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Kerr, Barber, Sims and Kelso claim Smoky Mountain April 13 Victories

By Chris Tilley

MARYVILLE, TN (April 13, 2013)—Tommy Kerr of Maryville, TN claimed the Ray Cook Spring Nationals Victory on Saturday Night April 13th while Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY claimed the $3,000 American Modified Series Victory while Jonathan Sims of Lenoir City, TN claimed the Street Stock victory and Justin Kelso was victorious in the Mini Stock portion of the show.

Tommy Kerr led all the distance of the 50-lapper to take $6,000 in the Ray Cook promoted Spring Nationals Series event. Kerr became the fourth different winner in four series events held thus far. Three caution flags slowed the main event. On lap two, Billy Ogle blew a right rear tire on the backstretch while George Mashburn hit the turn two wall on the 26th lap bringing out the second yellow flag. The final yellow would fly on the restart of the 26th circuit as Dale McDowell was leaking fluid heading into turn one, he hit the wall and collected Mark Douglas, Billy Ogle Jr. and Brett Miller. Kerr finished ahead of sixth place starter Jonathan Davenport, Vic Hill, Clint Smith who started 11th then Steve Casebolt who started 10th was fifth in the final rundown. Kerr came to victory lane while driving the Larry Garner owned Custom Race Engine powered Rocket Chassis. The car is sponsored by Massey Electric, Blount Excavating, Cherokee Millwright, Stower’s CAT and Al Blankenship Enterprises.

Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY took the lead from Levi Kissinger on lap 18 to lead the remaining 12 laps en route to the $3,000 payday in the American Modified Series event in the Bandit Race Cars entry. Barber came to the victory over runner up Matt Cooper of McKenzie, TN, Derek Fisher of Olympia, KY, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN and Josh Ferguson of Covington, IN.

In the Street Stock 15-lap main it was Jonathan Sims of Lenoir City, TN claiming victory over Jeff McLemore, Tim Kilby, Scott Brown and Jon Cook. Sims took the lead after Cook suffered mechanical problems. Justin Kelso led flag-to-flag in the 15-lap Mini Stock feature over David Singleton, Debbie Singleton, Jeremy Teffeteller and Sam Burgess.

The next event at Smoky Mountain Speedway is Friday April 26th as the World of Outlaws Late Model Series invades the track for their lone season visit paying $10,000 to win while the Crate Late Models will race for $1,500 to win and the Street Stocks races for $500 to win. Further information can be obtained on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series website at www.woolms.com or visit the Smoky Mountain Speedway website.

The Smoky Mountain Speedway is located at 809 Brickmill Road in Maryville, TN 37801. The track phone number is (865) 856-8989. You can obtain further information on Smoky Mountain Speedway by logging on to www.smokymountainspeedway.com . Be a follower of Smoky Mountain Speedway on Twitter by following @SMOKYMTNSPEED.

Official Summary of Results

Ray Cook Spring Nationals Series Late Model Feature Finish: Tommy Kerr, Jonathan Davenport, Vic Hill, Clint Smith, Steve Casebolt, Dillon Wood, Mike Marlar, Chris Ferguson, Skylar Marlar, Bobby Giffin, Josh Collins, Ryan King, David Payne, Dale McDowell, Mark Douglas, Brett Miller, Billy Ogle Jr., George Mashburn, Mike Weeks, Chris Madden, Jeff Wolfenbarger, Daniel Baggerly, Michael Chilton, Stacy Boles.
Entries: 37
Overall Fast Time: Tommy Kerr-15: 830 seconds
Heat Race Winners: Chris Madden, Clint Smith, Steve Casebolt and Chris Ferguson
Delph Communications Scramble Winner: David Payne
Series Provisionals: Michael Chilton and George Mashburn
Series Emergency Provisional: Ryan King

American Modified Series Feature Finish: Bryan Barber, Matt Cooper, Derek Fisher, Joey Kramer, Josh Ferguson, Jeff Hamby, Jr., Matthew Hopper, Ricky Tinch, Rocky Wilson, Shane Stockton, Joey Cotterman, Trent Young, Levi Kissinger, Tyler Nicely, Al Kiernan, Kyle Strickler, Keith Smith, Clayton Miller, Nick Stroupe, Brian Shaw, Tommy Bailey (DQ-light at scales).
Entries: 32
Overall Fast Time: Bryan Barber-17:260 seconds
Heat Race Winners: Bryan Barber, Joey Kramer, Levi Kissinger and Trent Young
Last Chance Race Winners: Tommy Bailey and Tyler Nicely
Series Provisionals: Shon Flanary and Clayton Miller

Street Stock Feature Finish: Jonathan Sims, Jeff McLemore, Tim Kilby, Scott Brown, Jon Cook, Isaac Boring, Jeremy Hershner, Raymond Shepard (DNS)

Mini Stock Feature Finish: Justin Kelso, David Singleton, Debbie Singleton, Jeremy Teffeteller, Sam Burgess, Frankie Huskey, Lyndee Simpson, Wayne Lewis, Scott Webb, Clifford Sands, Lucas Presley (DQ), Alex Squires (DNS), Dustin Holt (DNS).

