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Race News from Friday April 20th, 2007 (Posted 4/21/2007)

Darnell Takes Spring Charger Championship Victory
Cordell Victorious in Super Renegade

By Tony M. Suttles

Robin Darnell photoRobin Darnell claimed the victory in the special 25 lap Spring Charger Championship race ran at the Anderson Motor Speedway on Friday night April 20, 2007. Andy Garrett led the first eleven laps of the race before he relinquished the lead to Robin Darnell on lap twelve. Once out front Darnell pulled away from the field to seal the victory. Andy Garrett finished second. Tim Sams finished third. Phillip Lynch finished fourth. Chris Francis finished fifth.

Anthony Cordell  photoAnthony Cordell captured his first victory of the season in the Super Renegade race. Barry Tollison led the first half of the race with Cordell making his move on lap eight. Cordell grabbed the lead on the ninth lap of the race. Once out front Cordell held Tollison and Bryan Beckner at bay to secure the victory. Barry Tollison finished second. Bryan Beckner finished third. Whitey Suttles finished fourth. Dale Key finished fifth.

Austin Northcutt and Trey Gibson put on another show in the Young Guns race with Northcutt grabbing the victory and Gibson slamming his car into the front stretch wall. Northcutt led every lap of the race with Gibson pressuring him throughout the race. On the final lap Gibson went to make a move to the high side of Northcutt and Northcutt moved up to block him. Then Gibson dived to the inside and as he made his move to the inside the two touched and Gibson hit the wall ten feet from the start finish line. Northcutt crossed the finish line and received the victory. Austin Aker finished second. Trey Gibson was scored third since he failed to cross the finish line.

Ben Kay led every lap of the C-Mini Stock race and claimed his first victory of the season. Tony Barnett held the second position the first half of the race with Michael York holding the second position the second half of the race but neither pressed Kay for the lead position. Michael York finished second. Chad Black finished third. Jimmy Burgess finished fourth. Rip Lockwood finished fifth.

Chuck Mitchell led every of the B-M Modified race and collected the official victory. Tim Smith closed on Mitchell when the two began working lapped traffic on lap twelve and made a bid for the lead on laps thirteen and fourteen but came up short when Mitchell thwarted his advance on the final lap of the race. Tim Smith finished second. Alan Mitchell finished third. Robbie Burgess finished fourth. Matt Green finished fifth.

Wesley Thompson led every lap of the 600 Legends race and claimed the overall victory and the victory in the Pro portion of the race. Kay Abbott closed on Thompson on laps six and thirteen but failed to make a serious bid for the lead position. Kory Abbott finished second. Justin Ashley finished third and claimed the victory in the Semi-Pro portion of the race. Jerry Rector finished fourth and claimed the victory in the Masters portion of the race. Scott griffin finished fifth.

Eric Sargent claimed the victory in the B-Mini Stock race. Chad Campbell led the first five laps of the race with Sargent making his move on lap five. The two battled laps five and six with Sargent taking the lead at the end of lap six. Once out front Sargent led the remainder of the race and took the checkered flag. Scott Hamby finished second. Chad Campbell finished third. Wayne Hammond finished fourth. Henry Vaughn finished fifth.

Greg Darnell led every lap of the Renegade race and claimed the official victory. Darnell was never challenged for the lead during the race. Chad Watt finished second. Mark Sullivan finished third. Justin Cone finished fourth. Brian Powell Jr. finished fifth.

 

 

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