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RESULTS AUGUST 28, 1999 TAZEWELL SPEEDWAY: AUGUST 28, 1999 The racing doesn't get any better than it was tonight as you would have thought you were watching a series race. Starting on the front row were Fast Qual. Billy "The Kid" Ogle Jr. and Scott Sexton. Ten of the cars qualified in the 11's. The track was in great shape as Ogle turned an 11:40, the track record is 11:35. At the drop of the green flag it was Ogle jumping in to the led, followed by John Thompson and Sexton side by side. With one lap in the books Sexton moved by Thompson on the back stretch. Sexton and Ogle side by side for the led, lap 6 Sexton moved by Ogle. No matter where you looked it was 2 and 3 wide racing. Lap 11 Rick Robertson spun on the back stretch. On the restart it was Sexton, Ogle, Thompson, Jack Trammell, Ricky Rogers. On a restart was the only time you seen any single file racing. Lap 11-12-13, it was Sexton and Ogle, Side by side for the led. Behind them it was Trammel and Thompson, followed by R. Rogers and Roger Best, followed by Bill Reed and Steve Smith all these driver were side by side. Lap 17, two wide between Bryan Hendrix and Tommy Kerr followed by Stacy "The Sheriff" Boles and Reed. Lap 19 Harold Simpson spin coming off turn 3. Restart it was Sexton, Ogle, Thompson, Trammell, Best. Lap 20 Best took over the 3 place and Smith with his 3 wheeler moved in to the 5th place. Lap 24, Smith, Trammell, Boles 3 wide, with Trammell taking 5th. Lap 26 positions changed back of Sexton and Ogle, Best in 3rd with Thompson and Trammell. Lap 29, Simpson spun coming off turn 2, on the restart "The Sheriff" moved in to 4th place. Lap 31 Trammell cleared Reed. Lap 33, door to door it was Sexton and Ogle for the led. Boles in 3rd. Lap 40 coming off turn 4 Smith got by Best for 4th. At the flag stand it was Sexton, Ogle Boles, Smith, and Best. Sexton taking the 40 lapper and the $1,400 for the win. Qual. Ogle 11:40, Sexton 11:52, Thompson 11:55, Trammell 11:64, Rogers 11:69 OFFICIAL FINISH 1. Scott Sexton #52/Stinger/J. T. Kerr Racing Equip. 2. Billy "The Kid" Ogle Jr. #201 /Warrior/Wheels used Cars/Vanover and son Concrete Finishers 3. Stacy "The Sheriff" Boles #11b/GRT/ Advanced Transmission 4. Steve Smith #3/Warrior/K & K Trailer Mfg./Eddies Body Shop 5. Roger Best #84/Vol. Trucking/ 6. John Thompson #38/Stinger/Giles Ind./App. Mach./Long John Silvers 7. Ricky Rogers #144/ Fast Race Cars/RaceScan 8. Bill Reed #28/Fast Race Cars/UPS/DieCast Diegest/Hotsy 9. Jeff Treece #t17/Simpson Mining/Epps Chevy 10. Jack Trammell #90/Stinger/Total Construction 11. Tommy Kerr #4t/Stinger/J.T. Kerr Racing Equip. 12. Bryan Hendrix #5/Stinger/Simm's Mkt/Advanced Transmission 13. Greg Burchett #17/Kodak 14. Harold Simpson #h17/Rayburn/Simpson Mining/Epps Chevy 15. Mark Leach #66/Stinger/HardBlock Engine Cooler/Tractor World 16. Jim Griffith #36/Parson Chassis/Auto Marine/Island Spirits (all the way from Baltimore MD. to run THE TAZ) 17. Billy Gordon #g7/Rayburn/Coatney Contactors/Gordon Construction/Torbit Auto Parts 18. Troy Eads #52/Tammy and Co./Eads Auto Sales 19. Rick Robertson #57/MasterSbilt/Ricks Truck Repair 20. John Neal #41/Warrior/Neal Trucking and Farms 21. Bill Ogle Sr./Warrior/Billy Bar 22. Phil Helton #24/Stinger/Clinch Valley Auto Parts/Diamond Painting Over $600 in prizes were drawen for Warrior Jacket, Custom Race Engines Jacket, Bloomquit 1/24 scale car, T-Shirts and caps from Sexton, Ogle, Kerr, Vanover, Best, Trammell, Tazewell Speedway. I think it was 28 items given away by drawing the ticket stubs. THUNDER AND LIGHTING Again most of the night it was side by side racing. Never have I seen so much racing like that at any track, and very few cautions. Gambel jumped in to the led, with Houston and Long side by side for 4 laps. Lap 5, Bull got under Gamble for the led in turn 2. Behind they it was Self and Long lap 7-8-13 two wide. Lap 15, Lynn Wolfe spun in turn 3. With the