This is beginning to become a familiar site. Jason Williams won his eighth Late Model feature at New Senoia Raceway Saturday night. Photo courtesy Francis Hauke/22fstops.com
Fans at the New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia were not disappointed Saturday night, as they were treated to some of the best dirt track action in the area.
Locust Grove, Georgia’s ‘Racin’ Jason Williams had to out duel points leader Lavon Sparks to take the win in the Mike Wheeler’s Automotive & Transmission Late Models.
The fierce competitors were separated by only eleven points entering their 25-lap main event. Sparks, of Phenix City, AL, tried to stay with Williams at the drop of the green, but Williams showed his muscle once again holding him off and snagging the lead from the drop of the green.
While Williams, Sparks and Thomaston’s Shane Fulcher pulled away from the pack, Newnan’s Scott Duffey and Thomaston’s Laddie Fulcher were in a classic battle for the number four spot. Duffey and Fulcher swapped the spot back and forth twice on lap nine before Duffey slid to the high side in turn two. After the two made contact exiting the turn, Duffey clipped the outside retaining wall, bringing out the race’s first caution.
Up front, Sparks would get close, but was never able to get a good enough run to squeak past Williams. The end result was Williams bringing home his eighth feature win of the season including four straight in the month of July. Sparks would settle for second again with Shane Fulcher third. Fayetteville’s Glenn Morris would fight his way to the number four spot and Newnan’s Nicky Prosser would take home his first top five of the season finishing fifth.
On the strength of his fourth consecutive win, Williams is now within eight points of the top spot in the standings for the Mike Wheeler’s Automotive & Transmission Late Models. Lavon Sparks has led the race for the championship since opening week this past April and was crowned the mid-season champion two weeks ago.
Tod Darda won his third straigh New Senoia Crate Late Model feature Saturday night, and his sixth of 2011. Photo courtesy Francis Hauke/22fstops.com
Tod Darda is working on his points position in the Crown Security Crate Late Models. Darda finds himself in a regional points battle for the NeSmith Crate Series title and his current win streak at New Senoia Raceway is helping him climb the rankings.
Darda picked up his sixth race win of the season and third straight on Saturday night. He held off Phenix City’s Russ Ogletree for the win. Ogletree was the dominant driver early in the season winning three feature races. But, Saturday night’s runner-up has not visited victory lane at New Senoia Raceway since the first weekend of May.
Carrollton’s Carey Smith returned to New Senoia on Saturday night and started scratch on the field. Smith was the hard charger of the night as he scooted past competitors to snare a top five finish.
Current track point’s leader Doug Ludwig of Grantville finished in the number four spot while LaGrange’s Dennis Hale was third behind Darda and Ogletree.
“They are not getting any easier,” said Darda afterwards. “Eighty-eight (Ogletree) pressured me the entire race. I could not make any mistakes.”
Marcus Caswell rebounded from trouble last week to take the B Cadet victory Saturday. Photo courtesy Francis Hauke/22fstops.com
Newnan’s Marcus Caswell went from the outhouse to the penthouse this week in the Newnan Bonding B Cadets. Caswell had his driveshaft come up through the cockpit of his race car a week ago Saturday night narrowly missing serious injury. This week, Caswell shot out to the lead and never looked back posting the wire to wire victory over Stockbridge’s Jeff Carter and Fayetteville’s TJ Joiner. Last week’s victor, Blake Griffin of Grantville finished fourth followed up by newcomer Richard Davis of Griffin in fifth.
Short fields in the Summit Racing Equipment Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks disappointed fans, but still produced great racing action with Clifton ‘Hog Head’ Moran picking up his eleventh win of the season for the Hobby Stocks. Moran outlasted Kerry Carden for the win. Brook’s Carden claimed his best finish of the season with a second place run. Newnan’s Rusty ‘Rocketman’ Johnson came home third.
LaGrange’s Dusty Jones walked away to his seventh win of the season in the Mini Stock division. Barnesville’s Gary Parker finished in the runner-up spot followed by Griffin’s Bo Chambers and Whitesburg’s Dorough Bright.
Parker’s second place finish coupled together with Bright’s fourth place finish has tightened up the points battle for the four cylinder stock car racing division. Parker has slashed the points lead to seven points as the duo heads into this Saturday’s double points night. The point separation is three positions on the race track.
This Saturday, August 6, is a double points night for all the divisions at New Senoia Raceway. The double points opportunity this Saturday, August 6 allows the drivers in all weekly divisions to move up spots or move closer to their nearest competitors in the season point standings. The top ten in each division will be awarded prize money at the end of the season this September.
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New Senoia Raceway – Senoia, GA
Race Results – July 23, 2011
Mike Wheelers Automotive & Transmission Late Models
1. Jason Williams, Locust Grove
2. Lavon Saprks, Phenix City, AL
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4. Glenn Morris, Fayetteville
5. Nicky Prosser, Senoia
6. Laddie Fulcher, Thomaston
7. Scott Duffey, Newnan
Fast Qualifier: Williams (15.203 seconds)
Crown Security Crate Late Models
1. Tod Darda, LaGrange
2. Russ Ogletree, Phenix City, AL
3. Dennis Hale, LaGrange
4. Doug Ludwig, Grantville
5. Carey Smith, Carrollton
6. Trey White, Jenkinsburg
7. Troy Tyson, Fayetteville
8. Kyle Lowry, Covington
9. Roger Cassell, Franklin
10. Todd Mitchell, LaGrange
Fast Qualifier: Darda (15.870 seconds)
Newnan Bonding B. Cadets
1. Marcus Caswell, Newnan
2. Jeff Carter, Stockbridge
3. TJ Joiner, Lithia Springs
4. Blake Griffin, Grantville
5. Richard Davis, Griffin
6. Corey Payton, Newnan
7. Chris Carr, Newnan
8. Buck Williams, Watkinsville
9. Lee McElwaney, Newnan
Summit Racing Equipment Hobby Stocks
1. Clifton Moran, Carrollton
2. Kerry Carden, Brooks
3. Rusty Johnson, Newnan
4. Mike Jenkins, Brooks
5. Zak Sockwell, Newnan
Mini Stocks
1. Dusty Jones, LaGrange
2. Gary Parker, Barnesville
3. Bo Chambers, Griffin
4. Dorough Bright, Whitesburg
