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09-04-2008, 08:26 AM
By Doug Watson
Budds Creek, MD- Avenue Maryland’s David William capped-off a career season as he
not only took his fourth win of the season in last Sunday night’s 44-lap Ronnie
McBee Memorial, but he was also crowned the 2008 Potomac speedway late model track
champion.
Avenue Maryland’s David William capped-off a career season as he not only took his
fourth win of the season in last Sunday night’s 44-lap Ronnie McBee Memorial, but
he was also crowned the 2008 Potomac speedway late model track champion.
Williams left little doubt he had the car to beat as he blasted from his pole
starting spot to grab the top spot on lap one. From there on out it was a race for
second the entire event. Third starting Steven Axtell Jr. held the second spot for
much of the event until fifth starting Roy Deese Jr. slid by to take the spot on the
20th lap. Deese, Who was crowned the Hagerstown (MD) speedway late model champion on
Saturday night, tried valiantly to unseat Williams from the lead, but Williams was
not to be denied as he would take the checkered flag for his 22nd career Potomac
late model feature win and his first-ever McBee memorial trophy. “This was a total
team effort this season.” Williams stated from Potomac’s victory lane. “Jamie
(Lathroum) really came on strong here at the end of the season and he made us work
for it.” “I just want to thanks all my sponsors and all the guy’s on the crew
they spent countless hours in the race shop this season and without them, we
wouldn’t be here right now.” Steven Axtell Jr. scored a career best third place
finish, Roland Mann was fourth and Ray Kable Jr. completed the top-five. Point
contender Jamie Lathroum quietly finished the main seventh. Heats for the 22-cars on
hand went to Scott Cross, Deese and Kable.
In the twenty-lap modified feature in was current point leader Brett Hamilton
scoring his 7th win of the season. The win for Hamilton was his third of the weekend
as he won at Potomac on Friday night and at Virginia Motor Speedway on Saturday
night. Gary Conner was second, James Marshall was third, James Snead took fourth and
Dan Arnold completed the top-five.
Other winners included Troy Kassiris who took his second win of the weekend and
fifth of the season in the 15-lap hobby stock event and Mark Digges who won his
first of the season in the 12-lap four cylinder contest. With his third place
finish, Greg Gunter was crowned the 2008 Four-cylinder track Champion.
Super Late Model Feature Finish 44-laps (Lap Leaders- David Williams 1-44)
1. David Williams 2. Roy Deese Jr. 3. Steven Axtell Jr. 4. Roland Mann 5.Ray Kable
Jr. 6. Keith Jackson 7. Jamie Lathroum 8. Daryl Hills 9. Deane Guy 10. Jared Powell
11. Scott Cross 12. Ray Love Jr. 13. Cody Lear 14. Chris Cromer 15. Matt Quade
16. Harold Dorsey Jr. 17. Barry Lear Sr. 18. Paul Cursey 19. Paul Crowl 20. Kyle
Lear 21. Eddie Drury 22. Billy Stivers
Budds Creek, MD- Avenue Maryland’s David William capped-off a career season as he
not only took his fourth win of the season in last Sunday night’s 44-lap Ronnie
McBee Memorial, but he was also crowned the 2008 Potomac speedway late model track
champion.
Avenue Maryland’s David William capped-off a career season as he not only took his
fourth win of the season in last Sunday night’s 44-lap Ronnie McBee Memorial, but
he was also crowned the 2008 Potomac speedway late model track champion.
Williams left little doubt he had the car to beat as he blasted from his pole
starting spot to grab the top spot on lap one. From there on out it was a race for
second the entire event. Third starting Steven Axtell Jr. held the second spot for
much of the event until fifth starting Roy Deese Jr. slid by to take the spot on the
20th lap. Deese, Who was crowned the Hagerstown (MD) speedway late model champion on
Saturday night, tried valiantly to unseat Williams from the lead, but Williams was
not to be denied as he would take the checkered flag for his 22nd career Potomac
late model feature win and his first-ever McBee memorial trophy. “This was a total
team effort this season.” Williams stated from Potomac’s victory lane. “Jamie
(Lathroum) really came on strong here at the end of the season and he made us work
for it.” “I just want to thanks all my sponsors and all the guy’s on the crew
they spent countless hours in the race shop this season and without them, we
wouldn’t be here right now.” Steven Axtell Jr. scored a career best third place
finish, Roland Mann was fourth and Ray Kable Jr. completed the top-five. Point
contender Jamie Lathroum quietly finished the main seventh. Heats for the 22-cars on
hand went to Scott Cross, Deese and Kable.
In the twenty-lap modified feature in was current point leader Brett Hamilton
scoring his 7th win of the season. The win for Hamilton was his third of the weekend
as he won at Potomac on Friday night and at Virginia Motor Speedway on Saturday
night. Gary Conner was second, James Marshall was third, James Snead took fourth and
Dan Arnold completed the top-five.
Other winners included Troy Kassiris who took his second win of the weekend and
fifth of the season in the 15-lap hobby stock event and Mark Digges who won his
first of the season in the 12-lap four cylinder contest. With his third place
finish, Greg Gunter was crowned the 2008 Four-cylinder track Champion.
Super Late Model Feature Finish 44-laps (Lap Leaders- David Williams 1-44)
1. David Williams 2. Roy Deese Jr. 3. Steven Axtell Jr. 4. Roland Mann 5.Ray Kable
Jr. 6. Keith Jackson 7. Jamie Lathroum 8. Daryl Hills 9. Deane Guy 10. Jared Powell
11. Scott Cross 12. Ray Love Jr. 13. Cody Lear 14. Chris Cromer 15. Matt Quade
16. Harold Dorsey Jr. 17. Barry Lear Sr. 18. Paul Cursey 19. Paul Crowl 20. Kyle
Lear 21. Eddie Drury 22. Billy Stivers