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Post by Dirt Master on Feb 7, 2007 21:46:44 GMT -5
Jimmy Thomaston Memorial MARCH 2-4, 2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, March 2nd – Gates Open - Noon / Practice All Divisions 6pm Saturday, March 3rd – Gates Open - 9am / Practice - Noon / Time Trials & Heat Races To Follow Sunday, March 4th – Gates Open - 9am / Last Chance Races - 11am, Feature Races - Noon (Eastern Time) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $$$ TO WIN $$$ Crate Late Model - $10,000 / Sportsman - $3,000 / Super Street - $2,000 Hobby - $2,000 / 4-Cylinder - $2,000 / Bomber - $2,000 / Cruiser - $1,500 Plus 6ft Tall Beautiful Trophies in ALL Divisions! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RACE LAPS Crate Late Model - 100 / Sportsman - 40 / Super Street - 30 / Hobby - 30 Bomber - 30 / 4-Cylinder - 30 / Cruiser - 25 *Caution Laps May Be Counted!* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RACE INFORMATION RaceCeivers Will Be Used In All Divisions. Please Bring Your RaceCeiver, Rentals Will Be Available. Crate Late Models will qualify for starting positions in heat races (15 laps each). Sportsman cars will qualify top 18 locked into Sunday’s race. All other divisions earn starting positions in Sunday’s race according to respective finish in qualifying races (10 laps each). Number of qualifying races and number of cars to be selected from each division to be announced at track. ***OFFICIAL'S DECISIONS ARE FINAL - NO REFUNDS*** Race Information & Format May Be Varied At Managements Discretion. In Case Of Inclement Weather Purse Will Be 80% Of Gate. Purse Based On 24 Car Field. Racing Fuel & Racing Tires - Available At Track For more info go to www.eamsdirt.comYou can see a web flyer by clicking on the following link: www.btwonline.net/ViewAd4.html |
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Post by Dirt Master on Feb 28, 2007 20:28:22 GMT -5
Anyone going to EAMS? WHo do you think will win?
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Post by dirtracer51 on Mar 6, 2007 12:19:40 GMT -5
Jimmy Thomas Memorial
By Jay Vaquer
Phenix City, ALA - March 4, 2007 - On the heels of intense tornadic activity striking the area, East Alabama Motor Speedway held the 22nd Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial in grand fashion on a beautiful weekend. The late Jimmy Thomas founded and built East Alabama Motor Speedway leaving a legacy of great Southern tradition- family unity, and dirt track racing, The years of pleasure to thousands of race fans returned to Jimmy as he surely saw his son Bobby Thomas win the Sportsman event in a BTR Scorpion Chassis built by another son Ben Thomas. The race director was Jimmy’s daughter Beverly Thompson and the gala and successful event was produced by Jimmy’s protégé and oldest son Billy Thomas. In the Late Model Crate division 100 lap $10,000 to win feature event, Jack Pennington brought a car so fast he totally dominated the 54 car field to win the pole for the feature which would run 24 cars. Jake Knowles, the incumbent champion, would take the green from the outside pole as he was also very fast. When the green dropped Pennington and Knowles went into turn one side by side. Coming out of turn two Knowles took the lead as Shannon Buckingham showed serious speed passing Jordy Nipper to move into third. Pennington stayed right on Knowles looking for the lead and then took the inside groove all the way around the high banked clay oval door to door. On lap 10 they were already putting the back of the field a lap down as Billy Franklin was to the first to fall. Lee Cooper put a move on Jordy Nipper in turn two of lap 13 to move up a spot. Dewayne Johnson cut down a tire and drew a yellow flag caution on lap 15. When the green came out Buckingham powered into third and was sizing up Jack Pennington to take second. Pennington decided it was time to move on, hammer down and take the lead on lap 18. Frankie Beard was in a heated battle with Knowles for third while Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth waited in the wings. Beard made the pass on Knowles on lap 27 but found out Pennington and Buckingham were over a straightaway ahead. Dewayne Johnson suddenly rolled into the pits on lap 31 then Frank Ingram pulled up on the grandson of the patriarch Jimmy Thomas, William Thomas in his BTR Chassis JW Miller Land and Timber Monte Carlo. Ingram made the pass on lap 33 to take over the tenth position. Ronnie Johnson, The Chattanooga Flash, was suddenly on a run and began working on Thomas. The leaders were lapping Chad Wallace and Brent Carey when Lee Cooper, Jeff Fields, and Frank Ingram found themselves spun out to a stop in turn 4 for the