This Saturday : June 15 , 2019

American Vintage Sprint Car Association will be in Town for the first time in YEARS …. Plus ..

50 Lap Late Model 
25 Lap Baby Grands 
30 Lap Pure Stock 
‪20 Lap Road‬ Warriors 
30 Lap Pest Doctor Ridge Runners
25 Lap Legends
30 Lap Sprints

Plus Qualifying ‪at 4pm‬

Trophy dash Races ‪at 6pm‬ followed by Feature events

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

June 8 , 2019 : Veteran’s Motorplex @ The Rim

Due to steady rain today and a 70-80% chance of Thunderstorms predicted from Saturday morning through 6pm Saturday evening we have decided to cancel this weeks racing program at Veterans Motorplex at The Rim early to allow our fans or racers and their families extra time to possibly make other plans for tomorrow Instead of sitting at a race track hoping it quits raining. 
Because of the high rate of rain outs this season we will be making a few changes to our scheduled upcoming events. Please watch for the updated schedule of events on our website and social media.
We look forward to seeing you June 15th for another great night of short track racing action at Veterans Motorplex at The Rim. 
Thank you 
Management

How you feeling? HOT HOT HOT! Oh yes, it was very warm last Saturday at Veterans Motorplex, but it didn’t put a damper on driver enthusiasm, or spectator support…especially when every car on the property came out onto the track carrying Old Glory in honor of Memorial Day. Qualifying times were just as scorching, and the racing that followed…well, you be the judge…

ROAD WARRIORS
It looked like Steve Akey had backed up his Trophy Dash win with the feature checkers, besting David Lassiter. At times there were four to six cars in contention, and after a late caution, fact was, EVERY CAR ON THE RACE TRACK still had a shot to win! At press time the results were still unofficial, but the way they came across the line was Akey, Lassiter, Tony Chambers, who worked his way up into to top five brilliantly, fast qualifier Megan Allen, and Kasey Williams, who outdragged Nate Allen to the line for fifth. Afterward, however, officials docked Akey a position…giving the win to a deserving Lassiter.

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish

1. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
2. Steve Akey (99) 20 laps
3. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps
4. Megan Allen (14) 20 laps
5. Kasey Williams (K3) 20 laps
   Other finishers: 6. Nate Allen (01) 20 laps, 7. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps, 8. Dustin Goodwin (95) 20 laps, 9. Marc Deist (423) 20 laps, 10. Michael Meadows (12) 20 laps, 11. Aaron Porter (04) 12 laps, 12. Kodie Dufresne (63) 0 laps 13. Justin Dickens (73) DNS

Road Warriors Trophy Dash Top Five

1. Steve Akey (99) 10 laps
2. Megan Allen (14) 10 laps
3. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps
5. Justin Dickens (73) 10 laps

Road Warriors Trophy Dash Finish (Non Winners Only)

1. Kevin Figueroa (14) 10 laps
2. Kasey Willaims (K3) 10 laps
3. Nate Allen (01) 10 laps
4. Aaron Porter (04) 10 laps
5. Kodie Dufresne (63) 10 laps
   Other finishers: 6. Michael Meadows (12) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Megan Allen (14) 17.077

PURE STOCK
The first of the twin 30 lap Pure Stock race saw maybe a little TOO much action. Recurring issues for the 68 of Carl Porter Sr saw him pass what seemed to be about 20 cars total…he’d pass several cars, hit pit road, pass a bunch more, drop to the tail again, charge through the field again…this went on till finally his car finally decided it had had enough. Taylor Ryman was the early leader and spread out a pretty good advantage for the first half of the race till a caution came out on lap fourteen and bunched the field up. That was when the weirdness switched into overdrive. Bubba Turner had a grinding wreck in turn four than mangled his gorgeous #14 racer…and after the restart–and the several that followed–a multitude of cars had issues, including Ricky Bobby Groves, who’d had a solid run going, trophy dash winner James Gentry (ditto), and Landin Dickens. Ultimately Josh Hood slid under Ryman and Ronnie Upchurch followed him through. Cody Jackson had an excellent run and caught and passed Ryman in the closing laps for third, with Ryman fourth and Willie Coats enduring for fifth.

Pure Stock Twin 30s First Feature Race Finish

1. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
2. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
3. Cody Jackson (11) 30 laps
4. Taylor Ryman (90) 30 laps
5. Willie Coats (71) 30 laps
   Other Finishers: 6. James Gentry (48) 30 laps, 7. Jason Hubble (21) 30 laps, 8. Bryson Shaffer (5) 30 laps, 9. Carl Porter Sr (68) 24 laps, 10. Michael Williams (91) 23 laps, 11. Landin Dickens (331) 19 laps, 12. Ricky Bobby Groves (125) 18 laps, 13. Clint Ivey (52) 14 laps, 14. Bubba Turner (14) 14 laps, 15. Donold Webb Jr (27) 0 laps

In the second feature–once things got going anyway–it was simply a Taylor Ryman benefit. So dominant was he, once Ryman took over the lead, for all intents and purposes the race was over. The only thing that remained was to determine the overall winner of the twin features, and when Ronnie Upchurch worked his way past first race winner Josh Hood, the deed was done. Upchurch hung on for second over Hood, Willie Coats in fourth, and Michael Williams fifth. That meant that Ronnie Upchurch would’ve been your overall winner, with Hood second and Ryman in third. But wait! Post race, Hood’s car failed tech, and while he kept his first race finish, the second was voided, and the overall finish adjusted as a result.

