Porter Victorious In B-M Modified Race
Campbell Takes ‘Talking Phone Book’ Renegade Victory
By Tony M. Suttles

Randy Porter claimed the official victory in the Brown Motorsports (B-M) Modified race ran at the Anderson Motor Speedway on Friday night June 13, 2008. Porter grabbed the lead as soon as the green flag dropped on the race and held the top position throughout the fifteen lap race. Chuck Mitchell pressed Porter a couple of times before the two made contact and Mitchell had to get off the gas which allowed Jeffrey Kummer to move to the second position. Porter pulled away from Kummer and took the victory by about four car lengths. Jeffrey Kummer finished second. Chuck Mitchell finished third. Corey Gibson finished fourth. Casey Tucker finished fifth.

Shawn Campbell claimed the official victory in the ‘Talking Phone Book’ Renegade race. Campbell led every lap of the race and easily outdistanced the remainder of the field. Bryan Beckner and Chris Whitfield battled repeatedly during the race allowed Campbell to pull away even further than he may have anyhow. By the time Beckner took control of the second position Campbell had a half a straight away advantage which was insurmountable. Bryan Beckner finished second. Chris Whitfield finished third. Jim Reynolds finished fourth. Chad Watt finished fifth.

Earl Young claimed the official victory in the Super Renegade race. Zac Lane grabbed the lead as soon as the green flag dropped on the race. On lap five Whitey Suttles made a bid for the second position which was held by Earl Young. The steering rod broke on Suttles’ car and he hit Young’s rear quarter panel and eventually hit the wall. This brought out the caution. Suttles stated, “I regret that I got into Young’s car but actually if he hadn’t been there I’d probably have hit the other wall and destroyed my car.” While under caution Lane’s car stalled on the track and he had to have assistance to get the car restarted. Therefore Young was placed at the front of the field with Eddie Henderson moving to the second position and Lane dropped to the third position. Following the restart Young grabbed a large advantage and held it till the end of the race. Lane moved past Henderson into the second position but the laps ended before he made a dent into Young’s lead. Zac Lane finished second. Eddie Henderson finished third. Whitey Suttles finished fourth. Sam Roberts finished fifth.

Scott Hamby claimed the official victory in the B-Mini Stock race. Hamby and David Darnell battled side by side the first two laps of the race with Darnell nailing down the lead position on lap three. But Darnell’s time at the front was short lived as he was passed by Hamby on the seventh lap. Once out front Hamby pulled to a five car length advantage and held it the remainder of the race. Chad Campbell moved to the second position on lap thirteen but failed to cut into Hamby’s advantage. Chad Campbell finished second. David Darnell finished third. Stanley Thompson finished fourth. Zack Dillon finished fifth.

Wesley Thompson claimed the overall victory and the victory in the Pro portion of the 600 Legends race. Three different drivers led the race before a victor was determined. Thompson and John Gallman battled side by side the first two laps with Gallman taking over the lead on the third lap with Jerry Rector following him and taking over the second position. On lap four rector pressed Gallman and took the lead away from him on the fifth lap. On lap seven Gallman went back by Rector to retake the lead and Wesley Thompson came with him to move into the second position. Thompson battled with Gallman on lap eight and took over the lead on lap nine. On lap ten Gallman and Thompson battle once again with Gallman regaining the lead on lap eleven. On lap thirteen Thompson bypasses Gallman once again to move back to the front and this time he nails down the position. Thompson pulls away by a couple of car lengths and holds the advantage till the end of the twenty lap race. Jerry Rector retakes the second position on lap fourteen but fails to maintain Thompson’s pace and fails to press Thompson the remainder of the race. Jerry Rector finished second and claimed the victory in the Masters portion of the race. John Gallman finished third and claimed the victory in the Semi Pro portion of the race. Larry Friddle finished fourth. Randy Gunton finished fifth.

Chad Stewart claimed the official victory in the C-Mini Stock race. Stewart led every lap of the race on his way to the victory. Stewart grabbed the lead at the end of the first lap following a side by side battle with Jack Kelley the first lap. Stewart quickly pulled to a three car length advantage and held it until a caution appeared on lap eighteen. On the restart Stewart jumped to a quick car length advantage over Austin Northcutt and held it the final two laps to seal the victory. Austin Northcutt finished second. Chad Black finished third. Brandon Hendrix finished fourth. Jack Kelley finished fifth.

Avery Burgess was the official victor in the Young Guns division. The Young Guns competed along with the C-Mini Stock division and Burgess finished seventh overall and was the top finishing Young Guns driver. RJ West finished second among the Young Guns drivers. Austin Aker finished third amongst the Young Guns drivers.