lap 40 caution. The restart order was Pennington, Buckingham, Beard, Knowles, Hollingsworth, Travis Pennington, Fields, Nipper, Ingram, Thomas, and the Chattanooga Flash was in eleventh. The green came back out and Nipper made a fast clean pass on Fields and Ingram, Thomas and Johnson followed him around. Fields went to the pits then Jeff Smith came to a stop on turn 2 to bring the yellow back out. Wallace ducked in to the pits with a flat then the green was back out and Cooper put it on David McCoy to take his spot. Thomas and The Flash also moved up passing Nipper to take 10th and 11th. Jack Pennington and Buckingham were over a straightaway ahead of third place when a rash of flats broke out. Rickey Culpepper, Lee Cooper, and David McCoy all went to the pits with flats on lap 55. On the restart Ingram passed Travis Pennington, then the second place car of Shannon Buckingham caught the flat rash a was forced to relinquish his spot. Terrance Nowell appeared to have a serious rear suspension malady and was forced into the pits. Then Ricky Williams, William Thomas, and Brent Carey all went to the pits with tire problems. Jack Pennington was so fast Frankie Beard had no chance of passing and was running all out just to maintain pace as they distanced themselves from the pack. Knowles was in third but engaged in heavy battle with Hollingsworth to maintain his position. Ricky Williams and The Flash were also going door to door for position. As the laps wound down Jack Pennington stretched his lead out to 10 car lengths from second place Beard who posed no threat to the leader. Pennington sprinted to the checkers unabated to take the win. However, in post race inspection of the mandatory engine tear down, Pennington’s engine was found to have a camshaft that was not manufactured by General Motors. This was a violation of the Crate rules and Pennington was disqualified passing the win, the big trophy, the 10 grand, and the prestige of becoming the 2007 Jimmy Thomas Memorial Late Model Champion to Frankie Beard of Hartwell,GA. Second place went to Jake Knowles, third to Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, fourth to the young son of Jack, Travis Pennington, the Chattanooga Flash, Ronnie Johnson picked up fifth. Ricky Williams finished sixth, Ricky Culpepper seventh, William Thomas picked up an eighth spot for Grand Daddy, Frank Ingram ninth, and Brent Carey rounded out the top ten in tenth.
Crate Late Model
21 - Frankie Beard
66 - Jake Knowles
M63 - Ronny Lee Hollingsworth
01 - Travis Pennington
16 - Ronnie Johnson
17 - Ricky Williams
110 - Ricky Culpepper
22 - William Thomas
F9 - Frank Ingram
1a - Brent Carey
187 - David McCoy
T21 - Ty Lowe
44 - Shannon Buckingham
1n - Jordy Nipper
7 - Lee Cooper
15 - Henry Carter
7 - Terrance Nowell
16 - Jeff Fields
34 - Chad Wallace
00 - Jeff Smith
45 - Dewayne Johnson
B5 - Stacey Roberts
22x - Billy Franklin
Sportsman
90 - Bobby Thomas
888 - Dennis Hale
5 - Ronnie Johnson
7 - Terrance Nowell
66 - Johnny Tribble
44 - Parker Herring
99 - J.R. Moseley
98 - Jimmy Johnson, Jr.
0 - Mike Nasworthy
17 - Lavon Sparks
1 - Robbie Land
74 - Jody Farmer
42 - Steffan McGlamory
55 - Steve Richardson
11 - Gus Simpson
60 - Leon Watson, Jr.
13 - Kelly Leonard
21 - Jerry Summers
27 - Larry Harrod
C38 - David Conner, Jr.
91 - Tod Darda
14 - Dennis Moncrief
18 - Larry Eldridge
K9 - Dana Eiland
Super Street
1 - Sam Moore
5 - Rodgerick Dykes
71 - Jimmy Maness
11 - Lynn Robbins
42 - Steven Garnto
K99 - Kelly Moore
47 - Thomas Phillips
1 - Gene Nasworthy
31a - Randy Peppers
26plus - Todd Moseley
87 - Charlie Gushue
107 - Chaz Haskins
50jr - Steven Gaines, Jr.
Hobby
29 - Joey Eiland
22g - Ricky Haugen
10 - Jeff Chumley
55 - Chuck Compton
8t - Darrell Tumlin
39 - Alan Franks
15 - Dana Brittingham
00 - Richie Stephens
47 - Jerry Luke
27 - Don Whitehead
92 - Danny Earl Warren
1 - Aron Hendrix
8 - Rodney Gorman
4-Cylinder
00 - Gary Thiede
ME1 - Ed Jarvis
13 - Brian Dodgen
J3 - John Capps, III
11 - Greg Gatlin
2 - PJ Taylor
75 - Ritchie Graham
1 - Michael Whaley
11 - Henry Vaughn
21 - Matthew Gainer
14 - Ross Baines
C20 - Joey McCoy
66 - Kenny Dobbs
99 - Ronnie Poole
99 - Jeff Dobbs
26 - Anthony Craft
Bomber
8 - Tony Head
9 - Jessie Spradley
25 - Michael Cauley
19 - Lane Beck
25 - Robbie Burt
85 - Steve McCauley
7 - Jeff Elliott
7 - Trevor Elliott
30 - Tim Bosley
A18 - Mike Archer
22 - Clint Stone
3 - Steve Bryan
Cruiser
18 - Tony Head
89 - Jason Howell
33 - Joe Trantham
M57 - Paul Morris
J57 - Wayne Pierce
21 - Jesse Barnhill
47 - Billy Duell, Jr.
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Post by Dirt Master on Mar 7, 2007 21:02:56 GMT -5
 Feature Winner Picture by Hendersons Hotshots |
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