Stephens Charges to Victory

May 9, 2008
Written by Chad Williams

The first feature of the evening was the 600 Incorporated Legends. Norman Perry started on the pole in the #7 Billy Gomez Jr. alongside in his #66. Perry got the jump on Gomez, but going down the backstretch Gomez took the lead back from Perry. The caution flew on lap 2 as the #30 car spun in turn 2 with no damage. The green flew once again and the action heated up as the 30 car began moving through the field, but on lap 14, contact between him and the #99 led to the second and final caution of the race. Billy Gomez held the lead in his #66 to take the win over the #7 of Norman Perry. Third place went to the #27 of Kevin Yates.

The North Carolina Iron Works Modified 4 Cylinder class proved to have the most exciting battle of the evening. Randy Pearce started on the pole in his #18 with Sam Pacitti along side in his #43. The green flag flew and Pacitti got the jump on Pearce. The two battled for 8 laps with the fans on their feet before the action was slowed. Bob Carter Jr. slowed his #8 machine and came to a stop in turn 3 to bring out the caution. The green flag came back out and Pacitti led the way. Pearce made multiple attempts to pass, but could never quite complete the pass. Lapped cars came into play later. On lap 25, Sam Pacitti was putting a lap on the #55 of Kevin Floars when the two made contact spinning Floars on the backstretch. Floars made contact with Randy Pearce’s machine, but both cars continued and Pearce maintained 2^nd place. Pacitti led the field to the green and fought off Pearce to get the win. Sam “Showtime” Paccitti brought his D& V Repair, Bobby’s Welding Service, Fuquay Tire and Automotive #43 Ford Fusion home first. Randy “Hotdog” Pearce had to settle for 2^nd in his #18 Chassis Dynamics, Rolesville Equipment Co. Ford. Rounding out the top 3 was T.J. Dillon in his #06 Fuquay Embroidery, Steve Ashworth Performance Racing Engines Ford.

The Harpers Graphix Limited Late Model race proved to be another great battle. Andy Wiley started from the pole in his #66 car with Tony Cooper on the outside of row 1 in the #7 machine. Wiley jumped out to the lead.  On lap 5 things began to go wrong for a few drivers. The #62 of Jason Adam’s started smoking heavily and pulled into the pits, but it was too late. The 50, 78, and 38 all spun in turn 4 in what appeared to be oil. The #38 of Ricky Jones had severe rear end damage and was done for the night. The #50 of Frankie Dominick had front end damage, but continued on after repairs. Andy Wiley took the field back to green for 13 laps as Jason White and Zachary Marks moved into 2^nd and 3^rd. Frankie Dominick came to a stop in turn 4 on lap 18 after contact with the outside wall. Dominick pulled his car into the pits and retired. The field went back to green and Jason White took the lead from Wiley, with Zachary Marks moving into 2^nd place and pushing Andy Wiley back to third. The field went green from here on out with Jason White bringing home the checkered flag in his #51 Southern Wake Mobile Auto Monte Carlo. Zachary Marks finished 2^nd in his #25 Shulz Iron Works, B. Pleasant Monte Carlo. Andy Wiley brought home a strong third place with his #66 R& J Custom Exhaust, ACH Ironworks Monte Carlo .

The main event of the night was the Dunn Benson Ford Super Late Model race. Walt Gibson started from the pole in his #47 with Big Jim Kelley along side in the K7 machine. Gibson got a jump on the field with Jonathan Logan following to take 2^nd. On lap 7, Logan and Gibson made contact spinning the 47 of Gibson.  The #55 of Kevin Floars was also involved.  The incident left Logan with some right front damage. The green flag came back out for only 1 lap as Kevin Floars spun on lap 8 in turn 2 to bring the yellow back out. The green flag waved once again and Big Jim Kelley led the field. The caution flew once again on lap 17 for debris from the #21 of Jonathan Logan. The field went back to green and Charlie Stephenson went to work on Kelley for the lead. On lap 20, Stephenson completed the pass and headed for victory lane, but the pace was slowed again on lap 27 with a red flag. A crew member for Kevin Floars needed medical attention and the red flag was displayed to allow EMS workers to get to the young man who ended up being ok. The green flag came back out and Stephenson walked away, but behind him Big Jim Kelley and Jonathan Logan started a battle that led to contact on lap 45 sending the K7 spinning. Stephenson went on to win in his #85 Quality Lightning Protection, Boyette’s Automotive Dodge. Jonathan Logan brought his #21 Advance Auto Parts Ford home in a strong 2^nd. Big Jim Kelley fought back to 3^rd place in his #K7 Cheap Charlie’s Floors, Joey Grissin Racing Engines Chevrolet. After the race, Logan and Kelley made contact on the backstretch leaving Logan ’s car unable to drive back to the scales, but with the help of the tow truck he was able to get weighed.