Pure Stock Twin 30s Second Feature Race Finish

1. Travis Ryman (90) 30 laps
2. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
3. Willie Coats (71) 30 laps
4. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps
5. Cody Jackson (11) 30 laps
   Other finishers: 6. James Gentry (48) 30 laps, 7. Jason Hubble (21) 30 laps, 8. Clint Ivey (52) 30 laps, 9. Bryson Shaffer (5) 29 laps

Pure Stock Twin 30s Overall Race Finish

1. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 2nd F1, 2nd F2, overall score: 4
2. Travis Ryman (90) 4th F1, 1st F2, overall score: 5
3. Willie Coats (71) 5th F1, 3rd F2, overall score: 8 (wins tiebreaker for higher F2 finish)
4. Cody Jackson (11) 3rd F1, 5th F2, overall score: 8
5. James Gentry (48) 6th F1, 6th F2, overall score: 12
6. Michael Williams (91) 10th F1, 4th F2, overall score:14 (wins tiebreaker for higher F2 finish)
7. Jason Hubble (21) 7th F1, 7th F2, overall score: 14
8. Bryson Shaffer (5) 8th F1, 9th F2, overall score: 17
9. Clint Ivey (52) 13th F1, 8th F2, overall score: 21
10. Josh Hood (08X) 1st F1, DSQ F2
11. Carl Porter Sr (68) 9th F1, DNS F2
12. Landin Dickens (331) 11th F1, DNS F2
13. Ricky Bobby Groves (125) 12th F1, DNS F2
14. Bubba Turner (14) 14th F1, DNS F2
15. Donold Webb Jr (27) 15th F1, DNS F2

Pure Stock Trophy Dash Top Five

1. James Gentry (48) 10 laps
2. Carl Porter Sr (68) 10 laps
3. Ricky Bobby Groves (125) 10 laps
4. Josh Hood (08X) 10 laps
5. Bubba Turner (14) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Michael Williams (91) 14.486

SUPER STOCK
Well. That ended up looking a lot more interesting on paper. Yes, Jeff Belt was fast qualifier. Yes, he’s always fast at this track. But surely he wouldn’t come through the field and win THAT dominantly would he? Ummm…actually, yes…yes, he would. “This was an ego boost, right here,” he said afterward…as well it should be after thoroughly trouncing a strong field of racers. Matt Fuqua ran well even with motor and brake problems but still could only end up in second and Bubba Winslow–THE Bubba Winslow–grabbed third. Gus Moody gave the 48 a whale of a run and took fourth despite losing a couple of laps in the pits, and Buddy Moody claimed fifth.

Super Stock Feature Race Finish

1. Jeff Belt (12) 50 laps
2. Matt Fuqua (93) 50 laps
3. Bubba Winslow (00) 50 laps
4. Gus Moody (48) 48 laps
5. Buddy Moody (5) 47 laps
   Other finishers: 6. Carl Porter Jr (465) 28 laps, 7. Jonathan Dishman (67) 26 laps, 8. Walt Garrison (99) 21 laps, 9. Mike Ramsey (25) 11 laps

Super Stock Trophy Dash Top Five

1. Jonathan Dishman (67) 10 laps
2. Matt Fuqua (93) 10 laps
3. Gus Moody (48) 10 laps
4. Bubba Winslow (00) 10 laps
5. Carl Porter Jr (465) 10 laps

Fast Qualifier: Jeff Belt (12) 14.164

SPECIAL EVENT: VETERANS RACE
We knew it was going to be a ringer when the Veterans Race lined up…Mark Rennick had drawn the black number 20 which EVERYBODY knew was fast…but Terry Wilson gave him a run for his money. It was a pretty competitive 15 laps, but Rennick took over after the restart and held on over Wilson, with Ken “Uncle Jesse” Gamble third despite wrecking during practice, Scott Lybarger fourth after a solid early run, and Doug Quick in fifth. But this was truly a race in which we ALL won…and all the drivers are heroes.

Veterans Race Finish

1. Mark Rennick (20)
2. Terry Wilson (2)
3. Ken Gamble (3)
4. Scott Lybarger (1)
5. Doug Quick (95)

COMING THIS WEEK…it’s Motorized Mayhem at Veterans Motorplex…a car show, swap meet, and even ridealongs with Race Director David Brown and General Manager Phil Spickard…drifting contests…burnout contests, and MORE! Buy a ridealong and you’ll score a free ticket to June 8th’s race night! That’s this weekend at VETERANS MOTORPLEX, where Family ACTION is the ATTRACTION!

No racing this Saturday June 1st!!

Swap meet and car show instead.

We’ll have drift and burnout contest!

We will be offering rides in the ride along car that Davey Allison’s son Robbie raced. Rides are $20 for 5 laps and with every ride purchased they will receive a FREE ticket to next weeks race.

Ride along Car to be driven by racer Phil Spickard and David Brown.

Suits and helmets provided.

