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07-24-2005, 02:25 AM
ERIC ERWIN CAPTURES CAREER FIRST MODIFIED WIN AT VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Saluda, VA – Eric Erwin of Beaver Dam, VA, who started fifth, used a strong run on the high side to take home his career first Budweiser Modified victory at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and in the process became the division’s eighth different winner.
Erwin powered his #50 SBR Graphics Warrior to the outside of leader Renee Weeks on lap 15 as the two exited turn 2 and battled side by side until lap 16 before taking the lead out of turn 4. Following Erwin to second was Bret Hamilton as Weeks fell back to third.
On lap 18 Hamilton took a peak inside of Erwin as the two exited turn 4 but Erwin held the spot by inches at the line. A caution for a wreck in turn 4 brought the field back single file behind the leader Erwin. On the restart Erwin had Hamilton looking back inside, for the next two laps Hamilton worked to get to the inside of Erwin until another caution for a wreck on the front stretch slowed the field once again.
On the restart Hamilton dove to the inside of Erwin for the lead as Mark Schools went to the outside of Weeks for third. Schools made the pass for third as Erwin and Hamilton raced back to the white flag side by side. Erwin got a great bite off of turn 2 and pulled a car length on Hamilton. It was all Erwin needed as he held off Hamilton at the line for his career first Modified victory.
“The high side was the place to be, my car just worked butter up there,” Erwin said. “It was a little slick in turns 3 and 4 but I got a good bite in turn 2 to get past Renee (Weeks) for the lead and then the battle with Bret (Hamilton) was just awesome,” added Erwin on his first victory.
Rounding out the top five were Page Harrison, Mark Schools and Brent Bordeaux. Brian Dobie set fast time in “Hot Lap” Time Trials and inverted the top four positions. Russ Grady picked up the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Race Award with his twelfth place finish.
In other action Roger Jamerson of Glen Allen, VA led flag to flag in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 30 lap feature to pick up his fourth win of the season, and John Mosby of Doswell, VA pulled off the rare two win night with victory’s in the Dixie Chopper All American 15 lap feature and the Al’s Auto Parts Charger 25 lap feature.
In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Bobby Bustamante set fast time in “Hot lap” Time Trials and inverted the top four with the pill draw. That put Tim Shelton and Roger Jamerson on the front row leading the filed to green in the 30-lap feature. Jamerson took the lead from the outside with Shelton tucked under his back bumper.
With Jamerson in control, the battle on the track was for second between Shelton, Bustamante and Walker Arthur. Jamerson held a five car length advantage as Shelton continued to hold off Bustamante for second.
The only thing to slow Jamerson during the race was cautions. On each restart Jamerson would have to hold off Shelton for a corner before pulling back to a comfortable advantage. As the laps wound down Jamerson got stronger and motored away for his fourth win of the season.
“The car was just flawless tonight,” said Jamerson. “If I can have a car like this every week I don’t mind starting eighth,” added Jamreson when asked about the two win rule.
Rounding out the top five were Tim Shelton, Bobby Bustamante who took over the points lead, Jerry Scott and Vaughan Haywood. Davis Lipscombe picked up the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Race Award with his sixth place finish.
It took two starts to get the Dixie Chopper All American underway but once they got racing in the 15 lap feature Ronnie Keith of Wilmington, NC took control, until John Mosby of Doswell, VA joined in on the battle. Mosby won his heat but because of the track’s two win rule had to start eighth. With Keith in control up front Mosby began to pick his way to the front.
Caution fell on lap 9 for a wreck between Johnny Brooks and Charles Spence in turn 1. On the restart Mosby pulled inside Keith out of turn 2. The two raced side by side until lap 10 when Mosby took control for good out of turn 4. On lap 12 Marty Coltrain went inside of Keith for second as Mosby pulled away. Mosby kept his advantage over Coltrain and took home his sixth win of the season and fourth in a row.