The final race of the night was the CITGO Mini Mart 4 Cylinders. Greg Carroll continued his stranglehold on the competition by starting on the pole in his #15 with young Elliott Jewel starting outside in the #23 machine. Carroll jumped out to the lead and the field scrambled for positions behind him. On lap 7, it was Kevin Jeffries bringing out the caution as he spun off of turn 4 with no contact. On lap 8, Jeffries spun again off of turn 4 in the same spot to bring the field to a crawl. The cars went back green for 3 laps before the #62 of Michael Woodard and #88 of Jeffries came spinning off of turn 4 with no contact to each other or anything else to bring the yellow out one more time. The field went green for 12 laps after this before the #51 of Cory Walker climbed the backstretch wall and came to a stop in turn 3 with heavy right front damage to end his night. Greg Carroll just plain outran the field to pick up the win in his #15c The A/C Company, Thompson Construction, Interstate Sign Co. Mustang. Todd Langdon brought the #71 Walls Roofing, Langdon/ McKenzie Contractors Ford home with a strong 2^nd place to maintain his points lead. Young Daniel Vuncannon had a strong showing in his #50 Talton’s Metal Products, Southern Wake Automotive Mustang finishing 3^rd.

It was a great night of racing from Wake County Speedway. Join us this Friday May 16^th for The North Carolina Iron Works Bike races with special guest Muddy the Mud Cat. All classes will be running including the Ucars.

Logan capitalizes on others misfortune 

May 2, 2008

The night began with many stories developing such as why 4 cylinder points leader Wil Smith was not in attendance and why Steve Smith was driving his daughters Limited Late Model, but by the end of the night it was more about Hot Tempers and a driver making the best out of a slick situation.

The first feature of the night was the Dirt Cheap Sand, Rock, and Mulch Ucars. Jason Capps started on the pole in his #29 with the #94 of John Vernon on the outside pole. Capps jumped out to an early lead and kept the lead even though Vernon put pressure on him multiple times. On lap 15 Capps caught 2 lapped cars and went 3 wide to make the pass and maintain his lead. Vernon also made it through and saw his chance to make a move on lap 16 as Capps got sideways, but maintained control of the car and the lead over Vernon . Capps pedaled his way to a hard fought victory in his #29 Wise Recycling, Bakers Transport, Pro Tent Cavalier. John Vernon had to settle for 2^nd in his #94 Cavalier. Janet Mccaskill caused a lot of raised eyebrows with a strong 3^rd place finish in her #18 Grafix Unlimited, Bobby Gregory Welding car.

The North Carolina Iron Works Modified 4 cylinder race left everyone wondering if anyone could stop the Hotdog from leaving a taste of defeat in everyone's mouth. For the second week in a row, Randy “Hotdog” Pearce took the Pole and the win. Randy jumped to an early lead and with no caution flags the field could do nothing with the #18 Rolesville Equipment Co. , Chassis Dynamics, Trans Medics Ford as he cruised to the win. Kevin Floars made a strong showing bringing his #55 Central Carolina Preowned, Just Tires Chevy SS home with a strong 2^nd place showing. Sam “Showtime” Pacitti claimed 3^rd place in his #43 D&V Repair, Bobby's Welding Service Ford Fusion.

