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08-28-2005, 05:51 PM
August 27, 2005 Contact: Dargan Watts
SUMTER, S. C. - Fans who attended the racing program at Sumter Speedway Saturday night were treated to a night of action with most of the heat races and main events providing plenty of fender-bending surprises.
Four of the six season points chases were decided during the Saturday action and two drivers who had been leading the standings prior to their main events saw the points championships going to someone else, since this was the last points events of the 2005 season.
Super Stock 4 driver Banjo Duke sewed up the championship in his division several weeks ago while James Yost notched the championship in the Pure Stock action two weeks ago. Mini Stock 4 driver Tony Rabon needed only to make one lap to sew up his second consecutive title and Joey Ayers only needed to finish ahead of nine-time winner James Stephens to record his second championship in 15 years.
Two of the championships were not as easy to come by however, as Robert "Duck" Pack, who had led the Late Model T&L division for the past three months needed to finish as close as one position behind Jody Truett to take the season honor. Pack led Pruett by nine points and could have won the championship if he could have finished one position behind, but two-time main event winner Truett crossed the finish line in fourth position while Pack was seventh, thus losing by five points. Three-time winner Randy Hill was third in the final points, 11 markers behind Truett.
The heartbreaker came in the Pure Street class as eight-time winner Pete McKenzie had to make at least one complete lap and also finish within two positions of Matt Holland in order to win the title. As it ended up, McKenzie and Holland were involved in an accident before the first lap of the main event was completed and the championship picture changed in a split second. McKenzie never made a lap as his car had to be towed back to the pits while Holland was able to get his car repaired enough that he re-joined the field later and made enough laps to finish sixth and win his first track championship.
Following the McKenzie/Holland accident at the start, brothers Mark and Marty Horne moved to the front row and when the green flag waved at the start of the main event, Mark Horne took the lead, but this was short-lived as he reportedly blew a tire coming out of the second turn on lap two and went off the track and barrel-rolled down the backstretch embankment. Adam Hill took the lead at this point with Mark Bartlette second. Marty Horne was the third-place finisher as Hank Hutson was fourth and Roger Horne, fifth. Holland was sixth and Mark Horne was credited with seventh.
Mini-Stock driver Cody McAllister found that a slight air pressure adjustment to his car was what was needed in recording his sixth win of the season, but not quite enough to win the season championship as he finished 168 points behind Rabon, who wound up second in the feature Saturday night. David Hodge was third as Ted McDaniel was fourth and Jack Lambert, fifth. Sissy Duke rounded out the field in sixth position.
William Disher tied Yost with five wins in the Pure Stock class, but fell short by a wide margin in the points as he could do no better than third. Disher started the main event from the pole and was never challenged as he finished ahead of Tim Roark and Yost. Karen Cooper took fourth place in the 4-car field.
Veteran driver Terry Caples made his second appearance of the season in the Pro Stock division and went home with first place money Saturday night after finishing second to Stephens earlier in the season. Caples started from the pole after capturing the heat race and led all the way as he finished ahead of Cary Stephens. Tim Landis was credited with third as Ayers was fourth. Roark pulled double duty and took fifth as Stephens was sixth, Bubba Jones seventh and Bill Medlin, eighth.
Ronnie Brown made his fourth appearance in the Super Stock 4 competition and recorded his third win. Veteran Harry Pritchard chased Brown for awhile, but gave way to Duke for the rest of the 20-lap feature. Duke was never able to muster enough steam to catch Brown and settled for the runner-up slot. Pritchard finished third with Derek McLeod taking fourth and Tony Coker, Jr. was fifth. Chris Hinson was the sixth place finisher as J. R. Brown was seventh and Tommy Bell was eighth. Derek Chance was ninth.
Buddy Truett battled his way from a spin early in the race that sent him to the rear of the field and won his fourth Late Model T&L event of the season. The special 30-lap race paid Truett $700 for his win. Bubba Livingston was second with Randy Hill placing third. Jody Truett parlayed his fourth place finish into the track championship while Billy Coursey took home fifth place money. Clay Sims took sixth position as Pack was seventh and Brandon Hodge was eighth. Troy Hodge was ninth and Banjo Duke was 10th.
On Saturday night, September 3, the 3/8-mile dirt oval will feature a six-event racing program and will be capped off with a demolition derby which will pay the winner $500.
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Buddy Truett captured his fourth Late Model T&L feature win of the season at Sumter Speedway
Saturday night. Truett took home $700 as he finished ahead of Bubba Livingston. (Jamie Jones Photo)
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Terry Caples made his second appearance in the Pro Stock division at Sumter Speedway Saturday
night and walked away with first place money. He finished second in this division in May. Car-owners
L. E. Mooneham (lft) and Johnny Welch look on. (Jamie Jones Photo)
SUMTER, S. C. - Fans who attended the racing program at Sumter Speedway Saturday night were treated to a night of action with most of the heat races and main events providing plenty of fender-bending surprises.