“It’s getting harder and harder every week, I just have to thank my dad and Buck Cunningham for providing me with such a great car,” said Mosby. Mosby will once again not get to start any closer than eighth with the tracks two win rule. Rounding out the top five were Marty Coltrain, nineteenth starting Bret Adkins, Ronnie Keith and eleventh starting Dustin Owens.
In the Al’s Auto Parts Charger 25 lap feature John Imler and Frank Addington led the field to green with Imler winning the drag race into turn 1 followed closely by points leader Charles Evelyn. On lap 4 Evelyn inside of Imler out of turn 2 and finished the pass for the lead out of turn 4. Heading into turn 1 Imler went back around the outside of Evelyn to regain the lead.
Evelyn kept pressing the issue and went back inside Imler in turn 3 to retake the lead out of turn 4. Following Evelyn to the inside of Imler was John Mosby. Imler and Mosby battled side by side for the next three laps with Evelyn just ahead in the lead. On lap 10 Mosby completed the pass on Imler out of turn 2 and went straight to the lead on the backstretch.
Mosby began to stretch out his lead as Imler came under attack by eighth starting keith Hubbard for second. With two to go Hubbard managed to get by Imler for second but couldn’t reel in Mosby. Mosby would cross the line comfortably ahead of Hubbard for his second win of the night.
“I don’t know what to say, this is just incredible, I know that these guys are running for points so I tried to run them clean, it was just a great race,” commented Mosby on his rare two win night.
Rounding out the top five were Keith Hubbard, John Imler, Charles Evelyn and Bob Terry. Mark Wright picked up the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Race Award with his seventh place finish.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway return to action Saturday July 30th with 93.1 The Wolf Night presented by Remax Realtor Donnie Jones. The night’s activities will feature all five of the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series divisions. The Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified, Al’s Auto Parts Charger and Dixie Chopper All American divisions will all be in action.
Competitor gates for Thursday, July 30th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 4pm. On track activities will begin at 6:15pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday July 30th: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Al’s Auto Parts Chargers (25 Laps) and the Dixie Chopper All Americans (15 Laps). Late Model, Sportsman and Modified divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features only. Chargers and All Americans will run heats and features. Adult, Senior and Military tickets are just $10, Students 13 –17 yrs old $8, Children 7 – 12 yrs old $4 and Children 6 and under free.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.
To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2005 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223
RESULTS FOR JLUY 23, 2005:
BUDWEISER MODIFIED 25 LAP FEATURE (24 CARS):
1. Eric Erwin; 2. Page Harrison; 3. Mark Schools; 4. Brent Bordeaux; 5. Renee Weeks; 6. Donnie Medlin; 7. Brian Dobie; 8. Charlie Hubbard; 9. Chuck Marks; 10. Walter Wallace; 11. Russ Grady; 12. Kelly Samuels; 13. Matthew Dickens; 14. Bill Roberts; 15. Ron Taylor; 16. James Snead; 17. Dennis Fowlkes; 18. Mark Claar Sr.; 19. Lance Grady; 20. Bill Atkins; 21. Brad Bowling; 22. Wayne Barricks; DQ: Bret Hamilton. (Lap Leaders – 3: Weeks 1 – 16; Erwin 17 – 23; Hamilton 24; Erwin 25) Fastest “Hot Lap” Time Trials – Brian Dobie: 21.554 seconds, 83.511 mph.
TRUCKIN THUNDER SPORTSMAN 30 LAP FEATURE (23 CARS):
1. Roger Jamerson; 2. Tim Shelton; 3. Bobby Bustamante; 4. Jerry Scott; 5. Vaughan Haywood; 6. Davis Lipscombe; 7. Walker Arthur; 8. Donnie Owens; 9. John James Jr.; 10. Jack Foulkes; 11. Ray Paul; 12. Gene Jamerson Sr.; 13. Thomas Corbin; 14. Daren Bolac; 15. Buddy Cox; 16. Mark Smith; 17. Doug Johnson; 18. William King; 19. Okey Synan Jr.; 20. Brad Rigdon; 21. Boyce Best; 22. Larry Bradsher; 23. Stephen Taylor. (Lap Leaders – 1: R. Jamerson 1 – 30) Fastest “Hot Lap” Time Trials – Bobby Bustamante: 22.132 seconds, 81.330 mph.
