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T.J. Layne
COAL GROVE, Ohio (September 6) - After a one month break, racing resumed at the Rocky Top Raceway on Saturday, September 6th. This was the first time since September of 2005 that a Saturday night race has been held at RTR.
In the 30 lap Late Model A-Main, polesitter Joe Ramey took the lead at the start. Ramey and Greggie Oliver had a great side by side battle for the lead for the first ten laps with Oliver making the pass on lap eleven. Oliver appeared poised for victory until he dropped a driveshaft on lap twenty, handing the lead to Terry Hicks. With Hicks leading, all eyes were on the Bocook brothers Josh and Nick as they made their way up to second and third after starting deep in the field. A caution flag on lap 27 would set up a three lap dash for $2,000.
On the restart, Bocook put his #B1 machine on the high side and got a run on Hicks to go side by side at the flagstand. Into turn one, Hicks and Bocook made contact with both cars spinning! Hicks was charged with the caution and pulled off the track with damage while Bocook got his spot back. Josh Bocook led the final three laps to claim his first career Rocky Top win! Nick Bocook finished second with Butch Dowdy third, Joe Ramey fourth, and Tre Martin fifth. Terry Hicks and Greggie Oliver won Engines Inc. heat races.
Late Models
Fast Qualifier-Terry Hicks, 14.395
Heat One-Terry Hicks, Joe Ramey, Butch Dowdy, Rick Christian
Heat Two-Greggie Oliver, Steve Lucas, Delmas Conley, Rick Whitt
30 lap A-Main-Josh Bocook, Nick Bocook, Butch Dowdy, Joe Ramey, Tre Martin, Terry Hicks, Glynn Booth, Rick Whitt, Carl Dillow II, Greggie Oliver, Rod Evans, Delmas Conley, Rick Christian, Larry Ferrell, Steve Lucas, Jesse Skaggs
Lap Leaders-Joe Ramey (1-10), Greggie Oliver (11-20), Terry Hicks (21-26), Josh Bocook (27-30)
Car Count-16
The Tomahawk Race Car Modified A-Main saw several caution flags before the race would get one lap completed. When the race got going, nobody could touch Adam Jordan as he led every lap to take his second Rocky Top win in a row! J. D. Ritenour finished second with Craig Christian third, Adam Colley fourth, and Miles Cook fifth. Jordan won the Tri-America Contractors dash while Chuck Yeley and Jake Keaton won Engines Inc. heat races.
David Dunn took the lead at the start of the Bomber A-Main. Dunn pulled away in the early going as second place runner Brian Sammons started to reel him in around the lap five mark. Sammons got all the way up beside Dunn as the two battled side by side for the lead! With two laps to go, Dunn and Sammons were still battling side by side when Sammons got loose in turn two to allow Dunn to pull back away and claim his first win of the season! Sammons finished second with Wade Miller third, Jason Aldridge fourth, and Rick Butler fifth. Jason Aldridge and David Dunn won Engines Inc. heat races.
In the Mod Lite A-Main, Chris Stone took the lead at the start. The race took a dramatic turn around the halfway mark as Harold Kuhn and Tony Sites made contact down the backstretch which resulted in a spectacular crash that saw Sites flip over six times and collect Jerry Cushing who flipped three times! Thankfully both drivers were ok. When the race resumed, it was all Chris Stone as he took his fifth win of the season! Harold Kuhn finished second with Mike Weaver third, Jerry Cushing fourth, and Tony Sites fifth. Stone won the Engines Inc. heat race.
"The most exciting, action packed show in town" at Rocky Top continues on Saturday, September 13th for a full racing program of Late Models going 30 laps for $2,000 to win, Tomahawk Race Car Modifieds $650 to win, Bombers $350 to win, and Mod Lites $200 to win. Adult general admission is $12, kids 7-12 general admission $2, kids 6 and under free for general admission, and all pit passes $25. Gates will open at 4:00 pm with Hot Laps scheduled for 7:00 pm. With very few tracks racing this weekend, a great field of cars is expected to be in attendance. For more information visit www.rockytopraceway.net.
Race Results
Tomahawk Race Car Modifieds
Fast Qualifier-Roger Wireman, 16.096
Dash-Adam Jordan, Todd Robinson, Greg Thompson, J. D. Ritenour, Roger Wireman, Craig Christian
Heat One-Chuck Yeley, Danny Ferguson, Adam Colley, Danny Hamilton
Heat Two-Jake Keaton, #75 Peekes, Todd Brumfield, C. J. Ferguson
A-Main-Adam Jordan, J. D. Ritenour, Craig Christian, Adam Colley, Miles Cook, Danny Ferguson, Dale Lyons, C. J. Ferguson, Todd Brumfield, Mike Sark, Chuck Yeley, Jake Keaton, Roger Wireman, Danny Hamilton, Aaron Helms, Jim Booth, #75 Peekes, Todd Robinson (DQ), Greg Thompson (DQ) (DNS: Bo Cox)
Lap Leaders-Adam Jordan (1-10) (Race shortened due to time limit)
Car Count-21
Bombers
Heat One-Jason Aldridge, Wade Miller, Zack Dunn, Tim Aldridge
Heat Two-David Dunn, Brian Sammons, Rick Butler, Will Frye
A-Main-David Dunn, Brian Sammons, Wade Miller, Jason Aldridge, Rick Butler, Phil Rice, Bart Collingsworth, Eric Collingsworth, Kenny Neal, Zack Dunn, Billy Meade, Brandon Oliver, Will Frye
Lap Leaders-David Dunn (1-10), Brian Sammons (11), David Dunn (12-15)
Car Count-14
Mod Lites
Heat-Chris Stone, Harold Kuhn, Jerry Cushing, Tony Sites, Mike Weaver, Dustin Sarle
A-Main-Chris Stone, Harold Kuhn, Mike Weaver, Jerry Cushing, Tony Sites (DNS: Dustin Sarle)
Lap Leaders-Chris Stone (1-15)
Car Count-6
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