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Orange County Speedway Results Sept 30

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— courtesy Orange County Speedway

— by Jim Cribbs

Orange County Speedway, Saturday, September 30

Annual Chad Pergerson and Kevin Bowen Memorial Race

Twin 50-lap races for the Mike Bledsole Mechanical Heating and Air Late Model Stocks may have shaken up the points race for this year’s track championship a bit, as points leader, and 2016 track champ, Terry Dease ended up on his roof and the second-place driver in the points race, Chris Denny, was a no-show, a result of crashing his car in the previous race night. In race one, top qualifier Craig Moore, in his first OCS start of the year, allowed the other front row starter, Stacy Puryear, to slip by him at the green and hold on for the win, Puryear’s second win in three consecutive starts. The second twin resulted in those two drivers switching places with Moore taking the win and Puryear the runner-up. Dease finished a strong third in race one but settled for seventh in race two, a result of his jaw-dropping flip down the front stretch six laps in. Dease was uninjured in the accident. The cars of both Chuck Lawson and Daniel Moss showed their strength at times. Moss spent some laps banging fenders with Dease in the first twin, completing the race in fifth with Lawson sandwiched between those two for fourth. An inverted start in the second race gave Lawson the top starting spot at the green. Lawson kept the hard-charging machines of Puryear and Moore behind him with some remarkable car control until Puryear slipped by sixteen laps in. Lawson finished that race in third, ahead of the fourth-place car of Camden Gullie.

The Limited Sportsman racers labored through their own exciting, but brief, twin 20-lappers, with the top qualifier for the night, Daniel Moss, taking home the winning trophy in both races. Moss, a Late Model Stock regular, was making his first season appearance in this division. Gary Young, Jr, qualified second and finished there in both races. Barry Beggarly, Jr, the sixth-place starter, completed race one in third but mechanical issues left him at the back of the pack for the second one. The points leader coming into the event, Daryl Carver mustered a seventh-place finish in race one, after a lap-12 dust-up with the car of Brent Evans, Jr, but improved to third in the second event. Second in points behind Carver, Evans, Jr had worse luck, spinning out under caution as a result of a flat tire then brushing the side of Carver’s car, giving him the last spot in the 12-car field for the first twin. Evans, Jr salvaged an eighth-place finish in the second twin.

Race number eight in the Pure Stock division proved to be the charm for Bobby Clayton, Jr, as he picked up his first season win, and possibly the points lead, in the 25-lap race. Clayton, Jr entered the race second in points to five-time season winner and 2016 track champ Danny Winstead. Winstead appeared to turn a sixth-place start into a second-place finish, more than likely assuring him of a third consecutive track title. However, Winstead’s car was disqualified in post-race inspections, placing him last in the 12-car field. His misfortune moved Brandon Watson up one spot for a second-place finish. Chase Sandefur inherited third, followed by Trevor Winstead and Les Aliff, fourth and fifth respectively. Thomas Penny, not considered a front-runner to date, turned heads by outgunning everyone in qualifying, getting his first pole position. That turned out not to be the charm for Penny as he finished the race in tenth, six laps in arrears.

Hill’s Complete Carpet Care Super Mini-Trucks 20-lap race did little to change the tight points race for the top two drivers. Coming into the event, John Comstock held a four-point lead over five-time season winner Jeffrey Martin and padded that a little by getting his fourth victory of the year, with one race left. Martin’s truck finished in second. In a case of deja vu all over again, Comstock started on pole with the truck of Devin Parrot beside him. The trucks of Jeffrey and Scott Martin made up the second row with Dalton and Noah Martin behind those two. Two cautions flags flew, one for the spinning truck of Dalton on lap 8 and the other when Parrot looped his machine eight laps from the end. Parrot recovered for a third-place finish, followed by Scott, Dalton and Noah Martin, fourth through sixth respectively, all trucks on the lead lap.

In the Quality Collision Solutions of Graham Grand American Modifieds division, it was disqualifications that determined the outcome of this 25-lap race, more than the racing itself. Gary Young, Jr was the fastest qualifier prior to the event and appeared to pick up his fourth win of the season. It was not to be as his tires failed post-race inspections and he was placed at the back of the five-car field. A similar fate awaited points-leader Richard Thomas with his tires also not passing, relegating him to fourth. That left John Barilka with his first season win, followed by Michael Roney in second and Jonathan Cook third. Todd Massey qualified second but did not start the race.