Times/prices
General admission 10$
Car entry for car show 25$ full access
Vendors 50$
Gates open at 7am for venders/car show
Spectators 10am

A bright, sunny day, gorgeous if a bit breezy weather greeted drivers and fans alike last weekend at Veterans Motorplex. Seven divisions packed the pits. There was plenty of action to see, and when the last checkered flag of the night flew everyone was just a little bit breathless…

LEGENDS
It was a wild twenty five lap feature race for the Legends. Fast qualifier Hunter Wright looked like he had the race well in hand, even though Justin Maxwell was staying close enough to keep Wright honest. Then, with just two laps to go, the unthinkable happened…the leaders came up on the twice-lapped 21 of David N0ble, who did his part by moving to the inside to get out of the way. Problem was, Wright had already committed to the inside line, and in an instant Maxwell made his move, darting past on the outside to grab the lead. Worse still, Adam Roberson and Bryson Shaffer also went by, dropping Wright to fourth, with Travis Oliver ending up fifth. Wright did take the trophy dash over Maxwell and Roberson. 

Feature Race Finish
1. Justin Maxwell (20) 25 laps
2. Adam Roberson (28) 25 laps
3. Bryson Shaffer (12) 25 laps
4. Hunter Wright (29) 25 laps
5. Travis Oliver (07) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Paul Jones (36) 7. David Noble (21) 8. Tad Barker (3c) 9. Rod Nelson (35) 

Legends Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Hunter Wright (29) 10 laps
2. Juston Maxwell (20) 10 laps
3. Adam Roberson (28) 10 laps
4. Bryson Shaffer (12) 10 laps
5. Travis Oliver (07) 10 laps

BABY GRANDS
Baby Grands put in their usual superb show, with Ronnie Binkley taking home the win in honor of his uncle Ken Binkley, who passed away a week or so ago. He had to fight to do it, after a late caution that put trophy dash winner Joe McCloud and his flying 15 into play. Binkley’s stout restarts made the difference though, and while McCloud managed to get past Trent Key for the runner up spot, he ran out of time to challenge for the win. Key was a competitive third, with Tim Vinsant a fighting fourth, and Mark Cole fifth. Points leader Justin Shanes had a early out after a good run in the trophy dash.

Baby Grand Feature Race Finish
1. Ronnie Binkley (25) 25 laps
2. Joe McCloud (15) 25 laps
3. Trent Key (18) 25 laps
4. Tim Vinsant (14) 25 laps
5. Mark Cole (50) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Randy Roper (3) 25 laps 7. Justin Shanes (24) 14 laps

Baby Grand Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Joe McCloud (15) 10 laps
2. Justin Shanes (24) 10 laps
3. Trent Key (18) 10 laps
4. Ronnie Binkley (25) 10 laps
5. Mark Cole (50) 10 laps

PULL-A-PART PRO 8 LATE MODELS
For a while in the feature for the Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Models, it looked like Jonathan Wilhite was going to make his 2019 break through, holding onto the lead confidently for the first ten laps. Then Mark Day asserted himself, coming through to take the point… till Hunter Wright eased past. They ran that way for some time, Wright managing to move away slightly till Day got the bit between his teeth and finally grabbed the lead back. By this time we’d lost Garrett Dies, Walt Garrison, and Jamie Holmes to mechanical difficulties. Wilhite had managed to hang onto third throughout, but things went wrong for him in turn two and he looped himself out of contention. Mike Barrett got another solid finish with a third, trophy dash winner Bobby Terry took fourth, and Larry Speakman was a solid fifth.

Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Model Feature Race Finish 
1. Mark Day (8) 50 laps
2. Hunter Wright (29) 50 laps
3. Mike Barrett (98) 50 laps
4. Bobby Terry (5) 50 laps 71 05 4 152. 
5. Larry Speakman (8S) 50 laps 
Other finishers: 6. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 50 laps 7. Dylan Jones (05) 50 laps 8.Dustin Arms (4) 50 laps 9. Jake Scogin (15) 50 laps 10. Walt Garrison (5.3) 32 laps 11. Garrett Dies (27) 12. Jamie Holmes (51)

Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Model Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Bobby Terry (5) 10 laps
2. Mark Day (8) 10 laps
3. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 10 laps
4. Garrett Dies (27) 10 laps
5. Dylan Jones (05) 10 laps

ROAD WARRIORS
In a race that—as ever!—featured three and four abreast racing, Ray Gann snagged his first Road Warriors feature by outrunning Justin Dickens to the line. Point leader David Lassiter ended up third, Mark Appleby was fourth, with Kasey Williams fifth. Trophy dash winner Derrick Bissinger cut a tire and had to retire. Literally!

Road Warrior Feature Race Finish
1. Ray Gann (31) 20 laps
2. Justin Dickens 20 laps
3. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
4. Mark Appleby (91) 20 laps
5. Kasey Williams (K3) 20 laps
Other finishers: 6. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps 7. Dustin Goodwin (95) 20 laps 8. Jason Jarvis (11) 20 laps 9. Ricky Gammons (413) 20 laps 10. Nate Allen (01) 20 laps 11. Gerald Jackson (19) 20 laps 12. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps 13. Derrick Bissinger (469) 15 laps 14. Lynne Newcomb (55) 14 laps

Road Warriors Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
2. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
3. Mark Appleby (91) 10 laps
4. Dustin Goodwin (95) 10 laps
5. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps

PEST DOCTOR RIDGE RUNNERS
In the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, it didn’t appear that anyone had anything for the 411 of Josh Harrell. The race was originally scheduled to go thirty laps, but was cut due to the dearth of entries. Still, things got really, really, REALLY interesting when stand-in flagman David Brown (also known as the Race Director) decided he would throw a caution flag with five laps to go and offer Harrell an additional $25 if he’d take the restart last and still win. “Red Beard” was equal to the challenge, started last, and passed Michael Pannell with one lap to go. It made for a wildly entertaining finish!

