North Central Arkansas Speedway
- 8/8/08
By Scott Ramos
On an almost perfect evening for
racing, a large crowd turned out to watch another great night of speedway
action on a night that again posthumously recognized one of the all-time
favorite drivers at the track in Benny Arnall.
The Cruiser/Pure Stock feature
race got the action started for the evening with Brady Madden and Ray
Flippin on the front row. Flippin led the caution-free event after the first
lap, followed by Madden and John Briggs. David Gittins followed Briggs past
Madden on lap four, followed closely by Dustin Hudson. Hudson and Gittins
fought hard for the third spot, with both drivers moving up a spot as Briggs
slipped over the cushion in turn two on lap ten. When the checkered flag
fell it was Flippin taking his fifth feature event of the year, Hudson got
past Gittins on the final lap to finish second and Gittins crossed the line
running third.
1) #16R Ray Flippin
2) #54JR Dustin Hudson
3) #63Y David Gittins
4) #5 John Briggs
5) #31 Bobby Raulston
6) #11M Brady Madden
7) # T10 Marvin Brightwell
8) #00M Terry Madden
9) #35JR Heath Williams
10) #29R Richard Carson
11) #71 Joe Sisco
12) #48 Michael Gorbet
13) #44D Darla Hulen/Trish
Foster
The Benny Arnall Memorial
Mini-Stock feature race was extended to 19 laps to recognize the car number
Benny raced with, and it was David McCracken and Dan Lyle on the front row
to start the race. After a pair of aborted starts, the field got underway
and was led on lap one by Dan Lyle. Dave Crisenberry started inside row
three but took only two circuits to get himself to the front of the field.
Paul Norwick took over second on after a spin by Lyle sent Lyle to the back
of the field early on, and on lap eleven Norwick got together with leader
Crisenberry bringing out the caution as the two cars rolled to a stop
against the wall on the front straight. Rebecca McCracken inherited the lead
on the following restart with David McCracken and Dan Lyle close behind as
the race resumed, but Crisenberry was able to get back up through the field
to take over the lead again on the final lap. As the field came to the
checkered flag it was Crisenberry the winner, Rebecca McCracken second and
Norwick third.
1) #29 Dave Crisenberry
2) #8 Rebecca McCracken
3) #77P Paul Norwick
4) #9D David McCracken
5) #911 Dan Lyle
6) #D9 Daniel Lewis
7) #24S George Stokes
DNS) #48 Kevin Grissom
The Hobby class was the Twin
Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night, and it was Gary Steburg
on the pole at the start, with Chris Davidson on the outside of the front
row. Davidson got the early lead, followed by Steburg and Rex Sawyer. Heath
Davenport was able to get past Sawyer and into third on lap two, and took
over second on lap six, followed close behind by Eric Hopper. Hopper took
over second on lap seven and after challenging Davidson after a couple of
restarts Hopper took over the lead for good on lap eleven. Jackie Hensley
started eighth on the field, but once again methodically picked off cars as
he moved up through the field, taking over second on lap twelve. After being
shuffled back in the middle portion of the race Davenport got back into
third on lap eighteen and at the end it was Hopper the winner, picking up
the TLC Bank cash, Hensley second, and Davenport third.
1) #21 Eric Hopper
2) #411 Jackie Hensley
3) #7D Heath Davenport
4) #WD40 Wayne DeGase
5) #Y2K Chris Davidson
6) #29S Rex Sawyer
7) #35W Ken Williams
8) #7S Gary Steburg
9) #41K Kandy Methvin
10) #18 Eddie Cotter
11) #37C Patrick Campbell
The Super Stock feature race
went green with Curt Cotter and Tim Sheehan on the front row. After a rash
of caution flags in the early going, Sheehan pressured Cotter hard trying
for the lead, but as the race progressed Cotter was able to pull away from
the field. Joe Davenport fought with Mike Smith for third, making it past
for third place on lap nineteen. When the checkered flag was displayed it
was Cotter getting his eleventh feature win of the year, Sheehan was second
and Davenport crossed the stripe running third.
1) #13 Curt Cotter
2) #MEE2 Tim Sheehan
3) #28 Joe Davenport
4) #R65M Mike Smith
5) #99K Tom Davenport
6) #85D Aaron Dicks
7) #19S Joe Don Sharp
8) #04 Brent Raulston
DNS) #4U Richard Henderson
The Modified feature race had JW
Trammell and Rob Muilenburg leading the field to the green flag to get
things started. Muilenburg led the opening lap, followed by Trammell and
Curt Cotter. Cotter and David Marez swapped the third spot a couple of times
as the event ran the last seventeen laps under green. When the race was
finished, it was Muilenburg in victory lane, Trammell finished in the second
spot, Marez was third with Cotter fourth and Randal Griffin finishing fifth.