A tight points battle for Smokey Dave’s BBQ Mod4’s narrowly missed a shake-up in the fight to be this year’s track champion. At the end of the 25-lap event, top qualifier Corey Purnell walked away with his second season win and points-leader Dennis Capps settled for second. Harold Summey rounded out the top three. Summey started beside Purnell but snatched the lead from Purnell at the drop of the green. Three laps in, the last-place car of Randy Ayers spun out at the start/finish line bringing out the caution. As Ayers righted his car and pulled off, he did so in front of the field, causing Summey to lock his brakes and Purnell to spin behind him. (Purnell sits 8 points behind Capps in the standings with Summey 10 points in arrears.) This miscommunication with his spotter prompted officials to park Ayer’s car for the night.

A full field of classic cars in the Southern Ground Pounders event led to a wild show with several different divisions competing with each other throughout the race. There were big-block, high-horsepower racing machines from 1936 to 1972 models. It was Eddie Gilbert in a ‘65 Ford Falcon that prevailed for the win. Driving a ‘72 Pontiac Ventura, Chris Mincey took the next spot with Mack Tatum in his ‘65 Mustang rounding out the top three.

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Orange County Speedway, Rougemont, Saturday, August 26

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Though Chris Denny started the night nine points behind division leader Terry Dease, after missing the rain-delayed next day conclusion of the previous Mike Bledsoe Mechanical Heating and Air Late Model Stock race at OCS only 49 days ago, he made up for it by winning both LMSC 35-lap twin races to on Saturday Night. Dease had his own measure of success, settling for second in both races after a fifth-place start in the first one and a fourth-place start in the second. Chuck Lawson followed that pattern by taking third in both events.

In race one Daniel Moss proved to be no lightweight, waging a strong battle with Dease for second until contact between the cars of those two, initiated by Dease, caused Moss to nearly spin his car on the backstretch twelve laps from the finish. Moss held on to finish fifth just behind the fourth-place car of Camden Gullie.

In race two, it was Lawson who got the action going when the nose of his car made contact with Gullie’s, spinning Gullie’s car into the fourth-turn wall, bringing out the caution before the first lap was complete. Gullie was able to continue, completing the night with a fifth-place finish. After the green flag fell on the next attempt to start the race, Moss decided on a little payback for Dease, bumping the rear of leader Dease’s car but almost spinning himself out in the process and dropping him to third, giving Dease a comfortable lead. From there, it was a battle between Moss and fourth-place Denny with Denny getting the best of that one. After a brief caution on lap 16, Dease lost the lead to Denny on the restart but kept his car on Denny’s bumper the remainder of the event.

An 11-car field for the Limited Sportsman race dwindled down to five lead-lap cars by the time the checkered flew on lap 35, giving 12-year-old Gage Painter of Statesville his first OCS win. Painter did it by outgunning cagey veteran Daryl Carver, winner of two races this season, but an owner of a second-place finish on Saturday, on his bumper the last five laps of the race. It was pole-sitter Carver and the other front-row starter Brent Evans, Jr showing their impatience that drew swift action from officials. After one or the other seemed to jump not only the start of the race, leading to a redo, but two more restarts, officials placed both cars at the back on a lap 10 restart. Evans worked his way back up to take third at the end of the race.

The night’s attrition first started when the cars of Austin and Corey Purnell got into each other in turn one on the second lap, putting the car of Austin out of the race and bringing out the night’s first caution flag. Corey Purnell did manage a fifth-place finish. After six more laps of action, the caution flag flew again for the spin and brief oil line fire from the car of Jacob Borst, putting that driver out of the race.
Two laps after the restart, the car of Tracey Chambers got into the one of Justin Newlin, which in turn brought the car of Jerry Hinesley crashing into those two between turns one and two. Hinesley got the worst of it, parking his car for the night with an eighth-place finish. Chambers was able to continue, salvaging a sixth-place finish, two laps in arrears. Newlin’s car sustained the least damage, allowing him to complete the night in fourth-place.

