Thompson Grabs 600 Legends Victory, Beckner Victorious In ‘Talking Phonebook’ Renegade race
By Tony M. Suttles

Wesley Thompson claimed the official victory in the 600 Legends race ran at the Anderson Motor Speedway on Friday night August 15, 2008. Thompson claimed the overall victory and the victory in the Pro portion of the race while driving the car normally driven by Randy Dilling. Four different drivers led the race before a victor was finally determined. Austin Hill led the first two laps of the race before he relinquished the position to Andrew Brown. Brown held the lead until lap six when he was bypassed by Austin Leitner. Leitner held the lead until lap nine when Brown bypassed him to regain the top spot. Wesley Thompson made his move on the nineteenth lap and over took Brown on the final lap in order to take the victory. Andrew Brown finished second and claimed the victory in the Semi Pro portion of the race. Austin Hill finished third. Jerry Rector finished fourth and claimed the victory in the Masters portion of the race. Brian Weimer finished fifth.

Bryan Beckner claimed the official victory in the ‘Talking Phonebook’ Renegade race. Shawn Campbell led every lap of the race and received the checkered flag but following the race he was protested by Beckner. Campbell refused to accept the protest and the victory was awarded to Bryan Beckner. During the race Beckner was able to hang with Campbell for a couple of laps each time the race was restarted but the longer the race was under green flag conditions the further Campbell was able to pull away. Chris Whitfield crossed the finish line in the third position but he failed post race inspection thus Chad Watt finished second. Jim Reynolds finished third. Jim Skinner finished fourth. Al Stokes finished fifth.

Mark Timmerman claimed the official victory in the B-Mini Stock race. BJ Thrasher led every lap of the race and easily out distanced the remainder of the field and received the checkered flag but following the race Thrasher failed the post race inspection.. Chad Campbell held the second position the first four laps of the race before he was bypassed by Mark Timmerman. Timmerman held the second position till the end of the race and was awarded the victory when Thrasher failed post race inspection. Chad Campbell finished second. Scott Hamby finished third. Jeff Bruce finished fourth. Ben Kay finished fifth.

Austin Northcutt claimed the official victory in the C-Mini Stock race. Northcutt led every lap of the race and was never seriously challenged for the lead position. Several different drivers held the second position but none of them pressed Northcutt. Jack Kelly finished second. Brandon Hendrix was third. Chad Black finished fourth. Chad Stewart finished fifth.

Avery Burgess claimed the Young Guns victory. The Young Guns ran with the C-Mini Stock division and Burgess finished sixth overall. RJ West finished second amongst the Young Guns drivers. Austin Aker finished third amongst the Young Guns drivers.

Matt Meyer claimed the official victory in the B-M Modified race. Meyer grabbed the lead at the end of the first lap but Trey Gibson refused to be left behind. Gibson remained glued to the rear bumper of Meyer for the next five laps and then he made his move at the end of lap six. Gibson took over the lead on lap seven but his time at the front was short lived. On lap eight Meyer repassed Gibson to retake the top position. This time Meyer was able to pull to a car length advantage and hold it the remainder of the race. Trey Gibson finished second. Chuck Mitchell finished third. Casey Tucker finished fourth. Mitch Chastine finished fifth.

Zac Lane claimed the official victory in the Super Renegade race. Lane led every lap of the race and was never pressured during the race. Jimmy Brown finished second. Sam Roberts finished third. Earl Young finished fourth.