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Heavy Shower Wins at North Georgia

Chatsworth, Ga. (Aug. 24) A heavy rain shower accompanied by winds and lightning was the winner at North Georgia Speedway Friday night. The 6 pm thunder boomer was enough to cancel the night's racing.

"As dry and hot as it has been you really can't say much when we do get some rain that cools things off, but earlier in the day or later in the evening would have been a better time," said North Georgia promoter Monty Morrow.

Next Saturday night North Georgia Speedway will host the Southern All Star Series for a Labor Day Weekend Special. All the regular divisions will be racing and it will be their final points race of the season.

"Cleveland Speedway will not be racing next Saturday night so we can concentrate on the big Labor Day SAS special here at North Georgia," continued Morrow. "Every time we open the doors at North Georgia we have some real hard nosed racing. With the SAS travelers coming to town and it being the last night for points you know the drivers won't be leaving anything in the trailer."

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

Season Points Wind Up on Sept 1st

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (Aug. 24) The champions in all divisions at North Georgia Speedway will be determined on Saturday, September 1.

When the checkered flag falls on September 1st and the final points are tallied in the Late Model, Crate Late Model, Limited Late Model, Sportsman, Hobby, Mini-Stock and Bomber divisions the 2007 North Georgia division champions will determined.

"A lot of time, effort, money and a good bit of luck, goes into winning a championship. Whether it is a national title or a track championship the efforts are the same," said NGa. promoter Monty Morrow. "We will honor our champions with a banquet later in the fall."

Next Saturday's Labor Day Weekend special will be highlighted by a visit from the stars and cars of the Southern All Star Series. Cleveland Speedway will take the night off so you can expect an abundance of local Late Model racers all wanting to keep the $5,000 first place money out of the traveler's pockets.

Don't forget with the heat still blanketing the area tonight's racing, August 24, will start at 8 pm.

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

First Round of TTCS Double Header Friday

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (Aug. 16) The first half of the Top Tracks Challenge Series double header will highlight this Friday nights racing at North Georgia Speedway. On Saturday night the TTCS cars and stars will move to Cleveland Speedway for round two.

"The Crate Late Model division here at North Georgia is one of the best and some of our drivers compete on the TTCS series," said North Georgia promoter Monty Morrow. "It will be interesting to see if our guys can make the best of their home field advantage and keep the top money here at home."

In support of the Crate Late Models there will be racing in the Super Late Models, Hobby and Mini-Stock classes. The VP Race Fuels/Hoosier Racing Tires bonuses between North Georgia and Cleveland Speedways will be in affect for these three support classes. If a driver buys two arm bands he can race in both the TTCS feature and the Super Late Model feature.

Pits open at 4 pm, grandstands at 5 pm. Do to the continued heat wave racing will start at 8 pm. Grandstands adult tickets are $15 with kids 6-12 $3.00 under six are free. Pit passes are $25.

Hot Weather Start Time for Cleveland and North Georgia

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (August 9) With thermometers reading over 100 degrees, the heat indexes higher than that and the National Weather Service issuing heat advisories North Georgia and Cleveland Speedways will start their racing programs an hour later, 8 pm, this weekend.

"We had a relatively pleasant July and we knew that we would pay for it and we are," said Cleveland and North Georgia promoter Monty Morrow. "For this weekend at both tracks we will move our start time back an hour, to 8 o'clock. Things will be a little cooler by then."

On Friday night at North Georgia Speedway the Late Models will be in action plus racing in all the local divisions. Saturday night at Cleveland Speedway the Late Models will be atop the racing card that includes all the regular divisions.

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

Racing every Saturday night from March to November Cleveland Speedway is East Tennessee's finest short track. The third mile clay oval is located on US Hwy 11 (Lee Highway) just north of the US 64 bypass in Cleveland, Tenn. For more information call the track (423) 479-8574. Or visit www.clevelandspeedway.com/
 

Too Wet to Race at North Georgia

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (July 20) Due to continued wet weather and a forecast for more today the racing at North Georgia Speedway for tonight, July 20 has been cancelled.

"With all the rain we are having and what is in the forecast there is no way we can get a good racing surface for tonight's program, so we have cancelled it," said promoter Monty Morrow. "We will take tonight off and be back next Friday night with Late Models and racing in all the regular divisions."

Join us next Friday night for southern style dirt track racing at it's finest. The Super Late Models will top the card with Crate Late Models, Limited Late Models, Sportsman, Hobby and Mini-Stocks on the third mile clay oval. Gate open at 3 pm with racing at 7 pm.