Pure Stock racers completed their 25-lap event with pole-sitter Chase Sandefur leading all laps except the last one, getting passed by division points leader and now four-time season winner Danny Winstead on the last lap, leaving Sandefur winless this year. A hard-charging Bobby Clayton, Jr used a fifth-place start to garner a third-place finish with Trevor Winstead finishing behind him. Lonnie Glosson took the checkered in fourth on the lead lap with Jamie Kerr the fifth-place car, five laps down. The most spectacular crash of the night happened when the cars of Thomas Penny and Taylor Tolar attempted to take the green but Tolar’s car plowed underneath the rear of Penny’s car, causing those two to crash into the inside wall of turn one, leaving Tolar’s car suspended on the wall and out of the race. Penny’s car made three more laps after the restart, retiring with smoke billowing from underneath the hood.

Hill’s Complete Carpet Care Super Mini-Trucks finished their 20-lap race under caution, giving points-leader John Comstock his third season win and leaving a seething three-time winner Jeffrey Martin in second. Breaking up the Martin clan was the third-place truck of Devin Parrott, followed by 13-year old Noah Martin, making his first OCS start, in fourth. Fifth-place went to the truck of Kiser Martin. Jeffrey’s disappointment was the result of Kiser’s truck spinning out on the last lap and ending the race under the yellow.

The 25-lap Smokey Dave’s BBQ Mod4s finished the night with first-time season winner Corey Purnell taking the checkered in front of the hard-charging car of pole-sitter Harold Summey, after stealing the lead from Summey at the start of the race. Summey had to recover from a lap one backstretch spin to finish second, a lap that included Randy Ayers spinning his car out at the start/finish line. Ayers finished the night in fifth, behind the car of Timmy Wilder. Dennis Capps, winner of the season’s last two races, started behind Purnell in third and finished the night in that position.

The 600-horsepower Grand American Modifieds, sponsored by Quality Collision Solutions of Graham, roared around OCS for 35-laps with the car of Gary Young, Jr starting on pole and finishing out front, giving him his third season win. Young, Jr qualified in second but inherited the top starting spot after the pole-sitting car of Josh Nichols had a problem with pre-race inspection, placing him at the back of the field for the start of the race. Nichols made quick work of the field, squeezing past the second-place car of John Barilka, six laps in. Nichols held on to finish there with Barilka behind him, followed by the fourth-place car of Richard Thomas. Connie Ray Wallace took fifth, the last car on the lead lap.

The Allison Legacy Series, the much smaller NASCAR look-alikes, ran their 35 laps with Kyle Campbell starting out front and finishing there for the win. Brett Suggs finished behind Campbell with the car of Matthew Davey coming home in third, followed by Jake Garcia in fourth, the last car on the lead lap. Ethan Elder appeared to have the car to beat after starting sixth in the nine-car field. After making a bold move past Suggs for second on lap 24, Elder’s car inexplicably spun in turn four, violently slamming the turn four wall. Though uninjured, his car was too damaged to continue.

Jacob Clayton, driving a 1956 Chevrolet, took home the trophy in the Carolina Collector Auto Fest Vintage Sportsman 10-lap race.

Orange County Speedway, Saturday, August 26

Mike Bledsole Mechanical Heating & Air Late Model Stock 35 laps, 1st rac

1) Chris Denny

2) Terry Dease

3) Chuck Lawson

4) Camden Gullie

5) Daniel Moss

Mike Bledsole Mechanical Heating & Air Late Model Stock 35 laps, 2nd race

1) Chris Denny

2) Terry Dease

3) Chuck Lawson

4) Daniel Moss

5) Camden Gullie

Limited Sportsman 35 laps

1) Gage Painter

2) Daryl Carver

3) Brent Evans, Jr

4) Justin Newlin

5) Corey Purnell

6) Tracey Chambers (-2)

7)  Jared Gillis (-17)

8) Jerry Hinesley (-22)

9) Jacob Borst (-23)

10)Richard Hayden (-26)

11)Austin Purnell (-29)

Pure Stock 25 laps

1) Danny Winstead

2) Chase Sandefur

3) Bobby Clayton

4) Trevor Winstead

5) Lonnie Glosson

6) Jamie Kerr (-5 )

7) Thomas Penny (-22)

8) Taylor Tolar (-25)