field bunches up 2 and 3 wide and only one caution. At the checkered it was Gamble taking the win. OFFICIAL FINISH THUNDER AND LIGHTING 1. David Gamble #2/D & D Mach. 2. Marlin Bull #8/Allison Food Mkt./D. J. Bar and Grill 3. Mitch Houston #22/English Mountain Spring Water/Tipton and Houston Trucking 4. Bubba Long #10/Cloud 9/S & J Mach. 5. Randall Self #91/Murphy SkateLand/Frank's Auto Repair 6. Jason Long #15/S & J Mach/Longs Race Cars 7. Josh Chesney #1/Kays Mkt and Del. 8. Lynn Wolfe #02/Hopson Racing Equip Fast Qual. Marlin Bull 13:25 MODIFIED STREET Fire in the night...but we will get to that at the end. First start Bray got the jump on Brooks, when Debusk and Shell reached turn 2 they got together, bring about a complete restart. Action every body was 2 and 3 wide, Bray and Brooks from the front row ran side to side. Followed by Welch and Saylor door to door and Morgan right there with them. Lap 2 Morgan took over the 3 place, Lap 3 a caution with Brooks out front followed by Bray and Morgan. Lap 4 Morgan was on the move getting along side of Bray. When Vandergriff stopped on the front stretch. Lap 5 Smith took 3rd from Welch. Lap 9. T. Mayes roll his #71 on the back stretch. Race was red flagged to take care of T. Mayes car (it was Tater Mayes Birthday, I don't think he will forget this one). Lap 9, side by side Morgan and Brooks, Smith shot up to the turn one wall and Welch T-Bonded Smith. Lap 14 Morgan was under Brooks. Lap 15-16-17-18, Bray and Welch 2 wide. White Flag Morgan and Brooks going for the win. At the checkered it was Morgan and Brooks, followed by Welch and Bray...Now the fire in the night, with Brooks leading the points for the years and Bray in 2nd. Bray stops at the flag stand, Pulls out $750 and wants Brooks tore all the way down and Morgan Intake and Clutch. Brooks didn't want tore down and lost 1/2 his point for the year. Track Officials find an illegal carb. on Morgan. Giving the win to Welch and the track championship to Bray. With only one more point race no one can catch Bray in the points. OFFICIAL FINISH MODIFIED STREET 1. Rick Welch #18/ C & R Trucking/Beason Racing Engines 2. Leonard Bray #17/Smart Transport/Eads Auto Sales/Petty Trucking 3. Allen Mayes #40/Clinton Body Shop/C & R Trucking 4. Darrell Saylor #9/Family Cut 5. Tim Hatfield #3 6. Chuck Thode #m44/J & S Auto/williamsonauto,com 7. Brian Smith #7/ D & D Mach. 8. Shelby West #4 9. Jack England #24 10. Jerry Hurst #12 11. Wayne Wolfe #8 12. Jim Bob Shell #23/Jim Bobs Auto Sales 13. Mike Vandergriff #23 (org/yel) 14. Regan Debusk #6 15. Rex Coffey #0 16. Tater Mayes #71 17. Anthony Morgan #26 18. Chris Brooks #88/Long John Silvers 19. Anthony Morgan #26 Fast Qual. Bray #17 PURE STREET A fast a caution free pure street race. Horton taking the led with Overholt, Hoover, Bain, Cupp, Collett making it look like one of thoes 3 and 4 wide salute to the fans you see at a big race. At the checkered it was Horton taking the win. OFFICIAL FINISH PURE STREET 1. Tony Horton #56/Greasy Rock Auto Parts 2. Jesse Hoover #3/Advanced Check and title/MoPawn 3. Buster Cupp #28/ 4. Jerry Collett #10/ 5. Johathan Miracle #50/Eads Auto Sales 6. Bobby Bean #7/B & B Mobile Home Parts 7. Marty Bain #808/ 8. Donald England #44 9. Ralph Yount #19/ 10. Charlie England #57/ 11. Bobby Moore #4/ 12. Gary Dobbs #94/C & R Trucking 13. Junior Cody #25/ 14. Eddie Weaver #e3/ 15. Gary Harville #27 16. Maxwell Danials #69/ 17. Jim Overholt #83/Straight Creek Boat Dock 4 CLY'S On the start Sauseman and Cooper moved by pole setter Chapman. On lap 6 Chapman moved by Sauseman and went on to take the win. OFFICIAL FINISH 4 CLY'S 1. Kieth "Beaver" Chapman #97 2. Wayne Woodward #11 3. Dee Cooper #26 4. Lee Sauseman #04 5. Ricky Shepard #8 6. David Lovin #28 7. Gabe Stooksbury #20 8. Bobby Lovin #6 LAST POINT RACE NEXT WEEK, SAT. SEPT. 4, 1999. BUT TAZEWELL SPEEDWAY WILL HAVE 4 RACES AFTER THE POINTS END...
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