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The Dog Days are well and truly here! It was almost certainly the hottest night of the season, but despite the excessive temperature and conflicting races elsewhere an excellent car count greeted a solid crowd, and the racing that followed easily exceeded expectations. It all began with a fine turnout for the return of the Pro 4 Asphalt Series, a slew of vintage cars, and a happy face that returned to Victory Lane…

PRO 4 ASPHALT SERIES
Corey Rowland took the win in a revitalized Pro 4 Asphalt Series event, with nine racers taking the green for 30 laps. The finish might’ve been closer but second place Rick Rowland was having to hold the shifter in place in his #82 and couldn’t mount a serious challenge. David Wright claimed third, ahead of Jaclyn Barnett and Michael Carter. Happiest face of the night: The happiest face of the night though belonged to long-time supporter of the Pro 4 division, Leslie Best, who managed to hold off a surging Jaclyn Barnett over the course of ten frantic laps in a memorable non-winners trophy dash. Corey Rowland also took the heat race.

Pro 4 Asphalt Series Feature Race Finish

1. Corey Rowland (51) 25 laps
2. Rick Rowland (82) 25 laps
3. David Wright (77) 25 laps
4. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 25 laps
5. Michael Carter (07) 24 laps
   Other finishers: 6. Craig Busick (45) 24 laps, 7. Jeffrey Lee (79) 23 laps, 8. Leslie Best (44) 20 laps

Pro 4 Asphalt Series Non-winners Trophy Dash Finish

1. Leslie Best (44) 10 laps
2. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 10 laps
3. Michael Carter (07) 10 laps
4. Jeffrey Lee (79) 10 laps
5. Tony Chambers (45) 5 laps

Pro 4 Asphalt Series Heat Race Finish

1. Corey Rowland (51) 10 laps
2. Jaclyn Barnett (17) 10 laps
3. Craig Busick (45) 10 laps
4. Jeffrey Lee (79) 9 laps
5. Rick Rowland (82) 1 lap

Fast qualifier: Corey Rowland (51) 14.958 60.168 mph

PURE STOCK
In the Pure Stocks the big event was the “King of the Ridge” 30 lapper for $1200 courtesy of Ryan Upchurch. There was also a bonus of $100 offered for anyone who showed up from Fairgrounds Speedway and managed to win both events. Well, no one appeared equal to that task (in fairness, it was terribly hot!) but Travis Ryman did bring out ol’ number 6 and managed to outrun Josh Hood to claim the money. Or…maybe not, for in post race inspection an irregularity was discovered on the Ryman car, resulting in a DQ and giving the win and the cash to a deserving Hood. Fast qualifier Michael Williams ended up second, with Cameron Choate having a fine run to third. Walt Garrison and Ronnie Upchurch rounded out the top five.

“King of the Ridge” Pure Stock Feature Race Finish

1. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
2. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps
3. Cameron Choate (82) 3o laps
4. Walt Garrison (99) 30 laps
5. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 30 laps
   Other finishers: 6. Jackson McLerran (7) 30 laps, 7. Landin Dickens (331) 30 laps, 8. Justin Dishman (6) 30 laps, 9. Willie Coats (71) 30 laps, 10. Wayne White (27) 17 laps. DQ: Travis Ryman (6X)

Pure Stock Heat Race Top Five

1. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 10 laps
2. Willie Coats (71) 10 laps
3. Walt Garrison (99) 10 laps
4. Jackson McLerran (7) 10 laps
5. Wayne White (27) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Michael Williams (91) 14.835 60.667 mph

ROAD WARRIORS
The Road Warriors were up to their usual three and four wide madness, but at the end Godzilla once again did a tango on Tokyo, with heat race winner Derrick Bissinger leading across the line at the end of the twenty laps. It might’ve been a very different ending though had Kasey Williams not received that third X flag just past the halfway point…when the K3 breaks through, Williams may be unstoppable. Megan Allen got herself another solid finish, as did David Lassiter in third, with Tony Chambers a solid fourth after a disappointing day with his Pro 4. Lance Steele was in the hunt throughout and came through the pack a couple of times for fifth. Larry Ogle didn’t manage to make the start of the feature, but he did nail down fast time.

