July 26, 2008

McCaskill Picks Up Second Win in Southside Community College 150

Deac McCaskill started on the pole and scored a flag-to-flag win in the 150-lap race for the Barkhouser Late Model Stock Car Division that highlighted Saturday night’s Southside Virginia Community College 150 racing program here at South Boston Speedway.

The win was McCaskill’s second victory of the season at South Boston Speedway and the pole win was his first pole win of the season.

McCaskill held off division points leader, Wayne Ramsey of Amherst, Va., in a 46-lap sprint to the finish that followed the last of the race’s six caution periods. His margin of victory was 2.593 seconds.

Justin Johnson of Durham, NC finished third with Dustin Storm of Huntington, MD and Ronald Hill of Rougemont, NC rounding out the top five finishers.

Dude Gibbs of Seaford, VA, Jon Denning of Springfield, NJ, Brandon Butler of Sutherland, VA, Owen Miller of Emporia, VA and Jonathan Bailey of Keysville, VA completed the top ten finishers.

Ramsey kept the pressure on McCaskill in the early going with the help of four caution periods in the first 50 laps of the race. There was a time right after the race went back to green for the final time that Ramsey appeared to have a shot at McCaskill. McCaskill, however, was strong enough to fend off Ramsey’s challenge and hold on for the win.

While Ramsey finished second, he was able to increase his points lead over Johnson by two points, extending his lead to an unofficial 15-point margin.

McCaskill averaged 65.336 mph in the race that took 55 minutes and 24 seconds to complete.

Anderson Wins Limited Sportsman Race

South Boston, VA resident Bruce Anderson scored his fourth win of the season, scoring a flag-to-flag win in the 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division race.

With the last 27 laps of the race run under green, Anderson fended off a bid from runner-up Tommy Peregoy of Red Oak, VA and edged Peregoy by .675-second at the finish.

Brian Pembelton of Amelia, VA, Lee Pulliam of Semora, NC and Steve Collins of Clover, VA, driving an entry out of the Halifax County (VA) Motorsports Academy, rounded out the top five finishers.

Anderson averaged 44.501 mph in the race that was slowed by three caution periods.

Milam Sweeps Twin Pure Stock Races

Jarrett Milam of Ringgold, VA had a double dose of fun Saturday night, sweeping the pair of 30-lap races for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division.

The wins ran Milam’s win streak to three races in a row.

Milam started fifth in the first race and sped past Joey Throckmorton of Scottsburg, VA on the 10^th lap to take the lead. Once in front, Milam was not seriously challenged enroute to the win.

In the nightcap, Milam started seventh, took the lead from Courtney Crosby of Scottsburg, VA on the 13^th lap and held on the rest of the way to complete the sweep.

Rookie Michael Jones of South Boston, VA finished second in both races. Throckmorton finished third in the first race and was followed by Justin Tucker of Elon, NC and Crosby.

In the second race, Crosby finished third behind Jones with Throckmorton and division points leader, Joe Allred of Scottsburg, VA completing the top five finishers.

Smith Takes Modified Race Win

Randy Smith of Bassett, Va. started on the pole and won the 25-lap race for the Yellow Book USA Southern Vintage Modified Division race. The win was his third in the four races held for the division here thus far this season.

Donnie Lacks of Goode, Va., Daryl Lacks of Goode, Va., Jerry Scott of Mebane, N.C. and Bill Lacks of Goode, Va. rounded out the top five finishers in the event.

Hansen Wins INEX Legends Cars Series Race

Jimmy Hansen of Cedar Lake, Ind. took the lead on the 14^th lap and raced to victory in the 25-lap race for the competitors in the INEX Legends Cars Series.

Christain Pahud of Harrisburg, N.C., Nick Carrey of Snohomish, Wash., Brad Hancock of Newport News, Va. and Rette Causey of Seaford, Va. rounded out the top five finishers.

USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Returns To SBS On August 9

The stars and cars of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series will make their second visit of the season to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, August 9 for the 7 p.m. running of the Hooters Pro Cup 250.

The August 9 Hooters Pro Cup 250 will feature the competitors of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Northern Division in a 250-lap race. The competitors of the national touring Allison Legacy Series will be featured in a 50-lap race that will follow the 250-lap Hooters Pro Cup Series race.

Advance tickets priced at $15 are on sale with advance tickets being sold until 5 p.m. on Friday, August 8. Adult general admission tickets on race day will be $20 each. Youth general admission tickets for youth ages 7-12 are priced at $10 each. Kids ages six and under will be admitted free. The youth discounts are available only if youth are accompanied by a paid adult. Grandstand gates will open and ticket sales will start at 3 p.m. on race day.

South Boston Speedway officials note that fans that bring and turn in their ticket stub from the April 19 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series race at South Boston Speedway will be able to receive a $5 discount off of the advance ticket or race-day ticket price.

The August 9 race-day schedule calls for Hooters Pro Cup Series practice to run from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. with Allison Legacy Series practice to run from 2:30 p.m., until 3 p.m. Qualifying for the Allison Legacy Series competitors will start at 3:30 p.m. and Hooters Pro Cup Series qualifying is set to start at 4:15 p.m.

A special Fan Appreciation event during which fans may go down onto the track and meet the competing drivers and obtain autographs will be held at 5:45 p.m.

Pre-race ceremonies will start at 6:30 p.m. and the Hooters Pro Cup 250 will get the green flag at 7 p.m.

The rain date is Sunday afternoon, August 10, at 2 p.m.

For more information about the August 9 Hooters Pro Cup 250 or other events scheduled for the remainder of the 2008 season at South Boston Speedway, visit the speedway’s website at www.southbostonspeedway.com or telephone the speedway at 434-572-4947 or 1-877-440-1540.