The Carolina Clash Blue Collar Series Makes It's Third Stop Of Year On July 4 at Fayetteville Speedway.
By Larry Long, Clash Pre Press
Fayetteville, NC June 29, 2009. The 10th Year Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series makes it's third visit of the year to the Fayetteville Motor Speedway on July 4th for the Carolina Clash "Firecracker 50". This coming Saturday night's event will be a $5,000 to win feature and there will be plenty of action on the track and a big fireworks display for all the race fans. This July 4th program is being presented by: Total Rehab Orthotics & Prosthetic's Inc, which has locations in Fayetteville,NC and Lumberton,NC to serve the area. The Pit gates will open at 3 pm and the Grandstands will open at 4 pm this coming Saturday July 4th.
The 4/10 mile clay in it's 39th season of racing in the Cape Fear Region and has hosted the most Carolina Clash Series events in nine plus seasons as 34 Carolina Clash events have been ran. Ricky Weeks of Rutherfordton,NC has collected the most Carolina Clash wins with six to his stellar resume as the five time Carolina Clash champion seeks his sixth straight Carolina Clash Crown this season. Dennis "Rambo" Franklin of Gaffney and Ricky Weeks have posted wins in the Carolina Clash shows this season at FMS. The Two Time Fayetteville Super Late Model Champion and 2009 Carolina Clash Series points leader is Jeff Smith of Dallas, NC. He enters this coming July 4th battle after a big $4,000 Carolina Clash win at the Wytheville Raceway in Rural Retreat,VA this past Saturday night. This was his third Carolina Clash win of the year on the Blue Collar tour. Jeff Smith grabbed the top spot with only 3 laps remaining as Dennis Franklin had led the race all night long but slipped out of the groove in turns one and two and then Smith and Weeks along with Dan Breuer passed Rambo to finish first, second and third in the final tally with Franklin finishing in fourth place for the event on the big half mile super speedway.
Jeff Smith now holds a 22 point lead on Ricky Weeks as they all are in a tight race for the 2009 Clash Crown and a lot of others inside the top ten are looking to close the gap in the points chase this coming Saturday,July 4th. Dennis Franklin has moved to third in the Carolina Clash points as Rookie frontrunner Chris Ferguson of Mt. Holly is fourth in points after the battle at the Wytheville clay oval. Dan Breuer of Troutman had is best showing of the year for sponsor LB Racing as he now takes over the fifth spot in the Carolina Clash points entering the hot racing action set for the first couple of weeks in July.
Sixth through tenth in the Clash points are Doug Sanders (6th) of Springwood,NC and Rookie Contender Frankie Beard (7th) of Hartwell, Ga. Tim "The Toolman" Allen of Kannapolis,NC slips to eighth this week followed by the Commerce, Ga. veteran Keith Freeman in ninth. Justin Labonte of Trinity,NC is another Clash Rookie contender this year on the Carolina Clash tour and he rounds out the top ten in the 2009 Carolina Clash point standings.
Clash Promoter Larry Lee says: We always have a very good show at Fayetteville Speedway and I think Saturday's event will be another good show for our drivers and fans and the Carolina Clash points are still very close entering the July hot racing action that will keep it interesting for all the drivers and our loyal fans that follow our series every season.
The Carolina Clash race winners in 2009 are Jeff Smith with 3 wins, Dennis Franklin with 2 wins. Chris Ferguson,Tim Allen and Ricky Weeks all have posted one victory this season. Who will add their name to the list of Carolina Clash winners this coming Saturday,July 4th?
The Carolina Clash would like to Wish everyone a safe and happy July 4th weekend and please drive safely during the July 4th holidays. In honor of our military this Saturday at FMS, all active and retired military will get a $5.00 discount ticket with your valid ID. Fayetteville Motor Speedway and the Country thanks all of you for your service and for keeping our Nation Free. We hope to see you at the "Firecracker 50" Carolina Clash Showdown and you can once again catch the Carolina Clash Fever in Fayetteville,NC. Who will take the $5,000 payday?? Please make plans to join us this coming Saturday night July 4th.
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Hello Race Fans,
Listed below are the official results from the Carolina Clash Super Late Model race that was held at the Wytheville Speedway on Saturday 06-27-2009. Here are the results:
Finish Drivers Name Hometown
1. Jeff Smith Dallas NC
2. Ricky Weeks Rutherfordton NC
3. Dan Breuer Troutman NC
4. Dennis Franklin Gaffney SC
5. Kerry Jones Briston TN
6. Petey Ivey Union SC
7. Larry Blankenship Mooresville NC
8. Chris Ferguson Gastonia NC
9. Frankie Beard Hartwell GA
10.Chris Chandler Weaverville NC
11.Doug Sanders Springwood NC
12.Daniel Baggerly Rural Retreat VA
13.Jimmy McCormick Dobson NC
14.Shon Flannery Church Hill TN
15.Craig Shuffield Fayetteville NC
16.Gary Mabe Danberry NC
17.Keith Freeman Commerce GA
18.Tim Allen Kannapolis NC
19.Justin Labonte Trinity NC
20.Scott Neighbors Cameron NC
21.Ray Tucker Greensboro NC
22.Bobby Mays Jonesboro TN
23.Luke Roffers Concord NC
24.Austin Dillon Lewisville NC
These drivers did not advance to the feature:
DNS: Brian Moody
DNS: Chris Knight
DNS: Travis Greer
DNS: Ronnie Poole
DNS: Randy Harmon
DNS: Thomas Poole
Number of Race Cars Entered : 30
Fastest Qualifier Award : Dennis Franklin with a lap of 17.250
Heat Race Winners: Heat #1= Car #42 Doug Sanders. Heat #2= Car #3 Austin Dillon.
Main Event Lap Leaders - Dennis Franklin Lap 1 - 37. Jeff Smith Lap 38 - 40.
Feature Race Winner - Car # 18M Jeff Smith
Race Winners starting position - 6th.
Hard Charger Award - Car # 360 Craig Shuffield = 5 Extra Points.
Hard Luck Award - Car # 25 Bobby Mays.
The next event for the Carolina Clash series is Saturday July 4th at the Fayetteville Motor Speedway in Fayetteville NC. Please make plans to join us in Fayetteville for another exciting Carolina Clash event.
The Carolina Clash would like to Thank all of our Race Teams, Sponsors, and all of our race fans for their support.
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