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish

1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 20 laps
2. Megan Allen (14) 20 laps
3. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps
5. Lance Steele (10) 20 laps
   Other finishers: 6. Michael Meadows (12) 20 laps, 7. David Ray Bates (88) 20 laps, 8. Ray Gonzales (83) 20 laps, 9. Nate Allen (01) 20 laps, 10. Brandon Miller (59) 20 laps, 11. Austin Jacobs (95) 20 laps, 12. Kenny Zollars (83X) 20 laps, 13. Marc Deist (423) 20 laps, 14. Lynn Newcomb (55) 20 laps, 15. Aaron Porter (04) 16 laps, 16. Scott Conner (16 laps) 17. Kasey Williams (K3) 14 laps, 18. Donnie South (91) 10 laps, 19. Justin Doney (7) 7 laps.

Road Warriors Heat Race Top Five

1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
2. Megan Allen (14) 10 laps
3. Aaron Porter (04) 10 laps
4. Lance Steele (10) 10 laps
5. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Larry Ogle (92) 17.024 52.867 mph

SPORTSMAN
It must be noted that a fair amount of fans in the stands left following the Victory Lane festivities for “King of the Ridge”. More’s the pity, as they missed the most exciting finish of the night by far! After finishing second to Jonathan Wilhite in the heat race, fast qualifier Tre Ashworth ran like a man possessed in the feature, eventually chasing down and rooting his way past Tim Gay on the last lap to take the win. Gay couldn’t have been too disappointed with a second and a first in his past two races, and this time the car went home in one piece! Wilhite ended up third, with Wayne White taking a ride in the 00 to fourth. Dillon Hoover claimed fifth.

Sportsman Feature Race Finish

1. Tre Ashworth (8) 30 laps
2. Tim Gay (1) 30 laps
3. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 30 laps
4. Wayne White (00) 30 laps
5. Dillon Hoover (37) 30 laps
   Other finisher: 6. David Sircy (0) 29 laps

Sportsman Heat Race Finish

1. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 10 laps
2. Tre Ashworth (8) 10 laps
3. Tim Gay (1) 10 laps
4. Dillon Hoover (37) 10 laps
5. David Sircy (0) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Tre Ashworth (8) 14.205 63.358 mph

THIS WEEKEND: HUGE MIDGETS! That’s right…one of the most highly anticipated events of the 2019 season, it’s the return of the USAC Speed2 Eastern Midget Series! Pro Late Models, Pure Stocks, Road Warriors, the return of the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, and now…TAXIS! All this and more this weekend, so DON’T BE A DIPSTICK! BE THERE! This is going to be MEGA! Veterans Motorplex at the Rim…where FAMILY ACTION IS THE ATTRACTION!

August 17 , 2019 , the Pull A Part Pro Late Models will be returning ( Makeup race ) … Please make plans to join us.

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

We have a Action Packed night in store for you. Come on out and catch All the thrills and spills on the high banks of The Rim …

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

We have a Action Packed night in store for you. Come on out and catch All the thrills and spills on the high banks of The Rim …

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

August 3rd

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT THIS WEEK … Free School Supplies ( First 20 Boys and First 20 Girls ) … FREE SNO CONES for first 200 fans through the gate.
Twin 50 lap races
50 Lap Pull a Part Late Models
50 Lap Ridge Runner
‪20 Lap Road‬ Warriors
30 Pure Stock.
PLUS Qualifying and Heat Races for all Divisions… $250 Winner take all STREET DRAGS at INTERMISSION Cost is $35 to enter.. $20 buy back in No Turbos or Injection , V-6 and V-8 Cars and Trucks ONLY. This is your chance to race your street car on the High Banks of Veterans Motorplex at The Rim

Aug 10th

Vintage Car Race / Plus Sportsman 50 Lap Event
30 Lap Pure Stock
30 Pure Stock
25 Lap Pro Four Oval Asphalt Series 20 Road Warrior
PLUS $250 TO Win Car and Truck STREET DRAGS $20 buy back in. Qualifying & Heat Races for all weekly Divisions Expecting 20 plus Vintage Race Cars

