By Gary Dearing
Its been an amazing second half of the season, for Florence, AL's Byron Michael. Midway through the season, he could have easily packed up what was left of his equipment, and closed up shop for the year. After all, he had destroyed a car at North Alabama Speedway, and wore out a sheet metal bender, putting his TNT Fireworks / Performance Connection Rocket, back together, after several incidents. Now, with only one race remaining on the 2007 SRRS schedule, Michael's late-season rally, has put him on the verge, of a title.
Clarksville Speedway was the scene of Michael's latest conquest. A beautiful, crisp, November day, greeted forty-one competitors, from as far away as Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mike Hill, from Rockwood, TN, grabbed the Performance Connection Pole Award, in group qualifying. His Glen's Auto Parts GRT, toured the quarter-mile, with a 13.615 second, fast lap.
Athens, AL's Anthony Burroughs, Campbellsville, KY's Johnnny Wheeler, and Michael, all led their groups, in time trials.
As the race went green, Hill went to the lead, and ran strong, for the first twenty-two circuits. Cautions on lap one, and again for a Gil Smith spin, on lap ten, slowed the field. At the twenty lap mark, it was Hill, followed by Michael, Campbellsville, KY's Tim Tungate, Burroughs, and Wheel, TN's David Gentry.
Michael would finally get by Hill, on lap twenty-two, and on lap twenty-five, Hill, Tungate, and Burroughs, all pulled off of the speedway, as caution waved again, on lap twenty-six, leaving virtually an all-new top five. At that point, Michael led, followed by Gentry, Cleveland's Billy Mayo, Wheeler, and Dunnville, KY's Brad Neat.
A couple of yellows would fly, for a spin by Murfreesboro, TN's Tony Morris, and a lap forty-one mishap for Clarksville's Tony Albright, but the top five remained the same.
Michael took the checkers, well ahead of a second-place battle, won by Gentry over Mayo. Wheeler and Neat, rounded out the top five.
SRRS notes...
Michael's win, strengthened his points lead over Mayo, with only one SRRS points race remaining.
Next race: Hart Hastings / Henry Smith Memorial 50
Duck River Speedway
November 10th
For more information, www.southernregionalracingseries.com
41 Cars
Full Field rundown
Heat Winners
Heat #1
93 Charles Zimmerman
Heat #2
31 Eddie Pace
Heat #3
75 Carnell Parker
Heat #4
16A Steven Ashby
Its been an amazing second half of the season, for Florence, AL's Byron Michael. Midway through the season, he could have easily packed up what was left of his equipment, and closed up shop for the year. After all, he had destroyed a car at North Alabama Speedway, and wore out a sheet metal bender, putting his TNT Fireworks / Performance Connection Rocket, back together, after several incidents. Now, with only one race remaining on the 2007 SRRS schedule, Michael's late-season rally, has put him on the verge, of a title.
Clarksville Speedway was the scene of Michael's latest conquest. A beautiful, crisp, November day, greeted forty-one competitors, from as far away as Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mike Hill, from Rockwood, TN, grabbed the Performance Connection Pole Award, in group qualifying. His Glen's Auto Parts GRT, toured the quarter-mile, with a 13.615 second, fast lap.
Athens, AL's Anthony Burroughs, Campbellsville, KY's Johnnny Wheeler, and Michael, all led their groups, in time trials.
As the race went green, Hill went to the lead, and ran strong, for the first twenty-two circuits. Cautions on lap one, and again for a Gil Smith spin, on lap ten, slowed the field. At the twenty lap mark, it was Hill, followed by Michael, Campbellsville, KY's Tim Tungate, Burroughs, and Wheel, TN's David Gentry.
Michael would finally get by Hill, on lap twenty-two, and on lap twenty-five, Hill, Tungate, and Burroughs, all pulled off of the speedway, as caution waved again, on lap twenty-six, leaving virtually an all-new top five. At that point, Michael led, followed by Gentry, Cleveland's Billy Mayo, Wheeler, and Dunnville, KY's Brad Neat.
A couple of yellows would fly, for a spin by Murfreesboro, TN's Tony Morris, and a lap forty-one mishap for Clarksville's Tony Albright, but the top five remained the same.
Michael took the checkers, well ahead of a second-place battle, won by Gentry over Mayo. Wheeler and Neat, rounded out the top five.
SRRS notes...
Michael's win, strengthened his points lead over Mayo, with only one SRRS points race remaining.
Next race: Hart Hastings / Henry Smith Memorial 50
Duck River Speedway
November 10th
For more information, www.southernregionalracingseries.com
41 Cars
Full Field rundown
- B17 Byron Michael
- 56 David Gentry
- 115 Billy Mayo
- 48 Johnny Wheeler
- 41 Brad Neat
- 31 Eddie Pace
- 64W Mike Walker
- 93 Charles Zimmerman
- 17X Jerry Owens
- 16A Steven Ashby
- 57 Clayton Miller
- M31 Tony Morris
- 41J Jared Holshouser
- 6 Caleb Ashby
- 1 Tony Albright
- S01 Steven Stehle
- 75 Carnell Parker
- 16T Tim Tungate
- 112 Michael Luna
- 121 Anthony Burroughs
- H11 Mike Hill
- 7X Gil Smith
- 70 Mike Luna
- 98 Eric Hickerson
Heat Winners
Heat #1
93 Charles Zimmerman
Heat #2
31 Eddie Pace
Heat #3
75 Carnell Parker
Heat #4
16A Steven Ashby
