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SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES PR#68 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It Was Jake Knowles Night At Cleveland Speedway Gobbler FAYETTEVILLE, TN—It was Jake Knowles night at the 25th Annual Southern All Stars Gobbler at the Cleveland Speedway Saturday night as Knowles from Tyrone, GA., set fast time in White Performance qualifying then went on to dominating performance in the 50 lap $5,000 to win event. Knowles moved into he led at the drop of the green flag as he pulled ahead of second fastest qualifier Clint Smith of Senoia, GA., Jason Hiett, William Thomas and Kenny Collins all rounded out the top five at the drop of the green flag, Knowles stretched his lead over Smith, who was in a hot battle for the second spot with Thomas as these two swapped positions several times until finally something broke in the rear end of Thomas’s car ending his night. Knowles pulled back into he lead and pulled out ahead of the field as Smith found himself in a new battle with Jason Hiett who worked the high side of track and then took over the second spot of the race and set his sights on Knowles. Knowles was having to negotiate heavy lapped traffic as Hiett slowly reeled him in the final 10laps of the race and Knowles motor start to slow in the last few laps allowing Hiett to get on back bumper and try to take the win, but Knowles cross the finished line ahead of second place Hiett, third place to Smith, fourth to Michael Asberry of Crossville, TN., who moved from his 10th starting spot and fifth to the newly crowned 2013 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Champion Riley Hickman of Cleveland, TN. Also would like to congratulate the 2013 Cruise with the Champions/Dirt on Dirt rookie of the year with the Southern All Stars Bret Homes of Munford, AL Rounding out the top ten were Chris Wilson in sixth place who started 15th, Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN., came home in seventh spot after blowing his motor in the B main. Weaver borrowed a back up car of Derrick Ellis and came from the 23rd spot. Eighth went to Stacy Boles of Knoxville, TN., ninth to Kenny Collins who received from an earlier spin to salvage a top ten finish and tenth place went to Shawn Chastain of Murphy, NC. OFFICICAL FINISH 25TH ANNUAL GOBBLER CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY: DNS: Jason Welshan Gabe Wilson, Jeff Walker, Mike Marlar Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546 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 Top Ten Point Standings (after 11/16/2013) 1. Riley Hickman-1,762 (Chattanooga, TN) 2. Bret Holmes-1, 1568 (Munford, AL) 3. Jason Hiett- 1,272 (Oxford, AL) 4. Mark Rosner- 1,116 (Rockford, AL) 5. Mike Weeks- 1,044 (Friendsville, TN) 6. Billy Ogle, Jr. - 1004 (Knoxville, TN) 7. Randy Weaver- 946 (Crossville, TN) 8. Ray Cook- 930 (Brasstown, NC) 9. William Thomas -914 (Phenix City, AL) 10. Jake Knowles- 742 (Tyrone, GA) Current Cruise With The Champions/DirtonDirt.com Rookie of the Year Point Standings (after 10/26/2013) 1. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)- 553 2. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)- 398 3. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)-385 Southern All Star Racing Series 2013 Event Winners: Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events: 2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors: 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 -Southern All Star Racing Series -P.O. Box 189-Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334- |
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