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Feature Race Finish
1. Josh Harrell (411) 15 laps
2. Michael Pannell (8) 15 laps
3. Kodie Dufresne (63) 15 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 15 laps

TUNERS
The Tuners were back, and they had a hard-fought twenty five laps, with Donald Ayers, Justin Martin, and Chris Brown running in formation the Blue Angels would’ve been proud of for pretty much the entire distance. Ayers managed to maintain the even strain and snagged the win, with Martin and Brown just avoiding a major wreck off the last turn. Chris Carter retired early, and pity David Gilliland, who didn’t even make it past the pace laps when he broke an axle.

Tuners Feature Race Finish
1. Donald Ayers (99) 25 laps 
2. Justin Martin (711) 25 laps
3. Chris Brown (25A) 25 laps
4. Chris Carter (7) 21 laps
5. David Gilliland (21) 0 laps

PURE STOCKS
Pure Stocks started with a bang…a couple of them, actually, with Willie Coats and Ronnie Upchurch tangling in turn 4, collecting Charlie Briley. Amazingly, Briley got less damage that the backside of Upchurch, who retired on the spot. Briley kept going for a while but eventually took it in to the pits as well. On the restart “Sally Mae” resumed the lead with Cody Jackson pursuing and Josh Hood seemingly headed for third, but on the last lap Jackson made a wild attempt to grab the win in the last turn, looped his number 11 and dropped to the end of cars on the track. That left Hood second, Coats third and Carl Porter Sr, who endured a difficult race, collected fourth as his reward. Spin or no spin, Cody Jackson ended up fifth. 

Pure Stock Feature Race Finish
1. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps
2. Josh Hood (08) 30 laps
3. Willie Coats (71) 30 laps
4. Carl Porter Sr (98) 30 laps
5. Cody Jackson (11) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. Jackson McLerran (29 laps) 7. Charley Briley (19) 17 laps 8. Ricky Bobby Groves (125) 13 laps 9. Brandon Ladd (40) 12 laps 10. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 4 laps 11. Donold Webb Jr (27) 0 laps 12. Derrick Harrington (12) 0 laps

TOMORROW! TOMORROW! It’s School’s Out/Veterans Race Night, featuring 50 laps for the Super Stocks, 30 for the Pure Stocks and the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, 20 for the always wild Road Warriors, and a special Memorial Day Salute to the Troops…and a race for Veterans as well! All this and more at Veterans Motorplex at the Rim, where Family Action is the Attraction!

No, it didn’t start out like your typical race day at Veterans Motorplex at the Rim. First of all, it was Sunday, the result of a steady rain that washed out any chance of racing on Saturday. Second, the skies were kinda drab: overcast and gray. But wouldn’t you know, almost as soon as the cars hit the track for practice, things began to warm up (coincidence? we think not!) and eventually the sun broke through and blessed us with a wonderful afternoon, which was only appropriate considering the action that followed…

PEST DOCTOR RIDGE RUNNERS
We were treated to a thrilling 25 lap feature for the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, and for the first 23 circuits it looked like Josh Harrell and his 411 Honda would be taking home the hardware. But on the 24th go-round his CRX skittered up the banking just high enough to give Daniel Harper an opening, and The Beard didn’t need any urging, getting a run down the back stretch and snagging the lead by the time they reached turn 3. Harrell tried a crossover but didn’t have the oomph, and Harper hung on for the win. Harrell settled for second, with Steve Akey third, Josh Garvin looked solid early but faded to fourth, with newcomer Korie Dufresne hanging on for fifth.

Feature Race Finish
1. Daniel Harper (95) 25 laps
2. Josh Harrell (411) 25 laps
3. Steve Akey (99x) 25 laps
4. Josh Garvin (25) 24 laps
5. Korie Dufresne (63) 23 laps
Also classified: 6. Jerry Langston (3) 19 laps 7. Josh Brown (44) DNS

Fast qualifier: Josh Harrell (411) 15.436

Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Daniel Harper (95) 10 laps
2. Josh Harrell (411) 10 laps
3. Josh Brown (44) 10 laps
4. Steve Akey (99) 10 laps
5. Josh Garvin (25) 10 laps

ROAD WARRIORS
Road Warriors races tend to inspire wild emotions, and the fact that we were racing on a Sunday didn’t seem to make a difference. In the end it looked like it would be settled by a battle between Michael Meadows and Derrick Bissinger, but they ran high in turn four ON THE LAST LAP which left just enough room for last week’s winner David Lassiter to squeak through and take his second straight win! Meadows and Bissinger hung on for second and third, with the 95 car fourth and Jerry Langston fifth. After the checkered Bissinger and the 95 came together hard in turn 2 but both were okay…and then things got strange. It transpired that the 95 had been wheeled in the event not by usual driver Austin Jacobs, but instead by Thomas Meadows…who, as a Late Model driver, is not eligible to run in Road Warriors! That elevated a deserving Jerry Langston to fourth, with Gerald Jackson a solid fifth.

