Post by Dirt Master on Nov 2, 2005 19:59:12 GMT -5
October 22, 2005
(Savannah, GA) Mike Parkerson from Columbus, Georgia made a smooth move down the front stretch on lap 24 to sneak past Savannah’s Russ Brown for the lead in Friday night’s main event for the Crate Late Model division. Parkerson then held off 2005 track champion Robert Diekemper to win the NeSmith Chevrolet 40 at the 8th Annual Showdown on the Coast. The race was the fourth leg of the “Top Tracks Series” for the GM Performance crate engine late model cars. The next race is October 29 at the Dirt at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
Russ Brown led the field of thirty-five to green with Robert Diekemper sliding into second for the first lap of the NeSmith Chevrolet 40. The 120 mile-per-hour train chugged around with Mike Parkerson third, Phillip Seifert fourth and Owen Osteen fifth.
Parkerson found an opening after Diekemper and Brown touched in turn four. He shot past on the inside down the front stretch snaring the lead away as Diekemper moved to second and Seifert to third. Brown collected his sliding ride, but dropped to fourth ahead of a fast moving Glenn Yawn.
The Columbus, GA, driver, Parkerson, then held off Diekemper and the rest of the field through six cautions in the final fourteen laps to win the $3,000 top prize and a new GM Performance engine. Diekemper settled for second ahead of Seifert, Brown and Yawn. Owen Osteen ended up in sixth also claiming the $600 loyalty bonus for best finishing driver from the previous “Top Tracks Series” race. Osteen was the winner the weekend prior to the Showdown on the Coast at the “Top Tracks Series” event at Talladega Short Track in Alabama. Corey Fletcher, David Browning, Shane Riner and “Flat Footin” Casey Barrow rounded out the first ten.
A total of 44 drivers were on hand to attempt to qualify for the main event in the “Top Tracks Series”. The series moves on to the Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on October 28 before culminating with a two day show at Dixie Speedway on November 12.
Other Friday night action at the 8th Annual “Showdown on the Coast” included “The Walterboro Wildman” Terron Roberts claiming the laurels in the Pure Stock main event. Roberts held off Dan Douglas and Buster Kleckley despite having an electrical problem that kept shutting the car off during the feature.
“I had to keep mashing the starter button,” said Roberts afterwards. “It’s a good thing Dan was behind me. Somebody could have punted me a couple times.”
Jimmy Swanson claimed the honors as “Showdown on the Coast” champion for the Four Star Security 440 Series division. Swanson has been tough to beat in his #7 rocket and that proved to be true once again as he held off Chris Hunter, Jason Rewis, Dustin Collins and WR Rewis for the victory.
The 440 feature race also ended the points season for the entry level four cylinder division. Guyton’s WR Rewis won the championship. It marked the third straight year a Rewis family member has won the division title. WR Rewis’ son John had won the previous two year’s points titles. Rookie of the Year honors went to Brian Nerich of Richmond Hill.
The final night of the 8th Annual “Showdown on the Coast” is set for tonight at 7pm. The “Budweiser 150” for the National Late Models will complete a weekend full of racing that has seen over 260 race cars compete. For more information, contact the speedway at 964-8200 or visit www.ospracing.net.