The Harpers Graphix Limited Late Model class was full of hot tempers and surprises. The first heat race to determine the pole sitter featured former Modified 4 champion Steve Smith driving his daughters’ car. William Pearce won the heat race, but on the last lap Steve Smith and Jim Place made contact in turn 1 spinning both cars and leaving Place with heavy damage to his front end. The feature started with Pearce on the pole in his #78 and Tony Cooper on the outside pole in his #7 machine. Jim Place started the race with a lot of tape holding his front end together. Pearce battled side by side with Cooper for a few laps before establishing himself as the leader as Cooper began to slide back to the 4^th position as the flagman displayed the black flag for a sparking and smoking #16 of Jim Place . On lap 9, Place finally fell victim to his earlier damage as his car came to a stop in turn 1 with what appeared to be a flat tire. During the caution, Place made his feelings towards Steve Smith very visible as Smith passed. The field went back green with a fierce battle shaping up in the front. Pearce held the lead with Zachary Marks literally banging on his back bumper and Jason White in 3^rd doing the same to Marks. On lap 20 the banging became too much for Pearce as Marks made contact with his rear bumper off of turn 4 sending Pearce spinning. Marks slowed to avoid further contact allowing Jason White to gain the lead. White proved to be an opportunist as he went on to claim the victory in his #51 Southern Wake Auto Monte Carlo . Zachary Marks finished 2^nd and extended his points lead in his #25 Shulz Iron Works, C&J Welding Monte Carlo. Tony Cooper brought home a strong 3^rd place finish in his #7 Country Construction, Warrick Plumbing Monte Carlo.

The Dunn Benson Super Late Model class refused to be outdone by the Limited Late Models and they proceeded to put on a great show. Walt Gibson put his #47 on the pole beside last weeks winner Big Jim Kelly in his #K7. At the start, Kelly pulled a great move jumping to the lead over Gibson, but Curtis Simpkins looped his #3 car around in turn 1 bringing out the caution. Kelly restarted with Gibson right on his bumper and on lap 8 the drivers made contact sending the K7 sideways, but Gibson appeared to let Kelly gather it back up and neither driver lost or gained anything. On lap 12, things took a dramatic turn as the cars headed into turn 3. Kelly and Gibson were nose to tail as both cars lost control colliding with each other and the outside wall. Charlie Stephenson put his dirt racing experience to use as he slid sideways through the wreckage making contact with an already wrecked Gibson to gain the lead with some rear end damage. The #3 of Simpkins, as well as the #55 of Kevin Floars, spun as well, but did not make contact with anything. Kelly, Gibson, and Stephenson continued with damage to their cars. The cause of the accident was believed to have been from a broken rear end on one of the other cars leading to fluid on the track. The field went back to green for only a few seconds as Charlie Stephenson looped his #85 off of turn 4 and smacked the inside wall, handing the lead over to Randy Renfrow's #17. Renfrow showed caution on the restart to ensure he did not repeat what happened to Stephenson. Renfrow showed the way with Jonathan Logan pressing hard on him and smoke rolling from the #85 of Charlie Stephenson. On lap 16, Logan moved his #21 past Renfrow for the lead. On lap 19, the smoke finally ceased on Stephenson's car as the tire went flat and he spun in turn 1. Stephenson retired as Logan restarted with Big Jim Kelly battling Renfrow for 2^nd and finally taking the spot away. Logan came home with the win in his #21 with Big Jim Kelly piloting his #K7 Cheap Charlie's Floor Covering, Joey Grissin Racing Engines, CITGO Mini Mart, Amsoil Chevrolet. Randy Renfrow brought his #17 Frazier Landscaping car home with a solid 3^rd place finish.

The final race of the evening was the Citgo Mini Mart 4 Cylinder double points race. Greg Carroll started on the pole beside rookie Matthew Daley. Carroll quickly jumped out front and stayed there. Todd Langdon quickly moved into 2^nd place and attempted to catch the #15 machine of Carroll, but to no avail. On lap 8, the #51 of Cory Walker spun off of turn 4 to slow the action. On lap 11, the #88 of Kevin Jeffries and the #33 of Jesse Dukes made contact, sending the 88 around in turn 2. Cory Walker claimed his second caution on lap 18 with a spin in turn 2 to slow the cars one more time. Carroll restarted with the lead and maintained his position to win the race and made weight in his #15 The A/C Company, Stancil Oil Co., Amoco Food Shops Ford. Todd Langdon brought his #71 Walls Roofing Company, Langdon and McKenzie Contractors Ford home in 2^nd gaining the points lead. Rookie Matthew Daley put together an impressive 3^rd place run in his #9 Laser Plus Inc., Jim Daley Hardwood Floors Inc Ford.

It was another exciting night at the track. Please joins us this coming Friday for regular racing action with the 600 incorporated legend cars and best appearing car judging for all classes.