AL’S AUTO PARTS CHARGER 25 LAP FEATURE (21 CARS):
1. John Mosby; 2. Keith Hubbard; 3. John Imler; 4. Charles Evelyn; 5. Bob Terry; 6. Frank Addington; 7. Mark Wright; 8. Chris Tatum; 9. Shawn Otey; 10. Brian Goodman; 11. John Kirby; 12. Bruce Wilson; 13. Dave Savage; 14. Roy Pullen; 15. Steven Carter; 16. Bryan Ridings; 17. Brian Maxey; 18. Charles Scott IV; 19. Kris Warden; 20. Lee Oldaker III; DNS: John Hankins Jr. (Lap Leaders – 3: Imler 1 – 3; Evelyn 4; Imler 5 – 6; Evelyn 7 – 10; Mosby 11 – 25) Heat Race Winners: John Imler, Frank Addington.
DIXIE CHOPPER ALL AMERICANS presented by PAUL SAWYERS LAWN EQUIPMENT 15 LAP FEATURE (22 CARS):
1. John Mosby; 2. Marty Coltrain; 3. Brett Adkins; 4. Ronnie Keith; 5. Dustin Owens; 6. Dave Savage; 7. Mark Cunningham; 8. Darrell Shrewsbury; 9. Stephen Childress; 10. David Bowler; 11. Charles Spence; 12. Wesley Givens; 13. Therese Winner; 14. Johnny Brooks; 15. Ashley Meyers; 16. Jerry Newman; 17. Jessie Wilson; 18. Vernon Kirby; 19. Steven Atkins; 20. Jacob Helwig; 21. Dennis Maxey; 22. Mark Childers. (Lap Leaders – 2: Keith 1 – 10; Mosby 11 – 15) Heat Race Winners: John Mosby, Ronnie Keith.
Saluda, VA – Eric Erwin of Beaver Dam, VA, who started fifth, used a strong run on the high side to take home his career first Budweiser Modified victory at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and in the process became the division’s eighth different winner.
Erwin powered his #50 SBR Graphics Warrior to the outside of leader Renee Weeks on lap 15 as the two exited turn 2 and battled side by side until lap 16 before taking the lead out of turn 4. Following Erwin to second was Bret Hamilton as Weeks fell back to third.
On lap 18 Hamilton took a peak inside of Erwin as the two exited turn 4 but Erwin held the spot by inches at the line. A caution for a wreck in turn 4 brought the field back single file behind the leader Erwin. On the restart Erwin had Hamilton looking back inside, for the next two laps Hamilton worked to get to the inside of Erwin until another caution for a wreck on the front stretch slowed the field once again.
On the restart Hamilton dove to the inside of Erwin for the lead as Mark Schools went to the outside of Weeks for third. Schools made the pass for third as Erwin and Hamilton raced back to the white flag side by side. Erwin got a great bite off of turn 2 and pulled a car length on Hamilton. It was all Erwin needed as he held off Hamilton at the line for his career first Modified victory.
“The high side was the place to be, my car just worked butter up there,” Erwin said. “It was a little slick in turns 3 and 4 but I got a good bite in turn 2 to get past Renee (Weeks) for the lead and then the battle with Bret (Hamilton) was just awesome,” added Erwin on his first victory.
Rounding out the top five were Page Harrison, Mark Schools and Brent Bordeaux. Brian Dobie set fast time in “Hot Lap” Time Trials and inverted the top four positions. Russ Grady picked up the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Race Award with his twelfth place finish.
In other action Roger Jamerson of Glen Allen, VA led flag to flag in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 30 lap feature to pick up his fourth win of the season, and John Mosby of Doswell, VA pulled off the rare two win night with victory’s in the Dixie Chopper All American 15 lap feature and the Al’s Auto Parts Charger 25 lap feature.
