Please join us this Saturday Oct 19 , 2019 for another exciting night of racing.

It’s PULL-A-PART NIGHT!
Featuring…
100 laps for the Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Models
50 laps for the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners
30 laps for the Pure Stocks
25 laps for the Baby Grands
25 laps for the Pro 4 Asphalt Series
20 laps for the Road Warriors
Plus qualifying and heat races…DON’T MISS A LAP!

Tickets are available at the track on event days.

** Family Pack Special **
$30 for 2 Adults and up to 6 minor children ( less than $4.00 per person )

Pit admission is $35 per person.

Regular Events Grandstand Admission: Adult $12.00

62+ Senior $10.00

Military ID $10.00

13-17 Students $10.00

6-12 Youth $5.00

Children ages 5 and under are always free with a paid adult

FREE PARKING !!!

Racing starts at 6 pm.
6801 Kelly Willis Rd.
Greenbrier , Tn 37073

(All photos by Gary Chopik)

Wow! What a weekend we had for Race 2 Include…and one week later we reconvened to learn just what had been wrought…a grand total of no less than $22,118.58 was raised for DSAMT! AMAZING! That we should be blessed thus with such gorgeous weather for the next race night was only appropriate…well, to be fair, it WAS sunny, but as that sun went down, so did the temperature…it seems Mother Nature finally figured out that it really WAS Autumn and she was making up for lost time! Our general response to that sort of thing is, well, that’s okay…just put on more clothes and come out and enjoy the racing…and the folks that did were treated to some fine action and a slew of brand new faces in Victory Lane…including one that was WAY overdue!

PEST DOCTOR RIDGE RUNNERS
All right, full disclosure: the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners event was strictly the Jesse Litchford show. There’s really no other way to put it. He was fast qualifier (by three tenths!), heat race winner, and in dominating the feature Jesse executed a clean sweep of the night’s events and but for a slight handling issue that slowed him in the late going he might’ve lapped up to third place! Josh Harrell pursued gamely but didn’t have anything for the flying 58. Moonshiner 50 winner Steve Akey ran third, with Justin Dickens fourth and Marc Deist fifth.

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Feature Race Finish
1. Jesse Litchford (58) 25 laps
2. Josh Harrell (411) 25 laps
3. Steve Akey (99) 25 laps
4. Justin Dickens (73) 25 laps
5. Marc Deist (423) 24 laps
Other finishers: 6. Tony Chambers (43) 24 laps, 7. Lance Steele (10) 24 laps. DNS: Ricky Calkins (413).

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Heat Race Top Five
1. Jesse Litchford (58) 10 laps
2. Josh Harrell (411) 10 laps
3. Steve Akey (99) 10 laps
4. Justin Dickens (73) 10 laps
5. Marc Deist (423) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Jesse Litchford (58) 15.147 59.418 mph

ROAD WARRIORS
AT LAST! Kasey Williams FINALLY broke through and won his first ever feature in a race that saw seven or eight cars circulating in close company throughout…several of which had X flags looming over them. Amazingly though, the second half of the race was run with NO X flags, every lap being turned a tenth of a second above the 17 second breakout time. It was an amazing display of precision driving that had to be seen to be believed. In the end it came down to a shootout between ten time winner and points leader David Lassiter and Williams, with Williams half a car length to the good at the line. Lassiter settled for second, with Jerry Langston third, David Ray Bates fourth, and Derrick Bissinger fifth (minus a good portion of the passenger side bodywork!) Justin Doney took his first-ever VMR checkered flag in the heat race, while fast qualifier Aaron Porter claimed the victory in the trophy dash, edging Scott Conner at the line in a thrilling photo finish!

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish
1. Kasey Williams (K3) 20 laps
2. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
3. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps
4. David Ray Bates (88) 20 laps
5. Derrick Bissinger (469) 20 laps
Other finishers: 6. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps, 7. Justin Doney (7) 14 laps, 8. Lynn Newcomb (55) 14 laps, 9. Scott Conner (07) 12 laps, 10. Aaron Porter (04) 10 laps, 11. Nate Allen (01) 6 laps. DNS: Austin Jacobs (95).

Road Warriors Heat Race Top Five
1. Justin Doney (7) 10 laps
2. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
3. Kasey Williams (K3) 10 laps
4. Scott Conner (07) 10 laps
5. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps

Road Warriors Non-Winners Trophy Dash Finish
1. Aaron Porter (04) 10 laps
2. Scott Conner (7) 10 laps
3. Chase Allen (07) 10 laps
4. Lynn Newcomb (55) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Aaron Porter (04) 17.027 52.857 mph

LEGENDS
Another first time winner? Why not TWO wins? With a stout field of Legends, this feat didn’t come easy for Bryson Shaffer, but we finally got to see his face in Victory Lane, not just once but twice as the 12 car topped both the heat race and the main. In the feature the youngster from Jackson had to hold off a determined Hunter Wright, the two dicing furiously through lapped traffic and ultimately having to avoid the car of Paul Jones sitting sideways in the fourth turn on the last lap…a hair-raising moment that both handled with aplomb. Oliver Cordell ran strongly in third, just ahead of Justin Maxwell, while Kouts, Indiana’s Ben Fidone took fifth. Wright was the night’s fast qualifier, and both his and Maxwell’s next stop are the INEX Asphalt Nationals in Swansboro, North Carolina.

Legends Feature Race Finish
1. Bryson Shaffer (12) 25 laps
2. Hunter Wright (12) 25 laps
3. Oliver Cordell (17) 25 laps
4. Justin Maxwell (20) laps
5. Ben Fidone (3) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Galen Clark (38) 24 laps, 7. Greg Gresham (11) 24 laps, 8. Paul Jones (36) 23 laps, 9. Scott Henderson (75) 23 laps, 10. Rod Nelson (35) 23 laps.

Legends Heat Race Top Five
1. Bryson Shaffer (12) 10 laps
2. Oliver Cordell (17) 10 laps
3. Justin Maxwell (29) 10 laps
4. Greg Gresham (11) 10 laps
5. Galen Clark (38) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Hunter Wright (29) 14.350 62.718 mph

PURE STOCKS
There was a lot of sheet metal wrinkled in Pure Stocks on this night, and young Jackson McLerran had his best weekend of the season with a win in the heat race—his first ever—and a third in the feature. But the feature win belonged to Ronnie Upchurch…or at least it did once he finally muscled his way past leader Josh Hood with one lap to go. It took a while to get this one underway, with Michael Pannell pranging the wall off turn four on the initial green and bringing out a red flag, but once we finally did get going, Upchurch began steadily working his way up through the pack with some thrilling three-wide racing. Fast qualifier Michael Williams battled for the lead for the lead with Hood before a sideways moment eventually dropped him to fourth, and Landin Dickens came back from an extra-crunchy sorta crash in the heat to claim fifth.