                                          Kelly Goes Wire to Wire

April 25, 2008

         Opening night at Wake County Speedway is always an exciting time and the David Champion Memorial race was no different. The evening started off with a moment of silence and a few words for four of the people who went to be with the Lord during the off season. These four people were Eugene Ward Williams, Anna Marie Gray, Charlie Stephenson, and David Champion. The track showed it's appreciation for David Champions contributions to the track and community by introducing the “David Champion Sportsmanship Award” in the form of a cup style trophy. The trophy will be handed out to a deserving driver later in the season.

The racing action started with the CITGO Mini Mart 4 cylinder class. The field was set by two heat races earlier in the evening. The most notable being the first which featured Wil Smith holding off an extremely fast Greg Carroll in the closing laps despite some contact between the two which continued with a minor bump after the heat race. Wil Smith led the field to the green flag in his #32 Mustang with Rookie Daniel Vuncannon in the #50 on the outside also in a Mustang. Daniel got a bad start and the field passed him on both sides.  Greg Carroll in the #15c Mustang quickly moved to the point on lap 2 followed by Wil Smith. Carroll extended his lead  to over a straight before the only caution of the race flew on lap 22 as Daniel Vuncannon spun his #50 in turns 1 and 2 and made contact with the inside wall. Daniel retired from the race leaving the field with a green white checkered finish. The Green flag flew with Carroll leading Smith, Todd Langdon, and Jesse Duke. Greg Carroll pulled away from the field and pulled his #15c Stancil Oil Company, The A/C Company Ford Mustang onto the weighing scales first. The scales proved to be the only thing that could stop Carroll as his car was declared too light and the win was taken away. This gave Wil Smith in his #32 Smith Equipment Company, Accent Imaging, Frankie Haddock race engines Mustang the win. The 2007 Modified Four Cylinder champion Todd Langdon was scored 2^nd in his #71 Walls Roofing, Langdon and McKenzie Contactors Ford. Jesse Duke earns himself a 3^rd place finish in the #33 Duke’s Heating and Air Ford Mustang.

The North Carolina Iron Works Modified 4 Cylinder class started with former champion Randy “Hotdog” Pearce on the pole in his #18 Ford with Sam “Showtime” Pacitti starting 2^nd in his #43 Ford Fusion. Kevin Floars did a great job coming up to 2^nd place after battling with Sam Pacitti and T.J Dillon for the spot. Despite some contact on lap 1 with T.J Dillon’s #06, “Hotdog” Pearce claimed the victory in dominating fashion with his Rolesville Equipment Co. , Chassis Dynamics, Trans Medics Ford over Kevin Floars’ #55 Central Carolina Preowned, Just Tires Chevy SS. Sam “Showtime” Pacitti  brought home a 3^rd place finish in his #43 D&V Repair, Bobby’s Welding Service Ford Fusion.

The Harper’s Graphix Limited Late Model class proved to be a class where the guy to have the least problems was going to win. Tony Cooper looked to walk away from the field in his heat race until his car went for a spin in turns 1&2 leaving him with a 4^th place finish and an 8^th place starting spot in the main. Andy Wiley started from the pole in his #66 Chevrolet with 2007 Rookie of the year Zachary Marks on the outside pole in his #25 Chevrolet. Andy Wiley got out front and held the lead early as Zachary Marks and William Pearce tried to stay with him. On lap 14, Tony Cooper brought out the first caution with a self spin between turns 1 and 2. Tony failed to finish and was reported as having a brake failure. Andy Wiley restarted and held the lead, but the caution flew again. On lap 16, Frankie Dominick lost his driveshaft in turn 4 bringing out the caution and forcing him to retire early. The green flew again with Andy Wiley leading and Marks following closely. On lap 20, Lizzy Smith spun and came to a stop between turns 3 and 4 bringing out the final caution. Andy Wiley led for the next 7 laps before Zachary Marks finally made the winning pass with 3 laps to go and brought home the checkered flag in his #25 Shulz Iron Works, C & J Welding, B. Pleasant Electric Chevrolet over Andy Wiley’s #66 Morrisey Mechanical Heating, Mills Stone Setting Chevrolet which was later reported to have a cut tire in the closing laps. Phil Richard brought home a strong 3^rd place in his #5 Total Trac System, The Truck Shop Chevrolet.

