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By Rob Lee WAYNESVILLE, Ga. (July 23) – The sigh of relief probably was synonymous with a tire deflating.
One can only imagine that was Ryan Carter’s reaction Saturday evening at Golden Isles Speedway.
Carter swept the Limited Late Model show, topping off the night with a flag-to-flag win in the 25-lap feature. That followed setting quick time amongst the 13 entries.
The high was about shot down on Lap 7 after Carter had paced the initial six laps. The caution flew as Carter sat in Turn 2 180 degrees from the correct direction.
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According to track officials, the yellow was tossed for the car of Charlie Davis that stalled attempting to drive into the pit entrance off that same turn.
Carter was awarded his top spot back and he checked out from there.
Cecil Eunice, Adam Collins, Scott Waters and J.O. Nobles rounded out the top five.
Point leader Woodrow Mullis started fifth and was dicing through the field methodically. While battling Eunice for the runner up position on Lap 16 the drivetrain failed skidding Mullis to a stop in Turn 4. He would be scored 11th.
Carter’s fast time of 16.922 was the only lap below 17 seconds.
The B-Dub Express continues to amaze fans and the NeSmith Performance Street Stocks. Brian Wooten started dead last in the 20-lap feature by virtue of winning the last regular points event.
He dug in on the high groove and picked his way to the front and was first to the checkered flag. Brian Grantham, Chris Keller, Kyle Livingood and Shaun Washam were next.
Garrett Lloyd’s terrific season continued with a win in the EMod 15-lap finale. That was not decided until race long leader Nick Kirkus pulled up lame with three circuits left, giving the point to Lloyd, who held off Bud Chancey, Randy Gainey, Jason Garver and Keith Tuten.
Caleb Payne won his first Super Street main of the season. Will Gardener, Chris Keller, Donnie Durrance and Keith Smith followed.
Billy Ammons topped a 23-car Enduro field. The 15-lap feature was halted at Lap 8 due to time limit, but it probably would not have mattered. Ammons took the win over Willard Wallace, John Carlino, Johnny Barker and Brad Kitchen.
Michael Bruner won another 440 10-lap feature with a healthy advantage over Josh Ryan, Olvan Williams, Mack Williams and Joe Quarterman.
The Powder Puffs made their 2016 debut. Taylor Clark wheeled by Hannah Altman about halfway through the 10-lap feature and was first to the checkers. Keller, Stephanie Hall, Taylor Sowell and Brittany Dykes followed.
The Super Challenge 5 Series returns for the GIS Late Models and Enduros Saturday Aug. 6. Late Models will be co-set with the I-95 Toyota Late Model Challenge Series and pay $3,000 to the winner. Enduros run for $1,000 top prize.
EMods, NeSmith Performance Street Stocks, Super Streets and 440s also hit the 4/10-mile red clay.
Hot laps are set for 6:30 p.m. 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 July 23 at Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Ga.
Limited Late Models
Feature (20 laps) – 1. 52 Ryan Carter 2. 53 Cecil Eunice 3. 34 Adam Collins 4. 5 Scott Waters 5. 18 J.O. Nobles 6. 26 Bill Adkins 7. 7 Jordan Lockhart 8. 3 Bruce Collins 9. 20 Brandon Spradley 10. 38 Chris Lovett 11. 24 Woodrow Mullis 12. 16 Wayne Spradley 13. 21 Charlie Davis.
Qualifying – 1. Carter 16.922 2. Eunice 17.119 3. A. Collins 17.310 4. Lockhart 17.327 5. Mullis 17.342
EMods
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 27 Garrett Lloyd 2. 32 Bud Chancey 3. 18G Randy Gainey 4. 27G Jason Garver 5. 5 Keith Tuten 6. 99 Steven Purnell 7. 67 John Lester 8. 58 John Lester, Jr. 9. 12T Allen Tatum 10. 20K Nick Kirkus (Did Not Start – 2X4 Chase Collins, 90 Scott Singletary, 5H Scott Ham, 17 Allen Scurry).
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Kirkus 2. Lloyd 3. Tatum 4. Lester, Jr.
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Garver 2. Chancey 3. Gainey 4. Purnell
NeSmith Performance Street Stocks
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 81 Brian Wooten 2. 8G Brian Grantham 3. HOT ROD Chris Keller 4. 133 Kyle Livingood 5. 424 Shaun Washam 6. 96 Luke Johns 7. 17S John Sweat 8. 18W Wesley Jones 9. 3D Makayla Tyrell 10. 1X Chris Williams 11. 18 Chad Fry 12. 52 Dale Mimbs 13. X Brandon Spradley 14. 18H Robert Hicks 15. 14 Taylor Sowell 16. 07 Matt Dixon 17. 88 Colby Hall 18. 28 Piearce Thrift.
