By Darrell Clevenger
The United Mini Sprint Association came into town tonight to display their talent at both driving and the experience of the “WING”. Gary Frost F14 was the first and only driver to break into the 12-second bracket for the UMP Late Models with a time of 12.992. While the Open Wheels fast time was set by Mike Sweeney 25S who was the first car out to begin the night of qualifying with a time of 14.629. In Pro Street qualifying it was Matt Potter in the 64 setting quick pace with a time of 15.220. Top five qualifiers list below:
UMP Late Model
Pos. Car # Time 1 Time 2 Driver
1 F14 13.355 12.992 Gary L. Frost
2 1 13.207 13.109 Tony Albright
3 18 13.379 13.633 Jason Estes
4 33 13.409 13.969 Randle L. Sweeney
5 20 13.649 13.467 Gary A. Johnson
UMP Open Wheel
Pos. Car # Time 1 Time 2 Driver
1 25S 14.772 14.629 Mike Sweeney
2 77 15.583 14.686 Clayton Miller
3 55 14.806 15.548 Michael R. Lee
4 99 14.811 14.998 David Flowers
5 93 14.873 15.001 Charles Zimmerman
PRO Street
Pos. Car # Time Driver
1 64 15.220 Matthew "Matt" D. Potter
2 93 15.250 Larry D. Hamm
3 11X 15.495 Curt Cherry
4 41J 15.499 Henry Gibbs
5 54 16.272 Larry D. Barber Jr
Before we could get to this weeks action we had to finish a feature from last weekend for the Mini Stocks in which the 54 of Don Donegan took the victory.
The very first feature race of the night after a short meet and greet with the Mini Sprint guys was the UMSA Mini Sprints 25 lap feature. The wings blew the dust right off the track, but that did not maker too much difference the crowd and the employees enjoyed the open wheeled, winged action that they provided. They put on an awesome show for being about half the size of the outlaws. Top ten results are below:
UMSA Sprint Cars
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Randy Burke, Brownsboro, AL 81
2 Mike Ward, Charlotte, NC 80
3 Ben McIntosh, Paducah, KY 93
4 Eric Wright, Goodlettsville, TN 88
5 Kevin Thomas, Cullman, AL 9
6 Shane Davis, Hendersonville, TN 82
7 Chris Hunter, Salem, KY 26
8 Ed Mummert, Goodlettsville, TN 17
9 Jeff Ray, Huntsville, AL 7
10 Alan Yewell, Benton, KY 80X
Providing the awesome power display was the 1 car of Tony Albright, finally getting back to victory lane after having some troubles for the past few weekends. Another good 20 laps of racing, even though the car count is down the excitement these guys are providing is as good as anywhere in the country.
UMP Late Model
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Tony Albright 1
2 Gary Frost F14
3 Randle Sweeney 33
4 Gary Johnson 20
5 Jason Estes 18
6 Carnell Parker 75
7 Bryan Singleton 72
8 David Miller K1
9 Wendell Bratton 24
10 Randy Welch 17
In UMP Open Wheel action we watched the close racing action for all 15 laps. Clayton Miller in the 77 showed the way.
UMP Open Wheel
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Clayton Miller 77
2 David Flowers 99
3 Mike Sweeney 25S
4 Curtis Rodenhader 28
5 Gil Smith 7X
6 Charles Zimmerman 93
7 Darrell Brown 36
8 Scott Boley 16
9 Gary Tatum 24T
10 Gerald Hodge 10
Larry Hamm in the 93 got back to victory lane the way you are supposed to, start in the front and end there.
PRO Street
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Larry Hamm 93
2 Matthew "Matt" Potter 64
3 Don Young 41
4 Curt Cherry 11X
5 Larry Barber Jr 54
6 Jeff Joiner 24
7 Mickey Jerles 45
8 Don Bradley 5
9 Skip Wilson 8
10 Larry Barber J54
Dorris McCord in the 45 was found to be legal after the officials pulled his intake after finishing first in the Street Stock division. There is always something to grip about in this division for the drivers, but they can if they try offering some awesome racing back in the pack.
Street Stock
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Dorris McCord 45
2 Ronnie Hedgepath H 55
3 Stevie McGhee M75
4 Dale Phillips 87
5 Ashley Morgan SS3
6 Jennifer Larsen J25
7 Paul "Matt" Musser 8
8 Timmy Wilson 29
9 Daniel Phillips 99
10 Buster Smith 38
Brad Sain from Bradyville, TN took off at the green flag and never looked back, in the Mini Modified class, but Don Donegan was challenging hard.
Mini Modified
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Brad Sain 1
2 Donald "Don" Donegan 54
3 William "Bill" Sparkman 8X
4 Scotty McGovern 13
5 James Carter 22
6 Kenneth "Kenny" Knight 7
7 Michael Rittenberry G3
8 Thomas "Dale" McCord 31
9 Stan Ferry 2
10 Michael Dial Z2
With only three weekends left and two championship races to decide the tension is getting tight for all involved in the action every week here at the speedway. Thank you to the fans for coming out and watching the action. Hope to see you all this coming weekend where the UMP Open Wheels are after their Season Championship, and double points.
