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MAY 26, 2007 BARKHOUSER LATE MODELS
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SAM ARD 150
Barker
Makes It Five In A Row At South Boston Speedway
SOUTH
BOSTON, VA…..Adam Barker continues to be virtually unstoppable at South
Boston Speedway. Barker,
from Hurt, Va. outran 2005 South Boston Speedway and NASCAR Weekly Series
national champion Peyton Sellers of Danville, Va. in a two-lap shootout
following the race’s final caution period to win the Sam Ard 150 NASCAR
Late Model Stock Car race here Saturday night at South Boston Speedway. The
win was Barker’s fifth win in a row here in the Barkhouser Late Model
Stock Car Division. Barker’s win coupled with a third-place finish by
Wayne Ramsey of Amherst, Va. allowed Barker to extend his points lead over
Ramsey in the track points standings to an unofficial six point margin. Sellers,
driving a Chevrolet painted to resemble the No. 00 Thomas Brothers County
Hams Oldsmobiles formerly driven by Ard, the 1982 South Boston Speedway
NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division and two-time NASCAR Busch Series
champion, attempted to make a run at Barker in the final two-lap shootout
but fell about three car lengths shy. Ramsey
finished third in a Ford with David Triplett Jr, of Timberlake, N.C.
edging Owen Miller of Emporia, Va. in the closing laps to take fourth
place. Greg
Edwards of Poquoson, Va., Eddie Johnson of Midlothian, Va., Jonathan
Bailey of Keysville, Va., rounded out the top eight finishers, all of whom
finished on the lead lap. Scott Turlington of Richmond, Va. and John Brown
rounded out the top ten finishers. Barker
averaged 47.608 mph in the race that was slowed by five caution periods. Saturday
night’s Sam Ard 150 was a tribute to and benefit event for Ard who is
recovering from injuries sustained in a recent ATV accident and has been
stricken with Alzheimer’s Disease. Ard’s wife has been victimized by
an eye disorder and the family has been facing tough circumstances in
recent years. The
speedway donated $2 from each adult general admission ticket sold for the
race to the Ard family. Ard’s
son, Robert Ard, was in attendance at the event. Also attending the event
was former South Boston Speedway and NASCAR Weekly Series national
champion, Barry Beggarly of Pelham, N.C. Willis
Edges Pembleton In Limited Sportsman Division Race Danny
Willis Jr. of Cluster Springs, Va. scored his second win of the season
here in the 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division race and did it the hard
way. Willis
and Pembleton locked horns in a two-lap dash to the finish that followed
the last of the race’s three caution periods and came off of the fourth
turn on the final lap side-by-side. The
cars driven by the two drivers banged sides at least three times coming to
the checkered flag with Willis getting the nose of his Pontiac about a
foot in front of Pembleton’s Chevrolet as they hit the finish line. Lee
Pulliam of Semora, N.C., Charles Barnes of Chase City, Va. and division
points leader and defending division champion Bruce Anderson of South
Boston, Va. rounded out the top five finishers. Milam
Wins Pure Stock Division Race Jarrett
Milam of Ringgold, Va. edged Joey Throckmorton of Scottsburg, Va. by a car
length in a two-lap dash to the finish that followed the race’s final
caution period to win the 30-lap race for the Budweiser Pure Stock
Division. The
win was Milam’s third in a row and came after Milam had dropped to third
place early in the race and had rallied back to win in the closing laps. Milam
led only one lap of the race – that being the final circuit. Defending
division champion Chuck Watkins of Stem, N.C. finished third with William
Ridgeway of Burlington, N.C. and Keith Langston of Pittsboro, N.C. rounded
out the top five finishers. Donnie
Lacks Wins Southern Vintage Modified Race Donnie
Lacks of Lynchburg, Va. picked up his first win at South Boston Speedway
in Saturday night’s 25-lap race for the Southern Vintage Modified
Division. His
brother, Daryl Lacks of Lynchburg, finished second with Rodney Cook of
Reidsville, N.C. finishing third, Randy Smith of Bassett, Va. finishing
fourth and Ricky Seay rounding out the top five finishers. Arthur
Wins INEX Legends Cars Series Race Brad
Arthur of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. started on the pole and led all the way in
winning the 25-lap INEX Legends Cars Series race. Cameron Patrick of
Williamsburg, Va. and Addison Rogers of Winchester, Va. finished second
and third respectively.
Kevin Yeatts of Powhatan, Va. and Brad Hancock of Newport News, Va.
rounded out the top five finishers. NASCAR
Grand National Division Busch East Series June 2 Racing
action will return to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, June 2,
with one of the track’s bigger events of the season – the South Boston
150. The
South Boston150 will mark the first ever visit of the NASCAR Grand
National Division, Busch East Series to South Boston Speedway with the
series’ competitors set to compete in a 150-lap race carrying $112,234
in posted awards. Along
with the NASCAR Busch East Series race, there will be a 110-lap race for
South Boston Speedway’s Barkhouser Late Model Stock Car Division and a
race for the winged MACKA Karts. Advance
adult general admission tickets are priced at $15 each until 5 p.m.
Friday, June 1. Tickets will be $20 for adults on race day. Youths ages
10-15 will be admitted for $10 and kids ages 9 & under will be
admitted free with a paid adult. Practice
for Busch East Series cars will go from 12 noon until 2 p.m. with Late
Model Stock car Division practice starting at 2 p.m. Grandstand
gates will open and ticket sales will start at 3 p.m. Qualifying time
trials will start at 3:30 p.m. Fan Appreciation, a time during which fans
may come down onto the track and see the cars and meet the competing
drivers, will be held from 5:45 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. The 150-lap Busch
East Series race will be the first race of the night and will get the
green flag at 7:30 p.m. For
more information about the Busch East 150 racing program 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
toll free at 1-877-440-1540.
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