by: Steve Hixson
Chattanooga, TN (4/14/08) – Carolina Clash series regulars Ricky Weeks and reigning Southern RANKINGS champion Dennis RAMBO Franklin are reeling in the Lite RANKINGS top rated racer Bobby Hogge of Salinas, California. Both racers finished tops this weekend in the series opening $4,000. to-Win Fayetteville (NC) Motor Speedway event. Hogge collected a first, second and third, beginning Leap Day out West in Nevada and California in $3,000. to-Win events, and still leads in points by 15. Franklin piloting the # 2 'En Compass, Cherokee Landscaping, All-Star Performance' sponsored Barry Wright / Clements powered Pontiac GTO held off Weeks for the win, his first of the season, that is within the RANKINGS guidelines. The CCs is off this weekend, for the mega COLOSSAL event in Charlotte, but kicks back into gear in two weeks with another Lite RANKINGS (guidelined) race in South Carolina at the Travelers Rest Speedway. This weekend the Lite RANKINGS tallies events in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, TN, Alabama and California.
Two other racers made their Lite RANKINGS debuts with victories Saturday night. Duke Whiseant of Texarkana, Arkansas and Joe Armes of Petross, Tennessee got $3,000. to-Win victories in Mississippi and Tennessee, Saturday night. Whiseant piloting the # A1 'A1 Auto Salvage, Catman Racecars' sponsored GRT / Jay Diic kens, Pontiac GTO won the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing series event, from the pole, leading flag to flag. In similar fashion Armes (under the tutelage of Dale McDowell) piloting his # 77 'Southeastern Construction, Tennessee Valley Excavating' sponsored GRT / Clements powered, Pontiac GTO, beat McDADDY for the Lamar Lowry Memorial 45 lapper, at the Cleveland (TN) Speedway. Honorable mention this week goes to the TARHEEL TIGER Ray Cook for his $3,000. Southern Regional Racing series win in Maryville, TN, Saturday night. Cook fails to meet the qualifications of tallies on the Lite RANKINGS, due to his National RANKINGS (currently 30th) status.
Lite RANKINGS
as of 4/14/08
Driver Car # Hometown Total Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths
1 Bobby Hogge 2 Salinas, CA 90 1 1 1 0 0
2 Ricky Weeks 25 Rutherfordton, SC 75 1 1 0 0 0
3 Dennis Franklin 2 Gaffney, SC 75 1 1 0 0 0
4 John Anderson 2 Omaha, NE 65 1 0 1 0 0
5 Steve Drake 11 San Luis Obispo, CA 55 0 1 1 1 1
6 Eddie Kirchoff E5K Gillette, WY 50 1 0 0 0 0
7 Bub McCool 57j Vicksburg, MS 50 1 0 0 0 0
8 Riley Hickman R1 Ooltewah, TN 50 0 2 0 0 0
9 Shane Williams 1 Deleon Springs, FL 50 1 0 0 0 0
10 Chet Buckley 32 Lompoc, CA 50 1 0 0 0 0
11 Joe Armes 77 Petross, TN 50 1 0 0 0 0
12 Duke Whiseant A1 Texarkana, AR 50 1 0 0 0 0
13 Trevor Glaser 2 Tangent, OR 30 0 0 1 1 1
14 Pat Doar 11 New Richmond, WI 25 0 1 0 0 0
15 Jack Sullivan 18 Greenbriar, AR 25 0 1 0 0 0
16 Terry Phillips 75 Springfield, MO 25 0 1 0 0 0
17 Lamar Scoggins 32 Cleveland, TN 25 0 0 1 1 0
18 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. 21 Ocala, FL 25 0 1 0 0 0
19 Chris Shannon 32s Merced, CA 25 0 0 0 2 1
20 Bobby Giffen 97 Maryville, TN 25 0 1 0 0 0
21 Ray Moore 93 Shreveport, LA 25 0 1 0 0 0
22 Brad Looney 14 Republic, MO 20 0 0 1 0 1
23 Ronnie Johnson 5 Chattanooga, TN 15 0 0 1 0 0
