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Winchester Speedway
WINCHESTER, Tenn. (February 14) - Billy Mayo from Cleveland, TN adds his name to the ever growing list of Winterfest winners by earning himself a pole position start and hanging on to win the 7th Annual Winterfest O'Reilly Auto Parts Super Late Model feature event.
42 Super Late Model drivers made their way into the famed Winchester Speedway to compete for the $3,000 pay day. Names such as Terry English, Kyle Beard, Ronnie Lee Johnson, Tony Morris, Tony Knowles, Kayne Hickman, Brandon King and Anthony Burroughs, along with locals Mark Haddon, David Jackson, Jerry Ashley, 2008 track champion David Brannon, Daniel Miller, Corey Posey and David Gentry were on hand.
The competition started with the drivers being divided into four groups for qualifying with the top two from each group transferring directly to the feature. Billy Mayo was the fastest overall qualifier with a time of 15:28. Billy came out of group four, so that group became group one for the rest of the day. Brandon King also transferred from group four. Mark Haddon and Robert Gant were the two fast qualifiers out of the next fastest group three. The next fastest qualifiers would come from group two: Ronnie Lee Johnson with a 15:36 and Tyrone, GA's Tony Knowles with a 15:46. Tony had already bagged a $1,000 bonus from the previous night's King of the Hill competition. The final two qualifiers to lock in would come from group one, Corey Posey and James Kline.
The top three from each group heat would lock in to the feature. Jay Brinkley wins group one heat and brings along Ruben Mayfield and John Kellum. Randy Gifford from Flintville, TN wins group two heat. Bruce Williams and Mark Rosner transfer. Tony Morris wins group three heat. David Gentry and Ethan Hunter transfer. Jerry Ashley wins group heat four. Shawn Mitchell and Daniel Miller transfer.
Two consolation races remain to determine the final four starting positions for the feature with 22 drivers left. The top two from each consolation will transfer. David Brannon wins consi one and local David Jackson finishes second to transfer. Carnell Parker from Clarksville, TN wins consi two with Arnold Fields finishing second to transfer.
24 drivers start the feature event. Billy Mayo was the class of the day as he led from start to finish, although he was challenged several times by Mark Haddon, Corey Posey, and Ronnie Johnson. The top three ran nose to tail and at times side by side as all three cars were very close in speed. However, Billy Mayo had already proven to be strong this weekend as he finished as the runner up the night before in the King of the Hill competition and then went on to set fast time in qualifying. Mark Haddon, Corey Posey, Ronnie Johnson, and Robert Gant rounded out the top five.
Super Late Model
Feature
1 1 115 Billy Mayo Cleveland , Tn
2 2 51 Mark Haddon Estill Springs, Tn
3 4 16P Corey Posey Petersburg , Tn
4 3 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga , Tn
5 6 22 Robert Gant Pisgah , Al
6 8 3 James Kline -
7 5 14K Brandon King Decatur , Al
8 7 26 Tony Knowles Tyrone , Ga
9 12 7A Jerry Ashley Elora , Tn
10 9 10B Jay Brinkley -
11 10 25 Randy Gifford Flintville , Tn
12 11 M31 Tony Morris Lascassas , Tn
13 16 32M Shawn Mitchell Fayetteville , Tn
14 18 17 Mark Rosner Maryville , Tn
15 24 1 Arnold Fields Wallingford , Ky
16 19 101 Ethan Hunter Tiger , Ga
17 21 33 David Brannon Huntland , Tn
18 17 41 John Kellum Jacksonville , Fl
19 14 12W Bruce Williams Elora , Tn
20 13 0 Ruben Mayfield -
21 23 5J David Jackson Winchester , Tn
22 20 C4 Daniel Miller Shelbyville , Tn
23 22 75 Carnell Parker Clarksville , Tn
24 15 56 David Gentry Lewisburg , Tn
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