THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
Summertown, TN
“The Family Track”
www.thunderhillracing.com
Sat., May 29, 2010
Starting each of the feature events of the Memorial Day weekend, the Southern Regional Racing Series and drivers honored our veterans and those currently serving our country with each driver waving an American Flag during the 4-wide salute.
“Is it true”? That’s what Ray McElhiney wanted to know when asked what he thought about taking the PPM Race Products Southern Regional Racing Series checkered flag at Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN, Saturday night. McElhiney, of Pulaski, TN, set quick time out of the 28 entries and earned the pole starting position for the 30-lap, $2,000 to win feature race.
McElhiney and Tony Morris (Murfreesboro, TN) brought the field to green followed by Eric Hickerson (Linden, TN), Josh Putnam (Florence, AL), Jay Brinkley (Raus, TN) and Anthony Burroughs (Athens, AL). McElhiney would take the lead on the first lap with Morris in second, Hickerson in third and Josh Putnam in fourth. McElhiney would lead flag to flag. The racing was good even though the track locked down early and very little passing was done. Tony Morris would finish the race in second place which moved him into the lead in the series points. Morris was followed by Eric Hickerson, Josh Putnam, Jay Brinkley, Anthony Burroughs, David Gentry (Lewisburg, TN), and Ben Kittrell (Mt. Pleasant, TN). McElhiney earned the Star Grafix Fast Time Award of a $100 Certificate toward a wrap, Shy Suspension and Base Racing Fuels Feature Winner Awards.
The top nine drivers along with McElhiney that locked into the feature through qualifying were Tony Morris, Josh Putnam, Eric Hickerson, Jay Brinkley, Anthony Burroughs, Seth Daniel (Collinwood, TN), Ben Kittrell (Mt. Pleasant, TN), and Donald Johns Donald Johns (Summertown, TN). The rest of the 24 car field was made up from the 3 b-mains. Winners of the b-mains were Jerry Jackson (Tuscumbia, AL), Jacob Grizzle (Blairsville, GA) and Mark Fields (Lawrenceburg, TN).
Brinkley Farm’s 10th place award winner, Seth Daniel will receive $50. DBR Performance Starters’ 12th place award winner, Jacob France (Mt Juliet, TN), receives a $75 gift certificate. Double H Race Fabrication’s 15th place award winner, Jacob Grizzle, will receive a $50 off certificate. Series Provisional’s went to Jimmy Tucker and Steven Ashby.
Heat Race winners:
Open Wheel #1
(1) Jeff Weaver (2) Doug Harrington (3) Kevin Daniels
Open Wheel #2
(1) Carey Johns (2) Steven Holcomb (3) Henry Hanger
Street Stock #1
(1) Daniel Kelley (2) Ben Gillespie (3) Jesse McGill
Mini Stock #1
(1) Joe Wall (2) Michael Cates (3) Dillon Scott
Mini Stock #2
(1) Jr. Roland (2) Jason Hubbell (3) Kevin Staggs
Outlaw
(1) John Smartt (2) Randall Owens (3) Aaron Miller
Open Wheel Mini #1
(1) Dustin Stutts (2) Timmy Woodard (3) Mycal Newton
Open Wheel Mini #2
(1) Burton Graham (2) Brandon Woodard (3) Tony Huskey
Late Model Stock
(1) David Gentry (2) Brad Skinner (3) Cody Springer
Modified Street
(1) Phillip Counts (2) Dewayne Hicks (3) Michael Kennedy
Feature Time!!
The Open Wheel division saw Jeff Weaver lead the full twenty laps for his fifth win of the season. Weaver is the Points Leader going into next week for the DOUBLE POINTS NIGHT. (1) Jeff Weaver (2) Eddie Rhinehart (3) Doug Harrington (4) Steven Holcomb (5) Carey Johns (6) Kevin Daniels (7) Steve Maughan (8) Henry Hanger (9) Tony Lill (10) Wesley Heatherly (11) Tyler Wood (12) Phillip Hickerson (13)Josh Hale (14)Justin Cross
In the Street Stock class what a race as Ben Gillespie led green to checkered for his second win on the season. (1) Ben Gillespie (2) David McGill (3) Cheryl Shrader (4) Daniel Kelley (5) Tommy Gorum (6) Ike Newton DNS-Randall Johnson, Jim Floyd DQ-Jessie McGill
Jr. Roland led flag to flag for his third win of the season in the Mini Stock class. (1) Jr. Roland (2) Dillon Scott (3) Michael Cates (4) Craig Pedrick (5) Jason Hubbell (6) Kevin Staggs (7) Cody Staggs (8) Matthew Turner (9) B.B. Tarpley (10) Steve Nave (11) Joe Wall (12) Jere Plant DNS-Timmy Jett, Justin Maxwell, Troy Jett
The Outlaw division had three different leaders as Randall Owens led the first lap then dropped fluid on the track, John Smartt led laps two and three but it was Jason Clayton four thru fifteen for his first win of the season. (1) Jason Clayton (2) Aaron Miller (3) John Smartt (4) Randall Owens DNS- Greg Love
In the Open Wheel Mini class Dustin Stutts led the full fifteen laps for his fourth win.
(1) Dustin Stutts (2) Burton Graham (3) Timmy Woodard (4) Brandon Woodard (5) Tony Huskey (6) Misty Jones (7) Fred Davis (8) B.B. Tarpley (9) Jeremy Jones (10) Mark Jones (11) Jade Woodard (12) Mycal Newton DNS-Michael Dunnavant
In the Limited Late Model division it was Brad Skinner from the drop of the green who looked like he was headed for winners circle but David Gentry took the one that counts by a nose. What a race!!! (1)David Gentry (2) Brad Skinner (3) David Young (4) Robert Ardry (5) Tomcat McDlung (6) Belvie Jordan (7) Walter Bolton (8) Cody Springer DNS- Sam Davis
The Modified Street class saw three lead changes as Phillip Counts led lap one, Michael Kennedy led laps two thru ten but it would be Trevor Woodard with the final five for his second win of the season. (1) Trevor Woodard (2) Jimmy Woodard (3) Michael Kennedy (4) Brian Richardson (5) Phillip Counts (6)Dewayne Hicks (7) Barry Kennedy (8) Shane Workman
DNS- Kenneth Martin
　
　
June 5th …. DOUBLE POINTS NIGHT IN ALL CLASSES
Racing every Saturday night.
Gates open @ 4:00, racing at 7:00pm.
Submitted by:
Doris Cherry/Connie Putnam