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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.       

North Georgia/Cleveland Speedway Bonuses In Place

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (July 19) The driver bonus system between North Georgia and Cleveland Speedways is still in place and next week with the Thursday night Southern National event will be even bigger.

If a Late Model driver wins at North Georgia on Friday night and at Cleveland on Saturday night they will receive a $500 bonus. If no driver wins both events there will be a $100 bonus for the driver that has the highest average finish. For the Limited Late Models, Sportsman and Crate classes a double winner receives $300 or highest average finisher receives $100. In Hobby and Pony it is 100 and 50 dollars.

Next week if a Late Model driver wins Thursday at Cleveland, Friday at North Georgia and Saturday at Cleveland they will receive a $3,000 bonus. Winning two out of the three races the bonus is $1,000 and if neither of those scenarios works out the high point man picks up $250. For Limited/Crate Late Models it is $1,000, $500 and $100 dollars.

"These bonus programs have proven to be very popular and it is one of the advantages of promoting two race tracks," said Monty Morrow who refused to talk about the disadvantages of promoting two race tracks. "The drivers can look for more deals like this as we get our feet on the ground and more comfortable with the two tracks." Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

Racing every Saturday night from March to November Cleveland Speedway is East Tennessee's finest short track. The third mile clay oval is located on US Hwy 11 (Lee Highway) just north of the US 64 bypass in Cleveland, Tenn. For more information call the track (423) 479-8574. Or visit www.clevelandspeedway.com/

Owens Holds Off Madden for North Georgia Win

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (July 13) Nothing unlucky about Friday the 13th for Jimmy Owens as the Newport, Tenn. racer held off Chris Madden and a stellar field to win round one of the Tarver Distributing Budweiser Southern All Star Thunder in the Mountains at North Georgia Speedway Friday night.

Although he led all 45 laps of the night's feature event, it was not a walk in the park for Owens as Madden and McDowell would kept him honest. In the waning laps with Owens and Madden entrenched in the top spots Skip Arp was the man on the move. With 10 to go Arp moved past Shane Clanton for third and began to hound the leaders, but ran out of laps and ended up third in the final tally. Clanton held on for fourth with Dale McDowell fifth.

Owens would win the first lap drag race from his outside front row starting position and take the lead. Madden, who had fast time, would fall in behind Owens with Clanton, Ivadent Lloyd and McDowell in tow. McDowell would move into third on the fifth lap and begin a crowd pleasing battle with Madden. On lap 16 McDowell would take over second only to have Madden retake the spot four laps later. McDowell would continue to haunt Madden before Clanton would take the third spot only to loose the spot to a hard charging Arp.

Rounding out the top 10 were Ricky Armes, Tommy Kerr, Ray Cook, David Payne and Todd Morrow.

There were 43 Super Late Models on hand with 38 taking their two qualifying laps. Chris Madden was the fastest qualifier with a time of 12.434 seconds. Eventual winner Jimmy Owens was second quick with a time of 12.532 seconds.

In Limited Late Model action Rick Hixson took the lead from Leon Brindle, when Bridle faltered on the eleventh lap of the 20-lap feature. Hixson would go on to take the win with Brian Burke crossing the line in second. Matt Steward, Shannon Beardon and B.J. Pasley rounded out the top five.

Although Brindle's problems put an end to a three race win streak he was able to pick up two points on point leader PD Doss. The two points were just enough to put Brindle in a tie with Doss for the point lead.

Crate Late Model point leader Darryl Owneby took the lead from Allen Green on lap 10 and went on to take the feature win. Green would finish second with Doug Kilgore third, John Ownbey fourth and Corey Roulette fifth.

Greg Callahan wired the Mini-Stock feature taking the win over current point leader Grady Stokes. Following Callahan and Stokes across the line were Chris DeFore, Ralph Langston and Brandon Stokes.

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

Southern All Star Series Fast Facts North Georgia Speedway

WHAT: 20TH ANNUAL O’REILLY THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS RACE #1

WHERE: North Georgia Speedway—1/3 mile high banked clay oval

WHEN: Friday July 13th 2007          

DIRECTIONS:  5.2 miles south of Alt 52 on SR 225, then .3 miles west on Raceway Dr. (I-75 to exit #317, then 13.4 miles north on SR 225.)

DISTANCE: 45 Laps/14.985 Miles $5,000 to win $300 to start

STARTING FIELD: 24 cars, 10 cars locked in through qualifying, next 12 positions determined by B Main Events.  2 provisionals determined by 2007 Series points standings.