Hill’s Complete Carpet Care Super Mini-Trucks 20 laps

1) John Comstock

2) Jeffrey Martin

3) Devin Parrott

4) Noah Martin

5) Kiser Martin

6) Dalton Martin (-4)

Quality Collision Solutions of Graham Grand American Modifieds 35 laps

1) Gary Young, Jr

2) Josh Nichols

3) John Barilka

4) Richard Thomas

5) Connie Ray Wallace

6) Roy Cook (-1)

7) Jonathan Cook (-1)

Smokey Dave’s BBQ Mod4s 25 laps

1) Corey Purnell

2) Harold Summey

3) Dennis Capps

4) Timmy Wilder

5) Randy Ayers

6) Mike Dudley (-4)

7) Darrell Haynie (-6)

Allison Legacy Series 35 laps

1) Kyle Campbell

2) Brett Suggs

3) Matthew Davey

4) Jake Garcia

5) Ashely Pantoulas (-4)

6) Kayla Lyons (-9)

7) Ethan Elder (-11)

8) Tim Niesen (-13)

9) Justin Taylor (-30)

Carolina Collector Auto Fest Vintage Sportsman 10 laps

1) Jacob Clayton

2) Paul Blalock

3) Kenneth Smith (lapped)

Steven Wallace and Deac McCaskill take home Mid-Atlantic Classic

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ROUGEMONT, NC (July 23, 2017) – Steve Wallace made the most of a late-race restart to muscle Bubba Pollard out of the way and fend off Matt Craig’s aggressive advances in the final two laps of Saturday night’s inaugural Mid-Atlantic Classic at Orange County Speedway, a $10,000-to-win event which drew a near-capacity crowd to the track outside of Durham, N.C., despite heat indexes above 100 degrees. Deac McCaskill dominated the late model stock portion of the event, a 100-lap dash to checkered which preceded the super late model feature.

LATE MODEL STOCK RECAP

Josh Berry blistered the Orange County Speedway for yet another Hedgecock Racing Pole Award and earned the right to lead the field to the green flag for the 100-lap late model stock car race.

No sooner than the race began, chaos ensued when Stefan Parsons and Tommy Lemons, Jr., got together in turn three on lap 8, bringing out the first caution of the night. Parsons and Lemons continued while Terry Dease was eliminated from the race due to crash damage.

Six laps later, a multi-car incident in turn three sparked by contact between Chris Denny and Ryan Repko eliminated Denny and Chris Davis while damaging the ride of Brandon Grosso.

After the last early-race restart, McCaskill motored around Berry and began to pull away from the field. During the mid-race run, Ronald Hill clawed his way to the front in the best run of his CARS Tour career and began to close in on McCaskill for the race lead.

McCaskill began to pull away from the field until lap 91 when Stefan Parsons and Ty Gibbs were involved in the scariest incident of the night. The pair made contact on the exit of turn two while racing inside the top ten and the aftermath sent Gibbs onto his roof, sliding the length of the backstretch in a shower of sparks and ultimately bursting into flames once the car came to a stop. Gibbs emerged from the accident unscathed. 

With nine laps to go, McCaskill was forced to fend off Ronald Hill on a restart, a task he handled with precision. As he pulled away to his fourth career CARS Late Model Stock Tour win, Hill dealt handily with Berry, Jared Fryar and Layne Riggs as he led them across the line to complete the top five.

“We had such a great racecar, and it kept getting better,” a clearly exhausted McCaskill said in Edelbrock Victory Lane. “It started to get a little tight in one and two, but I just had to back my corner up. We just had killer drive off tonight. I just can’t thank my guys for all their hard work yesterday when we got the car driving good, but it seemed like we worked on it more today to try to get the drive off the corner and it paid off. We’ve been working our butts off on this car, and we’ve been off and I haven’t been my normal self, but this race is special. I grew up racing here and learned from a lot of those guys. I think it’s been 2003 since I’ve won a late model stock race here.

“Ronald’s a tough guy and he’s hungry, he’s definitely hungry for a win” he continued when asked about his earlier days where he raced Hill and his father, among others, during weekly shows at the track. “We were up there talking about our age earlier, but this was a good run for him here with his hometown crowd, and he needed this living just a few miles from here. We really appreciate the CARS Tour and all these fans coming out, what a great turnout with all this hot weather.”