1) #59 Rob Muilenburg
2) #86 JW Trammell
3) #19M David Marez
4) #13 Curt Cotter
5) #1X Randal Griffin
6) #71 Jason Snodgrass
7) #2K Robert Kirkland
8) #41 Kandy Methvin
9) #34X Mark Shockley
10) #18K Kyle Cotter
11) #95 Kenny Yarbrough
12) #2B David Kirkland
13) #HA1 Rick Trammell
Next up on the North Central
Arkansas Speedway schedule is another full race program on Friday night
August 15th.
The Mini Stocks will be the Twin
Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night, with extra money on the
line for the winner wearing the TLC Bank contingency sticker. The Pit and
Grandstand gates will open at 6:00, with hot-laps at 7:40 and the racing
starting at 8:00.
North Central Arkansas Speedway
- 8/1/08
By Scott Ramos
With high temperatures keeping
the crowd at home until just before race time, fans arrived in time to
witness another great night of action on the speedway.
The Cruiser/Pure Stocks took the
green flag with two of the speedway’s young guns on the front row, John
Briggs on the pole and Ray Flippin outside of the front row. Briggs held the
lead on the opening lap, followed close behind by Flippin and Richard
Carson. After a caution slowed the field just past the halfway point,
Flippin suddenly broke coming off turn two, bringing out the final caution
flag of the race. One lap after the race restarted, Dustin Hudson drove his
car to the front of the field, and as Briggs slid back several positions,
Bobby Raulston and the team of Darla Hulen/Trish Foster made their way to
the front. At the end it was Hudson picking up his first feature race
victory, Raulston crossing the line running second and Hulen/Foster coming
home third.
1) #54JR Dustin Hudson
2) #31 Bobby Raulston
3) #44D Darla Hulen/Trish Foster
4) #35JR Heath Williams
5) #71 Joe Sisco
6) #5 John Briggs
7) #29R Richard Carson
8) #48 Michael Gorbet
9) #17H Weston Holman
10) #16R Ray Flippin
11) # T10 Marvin Brightwell
The Mini-Stocks took the green
flag with David McCracken and Paul Norwick starting on the front row.
Norwick took the lead on the opening lap, with Mike Smith, David McCracken
and Kevin Grissom close behind. Grissom took over the third spot in the
caution free race on lap two, with Smith getting around Norwick on lap ten.
At the end it was Smith’s second trip of the year to victory lane driving
Rebecca McCracken’s car, Norwick finished second with Grissom crossing the
line in third.
1) #8MS Mike Smith
2) #77P Paul Norwick
3) #48 Kevin Grissom
4) #9D David McCracken
DNS) #24S George Stokes
The Hobby feature race had Chris
Davidson and Jackie Hensley leading the field to the start, and after the
first circuit was completed, Hensley was out front with Davidson and Hopper
in close pursuit. Hopper was passed by Eddie Cotter on lap two, but got back
into third on lap four. Hopper hounded Davidson all over the track, but
never could get his car into the second spot. When the race finished,
Hensley got the win, Davidson crossed the line running second and Hopper
finished third.
1) #411 Jackie Hensley
2) #Y2K Chris Davidson
3) #21 Eric Hopper
4) #18 Eddie Cotter
5) #37C Patrick Campbell
6) #7S Gary Steburg
7) #35W Ken Williams
The Super Stock division was the
Twin Lakes Community Bank featured class of the night. Tom Davenport and Tim
Sheehan occupied the front row to get the race underway, and it was Sheehan
getting the advantage early in the race. Several drivers were in the fight
for second in the early running, with Joe Davenport, Curt Cotter, Mike Smith
and Brent Raulston all fighting between themselves for positions two through
five. Cotter got around Sheehan for the lead on lap eight, leaving Sheehan
in the dogfight for the second spot. Just past the halfway point in the
event, a spin brought out the yellow flag and Cotter was forced off the
track with a flat tire, handing the race lead back to early leader Sheehan.
Sheehan himself would suffer from a flat tire on lap seventeen, allowing Joe
Davenport to take the win, with Smith crossing the line in second and Tom
Davenport third at the end.
1) #28 Joe Davenport
2) #R65M Mike Smith
3) #99K Tom Davenport
4) #85D Aaron Dicks
5) #19S Joe Don Sharp
6) #04 Brent Raulston
7) #MEE2 Tim Sheehan
8) #13 Curt Cotter
The Modified feature race had
Rob Muilenburg leading the field to the green flag as the pole-sitter, with
Rick Trammell outside the front row. A flat tire for Trammell brought out
the only caution flag of the race on lap two, bunching up the field for the
restart. Glenn Bratti started outside the second row, but got up to second
after the first revolution and was pressured hard in the early running by
Curt Cotter and Todd Knight. Kandy Methvin and Rick Trammell had a
hard-fought fight for position up until lap nine when Trammell climbed back
up into fifth. At the end of the night Muilenburg was the winner, Bratti
finished second, Cotter was third, with Knight fourth and Trammell fifth.