Pure Stocks Feature Race Finish
1. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
2. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
3. Jackson McLerran (7) 30 laps
4. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps
5. Landin Dickens (331) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. James Webb (27) 30 laps, 7. Cameron Choate (82) 30 laps, 8. Brandon Webb (40) 13 laps, 9. Michael Pannell (80) 0 laps. DNS: Danny Johnson (39), Bubba Turner (62).

Pure Stocks Heat Race Top Five
1. Jackson McLerran (7) 10 laps
2. Brandon Ladd (40) 10 laps
3. James Webb (27) 10 laps
4. Ronnie Upchurch (08)
5. Michael Williams (91)

Fast qualifier: Michael Williams (91) 14.919 60.326 mph

LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN
Coulda, woulda, shoulda…did! This Sportsman go could’ve been an epic event…we would’ve had eight really competitive machines, but for the issues Dillon Hoover had just before the green…then Chuck Adcock gave the turn 3 wall an almighty smack after a mechanical failure of some sort. Chuck was okay but the car was done. At this point we STILL should’ve had a terrific six way battle for the win and it looked pretty good from the get-go, with Bradley Arms giving the 3 car a spirited run before finally giving way to Thomas Pannell. While that was happening, Jeff Belt was quietly climbing into contention in the Climer Bonding 05, and when Arms had a sideways moment just before the halfway point, Belt darted past into second. A moment later, Arms and the 8 of Tre Ashworth came together, sending Arms skidding down the backstretch and bringing out the caution. This turned out to be the pivotal moment of the event, as on the restart Belt skidded up the hill in turn 2 and lost second to Arms. He would eventually get it back, but by that time Pannell was gone, and with fast time and the heat race already in his pocket, Thomas got out the broom and completed the clean sweep…the second of the night. Afterward, Pannell issued a Victory Lane challenge to all the absent area Sportsman drivers: “Open invitation to anybody that runs at Nashville…you want some, come get some…” Sounds like a throw down…!

Late Model Sportsman Feature Race Finish
1. Thomas Pannell (8T) 30 laps
2. Jeff Belt (05) 30 laps
3. Bradley Arms (3) 30 laps
4. Tre Ashworth (8) 30 laps
5. Wayne White (00) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. Taylor Ryman (90) 30 laps, 7. Chuck Adcock (0) 1 lap, 8. Dillon Hoover (37) 0 laps.

Late Model Sportsman Heat Race Top Five
1. Thomas Pannell (8T) 10 laps
2. Bradley Arms (3) 10 laps
3. Wayne White (00) 10 laps
4. Taylor Ryman (90) 10 laps
5. Chuck Adcock (0) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Thomas Pannell (8T) 13.921 64.651 mph

POWDER PUFF
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! For then there came the ladies…ten laps to determine the fastest distaff driver at Veterans Motorplex. It could’ve been good too, with six cars lined up…but after turn one, lap one, we were down to four, as Laurie Langston and Ragan Johnson made contact, pitching the 43 HIGH into the air and back down hard…poor Kelli Cunningham had nowhere to go and got collected. Langston and Cunningham retired on the spot; amazingly, the 43, which SHOULD have been terminal, continued…at least to the halfway mark and the caution for the invert, at which point it was finally discovered that the 43 had in fact sustained severe suspension damage and had to be withdrawn. Going placidly amid the noise and haste was Page Ryman, who sailed on to the win, invert or no invert! Mindy Hughes and Beverly Deist fought it out for second and third, with Hughes eventually prevailing.

Powder Puff Feature Race Finish
1. Page Ryman (2) 10 laps
2. Mindy Hughes (07) 10 laps
3. Beverly Deist (423) 10 laps
4. Ragan Johnson (43) 5 laps
5. Kelli Cunningham (88) 0 laps
Other finishers: 6. Lauren Langston (3) 0 laps

THIS WEEKEND AT THE RIM: It’s PULL-A-PART NIGHT featuring the Southern 100 for the Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Models! The Pest Doctor Ridge Runners will be a back for a 50 lap event, and they’ll be joined by the Baby Grands, Pure Stocks, an encore appearance for the Pro 4 Asphalt Series, and…of course…the Road Warriors! All this, plus a chance to take home a 55 inch color TV, only at VETERANS MOTORPLEX at the RIM…where FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTION is the ATTRACTION!

#MyTrackMyRoots

(All photos by Gary Chopik)

Could Race 2 Include Night have been any better? An enthusiastic, generous crowd that raised over 13,000 dollars for Down Syndrome and DSAMT, a solid car count, and—yes!—excellent weather throughout made for a grand evening’s entertainment. There were rough skies and even lighting to the southeast, but the Little Track on the Hill and its environs were spared and the thunder remained on the track…where it belonged!

BABY GRANDS
The feature race for the Baby Grands was frantic! Ronnie Binkley (tonight in Tim Vinsant’s 14) led initially, with Justin Shanes in hot pursuit…then the invaders from Indiana began to make their presence known. Yes, Kent Balledge and Danny Trent came trophy hunting once again, and ultimately it was fast qualifier Trent grabbing the hardware after heat race winner Balledge suffered a flat tire in the main. That resulted in a spin that collected both Shanes as well as Joe McCloud. McCloud managed to fight his way back to second place, and Justin Shanes had a busy race, going to the tail on a couple of occasions after on track incidents, including one while challenging for the lead on a late restart. He looked to be the only one with anything for the 2 car but ended up third. Ronnie Binkley wheeled the 14 car (officially scored as 25X) to fourth, while Trent Key returned and got himself a fifth in a VERY tightly bunched field.

Baby Grands Feature Race Finish
1. Danny Trent (2) 25 laps
2. Joe McCloud (15) 25 laps
3. Justin Shanes (24) 25 laps
4. Ronnie Binkley (25X) 25 laps
5. Trent Key (18) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Mark Cole (50) 25 laps, 7. Jessie Binkley (25) 15 laps, 8. Kent Baledge (32) 3 laps.