SUPER LATE MODEL RECAP

After winning his first career super late model race at Orange County a month ago, Cole Rouse picked up where he left off by winning the Mahle Pistons Pole Award in qualifying, placing him on the front row with Brandon Setzer for the start of the super late model race. In a new, unique format to super late model racing, the event was scheduled with four varying-length stages with breaks in between for adjustments and pit stops.

Rouse easily led the opening 35-lap segment from start to finish, but his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Christopher Bell was not so lucky. Racing with Brandon Setzer for third, Bell and Setzer made minor contact in turn three, sending Bell’s No. 4 into a spin which resulted in contact with the outside wall. Though able to continue, he was not a factor the rest of the night.

Rouse shot out to the lead once again in stage two until Stephen Nasse lost control of his car on the frontstretch and pounded the outside wall. On the ensuring restart, Rouse spun the tires and stacked up the field, giving Bubba Pollard the opportunity to lead for the first time on the night. Pollard held the top spot until the lap 100 break, earning an extra $500 for the mid-race stage win.

The vast majority of the field took tires during the lap 100 break to prepare them for the 50-lap dash to the finish. Those who took fewer tires started ahead of those who more, leaving Jeff Batten (none) and Tate Fogleman (two) on the front row. Chase Purdy and Brandon Setzer took three tires and restarted in row two ahead of a plethora of others who bolted on four sticker Hoosiers.

Fogleman quickly rocketed to the lead but it was short-lived when Bubba Pollard reeled in the No. 8 Ford and reassumed command of the race on lap 110. Pollard continued to set the pace handily over Steve Wallace who finished the penultimate stage in second prior to the final break on lap 135.

On the restart, Pollard nearly missed his turn-in point in the first corner, allowing Wallace and others to challenge for the lead, but he quickly gathered himself to begin pulling away for what appeared to be a $10,000 payday until a last-lap caution slowed the field prior to the checkered flag. Per CARS Tour rules, the entire field must take the white flag for the race to complete and a small handful of cars had not when Kodie Conner and Lucas Jones tangled in turn one to facilitate the final caution period of the night.

With two laps remaining, Pollard gave Steve Wallace the bottom lane into turn one and Wallace took full advantage of it. Pollard turned into the first turn early, making minor contact with Wallace, sending Pollard’s car up the hill and opening the door for Wallace, Matt Craig and others to shuffle around the Georgian as the field came to the white flag. Craig made a last-corner desperation attempt to steal the lead in turn three, door-slamming Wallace and sending both cars into a slide, but the No. 66 Ford of Wallace won the drag race to the checkered flag and the richest payday in CARS Tour history ahead of Craig, Rouse, Spencer Davis and Pollard.

“That was good, hard racing, man,” an exhausted and overheated Steve Wallace said in Edelbrock Victory Lane. “Me and Bubba have raced really hard over the last few years, but it is what it is, it’s a big win, we’re racing for 10,000 bucks right here. It just feels good to win. These Jet Tools guys work so hard, and it’s just me at the race shop, and we dig as hard as we can. All these boys come in and work their tails off for me, and we couldn’t do it without Jeff Fultz and Fury Racecars, they built me one hell of a machine. I’ve raced my whole life and never been this hot. It was scorching out there, but we won the race, and we sure as hell are going to win the party, I’ll promise you that. 

“I like Bubba, he’s a really good friend of mine, but I came here with all the friends I need and I’m going home with ’em too and I ain’t worried about it,” he continued when asked about recent scuttlebutt from Pollard on the way he has been raced across the country. “That’s just racing, man. All these fans paid a good amount of money to come see this race and I feel like we gave ’em one hell of a show tonight.”

The CARS Tour visits Hickory Motor Speedway for the inaugural Throwback 276 on August 5, an event featuring over two dozen throwback-themed paint schemes and at least a half-dozen NASCAR legends including Ned Jarrett, Waddell Wilson, Harry Gant, Robert Pressley, Robert Huffman and Jack Ingram. Fans are encouraged to don their own throwback attire for the race, a tribute to short track racing’s past by the stars of the future.