1) #59 Rob Muilenburg
2) #24T Glenn Bratti
3) #13 Curt Cotter
4) #21T Todd Knight
5) #HA1 Rick Trammell
6) #41 Kandy Methvin
7) #34X Mark Shockley
8) #18K Kyle Cotter
In go-kart racing during
intermission it was James Brown winning the first race with Matthew Briggs
second and James Hand third. Go-kart race number two was won by Corey Howell
with Kenton Yarbrough second, Samantha Sisco third and Myka Mostrom fouorth.
Next up on the North Central
Arkansas Speedway schedule will be the Benny Arnall Memorial Race on Friday
night August 8th, when the speedway will continue the great tradition that
Benny started by giving new bicycles to some of the children in attendance.
The Hobby cars will be the Twin
Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night, with extra money on the
line for the winner wearing the TLC Bank contingency sticker. The Pit and
Grandstand gates will open at 6:00, with hot-laps at 7:40 and the racing
starting at 8:00.
North Central Arkansas Speedway
- 7/25/08
By Scott Ramos
The hottest night of the year
made for a fashionably late arrival for the race fans who turned out to
watch some of the most intense racing on the track this season.
The Cruiser/Pure Stock feature
race was the first of three feature races to run caution-free for the
evening. John Briggs and Richard Carson led the field to the green flag,
with Briggs leading the field on the bottom of the track into turn one. At
the end of the opening lap Briggs was the leader, with Carson and Brightwell
close behind fighting for second. Brightwell was able to get past Carson on
lap five, and set off after Briggs to challenge for the lead. With both
drivers pressing hard over the final few laps in a fight for the lead, it
was Briggs holding on for his third feature victory of the season.
Brightwell finished running second, with Carson crossing the line running
third.
1) #5 John Briggs
2) #T10 Marvin Brightwell
3) #29R Richard Carson
4) #35JR Heath Williams
5) #31 Bobby Raulston
6) #54JR Dustin Hudson
7) #16R Ray Flippin
DNS) #44D Darla Hulen/Trish
Foster
The Mini-Stocks got started with
Daniel Lewis and George Stokes on the front row. Stokes was the leader of
the first lap, but Rebecca McCracken grabbed the lead on the second circuit,
leading up until the first caution of feature racing fell on lap five. Paul
Norwick lined up close behind McCracken under caution for the restart and
was able to get to the lead on lap six, holding it through the end.
McCracken crossed the line running second and it was Kevin Grissom finishing
third.
1) #77P Paul Norwick
2) #8 Rebecca McCracken
3) #48 Kevin Grissom
4) #24S George Stokes
5) #D9 Daniel Lewis
The Hobby feature race was the
second caution-free event of the night, led to the start by Ken Williams and
Eddie Cotter on the front row. Eric Hopper started inside the second row,
and used the bottom of the track to get to the lead on lap one. Jackie
Hensley got past pole-sitter Williams on lap four and set off in pursuit of
Hopper, trying to find a line to drive into the lead. Hopper was able to
hold off Hensley over the closing laps to take the win, Hensley crossed the
line second with Williams taking home third.
1) #21 Eric Hopper
2) #411 Jackie Hensley
3) #35W Ken Williams
4) #WD40 Wayne DeGase
5) #18 Eddie Cotter
6) #37C Pride Pendergrass
The Super Stock event was race
number three to run without a yellow flag slowing the action. Joe Davenport
and Tom Davenport held down the front row as the field rolled towards the
green flag to start, and it was those two cars fighting for the lead for the
entire event. With the field four wide coming off turn four on the first lap
of the event, Joe Davenport was the leader with Hunter Duren and Tom
Davenport close behind fighting for second. Tom Davenport took over second
on lap two and then moved into the lead on lap four. Joe Davenport and Tom
Davenport raced side-by-side for several laps through the midpoint of the
race, with Tom maintaining the upper hand. Curt Cotter started inside row
three and made it into third on lap eleven. After trying to get past Tom
Davenport for the lead on several laps, Joe Davenport was able to get into
the top spot on lap sixteen and drove to the win over Tom Davenport, who
finished second and Cotter in third.
1) #28 Joe Davenport
2) #99K Tom Davenport
3) #13 Curt Cotter
4) #MEE2 Tim Sheehan
5) #04 Brent Raulston
6) #85C Curt Dicks
7) #1D Dave Wallace
8) #4U Richard Henderson
9) #11D Hunter Duren
The Modified division was the
Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night. Clayton Wormington
held down the pole position as the field took the green flag, but it was
outside pole-sitter Curt Cotter who had the lead at the end of the first
trip around the speedway. Wormington held down second through lap six before
being passed by Rob Muilenburg and Jason Snodgrass. Tim Weaver started the
feature race on the inside of row three and after spending much of the night
in and out of the top five Weaver got past Wormington for fourth on lap
twelve. When the checkered flag waved on the final feature race of the night
it was Cotter the winner, picking up the TLC Bank extra cash, Muilenburg
second, Snodgrass third, Weaver fourth and Wormington finishing in fifth.