Feature Race Finish
1. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
2. Michael Meadows (12) 20 laps
3. Derrick Bissinger (469) 20 laps
4. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps
5. Gerald Jackson (19) 20 laps
Also classified: 6. Ray Gonzales (83) 20 laps 7. Kasey Williams (K3) 16 laps 8. Michael Pannell (8) 13 laps 9. Marc Deist (423) DNS

Fast qualifier: Michael Pannell (8) 17.032

Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
2. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
3. Michael Pannell (8) 10 laps
4. Michael Meadows (12) 10 laps
5. Jerry Langston (3) 10 laps

TUNERS
Justin Martin backed up a win in the Trophy Dash by capturing the checkered in the feature, JUST managing to hold off fast qualifier Daniel Harper by less than a car length in an awesome display of competitive driving. Sean Frederick led early before giving in to the flying twosome and had a solid run for third, with Chris Carter and Chris Brown soldiering to fourth and fifth.

Feature Race Finish
1. Justin Martin (711) 25 laps
2. Daniel Harper (95) 25 laps
3. Sean Frederick (56) 25 laps
4. Chris Carter (7) 25 laps
5. Chris Brown (25A) 25 laps
Also classified: 6. Steve Akey (99X) 24 laps 7. Donald Ayers (99)

Fast Qualifier: Daniel Harper (95) 14.794

Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Justin Martin (711) 10 laps
2. Donald Ayers (99) 10 laps
3. Chris Brown (25A) 10 laps
4. Daniel Harper (95) 10 laps
5. Sean Frederick (56) 10 laps

PURE STOCK
It’s hard to top a really wild Road Warrior feature for pure entertainment value, but the Pure Stocks did it…in spades! Ricky Bobby Groves looked like he had a solid shot at a win till he looped it in turn four, collecting Travis Ryman along the way. That’s right…Travis Ryman, who arrived late, got a couple of laps of practice in, and had run a powerful race to challenge for the top spot. After the sportsmanlike Ricky Bobby tapped out to acknowledge his responsibility, by rule Ryman regained his position, now in the lead…and held that lead the rest of the way for a dominant win. “Rocketman” Carl Porter Sr, last week’s winner, chased but was unable to close and settled for second, with fast qualifier Willie Coats third, Derrick Herrington fourth, and Groves ended fifth after a fine recovery drive. Early retirees included Cameron Choate, Michael Williams, Donald Webb Jr, and James Gentry, who would certainly have been in the hunt and was running second when his white #48 lost all its water and ended his day.

Feature Race Finish
1. Travis Ryman (6) 50 laps
2. Carl Porter Sr (98) 50 laps
3. Willie Coats (71) 50 laps
4. Derrick Herrington (12) 50 laps
5. Ricky Bobby Groves (125) 50 laps
Also classified: 6. Charlie Briley (19) 46 laps 7. 13. Charles “Spurt” Goddard (13) 46 laps 8. Josh Hood (08X) 37 laps 9. Michael Williams (91) 27 laps 10. Donold Webb Jr (27) 25 laps 11. James Gentry (48) 13 laps 12. Cameron Choate (82) 9 laps 13. Bubba Turner (14) DNS

Fast qualifier: Willie Coats (71) 14.987

Trophy Dash Top Five
1. Charlie Briley (19) 10 laps
2. Donold Webb Jr (27) 10 laps
3. Carl Porter Sr (68) 10 laps
4. Travis Ryman (6) 10 laps
5. Derrick Herrington (12) 10 laps

NEXT WEEK: It’s MEDIA NIGHT as representatives from all of our major TV broadcasters will be racing…along with the Sportsman, Pure Stocks, Road Warriors, and the return of the Pro 4 Oval Asphalt Series! All that and the usual unusual surprises…only at Veterans Motorplex at the Rim…where Family Action is the Attraction!

There are wonderful days, and then there are days when the weather is so perfect as to seem to be preordained. That’s what it was like this past weekend at VMR: sunny, a few clouds dotting an otherwise clear blue sky, with temperatures in the mid seventies and just a little breeze to keep things pleasant. We even had a special guest on hand, champion wrestler Gary “The Boogie Woogie Man” Valiant, and the pits were once again loaded with some fine-looking racing machines. Even a major traffic backup on I-65 didn’t dampen the spirits or the car count…though a few machines were seen arriving late! The action kicked off with…

BABY GRANDS
“Damn I’m Good” read the t-shirt Justin Shanes was seen wearing to the drivers meeting. Outrageous? Not really, not if you can back it up…and in the Baby Grand qualifying race Shanes did just that, starting dead last but quickly working his way to the front to claim the win, holding off Joe McCloud and early leader Tim Vinsant.

Baby Grand Qualifying Race Results
1. Justin Shanes (25) 10 laps
2. Joe McCloud (15) 10 laps
3. Tim Vinsant (14) 10 laps
4. Mark Cole (50) 10 laps
5. Jessie Binkley (25) 10 laps

That feature though…well, yes, once again, it was Justin Shanes bringing home the hardware. But Tim Vinsant had to be happy after giving Shanes all he wanted in second, with Joe McCloud closely trailing in third. An improving Jessie Binkley fourth. Mark Cole retired early but still got credited with fifth. The Baby Grands get closer and closer every week…

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

PEST DOCTOR RIDGE RUNNERS
In the first-ever qualifying race for the all-new Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, Daniel Harper took the checkered flag with Steve Akey second and Jamie Shaw third.