August 17th

OPEN WHEEL USAC SPRINTS Cars Open Wheel USAC MIDGET Sprint Cars
25 Lap Legends 
30 Pure Stock
‪20 Lap Road‬ Warrior
30 lap Pest Doctor Ridge Runners
PLUS Qualifying and Heat Races for all Divisions… Fans have a chance to win up to $250 in Cash and Prize

August 24th

Triple 50 lap Events
SOUTHERN PRO-AM Trucks & Super Stock Cars
2- 50 Lap Southern Pro Am Truck races
50 Lap Super Stock
25 Lap Baby Grand
30 Lap Pure Stock 
‪20 Lap Road Warrior‬
‪PLUS Qualifying and Heat Races for all Divisions‬

At last! After several weeks of inclement weather either scotched our shows entirely or abbreviated them, Mother Nature finally cooperated and we managed to get an entire race program completed. It proved worth the wait…

BABY GRANDS
The usual hard fought battles in the Baby Grands kicked things off with Justin Shanes and Joe McCloud dueling with heat race winner Jessie Binkley (scoring his first ever race win at Veterans Motorplex!) and fast qualifier Tim Vinsant…two abreast, two rows deep at racing speeds. It was awesome racing that was only interrupted after nine laps when Mark Cole went around, and incident for which Randy Roper tapped out. On the restart Shanes took the lead he would never relinquish, even with a four lap shootout following a late caution which drew the field together. McCloud recovered from a spin to finish second, with Vinsant a strong third, followed by Binkley and Cole.

Baby Grand Feature Race Finish
1. Justin Shanes (24) 25 laps
2. Joe McCloud (15) 25 laps
3. Tim Vinsant (14) 25 laps
4. Jessie Binkley (25) 25 laps
5. Mark Cole (50) 25 laps
Other finishers: 6. Randy Roper (3R) 21 laps

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

Fast qualifier: Tim Vinsant (14) 14.168

PEST DOCTOR RIDGE RUNNERS
It was a bit of a disappointment to see only five cars turning out for the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners feature, but it was a pretty good race nonetheless, with Daniel Harper and Josh Harrell really putting on a show. Josh Harrell’s on-the-limiter 411 gamely diced side-by-side for several laps, but in the end nobody could stop The Beard from grabbing the win. Jessie Litchford made his first appearance of the season at VMR and claimed third over Steve Akey and Paul Cummings. Harper also won the heat race, and Harrell had the best quote of the night…when Lanny Adams asked what he’d have to do to keep up with Harper, he replied, “Probably build a Prelude.” Priceless!

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Feature Race Finish
1. Daniel Harper (95) 25 laps
2. Josh Harrell (411) 25 laps
3. Jessie Litchford (58) 25 laps
4. Steve Akey (99X) 25 laps
5. Paul Cummings (A1) 13 laps

Pest Doctor Ridge Runners Heat Race Finish
1. Daniel Harper (95) 10 laps
2. Steve Akey (99X) 10 laps
3. Josh Harrell (411) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Daniel Harper (95) 15.080

TUNERS
Another slim field, another win for Daniel Harper…ho-hum…or not! Officials decided that things were maybe just a little overmatched and yellow-flagged the race with five laps to go and gave Justin Martin a little head start for a five lap shootout. Three words: it wasn’t enough. The Beard caught Martin with a few laps to go and took the win…fast time…and the clean sweep…his second of the night! Sadly, this may be the last regular appearance of the Tuners.

Tuner Feature Race Finish
1. Daniel Harper (95) 15 laps
2. Justin Martin (711) 15 laps

Fast qualifier: Daniel Harper (95) 14.759

ROAD WARRIORS
Maybe the Tuner attendance was a bit slim, but Road Warriors more than made up for it, with sixteen cars scheduled to take the green. Unfortunately, two of those sixteen didn’t make the start…and one them was the night’s fast qualifier, the 55 of Lynn Newcomb. Kasey Williams led the first lap after a four-wide lunge and looked like he was going to fight it out with a stout Jerry Langston…and in fact they crossed the finish line side by side with Williams apparently grabbing the win. But…an X flag had been waved on the K3 and the 3 on lap 18, and after some post race discussion it was Derrick Bissinger who was declared the winner. Williams and Langston were ultimately scored second and third, with David Lassiter working his way up from way deep in the pack to take fourth. Paul Cummings was in the hunt throughout and ended up fifth. Bissinger kept his run of superb finishes going by taking the heat race as well.