1) #13 Curt Cotter
2) #59 Rob Muilenburg
3) #71 Jason Snodgrass
4) #51W Tim Weaver
5) #357 Clayton Wormington
6) #1X Randal Griffin
7) #34X Mark Shockley
8) #41 Kandy Methvin
9) #18K Kyle Cotter
10) #4D Howard Dotts
11) #19M David Marez
DNS) 21T Todd Knight
Next up on the North Central
Arkansas Speedway schedule will be another full race program on Friday night
August 1st, with the go-karts on the new track during intermission.
The Super Stock division will be
the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night, with extra
money on the line for the winner wearing the TLC Bank contingency sticker.
The Pit and Grandstand gates will open at 6:00, with hot-laps at 7:40 and
the racing starting at 8:00.
North Central Arkansas Speedway
- 7/18/08
By Scott Ramos
A warm summer evening at the
speedway benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation had a generous crowd on hand
for more great racing action in the summer racing season.
The Cruiser/Pure Stock class was
the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night, and started
the feature racing for the night off with Dustin Hudson and Marvin
Brightwell on the front row. Brightwell took the lead on the opening lap
followed by Hudson and John Briggs until the first of several caution flags
waved on lap three. After a spin by Hudson sent him to the rear of the
field, Briggs was up to second, and after racing side-by-side with
Brightwell took over the lead on lap five. After the seventh caution flag
flew for a four-car incident involving Briggs, Brightwell, Benny Grogan and
Richard Carson, track officials made the decision to abbreviate the race,
making it a green, white, checkered finish. Ray Flippin inherited the lead
after the caution, followed by David Gittins and Hudson. Gittins made an
attempt to get past Flippin on the restart, but Flippin was able to hold on
for the win, also taking home the TLC Bank extra cash. Gittins crossed the
line running second, and Hudson was able to hold off a hard charging Briggs
to finish third.
1) #16R Ray Flippin
2) #63Y David Gittins
3) #54JR Dustin Hudson
4) #5 John Briggs
5) #67P Lance Parker
6) #31 Bobby Raulston
7) # T10 Marvin Brightwell
8) #29R Richard Carson
9) #7G Benny Grogan
10) #35JR Heath Williams
11) #48 Michael Gorbet
12) #3B Ben Brown
DNS) #7W William Wood
The Mini-Stocks took the green
flag with Kevin Grissom and Paul Norwick on the front row, but Dave
Crisenberry dove to the bottom of the track on the opening lap and held the
lap one lead, followed by Norwick and Grissom. Grissom took over second on
the second trip around the speedway, and was trying to catch the car of
Crisenberry when a caution on lap 8 bunched the field. On the restart
Crisenberry tried to drive away for the win, but a blown motor on lap
thirteen would end his night and hand the lead to Grissom on the restart.
Daniel Lewis and Norwick raced hard for the second position after the
restart, and when the checkered flag waved it was Grissom the winner,
followed by Norwick in second and Lewis in third.
1) #48 Kevin Grissom
2) #77P Paul Norwick
3) # D9 Daniel Lewis
4) #24S George Stokes
5) #29C Dave Crisenberry
6) #9D David McCracken
The Hobby feature race was a
hotly contested battle at the front of the field from the drop of the green
flag. Kevin Collins paced the field to the start with Eric Hopper sitting
outside the front row, and as the cars came across the start/finish line for
the first lap, Collins held the lead, followed closely by the cars of
Hopper, Jessie Shearin and Chris Davidson. A spin on lap six packed the
field back nose to tail on the following restart, and Collins was able to
hold his lead while the field shuffled behind him as Shearin, Hopper,
Davidson and Hensley all fought for position. Jackie Hensley started up
through the field near the midpoint of the race, taking over third on lap
twelve and then the lead one lap later after getting around the top two cars
in turns one and two. Hensley kept the lead through the finish, with Collins
finishing second, and Shearin getting past Hopper on the final lap to take
home third.
1) #411 Jackie Hensley
2) #38C Kevin Collins
3) #88S Jessie Shearin
4) #21 Eric Hopper
5) #Y2K Chris Davidson
6) #7S Gary Stubenfoll
7) #35W Ken Williams
8) #18 Eddie Cotter
9) #41K Kandy Methvin
The Super Stock feature race
began with Curt Cotter and first time starter Curt Dicks at the front of the
field. Cotter drove his car into turn one and never looked back on his way
to his fourth consecutive feature victory. Hunter Duren started inside row
two and pursued Cotter all race long, challenging for the lead in the early
running but never being able to get past for the top spot. A caution near
the middle of the event stacked up the field with Tim Sheehan and Joe
Davenport fighting hard for position over the closing laps. At the end it
was Cotter the winner, Duren second and Sheehan third.
