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Coates Takes 6th win of season
July 12th 2008
By: James Carver
The Coca-Cola Super Late Model division got under way with defending track champion Frank Coates leading the field from pole position. 3-time track champ Mike Measamer started on the outside. Row 2 consisted of Terry Bullard along with points’ leader Colby Cannon on the outside. Frank Coates started the feature with his familiar bullet start and jumped into the lead as the cars entered the front stretch. Mike Measamer got a little loose in turns 1 and 2 allowing Terry Bullard to pull along side going down the back stretch. Terry Bullard would complete the pass in turns 3 and 4 so that by the end of lap 1 the top 5 was Frank Coates, Terry Bullard, Mike Measamer, Colby Cannon, and Billy Rushton. Frank Coates was able to pull out a slight lead while Colby Cannon pressured Mike Measamer for the 3rd spot. Mike would once again encounter trouble in turns 1 and 2 as he lost it spinning the back end around. On the restart Frank Coates pulled out another comfortable lead as Terry Bullard was able to put a small gap between himself and Colby Cannon. Mike Ashley was able to work by some cars as he and Billy Rushton put on a great show battling for the 4th spot. Ashley was able pull off the pass on the outside in the closing laps to take the spot. Up front Frank Coates (Hodges) was all along as he went on to capture his 6th Coca-Cola feature win of the season. Terry Bullard (Saluda) finished 2nd with Colby Cannon (Hodges) 3rd, Mike Ashley (Greenwood) 4th, and Billy Rushton (Greenwood) rounded out the top 5.
Super Late Model Results:
#21 Frank Coates
#11 Terry Bullard
#16 Colby Cannon
#71 Mike Ashley
#22 Billy Rushton
#4 Chris Lyons
#99 Travis Stoner
#06 Mike Measamer
DNS #x14 Brett Williamson
The lighting quick Limited Late models saw a popular Nolan Nabors starting on pole as the heat winner. Brett Ham started on the outside with William Morgan and Brad Rachels making up row 2. Nolan made a great start as he was able to jump out to an early lead over Brett Ham with William Morgan and Brad Rachels in pursuit. Nolan was able to pull out a small lead while William Morgan pressured Brett Ham for 2nd. Brett Ham would settle into a grove as he began to close in on Nolan with William Morgan right behind. Nolan would hold off Ham for several laps before making a small bobble in turns 3 and 4 which allowed Brett Ham to make the pass down the front stretch for the lead. Ham immediately pulled out an advantage while Morgan began to hound Nabors for 2nd. Morgan would get into turns 3 and 4 a little too hard making contact with Nabors and spinning him around. Both drivers were sent to the rear. On the restart Brett Ham picked up where he left off by pulling out a small lead over Brad Rachels while William Morgan began a charge through towards the front. Morgan and Rachels battled side-by-side for the 2nd spot while Brett Ham (Newberry) continued on to capture his 3rd Limited Late Model feature win of the season. The battle for 2nd came down to the line with Brad Rachels (Laurens) barley edging out William Morgan (Fountain Inn) who would have to settle for 3rd. Brian Hellam would finish 4th and Nolan Nabors (Joanna) rounded out the top 5.
Limited Late Model results:
#18 Brett Ham
#1 Brad Rachels
#m2 William Morgan
#9 Brian Hellam
#6 Nolan Nabors
#12 John McAbee
The Hobby division started off with heat winners Bobby Tucker and Mart Patterson leading the field to the green flag. Ronnie Johnson and Tim Tollison made up row 2 while row 3 consisted of J.R. Baker and Bo Baker. Bobby Tucker made a clean start as he was able to lead Mart Patterson down the front stretch into turns 1 and 2. Ronnie Johnson ran 3rd while Bo Baker and J.R. Baker were able to slip by Tim Tollison to move into 4th and 5th. The two leaders were able to distance themselves from the rest of the field with Mart Patterson putting tremendous pressure on Bobby Tucker for the lead. Mart Patterson looked on more than one occasion set to make the pass only for Bobby Tucker to power back by on the outside. Ronnie Johnson’s night would end early with a flat tire while Bo Baker’s night would also once again end early in the pits moving J.R. Baker and Tim Tollison up a couple of positions. The show continued on up front at with just 2 laps remaining Mart Patterson was able to pull off the pass coming down the front stretch to take the lead. Mart’s momentum would carry him into turns 1 and 2 a little too hard with the back end wanting to step out allowing Bobby Tucker to slip right back by to reclaim the lead. Bobby Tucker (Laurens) was able to settle down with enough space between himself and Mart Patterson to take his 3rd Hobby feature win of the season. Mart Patterson finished (Clinton) 2nd, Tim Tollison (Laurens) 3rd, J.R. Baker (Clinton) 4th, and Clark Smith (Laurens) rounded out the top 5.
