Photo from Augie Burttram Facebook
By Rob
Lee
WAYNESVILLE,
Ga. (June 18) – The dust flew across the lights and the full moon peaked in and
out of clouds over Golden Isles Speedway Saturday evening.
The full
moon was a partial hint of some wild racing action on the 4/10-mile red clay
speed plant.
But don’t
try to convince Devin Dixon.
He
wheeled the Big Frog Motorsports/Dave’s Towing Koury-powered Rocket to a
flag-to-flag win in the 30-lap I-95 Toyota Late Model Challenge Series. The win
was somewhat of redemption from his last showing at GIS May 21, wrecking with a
lapped car while leading.
“We had a
really good car last time we were here,” Dixon said. “But that’s why they call
it racing and not winning.”
Dixon
beat Cecil Eunice, Travis Carter, Rhett Carter and Jason Fitzgerald to the
checkered flag in the co-sanctioned event with the GIS Super Challenge 5
Series.
“It
started raining a little bit, so it was a little tough and the track got slick,”
Dixon said. “We kind of had to move around a little bit – to the top, to the
bottom, back to the top, back to the bottom. But the car was pretty good. Every
time we’ve been here we’ve been really good.”
The race
got off to a rocky start after fast qualifier Mark Whitener and Dixon led the
17-car field to the green flag. A caution on Lap 3 stirred discussion between
Whitener, Rhett Carter and track officials over the start and possible
Raceceiver issues.
The delay
did not seem to bother Dixon, but Whitener’s quick path in the top groove
eventually did after the race restarted.
Dixon
moved to the high side on Lap 12 to stop fellow Floridian Whitener’s momentum
and pulled away from Whitener’s United Land Clearing/Racecar Engineering
Longhorn.
A Lap 24
caution bunched the field and put Whitener on Dixon’s back bumper. Both
utilized near the low berm on the restart with the cars making contact in Turn
3 coming to Lap 25.
Both
machines seemed faulted some from that point with Whitener dropping back to
fourth. Dixon had the straightaway speed and held off the late charges of
Eunice and Travis Carter.
On the
cool down lap, everything was but cool. Whitener, the winner May 21, initiated
a post-race, on track, car to car confrontation with Dixon heading into Turn 1.
After nearly a minute of jostling cars, Dixon sped away. Whitener was
disqualified for the action.
Eunice
started eighth and quickly moved into the top five as did Travis Carter, who
took the green one row ahead of the Blackshear, Ga. veteran.
Whitener started
the evening with fast time of 15.728, .055 faster than Dixon.
There
have now been four different winners in four I-95 TLMCS events with the next
right back at GIS July 8-9.
Billy
Ammons was declared the winner in the Enduro class Super Challenge 5 Series
20-lap main.
The GIS
point leader actually came by Barry Boatright’s checkered flag second behind
St. Augustine, Fla. ace David Showers, Sr. In post-race tech inspection,
Showers was disqualified for an illegal engine part.
Ammons
third win of 2016 was worth $1,000.
“I’m not
taking anything away from (Showers),” Ammons said. “He’s a heck of a racer, but
I had a feeling something wasn’t right and he admitted it.”
“It was
something I wasn’t aware of,” Showers said. “We’re allowed to run that at home
and I thought it was the same. It’s OK. We had fun and we’re bringing four cars
back next time.”
Ammons
was able to stay near Showers after each of five cautions.
“(Car)
handles a lot better. We made a bunch of changes,” Ammons added. “We’re heading
in the right direction. I’m tickled pink.”
The Showers
Chassis/Rat Pack R/C Track Monte Carlo was challenged early by John Carlino and
Ammons. The latter restarted after five caution periods on Showers’ back bumper.
Chris Keller, Jr. won the Super Street 15-lap feature.
He swiped the point on Lap 5, waited out several cautions and beat Preston
Tomlinson, Paul Jones, Luke Hayes and Will Gardener to the checkered
The EMod
15-lap finale belonged to Blackshear’s Chad Tuten. He became the first driver
to defeat Garrett Lloyd. The Jacksonville, Fla. ace took second ahead of Allen
Tatum, Nick Kirkus and Allen Scurry.