Pest Doctor Ridge Runner Qualifying Race Finish
1. Daniel Harper (95) 10 laps
2. Steve Akey (99) 10 laps
3. Jamie Shaw (03) 10 laps
4. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
5. Josh Garvin (25) 10 laps
Other finishers: 6. Kevin Figueroa (14) 7. Josh Harrell (411)

The Pest Doctor Ridge Runners feature race debut was thoroughly ruled by Daniel Harper and his flying 95. Steve Akey tried to keep him honest, but every time there was a caution on the return of the green the Beard promptly put room between himself and the rest of the field. Kevin Figueroa survived a wild slideways moment in turn two early on to claim third, with Derrick Bissinger putting a toe in the Ridge Runners water and coming away with fourth. Justin Dickens had a patient run in fifth. Huge thanks to Roger Kidd for the welcome support of this growing division.

Pest Doctor Ridge Runner Feature Race Finish
1. Daniel Harper (95) 50 laps
2. Steve Akey (99) 50 laps
3. Kevin Figueroa (14) 50 laps
4. Derrick Bissinger (469) 49 laps
5. Justin Dickens (73) 48 laps
Other finishers: 6. Josh Garvin (25) 7. Mark Cummings (A1) 8. Jamie Shaw (03) 

ROAD WARRIORS
For the second straight weekend there were loads and loads of Road Warriors…but the winner was the same as the previous event two weeks ago as Godzilla stomped ‘em again, Derrick Bissinger taking the win in the qualifying race over a resurgent Marc Deist and Chris Zentz.

Road Warriors Qualifying Race Finish
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
2. Marc Deist (423) 10 laps
3. Chris Zentz (77) 10 laps
4. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
5. Megan Allen (14) 10 laps
Other finishers: 6. Mark Cummings (A1) 7. Tony Chambers (43) 8. Kasey Williams (K3) 9. Ricky Calkins (413) 10. Jerry Langston (3) 11. Ray Gonzales (83) 12. David Ray Bates (88) 13. Austin Jacobs (95) 14. Lynne Newcomb (55) 15. Landin Dickens (73) 16. Gerald Jackson (19)

Lots and lots of action came off in the Road Warriors feature, and so did a lot of STUFF. First it was the bumper cover off Kasey Williams’ K3, then the entire driver’s side door from Derrick Bissinger’s 469 (causing his retirement) and finally the right rear wheel off Marc Deist’s 423. When the debris was finally all collected, the race had to be shortened from its scheduled 20 laps due to time constraints, and ultimately a joyous Chris Zentz–who grew up playing with toys cars at this track!–ended up winning a three lap dash to the finish over Williams, with David Lassiter a close third. Megan Allen and Michael Meadows rounded out the top five in an abbreviated but still hugely entertaining race.

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish
1. Chris Zentz (77) 10 laps
2. Kasey Williams (3) 10 laps
3. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
4. Megan Allen (14) 10 laps
5. Michael Meadows (12) 10 laps
Other finishers: 6. Landin Dickens (73) 7. Jerry Langston (3) 8. Ricky Calkins (413) 9. David Ray Bates (88) 10. Austin Jacobs (95) 11. Ray Gonzales (83) 12. Lynne Newcomb (55) 13. Marc Deist (423) 14. Mark Cummings (A1) 15. Derrick Bissinger (469) 16. Tony Chambers (43) 17. Gerald Jackson (19)

SUPER STOCKS
In the first Super Stock event of 2019 we saw seven cars go at it for 50 entertaining laps, and at the end it was Carl Porter Jr holding on for the win. But it wasn’t without some significant drama, and while it’s not unusual that no one wants to be second, tonight it was especially true. Ricky Bobby says, “If you ain’t first, you’re last…” and if you were anywhere else, oh my. First it was Matt Fuqua, who suffered some kind of engine malady and eventually retired. Next it was Jonathan Dishman, who had similar issues and left the track a mess. Then Brian Frazier, the night’s fast qualifier, had a right front tire go down while he was trying to close up on Porter. He managed to get the tire changed and recovered for third, but by then Mike Mitchell had gotten the Sterling #48 into the runner up spot, which he kept. Jason Moody ended up fourth, and Cory Jones, who had issues of his own and failed to finish, still was classified in fifth.

Super Stocks Feature Race Finish
1. Carl Porter Jr (465) 50 laps
2. Mike Mitchell (48) 50 laps
3. Bryan Frazier (12) 50 laps
4. Jason Moody (5) 50 laps
5. Cory Jones (00)
Other finishers: 6. Jonathan Dishman (67) 7. Matt Fuqua (93)

PULL-A-PART PRO LATE MODELS
In the first feature race of 2019 for the Pull-A-Part Late Models, Clarksville’s own Mark Day picked up where he left off in 2018 and snagged the win over defending champion Hunter Wright. Garrett Dies came back from a late race incident on the front stretch to take third, while Dylan Jones ran second most of the race but lost out during restarts and ended a disappointed fourth. Jake Scogin continued to improve with a fifth. Day also posted the fast time of the night. The biggest shame of the night though was Thomas Meadows, who was running well till he got caught out spin on the front stretch and sustained enough damage to his Team Tabitha 49 to be forced to retire.