The Dunn Benson Super Late Model drivers were prepared to prove why they are the featured class at Wake County Speedway when they took to the track. Big Jim Kelly took the pole with his K7. Walt Gibson started 2^nd on the starting grid beside Kelly. Kelly took the initial green flag over Gibson and kept an eye in his mirror as Gibson followed. Lap 8 was the scene of the first caution as Bradley Mccaskill spun in turns 1 and 2.  Kelly led the next 12 laps before the caution flew on lap 20. Jonathan Logan got around in turn 2 after some tight racing with Charlie Stephenson which may have lead to contact, but neither car was damaged. Charlie Stephenson put on a great battle for 3^rd with last years Champion Alex Fleming as Kelly showed the way. Big Jim Kelly took the win in his K7 Cheap Charlie's Floor Covering, Joey Grissin Racing Engines, CITGO Mini Mart, Amsoil Chevrolet never taking his eye out of the mirror as he led every lap to claim the victory. Walt Gibson piloted his #47 Chevrolet to a strong 2^nd place finish followed by Charlie Stephenson’s #85 Quality Lightning Protection Dodge in 3^rd.

The Dirt Cheap Sand, Rock, and Mulch Ucars took to the track last to start the newly formed Ucar Clash for Cash series. Albert Lamont started on the pole with his #07 alongside Jason Capps’ #29.  Jason Capps jumped out to an early lead as drivers scrambled behind him for position. Jessie Richardson Jr. looked strong as he moved into second place and began to gain on Capps, but that strong run would come to an end on lap 42 of 50. The caution flew as the #78 car went spinning. During the caution, Jessie Richardson Jr. took his 7x machine to the pits with a lot of noise coming from under the hood, ending his night. The green flew, but only for 1 lap as the #28 car brought out the caution on lap 43 with a spin. The field went back to green for 5 more laps with Jason Capps leading until the #18 of Janet McCaskill got into trouble in turn 4 bringing out the caution on lap 48. The restart only led to another caution brought out by the 07 and 94 as they both got turned around in turn 2 on the restart. Jason Capps restarted with a green white checkered and picked up the first UCAR Clash for Cash win in his #29 Wise Recycling, Bakers Transport, Pro Tint Chevrolet over 2^nd place Ray Forest in his x7 Choice Electric, Quality Class Automobile. Rounding out the top 3 was the #21 of Jimmy Horner.

It was a great night of racing to open up the 2008 season. Join us this Friday night May 3^rd for a regular racing program with double points for the CITGO Mini Mart 4 Cylinder drivers. The Wake County Speedway Dirt Cheap Sand, Rock, and Mulch UCARS will also be in action, so come on out and join us for a great show.

ARCA Re/Max Series racing at Rockingham Speedway

ARCA Re/Max Series is racing at Rockingham Speedway on Sunday, May 4?  This will be the inaugural ARCA race and will start 50 cars, will have the highest purse of the season, and will be the longest race of the season.  The most expensive ticket is $35.  Ticket information and ordering information can be found at www.rockinghamracewaypark.com.

Nickelby Project 2nd annual golf tournament

We have a date for our Nickelby Project 2nd annual golf tournament benefiting children with a chronic or life threatening illness!

More race dates, exciting new venues await PASS South Super Late Models 

Jan 21, 2008

 
NAPLES ME - In just its third year of existence the Pro All Stars Series 
(PASS) South Super Late Models will embark on its most ambitious season to 
date. The 2008 schedule will be see familiar favorites return and new, 
challenging tracks added to an already impressive list of speedways. 
 
For the first time in PASS South Series history the schedule increases from 
eight to fourteen races. The season will once again begin at the Hickory 
(NC) Motor Speedway with the third running of the Easter Bunny 150 on March 
22nd. The series will make a return trip to Hickory for the Over the 
Mountain 150 on September 27th. Greenville-Pickens Speedway (SC) and Orange 
County Speedway (NC) join Hickory in hosting two events each in 2008. Both 
the Lanier National Speedway (GA) and South Boston Speedway (VA) return once 
again to host major race weekends. The Mason-Dixon 500 at South Boston will 
feature twin 250 lap features, a $10,000 to win end pf season showdown for 
the PASS South Super Late Models and 250 laps for the popular late model 
stock cars. Practice and qualifying is set for October 24th with 500 laps of 
feature racing getting the green on Saturday October 25th. 
 
New venues include Dillon (SC) Motor Speedway on April 5th, Motor Mile 
Speedway (Radford VA) on May 10th, Wake County Speedway (Raleigh NC) on June 
20th, and Caraway Speedway (Ashboro NC) on August 30th. The series will also 
make its farthest trek south with a visit to the Watermelon Capital Speedway 
in Cordele, GA on April 26th, a race already entered by NASCAR Sprint Cup 
Series driver David Ragan. In addition, the PASS South Super Late Models 
will make their first ever trip into Tennessee when the series visits the 
ultra fast high-banked Newport Speedway on September 6th. 
 