Four of the six season points chases were decided during the Saturday action and two drivers who had been leading the standings prior to their main events saw the points championships going to someone else, since this was the last points events of the 2005 season.
Super Stock 4 driver Banjo Duke sewed up the championship in his division several weeks ago while James Yost notched the championship in the Pure Stock action two weeks ago. Mini Stock 4 driver Tony Rabon needed only to make one lap to sew up his second consecutive title and Joey Ayers only needed to finish ahead of nine-time winner James Stephens to record his second championship in 15 years.
Two of the championships were not as easy to come by however, as Robert "Duck" Pack, who had led the Late Model T&L division for the past three months needed to finish as close as one position behind Jody Truett to take the season honor. Pack led Pruett by nine points and could have won the championship if he could have finished one position behind, but two-time main event winner Truett crossed the finish line in fourth position while Pack was seventh, thus losing by five points. Three-time winner Randy Hill was third in the final points, 11 markers behind Truett.
The heartbreaker came in the Pure Street class as eight-time winner Pete McKenzie had to make at least one complete lap and also finish within two positions of Matt Holland in order to win the title. As it ended up, McKenzie and Holland were involved in an accident before the first lap of the main event was completed and the championship picture changed in a split second. McKenzie never made a lap as his car had to be towed back to the pits while Holland was able to get his car repaired enough that he re-joined the field later and made enough laps to finish sixth and win his first track championship.
Following the McKenzie/Holland accident at the start, brothers Mark and Marty Horne moved to the front row and when the green flag waved at the start of the main event, Mark Horne took the lead, but this was short-lived as he reportedly blew a tire coming out of the second turn on lap two and went off the track and barrel-rolled down the backstretch embankment. Adam Hill took the lead at this point with Mark Bartlette second. Marty Horne was the third-place finisher as Hank Hutson was fourth and Roger Horne, fifth. Holland was sixth and Mark Horne was credited with seventh.
Mini-Stock driver Cody McAllister found that a slight air pressure adjustment to his car was what was needed in recording his sixth win of the season, but not quite enough to win the season championship as he finished 168 points behind Rabon, who wound up second in the feature Saturday night. David Hodge was third as Ted McDaniel was fourth and Jack Lambert, fifth. Sissy Duke rounded out the field in sixth position.
William Disher tied Yost with five wins in the Pure Stock class, but fell short by a wide margin in the points as he could do no better than third. Disher started the main event from the pole and was never challenged as he finished ahead of Tim Roark and Yost. Karen Cooper took fourth place in the 4-car field.
Veteran driver Terry Caples made his second appearance of the season in the Pro Stock division and went home with first place money Saturday night after finishing second to Stephens earlier in the season. Caples started from the pole after capturing the heat race and led all the way as he finished ahead of Cary Stephens. Tim Landis was credited with third as Ayers was fourth. Roark pulled double duty and took fifth as Stephens was sixth, Bubba Jones seventh and Bill Medlin, eighth.
Ronnie Brown made his fourth appearance in the Super Stock 4 competition and recorded his third win. Veteran Harry Pritchard chased Brown for awhile, but gave way to Duke for the rest of the 20-lap feature. Duke was never able to muster enough steam to catch Brown and settled for the runner-up slot. Pritchard finished third with Derek McLeod taking fourth and Tony Coker, Jr. was fifth. Chris Hinson was the sixth place finisher as J. R. Brown was seventh and Tommy Bell was eighth. Derek Chance was ninth.
Buddy Truett battled his way from a spin early in the race that sent him to the rear of the field and won his fourth Late Model T&L event of the season. The special 30-lap race paid Truett $700 for his win. Bubba Livingston was second with Randy Hill placing third. Jody Truett parlayed his fourth place finish into the track championship while Billy Coursey took home fifth place money. Clay Sims took sixth position as Pack was seventh and Brandon Hodge was eighth. Troy Hodge was ninth and Banjo Duke was 10th.
On Saturday night, September 3, the 3/8-mile dirt oval will feature a six-event racing program and will be capped off with a demolition derby which will pay the winner $500.
http://localracechat.smugmug.com/photos/33849131-M.jpg
Buddy Truett captured his fourth Late Model T&L feature win of the season at Sumter Speedway
Saturday night. Truett took home $700 as he finished ahead of Bubba Livingston. (Jamie Jones Photo)
http://localracechat.smugmug.com/photos/33849134-M.jpg
Terry Caples made his second appearance in the Pro Stock division at Sumter Speedway Saturday
night and walked away with first place money. He finished second in this division in May. Car-owners
L. E. Mooneham (lft) and Johnny Welch look on. (Jamie Jones Photo)