Ironic afterword: this past weekend Veterans Motorplex gave away a very sweet 55 inch flat screen 4K Smart TV. The winner in the random drawing: the wife of Kasey Williams! A pretty good consolation prize!

Road Warriors Feature Race Finish
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 20 laps
2. Kasey Williams (K3) 20 laps
3. Jerry Langston (3) 20 laps
4. David Lassiter (6) 20 laps
5. Paul Cummings (A1) 20 laps
Other finishers: 6. Lance Seals (10) 20 laps, 7. Tony Chambers (43) 20 laps, 8. Aaron Porter (04) 20 laps, 9. Ray Gonzales (83) 20 laps, 10. Justin Doney (7) 20 laps, 11. Michael Meadows (12) 20 laps, 12. Brandon Dean (22) 20 laps, 13. Austin Jacobs (95) 20 laps, 14. Joey Williams (01) 5 laps, 15. Scott Conner (07) DNS, 16. Lynn Newcomb (55) DNS

Road Warriors Heat Race Top Five
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
2. Kasey Williams (K3) 10 laps
3. Jerry Langston (3) 10 laps
4. Paul Cummings (A1) 10 laps
5. Lance Seals (10) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Lynn Newcomb (55) 17.089

PURE STOCK
Another solid starting lineup saw another near-clean sweep as Carl Porter Sr grabbed both the heat race and the feature for the Pure Stocks in a wild thirty lap affair that saw the top three run nose-to-tail train throughout pretty much the entire event. Donold Webb Jr kept the heat on with “Sally Mae” Williams nail-bitingly close, but Porter was unfazed and led from flag to flag to take the win. Fast qualifier (again!) Williams hung right behind Webb to take third, with Taylor Ryman a fighting fourth, and Josh Hood fifth. As an aside: you have to look pretty far down the finishers list to find his name, but give Shane Wales and team credit for making a brave return after a early year crash pretty much destroyed their original number 77. It was good to see them back!

Pure Stock Feature Race Finish
1. Carl Porter Sr (68) 30 laps
2. Donold Webb Jr (27) 30 laps
3. Michael Williams (91) 30 laps
4. Taylor Ryman (90) 30 laps
5. Josh Hood (08X) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. Derrick Harrington (12) 30 laps, 7. Willie Coats (71) 30 laps, 8. Justin Dishman (6) 29 laps, 9. “Ricky Bobby” Groves (125) 17 laps, 10. Cameron Choate (82) 12 laps, 11. Ronnie Upchurch (08) 7 laps, 12. Shane Wales (77) 2 laps, 13. Bryson Russell (5) DNS, 14. Charlie Caldwell (05) DNS

Pure Stock Heat Race Top Five
1. Carl Porter Sr (68) 10 laps
2. Derrick Harrington (12) 10 laps
3. Willie Coats (71) 10 laps
4. Cameron Choate (82) 10 laps
5. Bryson Russell (5) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Michael Williams (91) 14.868

LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN
A decent turnout for the Sportsman looked to be a benefit for points leader and fast qualifier Ricky Sanford. Only…it didn’t turn out quite that way. After a vicious wreck in the heat race reduced the car of Tim Gay to a close facsimile of a Modified, the driver of the #1 showed he didn’t need that extra bodywork by taking the win after Sanford ended up in the wall following a restart with just two laps remaining. Tre Ashworth wheeled his sharp-looking #8 to second, while heat race winner Jonathan Wilhite grabbed third. Dillon Hoover arrived late and looped his ride once but took home a fourth for his efforts with–surprise!–Larry Cunningham making a rare appearance with his gorgeous black deuce and notching a top five.

