Southern All Stars Series
Cherokee Speedway
November 24, 2013
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Madden tops O’Neal for SAS ‘Blue/Gray 100’ victory at Cherokee Speedway

GAFFNEY, SC (November 25) - Two time Southern All Star Champion Chris Madden is going to start liking rain delayed races if this keeps up as he now has won his second rained delayed Southern All Star event of the year by capturing the 23rd Annual Blue/Gray 100 for the 4th time in his racing career. Earlier this season with the Southern All Stars the series was at Volunteer Speedway when rain stopped the action on lap 17 with Madden on top. The series came back three weeks later and Madden came out the winner of the that event, now he is back in victory lane one week later claiming the $10,000 first place check.

Madden who took the lead at the start continued to stay up front on the lap five restart as he showed his home track dominance leading all 100 laps and holding off challenges from Casey Roberts Early in the race, Jonathan Davenport, through the middle stages of the race and then finally a spirited battled with Don O’Neal late in the race to get the win.

Finishing behind Madden win second place was Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN,, third to Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA,, fourth to Chris Ferguson of Mt Holly, NC., who set overall fast time in White Performance Qualifying and fifth to Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA.

Rounding out the top ten were Steve Shaver in sixth, Dennis Franklin seventh, Johnny Pursley eighth, Bret Home ninth and Ross Bailes tenth.

Blue Gray 100
1 44 Chris Madden Gaffney, SC $10,000
2 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
3 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
4 22 Chris Ferguson Mt Holly, NC
5 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA
6 6 Steve Shaver Vienna, WV
7 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
8 09 Johnny Pursley Clover, SC
9 H2 Brett Holmes Munford, AL
10 87 Ross Bailes Clover, SC
11 618 Kevin Wilson Stoneville, NC
12 57 Zack Mitchell Enoree, NC
13 5 Doug Davis Shelby, NC
14 5 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
15 17s Jeff Smith Dallas, NC
16 18H Brett Hamm Newberry, SC
17 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
18 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
19 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
20 48 Tyler Castle Boonesboro, MD
21 R1 Riley Hickman Soddy Daisy, TN
22 9 Roger Dale Hammond Nichols, SC
23 17G Mike Gault Gaffney, SC

Final 2013 Southern All Star Racing Series Top Ten Point Standings: 1. Riley Hickman-1,820 (Chattanooga, TN) 2. Bret Holmes-1,650 (Munford, AL) 3. Jason Hiett- 1,272 (Oxford, AL) 4. Mark Rosner- 1,116 (Rockford, AL) 5. Mike Weeks- 1,044 (Friendsville, TN) 6. Billy Ogle, Jr. - 1004 (Knoxville, TN) 7. Randy Weaver- 946 (Crossville, TN) 8. Ray Cook- 930 (Brasstown, NC) 9. William Thomas -914 (Phenix City, AL) 10. Jonathan Davenport 944 (Blairsville, GA)