Official Results from Friday, October 21, 2005
NeSmith Chevrolet 40 (Crate Late Models): 1-Mike Parkerson, Columbus 2-Robert Diekemper, Bloomingdale 3-Phillip Seifert, Gaffney, SC 4-Russ Brown, Savannah 5-Glenn Yawn, Rincon 6-Owen Osteen, Woodruff, SC 7-Corey Fletcher, Guyton 8-David Browning, Jacksonville, FL 9-Shane Riner, Guyton 10-Casey Barrow, Guyton 11-Lonnie Brant, Bloomingdale 12-Marty Reid, Lake Wylie, SC 13-Dusty Williams, Rincon 14-Doodle Pipkin, Holloywood, FL 15-Don Jenkins, Kingston 16-Mike Huey, Chester, SC 17-Blake Stewart, Centre, AL 18-Tracy Watson, Carrollton 19-Sean Meeks, Guyton 20-Shawn Pritchard, Rincon 21-Bob Gibby, Douglasville 22-Donnie Bazemore, Rincon 23-Bobby Morris, Meldrim 24-Leland Prewitt, Savannah 25-Michael White, Lexington 26-Hot Rod Lamance, Six Mile, SC 27-Rhett Carter, Blackshear 28-Shane Walker, Guyton 29-Jay Hendricks, Rincon 30-Shannon Buckingham, Morristown, TN 31-Jay Sessons, Stanley, NC 32-Shane Smith, Dade City, FL 33-Robbie Cowart, Savannah
Pure Stock (Feature): 1-Terron Roberts, Walterboro, SC 2-Dan Douglas, Hardeeville, SC 3-Buster Kleckley, Ridgeland, SC 4-Anthony Parker, Guyton 5-Greg Annas, Springfield 6-Buddy Howze, Hardeeville, SC 7-Annette Hadden, Rincon 8-Walter Sills, Bloomingdale 9-Jamie Hopkins, Guyton 10-John Loomis, Savannah 11-Billy Oglesby, Pembroke 12-JC Heerema, Bloomingdale 13-Cari Howze, Rincon 14-Billy Smith, Savannah 15-Ed Geiger, Bloomingdale 16-Alan Wiggins, Allenhurst 17-John REwis, Guyton 18-Timmy Dasher, Bluffton, SC 19-Grant Grotyohann, Pooler 20-Charles Williams, Pembroke 21-Andy Stallings, Pembroke 22-Daniel Douglas, Hardeeville, SC 23-Louie Heath, Bloomingdale 24-Donnie Cannon, Guyton
440 Series (Feature): 1-Jimmy Swanson, Hilton Head, SC 2-Chris Hunter, Bloomingdale 3-Jason Rewis, Guyton 4-Dustin Collins, Ellabell 5-WR Rewis, Guyton 6-Danny Herrington, Rincon 7-Phillip Dickerson, Guyton 8-Ricky Kellam, Rincon 9-Scott Graham, Savannah 10-Cody Brant, Guyton 11-Brian Nerich, Richmond Hill 12-April Barnes, Bloomingdale 13-Scott Maxey, Rincon 14-Sean Swilpa, Ridgeland, SC 15-Keith Bath, Bloomingdale 16-Clayton Floyd, Savannah 17-Gunny Prescott, Guyton 18-Brandon Douberly, Eden 19-Mark Nettles, Hardeeville, SC 20-Chris Fail, Brooklet 21-Clate Fail, Brooklet
(Savannah, GA) Mike Parkerson from Columbus, Georgia made a smooth move down the front stretch on lap 24 to sneak past Savannah’s Russ Brown for the lead in Friday night’s main event for the Crate Late Model division. Parkerson then held off 2005 track champion Robert Diekemper to win the NeSmith Chevrolet 40 at the 8th Annual Showdown on the Coast. The race was the fourth leg of the “Top Tracks Series” for the GM Performance crate engine late model cars. The next race is October 29 at the Dirt at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
Russ Brown led the field of thirty-five to green with Robert Diekemper sliding into second for the first lap of the NeSmith Chevrolet 40. The 120 mile-per-hour train chugged around with Mike Parkerson third, Phillip Seifert fourth and Owen Osteen fifth.
Parkerson found an opening after Diekemper and Brown touched in turn four. He shot past on the inside down the front stretch snaring the lead away as Diekemper moved to second and Seifert to third. Brown collected his sliding ride, but dropped to fourth ahead of a fast moving Glenn Yawn.
The Columbus, GA, driver, Parkerson, then held off Diekemper and the rest of the field through six cautions in the final fourteen laps to win the $3,000 top prize and a new GM Performance engine. Diekemper settled for second ahead of Seifert, Brown and Yawn. Owen Osteen ended up in sixth also claiming the $600 loyalty bonus for best finishing driver from the previous “Top Tracks Series” race. Osteen was the winner the weekend prior to the Showdown on the Coast at the “Top Tracks Series” event at Talladega Short Track in Alabama. Corey Fletcher, David Browning, Shane Riner and “Flat Footin” Casey Barrow rounded out the first ten.
A total of 44 drivers were on hand to attempt to qualify for the main event in the “Top Tracks Series”. The series moves on to the Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on October 28 before culminating with a two day show at Dixie Speedway on November 12.
Other Friday night action at the 8th Annual “Showdown on the Coast” included “The Walterboro Wildman” Terron Roberts claiming the laurels in the Pure Stock main event. Roberts held off Dan Douglas and Buster Kleckley despite having an electrical problem that kept shutting the car off during the feature.
