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Race News from Friday June 15th, 2007 (Posted 6/16/2007)

Darnell Takes ‘Talking Phonebook’ Renegade Championship Victory
Jimmy Burgess Picks Up Season First Victory In C-Mini Stock Race

By Tony M. Suttles

Robin Darnell photoRobin Darnell claimed the official victory in the special twenty five lap, $300 to win ‘Talking Phonebook’ Renegade Championship race ran at the Anderson Motor Speedway on Friday night June 15, 2007. Darnell grabbed the lead on the second lap and never looked back as he outdistanced the field the next twenty four laps and took the checkered flag. Ken Dillard moved to the second position on the same lap that Darnell took the lead but Dillard failed to press Darnell during the race. Ken Dillard finished second. Justin Cone battled Dillard a couple of times for the second position but failed to get by him and had to settle for the third place finish. Anthony Cordell led the first lap of the race but dropped back on the second lap but managed to maintain a good run and finished in the fourth position. Chad Watt finished fifth.

Jimmy Burgess photoJimmy Burgess claimed the official victory in the C-Mini Stock race. On the first lap Michael York and Chad Stewart battled side by side the entire lap with York gaining a narrow advantage at the start finish line at the end of the lap. As York and Stewart battled for the lead spot the next four competitors battled side by side for the next four positions. On lap two York pulled in front of Stewart with Ben Kay taking over the second position at the end of the lap. For the next two laps Kay battled York and grabbed the lead position at the end of the fourth lap. Jimmy Burgess took over the fifth position on the fifth lap. Once out front Kay pulled away from the field and received the checkered flag. Burgess held on to the second place and crossed the line in that position. After the race Ben Kay failed to pass post race inspection and Jimmy Burgess was awarded the official victory which was his first career victory in the C-Mini Stock division. Michael York finished second. Chad Stewart finished third. Zack Dillon finished fourth. Chad Black finished fifth.

Scott Hamby led every lap and claimed the official victory in the caution free B-Mini Stock race. The victory was the second of the season for Hamby and first for Hamby since the month of April. Chad Campbell held the second position throughout the race but failed to maintain the pace set by Hamby. Chad Campbell finished second. Wayne Smith finished third. Mark Timmerman finished fourth. David Darnell finished fifth.

Barry Tollison led every lap of the Super Renegade race and claimed his seventh victory of the season and fifth victory in the last six races. Tyrone Anglin ran second throughout the race but failed to close on Tollison nor did he pressure Tollison for the lead during the race. Tyrone Anglin finished second. Whitey Suttles finished third. Zac Lane finished fourth. Eddie Henderson finished fifth.

Alan Mitchell led every lap of B-M Modified race and claimed the official victory. For the first half of the race Mitchell held the lead untested. Then on lap nine Matt Meyers began to pressure him for the lead position. During the final six laps of the race Mitchell and Meyers ran side by side almost every lap with the two virtually even at the line on more than one of those laps. But on the final lap Meyers got entangled with a lapped car and spun out of turn four. Alan Mitchell pulled away to take the victory. Shawn Mize bypassed Meyers to finish second. Matt Meyers finished third. Frank Williams finished fourth.

Wesley Thompson grabbed the lead on the third lap of the 600 Legends race and held off Justin Ashley the next seventeen laps in order to take the overall victory and the official victory in the Pro portion of the race. Ashley ran on Thompson’s bumper throughout the race but failed to challenge him for the victory. Justin Ashley finished second and took the official victory in the semi Pro portion of the race. Kory Abbot led the first three laps of the race before he relinquished the lead but he held on to finish in the third position. Cory Parham finished fourth. Jerry Rector finished fifth and picked up the official victory in the Master portion of the race.

Trey Gibson picked up his fifth victory in a row and sixth victory of the season in the Young Guns division. Trey Gibson led every lap of the race on his way to the official victory. Austin Northcutt ran second to Gibson each lap but he spun in turn four of the final lap. Austin Akers bypassed him and finished second. Dylan Wages also bypassed Northcutt and finished third. Austin Northcutt finished fourth.

 

 

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