Justin
Stevens topped off a wild night of 440 racing by taking the checkered flag. He
won the 10-lapper over Michael Bruner, David Myrick, Bobby Pike and Jared Crews.
Racing
for June 25 has been canceled at GIS. Next on the calendar is the July 8-9
Mid-Season Challenge Championship/Chuck Scott Tribute Race.
Featured
will be the NeSmith Performance Street Stocks racing for $5,000 and the I-95
Toyota Late Model Challenge Series with $3,000 to win. The Limiteds also
serving for big money with $2,000 for the winner.
Super
Streets, Enduros and 440s join the agenda.
Hot laps
are set for 6 p.m. both nights with racing to follow.
For more
information log on to goldenislesspeedway.com, the track’s Facebook page or
call 912-778-3767.
Following
are results from stock car racing Saturday evening June 18 at Golden Isles
Speedway, Waynesville, Ga.
I-95
Toyota Late Model Challenge Series/Super Challenge 5 Series
Feature
(30 laps) – 1. 58 Devin Dixon 2. 22 Cecil Eunice 3. 99 Travis Carter 4. 44
Rhett Carter 5. 7 Jason Fitzgerald 6. 35TC Tristan Sealy 7. 26 Jimmy Sharpe,
Sr. 8. Steven Roberts 9. RODS Charlie Williamson 10. 6S Blake Spencer 11. 6B
Kyle Bridges 12. M14 Jimmy Sharpe, Jr. 13. 4 Howard Stalls 14. Ronald Thomas
15. 12J Scott Johnson 16. 51 Chad Tuten (Disqualified – 5 Mark Whitener) (Did
Not Start – 17C Holt Pipkin, Hampton White).
Qualifying
– 1. Whitener 15.728 2. Dixon 15.783 3. R. Carter 15.826 4. Fitzpatrick 16.309
5. Johnson 16.373
Enduros
Super
Challenge 5 Series Feature (20 laps) – 1. 21 Billy Ammons 2. 6 Johnny Barker 3.
3 Dylan Taylor 4. 19 Johnathon Rowe 5. Chase Ammons 6. 21 Scott Washam 7. 17C
Tami Clark 8. 73 Megan Grant 9. 5B Bryan Beasley 10. Charlie Flowers 11. Bubba
Clark 12. John Noe 13. John Kelly 14. Leighton Ammons 15. Charles Smith 16.
William Fisher 17. John Carlino 18. Kyle Davis 19. Austin Broughton
(Disqualified – David Showers, Sr.)
1st Heat
(8 laps) – 1.Showers 2. B. Ammons 3. L. Ammons 4. Fisher
2nd Heat
(8 laps) – 1. Carlino 2. Davis 3. Smith 4. Barker
Super
Streets
Feature (15
laps) – 1. HOT ROD Chris Keller, Jr. 2. 28P Preston Tomlinson 3. 11 Paul Jones
4. 7 Luke Hayes 5. 21 Will Gardener 6. 28D Donnie Durrance 7. 2 Ronald Altman
8. K5 Keith Smith 9. 44F Jordan Fowler 10. 12 Shaun Washam (Did Not Start – 6B
Billy Benefield, 74 Carl Singletary, 20F Steve Flippo).
1st Heat
(8 laps) -1. Durrance 2. Jones 3. Hayes 4. Altman
2nd Heat
(8 laps) – 1. Tomlinson 2. Keller 3. Smith 4. Singletary
EMods
Feature
(15 laps) – 1. 47 Chad Tuten
The EMod
15-lap finale belonged to Blackshear’s Chad Tuten. He became the first driver
to defeat Garrett Lloyd. The Jacksonville, Fla. ace took second ahead of Allen
Tatum, Nick Kirkus and Allen Scurry.
Justin
Stevens topped off a wild night of 440 racing by taking the checkered flag. He
won the 10-lapper over Michael Bruner, David Myrick, Bobby Pike and Jared Crews.
Racing
for June 25 has been canceled at GIS. Next on the calendar is the July 8-9
Mid-Season Challenge Championship/Chuck Scott Tribute Race.
Featured
will be the NeSmith Performance Street Stocks racing for $5,000 and the I-95
Toyota Late Model Challenge Series with $3,000 to win. The Limiteds also
serving for big money with $2,000 for the winner.