Baby Grands Heat Race Top Five
1. Kent Baledge (32) 10 laps
2. Danny Trent (2) 10 laps
3. Ronnie Binkley (14) 10 laps
4. Joe McCloud (15) 10 laps 
5. Trent Key (18) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Danny Trent (2) 13.826 65.095 mph

PRO 4 ASPHALT SERIES
The Pro 4 Asphalt Series returned to the Little Track on the Hill for what would be their final event of 2019. They brought a solid field of cars (which seems to grow with every appearance!) and a good deal of action…but in the end, it was a familiar name out front in the feature. No, it wasn’t Rowland either…it was Jerry Fitzgerald Jr, and he was simply the class of the field, setting fast time and darting away on every restart to a dominant feature win. Second placed Rick Rowland did take the heat race win and the championship of the debut series, while Jeffrey Lee got himself a win in the dash and a third in the main, followed by Jaclyn Barnett and Michael Carter. Hopes are high for still more growth in 2020 for the snarling Pro 4s and the future seems unlimited.

Pro 4 Asphalt Series Feature Race Finish
1. Jerry Fitzgerald Jr (28) 25 laps
2. Rick Rowland (82) 25 laps
3. Jeffery Lee (79) 24 laps
4. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 24 laps
5. Michael Carter (07) 24 laps
Other finishers: 6. Michael Meadows (17X) 24 laps, 7. Tony Chambers (43) 1 lap. DNS: Corey Rowland (51), Craig Busick (45), Leslie Best (44L), Jerrill Jones (32).

Pro 4 Asphalt Series Heat Race Top Five
1. Rick Rowland (82) 7 laps
2. Corey Rowland (51) 7 laps
3. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 7 laps
4. Craig Busick (45) 7 laps
5. Leslie Best (44L) 7 laps

Pro 4 Asphalt Series Non-Winners Trophy Dash Finish
1. Jeffrey Lee (79) 10 laps
2. Michael Carter (07) 10 laps
3. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps
4. David Craig (17) 7 laps

Fast qualifier: Jerry Fitzgerald Jr (28) 14.520 61.983 mph

ROAD WARRIORS
Another barn-burner of a feature for the Road Warriors saw yet another return to Victory Lane for Godzilla as Derrick Bissinger worked that ol’ X flag magic again and was in the right place at the right time when havoc erupted in Turn 4 on the last lap. But oh, how close to a first win was Nate Allen in his new white 01…he looked to have it in the bag till the last turn contact with the K3 of Kasey Williams ended his hopes…and maybe the service life of his second race car of the year! Williams might’ve been the winner but for the wreck with the leader, for which he was dropped to the tail of the lead lap cars. Jerry Langston added to a good night with second—he’d already notched a win in the heat race—and David Lassiter took third, followed by Tony Chambers and Paul Cummings.

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 20 laps
2. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps
3. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps
5. Paul Cummings (A1) 20 laps
Other finishers: 6. Shane Jackson Jr (19) 20 laps, 7. Lynn Newcomb (55) 20 laps, 8. Ray Gonzales (83) 20 laps, 9. Nate Allen (01) 20 laps, 10. Kasey Williams (K3) 20 laps, 11. Justin Doney (7) 13 laps, 12. Austin Jacobs (95) 12 laps, 13. David Ray Bates (88) 12 laps, 14. Chris Jackson (133) 8 laps, 15. Aaron Porter (04) 1 lap, 16. Michael Meadows (12) 1 lap.

Road Warriors Heat Race Top Five
1. Jerry Langston (3) 10 laps
2. Nate Allen (01) 10 laps
3. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
4. Kasey Williams (K3) 10 laps
5. Justin Doney (7) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Aaron Porter (04) 17.033 52.839 mph

PURE STOCKS
A week after having his car trashed in a heat race—a HEAT RACE!—Donold Webb Jr returned and decisively claimed the win in the Pure Stocks. Michael Williams had a replacement machine out too and led the first lap but points leader Josh Hood powered past almost immediately, bringing Cameron Choate and Webb with him. Webb then passed Choate and set to work on Hood, making it stick just before the halfway mark. Hood hung on for second, with Choate grabbing yet another top three in what has become a solid season for him. Ditto for Jackson McLerran, who traded paint with Ronnie Upchurch a couple of times on his way to fourth. Hood also took the heat race and set fast time.

Pure Stocks Feature Race Finish
1. Donold Webb Jr (27) 30 laps
2. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
3. Cameron Choate (82) 30 laps
4. Jackson McLerran (7) 30 laps
5. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps, 7. Quinton Smeathers (33) 29 laps, 8. Bryson Russell (5) 29 laps, 9. Brandon Ladd (40) 15 laps, 10. Terry Russell (8) 9 laps, 11. Donny Webb (79) 0 laps.

Pure Stocks Heat Race Top Five
1. Josh Hood (08X) 10 laps
2. Jackson McLerran (7) 10 laps
3. Donold Webb Jr (27) 10 laps
4. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 10 laps
5. Cameron Choate (82) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Josh Hood (08X) 14.937 60.253

THIS WEEK AT VETERANS MOTORPLEX: The Late Model Sportsman return! Plus: Legends, the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, Road Warriors, Pure Stocks, and…POWDER PUFF RACES for the Ladies! Big Wheel Races for the Kids! All this and more Family Fun that can’t be beat, so bring a friend to VETERANS MOTORPLEX AT THE RIM, where ACTION IS THE ATTRACTION!

#MyTrackMyRoots

(all photos by Gary Chopik)

It was another scorcher at the Little Track on the Hill, with just enough breeze to keep things from getting too oppressive. The action on the racetrack proved hot and heavy as well, and saw a return to Victory Lane for a driver who’d been absent lately, a first time winner, and one of the best races we’ve seen all year…and a roll of the dice worth a C note!

SUPER STOCK
The Fall Classic 50 was perhaps lightly attended car-wise, but it was certainly hotly contested, and turned into “The Battle of the Novas”. The front four from the break ran nose to tail for the first half of the race, with heat race winner Matt Fuqua leading Johnathan Dishman, fast qualifier Gus Moody, and Carl Porter Jr. Walt Garrison had problems in the early going and was not a factor, while the “Family Truckster” #4 of Michael Neidert made a return and eventually ended up fifth. Porter gradually dropped back, leaving things to Fuqua, Dishman, and Moody. Dishman kept after Fuqua lap after lap, and his persistence paid off as the hot brakes that finally doomed Fuqua became more and more evident. That said, the pair in the Nova-bodied machines stayed within a car length throughout, with Moody within striking distance should anything happen. Things weren’t settled till five laps to go when Dishman finally put enough distance between himself and the 93 that he could finally breathe. It was a display of driving talent and car control that was awesome to watch throughout. Meanwhile, a post-race dice roll for an extra $100 went, appropriately enough, to Walt Garrison, who’d had himself a rotten night and maybe this helped a little…”I ain’t got much luck racing, but I might start shooting dice,” Walt quipped.

