RAMSEY INCHES CLOSER TO SBS TITLE WITH WIN
SOUTH
BOSTON, VA…….Wayne Ramsey inched himself a little closer to
the championship in the Barkhouser Late Model Stock Car Division
with a win in the 150-lap NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Division
race that highlighted Saturday night’s Spaulding Equipment Co.
presents GCR 150 racing program.
The
win was the fifth of the season and the second in a row for
Ramsey.
Ramsey
started on the pole and led all 150 laps, pulling away from
runner-up Deac McCaskill of Raleigh, N.C. in an 83-lap green-flag
run to the finish. Ramsey’s margin of victory was .656 second.
Going
into Saturday night’s race, the next-to-last points race of the
season, Ramsey held a 22-point lead over Justin Johnson of Durham,
N.C. Johnson needed a win to cut into Ramsey’s lead but, instead
lost ground to the points leader. Johnson now trails by an
unofficial 31-point margin heading into the season’s final
points race here on Saturday night, September 13.
Ronald
Hill of Rougemont, N.C. finished fourth with Owen Miller of
Emporia, Va. rounding out the top five finishers. Jason Dickerson
of Ruckersville, Va., Jonathan Bailey of Keysville, Va., Stacy
Puryear of South Boston, Va., Jon Denning of Springfield, N.J. and
North Carolinian Kenny Forbes completed the top ten finishers.
Ramsey
averaged 80.180 mph in the race that took 45 minutes and 14
seconds to complete. The race was slowed by two caution periods.
Pulliam Wins Limited Sportsman Race; Deadlocks Points Race
Lee
Pulliam of Semora, N.C. entered Saturday night’s 50-lap Limited
Sportsman Division race trailing two-time and defending Limited
Sportsman Division champion, Bruce Anderson of South Boston, Va.
by seven points in the chase for the track’s Limited Sportsman
Division crown.
Pulliam
did exactly what he needed to do – win the race.
Starting
on the pole, Pulliam led all 50 laps of the race, edging Anderson
in a 10-lap sprint to the finish that followed the last of the
race’s two caution periods. The win was the sixth of the season
and the second in a row for Pulliam.
Pulliam’s
margin of victory was 1.432 seconds.
The
win by Pulliam and the second-place finish by Anderson
unofficially created a tie for first place in the division points
standings. The championship will be decided in the season’s
final race on September 13.
Danny
Willis Jr. of Cluster Springs, Va., Tommy Peregoy of Red Oak, Va.
and Jeb Burton of Halifax rounded out the top five finishers.
Pulliam
averaged 48.491 mph in the race that took 24 minutes and 55
seconds to complete.
Edwards Wins Pure Stock Race
Bill
Edwards of Ringgold, Va. started on the pole and led all the way
in winning the 30-lap race for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division,
which ended with two of the front runners crashing on the front
stretch on the final lap coming to the checkered flag.
The
win was Edwards’ first of the season and it made him the seventh
different winner in the division this season. His win also snapped
a four-race win streak compiled by Jarrett Milam of Ringgold, Va.
Milam was involved in an early-race mishap and finished 12th.
Edwards’
win came in a thrilling finish that saw second-place runner
Michael Jones of South Boston, Va. and third-place runner Justin
Tucker of Elon, N.C. crash on the front stretch as they raced to
the checkered flag and, at the same time, were attempting to
overtake Edwards.
When
Jones and Tucker collided and crashed into the wall, Tucker’s
car slid across the finish line with enough momentum to get him
second place. Randy Hupp of Halifax. Va. squeezed by to take third
place and Jones was credited with a fourth-place finish. Courtney
Crosby of Scottsburg, Va. rounded out the top five finishers.
Joe
Allred III of Scottsburg, Va., the division points leader, entered
the race with a 23-point edge over Crosby in the chase for the
division championship. Crosby ended the night unofficially
trailing Allred by 21 points.
Lacks Wins Southern Vintage Modified Race
Darryl
Lacks of Goode, Va. started on the pole and led the entire
distance in winning the 25-lap race for the Yellow Book USA
Southern Vintage Modified Division. The win was the second of the
season for Lacks.
Lacks
began the night trailing Randy Smith of Bassett, Va. by 10 points
in the chase for the division championship. Smith encountered
mechanical problems early in the race and was forced to the
sidelines after 12 laps, relegating him to an eighth-place finish.
The
combination of circumstances of Lacks winning the race and
Smith’s eighth-place finish unofficially thrust Lacks into the
points lead heading into the season’s final points race on
September 13. Lacks’ unofficial lead is nine points.
Donnie
Lacks of Goose, Va. finished second, Jeff Tate of Ruffin, N.C.,
Bill Lacks of Goode, Va. and Phil Barkins of Dover Del. rounded
out the top five finishers.
Next Race At South Boston Speedway
South
Boston Speedway’s four racing division championships will be
decided on Saturday night, September 13, when the track hosts its
final points event of the season with the running of the Embarq
Presents Sunoco 150.
Four
races are on tap that night with a 150-lap race for the Barkhouser
Late Model Stock Car Division headlining the action. Races for the
Limited Sportsman Division, the Budweiser Pure Stock Division, and
the Yellow Book USA Southern Vintage Modified Division are also
included on the event schedule.
Pit
gates will open at 1 p.m. and practice will go from 2:15 p.m.
until 3:45 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. and
qualifying time trials will begin at 5:15 p.m. The first race will
get the green flag at 7 p.m.
Admission
is $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 7-12. Kids ages 6 and
under will be admitted free. Youths must be accompanied by a paid
adult in order to receive the discounted admission price.
The
rain date is Sunday afternoon, September 14, at 2 p.m.
For
more information about the September 13 running of the Embarq
Presents Sunoco 150 or other events scheduled for the 2008 season,
visit the speedway’s website at www.southbostonspeedway.com
or telephone the speedway at 434-572-4947 or 1-877-440-1540.
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