24 Casey Roberts 101 Toccoa, GA 15 0 0 1 0 0
25 Billy Griffin 7 Buena Park. CA 15 0 0 1 0 0
26 Mark Whitener 7W Middleburg, FL 15 0 0 1 0 0
27 Vic Hill 1 Morristown, TN 15 0 0 1 0 0
28 Jake Knowles 66 Tyrone, GA 15 0 0 1 0 0
29 Jeff Chanler 11C Minden, LA 15 0 0 1 0 0
30 Craig Shuffield 360 Fayetteville, NC 15 0 0 1 0 0
31 Ron Bartels 12 El Segundo, CA 10 0 0 0 1 0
32 Andrew McKay 71 Edina, MN 10 0 0 0 1 0
33 Jerry Ashley 7 Tullahoma, TN 10 0 0 0 1 0
34 Tony Knowles 26 Tyrone, GA 10 0 0 0 1 0
35 Marshall Austin Jr. 42 Plant City, FL 10 0 0 0 1 0
36 Tommy Kerr 4T Rockford, TN 10 0 0 0 1 0
37 Greg Fore 77 Greenville, MS 10 0 0 0 1 0
38 Doug Sanders 42 Springwood, NC 10 0 0 0 1 0
39 Jeremy Payne 74 Springfield, MO 5 0 0 0 0 1
40 Dane Dacus 54 Arlington, TN 5 0 0 0 0 1
41 Brandon King 14 Cullman, AL 5 0 0 0 0 1
42 Johnny Pursley 9 Clover, SC 5 0 0 0 0 1
43 Dino Napier 5x Corona, CA 5 0 0 0 0 1
44 Jeff Mathews 33 Tampa, FL 5 0 0 0 0 1
45 Robert Sanders 10N Bakersfield, CA 5 0 0 0 0 1
46 Mark Vineyard 4 Powell, TN 5 0 0 0 0 1
47 Todd Morrow T1 Cleveland, TN 5 0 0 0 0 1
48 Ross Camponovo 95 Clarksdale, MS 5 0 0 0 0 1
49 Scott Neighbors 5 Spring Lake, NC 5 0 0 0 0 1
Chattanooga, TN (4/14/08) – Carolina Clash series regulars Ricky Weeks and reigning Southern RANKINGS champion Dennis RAMBO Franklin are reeling in the Lite RANKINGS top rated racer Bobby Hogge of Salinas, California. Both racers finished tops this weekend in the series opening $4,000. to-Win Fayetteville (NC) Motor Speedway event. Hogge collected a first, second and third, beginning Leap Day out West in Nevada and California in $3,000. to-Win events, and still leads in points by 15. Franklin piloting the # 2 'En Compass, Cherokee Landscaping, All-Star Performance' sponsored Barry Wright / Clements powered Pontiac GTO held off Weeks for the win, his first of the season, that is within the RANKINGS guidelines. The CCs is off this weekend, for the mega COLOSSAL event in Charlotte, but kicks back into gear in two weeks with another Lite RANKINGS (guidelined) race in South Carolina at the Travelers Rest Speedway. This weekend the Lite RANKINGS tallies events in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, TN, Alabama and California.
Two other racers made their Lite RANKINGS debuts with victories Saturday night. Duke Whiseant of Texarkana, Arkansas and Joe Armes of Petross, Tennessee got $3,000. to-Win victories in Mississippi and Tennessee, Saturday night. Whiseant piloting the # A1 'A1 Auto Salvage, Catman Racecars' sponsored GRT / Jay Diic kens, Pontiac GTO won the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing series event, from the pole, leading flag to flag. In similar fashion Armes (under the tutelage of Dale McDowell) piloting his # 77 'Southeastern Construction, Tennessee Valley Excavating' sponsored GRT / Clements powered, Pontiac GTO, beat McDADDY for the Lamar Lowry Memorial 45 lapper, at the Cleveland (TN) Speedway. Honorable mention this week goes to the TARHEEL TIGER Ray Cook for his $3,000. Southern Regional Racing series win in Maryville, TN, Saturday night. Cook fails to meet the qualifications of tallies on the Lite RANKINGS, due to his National RANKINGS (currently 30th) status.
