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Chris Madden Captures SAS Racing Series Big Daddy 500 at Smoky Mountain Speedway

By Michael Despain, SAS Public Relations

Maryville, TN- June 15, 2013- The Southern All Star Racing Series would make its second visit of the season to Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday evening and fourth-place starting Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC would pick up the $5,000 payday in the 3rd Annual Big Daddy 500 presented by Tennessee RV Sales and Service aboard the Century Plastics/Hamrick’s of Gaffney/Hoosier Tire South/VP Racing Fuels sponsored #44 Bloomquist Race Car powered by a Clements Race Engine.

The win by Madden would complete a weekend-sweep of Southern All Star Racing Series action and marked his 41st career victory with the Southern All Star Racing Series, placing him now second on the series all-time win list.

Vic Hill would take the lead at the start of the 40 lap, $5,000 to win contest and would survive restarts after four early caution flags slowed the action, with Hill able to maintain the lead each time, with Madden, Steve Casebolt, Dale McDowell, and Tommy Kerr giving chase. McDowell would retire with mechanical issues on lap 13 ending his night and disaster would strike Hill a few laps later when his machine slowed in turn one and he pull to infield area with a hole in his radiator. This turn of events would put Madden at the point on lap 19 and Madden would hold the spot and build a comfortable lead throughout the later stages of the contest to grab the victory. Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN would take runner-up honors at the finish in the Blount Excavating Rocket, while Tommy Kerr of Maryville, TN would take the final podium spot and finish third in the Blount Excavating Rocket. Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN would roll home fourth at the finish in the Hicks and Ingle Contracting MasterSbilt, while Mark Douglas of Knoxville, TN would complete the top five in the Laney and Son Construction Rocket.

The remainder of the top ten in the 3rd Annual Big Daddy 500 presented by Tennessee RV Sales and Service would be Stacy Boles of Clinton, TN, Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN, Chad Ogle of Sevierville, TN, Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN, and Josh Henry of Newport, TN.

In other action for the evening, Adam Beeler of Knoxville, TN would make a turn two last lap pass of Mack McCarter and survive a tangle with a lapped car entering turn three, resulting in McCarter making heavy contact with the outside retaining wall along with the slower car, to take the $1,000 win in the Crate Late Model feature event. David Crabtree would end up second in the wild finish, with John Cobb, Greg Martin, and Tom Smith completing the top five. The $300 to win Street Stock main event would see Jeff McElmore survive a late race charge from Jon Cook to score another victory in the division, winning over Cook, Scott Brown, Mitchell Brown, and Bobby Davis. The Topless Modifieds would make a guest appearance and Tim Cooper of Friendsville, TN would take the win over Mike Lewis and Kevin Lewis.

It was also announced during intermission that the Southern All Star Racing Series will add another event at Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday October 26 in the form of the Treat or Treat 50 presented by NAPA Auto Parts. The event will be 50 laps in distance and pay $10,000 to the winner.

The next Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event is on Saturday June 22 and will take place at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL and will be the 2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial event paying $4,200 to win the 42 lap contest at the 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval known as “The Hornet’s Nest”.

Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546, Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.

Southern All Star Racing Series Official Summary of Results

Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, Tennessee
Round 8 of 2013 Season (June 15, 2013)
Southern All Star Racing Series Late Models

3rd Annual Big Daddy 500 presented by Tennessee RV Sales and Service A-Main Finish:
1. Chris Madden (Gray Court, SC)
2. Billy Ogle, Jr. (Knoxville, TN)
3. Tommy Kerr (Knoxville, TN)
4. Steve Casebolt (Richmond, IN)
5. Mark Douglas (Knoxville, TN)
6. Stacy Boles (Clinton, TN)
7. Mark Vineyard (Powell, TN)
8. Chad Ogle (Sevierville, TN)
9. Mike Weeks (Friendsville, TN)
10. Josh Henry (Newport, TN)
11. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)
12. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)
13. Matthew Turner (Dawsonville, GA)
14. Bobby Giffin (Maryville, TN)
15. Ellery Leake (Knoxville, TN)
16. Vic Hill (Mosheim, TN)
17. Michael Asberry (Crossville, TN)
18. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)
19. Dale McDowell (Chickamauga, GA)
20. Skip Arp (Georgetown, TN)
21. David Crabtree (Maryville, TN)
22. Bryan Hendrix (Knoxville, TN)
23. Sammie Russell (Madisonville, TN)- DNS

Yellow Flags: 5 (Lap 2, 7, 8, 12, 19)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: 2 (Hill 1-18, Madden 19-40)
Time of Race: 40 minutes, 38 seconds
White Performance.com Overall Top Qualifier: Billy Ogle 15.283
Series Provisionals: None
Entries: 23
JT Kerr Racing Equipment Hard Charger of the Race: Matthew Turner (started 22nd- finished 13th: advanced 9 positions)
AR Bodies Last Man on the Lead Lap: Mike Weeks (finished 9th)

PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdown #1 Finish: Riley Hickman, Mike Weeks, Stacy Boles, Josh Henry, Mark Rosner, Sammie Russell, David Crabtree (DNS- Skip Arp)

PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdown #2 Finish: Mark Vineyard, Chad Ogle, Bryan Hendrix, Bobby Giffin, Michael Asberry, Ellery Leake, Matthew Turner

Current Southern All Star Racing Series Top Ten Point Standings (after 6/15/2013)
1. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)-636
2. Mike Weeks (Friendsville, TN)-628
3. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)-576
4. Billy Ogle Jr. (Knoxville, TN)-562
5. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)-526
6. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)-462
7. Steve Casebolt (Richmond, IN)-432
8. Jonathan Davenport (Blairsville, GA)-372
9. Mark Vineyard (Powell, TN)-366
10. Stacy Boles (Clinton, TN)-346

Current Cruise With The Champions/DirtonDirt.com Rookie of the Year Point Standings (after 6/15/2013)
1. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)-202
2. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)-197
3. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)-153

Southern All Star Racing Series 2013 Event Winners:
#1-Jared Landers-Batesville, AR (Cherokee Speedway) March 3rd
#2-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Cleveland Speedway) March 9th
#3-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (East AL Motor Speedway) March 16th
#4-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (Smoky Mountain Speedway) March 23rd
#5-Billy Ogle Jr.-Knoxville, TN (Tazewell Speedway) April 6th
#6-Steve Casebolt (Cleveland Speedway) May 18
#7- Chris Madden (Volunteer Speedway) June 14
#8- Chris Madden (Smoky Mountain Speedway) June 15

Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:
June 22 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,200 to win 42 laps (B.J. Parker Memorial)
July 3 Wednesday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $4,000 to win 40 lap (Summer Sizzler)

2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Racing Series
*Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Racing Series
*Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Racing Series

2013 Southern All Star Racing Series Supporters Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, Intercomp Racing Systems, JT Kerr Racing Equipment, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil by Ed Lowe, The Joie of Seating, WhitePerformance.com

Crate Late Models (25 laps/$1,000 to win)- Adam Beeler, David Crabtree, John Cobb, Greg Martin, Tom Smith, Hunter Best, Robby Moses, Mack McCarter, Mark Dyer, James Kelso, Tyler Dixon, Jake Teague, Matthew Turner, Jason McCall, Rusty Webb

Street Stocks (15 laps/$300 to win)- Jeff McElmore, Jon Cook, Scott Brown, Mitchell Brown, Bobby Davis (DNS-Jeremy Hershner)

Topless Modifieds- Tim Cooper, Mike Lewis, Kevin Lewis

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SAS Rolls into Talladega Short Track for 2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial on June 22
By Michael Despain, SAS Public Relations

Huntsville, AL- June 16, 2013- The Southern All Star Racing Series will conclude the month of June with a very special event on Saturday June 22 at Talladega Short Track as the tour visits “The Hornet’s Nest” for the 2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial, which will be 42 laps in distance and pay the winner $4,200 for their efforts at the historic 1/3 semi-banked red clay oval racing facility promoted by Alfred Gurley and Lynn Phillips. The number 42 is being used for lap distance and money in honor of the late Mr. Parker’s race car number during his driving days on the short tracks in the Southeast.

The race is held in memory of the late B.J. Parker, who passed away April 4, 2011. Mr. Parker was the founder of the Southern All Star Racing Series and was a teacher and mentor for many racers, track promoters, and track officials of today. Parker was also selected to the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2002. After hanging up his helmet, Parker became a pioneer in the promotion end of racing and began by operating the Dixie Speedway in Midfield, AL back in 1967. He would organize the always-popular Southern All Star Racing Series Late Model group in 1983 and would continue until selling the sanctioning group in 2004. Throughout the years, most every top Dirt Late Model driver in the country has competed with the Southern All Star Racing Series, which is a true testament to its late founder. B.J. Parker was 78 at the time of his passing.

The Southern All Star Racing Series event at Talladega Short Track on Saturday June 22 will feature a complete program of practice, A-B Group Time Trials, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns, and will conclude with the 42 lap, $4,200 to win 2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial Southern All Star Racing Series A-Main. Joining the Southern All Star Racing Series in action at Talladega Short Track will be all other local racing divisions at the track.