"We're really excited about the 2008 schedule," said PASS President Tom 
Mayberry. "We can't wait to go back to tracks like Hickory, Orange County 
Lanier and South Boston that have been with us since the series started, but 
we also look forward to the challenge that our new speedways will bring us." 
 
 
Also new for 2008 is the four-race PASS Super Late Model National 
Championship series that will pit the north and south series against one 
another for overall bragging rights. The designated national championship 
events are the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday March 
22nd, Orange County Speedway on July 18th and 19th, The PASS 400 weekend 
hosted by Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday September 20th 
and 21st, and The Howler at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley SC on Sat 
October 18th. 
 
All events are part of the PASS North or South regular season schedules so 
each event will feature a points race within the race. The best three 
finishes in the four race series will decide the National Championship. 
Drivers that finish in the top ten in PASS National points will receive cash 
and awards to be announced at a later date. 
 
For more information on the PASS South Super Late Models, please contact 
Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039. If you have technical questions regarding any 
PASS series, please contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230. Visit PASS South 
online at racewithpass.com and www.proallstarsseries.com . 
 
2008 Pro All Stars Series South Super Late Model Schedule 
 
Sat. 3/22 Easter 
Bunny 150 - Hickory Motor Speedway - Hickory NC 
 
Sat. 4/5 Dillon 
Motor Speedway - Dillon SC 
 
Sat 4/26 
Watermelon Capital Speedway - Cordell, GA 
 
Sat 5/10 Motor 
Mile Speedway - Radford VA 
 
Sat 6/7 Orange 
Blossom 150 - Orange County Speedway - Rougemont NC 
 
Fri. 6/20 Wake 
County Speedway - Raleigh NC 
 
Thur. 7/3 
Greenville-Pickens Speedway - Easley SC 
 
Fri-Sat 7/18-19 Orange 
County Speedway - Rougemont NC 
 
Sat. 8/2 
Saturday of Speed - Lanier National Speedway - Braselton GA 
 
Sat. 8/30 Caraway 
Speedway - Ashboro NC 
 
Sat. 9/6 Newport 
Speedway - Newport TN 
 
Sat. 9/27 Hickory 
Motor Speedway - Hickory NC 
 
Sat. 10/18 The 
Howler 150-Greenville-Pickens Speedway-Easley SC 
 
Fri.-Sat 10/24-25 The 
Mason-Dixon 500-South Boston Speedway-South Boston VA 
 
  2008 Pro All Stars Series Super Late 
Model National Championship Schedule 
 
Sat. March 22 Easter 
Bunny 150 - Hickory Motor Speedway - Hickory NC 
 
 
Fri-Sat July 18-19 Orange 
County Speedway - Rougemont NC 
 
 
Fri-Sat September 20-21 PASS 400 - Beech 
Ridge Motor Speedway-Scarborough ME 
 
 
Sat. October 18 The Howler - 
Greenville-Pickens Speedway-Easley SC 
 
Schedules Subject to Change 
 
 

Stephenson Wins, Fleming Crowned Champion

By Chad Williams

Raleigh, NC. -- 09/27/07 WCS report

The rubber has settled and the engines are cooled, another season at Wake County Speedway has ended. Friday night was the final race. This generally means guys will push the envelope a little more. The racing action was exciting in the Dunn Benson super late model class as “Chargin” Charlie Stephenson started on the pole and led the field to the checkered in his Quality Lightning protection, Boyettes automotive Dodge. Behind Stephenson drama was building from the start. Young Alex Fleming Started 5^th in his Joyner Traffic engineering Chevrolet, but on lap 1 he and the 51 of Jonathan Logan tried to use the same line and made contact. Logan ’s car spun sending him to the rear of the field. Fleming continued on with no harm to the car. On lap 24 the race took a big turn as Fleming tried to make a move under the 55 of Kevin Floars and the two cars bounced off of each other sending Floars hard into the outside wall destroying the rear body work on his car. Floars clearly upset waited for the field to come around and may have had a problem inside the car as he shot down into the right front of Fleming. Floars was able to continue, but Fleming’s night was ended with disappointment and frustration. Stephenson picked up the win followed by Logan fighting back to 2^nd in his E.W Williams Ford, Matt Jones 3^rd, Jason White 4^th in his first start in Super Late models, and Bruce Martin rounding out the top 5. A special Congratulations to Alex Fleming on becoming the youngest super late model champion in Wake County Speedway history.

