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Dennis Anton
TALLADEGA, Ala. (March 21) - Ted Lackey scored the win besting out a field of thirty Super LateModels in a photo finish to highlight the 2009 season opener at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on Saturday Night.
One-Hundred-Fifty-Seven entrants entered the race and entertained one of the biggest season opening night crowds on hand.
A late restart with seven laps remaining set up a classic battle with Lackey and Tim Busha.
Busha had the lead and was using the low groove of the racetrack with "The Highplains Drifter" using the top side. The two would swap grooves and the lead the next several laps. As the white flew Busha moved to the top of the track with Lackey moving to the bottom coming off of turn two and down the backstretch. As the two went through turns three and four it was Lackey on the bottom and Busha up top for a drag to the checkers with Lackey holding on by less than a foot at the line.
Busha would finish in the runner-up position with 2008 track champion Terry Smith in third. Mike Head finished in the fourth spot with Stacy Holmes rounding out the top five.
In other action Richard Ogle picked up the in the twenty-seven car Sportsman division over Michael Strickland who finished second and Joe Noojin third.
In Crate LateModel action 2008 track champion Adam Martin picked up the win over Jason Hiett who finished in the runner-up spot and Eric Cooley who was third.
Scottie Hiett picked up the win in IMCA Modified action over Jimmy Hiett who finished second and Shane Strickland who was third.
Billy Bright bested a field of twenty-five Thundercars to pick up the opening night win over Eric Smith who was second and Al Reynolds who finished third.
Andy Davis picked up the win in Street Stock action over Shane Ferguson and Colten Miller who finished second and third respectively. Dustin Mullinax won the Hot Shot feature event.
After taking a one-week break, Talladega Short Track will continue the 2009 campaign on Saturday April 4th featuring a full racing program in all seven divisions with gates opening at 4PM and races scheduled for 7:30PM.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Talladega Short Track - Eastaboga, AL
Saturday March 21, 2009
Points race # 1
Car Count - 157
KILPATRICK CHEVROLET SUPER LATEMODELS
1) Ted Lackey 2) Tim Busha 3) Terry Smith 4) Mike Head 5) Stacy Holmes 6) Randall Walker 7) Jason Wilson 8) Danny Peoples 9) Douglas Stewart 10) Ross Martin 11) Chris Jones 12) Dillon Crim 13) Dallas Cooper 14) Dougie King 15) Tim Roszell 16) Rod Carroll 17) April Farmer 18) Brandon Roberts 19) Dennis Hale 20) Craig Scott 21) Jeff Johns 22) Brian Elder 23) Josh Adkins 24) Phillip Kilpatrick
DID NOT QUALIFY: Josh Taylor; Bubba Lackey; Paul Allred; Bryan Lipham; RD Smith; Skip Freeman
RACE CITY DINER SPORTSMAN
1) Richard Ogle 2) Michael Strickland 3) Joe Noojin 4) Tyler Hurst 5) Ivan Meeks 6) Shane Criswell 7) Parrish Duncan 8) Adam Cummings 9) Mike Taylor 10) Jonathan Chapman 11) Craig Giattina 12) Carl Hickman 13) Jody Sewell 14) David Newton 15) Bobby Benton 16) Dustin Stewart 17) Steve Rayburn 18) Johnny Wilson 19) Scott Johns 20) Brandon Woods 21) Bobby Gibson 22) Jason Hawkins 23) Chris Shinn 24) Stanley Fondren 25) Jackson Hale 26) Chris Williams 27) Brian Deese
TOMMY POPE CONSTRUCTION CRATE LATEMODELS
1) Adam Martin 2) Jason Hiett 3) Eric Cooley 4) Ben McCreary 5) Logan Yates 6) Chase Washington 7) Jerry Goodwin 8) Cameron Heath 9) Jimmy Elkins 10) Corey Korreckt 11) Landon Sims 12) Karl Parks 13) Steve Kirk 14) Chris Blackburn 15) David Dailey 16) David Abernathy 17) Haley Pitts 18) David Pettus 19) Gary Kellum 20) Rusty Hamlin 21) Mike Combs 22) Steve Harbottle 23) Kyle Davidson 24) Jason Lackey 25) Tommy Pope
BOULEVARD SUZUKI IMCA MODIFIEDS
1) Scottie Hiett 2) Jimmy Hiett 3) Shane Strickland 4) Destin Mince 5) Todd Watson 6) Lavoy Rich 7) Lakeetha Skinner 8) Courtney Parker 9) Clark Gary 10) Jamie Bevard 11) Jonathan Till 12) David Griffin 13) Steve Smith 14) Eric Smith 15) Gene Mince
THUNDER 92.7 WTDR THUNDERCARS
1) Billy Bright 2) Eric Smith 3) Al Reynolds 4) Jeff Chumley 5) Shane Beason 6) Phillip Haynes 7) Michael Blakeney 8) Scott Magouirk 9) Ken Pate 10) Phillip Burnett 11) Michael McCrellas 12) Matt Nichelson 13) Phillip Runfola 14) Mike Hodges 15) Richard Blair 16) Terry Graves 17) Jaye Hutchison 18) Adam Magouirk 19) Dan Cox 20) Jonathan Nelson 21) Bradley Grogan 22) Charles Grogan 23) Joseph McCormick 24) Justin Allred 25) Chris Waldrop
RACE CITY TRAVEL CENTER STREET STOCKS
1) Andy Davis 2) Shane Ferguson 3) Colten Miller 4) Michael Skelton 5) Jud Hurst 6) Jimmy McAvoy 7) Hammer 8) Jason McAvoy 9) Brett Anderson 10) Derrick Davidson 11) Brian Nelson 12) Jason Keek 13) David Davison 14) Larry Ausborn 15) Jarrett Hutchison 16) Shane Robertson 17) Donnie Key 18) Wayne Mizzell 19) Brian Armbrust 20) Timmy Runfola 21) Ray Mayne 22) Nick Kimbell 23) Robert McGuire 24) Kevin Walls
DORSEYS SUPERMARKET HOT SHOTS
1) Dustin Mullinax 2) Brian Ferugson 3) Corey Pressley 4) John Paul Hamlin 5) Brandon Wright 6) Scott Manning 7) Kyle Gragg 8) Dustin Cagle 9) Sonia Newton 10) Brandon Mayse 11) Joe Dougherty
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