McPherson Ends Drought with North Georgia Win

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (May9) Defending Late Model Champion Gary McPherson ended his winless streak with a dominant Late Model victory Friday night at North Georgia Speedway.

McPherson, who won the 2007 Late Model Championship, ended his winless streak with a dominant flag-to-flag run. Jake Knowles kept McPherson honest for all 30 laps crossing the line in second. Mike Hill was third, Kevin Gibson fourth and Paul Hollander fifth.

Rounding out the top 10 were Chris Barnett, Scott Hall, Todd Morrow, Jerry Bradley and John Winge.

Soddy Daisy’s Rick Hixson continued his dominance of the Limited/Crate/Sportsman division with his third consecutive win in the ultra competitive class. Hixson took the early lead and held off Craig Burrows for the first eight and J.J. Nye for the last 12 laps to notch the win. Nye would finish second, Burrows third, Brian Burke fourth and Darrell Ownbey fifth.

Tim Ford shadowed leader Evan Long before taking advantage of Long’s misfortune and moving into the lead on lap 11. When Ford took over the lead Gary Johnson moved into the second spot and Randy Lilly third which is the way they took the checkered. Long was fourth and Jeff Kile fifth in the final tally.

Grady Stokes took the Pony feature win over Jimmy Elliott. Terry Smith was third, Jim Duggard fourth and Ralph Langston fifth. Last weeks winner and season point leader had problems and did not start the feature.

After finishing in the runner up spot last week Tom Peters moved up to the top spot and a trip to the Econo Bomber victory lane. John Bingor would move into second on lap 12 of the 15-lap event and go on to take runner up honors. Donnie Price would finish third, Timmy Millwood fourth and Bill Peters fifth.

Next Friday night there will be a $2,000 to win special for Super Late Models with a bonus of $200 for the fast qualifier from Hebling and Brown Construction Company. If Friday night’s winner also wins the SAS Coca Cola Tennessee Memorial at Cleveland Speedway the next night he will pick up an additional $1,000 bonus for a total of $8,000. On the same bill will be racing in all divisions, Limited/Crate/Sportsman, Hobby, Pony and Econo Bombers.

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay oval featuring dirt track racing at it’s best from March to October. The track address is 300 N. Georgia Rd. Chatsworth, Ga. 30705. Coming south on I-75 take Hwy. 52 (Exit 333) east approx. 11 miles to Hwy. 225. Go south on 225 approx. six miles. Track is on the right. Coming north on I-75 take Hwy. 225 (Exit 317) north 13 miles. Track is on your left. For more information including area motels go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com 

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