In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Bobby Bustamante set fast time in “Hot lap” Time Trials and inverted the top four with the pill draw. That put Tim Shelton and Roger Jamerson on the front row leading the filed to green in the 30-lap feature. Jamerson took the lead from the outside with Shelton tucked under his back bumper.
With Jamerson in control, the battle on the track was for second between Shelton, Bustamante and Walker Arthur. Jamerson held a five car length advantage as Shelton continued to hold off Bustamante for second.
The only thing to slow Jamerson during the race was cautions. On each restart Jamerson would have to hold off Shelton for a corner before pulling back to a comfortable advantage. As the laps wound down Jamerson got stronger and motored away for his fourth win of the season.
“The car was just flawless tonight,” said Jamerson. “If I can have a car like this every week I don’t mind starting eighth,” added Jamreson when asked about the two win rule.
Rounding out the top five were Tim Shelton, Bobby Bustamante who took over the points lead, Jerry Scott and Vaughan Haywood. Davis Lipscombe picked up the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Race Award with his sixth place finish.
It took two starts to get the Dixie Chopper All American underway but once they got racing in the 15 lap feature Ronnie Keith of Wilmington, NC took control, until John Mosby of Doswell, VA joined in on the battle. Mosby won his heat but because of the track’s two win rule had to start eighth. With Keith in control up front Mosby began to pick his way to the front.
Caution fell on lap 9 for a wreck between Johnny Brooks and Charles Spence in turn 1. On the restart Mosby pulled inside Keith out of turn 2. The two raced side by side until lap 10 when Mosby took control for good out of turn 4. On lap 12 Marty Coltrain went inside of Keith for second as Mosby pulled away. Mosby kept his advantage over Coltrain and took home his sixth win of the season and fourth in a row.
“It’s getting harder and harder every week, I just have to thank my dad and Buck Cunningham for providing me with such a great car,” said Mosby. Mosby will once again not get to start any closer than eighth with the tracks two win rule. Rounding out the top five were Marty Coltrain, nineteenth starting Bret Adkins, Ronnie Keith and eleventh starting Dustin Owens.
In the Al’s Auto Parts Charger 25 lap feature John Imler and Frank Addington led the field to green with Imler winning the drag race into turn 1 followed closely by points leader Charles Evelyn. On lap 4 Evelyn inside of Imler out of turn 2 and finished the pass for the lead out of turn 4. Heading into turn 1 Imler went back around the outside of Evelyn to regain the lead.
Evelyn kept pressing the issue and went back inside Imler in turn 3 to retake the lead out of turn 4. Following Evelyn to the inside of Imler was John Mosby. Imler and Mosby battled side by side for the next three laps with Evelyn just ahead in the lead. On lap 10 Mosby completed the pass on Imler out of turn 2 and went straight to the lead on the backstretch.
Mosby began to stretch out his lead as Imler came under attack by eighth starting keith Hubbard for second. With two to go Hubbard managed to get by Imler for second but couldn’t reel in Mosby. Mosby would cross the line comfortably ahead of Hubbard for his second win of the night.
“I don’t know what to say, this is just incredible, I know that these guys are running for points so I tried to run them clean, it was just a great race,” commented Mosby on his rare two win night.
Rounding out the top five were Keith Hubbard, John Imler, Charles Evelyn and Bob Terry. Mark Wright picked up the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Race Award with his seventh place finish.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway return to action Saturday July 30th with 93.1 The Wolf Night presented by Remax Realtor Donnie Jones. The night’s activities will feature all five of the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series divisions. The Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified, Al’s Auto Parts Charger and Dixie Chopper All American divisions will all be in action.
Competitor gates for Thursday, July 30th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 4pm. On track activities will begin at 6:15pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday July 30th: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Al’s Auto Parts Chargers (25 Laps) and the Dixie Chopper All Americans (15 Laps). Late Model, Sportsman and Modified divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features only. Chargers and All Americans will run heats and features. Adult, Senior and Military tickets are just $10, Students 13 –17 yrs old $8, Children 7 – 12 yrs old $4 and Children 6 and under free.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.