Hobby Results:
#88 Bobby Tucker
#p2 Mart Patterson
#9 Tim Tollison
#12 J.R. Baker
#19 Clark Smith
#J11 Ronnie Johnson
#75 William “Billy Moe” McQuerns
#B11 Bo Baker
#52 Aaron Patterson
The front row of the four cylinder division was represented with heat winners Cindy Gofourth and T.J. Baker. Tim Collins and Lamar Smith made up the 2nd row while Michael Simmons and Ray Ham started from the 3rd row. Cindy Gofourth started the race off by jumping out to a quick lead of T.J Baker going down the front stretch. Going into turns 1 and 2, T.J. Baker got a little too high and had to back off dropping him to 5th behind Tim Collins, Michael Simmons, and Brian Nelson. Up front Cindy maintained a small advantage while Michael Simmons went on the attack for 2nd with Tim Collins. On the 2nd lap Simmons was able to get underneath Collins in turns 3 and 4 and pulled the pass off coming down the front stretch. Tim Collins would fight right back for the spot making contact with Michael coming off of turn 2 resulting in both drivers being sent to the rear. On the restart Cindy found herself being challenged by Brian Nelson for the lead while Michael Simmons began a charge back to the front. Cindy Gofourth (Clinton) was able to hold off all challenges as she captured her fourth feature win of the season. Brian Nelson (Laurens) finished 2nd, Lamar Smith (Clinton) 3rd, Michael Simmons (Joanna) 4th, and Larry Bunell (Laurens) rounded out the top 5.
Four Cylinder Results:
#09 Cindy Gofourth
#27 Brian Nelson
#1 Lamar Smith
#101 Michael Simmons
#07 Larry Bunell
#15 Jennifer Knight
#W1LD Scott Curtis
#32 Ray Ham
#70 T.J. Baker
#15 Tim Collins
#2 Todd Wingard
The dwarf feature started off with heat winners B.J. Eubanks and Randy Burdett leading the field from the front row. Isaac Lothridge and B.J. Cochcroft started from row 2. B.J Eubanks made a great start to lead the field into turns 1 and 2 with Randy Burdett fending off Isaac Lothridge and B.J. Cochcroft for 2nd. Justin Wrenn, who had to start dead last, quickly began to pick his way up through the field. Isaac Lothridge was able to get underneath Randy Burdett to make the pass for 2nd with Justin Wrenn following through for 3rd. Suddenly, Randy Burdett’s car veered right hard into the wall in turns 1 and 2 with the car erupting into flames. There were a few tense seconds before Randy Burdett leaped from the car running to a safe distance. After the red flag B.J. Eubanks made another great start while Justin Wrenn was able to slip by Isaac Lothridge for 2nd. Justin Wrenn quickly closed up on Eubanks to battle for the lead. B.J. Eubanks (Laurens) drove a last few mistake free laps to capture his 5th feature win of the season. Justin Wrenn (Waterloo) finished 2nd, Isaac Lothridge (Waterloo) 3rd, Chris Bragg (Gray Court) 4th, and Randy Burdett (Waterloo) was credited with 5th.
Dwarf Results:
#98 B.J. Eubanks
#11 Justin Wrenn
#01 Isaac Lothridge
#51 Chris Bragg
#88 Randy Burdett
#8 B.J. Cochcroft
#2 Ralph Wrenn
#32 Mark Cockrell
#K8 Randal Klepper
#B4 Kevin Baker
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