PROMOTER: North Georgia Speedway 706-695-3313

SCHEDULE:
Pit Gates open at 3
Drivers Meeting at 6:00 pm
Hot Laps 6:30 pm

RACEIVERS ARE REQUIRED

PARTICIPATING SPECIAL AWARD SPONSORS:
PPM Racing Products will award the Hard Charger of each OSAS event with a $50 certificate. PPM Racing Products will award a season ending $250.00 certificate for the Hard Charger of the Year. PPM Racing Product decals required.

ATL Fuel Cells will award the highest finisher in the feature with an ATL decal a $100.00 certificate. ATL will award the lowest finisher in the feature with an ATL decal a $50.00 certificate.

CV Products will award the 5th place finisher in the feature with a $100.00 certificate. CV Products decal required.

American Billet will award a $50.00 certificate to the Fast Qualifier at each OSAS event that displays an American Billet decal.


OFFICIAL SERIES SPONSORS:

Mandatory decals for 2007 are O’Reilly SAS, Hoosier Tire, Sunoco

SAS DIRT RACE WINNERS IN 2007:
1.SCOTT BLOOMQUIST—GOLDEN ISLE SPEEDWAY
2.DAN SCHLIPER—GOLDEN ISLE SPEEDWAY
3.CLINT SMITH—CHEROKEE SPEEDWAY
4.CHRIS MADDEN—CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY
5.DALE MCDOWELL—TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK
6.JAMIE ELAM—MAGNOLIA SPEEDWAY
7.SHANE CLANTON—CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY
8.DENNIS FRANKLIN—SCREVEN MOTOR SPEEWAY
9.RANDY WEAVER—LAVONIA SPEEDWAY
10.DENNIS FRANKLIN—TOCCOA SPEEDWAY
11.SKIP ARP—DIXIE SPEEDWAY
12.JACK PENNINTON—SWAINSBORO RACEWAY
13.RANDLE CHUPP—OGLETHORPE SPEEDWAY
14.CHESLEY DIXON—SCREVEN MOTOR SPEEDWAY

OSAS TOP TEN:1.Mark Vineyard 1136; 2.Ivedent Lloyd 1094; 3.Stacy Holmes 904; 4.Jake Knowles 856; 5.Casey Roberts 716; 6.Dennis Franklin 702; 7.Clint Smith 634; 8.Bryan Sumner 580; 9.Casey Barrow 480; 10.Shane Clanton 442

CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY DRIVING SCHOOL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1.Stacy Holmes 904; 2.Jake Knowles 856; 3.Casey Roberts 716; 4.Bryan Sumner 580.

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Arp Stays Hot at North Georgia

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (June 29) Coming off a SAS win last weekend Skip Arp kept the hot hand as he won the Firecracker 40 at North Georgia Speedway Friday night.

Arp would take the lead on the first lap and with Gary McPherson and Tommy Kerr in tow would lead all 40 circuits to win the Firecracker 40 and pocket the $3,000 first place prize money. Ray Cook would hold down the fourth spot and Shane Tankersley would hound Cook from fifth.

At the half-way point the top four would remain the same with mechanical problems sending Tankersley to the pits and Lee Sutton would move into fifth. With 10 laps to go Ronnie Johnson, who started mid-pack, would move past Sutton and take over the fifth spot. With two laps remaining Johnson would move past Cook for fourth and on the white flag lap Sutton would take fifth from Cook.

Cook would settle for sixth with Jake Knowles, Shawn Chastain, Jamie Oliver, Ricky Williams and David Payne rounding out the top 10.

Leon Brindle would wire the Limited Late Model feature for his third win in the last three outings. On his journey to victory lane Brindle kept B.J. Pasley and Danny Pippin in his rear view. After two weeks of finishing second to Brindle, Shannon Bearden crossed the stripe in fourth with Brian Burke rounding out the top five.

The win, combined with P.J. Doss' seventh place finish, put the ageless veteran just two points behind point leader Doss.

Jeff Smith kept Doug Kilgore at bay to take the Crate Late Model feature win. Kilgore settled for second with Darryl Ownbey, Jimmy Kay and Seth Wimpy the next three across the line.

After moving past Spencer Singleton for second on lap 10 of the 15 lap Sportsman feature, Lee Gray stalked leader Randy Dillard for 4 laps. After the white flag fell Gray made his move, passing Dillard for the lead and the win. Singleton crossed the line in third, followed by Tony Westmorland and Scott Jackson.