Sportsman Feature Race Finish
1. Tim Gay (1) 30 laps
2. Tre Ashworth (8) 30 laps
3. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 30 laps
4. Dillon Hoover (37) 30 laps
5. Larry Cunningham (2) 30 laps
Other finishers: 6. David Sircy (0) 30 laps, 7. Ricky Sanford (145) 28 laps, 8. Travis Ryman (6) DNS

Sportsman Heat Race Top Five
1. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 10 laps
2. Ricky Sanford (145) 10 laps
3. Tre Ashworth (8) 10 laps
4. Travis Ryman (6) 10 laps
5. Larry Cunningham (2) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Ricky Sanford (145) 14.102

THIS WEEKEND: It’s the first race of the Chase to the Championship, with 50 lappers for the Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Models and the Pest Doctor Ridge Runners, racing in the Pure Stocks and Road Warriors, and…STREET DRAGS! Bring your fastest ride and show us what you’ve got…you could drive off with $250! All this and more this weekend at Veterans Motorplex at the Rim, where Family Action is the Attraction!

Fireworks. How many folks were disappointed that we missed the fireworks planned for the 4th? Well, as it turned out, we got to see quite a bit this night. The day at Veterans Motorplex started out blisteringly hot (are you detecting a trend here?) but ended up cool and… (sigh) …moist. On the plus side we got more of the show in then the week before, but alas, it was still not a full program. That will have to wait for next weekend, but for this past weekend, we did get to enjoy a somewhat abbreviated show that included loads of action, all starting with…

BABY GRANDS

Danny Trent likes Veterans Motorplex. Really, really likes it. He must…it’s a long haul from Martinsville Indiana (about half an hour southwest of Indy on highway 37) but he’s made it a couple of times this season and it’s paid off on both occasions with wins. Joe McCloud (second) and Justin Shanes tried to keep him honest, but, be fair, Trent was in a different area code this evening and took the heat race as well. Fast qualifier Tim Vinsant was fourth, and an ever-improving Jessie Binkley was fifth.

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

Baby Grand Heat Race Top Five
1. Danny Trent (2) 10 laps
2. Justin Shanes (24) 10 laps
3. Jessie Binkley (25) 10 laps
4. Joe McCloud (15) 10 laps
5. Randy Roper (3R) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Tim Vinsant (14) 14.253

LEGENDS

Oliver Cordell got a great start in the Legends feature and looked solid till a brush with Hunter Wright on lap 13 resulted in an equally solid impact into the first turn wall. Oliver was okay but the 17 was done for the day. Bryson Shaffer and heat race winner Chase Smith then dueled for for the lead till Wright swept past and shortly thereafter Shaffer and Smith made contact, with Shaffer going around and Smith going to the infield. Wright, who also snagged fast time, was then able to cruise to the win, with Shaffer second, Travis Oliver third, and Rod Nelson and Paul Jones scoring the last positions in the top five.

Legends Feature Race Finish
1. Hunter Wright (29) 29 laps
2. Bryson Shaffer (12) 29 laps
3. Travis Oliver (07) 29 laps
4. Rod Nelson (35) 29 laps
5. Paul Jones (36) 29 laps
Other finishers: 6. Chad Barker (3C) 29 laps, 7. Dale Jackson (75) 23 laps, 8. Chase Smith (10) 17 laps, 9. Oliver Cordell (17) 13 laps, 10. Justin Maxwell (20) 9 laps, 11. Carter Poppawell (19) 6 laps 

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

Fast qualifier: Hunter Wright (29) 14.340

SUPER STOCKS

It’s a fine, rare thing when we get to see the likes of Thomas Pannell and Jeff Belt running in the same race, and while the weather denied us all the chance to see the two battle it out in the feature, we did get a glimpse of things to come in the heat, where Belt wheeled the 00 to a win over Pannell. Fast qualifier (again!) Gus Moody was third.

Super Stock Heat Race Top Five
1. Jeff Belt (00) 10 laps
2. Thomas Pannell (67) 10 laps
3. Gus Moody (48) 10 laps
4. Matt Fuqua (93) 10 laps
5. Buddy Moody (5) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Gus Moody (48) 14.379

ROAD WARRIORS

Ah, the Road Warriors. We did at least get to enjoy ten laps of heat race action for the little cars, and this time Godzilla prevailed, Derrick Bissinger gettin’ serious—even arriving early!—and claiming the heat over Aaron Porter and David Lassiter, who had battled his way up through a thick field after starting last. Best news of the night was seeing Nate Allen (who has had rotten luck lately) finally managing to sneak his 01 home in the top five. Megan Allen snagged fast time.