1) #13 Curt Cotter
2) #11D Hunter Duren
3) #MEE2 Tim Sheehan
4) #28 Joe Davenport
5) #99K Tom Davenport
6) #85C Curt Dicks
7) #04 Brent Raulston
8) #19S Joe Don Sharp
9) #97 Joe Wilson
10) #21H Eric Hopper
11) #4U Richard Henderson
DNS) #R65M Mike Smith
In the Modified feature race it
was former track champion Wayne Graybeal that was the story early on. JW
Trammell and David Marez held the front row as the race began, but after
starting the race inside row two Graybeal dove to bottom of the track in
turn one to grab the early lead. Marez and defending track champion Rob
Muilenburg fought for the second spot over the opening laps before a blown
motor brought out the first caution flag of the race. Marez and Muilenburg
continued their fight for the second spot for three more laps until Graybeal
lost his motor on lap twelve. Marez lead the pack on the restart with
Muilenburg pressing hard behind him and with Todd Knight and Trammell
fighting it out for third. Muilenburg used a lap nineteen pass to take over
the lead and drive to the win. Marez crossed the line running second, ahead
of Trammell in third, Knight in fourth, and Candy Methvin who was running in
fifth at the end,
1) #59 Rob Muilenburg
2) #19M David Marez
3) #86 JW Trammell
4) #21T Todd Knight
5) #41 Kandy Methvin
6) #18K Kyle Cotter
7) #34X Mark Shockley
8) #101 Wayne Graybeal
9) #1X Randal Griffin
10) #5S Ryan Stayce
11) # HA1 Rick Trammell
In go-kart races during
intermission it was James Brown winning, Matthew Briggs second and Justin
Haney in the first race. In race number two it was Sam Kenneston winning
followed by Tezra Roberts in second at the end.
Next up on the North Central
Arkansas Speedway schedule will be another full race program on Friday night
July 25th, sponsored by First Service Bank.
The Modified division will be
the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night, with extra
money on the line for the winner wearing the TLC Bank contingency sticker.
The Pit and Grandstand gates will open at 6:00, with hot-laps at 7:40 and
the racing starting at 8:00.
North
Central Arkansas Speedway - 7/11/08
By
Scott Ramos
After
taking one week off to celebrate the 4th of July, the largest
field of the season took to the track tonight, thrilling the large crowd
that turned out on a warm and humid evening.
The
Cruiser/Pure Stock feature race led off the action for the evening with
Heath Williams and Richard Carson on the front row of the field. After a
pair of aborted attempts to get the race started, Carson led the field into
turn one on the third attempt to start the race and held the lead through
the opening lap, but Dustin Hudson inherited the lead as Carson spun out
coming off turn four on lap two. Hudson had the lead for two more laps
before Jackie Hensley, piloting the car owned by Marvin Brightwell, took
over the lead on lap four. After a mid-race spin brought out the caution
flag, Ray Flippin and John Briggs both got past Hudson to take over second
and third. Over the final laps of the event, Hensley drove away from the
field for the win, Flippin finished second after holding off Briggs, who
finished third.
1)
#T10H Jackie Hensley
2)
#16R Ray Flippin
3)
#5 John Briggs
4)
#54JR Dustin Hudson
5)
#29R Richard Carson
6)
#35JR Heath Williams
7)
#48 Michael Gorbet
8)
#3B Ben Brown
9)
#4MJ Jamie Marshall
10)
#67P Lance Parker
11)
#41B David Blankenship
12)
#12 Daniel Sisco
The
Mini-Stock division was the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of
the night, and showcased some great driving as the drivers vied for some
extra cash on the line for the winner wearing the TLC Bank contingency
sticker. Paul Norwick held the pole position at the start, but Mike Smith,
piloting the car owned by Rebecca McCracken, was the leader of the opening
lap. A few early cautions slowed the running at the start, but Dave
Crisenberry trying to get past leader Smith provided the best action all
race long. Crisenberry passed Smith for the lead on lap seven, but Smith was
able to get back into the lead on lap ten and hold on though the end,
picking up the win along with the extra TLC Bank cash. Crisenberry crossed
the line running second and Norwick recovered from an early spin to finish
third.
1)
#8MS Mike Smith
2)
#29C Dave Crisenberry
3)
#77P Paul Norwick
4)
#00H Mike Hailman
5)
#48 Kevin Grissom
6)
#D9 Daniel Lewis
7)
#24S George Stokes
The
Hobby feature race started with Wayne DeGase and Eddie Hopper on the front
row, but on the first attempt to start the race Hopper’s car lost power,
ending his night early and putting Ken Williams on the outside of the front
row to get the field started. DeGase pulled out to the lead to start the
race, followed by Williams and Eric Hopper, but Williams was able to get his
car out in front on the second circuit, holding the lead through the first
half of the race. Jackie Hensley started inside row three and by lap ten was
running second before passing Williams for the lead on lap twelve. Williams
would briefly regain the lead after a restart on lap sixteen, getting past
Hensley on the bottom of the track in turns three and four. Williams started
getting pressure for the lead from Chris Davidson on lap eighteen, and on
lap nineteen Davidson took over the lead and was the first driver to take
the checkered flag, followed across the line by Williams in second and
Hensley in third.