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Grantham 2. Keller 3. Washam 4. Dixon
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Livingood 2. Hicks 3. Jones 4. Johns
Super Streets
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 15 Caleb Payne 2. 21 Will Gardener 3. HOT ROD Chris Keller 4. 28D Donnie Durrance 5. K5 Keith Smith 6. 88 Lee Keller 7. 2 Ronald Altman 8. 7 Luke Hayes 9. 74 Billy Benefield 10. 11 Paul Jones 11. 14 James Scott 12. 00Glen Smith 13. 70 Jordan Fowler.
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Jones 2. Payne 3. Smith 4. Altman
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Gardener 2. Hayes 3. L. Keller 4. Benefield
Enduros
Feature (8 laps) – 1. 21 Billy Ammons 2. 26 Willard Wallace 3. 16 John Carlino 4. 6 Johnny Barker 5. 11K Brad Kitchen 6. 35 John Kelly 7. 26D Kyle Davis 8. 87 Jack Hill 9. 21W Scott Washam 10. 41 Charles Smith 11. 17C Tami Clark 12. 73 Megan Grant 13. 00 William Fisher 14. 1C Bubba Clark 15. 5T Tyler Thompson 16. 3 Dylan Taylor 17. 19 Johnathan Rowe 20. 57 Andrew Conner 21. 12 John Noe 22. 8 Jay Young 23. 5B Bryan Beasley.
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Wallace 2. Carlino 3. Davis 4. Kitchen
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Ammond 2. Kelly 3. Barker 4. Rowe
440s
Feature (10 laps) – 1. 32 Michael Bruner 2. 6 Josh Ryan 3. 13 Olvan Williams 4. 95 Mack Williams 5. 2Q Joe Quarterman 6. A1 Austin Bailey 7. 10 Jared Crews 8. 41M Kenny McBride 9. 86 Ashley Wallace (Did Not Start – 04 Bobby Pike).
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Bruner 2. O. Williams 3. Quarterman 4. Ryan
Powder Puffs
Feature (10 laps) – 1. 17C Taylor Clark 2. HOT ROD Hannah Keller 3. 88 Stephanie Hall 4. 14 Taylor Sowell 5. 00 Brittany Dykes 6. 26 Ashley Wallace 7. 5 LeighAnne Ammons 8. 13 Ashley Douglas 9. 1C T.J. Davis 10. 88A Kerri Altman
One can only imagine that was Ryan Carter’s reaction Saturday evening at Golden Isles Speedway.
Carter swept the Limited Late Model show, topping off the night with a flag-to-flag win in the 25-lap feature. That followed setting quick time amongst the 13 entries.
The high was about shot down on Lap 7 after Carter had paced the initial six laps. The caution flew as Carter sat in Turn 2 180 degrees from the correct direction.
Click read more
According to track officials, the yellow was tossed for the car of Charlie Davis that stalled attempting to drive into the pit entrance off that same turn.
Carter was awarded his top spot back and he checked out from there.
Cecil Eunice, Adam Collins, Scott Waters and J.O. Nobles rounded out the top five.
Point leader Woodrow Mullis started fifth and was dicing through the field methodically. While battling Eunice for the runner up position on Lap 16 the drivetrain failed skidding Mullis to a stop in Turn 4. He would be scored 11th.
Carter’s fast time of 16.922 was the only lap below 17 seconds.
The B-Dub Express continues to amaze fans and the NeSmith Performance Street Stocks. Brian Wooten started dead last in the 20-lap feature by virtue of winning the last regular points event.
He dug in on the high groove and picked his way to the front and was first to the checkered flag. Brian Grantham, Chris Keller, Kyle Livingood and Shaun Washam were next.
Garrett Lloyd’s terrific season continued with a win in the EMod 15-lap finale. That was not decided until race long leader Nick Kirkus pulled up lame with three circuits left, giving the point to Lloyd, who held off Bud Chancey, Randy Gainey, Jason Garver and Keith Tuten.
Caleb Payne won his first Super Street main of the season. Will Gardener, Chris Keller, Donnie Durrance and Keith Smith followed.
Billy Ammons topped a 23-car Enduro field. The 15-lap feature was halted at Lap 8 due to time limit, but it probably would not have mattered. Ammons took the win over Willard Wallace, John Carlino, Johnny Barker and Brad Kitchen.
Michael Bruner won another 440 10-lap feature with a healthy advantage over Josh Ryan, Olvan Williams, Mack Williams and Joe Quarterman.
The Powder Puffs made their 2016 debut. Taylor Clark wheeled by Hannah Altman about halfway through the 10-lap feature and was first to the checkers. Keller, Stephanie Hall, Taylor Sowell and Brittany Dykes followed.