Pull-A-Part Pro Late Models Feature Race Finish
1. Mark Day (8) 50 laps
2. Hunter Wright (29) 50 laps
3. Garrett Dies (27) 50 laps
4. Dylan Jones (05) 50 laps
5. Jake Scogin (15) 50 laps
Other finishers: 6. Simon Yates (33) 7. Thomas Meadows (49) 8. Walt Garrison (5.3) 9. Jonathan Wilhite (71)

PURE STOCKS
Everybody, it seems, has a Pure Stock this Spring, and once again we had a great crop appear at Veterans Motorplex, 17 cars taking the green in the qualifying race. When the dust cleared it was Carl Porter Sr the winner, with James Shaw second and Ronnie Upchurch third.

Pure Stock Qualifying Race Finish
1. Carl Porter Sr (65) 10 laps
2. James Shaw (13) 10 laps
3. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 10 laps
4. Cameron Choate (82) 10 laps
5. Donold Webb Jr (27) 10 laps
Other finishers: 6. Cody Jackson (11) 7. Terry Jackson (21) 8. Willie Coats (71) 9. Everett Turner III (88) 10. Landin Dickens (331) 11. Josh Hood (08X) 12. Michael Williams (91) 13. Bryson Russell (5) 14. Jackson McLerran (7) 15. Bubba Turner (69) 16. Shane Wales (77) 17. Frankie Turner (14)

The Porter family well and truly swept the board tonight, with Carl Porter Sr seeing his second checkered flag of the night and grabbing the third for the family in taking the feature in the Pure Stocks. He wasn’t seriously challenged, slicing through traffic like a hot knife through butter and putting a full straightaway and several lapped cars between himself and second place Donold Webb Jr. The two 08s fought it out for third, with first night feature winner Josh Hood just edging out Ronnie Upchurch for the spot with Cameron Choate getting another solid finish in fifth.

Pure Stock Feature Race Finish
1. Carl Porter Sr (68) 30 laps
2. Donold Webb Jr (27) 30 laps
3. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
4. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
5. Cameron Choate (82) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. Everett Turner III (88) 7. Landin Dickens (331) 8. Willie Coats (71) 9. Terry Jackson (21) 10. Michael Williams (91) 11. Cody Jackson (11) 12. Jackson McLerran (7) 13. Bryson Russell (5) 14. James Shaw (13) 15. Shane Wales (77) 16. Bubba Turner (69)

NEXT RACE…ROUND THREE, APRIL 20
SEE: 50 exciting laps for the Pull-A-Part Late Models and the return of the Tuners…the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners are back…the wild Pure Stocks and those zany Road Warriors will be there, along with the wheel to wheel action of the Legends…all of this, AND…a MYSTERY!

WHAT IS IT? 

Well…it’s big…
…it’s a MACHINE…
…and it’s got MONEY…
WHAT IS IT?
Watch this space!

It was as if it had been special ordered by everyone concerned…the weather for Opening Day at the newly renamed and refurbished Veterans Motorplex at the Rim was about as nice as one could expect for late March: sunshine and low to mid 60s temperatures at the start…getting a bit chilly as the night went on, but the on-track action certainly heated things up. It all began with Bryn Wright’s fine rendition of the National Anthem and the presentation of Colors by American Legion Post 45, and then the racing began in earnest, starting with…

LEGENDS
In the Legends qualifying race, Oliver Cordell picked up where he left off last season by leading flag to flag with defending champion Hunter Wright coming up through the field for second, and last year’s first feature winner Bryson Shaffer third.

Legends Qualifying Race Finish
1. Oliver Cordell (17) 10 laps
2. Hunter Wright (29) 10 laps
3. Bryson Shaffer (12) 10 laps
4. Adam Roberson (28) 10 laps
5. Justin Maxwell (20) 10 laps

It was a different story come feature time…and there is no other way to put this: Hunter Wright had this one well in hand. Once he took the lead from Justin Maxwell, he was not seriously challenged. Maxwell held on for second, with Adam Roberson third, Bryson Shaffer in fourth, and Oliver Cordell fifth.

Legends Feature Race Finish
1. Hunter Wright (29) 25 laps
2. Justin Maxwell (20) 25 laps
3. Adam Roberson (28) 25 laps
4. Bryson Shaffer (12) 25 laps
5. Oliver Cordell (17) 25 laps

BABY GRANDS
The Baby Grands qualifier saw Justin Shanes leading flag to flag, shadowed closely by Chris Willis. Mark Cole had a strong run to take third.

Baby Grands Qualifying Race Finish
1. Justin Shanes (24) 10 laps
2. Chris Willis (08) 10 laps
3. Mark Cole (50) 10 laps
4. Joe McCloud (15) 10 laps
5. Jessie Binkley (25) 10 laps

Justin Shanes got the first sweep of 2019, taking the feature win over Chris Willis and Joe McCloud. The three leaders hot lapped through traffic with a few laps to go and things got VERY tight. Shanes slid through the lapped pair of Tim Vinsant and Randy Roper leaving Willis and McCloud to fight it out behind. Mark Cole had another solid run for fourth, and Jessie Binkley took fifth.

