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Ray Cook Wins Night Two of SAS Racing Series Georgia Madness at Needmore Speedway

Norman Park, GA-August 10, 2013- The Southern All Star Racing Series made its first-ever appearance at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA on Saturday evening to complete the SAS Racing Series Georgia Madness weekend doubleheader and Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC would score the $4,000 victory aboard his A Plus Moving and Storage/Walker Trucking/Keyser Manufacturing/PPM Racing Products/VP Racing Fuel sponsored #53 MasterSbilt Race Car which is powered by a Jay Dickens Race Engine.

The victory by the 42 year old Cook was his second Southern All Star Racing Series victory of 2013 and 12th overall for his career in SAS Racing Series competition. Cook’s previous win this season came in July at Cleveland Speedway.

Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. of Ocala, FL and Ray Cook would bring the field to the green flag in the 40 lap main event that would be slowed by only one caution on lap 2. Cook would jump to the race lead immediately and build a comfortable lead throughout the middle portions of the event, but Lloyd would mount a late race charge over the final few circuits of the contest, but would come up short and take runner-up honors for the second straight event. William Thomas of Phenix City, AL would take the checkered flag in the third position, while series points leader Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN and Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL would complete the top five in the final rundown.

The remainder of the top ten finishers in the Georgia Madness Night Two event would be Jordy Nipper of Gray, GA, Bret Holmes of Munford, AL, Kelly Walker of Moultrie, GA, Mark Rosner of Rockford, TN, and Russell Brown of Valdosta, GA.

The next Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event is on Saturday August 17 at Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN. The event is the annual Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial contest and will pay $4,000 to win and $300 to start.

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

Needmore Speedway/Norman Park, GA
Round 15 of 2013 Season (August 10, 2013) Southern All Star Racing Series Late Models

Georgia Madness Night Two A-Main Finish:
1.         Ray Cook- Brasstown, NC
2.         Ivedent Lloyd, Jr.- Ocala, FL
3.         William Thomas- Phenix City, AL
4.         Riley Hickman- Chattanooga, TN
5.         Joseph Joiner- Milton, FL
6.         Jordy Nipper- Gray, GA
7.         Bret Holmes- Munford, AL
8.         Kelly Walker- Moultrie, GA
9.         Mark Rosner- Rockford, TN
10.       Russell Brown- Valdosta, GA
11.       Lavon Sloan- Mountrie, GA
12.       Stacey Roberts- Sylvester, GA
DNS- Casey Barrow- Savannah, GA
DNS- Rhett Carter- Blackshear, GA

Yellow Flags: 1 (Lap 2)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: 1 (Cook 1-40)
Time of Race:
White Performance.com Overall Top Qualifier: Ivedent Lloyd, Jr.
Series Provisionals: None
Entries: 14
JT Kerr Racing Equipment Hard Charger of the Race: Kelly Walker (started 10th- finished 8th:    advanced 2 positions)
AR Bodies Last Man on the Lead Lap: Bret Holmes (finished 7th)

PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdown #1: Not Contested

PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdown #2: Not Contested

Current Southern All Star Racing Series Top Ten Point Standings (after 8/10/2013) 1. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)-1,198 2. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)- 1,058 3. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)- 1,048 4. Mike Weeks (Friendsville, TN)- 978 5. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)- 834 6. Billy Ogle, Jr. (Knoxville, TN)- 662 7. William Thomas (Phenix City, AL)- 612 8. Ray Cook (Brasstown, NC)- 564 9. Steve Casebolt (Richmond, IN)- 522 10. Randy Weaver (Crossville, TN)- 500

Current Cruise With The Champions/DirtonDirt.com Rookie of the Year Point Standings (after 8/10/2013) 1. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)- 375 2. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)- 373 3. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)-257

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
#9- Randy Weaver (Talladega Short Track) June 22
#10- Ray Cook (Cleveland Speedway) July 13
#11- Chris Wall (Magnolia Motor Speedway) July 20
#12- William Thomas (Talladega Short Track) July 27
#13- Billy Ogle, Jr. (Volunteer Speedway) August 3
#14- Casey Barrow (Albany Motor Speedway) August 9
#15- Ray Cook (Needmore Speedway) August 10

Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:
August 17 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 to win 40 laps (Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial) September 1 Sunday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $4,400 to win 44 laps (Buddy Rogers Memorial) September 7 Saturday Green Valley Speedway/Glencoe, AL $5,000 to win 50 laps (Crimson and White 50) September 21 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 to win 40 laps (King of the Mountain)

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

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

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Casey Barrow Captures Night One of SAS Racing Series Georgia Madness at Albany Motor Speedway

By Michael Despain, SAS Public Relations

Albany, GA-August 9, 2013- The Southern All Star Racing Series made its first-ever appearance at Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA on Friday evening for the first night of the SAS Racing Series Georgia Madness weekend doubleheader and Casey Barrow of Savannah, GA would pick up the win in his Carolina Performance/Custom Paint and Body/Thomas Clarke Performance sponsored #98 MasterSbilt Race Car, powered by a Clements Race Engine.

The victory for Barrow, 26 years of age, was the second Southern All Star Racing Series victory of his career, with his previous series victory coming in November of 2009 at Sylvania, GA. Barrow’s victory made him the tenth different winner with the Southern All Star Racing Series through fourteen events so far in 2013.

Casey Barrow would take the lead at the start of the 40 lap Georgia Madness and would never surrender the top spot over the course of the event that would be slowed by three caution periods along the way. Fourth place starter Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. of Ocala, FL would make a late race charge in an attempt to rundown Barrow for the top spot, but would have to settle for runner-up honors. Tyler Ivey of Tallahassee, FL would run second for most of the first half of the event before settling for third position in the final rundown. William Thomas of Phenix City, AL would finish the 40 lap event in the fourth position, while overall top qualifier Joshua Joiner of Milton, FL would complete the top five in the finishing order.

The remainder of the top ten finishers in the Georgia Madness Night One event would be Russell Brown of Valdosta, GA, 12th starting Cale Simons of Columbus, GA, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, series points leader Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN, and 15th starting Kitt Sealy of Moultire, GA.

The next Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event is on Saturday August 10 at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park GA. That event is the second night of the Georgia Madness doubleheader weekend and will pay $4,000 to win and $300 to start.

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

Albany Motor Speedway/Albany, GA
Round 14 of 2013 Season (August 9, 2013)
Southern All Star Racing Series Late Models

Georgia Madness Night One A-Main Finish:
1. Casey Barrow- Savannah, GA
2. Ivedent Lloyd, Jr.- Ocala, FL
3. Tyler Ivey- Tallahassee, FL
4. William Thomas- Phenix City, AL
5. Joseph Joiner- Milton, FL
6. Russell Brown- Valdosta, GA
7. Cale Simons- Columbus, GA
8. Ray Cook- Brasstown, NC
9. Riley Hickman- Chattanooga, TN
10. Kitt Sealy- Moultrie, GA
11. Bret Holmes- Munford, AL
12. Travis Stone- Baconton, GA
13. Kelly Walker- Moultrie, GA
14. Scott Hall- Rome, GA
15. Richie Stevens- Salem, AL
16. Mark Rosner- Rockford, TN
17. Stacey Roberts- Sylvester, GA

Yellow Flags: 3 (Laps 1, 17, 18)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: 1 (Barrow 1-40)
Time of Race:
White Performance.com Overall Top Qualifier: Joseph Joiner 14.789
Series Provisionals: None
Entries: 17
JT Kerr Racing Equipment Hard Charger of the Race: Cale Simons (started 12th- finished 7th: advanced 5 positions)
AR Bodies Last Man on the Lead Lap: Travis Stone (finished 12th)

PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdown #1: Not Contested

PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdown #2: Not Contested

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
#9- Randy Weaver (Talladega Short Track)- June 22
#10- Ray Cook (Cleveland Speedway)- July 13
#11- Chris Wall (Magnolia Motor Speedway)- July 20
#12- William Thomas (Talladega Short Track)- July 27
#13- Billy Ogle, Jr. (Volunteer Speedway)- August 3
#14- Casey Barrow (Albany Motor Speedway)- August 9

Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:
August 10 Saturday Needmore Speedway/Norman Park, GA $4,000 to win 40 laps (Georgia Madness)
August 17 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 to win 40 laps (Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial)
September 1 Sunday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $4,400 to win 44 laps (Buddy Rogers Memorial)
September 7 Saturday Green Valley Speedway/Glencoe, AL $5,000 to win 50 laps (Crimson and White 50)

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

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

Cleveland Speedway Host Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial for SAS Racing Series August 17

Fayetteville, TN- August 11, 2013- After a pair of events at new venues for the tour, the Southern All Star Racing Series returns to action at a most-familiar venue on Saturday evening August 17 with the tour’s fourth visit of the season to Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN for the Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial event that will be 40 laps in distance and pay $4,000 to win and $300 to start.