Road Warrior Heat Race Top Five
1. Derrick Bissinger (469) 10 laps
2. Aaron Porter (04) 10 laps
3. David Lassiter (6) 10 laps
4. Tony Chambers (43) 10 laps
5. Nate Allen (01) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Megan Allen (14) 17.049

PULL-A-PART PRO 8 LATE MODELS

The fireworks mentioned in the lead of this piece were finally coming to pass, a light show to the east that hinted at the weather to come. Meanwhile, we had a race to run, and after early battles between fast qualifier Dylan Jones, Jonathan Wilhite and Walt Garrison, a spin by Hunter Wright in turn 2 brought out a yellow and a restart on which Dustin Arms grabbed the lead…and showed flames under his car! A caution flag for a safety check became the checkered when the rains began a few laps later and with a mass of rain on the horizon. Arms was declared the happy winner from Garrison, Jones, Wright, and Wilhite. Thomas Pannell took a spin in the 98 and had a very successful day, winning the heat race.

Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Models Feature Race Finish
1. Dustin Arms (4) 13 laps (race flagged due to rain)
2. Walt Garrison (5.3) 13 laps
3. Dylan Jones (05) 13 laps
4. Hunter Wright (29) 13 laps
5. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 13 laps
Other finishers: 6. Thomas Pannell (98) 13 laps, 7. Jake Scogin (15) 13 laps, 8. Blake Isenberg (77) 0 laps, 9. Mark Day (8) DNS

Pull-A-Part Pro 8 Late Models Heat Race Top Five
1. Thomas Pannell (98) 10 laps
2. Jonathan Wilhite (71) 10 laps
3. Mark Day (8) 10 laps
4. Walt Garrison (5.3) 10 laps
5. Jake Scogin (15) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Dylan Jones (05) 13.515

PURE STOCKS

No feature for the Pure Stocks either, but we did have an exciting heat race, with Ricky Bobby Groves holding on to the early lead till Donold Webb Jr and Derrick Harrington eased past. The top six then raced in formation for several laps, including Harrington, Webb, Groves, Josh Hood, Willie Coats, and fast qualifier (again!) Michael Williams, till Williams spun and brought out a yellow. At that point it was Harrington versus Webb for the win with Webb just grabbing the position. Hood ended up third, with Groves fourth and Coates fifth. 

Pure Stock Heat Race Top Five
1. Donold Webb Jr (27) 10 laps
2. Derrick Harrington (12) 10 laps
3. Josh Hood (08X) 10 laps
4. Ricky “Bobby” Groves (125) 10 laps
5. Willie Coates (71) 10 laps

Fast qualifier: Michael Williams (91) 14.912

THIS WEEKEND…It’s the Mid-Season showdown…last race before the points reset for the Chase to the Championship! There’ll be 50 laps for the Sportsman, along with exciting races for the Tuners, Baby Grands, Road Warriors, and Pure Stocks…plus 30 laps for the Pest Doctor Road Warriors! Want more? How about a 55 inch 4K Smart TV? We’ll be giving one away to some lucky fan! All this and more at Veterans Motorplex at the Rim, where Family Action is the Attraction!

After two weeks of rain, it would be right and proper to say that everyone at Veterans Motorplex–staff, drivers, crews, fans, EVERYONE–was ready for a clear day and some good ol’ wheel bangin’ action. Never mind the heat…it is Summer, and it is July, we could deal with that. Well, sadly, things didn’t quite turn out like we’d hoped.

Let us be fair and open here. No, we didn’t get a full show in. We knew the rain was coming. You could almost smell the storms rolling in, storms that had little to do with hurricane Barry building up down in the Gulf and threatening New Orleans. No, these were just precursors, and welcome ones at that as they swiftly dropped the temperature from a recorded 96 degrees (!) at qualifying to mid 70s as the first features lined up…

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