The United Mini Sprint Association came into town tonight to display their talent at both driving and the experience of the “WING”. Gary Frost F14 was the first and only driver to break into the 12-second bracket for the UMP Late Models with a time of 12.992. While the Open Wheels fast time was set by Mike Sweeney 25S who was the first car out to begin the night of qualifying with a time of 14.629. In Pro Street qualifying it was Matt Potter in the 64 setting quick pace with a time of 15.220. Top five qualifiers list below:
UMP Late Model
Pos. Car # Time 1 Time 2 Driver
1 F14 13.355 12.992 Gary L. Frost
2 1 13.207 13.109 Tony Albright
3 18 13.379 13.633 Jason Estes
4 33 13.409 13.969 Randle L. Sweeney
5 20 13.649 13.467 Gary A. Johnson
UMP Open Wheel
Pos. Car # Time 1 Time 2 Driver
1 25S 14.772 14.629 Mike Sweeney
2 77 15.583 14.686 Clayton Miller
3 55 14.806 15.548 Michael R. Lee
4 99 14.811 14.998 David Flowers
5 93 14.873 15.001 Charles Zimmerman
PRO Street
Pos. Car # Time Driver
1 64 15.220 Matthew "Matt" D. Potter
2 93 15.250 Larry D. Hamm
3 11X 15.495 Curt Cherry
4 41J 15.499 Henry Gibbs
5 54 16.272 Larry D. Barber Jr
Before we could get to this weeks action we had to finish a feature from last weekend for the Mini Stocks in which the 54 of Don Donegan took the victory.
The very first feature race of the night after a short meet and greet with the Mini Sprint guys was the UMSA Mini Sprints 25 lap feature. The wings blew the dust right off the track, but that did not maker too much difference the crowd and the employees enjoyed the open wheeled, winged action that they provided. They put on an awesome show for being about half the size of the outlaws. Top ten results are below:
UMSA Sprint Cars
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Randy Burke, Brownsboro, AL 81
2 Mike Ward, Charlotte, NC 80
3 Ben McIntosh, Paducah, KY 93
4 Eric Wright, Goodlettsville, TN 88
5 Kevin Thomas, Cullman, AL 9
6 Shane Davis, Hendersonville, TN 82
7 Chris Hunter, Salem, KY 26
8 Ed Mummert, Goodlettsville, TN 17
9 Jeff Ray, Huntsville, AL 7
10 Alan Yewell, Benton, KY 80X
Providing the awesome power display was the 1 car of Tony Albright, finally getting back to victory lane after having some troubles for the past few weekends. Another good 20 laps of racing, even though the car count is down the excitement these guys are providing is as good as anywhere in the country.
UMP Late Model
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Tony Albright 1
2 Gary Frost F14
3 Randle Sweeney 33
4 Gary Johnson 20
5 Jason Estes 18
6 Carnell Parker 75
7 Bryan Singleton 72
8 David Miller K1
9 Wendell Bratton 24
10 Randy Welch 17
In UMP Open Wheel action we watched the close racing action for all 15 laps. Clayton Miller in the 77 showed the way.
UMP Open Wheel
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Clayton Miller 77
2 David Flowers 99
3 Mike Sweeney 25S
4 Curtis Rodenhader 28
5 Gil Smith 7X
6 Charles Zimmerman 93
7 Darrell Brown 36
8 Scott Boley 16
9 Gary Tatum 24T
10 Gerald Hodge 10
Larry Hamm in the 93 got back to victory lane the way you are supposed to, start in the front and end there.
PRO Street
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Larry Hamm 93
2 Matthew "Matt" Potter 64
3 Don Young 41
4 Curt Cherry 11X
5 Larry Barber Jr 54
6 Jeff Joiner 24
7 Mickey Jerles 45
8 Don Bradley 5
9 Skip Wilson 8
10 Larry Barber J54
Dorris McCord in the 45 was found to be legal after the officials pulled his intake after finishing first in the Street Stock division. There is always something to grip about in this division for the drivers, but they can if they try offering some awesome racing back in the pack.
Street Stock
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Dorris McCord 45
2 Ronnie Hedgepath H 55
3 Stevie McGhee M75
4 Dale Phillips 87
5 Ashley Morgan SS3
6 Jennifer Larsen J25
7 Paul "Matt" Musser 8
8 Timmy Wilson 29
9 Daniel Phillips 99
10 Buster Smith 38
Brad Sain from Bradyville, TN took off at the green flag and never looked back, in the Mini Modified class, but Don Donegan was challenging hard.
Mini Modified
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Brad Sain 1
2 Donald "Don" Donegan 54
3 William "Bill" Sparkman 8X
4 Scotty McGovern 13
5 James Carter 22
6 Kenneth "Kenny" Knight 7
7 Michael Rittenberry G3
8 Thomas "Dale" McCord 31
9 Stan Ferry 2
10 Michael Dial Z2
With only three weekends left and two championship races to decide the tension is getting tight for all involved in the action every week here at the speedway. Thank you to the fans for coming out and watching the action. Hope to see you all this coming weekend where the UMP Open Wheels are after their Season Championship, and double points.