The visit by the Southern All Star Racing Series to Talladega Short Track will mark the series first official visit of 2013, as the May 4 event that was to coincide with NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend was rained out. The Southern All Star Racing Series has previously contested 83 events at Talladega Short Track, with those races producing 39 different event winners. Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN is the all-time SAS Racing Series winner at TST with ten victories, while Mike Head of Ellenwood, GA has garnered six tour wins at TST, while Mark Mears of Decatur, AL, Danny Peoples of Margaret, AL, and Ted Lackey of Munford, AL each have five series victories at the track better known as “The Hornet’s Nest”. Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN is the defending race winner of the B.J. Parker Memorial event.

Among those expected from the Southern All Star Racing Series stable of drivers include series points leader Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN, Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN, Jason Hiett of Oxford, AL, Mark Rosner of Rockford, TN, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA, Bret Holmes of Munford, AL, Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN, Hunter Peacock of Gray, GA, Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN, Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, and Bo Shirley of Gadsden, AL, along with a strong array of talented local and regional racing stars such as Dylan Ames of Harvest, AL, Brandon Kinzer of Allen, KY, William Thomas of Phenix City, AL, Tim Roszell of Anniston, AL, Danny Peoples of Margaret, AL, Jason Wilson of Gadsden, AL, 2013 Ice Bowl champion Ross Martin of Talladega, AL, Todd Watson, of Childersburg, AL, Dillon Crim of Eastaboga, AL, Tim Busha of Boaz, AL, Logan Yates of Lineville, AL, plus many more are expected. The tour has presented six events already in 2013 and saw five different drivers visit victory with the series this season.

Activities for the Southern All Star Racing Series 2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial at Talladega Short Track on Saturday June 22 will see the pit area and general admission open at 5:00 p.m., The drivers meeting will be at 6:00 p.m., with practice laps set to begin after the driver’s meeting, followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. All times listed are Central Daylight Time. Ticket prices for the 2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial event at Talladega in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, while a pit pass will be $30.

Southern All Star Racing Series Talladega Short Track 2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial A-Main Payout for June 22, 2013: 1st- $4,200, 2nd- $2,000, 3rd- $1,000, 4th- $750, 5th- $650, 6th- $550, 7th- $525, 8th- $500, 9th- $450, 10th- $425, 11th- $400, 12th- $350, 13th- $340, 14th- $330, 15th- $320, 16th- $310, 17th- $300, 18th- $300, 19th- $300, 20th- $300, 21st- $300, 22nd- $300, 23rd- $300, 24th- $300.

The entry fee for the June 22 event at Talladega Short Track is $100 and can be made payable to the Southern All Star Racing Series. The tire rule is exclusively Hoosier Tires and the only compounds eligible to be used are the Hoosier 1350, 1450, and 1600 compounds.

The Talladega Short Track is located at 4343 Speedway Boulevard in Eastaboga, AL 36260. Further information can be obtained by calling the Speedway office at (256) 831-1413 or by logging on to www.talladegashorttrack.com on the internet.

Further information on the Southern All Star Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546 or Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.

Current Southern All Star Racing Series Championship Points (after June 15, 2013)
1. Riley Hickman-636
2. Mike Weeks-628
3. Mark Rosner-576
4. Billy Ogle Jr.-562
5. Bret Holmes-526
6. Jason Hiett-462
7. Steve Casebolt-432
8. Jonathan Davenport-372
9. Mark Vineyard-366
10. Stacy Boles-346

DirtonDirt.com/Cruise with the Champions Current Southern All Star Racing Series Rookie of the Year Points (after May 18, 2013)
1. Mark Rosner-202
2. Bret Holmes-197
3. Jason Hiett-153

Southern All Star Racing Series Event Winners:
#1-Jared Landers-Batesville, AR (Cherokee Speedway) March 3rd
#2-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Cleveland Speedway) March 9th
#3-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (East AL Motor Speedway) March 16th
#4-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (Smoky Mountain Speedway) March 23rd
#5- Billy Ogle, Jr.-Knoxville, TN (Tazewell Speedway) April 6
#6- Steve Casebolt- Richmond, IN (Cleveland Speedway) May 18
#7-Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC (Volunteer Speedway) June 14
#8-Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC (Smoky Mountain Speedway) June 15

Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:
June 22 (Saturday)- Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL- $4,200 to win (2nd Annual B.J. Parker Memorial)
July 3 (Wednesday)- Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN- $4,000 to win (Summer Sizzler)

2013 Southern All Star Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Racing Series
*Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Racing Series
*Sunoco Race Fuels “The Official Race Fuel” of the Southern All Star Racing Series

2013 Southern All Star Racing Series Supporters/Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, Intercomp Racing Systems, JT Kerr Racing Equipment, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil by Ed Lowe, The Joie of Seating, WhitePerformance.com