Baby Grands Feature Race Finish
1. Justin Shanes (24) 25 laps
2. Chris Willis (08) 25 laps
3. Joe McCloud (15) 25 laps
4. Mark Cole (50) 25 laps
5. Jessie Binkley (25) 25 laps

ROAD WARRIORS
Same as it ever was…three wide racing was the rule in the Road Warriors qualifier, but in the end it was Tony Chambers taking the win over Landin Dickens, with Derrick Bissinger making his return a successful one in third.

Road Warriors Qualifying Race Finish
1. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps
2. Landin Dickens (73) 10 laps
3. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
4. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 10 laps
5. Gerald Jackson (19) 10 laps

In the feature…well, let’s just say that Tokyo was in serious jeopardy tonight as the Godzilla #469, wheeled by Derrick Bissinger, took a wild first win of the Road Warriors season over Landin Dickens, Jaclyn Barnett, Tony Chambers, and David Lassiter. It was an exceptional race, paused briefly by Jesse Pedigo’s leaking machine coming to a stop on the front stretch, but it was 2-3 wide racing throughout, with breathless action for a 15 car field. AWESOME!!!

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 20 laps
2. Landin Dickens (73) 20 laps
3. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 20 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps
5. Mark Cummings (A1) 20 laps

PURE STOCKS
A very healthy field of Pure Stocks took the green for the Pure Stock qualifier, with Josh Hood leading from flag to flag. Donold Webb Jr pursued him throughout in his sharp new #27, and Willie Coats had a good run for third in another very nicely painted machine.

Pure Stock Qualifying Race Finish
1. Josh Hood (08) 10 laps
2. Donold Webb Jr (27) 10 laps
3. Willie Coats (71) 10 laps
4. Carl Porter Sr (68) 10 laps
5. Bubba Turner (14) 10 laps

It had been a pretty clean night of racing up to the Pure Stock feature…then things kinda went south. Mind you, it was still Josh Hood up front–he led from flag to flag–but several spins and wrecks made things very interesting. Carl Porter Sr and Donold Webb Jr had great runs spoiled by flat tires, ditto Ronnie Upchurch who looked for sure to have second or third, and Ricky Bobby Groves had a good run ruined as well, but Bubba Turner made things tight at the end, while Willie Coats recovered from a wreck to place third. Terry Jackson claimed fourth and Jackson McLerran had a solid run in fifth.

Pure Stock Feature Race Finish
1. Josh Hood (08) 30 laps
2. Bubba Turner (14) 30 laps
3. Willie Coats (71) 30 laps
4. Terry Jackson (21) 30 laps
5. Jackson McLerran (7) 30 laps

SPORTSMAN
Tre Ashworth made his return to the Veterans Motorplex bullring a successful one, taking the win in the Sportsman qualifier, with Ricky Sanford moving up to second at the finish and defending champion Tim Gay running third.

Sportsman Qualifying Race Finish
1. Tre Ashworth (8) 10 laps
2. Ricky Sanford (145) 10 laps
3. Tim Gay (1) 10 laps
4. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 10 laps
5. Justin Dubay (81) 10 laps

Come feature time, Ricky Sanford grabbed the lead on lap two and never looked back. Tim Gay had to work hard to hold off Jonathan Wilhite and Tre Ashworth, who were nipping at his heels throughout. Justin Dubay had himself a good run to take home fifth.

Sportsman Feature Race Finish
1. Ricky Sanford (145) 40 laps
2. Tim Gay (1) 40 laps
3. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 40 laps
4. Tre Ashworth (8) 40 laps
5. Juston Dubay (81) 40 laps

TUNERS
It was a wild qualifying race for the Tuners, with Donald Ayers JUST clinging to the top spot, while Justin Martin took the outside route to run second. Daniel Harper was third.

Tuners Qualifying Race Finish
1. Donald Ayers (99) 10 laps
2. Justin Martin (711) 10 laps
3. Daniel Harper (95) 10 laps
4. Chris Brown (25A) 10 laps
5. David Gilliland (21) 10 laps

Come feature time, things did NOT work out like anybody figured. Sure, Chris Brown did lead from flag to flag, but it did look like Justin Martin had something for him…till his throttle cable came off, weirdly at the exact same time that third place Donald Ayres rolled into the pits. That set up a five lap shootout, which Brown handily won, with David Gilliland a happy second and Daniel “The Beard” Harper in third. Martin repaired his issues to take fourth and Steve Akey was fifth.

Tuners Qualifying Race Finish
1. Chris Brown (25A) 30 laps
2. David Gilliland (21) 30 laps
3. Daniel Harper (95) 30 laps
4. Justin Martin (711) 30 laps
5. Steve Akey (9) 30 laps

THIS WEEKEND AT VETERANS MOTORPLEX…TRIPLE 50s! Three HUGE feature races featuring the 2019 debut of the Super Stocks and the ALL-NEW Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, plus THE RUMBLE ON THE RIDGE…50 laps for the wild Pure Stocks! Throw in the Baby Grands and the incredible Road Warriors and you have a terrific night of exciting Family Friendly action that can’t be beat! Gates open at 4:30, first race at 6, at VETERANS MOTORPLEX, where ACTION is the ATTRACTION!