The Super Challenge 5 Series returns for the GIS Late Models and Enduros Saturday Aug. 6. Late Models will be co-set with the I-95 Toyota Late Model Challenge Series and pay $3,000 to the winner. Enduros run for $1,000 top prize.
EMods, NeSmith Performance Street Stocks, Super Streets and 440s also hit the 4/10-mile red clay.
Hot laps are set for 6:30 p.m. 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 July 23 at Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Ga.
Limited Late Models
Feature (20 laps) – 1. 52 Ryan Carter 2. 53 Cecil Eunice 3. 34 Adam Collins 4. 5 Scott Waters 5. 18 J.O. Nobles 6. 26 Bill Adkins 7. 7 Jordan Lockhart 8. 3 Bruce Collins 9. 20 Brandon Spradley 10. 38 Chris Lovett 11. 24 Woodrow Mullis 12. 16 Wayne Spradley 13. 21 Charlie Davis.
Qualifying – 1. Carter 16.922 2. Eunice 17.119 3. A. Collins 17.310 4. Lockhart 17.327 5. Mullis 17.342
EMods
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 27 Garrett Lloyd 2. 32 Bud Chancey 3. 18G Randy Gainey 4. 27G Jason Garver 5. 5 Keith Tuten 6. 99 Steven Purnell 7. 67 John Lester 8. 58 John Lester, Jr. 9. 12T Allen Tatum 10. 20K Nick Kirkus (Did Not Start – 2X4 Chase Collins, 90 Scott Singletary, 5H Scott Ham, 17 Allen Scurry).
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Kirkus 2. Lloyd 3. Tatum 4. Lester, Jr.
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Garver 2. Chancey 3. Gainey 4. Purnell
NeSmith Performance Street Stocks
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 81 Brian Wooten 2. 8G Brian Grantham 3. HOT ROD Chris Keller 4. 133 Kyle Livingood 5. 424 Shaun Washam 6. 96 Luke Johns 7. 17S John Sweat 8. 18W Wesley Jones 9. 3D Makayla Tyrell 10. 1X Chris Williams 11. 18 Chad Fry 12. 52 Dale Mimbs 13. X Brandon Spradley 14. 18H Robert Hicks 15. 14 Taylor Sowell 16. 07 Matt Dixon 17. 88 Colby Hall 18. 28 Piearce Thrift.
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Grantham 2. Keller 3. Washam 4. Dixon
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Livingood 2. Hicks 3. Jones 4. Johns
Super Streets
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 15 Caleb Payne 2. 21 Will Gardener 3. HOT ROD Chris Keller 4. 28D Donnie Durrance 5. K5 Keith Smith 6. 88 Lee Keller 7. 2 Ronald Altman 8. 7 Luke Hayes 9. 74 Billy Benefield 10. 11 Paul Jones 11. 14 James Scott 12. 00Glen Smith 13. 70 Jordan Fowler.
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Jones 2. Payne 3. Smith 4. Altman
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Gardener 2. Hayes 3. L. Keller 4. Benefield
Enduros
Feature (8 laps) – 1. 21 Billy Ammons 2. 26 Willard Wallace 3. 16 John Carlino 4. 6 Johnny Barker 5. 11K Brad Kitchen 6. 35 John Kelly 7. 26D Kyle Davis 8. 87 Jack Hill 9. 21W Scott Washam 10. 41 Charles Smith 11. 17C Tami Clark 12. 73 Megan Grant 13. 00 William Fisher 14. 1C Bubba Clark 15. 5T Tyler Thompson 16. 3 Dylan Taylor 17. 19 Johnathan Rowe 20. 57 Andrew Conner 21. 12 John Noe 22. 8 Jay Young 23. 5B Bryan Beasley.
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Wallace 2. Carlino 3. Davis 4. Kitchen
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Ammond 2. Kelly 3. Barker 4. Rowe
440s
Feature (10 laps) – 1. 32 Michael Bruner 2. 6 Josh Ryan 3. 13 Olvan Williams 4. 95 Mack Williams 5. 2Q Joe Quarterman 6. A1 Austin Bailey 7. 10 Jared Crews 8. 41M Kenny McBride 9. 86 Ashley Wallace (Did Not Start – 04 Bobby Pike).
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Bruner 2. O. Williams 3. Quarterman 4. Ryan
Powder Puffs
Feature (10 laps) – 1. 17C Taylor Clark 2. HOT ROD Hannah Keller 3. 88 Stephanie Hall 4. 14 Taylor Sowell 5. 00 Brittany Dykes 6. 26 Ashley Wallace 7. 5 LeighAnne Ammons 8. 13 Ashley Douglas 9. 1C T.J. Davis 10. 88A Kerri Altman
