Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Weekend Race Results Thunderhill
Submitted by Doris Cherry
The last race of the season was a very colorful event, as we hosted the SpOOktacular/Christmas for Kids Race in memory of Steve Yocom #22.
Our SpOOktacular Race on Halloween night was rained out, so we decided to combine them. Special thanks to all the drivers who brought candy and particapated in the trick or treat … the kids had a blast. Then, … who shows up?? Santa Claus to give out candy canes to all the kids. With all the candy and Christmas lights it was a wonderful site to see all the smiles and everyone enjoying the fun at Thunderhill.
Christmas For Kids … Thanks to everyone who brought toys, canned goods and made donations. Numerous families will be helped during this season from your generosity. If you would like to make a donation, they can be dropped off for the next two weeks at Spurgeon’s Radatior Shop, 28 Dunn Leoma Rd., Leoma, TN 931-852-2705 or Cherry Photography, 9182 Lawrenceburg Hwy., Mt. Pleasant, TN (Summertown next to Shell Station) 931-964-3008.
Steve Yocom's daughter, Megan and grandson, Ashton threw the green flag to start the first feature event, which was for the Modified Street class that Steve drove the #22 car in. Steve may be gone but he is NOT forgotten!
Modified Street/NeSmith:
01. #409 Allen Carter Heat winner …. Murfreesboro, TN
02. #15 Trevor Woodard
03. #20 Michael Kirby
04. #03 John Whaley
05. #70 Steve Hadley
06. #27 Thomas Dale
07. #21 Tim Wilson
08. #s55 Brent Steele
09. # 40 Kevin Pack
Allen Carter led green to checkered for the win in a six minute race that only drew one caution. It came on lap eleven when Brent Steele stalled in turn four.
E-Mod:
01. #07 Brian Vandygriff Heat #1 winner …. Mt. Pleasant, TN
02. #C97 Tommy Carroll
03. #92 Blazz Trull Heat #2 winner
04. #11 Ricky Cothran
05. #85 Leroy Holloway
06. #26 Jamie Richardson
07. # T25 Bryce Trull
08. #D21 Ricky Duff
09. # E25 Ethan Tanner
10. #12B Ron Bailey
11. #s55 Brent Steele
DNS: #62 Jerry Baugh
Not exactly sure what happen to this bunch … but it all broke loose. The first restart came after Ethan Tanner spun on the front stretch, then on the second restart Brian Vandygriff and Blazz Trull were running a tight line coming out of turn four that resulted in Trull scrapping the wall and then everyone checked up and piled in on each other. This wreck collected five cars; put four out for the night. The only other caution was on lap three for the spin of Ricky Cothran. Vandygriff led the full twenty laps for the win.
Limited Late Model/2 Barrel:
01. #2 David Earl Gentry 12.316 Murfreesboro, TN
02. #C6 Oakley Johns 12.218
03. #94 Randy Gifford 12.480
04. #C66 Donald Johns 12.920
05. #1v Keenan Vandygriff 13.080
06. #50 Marcus McCrary 13.065
07. #7 Steve Maughan 12.773
08. #22H Chad Harrah 13.051
09. #62 Jerry Baugh 13.438
10. #00 Joey Tucker 12.929
11. #15 Henry Hanger 12.700
12. #88 Gary Jones 13.570
13. #1 Greg Love 12.621
14. #77 Todd Clemmons 12.300
15. #75 Charlie Ray Howell 13.381
DNS: #3 Cody Qualls
This race had a restart after Oakley Johns jumped the start and had to roll back one position, and then saw six cautions … what a race!! Todd Clemmons led from the drop of the green thru lap ten, then coming out of turn four, got a little too high and into the loose stuff. It turned his frontend down the track into the path of Gentry, who had NO where to go; unfortunately it turned Clemmons around and into the wall, ending his night. What a show these two were putting on when this occurred!! At this point, Gentry took over the lead and held on thru lap forty for the win and to pick up the $2,022 check.
Mini Stock:
01. #81 John Duncan FIRST FEATURE win … Columbia, TN
02. #54 Craig Pedrick Heat #1 winner
03. # P10 Chauncey Parson Heat #2 winner
04. #44 Will Burke
05. #7 Alex Cervantes
06. #33 Hunter Runions
07. #2 Kenneth Martin
08. #11 Taylor Clark
09. #91 Brian Brasher
10. #23 Michael Giles
11. # 99 Bobby Hickman Jr
12. #14 Bobby Hickman
13. #3 Kevin Staggs
14. #1 Jason Walker
15. #111 Paul Teachout
This class may be smaller in car size but was BIG on racing action. Craig Pedrick led from the drop of the green thru lap eleven, but it would be John Duncan taking laps twelve thru fifteen for his FIRST feature win. What a show these guys put on!! As Duncan was taking the checkered and RED … we had a crash at the end of the front stretch, as Kevin Staggs was off the pace and getting ready to exist the track, Bobby Hickman apparently didn’t realize this and slammed into the rear of Staggs car with considerable force, to the point they were jammed so tightly together it took quite some time to get them apart. Thankfully, Staggs was not injured; but not the same could be said for his car.
Street Stock:
01. #11 Shane Workman Heat #1 winner … Lawrenceburg, TN
02. #K12 Derrick Reynolds
03. #73 James Caruthers
04. #13H Matthew Hill
05. #13 Charles Goddard
06. # 08 Josh Hood
07. #71 Matthew Parker
08. #70o Albert Rich Heat #2 winner
09. #29 Casey Stamps
DNS - #70 Cheryl Shrader, #17 Dale Gay
Shane Workman led green to checkered for the win in this twenty-two minute race that drew four cautions.
Crate:
01. #73 Ashley Newman 12.726 Ripley, TN
02. #6 David Earl Gentry 12.609
03. #11 Jason Leverette 12.933
04. #17jr Tyler Wood 12.734
05. #H17 Steven Holcomb 12.807
06. #M1 Shawn Mitchell 12.782
07. #10 Ronnie Cooper 12.431
08. #6 Jimmy Halford 13.178
09. #1 Chris Harris 13.091
10. #71 Danny Gill 12.762
11. #13v Kaleb Vandygriff 12.603
12. #713 Ben Brocato 13.179
DNS: #4 Dustin Harris, #28 Justin Maxwell
Ronnie Cooper led the first lap but it would be Ashley Newman with laps two thru thirty for the $1,022 check. After he made the pass into the first position, there was no looking back!!
Dwarf:
01. # 3 Randy Brewer Heat #2 winner .. FIRST FEATURE win … Muscle Shoals, AL
02. #04 Anthony Hardison
03. #03 Justin Odom Heat #1 winner
04. #88 Hunter Morgan
05. #713 David Brocato
06. # M75 Nathaniel Morris
07. #27 Jerry Hayes
08. #67 Casey Ledlow
09. #00
Cash Wallace
10. #42 Clay Askew
11. #05 Burton Graham
12. #21 Cruz Wallace
There were two restart in this one with the first for Justin Odom jumping the start and the second for the spin of Jerry Hayes. Anthony Hardison led laps one thru eight, Randy Brewer led laps nine and ten, Hardison led eleven and twelve but it would be Brewer with the final three circuits to take his FIRST feature win!!
