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Sunday, July 24, 2016

Top 5 Recap of the racing at EAMS on Saturday 7/23/2016 (Videos are included.)


Submitted by Lamar McClellan


EAMS Late Model:
1 - #4 Dusty Jones finally picks up his 1st win at EAMS after having so many great runs fall short with parts failures - CONGRATS!!
2 - #00 Jay Elliott - his first top 2 run since opening night of the season - good job Jay!!
3 - #110 Slick Rick Culpepper - gains a couple of points to stretch his points lead to 12 over #K9 Dana Eiland with a solid run.
4 - #14 Patrick Wall - ties his best finish of the year with his 3rd top 5 finish of the year.
5 - #K9 Dana Eiland - good finish, but loses 2 points to points leader Rick Culpepper.

Limited Late Model (Summer Sizzler double $$$, double points):
1 - #19 Josh Cox picks up his 2nd double points win in a row (though not running for points). Great run!!
2 - #14 Josh Taylor - 1st EAMS run this year and ran a challenging 2nd place the last half of the race.
3 - #14 Lavon Sparks - in 2 races this year, he's had a 3rd and a 2nd - good work!!
4 - #12 Thomas Lewis - drives Joey Keyser's car to a solid top 5 finish.
5 - #79 Marc Gooden - 4th top 5 finish of the year.

Hobby:
1 - #17 Jason Price wins his 5th of the year after an early challenge from #294 John Michael Schmear.
2 - #31 Richie Grantham - his best finish of the year!! Good work!!
3 - #28 Terry McCraine - his best finish of the year also - good job!!
4 - #294 John Michael Schmear - had a great start, but lost 2 positions all at once and ran 4th the remainder of the race.
5 - #R68 Chuck Coggins - another top 5 - 6th time this season.

NeSmith Street Stock:
1 - #21 Derick Schrecengost gets his first win since the 3rd race of the season and ups his points lead to 8.
2 - #69 Jason Harrison (Sandra Cockrill Harrison) - his 9th top 5 finish of the season - very consistent!!
3 - #7 Chris Arnett - a top 5 in only his 2nd start this season at EAMS.
4 - #D8 Dustin Diem - in his first visit to EAMS this year, a top 5.
5 - #17 Brandon McDaniel - 2 top 5s in 2 visits to EAMS.

Road Warrior:
1 - #999 Chandler Diem wins his 3rd in a row after an early challenge!
2 - #27 Cody Berryhill - a 4th and 2 2nds in 3 tries - excellent!
3 - #93 Hunter Cossette - a win and a 3rd in 2 tries this season.
4 - #17 Brian Bo Robinson - had an awesome run early and spun trying to take the lead - another top 5 run.
5 - #72 Phillip Connor - top 5 in first try at EAMS this year.

Hot Shots (17 cars!!):
1 - #28 Lee Hutchinson wins his first one ever at EAMS
2 - #51 Robert Hutchinson gets a 2nd in his 1st try here.
3 - #25 Jason Newsome - another great top 3 finish.
4 - #10G Rodney Gorman - still another top 5.
5 - #7 Bobby Duell - in a "FOR SALE" car, top 5.

NVRA Feature # 1:
1 - #55 Woody Callaway - 65 year old driving a 36 Chevy with a 350 Chevy engine.
2 - #8 Martin Sapp - 60 year old driving a 29 A Model Ford with a 406 Chevy engine.
3 - #16 Happy Winslet - 52 year old driving a 32 Ford with a 350 Chevy engine.
4 - #69 Pete Cashwell - 61 year old driving a 32 Ford with a 350 Chevy engine.
5 - #96 - sorry, there is no information on this driver or car.

NVRA Feature # 2:
1 - #H1 Fred Herren - 70 year old driving a 67 Ford Mustang with a small block Ford engine.
2 - #17 Jerry Williams - 66 year old driving a 69 Ford Falcon with a 347 Ford engine.
3 - #16 Happy Winslett - 52 year old - don't have the information on the car he was driving in this race, but it was a Charlie Mincey replica car from back in the days when he ran what I call "skeeter" cars.
4 - #77 Ernie Walker - 68 year old driving a 55 Chevy with a 350 Engine.
5 - #87 Bo Wagner - a 59 year old driving a 36 Dodge with a 350 Chevy engine.

No race next week - back on August 6 for the $2,000 to win EAMS Late Model Summer Sizzler race. See you then!!
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