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Delph Communications
BRASSTOWN, N.C. (May 1) - The Ray Cook Racing team picked up their third and fourth wins of the 2008 racing season last weekend, as the Brasstown, North Carolina based Dirt Late Model team competed in a trio of events in Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky. On Thursday night, April 24, Ray Cook recorded a $3,000 triumph in the 'Road to Dega 50' at the Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, Alabama. After posting the fourth quickest lap in qualifying, Ray took advantage of a questionable call to move race leader Brandon Kinzer back a position after jumping the initial start of the race. Since Ray was in second behind Kinzer, officials made the call to move him out front of the stout field. Following 50-green flag racing laps around GVS, Ray was still out in front of the field, as he took home the win over Shane Clanton, Brandon Kinzer, Ronnie Johnson, and Clint Smith.
On Friday evening, April 25, the action turned to the Crossville Raceway USA in Crossville, Tennessee for a $3,000 to win Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) show. Ray timed his #53 MasterSbilt / Grover entry in second fastest in his group during qualifying and later rolled off from the outside of the third row for the A-Main. While running in the fifth position early in the feature event, Ray broke a timing belt, which sent his #53 machine pitside with engine woes and a fourteenth place performance.
The weekend tripleheader for the Ray Cook Racing team wrapped up on Saturday, April 26 at the Clinton County Speedway in Alpha, Kentucky. Despite suffering a myriad of mechanical issues throughout the night, Ray was able to set fast time in SRRS qualifying to earn the rights to the pole position for the main event. The driver known as the "Tarheel Tiger" was then able to capture his second win of the weekend by outlasting Brandon King, Eric Hickerson, Jay Brinkley, and Byron Michael in the $3,000 to win show. You can view complete results from all three races online at www.greenvalleyspeedway.com and www.southernregionalracingseries.com!
"With the exception of breaking on Friday at Crossville, it was an excellent weekend for the Ray Cook Racing team," commented Cook earlier in the week. "We caught a break on Thursday night at Green Valley when the officials put us ahead of (Brandon) Kinzer, which I thought was a mistake. I feel bad for him and I actually tried to stay behind him for the longest time under caution until they told me over the Raceceiver to get ahead of the #18. Then at Clinton County on Saturday, that was my first ever trip to that place and I enjoyed racing there. The lapped traffic worked to my advantage, as I think my car was a little more maneuverable than some of those other guys up front."
The #53 team will storm back into the state of Alabama this upcoming weekend for a pair of Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) shows. The Penton Raceway in Penton, Alabama will play host to a $3,000 to win event on Friday night, May 2, while the Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, Alabama will hold a $5,000 to win series race on Saturday evening. You can learn more about the doubleheader weekend in Alabama online at www.southernregionalracingseries.com.
Ray would like to thank all of his supporters including: Bill Elliott Racing, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Grover Racing Engines, Hamrick's of Gaffney, Youngblood Concrete Special, Jacky Jones Automotive Group, Southeast Dealer Services, Engines, Inc., A+ Moving and Storage, James Cook Construction, Arvil Cook Property Investments, Maytag from Elliott Heating & Cooling, Alturna Mats, American Race Tire, Bert Transmissions, BRT Racing Products, Custom Craft Headers, Delph Communications, Demon Carburetors, Frankland Racing Supply, ISC Racers Tape, JB Performance, K&N Filters, Mason Racin', MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Out-Pace Racing Products, Outerwears, Inc., Oval Craft, PPM Racing Products, PRC Racing, Real Wheels, Schaeffer Oil, Scott Performance Wire, VP Racing Fuels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood.
For the latest news and schedule information concerning the Ray Cook Racing team, feel free to visit their official Internet home at www.raycook53.com.
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