Super Stock Feature Race Finish
1. Johnathan Dishman (67) 50 laps
2. Matt Fuqua (93) 50 laps
3. Gus Moody (48) 50 laps
4. Carl Porter Jr (465) 50 laps
5. Michael Neidert (4) 50 laps
Other finisher: 6. Walt Garrison (99) 9 laps.

Super Stock Heat Race Top Five 
1. Matt Fuqua (93) 10 laps
2. Gus Moody (48) 10 laps
3. Johnathan Dishman (67) 10 laps
4. Carl Porter Jr (465) 10 laps
5. Michael Neidert (4) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Gus Moody (48) 14.511 61.851 mph

PEST DOCTOR RIDGE RUNNERS
For the second race weekend it was the Josh Harrell Show in the premiere front wheel drive class…this weekend it was the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners that got the nod. Harrell seemed set to claim a clean sweep from qualifying to feature, as he drew another weapon from his arsenal, breaking out the red Honda this weekend to good effect. Too good, unfortunately…when the hustlin’ Honda passed through tech after the race, it soon became apparent that heat race winner Harrell was about to lose his second straight feature in devastating fashion as a non-standard flywheel was discovered. This awarded the win to Steve Akey, the winner in the Moonshiner 50 just one week ago. Akey ran a fine race and was slowing reeling in Harrell till a wild slide in the south end of the race track put paid to that effort. Duane White ran a steady if lonely race to claim second, with Derrick Bissinger bringing Godzilla home third. Marc Deist won a drag race with Tony Chambers for what ended up being fourth and fifth.

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Feature Race Finish
1. Steve Akey (99) 25 laps
2. Duane White (84) 25 laps
3. Derrick Bissinger (469) 24 laps
4. Marc Deist (423) 24 laps
5. Tony Chambers (43) 24 laps
DQ: Josh Harrell (411)

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Heat Race Top Five 
1. Steve Akey (99) 10 laps
2. Duane White (84) 10 laps
3. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps
5. Marc Deist (423) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Josh Harrell (411) 15.746 57.157 mph

ROAD WARRIORS
Derrick Bissinger sat out the past few Road Warriors races and he and Godzilla were sorely missed by the fans at Veterans Motorplex…by his competitors, maybe not so much! Derrick has the knack for sitting back and avoiding that crucial third X flag and putting himself into contention at the end…and he did it again last Saturday, hanging within the top five till the last few laps when it counted the most. Kasey Williams got another superb finish, as did Jerry Langston and Justin Doney, while Tony Chambers joined Bissinger with two feature race top fives. Early contenders Lance Steele, David Ray Bates, and David Lassiter piled things up in turn four…Lassiter and Bates continued, but Steele had just gotten his third X flag and was done for the night. Bissinger also claimed the heat race win, while Aaron Porter took fast time.

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 20 laps
2. Kasey Williams (K3) 20 laps
3. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps
4. Justin Doney (7) 20 laps
5. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps
Other finishers: 6. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps, 7. Nate Allen (01) 20 laps, 8. Scott Conner (07) 20 laps, 9. Aaron Porter (04) 20 laps, 10. Austin Jacobs (95) 20 laps, 11. Jason Turner (1) 20 laps, 12. David Ray Bates (88) 20 laps, 13. Gerald Jackson (19) 20 laps, 14. Lance Steele (10) 16 laps, 15. Michael Meadows (12) 9 laps, 16. Lynn Newcomb (423) 1 lap, DNS: Cody Denney (28)

Road Warriors Heat Race Top Five
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
2. Kasey Williams (K3) 10 laps
3. Lance Steele (10) 10 laps
4. Nate Allen (01) 10 laps
5. Justin Doney (7) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Aaron Porter (04) 17.010 52.910 mph

PURE STOCKS
He did it! Ronnie Upchurch has been on the verge of a win in the Pure Stocks lately, and it all came good this weekend as he took BOTH the heat race and the feature! Mind you, we lost Donold Webb Jr in the heat race and almost lost the 08X of points leader Josh Hood and the 91 of Michael Williams as well…as it transpired, a lot of parts off of the 27 were swapped to the 91 so that he could make the feature, and he was a bit slow to get to the grid. Still the race was finally green flagged after an extended delay and Williams led from the break. He was immediately challenged and passed by the 7 of a stout Jackson McLerran. Rookie McLerran made the most of his time out front, taking the lead and staying there till the 6 car of Mark Fuqua lunched a motor going into the first turn. Jackson somehow managed to motor past, but Williams skated up into the wall and his night was over. Once the mess was cleaned up the race was restarted with Upchurch taking the opportunity to grab the lead he would not lose for the rest of the distance. McLerran survived a spin to claim his best finish ever in second, with Cameron Choate third. Josh Hood drove the re-numbered 40 to fourth, and Michael Pannell made it two talented youngsters in the top five.

Pure Stocks Feature Race Finish
1. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
2. Jackson McLerran (7) 30 laps
3. Cameron Chaote (82) 30 laps
4. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
5. Michael Pannell (80) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. Mike Ramsey (07) 30 laps, 7. Michael Williams (91) 14 laps, 8. Mark Fuqua (6) 14 laps. DNS: Donold Webb Jr (27), Brandon Ladd (40).

Pure Stocks Heat Race Top Five 
1. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 10 laps
2. Mark Fuqua (6) 10 laps
3. Mike Ramsey (07) 10 laps
4. Donold Webb Jr (27) 9 laps
5. Josh Hood (08X) 9 laps

Fast qualifier: Donold Webb Jr (27) 14.951 60.197 mph

THIS WEEKEND AT VETERANS MOTORPLEX: It’s Race To Include, a special benefit event for Downs Syndrome and DSAMT…there’ll be a silent auction, games and activities, photo opportunities, and an appearance by Mike Morgan and his MackVader Truck! KIDS! Bring out your fastest Hot Wheels cars and try out our EIGHT LANE Hot Wheels Track! Grab yourself some DOLLAR HOT DOGS! Enjoy live music by Charlotte Medley! The Darrell Waltrip Tide Show Car! Loads of fun for a great cause, plus GREAT RACING…this week we’re featuring the Pro 4 Asphalt Series cars, along with the wild Pure Stocks, Baby Grands and those wacky Road Warriors, so come on out and bring the family to VETERANS MOTORPLEX AT THE RIM, your HOME for FAMILY EXCITEMENT!