In the North Carolina Iron Works modified 4 cylinder class it was “Showtime”. That’s right Sam “Showtime” Pacitti picked up the win in his D& V repair ford. On lap 1 the 63 of Dennis Capps dropped debris on the track bringing out the caution. The race went green for the remainder of the race and on lap 21 the 06 of T.J Dillon suffered engine trouble leaving him out of the race early. Pacitti held of champion Todd Langdon and his #78 Powertek Pressure washing, capital city lumber ford for the win. Dennis Capps finished 3^rd, Rookie Matt Denton finished a strong 4^th, and the 75 of Anthony Parker came home 5^th.

The Harper Graphix limited late model class saw a great battle between Keith Oliver and Rookie of the Year Zachary Marks for the win. Marks and Oliver swapped the lead a few times between the two and it appeared to be a great race. On lap 17 thinks went bad for Marks as Oliver got to his rear bumper and may have taken the air off his spoiler or made contact sending marks spinning. This was the only caution of the race and Oliver cruised on to win in his Precast Terrazzo Enterprises Chevrolet. Phil Richards finally found a little good luck after a tough season and finished 2^nd in his Total track system Chevrolet. Zachary Marks showed why he was crowned rookie of the year as he fought back to a 3^rd place finish. The 78 of William Pierce came home 4^th followed bye the 39 of C.J. Faison in another return visit for the young man.

The Citgo Mini Mart four cylinder class was all about the man in black. Jessie Richardson Jr who has fought hard all year to claim his first track championship picked up yet another win in his black 7x Walls Roofing, Langdon & Mckenzie, Logan’s Roadhouse sponsored ford. Jessie took the lead early and never looked back as the battles were all behind him. The 51 Advance auto, Johnny’s pizza Ford driven by Chris Privette fought his way to the back bumper of Richardson , but was unable to do anything with him. Former champion Chad Wall made a return visit to he track and made a great showing as he finished 3^rd, 4^th place belonged to the #22 of Jason Steinbushin, rounding out the top 5 was the LT1 of Lizzy Smith.

The Dirt Cheap Sand, Rock & Mulch UCar class had a small field, but put on a great show. Only 3 cars started the race and with Barry McCaskill driving a #18 it looked as though he would walk away with the win easily, but Jason Beck gave McCaskill all he could handle. McCaskill and Beck ran side by side swapping the lead for most of the race, but it ended up being McCaskill who brought his B & B Fab works car home to the win just ahead of Beck in his U-Turn to Jesus ford. This was McCaskill’s first time back in a car at Wake County ,but he looked right at home. Beck overcame battery problems before the race to finish 2^nd.  Calvin hicks ended up driving a different car than he had planned after a hard crash in practice destroyed his primary car. Hick Finished 3^rd behind McCaskill and Beck.

Stephenson’s bad luck helps Jones win

By Chad Williams

Raleigh, NC. -- 09/09/07 WCS report  

On a night where champions were to be crowned it was Matt Jones Piloting his #70 L.D. Morgan plumbing Chevrolet to the win in the Dunn Benson ford super late model race. The race started out with Curtis Simpkins looping his #3 Chevrolet in turn 1 bringing out the first caution. After the restart it looked as though Charlie Stephenson was well on his way to another victory, Charlie pulled away from the field in his #85 Dodge and stayed there until lap 24. On lap 24 Walt Gibson and newcomer to the late model division Zachary Marks found each other off of turn 2, Gibson’s car jumped the left rear of Marks’ and slammed hard into the inside wall ending his night. Marks was able to continue, but finally parked the car later in the event. On the restart it appeared something broke on Charlie Stephenson’s car allowing Matt Jones to pass him for the lead. Jones would pull away from the field and pick up a well earned win. Alex Fleming picked up 2^nd position in the race, but after 8 wins claims his first Super Late Model Championship in his #05 Chevy. Jonathan Logan finished 3^rd followed by Kevin Floars 4^th and Curtis Simpkins 5^th. Charlie Stephenson Failed to finish and was credited with 6^th.