Lite RANKINGS
as of 4/14/08
Driver Car # Hometown Total Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths
1 Bobby Hogge 2 Salinas, CA 90 1 1 1 0 0
2 Ricky Weeks 25 Rutherfordton, SC 75 1 1 0 0 0
3 Dennis Franklin 2 Gaffney, SC 75 1 1 0 0 0
4 John Anderson 2 Omaha, NE 65 1 0 1 0 0
5 Steve Drake 11 San Luis Obispo, CA 55 0 1 1 1 1
6 Eddie Kirchoff E5K Gillette, WY 50 1 0 0 0 0
7 Bub McCool 57j Vicksburg, MS 50 1 0 0 0 0
8 Riley Hickman R1 Ooltewah, TN 50 0 2 0 0 0
9 Shane Williams 1 Deleon Springs, FL 50 1 0 0 0 0
10 Chet Buckley 32 Lompoc, CA 50 1 0 0 0 0
11 Joe Armes 77 Petross, TN 50 1 0 0 0 0
12 Duke Whiseant A1 Texarkana, AR 50 1 0 0 0 0
13 Trevor Glaser 2 Tangent, OR 30 0 0 1 1 1
14 Pat Doar 11 New Richmond, WI 25 0 1 0 0 0
15 Jack Sullivan 18 Greenbriar, AR 25 0 1 0 0 0
16 Terry Phillips 75 Springfield, MO 25 0 1 0 0 0
17 Lamar Scoggins 32 Cleveland, TN 25 0 0 1 1 0
18 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. 21 Ocala, FL 25 0 1 0 0 0
19 Chris Shannon 32s Merced, CA 25 0 0 0 2 1
20 Bobby Giffen 97 Maryville, TN 25 0 1 0 0 0
21 Ray Moore 93 Shreveport, LA 25 0 1 0 0 0
22 Brad Looney 14 Republic, MO 20 0 0 1 0 1
23 Ronnie Johnson 5 Chattanooga, TN 15 0 0 1 0 0
24 Casey Roberts 101 Toccoa, GA 15 0 0 1 0 0
25 Billy Griffin 7 Buena Park. CA 15 0 0 1 0 0
26 Mark Whitener 7W Middleburg, FL 15 0 0 1 0 0
27 Vic Hill 1 Morristown, TN 15 0 0 1 0 0
28 Jake Knowles 66 Tyrone, GA 15 0 0 1 0 0
29 Jeff Chanler 11C Minden, LA 15 0 0 1 0 0
30 Craig Shuffield 360 Fayetteville, NC 15 0 0 1 0 0
31 Ron Bartels 12 El Segundo, CA 10 0 0 0 1 0
32 Andrew McKay 71 Edina, MN 10 0 0 0 1 0
33 Jerry Ashley 7 Tullahoma, TN 10 0 0 0 1 0
34 Tony Knowles 26 Tyrone, GA 10 0 0 0 1 0
35 Marshall Austin Jr. 42 Plant City, FL 10 0 0 0 1 0
36 Tommy Kerr 4T Rockford, TN 10 0 0 0 1 0
37 Greg Fore 77 Greenville, MS 10 0 0 0 1 0
38 Doug Sanders 42 Springwood, NC 10 0 0 0 1 0
39 Jeremy Payne 74 Springfield, MO 5 0 0 0 0 1
40 Dane Dacus 54 Arlington, TN 5 0 0 0 0 1
41 Brandon King 14 Cullman, AL 5 0 0 0 0 1
42 Johnny Pursley 9 Clover, SC 5 0 0 0 0 1
43 Dino Napier 5x Corona, CA 5 0 0 0 0 1
44 Jeff Mathews 33 Tampa, FL 5 0 0 0 0 1
45 Robert Sanders 10N Bakersfield, CA 5 0 0 0 0 1
46 Mark Vineyard 4 Powell, TN 5 0 0 0 0 1
47 Todd Morrow T1 Cleveland, TN 5 0 0 0 0 1
48 Ross Camponovo 95 Clarksdale, MS 5 0 0 0 0 1
49 Scott Neighbors 5 Spring Lake, NC 5 0 0 0 0 1