#MyTrackMyRoots

All photos by Gary Chopik

Sometimes you arrive at the race track early and things are quiet and still, in between practice sessions…you can walk through the gate and and all you’ll hear is the wind soughing overhead…at least till a car or two takes to the track for practice. You could not say the same about this past weekend, however…there were so many cars on the property, so much was going on, that it seemed there was hardly a still moment from gate open at least till the drivers meeting. And of course once THAT ended, the real action began in earnest…

LEGENDS

First Feature Race
One of the most hotly contested races of 2019 saw nearly 20 cars take the green for the first of two Legends features. Oliver Cordell had problems early and fell out of contention (remember this!) while Bryson Shaffer, Hunter Wright, and Delphi, Indiana’s Sam Butler swapped the lead back and forth. Ultimately the top five (joined by Justin Maxwell and fast qualifier Caleb Heady) pulled away and scythed through traffic as Wright and Butler battled side by side for the lead. It was nail-bitingly intense action, sometimes three wide, and a final shootout after some late race cautions didn’t end till the last turn of the lap when Butler got the jump on the restart and looked like he might have stolen the win…but Wright wasn’t finished. Hunter got a run off turn two and got alongside, and Wright and Butler ran the last two laps side-by-side and came across the line in a virtual dead heat. While the two exuberant drivers congratulated each other on a race well run, race officials looked at pictures taken at the line…and it was Wright by no more than a few inches! Shaffer, Maxwell, and Heady were not far behind and completed the top five.

Legends Feature Race 1 Results
1. Hunter Wright (29) 25 laps
2. Sam Butler (8) 25 laps
3. Bryson Shaffer (12) 25 laps
4. Justin Maxwell (20) 25 laps
5. Caleb Heady (82) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Chase Smith (10), 7. Travis Oliver (07), 8. Bryce Applegate (7), 9. Laci Minton (66), 10. Boston Oliver (88), 11. Paul Jones (36), 12. (34), 13. Dale Jackson (75), 14. Adam Roberson (10D), 15. Rich Michalik (11X), 16. Rod Nelson (35), 17. Greg Gresham (11), 18. Oliver Cordell (17)

Second Feature Race
A glance at the finish for the second Legends feature will reveal the EXACT SAME top five, after a race with JUST a little less drama. In fact, the top SIX raced throughout pretty much as they would finish. Not that there wasn’t plenty to watch, especially when the aforementioned top six started to work their way through lapped traffic. No, the real action was provided by Oliver Cordell in the 17, who had resolved his problems from the first feature, started last, and carved his way up through the pack with gusto. He had just joined the tail of the lead pack when he ran out of time…one late caution and he might’ve been in the mix. Meanwhile, Hunter Wright managed to ease away for his third win of the night…he also won his heat. Greg Gresham didn’t make the call for the second feature, but he did pick up a consolation prize, winning his heat race.

Legends Feature Race 2 Results
1. Hunter Wright (29) 25 laps
2. Sam Butler (8) 25 laps
3. Bryson Shaffer (12) 25 laps
4. Justin Maxwell (20) 25 laps
5. Caleb Heady (82) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6.Chase Smith (10), 7. Oliver Cordell (17), 8. Bryce Applegate (7), 9. Travis Oliver (07), 10. Rich Michalik (11X), 11. Boston Oliver (88), 12. Paul Jones (36), 13. Laci Minton (66), 14. Donnie Milburn (34), 15. Rod Nelson (35), 16. Dale Jackson (75) DNS: Adam Roberson (10D), Greg Gresham (11)

Legends Heat Race 1 Top Five
1. Hunter Wright (29) 10 laps
2. Bryson Shaffer (12) 10 laps
3. Sam Butler (8) 10 laps
4. Caleb Heady (82) 10 laps
5. Justin Maxwell (20) 10 laps

Legends Heat Race 2 Top Five
1. Greg Gresham (11) 10 laps
2. Donnie Milburn (34) 10 laps
3. Bryce Applegate (7) 10 laps
4. Rich Michalik (11X) 10 laps
5. Boston Oliver (88) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Caleb Heady (82) 14.169 63.519 mph

BABY GRANDS

The Baby Grands looked like they could at least equal the Legends for excitement despite having less than half the cars…reason being, the cars that WERE there were so very close! Jessie Binkley and Mark Cole were very, very fast, and Joe McCloud was faster still, the only driver to qualify in the 13 second range. McCloud won the heat race and looked like he might be on his way to a clean sweep of the night, but…a couple of cautions just before the halfway point brought the field together and set up a battle for the lead that ended with multiple cars piling into turn 4. Only Cole and Darrell Fudge managed to snake through the mess unscathed, though only Vinsant and Roper were done. Once the wreckage was cleared the restart saw McCloud take the lead till Darrell Fudge spun and brought out another caution which drew the field together once last time. Justin Shanes got the better restart, but a few laps later Shanes got the 24 sideways and collected McCloud! That set up a five lap sprint to the finish, and Jessie Binkley snagged the opportunity to collect his first-ever feature race win. Mark Cole and Justin Shanes fought it out for second, and Fudge ended up fourth. McCloud limped home in fifth after suffering car problems in the last few laps.

Baby Grands Feature Race Results
1. Jessie Binkley (25) 25 laps
2. Mark Cole (50) 25 laps
3. Justin Shanes (24) 25 laps
4. Darrell Fudge (13) 25 laps
5. Joe McCloud (15) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Tim Vinsant (14) 12 laps, 7. Randy Roper (3R) 12 laps

Baby Grands Heat Race Top Five
1. Joe McCloud (15) 10 laps
2. Justin Shanes (24) 10 laps
3. Mark Cole (50) 10 laps
4. Jessie Binkley (25) 10 laps
5. Randy Roper (3R) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Joe McCloud (15) 13.963 64.456 mph

PURE STOCKS

Points leader Joshua Hood took the lead on lap number two of the 30 laps Pure Stock feature…and, for all intents and purposes, that was that. Be fair, EVERY Pure Stock race can’t be the super-close affairs we’ve had the last couple of weeks. Oh, what about Travis Ryman, you say? Didn’t he win the heat race? Well, yes, he did, but Hood was the fast qualifier, and while the 6 did show its nose under the 08X a few times, there never seemed to be quite enough ooomph for Travis to pull off the move. Donold Webb Jr was not far behind the top two and ended up scoring a third, followed by Michael Williams, and Shane Jackson endured for fifth after Ronnie Upchurch and Brandon Ladd drew up lame late in the going.

