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Mark Day Takes Home Checkered Flag
in a Wild Night of Action at
Music
City Motorplex
Nashville, Tennessee, August 2, 2008 – Another
exciting night of racing under the lights at the Music City
Motorplex saw some of the top drivers bring home victories and
extend their
Points lead in Music City Motorplex’s 50th
Anniversary season. Race fans were out in full force on a
beautiful night to cheer their favorite NASCAR Whelen All American
Series drivers to victory.
Michael House led the field down from the pole
position in the Late Model Division and held the lead until a tangle
on a restart sent him crashing into the front straight-away wall.
House was not able to continue and points leader Andy Johnson
quickly took over the top spot and held the lead until Mark Day was
able to run down Johnson and the two waged a fierce battle side by
side for the final 3 laps until Day was able to just nip Johnson at
the end. Johnson was able to extend his point lead as Dillion Oliver
started in the back of the event and made his way up to third at the
end of the event, and was able to hold onto20his second place
position in the points.
Daniel Victory and was able to extend his points
lead by winning the Super Truck main event followed by Clint Crowell
and Blake Carter rounded out the top three.
The NASCAR Grand Nationals had a great show as
Clint Carter started at the end of the field and worked his way to
the top spot. His victory celebration was short lived when post race
inspection revealed that his car had the “Wrong” tires for the
division. Jeffrey Belt who finished second was awarded the victory.
Lee Goddard extended his point lead with a sold second place finish
and Wayne White had mechanical troubles and dropped out before the
conclusion of the event.
Fans were treated to another thrilling
ThunderStox race as Joshua Hood stayed near the front of the pack
all race long and was able to just nip Matt Barnes at the end.
The Legends Pro, Masters, and Semi Pro division
all ran together in a 30 lap shoot out with Kevin Rollins, Kenny
Summers taking the top honors.
Layne Clifton won the Bandolero Bandits event,
while Sean Hosey won the Bandolero Young guns 15 lap feature event.
Ricky McIllwain of Antioch was able to capture
the Dwarf Car main with 14 car competeing in the 15 lap feature.
Racing returns to the Music City Motorplex
Friday, August 8 with Sterling Marlin returning to action in the
NASCAR Late Model division. The Super Trucks and Grand Nationals
will also be in action as the event will feature Double Point,
Dollar Night with the price of admission being only $1.
Grandstand gates open at 6:30 p.m. and
qualifying at 7:00 p.m. The green flag will drop on the first race
at 8:30 p.m.
For more information
about the 50th Anniversary Season of racing at the Music
City Motorplex, please visit
www.musiccitymotorplex.com or call the
Motorplex office at (615) 726-1818.
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