Hamby Holds On To Take B Mini Stock Victory, Campbell Cruises In ‘Talking Phonebook’ Renegade Race
By Tony M. Suttles

Scott Hamby claimed the official victory in the B Mini Stock race ran at the Anderson Motor Speedway on Friday night July 11, 2008. Brad Burdette grabbed the lead as soon as the green flag dropped on the race. Scott Hamby dropped into the second position and immediately glued his front bumper to Burdette’s rear bumper. The top two ran nose to tail the first lap and a half with Hamby making a move soon thereafter. At the end of the second lap Hamby took the lead by less than six inches at the finish line. On lap three Hamby moved to the front of the field where he would remain the remainder of the race. Brian Powell moved to the second position on lap six and pressed Hamby several times before he relinquished the position to Mark Timmerman on lap fifteen. When Timmerman took over the second position Hamby had managed to pull to about a six car length advantage. Timmerman began to cut into Hamby’s advantage immediately. By lap eighteen the two were bumper to bumper. Timmerman looked to make a move several times but held off until the final turn of the final lap. Timmerman made a run out of turn four but came up short by about two feet. Scott Hamby took the victory. Mark Timmerman finished second. Brian Powell finished third. David Darnell finished fourth. Chad Campbell finished fifth.

Shawn Campbell claimed the official victory in the ‘Talking Phonebook’ Renegade race. Campbell took the lead in the race as soon as the green flag dropped on the race and never looked back. His car was on a rail and by the half way mark in the race Campbell held over a half a straight away advantage. Campbell held the advantage the remainder of the race and picked up his fifth victory of the season. Barry Tollison Jr. came from the rear of the field to finish second. Bryan Beckner finished third. Chris Whitfield finished fourth. Ken Dillard finished fifth.

Chad Black claimed the official victory in the C-Mini Stock race. Chad Stewart grabbed the lead as soon as the green flag dropped on the race with Chad Black moving into the second position directly behind Stewart. Black pressed Stewart numerous times during the race but failed to get past him. Stewart held the lead every lap of the race and received the checkered flag with Black finishing second. Following the race Stewart failed to pass post race inspection and the victory was awarded to Black. Terry Mulkey finished second. Kayla Pritchett finished third. Tony Barnett finished fourth. Chip Barnett finished fifth.

Avery Burgess claimed the official Young Guns victory. The Young Guns drivers ran with the C-mini Stock drivers and Burgess finished fourth overall and claimed the Young guns victory. Burgess held the top Young Guns position throughout the race. Austin Aker finished fifth overall in the race and finished second amongst the Young guns drivers. Aker ran bumper to bumper with Burgess the majority of the race but failed to make an attempt to over take him. RJ West finished third amongst young Guns drivers.

Jeffrey Kummer claimed the official victory in the B-M Modified race. Trey Gibson led the first lap of the race before he was bypassed by Matt Meyer. Meyer held the lead the next three laps before he relinquished the lead position back to Gibson on lap five. Jeffrey Kummer moved to the second position on lap six and went after the leader. On lap nine Kummer over took Gibson and moved into the top position. Once out front Kummer pulled to a three car length advantage and held it the remainder of the race. The victory was the third in a row for Kummer. Trey Gibson finished second. Matt Meyer finished third. Chuck Mitchell finished fourth. Casey Tucker finished fifth.

Wesley Thompson claimed the official victory in the 600 Legends race. Thompson picked up the overall victory and the victory in the Pro Class. Several drivers held the lead during the race with as many as eight cars vying for the victory before the victor was determined. Jerry rector grabbed the lead as soon as the race started but Kevin Eskew put the pressure to him immediately. As the two crossed the finish line at the end of lap one they were virtually even. On lap two Eskew moved to the lead position. Eskew led the next four laps while several drivers jockeyed for positions. On lap six Parker Hammons put the pressure to Eskew and at the end of the lap the two were dead even at the finish line. On lap seven Devon Jones joined in the fray and at the end of the lap as the three battled for the lead Eskew spun in turn four which brought out the caution. Hammons took over the lead but he was pressed immediately by Jones. Jones took the lead on the ninth lap. Jones held the lead the next three laps while several drivers jockeyed for positions once again. Wesley Thompson placed himself in contention at the end of the ninth lap and went after the leader on lap twelve. At the end of the lap Thompson took over the lead position. Thompson was pressed a couple of times during the remaining laps but Thompson held off each challenger and took the overall victory. Devon Jones finished second and claimed the victory in the Semi Pro class. Andrew Brown finished third. Parker Hammons finished fourth. John Gallman finished fifth. Randy Gunton finished ninth and claimed the victory in the Masters class.

Eddie Henderson claimed the official victory in the Super Renegade race. Whitey Suttles grabbed the lead as soon as the green flag dropped on the race with Greg Jarrett dropping into the second position, Zac Lane third, and Eddie Henderson fourth. The top four ran bumper to bumper the next four laps until Zac lane began to battle Jarrett for the second position. The two battled the next two laps which allowed Suttles to pull away by a couple of car lengths. On lap six there was contact between Jarrett and Lane which sent Lane into the turn two wall. Jarrett also dropped out of the race following the incident. This placed Henderson in the second position for the restart. On the next two attempts to start the race the track officials claimed Suttles tried to start too early and therefore he was sent to the rear of the field and Henderson was placed at the front of the field. Henderson held the lead the next five laps while Suttles battled his way back to the second position. On lap thirteen Suttles went by Henderson to regain the lead position. Once out front Suttles pulled to a car length advantage and held it the final two laps and received the checkered flag. Eddie Henderson crossed the line in the second position. Following the race Suttles’ car failed the post race inspection and Henderson was awarded the victory. Sam Roberts finished second. Jimmy Brown finished third. Earl Young finished fourth. Zac Lane finished fifth.