1)
#Y2K Chris Davidson
2)
#35W Ken Williams
3)
#411 Jackie Hensley
4)
#WD40 Wayne DeGase
5)
#21 Eric Hopper
6)
#90 Josh Farris
7)
#41K Kandy Methvin
8)
#37C Patrick Campbell
9)
#18 Eddie Cotter
The
Super Stock feature race was the first of two feature races that ran caution
free. Brent Raulston and Joe Davenport held down the front row when the
green flag waved, with Davenport holding the lead on lap one followed by Tim
Sheehan and Raulston. Raulston made it past Sheehan on the third trip around
the speedway holding down the second spot until lap nine. Curt Cotter
started outside row two and methodically made his way to the front of the
field, picking off Sheehan for third on lap six, Raulston for second on lap
nine, and then getting past Davenport for the lead on lap sixteen. Dave
Wallace started outside row four but as the laps wound down was able to make
a run for a top three finish. At the end it was Cotter taking his third
consecutive feature win, Davenport finishing second and Wallace coming
across the line in third.
1)
#13 Curt Cotter
2)
#28 Joe Davenport
3)
#1D Dave Wallace
4)
#11D Hunter Duren
5)
#21H Eric Hopper
6)
#R65M Mike Smith
7)
#99K Tom Davenport
8)
#7SG Gary Steburg
9)
#19S Joe Don Sharp
10)
#22M Shannon Shrum
11)
#04 Brent Raulston
12)
#MEE2 Tim Sheehan
In
the Modified feature race it was Jason Snodgrass and Rob Muilenburg pacing
the field to start the race. Muilenburg took the lead going into turn one,
and never looked back as he led every lap of the feature race. The action
for second on back was hard fought all night long though as Snodgrass,
Daniel Franklin, Marvin Forrest, Randall Griffin and David Marez all
fought among the top five for most of the race. Marez made the pass for the
second spot on lap sixteen but ran out of laps before he could seriously
challenge Muilenburg for the win. When the final checkered flag of the night
fell it was Muilenburg the winner, Marez crossing the line in second,
Snodgrass in third, Forrest was fourth and Randal Griffin finished
fifth.
1)
#59 Rob Muilenburg
2)
#19M David Marez
3)
#71 Jason Snodgrass
4)
#45 Marvin Forrest
5)
#1X Randal Griffin
6)
#7F Daniel Franklin
7)
#86 JW Trammell
8)
#HA1 Rick Trammell
9)
#41 Kandy Methvin
10)
#18K Kyle Cotter
11)
#08 Donnie Pate
12)
#4D Howard Dotts
13)
#34X Mark Shockley
Next
up on the North Central Arkansas Speedway schedule will be another full race
program on Friday night July 18th with the Make-A-Wish Foundation
on hand receiving $1 dollar from every adult general admission ticket, and
with the go-carts hitting the new cart track during intermission.
The
Cruiser/Pure Stock class will be the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured
division of the night, with extra money on the line for the winner wearing
the TLC Bank contingency sticker. The Pit and Grandstand gates will open at
6:00, with hot-laps at 7:40 and the racing starting at 8:00.
North
Central Arkansas Speedway - 6/27/08
By
Scott Ramos
The
last night of June brought out the biggest crowd of the year, witnessing
another night of intense racing action in all five classes.
The
Cruiser/Pure Stock feature race got the on-track action started with Lance
Parker and Dustin Hudson on the front row. After problems on the opening lap
the first two times the race started, the field soon lined up behind early
leader Dustin Hudson. Hudson led the field through lap ten until a lost tire
in turn two ended his night prematurely. Heath Williams inherited the lead
until contact late in the event cost him track position. At the end it was
Ray Flippin taking the win, Heath Williams second and Richard Carson
finishing third.
1)
#16R Ray Flippin
2)
#35JR Heath Williams
3)
#29R Richard Carson
4)
#5 John Briggs
5)
#54JR Dustin Hudson
6)
#4MJ Jamie Marshall
7)
#67 Lance Parker
8)
#T10H Jackie Hensley
9)
#48 Michael Gorbet
10)
#41B David Blankenship
11)
#44P Murrill Pace
DQ
#42XS James Haley
The
Mini-Stock took the green flag with Mike Smith driving Rebecca McCracken’s
car sitting on the pole, and Stephen Radford outside the front row. Radford
led the field going into turn one to start the race and never gave up the
lead despite pressure from Mike Smith and Paul Norwick. At the end it was
Radford taking the win, Mike Smith finishing second and Don Foy crossing the
line running third.