“I had to keep mashing the starter button,” said Roberts afterwards. “It’s a good thing Dan was behind me. Somebody could have punted me a couple times.”
Jimmy Swanson claimed the honors as “Showdown on the Coast” champion for the Four Star Security 440 Series division. Swanson has been tough to beat in his #7 rocket and that proved to be true once again as he held off Chris Hunter, Jason Rewis, Dustin Collins and WR Rewis for the victory.
The 440 feature race also ended the points season for the entry level four cylinder division. Guyton’s WR Rewis won the championship. It marked the third straight year a Rewis family member has won the division title. WR Rewis’ son John had won the previous two year’s points titles. Rookie of the Year honors went to Brian Nerich of Richmond Hill.
The final night of the 8th Annual “Showdown on the Coast” is set for tonight at 7pm. The “Budweiser 150” for the National Late Models will complete a weekend full of racing that has seen over 260 race cars compete. For more information, contact the speedway at 964-8200 or visit www.ospracing.net.
Official Results from Friday, October 21, 2005
NeSmith Chevrolet 40 (Crate Late Models): 1-Mike Parkerson, Columbus 2-Robert Diekemper, Bloomingdale 3-Phillip Seifert, Gaffney, SC 4-Russ Brown, Savannah 5-Glenn Yawn, Rincon 6-Owen Osteen, Woodruff, SC 7-Corey Fletcher, Guyton 8-David Browning, Jacksonville, FL 9-Shane Riner, Guyton 10-Casey Barrow, Guyton 11-Lonnie Brant, Bloomingdale 12-Marty Reid, Lake Wylie, SC 13-Dusty Williams, Rincon 14-Doodle Pipkin, Holloywood, FL 15-Don Jenkins, Kingston 16-Mike Huey, Chester, SC 17-Blake Stewart, Centre, AL 18-Tracy Watson, Carrollton 19-Sean Meeks, Guyton 20-Shawn Pritchard, Rincon 21-Bob Gibby, Douglasville 22-Donnie Bazemore, Rincon 23-Bobby Morris, Meldrim 24-Leland Prewitt, Savannah 25-Michael White, Lexington 26-Hot Rod Lamance, Six Mile, SC 27-Rhett Carter, Blackshear 28-Shane Walker, Guyton 29-Jay Hendricks, Rincon 30-Shannon Buckingham, Morristown, TN 31-Jay Sessons, Stanley, NC 32-Shane Smith, Dade City, FL 33-Robbie Cowart, Savannah
Pure Stock (Feature): 1-Terron Roberts, Walterboro, SC 2-Dan Douglas, Hardeeville, SC 3-Buster Kleckley, Ridgeland, SC 4-Anthony Parker, Guyton 5-Greg Annas, Springfield 6-Buddy Howze, Hardeeville, SC 7-Annette Hadden, Rincon 8-Walter Sills, Bloomingdale 9-Jamie Hopkins, Guyton 10-John Loomis, Savannah 11-Billy Oglesby, Pembroke 12-JC Heerema, Bloomingdale 13-Cari Howze, Rincon 14-Billy Smith, Savannah 15-Ed Geiger, Bloomingdale 16-Alan Wiggins, Allenhurst 17-John REwis, Guyton 18-Timmy Dasher, Bluffton, SC 19-Grant Grotyohann, Pooler 20-Charles Williams, Pembroke 21-Andy Stallings, Pembroke 22-Daniel Douglas, Hardeeville, SC 23-Louie Heath, Bloomingdale 24-Donnie Cannon, Guyton
440 Series (Feature): 1-Jimmy Swanson, Hilton Head, SC 2-Chris Hunter, Bloomingdale 3-Jason Rewis, Guyton 4-Dustin Collins, Ellabell 5-WR Rewis, Guyton 6-Danny Herrington, Rincon 7-Phillip Dickerson, Guyton 8-Ricky Kellam, Rincon 9-Scott Graham, Savannah 10-Cody Brant, Guyton 11-Brian Nerich, Richmond Hill 12-April Barnes, Bloomingdale 13-Scott Maxey, Rincon 14-Sean Swilpa, Ridgeland, SC 15-Keith Bath, Bloomingdale 16-Clayton Floyd, Savannah 17-Gunny Prescott, Guyton 18-Brandon Douberly, Eden 19-Mark Nettles, Hardeeville, SC 20-Chris Fail, Brooklet 21-Clate Fail, Brooklet