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SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES PR#21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cook captures $5,200 Southern All Star ‘Scott Sexton Memorial’ victory at Volunteer Speedway

By Robert Walden
Volunteer Speedway - Media/Public Relations

BULLS GAP, Tenn. (June 13, 2015) — The Southern All Star Racing Series visited Volunteer Speedway on Saturday night for the third annual Scott Sexton Memorial, with Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., and Brad Neat of Dunnville, Ky., respectively having won the first two events.

Ray Cook of Murphy, N.C., wrote his name in the record book with an impressive run to capture the $5,200 victory in a race honoring one of East Tennessee’s all-time best behind the wheel of a dirt Super Late Model. The 46-year-old Sexton, from Pigeon Forge and widely known around racing as “Superman” who ended his legendary career just shy of 200 victories, passed away on January 10, 2013 after a seven year health battle.

The top eight from Southern All Star Racing Series White Performance/Schaeffer’s Oil group qualifying were locked into the 52-lap main event, with David Payne fastest in Group A at 13.266 seconds and Mark Douglas quickest in Group B and also overall with a time of 13.178.

PPM Racing Products heat races determined the remainder of the starting field, with Skylar Marlar winning the first heat and Dillon Tidmore taking the checkered flag in the second heat.

Douglas jumped out to the lead over Cook, Payne, Jason Welshan and Roger Best at start. But quickly making a move forward from his eighth starting position was Donald McIntosh, as he got around both Cory Hedgecock and Ryan King to ride in the sixth spot. Racing off the fourth turn on lap 12, McIntosh passed Best to take over fifth.

While Cook was putting the heat on Douglas wanting the lead, behind them action was intense between Payne, Welshan, McIntosh and Best, as you could throw a blanket over the top six in the running order. Payne dropped to the inside of Cook trying to wrestle second away on lap 17, but Cook held him off.

Meanwhile McIntosh and Welshan were battling side-by-side for the fourth spot, with McIntosh taking the position on lap 20 racing off the fourth turn. With the front-running group of Douglas, Cook, Payne, McIntosh and Welshan right together as they worked slower traffic, just behind them in the sixth and seventh spots were Best and Vic Hill.

The hard-charging McIntosh passed Payne to take away third on lap 21 racing off the second corner down the backstretch. The event’s only caution waved on lap 33 when Josh Henry slowed on the track.

Douglas was all alone out front for the restart, with Cook and McIntosh double-file behind him. Back under green, Douglas led Cook and McIntosh. But the “Tarheel Tiger” Cook, driving the A+ Moving & Storage Co./Tommy Pope Construction/Jay Dickens Racing Engines/Performance Rod & Custom/VP Racing Fuels/Schaeffer’s Racing Oil/Old Man’s Garage/Collins Signs/American Racer South/Integra Racing Shocks/K&N Performance Filters/No. 53 Capital Race Cars, was on the prowl right on the leader’s back bumper.

With cars battling two- and at times three-wide around the high banks, racing into the third turn Cook rolled in deep above Douglas and throttled-up to make the pass for the lead between turns three and four on lap 36. Once out front Cook would go on to record the victory, while all eyes were focused on Douglas and McIntosh on the final lap as they raced side-by-side, with McIntosh barely edging Douglas for the runner-up spot at the start-finish line. Finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, were Welshan and Payne. This was Ray Cook’s 13th career Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series win.

Completing the top 10 finishers were Hill, Best, Marlar, Mark Dotson and Mark Vineyard.
Southern All-Star Dirt Racing Series

Showing Finish Position, Starting Position In Parentheses, Driver Name, Car Number, Hometown, Earnings

*** Results Official ***

1. (3) Ray Cook #53-Brasstown, NC $5,200 2. (8) Donald McIntosh #7-Dawsonville, GA $2,500 3. (2) Mark Douglas #52D-Knoxville, TN $1,500 4. (4) Jason Welshan #29-Maryville, TN $1,000 5. (1) David Payne #8-Murphy, NC $800 6. (11) Vic Hill #1-Mosheim, TN $600 7. (6) Roger Best #007-Louisville, TN $575 8. (9) Skylar Marlar #11-Winfield, TN $550 9. (12) Mark Dotson #85-Cameron, MO $525 10. (14) Mark Vineyard #4-Powell, TN $500 11. (13) Jensen Ford #83-Jonesborough, TN $450 12. (20) Riley Hickman #r1-Ooltewah, TN $425 13. (5) Ryan King #30-Seymour, TN $420 14. (16) Ellery Leake #34-Knoxville, TN $415 15. (19) Bobby Mays #25-Jonesborough, TN $410 16. (11) Dillon Tidmore #38-Glencoe, AL $405 17. (15) Chad Ogle #10-Sevierville, TN $400 18. (17) Jeff Wolfenbarger #28-Clinton, TN $400 19. (7) Cory Hedgecock #23-Loudon, TN $400 20. (21) Josh Henry #70-Newport, TN $400 21. (18) Dale Ball #2-Johnson City, TN $400 22. (22) Dusty Carver #9-Englewood, TN $400

WHITE PERFORMANCE/SCHAEFFER OIL FAST-TIME: Mark Douglas 13.178 PPM RACING PRODCUTS HEAT RACE #1: Skylar Marlar PPM RACING PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #2: Dillon Tidmore AR BODIES LAST CAR LEAD LAP: Riley Hickman COR SUSPENSION 10TH PLACE FINISHER: Mark Vineyard

Lynn Acklin - General Manager: 256-924-4546 www.sasdirt.com

SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS;1.Riley Hickman 520; 2.Dillon Tidmore 418; 3.Randy Weaver 400; 4.Todd Morrow 388; 5.Skylar Marlar 264; 6.Chris Wilson 262; 7.Chris Madden 250; 8.Mike Marlar 190; 9.Casey Roberts 186; 10..Jason Hiett 174;

UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:
June 20th Talladega Short Track—Eastaboga, AL-$4,200 B J Parker Memorial July 17-18th Magnolia Motor Speedway-Columbus, MS-$10,000 Governors Cup

2015 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:

*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series

2015 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Butlerbuilt Racing Seats, COR Suspensions, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, , MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil by Ed Lowe, The Joie of Seating, WhitePerformance.com

-Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series -P.O. Box 189-Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334-

Chevrolet Performance Parts is the Title Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Sunoco Race Fuel is the Official Race Fuel of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. AR Bodies is an Official Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Cruise With The Champions is an Official Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2014 are Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, KRC Power Steering, David Smith Carburetors, Kinser Air Filters, Shorty’s Shock Service, and CrateInsider.Com.

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