1)
#25 Stephen Radford
2)
#8MS Mike Smith
3)
#00F Don Foy
4)
#48 Kevin Grissom
5)
#77P Paul Norwick
6)
#D9 Daniel Lewis
7)
#24S George Stokes
The
Hobby Stocks were the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of the
night. With Josh Farris and Ken Williams on the front row, the race started
with a spin on the backstretch before the first lap was completed by Josh
Farris, who collected Jackie Hensley at the end of the back straight. On the
following restart, Williams took the early lead followed by Hensley and
Eddie Cotter. Hensley got past Williams for the lead on lap twelve, driving
off to his second consecutive feature win and also claiming the TLC Bank
cash. Williams finished second and it was Farris running third at the end.
1)
#411 Jackie Hensley
2)
#35W Ken Williams
3)
#90 Josh Farris
4)
#18 Eddie Cotter
5)
#41K Kandy Methvin
The
Super Stock feature race had Tom Davenport on the pole with Brent Raulston
outside the front row. Raulston took the early lead, but Curt Cotter got to
the lead on lap four and drove away from the field for the win. David
Wallace took over the second spot on lap seven. After trying several times,
Tom Sheehan got past David Wallace on lap sixteen to set the final order of
finish. Cotter took his third feature win in his last four starts, Sheehan
finished second for the second week in a row and Wallace finished third.
1)
#13 Curt Cotter
2)
#MEE2 Tim Sheehan
3)
#1D Dave Wallace
4)
#28 Joe Davenport
5)
#04 Brent Raulston
6)
#21H Eric Hopper
7)
#99K Tom Davenport
8)
#4U Richard Henderson
9)
#85D Aaron Dicks
10)
#22M Shannon Shrum
In
the Modified feature race it was Randal Griffin and Kyle Cotter holding down
the front row. After a pair of unsuccessful attempts to start the race, the
race went green with Griffin leading the field for the first five laps.
After starting outside row two, Rob Muilenburg got into the second spot on
lap two, the got past Griffin f or the lead. After going to the rear of the
field for a spin on lap four, JW Trammel got his car back up to the third
spot on lap eighteen, and then took over the second on lap fourteen. Jason
Snodgrass slowly picked off cars after starting inside row four, and on lap
nineteen made the pass for third. When the checkered flag fell it was
Muilenburg with the win, Trammell second, Snodgrass third, Griffin fourth
and Todd Knight finishing fifth.
1)
#59 Rob Muilenburg
2)
#86 JW Trammell
3)
#71 Jason Snodgrass
4)
#1X Randal Griffin
5)
#21T Todd Knight
6)
#101 Wayne Graybeal
7)
#18K Kyle Cotter
8)
#67Y Doug Youngblood
9)
#41 Kandy Methvin
10)
#95 Kenny Yarbrough
11)
#19M David Marez
12)
#HA1 Rick Trammell
In
the foot races for the kids during intermission, and almost 50 children
competed between the three divisions. In the 5 and under age grouping, it
was Dominique Dsnow winning, Skyler Robson second and Emily Hand third. In
the 6 to 8 grouping it was Isaac Haney second and Tristan Flahaut third, and
in the 9 to 12 grouping it was Tanner Ubanks
winning, Tony Davis second and Jacob Moore third. The final event of the
night, a powder-puff race, was won by Gina Wilbur.
North
Central Arkansas Speedway will be closed on Friday Night, July 4th
to allow the race drivers, pit crews and speedway staff to be with their
families as America celebrates her birthday. The next event on the 2008
schedule will be Friday night, July 11th, with all five classes on the
track. Ranger Boats will be the title sponsor, with all Ranger Boats
Employees getting a $1 discount on their gate admission. The Mini Stocks
will be the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of the night, with
extra money on the line for the winner wearing the TLC Bank contingency
sticker. The Pit and Grandstand gates will open at 6:00, with hot-laps at
7:40 and the racing starting at 8:00.
North
Central Arkansas Speedway - 6/20/08
By
Scott Ramos
The
night before summer officially arrived provided some of the hottest racing
of the season to date, with side-by-side racing thrilling the fans all night
long.
In
the Cruiser/Pure Stock feature race, Heath Williams and Marvin Brightwell
held down the front row at the start, but contact on the opening lap brought
out the red flag, and sent Marvin Brightwell to the pits after being shown
the black flag. The restart had David Gittins on the outside of the front
row, and he was able to drive the car to the early lead on the first lap on
the scorecards, followed by John Briggs and Heath Williams running second
and third. James Haley got around Williams for third place on lap four,
followed by Ray Flippin one lap later. Briggs and Gittens raced nose to tail
for the first eight laps, and on lap nine Briggs went to the bottom of the
track looking for the lead. After running side-by-side for two laps, Briggs
got his car out front for good on lap eleven, and after getting past Haley
on lap eleven himself, Flippin got past Gittens on lap thirteen. Briggs and
Flippin finished first and second as Gittens and Haley raced side-side the
last two laps, with Haley getting around Gittens to take home third,
1)
#5 John Briggs
2)
#16R Ray Flippin
3)
#42XS James Haley
4)
#63Y David Gittins
5)
#54JR Dustin Hudson
6)
#35JR Heath Williams
7)
#4MJ Jamie Marshall
8)
#29R Richard Carson
9)
#44D Darla Hulen/Trish Foster
10)
#12 Daniel Sisco
DQ
#T10 Marvin Brightwell
The
Mini-Stock feature started with Rebecca McCracken on the pole, and at the
start McCracken was able to drive out to the lead, with Kevin Grissom and
Paul Norwick running second and third. Grissom brought out the yellow flag
when he spun coming off of turn four on lap seven. On the restart, Norwick
dove to the inside, getting past McCracken to take the lead. Grissom was
able to get around McCracken on lap thirteen, but never could mount a
serious threat for the win. At the end it was Norwick the winner, Grissom
second and McCracken third.