For more information on the CARS Tour, visit their website at www.carsracingtour.com. Fresh content and updates can also be found on the series Facebook page (@carstour), Twitter (@carstour), Instagram (@cars_tour), Snapchat (@carstour) and YouTube channel (/carstour). The series Roku app is also available for installation to see live and on-demand events by following the instructions available at www.carstour.tv.

NOTES OF INTEREST:

–          How popular was the race at Orange County in its inaugural format? Series officials pushed the start of the event back 15 minutes to accommodate the exceptionally long line at the ticket gate. Fans continued to fill the facility even after the green flag, reiterating the quality show they have come to expect from the series at Orange County.

–          With only three races remaining, the late model stock title fight drew even closer at Orange County. Unofficially, Layne Riggs, Anthony Alfredo and Josh Berry are separated by a mere 6 point margin heading into the Throwback 276. Alfredo won both duels at Hickory earlier this season despite a dominant performance by teammate Berry early.

–          The upcoming Throwback 276 has already had a number of schemes revealed including liveries paying tribute to the early careers of Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett, Richard Petty, Alan Kulwicki and more. A number of other regionally and nationally-famous schemes will be unveiled in the weeks leading up to the event.

 

THE FINISHES:

CARS Late Model Stock Tour
Mid-Atlantic Classic
Orange County Speedway – July 22, 2017

POS        NUM     DRIVER LAPS      REASON OUT
1.            08           Deac McCaskill  100
2.            74           Ronald Hill           100
3.            88b         Josh Berry           100
4.            81           Jared Fryar          100
5.            99           Layne Riggs         100
6.            8             Anthony Alfredo 100
7.            14           Ryan Repko        100
8.            32           Brandon Grosso 100
9.            28           Chris Hudspeth 100
10.          2              Myatt Snider      100
11.          98           Stefan Parsons  91           Accident
12.          18           Ty Gibbs               91           Accident
13.          44           Justin Johnson  60           Mechanical
14.          61           Justin Hicks         53           Mechanical
15.          42           Tommy Lemons 53           Mechanical
16.          1              Craig Moore       16           Mechanical
17.          2d           Chris Denny        14           Accident
18.          88           Chris Davis          14           Accident
19.          06           Terry Dease        8              Accident
CARS Super Late Model Tour
Mid-Atlantic Classic
Orange County Speedway – July 22, 2017

POS        NUM     DRIVER LAPS      REASON OUT
1.            66           Steve Wallace    151
2.            54           Matt Craig           151
3.            51           Cole Rouse         151
4.            55           Spencer Davis    151
5.            26           Bubba Pollard    151
6.            8              Tate Fogleman  151
7.            97           Chase Purdy       151
8.            6W         Matt Wallace     151
9.            99           Raphael Lessard 151
10.          49           Jeff Batten          151
11.          34           Nolan Pope        151
12.          4              Christopher Bell 151
13.          37           Mike Speeney   151
14.          16           Lucas Jones        149         Accident
15.          45           Kodie Conner     149         Accident
16.          5              Trevor Noles      147         Mechanical
17.          6              Brandon Setzer 131         Mechanical
18.          51N        Stephen Nasse  74            Accident
19.          118         Bradley McCaskill 61       Mechanical
20.          98           Jody Measmer  56           Mechanical
21.          28           Jared Irvan          10           Engine

Article Via CarsRacingTour.com

Photos by Jeremy Tyndall

Chris Denny Captures Late Model Stock Win at Orange County Speedway

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Orange County Speedway would like to thank all the fans and race teams that came out Saturday night for the 4th Annual Sherry Love Johnson Memorial Race. These are the unofficial top three finishers in each division.

Mike Bledsole Mechanical Heating & Air Late Model Stock

1) Chris Denny (Pole)

2) Brandon Setzer

3) Terry Dease

Limited Sportsman

1) Ross “Boo Boo” Dalton

2) Gary Young, Jr.

3) Tracy Chambers

Pole-Daryl Carver

Pure Stock

1) Danny Winstead

2) Chase Sandefur (Pole)

3) Jared Gillis

Smokey Dave’s BBQ Mod 4’s

1) Dennis Capps

2) Harold Summey, Jr. (Pole)

3) Corey Purnell

Hill’s Complete Carpet Care Super Mini-Trucks

1) John Comstock (Pole)

2) Kiser Martin

3) Wesley Martin

Allison Legacy Series

1) Justin Taylor (Pole)

2) Kyle Campbell

3) Jake Garcia

Quality Collision Solutions Grand American Modifieds

1) Gary Young, Jr (Pole)

2) Todd Massey

3) Richard Thomas

Carolina Collector Auto Fest Vintage Sportsman

1) Dusty Wall

2) Wayne (the Flame) Smith

3) Jacob Clayton

Our next race at OCS will be Saturday, April 22nd as the CARS Tour returns!