Jamie Parker led every lap to take the Hobby feature win. Larry Higgins was second, Jeff Kile third, Tim Ford fourth and John Parker fifth.

Four Laps into the Mini Stock feature Chris Defore would move past leader Grady Stokes for the lead. Defore would never look back as he would lead the remaining 11 laps for the victory. Stokes held on for second with Ralph Langston, Travis Jacobsen and Randall McGuire rounding out the top five.

Leading every lap John Binger would take a dominate Bomber win. Daniel Bearden was second with Rob Johnson, Tyler B  and Donnie Price rounding out the top five.
Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

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Johnson from the Rear for North Georgia Win

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (June 22) Problems in his heat relegated Ronnie Johnson to a dead last starting position in the Late Model feature Friday night at North Georgia Speedway, but that did not deter the crafty veteran as he blew threw the field to take the win.

Whatever problems Johnson had in his heat race were fixed by the time the feature rolled around as Johnson used the whole race track to pass the other 14 Late Models and take the win. With five laps to go in the 30 lap feature Johnson moved past Skip Arp for second. When the white flag fell he passed the last car, leader Lamar Scoggin, and to the checkered flag for the win.

Scoggins settled for second, early leader Arp was third, Derek Ellis fourth, and Riley Hickman fifth. Rounding out the top 10 were Paul Hollander, Lee Sutton, Mike Satterfield, Davy Davis and Tony Knowles.

For the second Friday night in a row Leon Brindle took the Limited Late Model win. The crafty veteran took the lead on the first lap and kept Shannon Bearden at bay for all 20 circuits to take the win. Bearden finished second to Brindle  for the second week in a row with point leader PD Doss finishing third. Brian Jackson and Caleb Bearden rounded out the top five.

First holding off Doug Kilgore and then point leader Darryl Ownbey, Jeff Smith won the Crate Late Model feature leading every lap. Ownbey finished second, Kilgore third, Allen Green fourth and Reed Johnson fifth.

When problems befell race leader Spencer Singleton on lap 14 of the 15 lap Sportsman feature it opened the door for Lee Gray to take the lead and the win.  Randy Dillard was second and was followed across the stripe by Lisa Cantrell, Tony Westmorland and Scott Jackson. Point leader Singleton would be scored seventh in the final tally.

Jamie Parker would take the Hobby win and extend his season point lead over Larry Higgins who finished sixth. Leading every lap Parker would take the win over Jeff Rile, Tim Ford, Jon Clark and Jon Parker.

Mini Stock/Pony action saw Grady Stoke best Greg Callahan to take the win. Chris Defore was third, Travis Jacobsen fourth and Randall McGuire fifth.

Donnie Price topped the Bomber field as he powered his way to a win over Ted Montgomery, Tom Darby, Rob Johnson and Doug Hopson.

All racing was completed and everyone was on their way home a little after 10 pm. Next Friday night will be the Firecracker 40 paying $3,000 to win for Late Models, plus racing in all regular divisions. Due to a bureaucratic snafu there will be no fireworks.

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

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North Georgia Announces Scheduling Changes

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (June 20) North Georgia Speedway, under the guidance of Monty Morrow, has made a number of changes in the track schedule for the remainder of the summer.

The biggest change is going from racing on Saturday night to racing on Friday night. The first Friday night of regular racing is this Friday June 22. The Firecracker 40 scheduled for Saturday June 30 will remain on that date and then in July and August all races will be on Friday night.
 
"We know that this is going to be a little confusing for a while, but there was no easy way to get what needed to be done, done," said Morrow. "We are still up in the air about what to do when school starts, but we have plenty of time to work that out."

The Southern All Star race scheduled for July 28 has been rescheduled for Friday July 13. For all the dates and changes check the schedule on the track web site, www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com

"It made more sense to have the Southern All Star race on the 13th, the night before the SAS Jean Johnson Memorial at Cleveland," continued Morrow. "Having back to back races in the same area will draw more cars and be better for the fans and the competitors."

Morrow went on to say that he would like to thank everyone for all the support he has received and to reassure everyone that he and the staff and management at North Georgia Speedway will do everything in their power to provide great racing in a great racing environment.

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.

Additional Money for Cleveland and North Georgia Drivers

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (June 18) Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, Tenn. and North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Ga. have announced a bonus program for all classes running at the two tracks.

"We offered some additional bonus money for drivers that competed at both tracks this last weekend and were pleased with the response," said Monty Morrow who is now promoting both tracks. "This week and until further notice there will be bonus money up for grabs in all classes."