Pure Stocks Feature Race Finish
1. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
2. Travis Ryman (6) 30 laps
3. Donold Webb Jr (27) 30 laps
4. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps
5. Shane Jackson (33) 29 laps
Other finishers: 6. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 26 laps, 7. Brandon Ladd (40) 24 laps

Pure Stocks Heat Race Top Five
1. Travis Ryman (6) 10 laps
2. Josh Hood (08X) 10 laps
3. Donold Webb Jr (27) 10 laps
4. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 10 laps
5. Brandon Ladd (40) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Josh Hood (08X) 14.817 60.741 mph

ROAD WARRIORS

In the prerace interviews, Jaclyn Barnett scored the best quote of the night…she was asked if she had her mind set on the $800 cash prize—actually NINE hundred after a late donation courtesy of Lynn Newcomb!—and she replied, “My mind is set on that ‘no seventeen second rule’…I’m ready to race.” And race she did, looking as if she was about to take home $900 and the guitar, especially after the 411 of Josh Harrell experienced problems with a duff fuel line after completely dominating the first half of the event. That pretty much opened up the competition, with Barnett, heat race winner and early leader Lance “The Man Of” Steele, David Ray Bates, Tony Chambers, Jerry Langston, Kasey Williams, Steve Akey (who brought out the first yellow)…and at this point, pretty much half of the field looked to still be in contention! In the end though it looked like it was going to be a shootout between Barnett and ten race winner David Lassiter…and then the two made hard contact in turn four as “Scrumpy” tried to make a dive inside and didn’t quite clear the 17. They slid high, Lassiter with a cut tire, and sailing by on the inside went…Steve Akey! He held on for the remaining six laps and just managed to hold off a charging Lance Steele to claim the guitar, the cash, and his first ever feature win. Barnett recovered for a disappointed third, David Ray Bates was fourth, and Tony Chambers took fifth. Josh Harrell was comforted somewhat in the aftermath by being presented with the “Stinger” award for the hard luck driver of the night.

Road Warriors “Moonshiner 50” Feature Race Results
1. Steve Akey (99) 50 laps
2. Lance Steele (10) 50 laps
3. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 50 laps
4. David Ray Bates (88) 50 laps
5. Tony Chambers (43) 50 laps
Other finishers: 6. Jerry Langston (3) 50 laps, 7. Kasey Williams (K3) 50 laps, 8. Jason Jarvis (11) 50 laps, 9. David Lassiter (6) 44 laps, 10. Josh Harrell (411) 36 laps, 11. Shane Jackson (19) 30 laps, 12. Wayne Williams (01) 27 laps, 13. Austin Jacobs (95) 26 laps, 14. Matt Hamlett (2) 25 laps, 15. Justin Doney (7) 13 laps, 16. Chase Allen (07) 8 laps, 17. Aaron Porter (04) 8 laps, 18. Tim Shannon (05) 5 laps, 19. Michael Meadows (12) 2 laps, 20. Dawson Wooten (75) 1 lap. DNS: Cameron Choate (82), Lynn Newcomb (55).

Road Warriors Heat Race Top Five
1. Lance Steele (10) 10 laps
2. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
3. Matt Hamlett (2) 10 laps
4. Kasey Williams (K3) 10 laps
5. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Josh Harrell (411) 16.028 56.152 mph

THIS WEEKEND: It’s the FALL CLASSIC! 100 exciting laps for the HEAVY METAL THUNDER of the SUPER STOCKS! The Pest Doctor Ridge Runners will be back! Pure Stocks! Road Warriors! All of this and and MORE, at your home for FAST, FUN, FAMILY THRILLS…VETERANS MOTORPLEX AT THE RIM…where Action is the Attraction! 
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Enter to Win the BIG TRUCK RAFFLE RACE OFF this weekend.
All proceeds to benefit the ‪Oct 5th‬ Down Syndrome fund raiser and auction
Win 5 laps Ride along in the Mack Vador Big Rig Truck of 88 Mike Morgan

Everyone come on out ‪Oct 5th‬ as Mike Displays the Mack Vador and signs autographs.
Get your photo taken with Mike Morgan and Mack Vador at the BIG Down Syndrome Race to Include night.

This is the same 88 Mike Morgan BIG Rig that made national news when he went out of the Race Track a few years ago coming off turn 4 taking out several feet of catch fence, a catch cable and a couple telephone poles on his way out before the remaining cables and catch fence did its job stopping him only feet from the crowd.. Mike Won won the first event and he is not afraid to put the pedal to the metal… Now the question is… are you man or woman enough to ride 5 laps with him in the Mack Vador.

Only $1 per raffle ticket 100% of all ticket sales will go to the Down Syndrome.

Come on out and thank Mike Morgan for doing this to benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee.

Thanks Jerry

All proceeds from this as well as the auction and a portion of the front gate sales will go directly to DSAMT … Down Syndrome Association Middle Tennessee.

Please come on out and Support this Great cause.

Link To Auction : https://www.32auctions.com/race2include

Coming Oct 5th …

Together WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE in these folks lives. …..
Hello Everyone

Musical Artist / Singer/Songwriter Charlotte Medley will be here to sign autographs and sing in memory of her son Elijah.

We all likely know of some individual with Down Syndrome. I have a single father that works for me that has a son named Jeremy that loves racing that has Down Syndrome. I have a family member Lucas Williams who is only two years old that is featured on this flyer on the right that has Down Syndrome. He is an absolutely awesome young man. I would like for the Veterans Motorplex nation to help raise awareness to include these individuals in our everyday activities.

Oct 5th is the night at Veterans Motorplex.. We plan to have a big race night along with fund raising auctions etc… There will be several things here for the children to do especially the individuals with Downs. We are going to have Darrell Waltrip show cars here to give the children rides around the track.

We will be giving a percentage of the front gate ticket sales to the Down Syndrome association “Dsamt “ and 100% of all the money raised from the auctioned items will go directly to Dsamt and it is 100% Tax deductible.

We need your HELP PLEASE. All of you work for someone that may possibly be interested in donating to this great cause. Anything of Value that we can auction off or raffle off.. We will auction and or raffle about anything a car, van, paint job, lettering job, we will auction anything off as long as it does not eat and poop. The Dsamt has a signed Guitar from Luke Bryan that will be auctioned off.