The Southern All Star Racing Series event at Cleveland Speedway on Saturday August 17 will feature a complete program of practice, WhitePerformance.com A-B Group Time Trials, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns, and will conclude with the 40 lap, $4,000 to win Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial A-Main. Support divisions set to join the Southern All Star Racing Series in action at Cleveland Speedway for the Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial event include the track’s Steel Head/Limited Late Model, Crate Late Model, A-Hobby, B-Hobby, and Pony/FWD divisions.

The visit by the Southern All Star Racing Series to Cleveland Speedway on Saturday August 17 will be the tour’s fourth of five scheduled visits to the East Tennessee facility in 2013, with Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN winning the Shamrock 50 back on March 9, Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN scoring the Coca-Cola Tennessee Memorial contest back on May 18, while Ray Cook was the series most recent winner at Cleveland Speedway back on July 13 in the Stars and Stripes 40 event. The August 17 event will be the series 107th visit to the storied facility that has produced 37 different series winners, with Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA topping the winner’s list for drivers in Southern All Star Racing Series history at Cleveland Speedway with 17 victories. Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN has 7 series wins, while Clint Smith of Senoia, GA and Rex Richey of Ringgold, GA have six wins each, with Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN, Duayne Hommel of Newport, TN, and Chris Madden of Grays Court, SC each with 5 series checkered flags at Cleveland Speedway. Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN is the defending champion of this 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, Bret Holmes of Munford, AL, Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN, Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN, Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, Stacy Boles of Clinton, TN, along with a strong array of talented local and regional racing stars such as Dylan Ames of Harvest, AL, Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, Tommy Kerr of Maryville, TN, Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN, Bobby Giffin of Maryville, TN, Derek Ellis of Chatsworth, GA, Aaron Ridley of Chatsworth, GA, Michael Asberry of Crossville, TN, Bryan Hendrix of Knoxville, TN, Dusty Carver of Englewood, TN, Chris Wilson of Crossville, TN, Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN, plus many more are expected. The tour has presented fifteen so far in 2013 and has seen ten different drivers visit victory with the series this season.

Activities for the Southern All Star Racing Series Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial event at Cleveland Speedway on Saturday August 17 will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m. and general admission open at 4:00 p.m., while the drivers meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. and practice laps set to begin immediately after the drivers meeting, followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. Ticket prices for the Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial at Cleveland Speedway in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, while a pit pass will be $30.

Southern All Star Racing Series Cleveland Speedway Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial A-Main Payout for August 17, 2013: 1st- $4,000, 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 Saturday August 17 Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial event at Cleveland Speedway 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.

Cleveland Speedway is located at 2420 South Lee Highway in Cleveland, TN 37311. Directions to Cleveland Speedway are to take I-75 to the first Cleveland Exit (coming south from Knoxville, take the Third Cleveland Exit), go east (away from Fireworks Bldg.) about a mile (first exit ramp) to Hwy. 11. Turn left (back under the overpass) on Hwy. 11, and go two blocks and the is on the left. Further information can be obtained by calling the Speedway office at (423) 479-8574 or by logging on to www.clevelandspeedway.net 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.

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 Alabama 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
#9- Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Talladega Short Track) June 22
#10- Ray Cook-Brasstown, NC (Cleveland Speedway) July 13
#11- Chris Wall-Springfield, LA (Magnolia Motor Speedway) July 20
#12- William Thomas (Talladega Short Track) July 27
#13- Billy Ogle, Jr. (Volunteer Speedway) August 3
#14- Casey Barrow (Albany Motor Speedway) August 9
#15- Ray Cook (Needmore Speedway) August 10

Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:
August 17 (Saturday)- Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN- $4,000 to win (Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial) September 1 (Sunday)- Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN- $4,400 to win (Buddy Rogers Memorial) September 7 (Saturday)- Green Valley Speedway/Glencoe, AL- $5,000 to win (Crimson and White 50) September 21 (Saturday)- Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN- $5,000 to win (King of the Mountain)

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

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