Again special thanks to everyone coming out!

Cover photo courtesy of speed51.com, which is the premier source for short track racing news across the United States.

Orange County Speedway Geared up for Season Opener this Saturday Night

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As Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model racers from across the Carolinas prepare for the series long awaited return to Orange County Speedway on Saturday, March 25th, a great championship battle is heating up following the first two races of the season.   Heading into the upcoming “Original” Orange Blossom Special, points leader Bradley McCaskill and former PASS South champions, Matt Craig and Tate Fogleman, are only separated by two points.   As a matter of fact, the top 11 drivers in points only have 42 points between them.

Following his recent win in the Dogwood 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park, Matt Craig looks forward to the next stop for a number of reasons, including the opportunity to get a guaranteed starting spot in the 44th Annual Oxford 250 with a win and a shot at the $25,000 top prize come last weekend in August.

“It was good to win with the new style Hamke car and be the first one to win with it,” says Craig.   “We broke something at Dillon and we just nursed it to the finish, so we know we have good speed.”

After a tight battle throughout the season in 2016 with Kodie Conner, Craig was able to prevail and capture the championship.   But, he knows it will be no easy task to become the first two-time winner of the South’s oldest Super Late Model championship.

“Getting the PASS South championship was a big boost of confidence for all of us, but it’s a new year and we want more trophies,” said Craig.   “I hope that us, the 18 [McCaskill], Fogleman, Conner, and the 29 [Spencer Davis] can go at it all year and make it a good show, but we plan to run this well the whole season in PASS.”

In addition to the PASS South championship, the Orange Blossom Special will serve as the second race of the PASS National Championship Series.   4-time PASS National champion, Ben Rowe, is in contention once again, along with Davis, McCaskill, Sarah Cornett-Ching, and Fogleman, and fellow New Englanders Dave Farrington, Jr. and Derek Griffith.

Action gets under way on Friday, March 24 for the “Original” Orange Blossom Special with rotating practice from 3 – 6 PM for the PASS Super Late Models, Southern Modified Racing Series Tour Mods, and USAC Eastern Midgets.   On Saturday, March 25, pit gates open at 11 AM, with rotating practice for from 1 – 3:30 PM, qualifying at 4 PM, the Pit Party at 5:45 PM and feature racing set to begin at 7 PM.

Entry forms for the Orange Blossom Special, along with the 44th Annual Oxford 250 and upcoming events at Thompson Speedway, Hickory Motor Speedway, Oxford Plains Speedway and Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com.  The 2017 license forms for the PASS Super Late Models are also available at ProAllStarsSeries.com.   Drivers purchasing licenses for the 2017 season will receive bonus points for each race they are pre-registered for and will also save money towards any events that they enter early.

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America’s premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the Easter Bunny 150 and the Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 300 at Hickory Motor Speedway and the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com. Please visit ProAllStarsSeries.com for more information and don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.

OCS to hold 2017 rules meeting and banquet

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Attention All Competitors in ALL Divisions:

The 2017 Rules Meeting will be held on Sunday, December 18th at 1:30pm. V-8 Cars: Late Model & Limited Sportsman & Street Stock will meet @ 1:30pm. All 4 cylinder divisions will meet at 2:30 and all other divisions will meet immediately following the 4 cylinder meeting. Please bring positive thoughts & positive solutions that are in the best interest of competitors, the race track and fans.

The 2016 OCS Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 21st at the Festival House at Homestead Steak House. Details will be coming next week: ticket pricing, times, etc.

CONGRATULATIONS to all 2016 Champions:

Terry Dease – Late Model Stock

Boo Boo Dalton – Limited Sportsman

John Barilka – Grand American Modified

Jared Gillis – Street Stock

Danny Winstead – Pure Stock

Dennis Capps – Mod 4

John Comstock – Super Mini Trucks