second place with William
Ridgeway of Burlington, N.C., Mark Francisco of Halifax, Va. and Joe
Allred of Scottsburg, Va. rounding out the top five finishers.
Other
Action Eddie Capps of Sutherlin, Va. led all the way and won the 30-lap race for the Grand Stock Division. Troy Dowdy of Rustburg, Va., Lee Anderson of Gladys, Va. Ray Ellington, Va. of Madison Heights, Va. and Bennie Franklin of Rustburg, Va. rounded out the top five finishers. Randy Smith of Bassett, Va. started on the pole and led all the way in winning the 25-lap race for the Southern Vintage Modified Racing Association. Donnie Lacks of Lynchburg, Va. and Rodney Cook of Reidsville, N.C. finished second and third respectively. Hendrick
Wins 50th Anniversary Reunion Match Race South
Boston Speedway’s 50th anniversary celebration kicked off
Friday night with a Four Champions Match race featuring former South
Boston Speedway NASCAR track champions Barry Beggarly of Pelham, N.C.,
David Blankenship of Mosely, Va., Wayne Patterson of Amelia, Va. and Roy
Hendrick of Richmond, Va. The
four champions competed in an eight-lap race driving cars provided by
competitors in the Legendary Ford Flathead Racing Association. Hendrick,
the track’s first NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Division champion, scored
a flag-to-flag win with Blankenship, Beggarly and Patterson trailing in
order.
Blair
Wins Legendary Ford Flatheads Racing Assoc. Race Following
the Four Champions Match Race, the competitors of the Legendary Ford
Flatheads Racing Association raced in a 20-lap event. Sixty-eight-year-old
Bill Blair of Thomasville, N.C. won the event with Tom Corns of
Kernersville, N.C. finishing second, about three car lengths back. Randy
Apple of Reidsville, N.C. took third place with Jerry King of Burlington,
N.C. and Jack Hale of Franklin rounding out the top five finishers. Hale,
while finishing fifth overall, was the top finisher in the Sportsman
division.
Next
Race At South Boston Speedway After
three consecutive weekends of racing, South Boston Speedway will be idle
on Saturday night, August 24. NASCAR
racing action will return to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night,
September 1, with the GCR 150. The
GCR 150 will be five-race program highlighted by a 150-lap race for the
Barkhouser Late Model Stock Car Division. Races for the Limited Sportsman
Division, the Budweiser Pure Stock Division and the regional touring
Southern Vintage Modified Racing Series are also scheduled. The
GCR 150 race day schedule calls for practice from 2:15 p.m. until 3:45
p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m., qualifying time trials start at
5:15 p.m. and the first race starts at 7 p.m. South
Boston Speedway’s Early Bird Special admission of $8 for adults will be
in effect until 6:30 p.m. with admission being $10 after that. Youths ages
10-15 will be admitted for $5. Kids ages nine and under will be admitted
free. For
more information about the GCR 150 or South Boston Speedway’s 50th
anniversary season, visit the speedway’s website at www.southbostonspeedway.com
or telephone the speedway at 434-572-4947 or 1-877-440-1540. FROM:
South Boston Speedway Media Operations Office
Phone: (434) 572-4947 or 1-877-440-1540 E-Mail:
info@southbostonspeedway.com
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