Hollowell
07-24-2005, 04:04 PM
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Late Model driver Randy Hill gives a thumbs-up after winning his second feature event in a row and his third on
the season at Sumter Speedway. Hill held off Buddy Truett for the win at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. ( Watts Photo)
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After competing in five decades of racing, Harry Pritchard still proves that he knows his way around
a race track and especially Sumter Speedway where he recorded his second win of the season Saturday
night in the Super Stock main event. (Watts Photo)
SUMTER, S. C. - The full moon was in the sky and it brought out the best in the drivers at Sumter Speedway Saturday night with plenty of fender bending action with four drivers being disqualified for various reasons.
When the dust on the very rough track had settled, the Super Stock 4 car of Harry Pritchard withstood a post-race inspection to give him his second win of the season and Tony Rabon tore his car down after being protested by Cody McAllister following the Mini Stock 4 feature. The Rabon car was legal in every way and he celebrated his seventh victory of the season. Pete McKenzie captured his seventh Pure Street win and James Stephens was victorious for the eighth time in the Pro Stock main event. William Disher was the Pure Stock winner for the fourth time and Randy Hill took the Late Model T&L race for the second straight week and for the third time this season.
McKenzie finished ahead of Marty Horne, who was second for the second straight week, and Matt Holland, who took third. Hank Hutson was the fourth place finisher as Adam Hill finished fifth. Mark Bartlette was sixth and Mark Horne was seventh.
William Disher had his problems in winning his Pure Stock race as he and Kevin Prescott showed that they were not pleased with each other's driving tactics. As it ended up, Prescott was disqualified in a very controversal decision by Sumter Speedway officials.
Four-time winner James Yost finished the race in second position with Karen Cooper coming across the finish line in third position. Bubba Jones nursed a very sick car home to gain a fourth-place finish. The popular, but hard-luck driver lost two cylinders, but finished the race. Mike Thompson was the fifth-place finisher. Robbie Disher, driving a car owned and maintained by Rock Lee was disqualified because his car did not meet weight requirements.
Rabon chalked up his third Mini Stock 4 feature event in a row and the defending points champion made one more step toward winning the title for the second year in a row. At one time, he trailed McAllister by a wide margin, but has progressed up the ladder in recent weeks and passed the five-time winner for the points lead two weeks ago. Ted McDaniel was the third place finisher, but he too was disqualified when his car failed to meet the weight requirement. This moved Sissy Duke into the third place position and Jack Lambert into fourth. David Hodge was the fifth place finisher as Lane Cox was sixth.
James Stephens returned to the winner's circle after a one-week absence and took the honor of being the biggest winner of the season at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. Cary Stephens was second with Joey Ayers placing third and Brian Welch coming home fourth. Kevin Turner was the fifth-place finisher with Johny Welch placing sixth. Mark McLeod was the seventh-place finisher and Lee Munn was eighth.
Second generation driver Harry Pritchard captured his second Super Stock 4 win of the season, but this time it was in a different car. Pritchard, who has raced in five decades, won earlier in a car usually driven by Banjo Duke and owned by James Andrews (his brother-in-law), but this time he was driving a car built by his nephew Kevin Andrews (son of James). Both cars run out of the Palmetto Marine stable.
Tony Coker, Jr. was the second place finisher, but following the race, his car as well as the one driven by Pritchard, was protested. Coker elected not to have is car inspected so he was disqualified while the Pritchard car was legal and this moved Tommy Bell up to the runner-up position. Ronnie Brown was third as Chad Morris was fourth and Chris Hinson was fifth. Derek McLeod was the sixth place finisher and Banjo Duke was seventh.
Randy Hill held on for dear life as he finished the Late Model event ahead of Buddy Truett and Billy Coursey. Robbie Disher took fourth position with Brandon Hodge coming home fifth. Clay Sims was sixth as Adam Hill finished seventh. Robert Pack was eighth and Jody Truett was ninth.