1)
#77P Paul Norwick
2)
#48 Kevin Grissom
3)
#8 Rebecca McCracken
4)
#911 Dan Lyle
5)
#24S George Stokes
The
Hobby feature race took the green flag with Hunter Duren and Chris Davidson
on the front row, and at the drop of the green Davidson drove out to the
lead, followed by Eric Hopper and Duren. After starting inside the second
row, Jackie Hensley made it up to the third spot on lap two, pressing Hopper
and Davidson as the top three cars fought for the lead. Hopper made it past
Davidson for the lead on lap five, with Hensley getting past Davidson for
second on lap six. Hensley took over the lead on lap seven, driving off for
the win. As the leaders fought for position, Duren and Rusty Clark staged a
side-by-side fight for position that began on lap four and ran thru the end
of the caution-free event. Both drivers held down the fourth spot as they
swapped position, putting on a great race back in the pack, with Clark
eventually finishing fourth. At the end it was Hensley the winner, Hopper
finishing second and Davidson third.
1)
#411 Jackie Hensley
2)
#21 Eric Hopper
3)
#Y2K Chris Davidson
4)
#80C Rusty Clark
5)
#48 Hunter Duren
6)
#90 Josh Farris
7)
#WD40 Wayne DeGase
8)
#18 Eddie Cotter
9)
#101S Shannon Howell
10)
#35W Ken Williams
The
Super Stock division was the Twin Lakes Community Bank featured division of
the night, with possible bonus money on the line for the winner. Tim Sheehan
and Curt Cotter led the field to start the race, with Cotter using the
outside to take the lead, driving off to the win. In his first start of the
year, Tim Sheehan settled into the second spot, with a fight for position
behind him between Hunter Duren and Joe Davenport. After swapping positions
for three consecutive laps Davenport finally got into third for good on lap
six, and at the end it was Cotter claiming the TLC Bank cash with the win,
Sheehan was second and Davenport finished third.
1)
#13 Curt Cotter
2)
#MEE2 Tim Sheehan
3)
#28 Joe Davenport
4)
#11D Hunter Duren
5)
#7SG Gary Steburg
6)
#99K Tom Davenport
7)
#19S Joe Don Sharp
8)
#4U Richard Henderson
9)
#04 Brent Raulston
10)
#R65M Mike Smith
The
Modified feature race was a battle for the lead from the drop of the green
flag. Todd Knight and Curt Cotter paced the field to the start, with Knight
getting the lead going into turn one. JW Trammell started inside the second
row, but took over the second spot on lap two. As the top two cars fought
for position throughout the first thirteen circuits, David Marez moved up
through the field, getting into third on lap eleven. The only caution flag
of the race came out on lap thirteen for a solo spin by Mark Shockley in
turn four. On the restart, Trammell got past Knight, followed by Marez
moving into second. Over the closing laps, Marez tried to move past Trammell
but was unable to make the pass, and at the end it was JW Trammell the
winner, Marez finishing second, Knight holding on for third, Rob Muilenburg
fourth and Rick Trammell finished fifth.
1)
#86 JW Trammell
2)
#19M David Marez
3)
#21T Todd Knight
4)
#59 Rob Muilenburg
5)
# HA1 Rick Trammell
6)
#13 Curt Cotter
7)
#1X Randal Griffin
8)
#9V Carmon Vincent
9)
#34X Mark Shockley
10)
#67Y Doug Youngblood
11)
#18K Kyle Cotter
12)
#2M Mark McDaniel
In
the go-cart races during intermission, it was Corey Howell the winner in
race one, followed by Tezzera Roberts in second and Jordan Henderson third.
In race two it was James Hand the winner followed by Steven Graham in second
and Buck Murry in third.
The
next event on the 2008 schedule will be Friday night, June 27th, with all
five classes on the track. The Hobby Stocks will be the Twin Lakes Community
Bank featured division of the night, with extra money on the line for the
winner wearing the TLC Bank contingency sticker, and there will be foot
races for kids 12 and under on the track during intermission. The Pit and
Grandstand gates will open at 6:00, with hot-laps at 7:30 and the racing
starting at 8:00.
