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By Mike Leone
April 28, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Bulls Gap, TN)
The FASTRAK Racing Series' Southern and Mid-East
Touring Series convened at the Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap,
Tennessee on Saturday night for their third combination event of the
season.
Shane Roberts emerged victorious for the first time of the season
coming out on top of the season-high 42-car field at what's billed
as "the world's fastest dirt track" in the 50-lap feature $2,000 to-
win feature.
Jensen Ford won his first ever pole position, but through the "fans
in the stands" six-car invert, John King was awarded the inside pole
from his fifth place qualifying spot with Roberts moving from fourth
to the outside of the front row.
The initial start of the 50-lap FASTRAK Late Model main event proved
unfavorable for local hero Dale Ball as he unfortunately had to come
to the pits for repairs. That relegated him to the rear of the field
as the event got underway.
Ford and King both recorded their best lifetime finishes in third and
fourth respectively. Bobby Mays earned the "hard charger" as he came
from 22nd to finish in fifth. Chris Ferguson started fourth in his
heat, slipped to fifth before going as low as possible making his own
groove on the track and came back with an incredible run to win the
heat and earning him a eighth place finish in the feature. Former
NASCAR star Shane Hmiel broke a ball joint on lap 22 bringing his day
to an end. Lee Cooper took a provisional starting position after
having problems in the consi and came from last place to a 19th
finishing position with no front end period. Cooper did gain some
valuable points toward both the Regional and National Championships.
The event went caution-free from lap six to the checkered making it
44 laps of some of the best racing ever witnessed. Passing was
incredible throughout the field with three and four wide racing going
on every turn of every lap. Fans were quoted afterwards as saying it
was "one of the best Late Model shows they had ever seen".
The Bulls Gap event can be viewed Tuesday on RaceTrackTv. net via pay
per view for only $2.99. DVD's for the event may also be ordered
through the same site.
FASTRAK Late Models Southern/Mid- East Touring Series (50 laps): 1.
(17s) SHANE ROBERTS ($2,000) 2. (44) Shanon Buckingham 3. (83)
Jensen Ford 4. (11k) John King 5. (19) Bobby Mays 6. (72) Jerry
Broyles 7. (90) John Llewellyn 8. (22f) Chris Ferguson 9. (187)
David McCoy 10. (J64) Jake Anderson 11. (22p) Kenny Peeples 12.
(54) Jason Lawrence 13. (18) Tony Trent 14. (22t) William Thomas
15. (1n) Jordy Nipper 16. (17b) Greg Burchett 17. (8) Chris
Chandler 18. (31) Anthony Meadows 19. (57) Lee Cooper 20. (2) Dale
Ball 21. (36) William Travis 22. (15) Shane Hmiel 23. (55) JJ Nye
24. (33) Warren McMahan
The next event on the FASTRAK Late Model schedule is a Mid-East
Touring Series event at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Virginia this
coming Saturday night, May 5. Look for a large fan turn out and
plenty of cars on hand for the $2,000 top prize as the FASTRAK
Touring events have become a fan favorite at Wythe Raceway.
Partners of the FASTRAK Racing Series Include: Goodyear Racing, GM
Performance Parts, Maypole Chevrolet, Duralite Wheels, PPM Racing
Products, Heintz Performance, MK-Direct, Braswell Carburetion,
Mastersbilt Racing Chassis, TNT Racing Chassis, Rocket Racing
Chassis, Modern Chevrolet and Schoenfeld Headers.
For more information, check out the FASTRAK website at
www.fastrakracing. com or call 678-935-7304. To join our mailing
list, simply send an e-mail to fastrakpr-subscribe @yahoogroups. com
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