Late Model driver Randy Hill gives a thumbs-up after winning his second feature event in a row and his third on
the season at Sumter Speedway. Hill held off Buddy Truett for the win at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. ( Watts Photo)
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After competing in five decades of racing, Harry Pritchard still proves that he knows his way around
a race track and especially Sumter Speedway where he recorded his second win of the season Saturday
night in the Super Stock main event. (Watts Photo)
SUMTER, S. C. - The full moon was in the sky and it brought out the best in the drivers at Sumter Speedway Saturday night with plenty of fender bending action with four drivers being disqualified for various reasons.
When the dust on the very rough track had settled, the Super Stock 4 car of Harry Pritchard withstood a post-race inspection to give him his second win of the season and Tony Rabon tore his car down after being protested by Cody McAllister following the Mini Stock 4 feature. The Rabon car was legal in every way and he celebrated his seventh victory of the season. Pete McKenzie captured his seventh Pure Street win and James Stephens was victorious for the eighth time in the Pro Stock main event. William Disher was the Pure Stock winner for the fourth time and Randy Hill took the Late Model T&L race for the second straight week and for the third time this season.
McKenzie finished ahead of Marty Horne, who was second for the second straight week, and Matt Holland, who took third. Hank Hutson was the fourth place finisher as Adam Hill finished fifth. Mark Bartlette was sixth and Mark Horne was seventh.
William Disher had his problems in winning his Pure Stock race as he and Kevin Prescott showed that they were not pleased with each other's driving tactics. As it ended up, Prescott was disqualified in a very controversal decision by Sumter Speedway officials.
Four-time winner James Yost finished the race in second position with Karen Cooper coming across the finish line in third position. Bubba Jones nursed a very sick car home to gain a fourth-place finish. The popular, but hard-luck driver lost two cylinders, but finished the race. Mike Thompson was the fifth-place finisher. Robbie Disher, driving a car owned and maintained by Rock Lee was disqualified because his car did not meet weight requirements.
Rabon chalked up his third Mini Stock 4 feature event in a row and the defending points champion made one more step toward winning the title for the second year in a row. At one time, he trailed McAllister by a wide margin, but has progressed up the ladder in recent weeks and passed the five-time winner for the points lead two weeks ago. Ted McDaniel was the third place finisher, but he too was disqualified when his car failed to meet the weight requirement. This moved Sissy Duke into the third place position and Jack Lambert into fourth. David Hodge was the fifth place finisher as Lane Cox was sixth.
James Stephens returned to the winner's circle after a one-week absence and took the honor of being the biggest winner of the season at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. Cary Stephens was second with Joey Ayers placing third and Brian Welch coming home fourth. Kevin Turner was the fifth-place finisher with Johny Welch placing sixth. Mark McLeod was the seventh-place finisher and Lee Munn was eighth.
Second generation driver Harry Pritchard captured his second Super Stock 4 win of the season, but this time it was in a different car. Pritchard, who has raced in five decades, won earlier in a car usually driven by Banjo Duke and owned by James Andrews (his brother-in-law), but this time he was driving a car built by his nephew Kevin Andrews (son of James). Both cars run out of the Palmetto Marine stable.
Tony Coker, Jr. was the second place finisher, but following the race, his car as well as the one driven by Pritchard, was protested. Coker elected not to have is car inspected so he was disqualified while the Pritchard car was legal and this moved Tommy Bell up to the runner-up position. Ronnie Brown was third as Chad Morris was fourth and Chris Hinson was fifth. Derek McLeod was the sixth place finisher and Banjo Duke was seventh.
Randy Hill held on for dear life as he finished the Late Model event ahead of Buddy Truett and Billy Coursey. Robbie Disher took fourth position with Brandon Hodge coming home fifth. Clay Sims was sixth as Adam Hill finished seventh. Robert Pack was eighth and Jody Truett was ninth.