To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2005 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223
RESULTS FOR JLUY 23, 2005:
BUDWEISER MODIFIED 25 LAP FEATURE (24 CARS):
1. Eric Erwin; 2. Page Harrison; 3. Mark Schools; 4. Brent Bordeaux; 5. Renee Weeks; 6. Donnie Medlin; 7. Brian Dobie; 8. Charlie Hubbard; 9. Chuck Marks; 10. Walter Wallace; 11. Russ Grady; 12. Kelly Samuels; 13. Matthew Dickens; 14. Bill Roberts; 15. Ron Taylor; 16. James Snead; 17. Dennis Fowlkes; 18. Mark Claar Sr.; 19. Lance Grady; 20. Bill Atkins; 21. Brad Bowling; 22. Wayne Barricks; DQ: Bret Hamilton. (Lap Leaders – 3: Weeks 1 – 16; Erwin 17 – 23; Hamilton 24; Erwin 25) Fastest “Hot Lap” Time Trials – Brian Dobie: 21.554 seconds, 83.511 mph.
TRUCKIN THUNDER SPORTSMAN 30 LAP FEATURE (23 CARS):
1. Roger Jamerson; 2. Tim Shelton; 3. Bobby Bustamante; 4. Jerry Scott; 5. Vaughan Haywood; 6. Davis Lipscombe; 7. Walker Arthur; 8. Donnie Owens; 9. John James Jr.; 10. Jack Foulkes; 11. Ray Paul; 12. Gene Jamerson Sr.; 13. Thomas Corbin; 14. Daren Bolac; 15. Buddy Cox; 16. Mark Smith; 17. Doug Johnson; 18. William King; 19. Okey Synan Jr.; 20. Brad Rigdon; 21. Boyce Best; 22. Larry Bradsher; 23. Stephen Taylor. (Lap Leaders – 1: R. Jamerson 1 – 30) Fastest “Hot Lap” Time Trials – Bobby Bustamante: 22.132 seconds, 81.330 mph.
AL’S AUTO PARTS CHARGER 25 LAP FEATURE (21 CARS):
1. John Mosby; 2. Keith Hubbard; 3. John Imler; 4. Charles Evelyn; 5. Bob Terry; 6. Frank Addington; 7. Mark Wright; 8. Chris Tatum; 9. Shawn Otey; 10. Brian Goodman; 11. John Kirby; 12. Bruce Wilson; 13. Dave Savage; 14. Roy Pullen; 15. Steven Carter; 16. Bryan Ridings; 17. Brian Maxey; 18. Charles Scott IV; 19. Kris Warden; 20. Lee Oldaker III; DNS: John Hankins Jr. (Lap Leaders – 3: Imler 1 – 3; Evelyn 4; Imler 5 – 6; Evelyn 7 – 10; Mosby 11 – 25) Heat Race Winners: John Imler, Frank Addington.
DIXIE CHOPPER ALL AMERICANS presented by PAUL SAWYERS LAWN EQUIPMENT 15 LAP FEATURE (22 CARS):
1. John Mosby; 2. Marty Coltrain; 3. Brett Adkins; 4. Ronnie Keith; 5. Dustin Owens; 6. Dave Savage; 7. Mark Cunningham; 8. Darrell Shrewsbury; 9. Stephen Childress; 10. David Bowler; 11. Charles Spence; 12. Wesley Givens; 13. Therese Winner; 14. Johnny Brooks; 15. Ashley Meyers; 16. Jerry Newman; 17. Jessie Wilson; 18. Vernon Kirby; 19. Steven Atkins; 20. Jacob Helwig; 21. Dennis Maxey; 22. Mark Childers. (Lap Leaders – 2: Keith 1 – 10; Mosby 11 – 15) Heat Race Winners: John Mosby, Ronnie Keith.