Super
Streets, Enduros and 440s join the agenda.
Hot laps
are set for 6 p.m. both nights with racing to follow.
For more
information log on to goldenislesspeedway.com, the track’s Facebook page or
call 912-778-3767.
Following
are results from stock car racing Saturday evening June 18 at Golden Isles
Speedway, Waynesville, Ga.
I-95
Toyota Late Model Challenge Series/Super Challenge 5 Series
Feature
(30 laps) – 1. 58 Devin Dixon 2. 22 Cecil Eunice 3. 99 Travis Carter 4. 44
Rhett Carter 5. 7 Jason Fitzgerald 6. 35TC Tristan Sealy 7. 26 Jimmy Sharpe,
Sr. 8. Steven Roberts 9. RODS Charlie Williamson 10. 6S Blake Spencer 11. 6B
Kyle Bridges 12. M14 Jimmy Sharpe, Jr. 13. 4 Howard Stalls 14. Ronald Thomas
15. 12J Scott Johnson 16. 51 Chad Tuten (Disqualified – 5 Mark Whitener) (Did
Not Start – 17C Holt Pipkin, Hampton White).
Qualifying
– 1. Whitener 15.728 2. Dixon 15.783 3. R. Carter 15.826 4. Fitzpatrick 16.309
5. Johnson 16.373
Enduros
Super
Challenge 5 Series Feature (20 laps) – 1. 21 Billy Ammons 2. 6 Johnny Barker 3.
3 Dylan Taylor 4. 19 Johnathon Rowe 5. Chase Ammons 6. 21 Scott Washam 7. 17C
Tami Clark 8. 73 Megan Grant 9. 5B Bryan Beasley 10. Charlie Flowers 11. Bubba
Clark 12. John Noe 13. John Kelly 14. Leighton Ammons 15. Charles Smith 16.
William Fisher 17. John Carlino 18. Kyle Davis 19. Austin Broughton
(Disqualified – David Showers, Sr.)
1st Heat
(8 laps) – 1.Showers 2. B. Ammons 3. L. Ammons 4. Fisher
2nd Heat
(8 laps) – 1. Carlino 2. Davis 3. Smith 4. Barker
Super
Streets
Feature (15
laps) – 1. HOT ROD Chris Keller, Jr. 2. 28P Preston Tomlinson 3. 11 Paul Jones
4. 7 Luke Hayes 5. 21 Will Gardener 6. 28D Donnie Durrance 7. 2 Ronald Altman
8. K5 Keith Smith 9. 44F Jordan Fowler 10. 12 Shaun Washam (Did Not Start – 6B
Billy Benefield, 74 Carl Singletary, 20F Steve Flippo).
1st Heat
(8 laps) -1. Durrance 2. Jones 3. Hayes 4. Altman
2nd Heat
(8 laps) – 1. Tomlinson 2. Keller 3. Smith 4. Singletary
EMods
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 47 Chad Tuten 2. 27 Garrett Lloyd 3. 12T Allen
Tatum 4. 20K Nick Kirkus 5. 17 Allen Scurry 6. 5 Keith Tuten 7.4 Kenny Wells 8.
39 Brandon Wells 9. 46 Trey Pearson 10. 11 Randy Gainey 11. 99 Steven Purnell
12. 1 Bubba Clark 13. 58 John Lester, Jr.
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Tatum 2. Gainey 3. B. Wells 4. Kirkus
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. C. Tuten 2. K. Tuten 3. Gainey 4. Scurry
440s
Feature (10 laps) – 1. Justin Stevens 2. Michael Bruner 3. David Myrick
4. Bobby Pike 5. Jared Crews 6. Levi Cox 7. Joe Quarterman 8. Mack Williams 9.
Austin Bailey 10. Buckly Conwell 11. Dusty Williams 12. Olvan Williams 13. Josh
Ryan (Did Not Start – Dusty Higdon, Jesse Horton).
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Bruener 2. Quarterman 3. 13 4. Williams
2nd Heat (6 laps) – 1. Higdon 2. Cox 3. Stevens 4. Crews
2. 27 Garrett Lloyd 3. 12T Allen Tatum 4. 20K Nick
Kirkus 5. 17 Allen Scurry 6. 5