Starting this weekend if a Late Model driver wins at North Georgia on Friday night and at Cleveland on Saturday night they will pick up a $500 bonus. If no driver wins both events there will be a $100 bonus for the driver that has the highest average finish. For the Limited Late Models, Sportsman and Crate classes a double winner receives $300 or highest average finisher receives $100. In Hobby and Pony it is 100 and 50 dollars.

This past weekend's bonus in the Limited Late Model, Crate Late Model and Sportsman went to Spencer Singleton. Singleton won the Sportsman event at North Georgia and finished fifth at Cleveland in the Limited Late Model feature. He picked up an additional $100 for his efforts.

This Friday night racing at North Georgia Speedway will feature racing in all divisions, Super Late Model, Limited Late Model, Crate Late Model, Sportsman, Hobby and Pony. Gates open at 3 pm with racing at 7pm.

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 Raceway 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels. 

Owens Tops Lucas Bash at North Georgia

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (June 14) In front of a standing room only crowd for the reopening of North Georgia Speedway, Jimmy Owens put on a dominant performance to win the Harris Sutton Chevrolet 40. For the Newport, Tenn. driver it was his second career win on the Lucas Late Model Dirt Series.

With 10 laps to go Owens, who led all 40 laps, came up on the field and began working lapped traffic. While Owens began lapping cars with relative ease, the battle for second between Wendell Wallace and Brad Neat would continue for another five laps when Wallace would move back past Neat to retake the second spot. Wallace would hold on for second with Neat finishing third. Front Row starter Shane Tankersley would finish fourth and Robert Gant fifth.

When the starting field of 24 flashed under the flag stand to record the first lap pole sitter Owens was in the lead and was followed by Wendell Wallace, Brad Neat, Shane Tankersley and North Georgia point leader Gary McPherson. After the first of two cautions flew on lap 10 the top five remained the same, but on the restart Neat would charge into second relegating Wallace to third.

The second and final caution flag flew on lap 21 and on the restart Owens would continue his dominance with Neat and Wallace battling behind. The battle for the next three spots between Tankersley, Gant and McPherson also began heating up. Tankersly would finish fourth while Gant would out duel McPherson for fifth.

McPherson, Dale McDowell, Steve Casebolt, Garrett Durrett and Randy Weaver rounded out the top 10.

In Limited Late Model action ageless Leon Brindle outran relative youngster Shannon Bearden to take the Limited Late Model win. Roger Dickson was third, point leader Paul Doss fourth and Trig Parris fifth.

Doug Kilgore held off Crate Late Model point leader Darel Ownbey to win the Crate Late feature. Chip Brindle, Danny Pippen and Randy Hill rounded out the top five.

Spencer Singleton padded his point lead by winning the Sportsman division feature. Singleton would cross the line ahead of Tony Westmorland, Larry Higgins, Lee Gray and Randy Dillard.

Next Friday night all the North Georgia Speedway regular divisions, Late Model, Crate Late Model, Limited Late Model, Sportsman, Hobby and Mini-Stocks will be in action at the third mile clay oval. Gate open at 3 pm with racing at 7 pm.

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.

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Lucas Late Model Dirt Series Harris Sutton Chevrolet 40 Fast Facts

Here is a short list of what to expect for the Harris Sutton Chevrolet 40 at North Georgia Speedway on Friday, June 15.

Coolers, 12 to 14", are allowed in the grandstand. NO glass.
Full concession stands serving Coca Cola products at this time.
No reserve seating for this event.
Trackside parking is available.

Pit gates open at 3 pm and Grandstands at 5pm

Hot laps for the Sportsman, Lucas Late Models, Limited Sportsman and Crate Late Models will run in this order and start at 7 pm.

Followed by:

Qualifying for Lucas Late Models (2 laps) and Limited Sportsman (1 lap)

Heats for Sportsman, Lucas Late Models (10 laps) and Crates

Consis for Lucas Late Models (12 laps)

Features for Limited Sportsman, Lucas Late Models (40 laps), Crates and Sportsman

Adult grandstand tickets are $20, kids 6-11 $3, kids under 6 are free. Pit passes are $32.

All requests for media credentials must be submitted by the publication on the publications stationary and signed by the publisher and or editor. Send requests by fax to 828-837-1611 or email to bob@latemodel.com. For more information about North Georgia Speedway go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com

Located in Chatsworth, Ga. North Georgia Speedway is a third-mile clay 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. Go to www.northgeorgiaspeedway.com for more information including area motels.