2013 Spring Nationals Series Points (after 4/13/13)
1 - c9 Steve Casebolt - 574
2 - 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. - 558
3 - 17m Dale McDowell - 554
4 - 8 David Payne - 546
5 - 44 Chris Madden - 540
6 - 11 Stacy Boles - 508
7 - 63 Josh Collins - 504
8 - 97 Michael Chilton - 502
9 - 30 Ryan King - 478
10 - 13 George Mashburn - 474

2013 American Modified Series Points (after 4/13/13)
1. Bryan Barber- 260
2. Matt Cooper- 230
3. Derek Fisher- 220
4. Joey Kramer- 210
5. Josh Ferguson- 205
6. Jeff Hamby, Jr.- 200
7. Matthew Hopper- 195
8. Ricky Tinch- 190
9. Rocky Wilson- 185
10. Shane Stockton- 180

Official Results of Ray Cook's Spring Nationals Event #4 of 10
Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, Tennessee)
Saturday, April 13, 2013
www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com
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1. (1) 4t Tommy Kerr $6,000
2. (6) 49 Jonathan Davenport $3,000
3. (2) 1 Vic Hill $1,800
4. (11) 44 Clint Smith $1,200
5. (10) c9 Steve Casebolt $1,000
6. (18) 1w Dillon Wood $900
7. (13) 5b Mike Marlar $800
8. (12) 21 Chris Ferguson $700
9. (14) 257 Skylar Marlar $680
10. (7) 97 Bobby Giffin $660
11. (17) 63 Josh Collins $640
12. (24) 30 Ryan King $120
13. (23) 8 David Payne $600
14. (8) 17m Dale McDowell $580
15. (3) 52 Mark Douglas $560
16. (5) 47 Brett Miller $540
17. (4) 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. $520
18. (22) 13 George Mashburn $500
19. (16) 22 Mike Weeks $500
20. (9) 44 Chris Madden $500
21. (19) 28 Jeff Wolfenbarger $500
22. (20) 16 Daniel Baggerly $500
23. (21) 97 Michael Chilton $500
24. (15) 11 Stacy Boles $500

Race Summary:
Car Count: 37
Lap Leaders: Tommy Kerr (Laps 1-50)
Cautions: 3 (Laps 2, 26, 26r)
Fast Time Award: Tommy Kerr 15.83
CV Products 25th Anniversary Lap 25 Leader ($50.00): Tommy Kerr
Keyser Manufacturing Hard Charger Award ($75.00): Dillon Wood (18th-to-6th)
CV Products Tough Break Award ($25.00): Casey Barrow

Preliminaries:
Fast Time Group A: Tommy Kerr 15.83
Top Four Qualifiers Locked In Group A: Tommy Kerr, Mark Douglas, Brett Miller, Bobby Giffin

Fast Time Group B: Vic Hill 15.89
Top Four Qualifiers Locked In Group B: Vic Hill, Billy Ogle, Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Dale McDowell

American Racer B-Main #1 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Chris Madden, Mike Marlar, Josh Collins, David Payne, Skip Arp, Ellery Leake, Michael Chilton, Clayton Miller (dns)

Hoosier Racing Tire B-Main #2 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Clint Smith, Stacy Boles, Jeff Wolfenbarger, Casey Barrow, Joe Denby, David Crabtree, Chuck Laney (dns)

MasterSbilt Race Cars B-Main #3 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Steve Casebolt, Skylar Marlar, Dillon Wood, Scott James, Wayne Hughes, Ryan King, Sammie Russell

VP Racing Fuels B-Main #4 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Chris Ferguson, Mike Weeks, Daniel Baggerly, George Mashburn, Mark Vineyard, Robby Moses, Jeff Franklin

Delph Communications B-Scramble Finish (Winner Transfers): David Payne, Casey Barrow, Scott James

Series Provisionals: Michael Chilton, George Mashburn
Emergency Provisional: Ryan King

CURRENT SPRING NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1 - c9 Steve Casebolt - 574
2 - 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. - 558
3 - 17m Dale McDowell - 554
4 - 8 David Payne - 546
5 - 44 Chris Madden - 540
6 - 11 Stacy Boles - 508
7 - 63 Josh Collins - 504
8 - 97 Michael Chilton - 502
9 - 30 Ryan King - 478
10 - 13 George Mashburn - 474

2013 SPRING NATIONALS SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
March 15 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (Dale McDowell - $4,000)
March 16 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (John Blankenship - $10,000)
April 12 - Tri-County Race Track - Brasstown, NC (Casey Roberts - $4,000)
April 13 - Smoky Mountain Speedway - Maryville, TN (Tommy Kerr - $6,000)
April 18 - 201 Speedway - Sitka, KY - $4,000 to win / $400 to start
April 19 - Ponderosa Speedway - Junction City, KY - $5,000 to win / $450 to start
April 20 - Cleveland Speedway - Cleveland, TN - $5,000 to win / $450 to start
May 9 - Duck River Raceway Park - Wheel, TN - $4,000 to win / $400 to start
May 10 - Boyd's Speedway - Ringgold, GA - $4,000 to win / $400 to start