We would love to get some local singing artists involved with donating signed guitars or coming to meet people and or sing the national anthem etc.. Even T-shirts and apparel will auction off. A set of Tires, New Washer or Dryer, Refrigerator, guitars, etc.. Car Washes, Detailing jobs, $100 to $500 certificate off of a service etc.. Certificate for $100 off your next tow, tune up, front end alignment. Autographed Helmets, footballs, hockey sticks etc… If you have an idea of something or more importantly a contact you can hook us up with please just email me at arpbodies@bellsouth.net or call or text me at 615-430-3135. Thanks Jerry Criswell

The Down syndrome has set up some advertising opportunities for all size companies and individuals that I will be able to share with you next week once I receive it.

We are setting ourselves a lofty goal for Veterans Motorplex of raising a minimum of $10,000 for the Down Syndrome on Oct. 5th. PLEASE HELP US help them.

If you know of a person or company in Middle Tennessee that has a good heart and willing to help individuals with Down Syndrome we need your HELP. If you have a good go to contact just give us the name and their contact info and we will gladly do the rest. We will contact them and or send someone to see them about this opportunity.

We are also in need of media contacts for a possible Media Race that night to help draw attention to this much needed cause… If you have any MEDIA CONTACTS please pass them along.. We got some GREAT people involved at Veterans Motorplex and for one night lets focus on doing something good for someone else and being pleased with just putting a smile on their face… We want this to be one AWESOME night for Dsamt.

Thank you Veteran Motorplex Nation!

RACE TO INCLUDE!

Together we can make a difference

Jerry Criswell

Link To Auction : https://www.32auctions.com/race2include

Coming Oct 5th … More info coming soon.
Together WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE in these folks lives. …..
Hello Everyone

I need your help! Please share the attached poster/flyer everywhere everyday for the next month to promote this.. Please ask your friends to help share and promote it as this is going to be one GREAT Fun Fund Raising NIGHT for all of us but especially for individuals with Down Syndrome.

We all likely know of some individual with Down Syndrome. I have a single father that works for me that has a son named Jeremy that loves racing that has Down Syndrome. I have a family member Lucas Williams who is only two years old that is featured on this flyer on the right that has Down Syndrome. He is an absolutely awesome young man. I would like for the Veterans Motorplex nation to help raise awareness to include these individuals in our everyday activities.

As the attached poster / photo shoot shows… Together we can make a difference.. This photo was done at our shop and the children were great…. Our sport has some really talented driver, crew chiefs, car owners etc… and I know EVERYONE will want to jump on board and make this a huge deal.

Oct 5th is the night at Veterans Motorplex.. We plan to have a big race night along with fund raising auctions etc… There will be several things here for the children to do especially the individuals with Downs. We are going to have Darrell Waltrip show cars here to give the children rides around the track.

We will be giving a percentage of the front gate ticket sales to the Down Syndrome association “Dsamt “ and 100% of all the money raised from the auctioned items will go directly to Dsamt and it is 100% Tax deductible.

We need your HELP PLEASE. All of you work for someone that may possibly be interested in donating to this great cause. Anything of Value that we can auction off or raffle off.. We will auction and or raffle about anything a car, van, paint job, lettering job, we will auction anything off as long as it does not eat and poop. The Dsamt has a signed Guitar from Luke Bryan that will be auctioned off.

We would love to get some local singing artists involved with donating signed guitars or coming to meet people and or sing the national anthem etc.. Even T-shirts and apparel will auction off. A set of Tires, New Washer or Dryer, Refrigerator, guitars, etc.. Car Washes, Detailing jobs, $100 to $500 certificate off of a service etc.. Certificate for $100 off your next tow, tune up, front end alignment. Autographed Helmets, footballs, hockey sticks etc… If you have an idea of something or more importantly a contact you can hook us up with please just email me at arpbodies@bellsouth.net or call or text me at 615-430-3135. Thanks Jerry Criswell

The Down syndrome has set up some advertising opportunities for all size companies and individuals that I will be able to share with you next week once I receive it.

We are setting ourselves a lofty goal for Veterans Motorplex of raising a minimum of $10,000 for the Down Syndrome on Oct. 5th. PLEASE HELP US help them.

If you know of a person or company in Middle Tennessee that has a good heart and willing to help individuals with Down Syndrome we need your HELP. If you have a good go to contact just give us the name and their contact info and we will gladly do the rest. We will contact them and or send someone to see them about this opportunity.

We are also in need of media contacts for a possible Media Race that night to help draw attention to this much needed cause… If you have any MEDIA CONTACTS please pass them along.. We got some GREAT people involved at Veterans Motorplex and for one night lets focus on doing something good for someone else and being pleased with just putting a smile on their face… We want this to be one AWESOME night for Dsamt.

Thank you Veteran Motorplex Nation!

RACE TO INCLUDE!

Together we can make a difference

Jerry Criswell

Link To Auction : https://www.32auctions.com/race2include

Hot. It was So. Very. Hot. SO hot (“HOW HOT WAS IT?”) that the regular Fall and Winter scourge, INFLUENZA, decided to make an early appearance and keep our own Lanny Adams at home. But the show must go on, and as such, everyone gathered at the little track on the hill for what turned out to be another wild night of racing…and oh, those Pure Stocks…

LEGENDS
Legends was strictly the Hunter Wright show…at least once he and the 29 crew worked past some brake issues in heat race. He wasn’t seriously challenged, taking fast time as well, but heat race winner Bryson Shaffer had a solid run and Justin Maxwell ended up third, followed by Travis Oliver and a happy Paul Jones. Oliver Cordell arrived late and had some electrical issues but returned and finished strong, and James Gentry (!) got a Legends start and acquitted himself quite well. The little speedsters will all be looking forward to twin features next weekend…it should be a wild show!

Legends Feature Race Finish
1. Hunter Wright (29) 25 laps
2. Bryson Shaffer (12) 25 laps
3. Justin Maxwell (20) 25 laps
4. Travis Oliver (07) 25 laps
5. Paul Jones (36) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Dale Jackson (75) 24 laps, 7. Rod Nelson (35) 22 laps, 8. Oliver Cordell (17) 20 laps, 9. James Gentry (21) 12 laps

Legends Heat Race Top Five
1. Bryson Shaffer (12) 10 laps
2. Justin Maxwell (20) 10 laps
3. Oliver Cordell (17) 10 laps
4. Hunter Wright (29) 10 laps
5. Travis Oliver (07) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Hunter Wright (29) 14.324 62.382 mph

BABY GRANDS
Fast qualifier Justin Shanes defended his points lead by taking the win in the Baby Grands over Jessie Binkley, who kept him honest for the first half of the race before Shanes spread it out as the race went past the halfway point. Heat race winner Joe McCloud chased Binkley down but could never quite pull off a pass. Mark Cole was a lonely fourth after Trent Key retired early.

Baby Grands Feature Race Finish
1. Justin Shanes (24) 25 laps
2. Jessie Binkley (25) 25 laps
3. Joe McCloud (15) 25 laps
4. Mark Cole (50) 25 laps
5. Trent Key (18) 5 laps
DNS: Tim Vinsant (14)

Baby Grands Heat Race Top Five
1. Joe McCloud (15) 10 laps
2. Jessie Binkley (25) 10 laps
3. Justin Shanes (24) 10 laps
4. Tim Vinsant (14) 10 laps
5. Mark Cole (50) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Justin Shanes (24) 14.088 63.884 mph

PEST DOCTOR RIDGE RUNNERS
Josh Harrell could perhaps be forgiven if he maybe was a little disappointed in the heat race, which was won by Daniel “The Beard” Harper in the 95. Come feature time though, Harrell was in a class by himself…even after the race was stopped at the halfway point and he was dropped to the tail with the promise of an additional $40 if he could come back and win. Well…he did, and Daniel Harper didn’t start, instead turning over the 95 to Alan Castle. Castle did manage to come home second over Mark Cummings, Tony Chambers, and Ricky Calkins. After the race it was decided that the next Ridge Runners event Harrell will have to start from somewhere north of Franklin, Kentucky…

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Feature Race Finish
1. Josh Harrell (411) 25 laps
2. Alan Castle (95) 25 laps
3. Mark Cummings (34) 25 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 25 laps
5. Ricky Calkins (413) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Justin Dickens (73) 13 laps. DNS: Duane White (84)

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Heat Race Top Five
1. Daniel Harper (95) 10 laps
2. Josh Harrell (411) 10 laps
3. Justin Dickens (73) 10 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps
5. Ricky Calkins (413) 9 laps

Fast qualifier: Daniel Harper (95) 15.203 59.199 mph

PURE STOCKS
Didja think last week’s Pure Stock race was a good one? Lots of two abreast racing and fender-bangin’ action? WOW!!! This one was even better! “I was havin’ a blast!” admitted winner Donold Webb Jr, who backed up a heat race win with a fender-banging triumph over Ronnie Upchurch in what may have been the best race of the year. For as spread out as things had gotten, the TOP FIVE were all within a half second at the finish. Unbelievable! Josh Hood fought a misfire but still ended up third, with fast qualifier Michael Williams fourth, and Cameron Choate a fighting fifth. Webb also claimed the heat race win.

Pure Stocks Feature Race Finish
1. Donold Webb Jr (27) 30 laps
2. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
3. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
4. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps
5. Cameron Choate (82) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. Michael Pannell (80) 30 laps, 7. Chris Neidert (22) 30 laps, 8. Brandon Ladd (40) 16 laps. DNS: Donny Webb (79)

Pure Stocks Heat Race Top Five
1. Donold Webb Jr (27) 10 laps
2. Michael Williams (91) 10 laps
3. Josh Hood (08X) 10 laps
4. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 10 laps
5. Cameron Choate (82) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Michael Williams (91) 14.938 60.249 mph

LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN
A superbly fought 50 laps saw fast qualifier Thomas Pannell taking the Sportsman win, topping early leaders Ricky Sanford and Tim Gay. David Sircy pounded the turn 2 wall setting up a six lap shootout, but Pannell would not be denied. Tre Ashworth endured a tough race but hung on for fourth, and Wayne White was fifth. Sanford took the heat race win.

Late Model Sportsman Feature Race Finish
1. Thomas Pannell (8) 50 laps
2. Ricky Sanford (145) 50 laps
3. Timothy Gay (1) 50 laps
4. Tre Ashworth (8) 50 laps
5. Wayne White (00) 50 laps
Other finishers: 6. David Sircy (0) 44 laps, 7. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 36 laps

Late Model Sportsman Heat Race Top Five
1. Ricky Sanford (145) 10 laps
2. Wayne White (00) 10 laps
3. Thomas Pannell (8) 10 laps
4. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 10 laps
5. David Sircy (0) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Thomas Pannell (8) 14.070 63.966 mph

ROAD WARRIORS
Road Warriors is, beyond a doubt, the spectator’s choice for close racing. This night was no different, with a pack of no less than nine cars racing for the win. In the end though, it was David Lassiter and “Scrumpy” taking their tenth win of the year in a clean sweep of the night’s events. Kasey Williams looked like a sure thing before compiling too many X flags, but Justin Doney backed up his runner up finish in the heat race with another in the feature. Joey Williams drove the reconstituted 01 to third, followed by Aaron Porter (despite banging the backstretch wall!) and Tony Chambers. Michael Meadows endured a rough crash but the 12 rolled away and will be back.

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish
1. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
2. Justin Doney (7) 20 laps
3. Joey Williams (01) 20 laps
4. Aaron Porter (04) 20 laps
5. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps
Other finishers: 6. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps, 7. Michael Meadows (12) 17 laps, 8. David Ray Bates (88) 17 laps, 9. Kasey Williams (K3) 17 laps, 10. Lynn Newcomb (55) 16 laps, 11. Paul Cummings (A1) 8 laps, 12. Larry Ogle (92) 7 laps. DNS: Justin Dickens (73), Austin Jacobs (95)

Road Warriors Heat Race Top Five
1. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
2. Justin Doney (7) 10 laps
3. Kasey Williams (K3) 10 laps
4. David Ray Bates (88) 10 laps
5. Michael Meadows (12) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: David Lassiter (6) 17.097 52.641 mph

THIS WEEKEND AT VETERANS MOTORPLEX AT THE RIM…One word: Moonshiners. That’s right, MOONSHINERS. 50 laps for Road Warriors, with NO X FLAGS! It’s a whole new ballgame, with $800 going to the winner. (Insert Dr. Evil voice here… “Eight HUNNNNDRED Dollars!!!”) BUT WAIT!!! That’s NOT ALL!!! Twin Legends Features! 50 laps for the Pure Stocks! All this and Baby Grands too! Only at Veterans Motorplex at the Rim, where FAMILY ACTION IS THE ATTRACTION!!!