 The North Carolina Iron Works Modified 4 Cylinder Class proved to be a tough win for T.J. Dillon in his #06 Fuquay Embroidery Ford. On lap 2 the #19 of Michael Tabler appeared to lose control of his car and spun in turn 2 bringing out the first caution with Sam Pacitti leading. Lap 14 saw a hard battle between #9 Kenny Tabler and #63 Dennis Capps lead to the 2^nd and final caution of the race as both cars found the same spot on the track and made contact sending both cars around. T.J Dillon made his way to the back bumper of Pacitti late in the race and with only a few laps to go gave Pacitti a slight nudge out of the way and putting himself in the lead. Dillon held on for the win followed by Sam Pacitti in the #43 D&V Repair service Ford. Todd Langdon Picked up the 3^rd place and took home his 2^nd Championship in 2 years. Keith Weatherly finished 4^th with Dennis Capps rounding out the top 5.

The Harper Graphix Limited Late Model Class proved to be another great battle between Keith Oliver and Jason White. Keith Oliver jumped to the early lead, but on lap 4 racing was slowed for the #70 of Richard Abernathy spinning in turn two and hitting the inside wall. The next Yellow came out for the #78 of William Pierce spinning in turn 3 and the #03 of Frankie Dominick running into the side of Pierce. The 66 of Andy Wiley spun on lap 17 bringing out another yellow. Jason White piloted his #51 Apple insurance Chevrolet past Keith Oliver after the restart to pick up yet another win and his first championship at Wake County . Young Zachary Marks finished 2^nd in his Tammy’s Day Care Chevrolet followed by the #5 of Phil Richard 3^rd, Keith Oliver 4^th after contact with Marks on the last lap, and the #01 of Scott Liles 5^th in his return to the track.

The Citgo Mini Mart 4 Cylinder Class had lots of excitement on and off the track with rumors flying as to why former Modified 4 Cylinder driver Steve Smith was running in the class and changing cars more often than some fans changed drinks. Smith would start the night in the LT1x car during the heat race formerly driven by his daughter Lizzy Smith. Steve ended up driving the #22 car for the main race and didn’t impress many with his DNF. The race started out wildly and didn’t let up. On lap 3, contact between the #62 of Michael Woodard, #2 of Timmy Robbins and #81 of Josh Harper left Woodard on the trailer for the remainder of the race with Harper and Robbins able to continue. On lap 8 it was Kevin Jeffrey’s #8 losing an engine leaving oil on the track. The 14 of Shotgun Miller found the oil and spun in turn 4 bringing out the yellow. On lap 15 the #23 of Elliott Jewell and 5 of Crystal Cooper collided sending Cooper violently into the inside wall. On lap 20 the 7X of Jessie Richardson Jr had charged to 2^nd after starting last. Richardson Jr appeared to give David Champions #66 a slight nudge sending Champion around. Behind this the LT1X, 22, and 2 all made contact leaving the 22 of Steve Smith with a flat tire and out of the race. The 2 of Timmy Robbins had heavy front end damage and retired. Richardson Jr would cruise on to another win and his first 4 cylinder Championship in the 7x Walls Roofing Ford. Josh Harper drove his #81 Truelove Catering Ford to a 2^nd place finish followed by Lizzy Smith 3^rd, Matt Privitte 4^th, and the LT1X 5^th possibly driven by Jason Steinbreshur.

The Dirt Cheap Sand, Rock and Mulch Ucar Race being sponsored by Walls Roofing for the night proved to be a real kick to watch. Eric Keck who won the last big Ucar race charged to the front and battled hard with the #08 of Kevin Manning before Keck picked up the win in his #22 Fleming Body shop Ford. Manning finished 2^nd followed by the #55 of David Foreman 3^rd, #48 of Rush Spronger 4^th, and #74 of Ronnie Deveva 5^th.

The final race of the night was the Powder Puff and it proved to be just as rough and tumble as the rest of the races. The closing laps saw the LT1X driven by Lizzy’s mom battling side by side with the #81 driven by Josh Harpers sister that ended with both cars spinning themselves and the #81 slamming hard into the outside wall. The 7x driven by Rose Richardson was happy to take the lead and cruise to the win.

Congrats to all the winners and our new champions: Jason White, Jessie Richardson Jr, Alex Fleming, and Todd Langdon. We have 1 more race left in the schedule and it will be a regular racing event with awards being handed out to the drivers at the conclusion of the night.

 Logan takes advantage of second chance

By Chad Williams

Raleigh, NC. -- 08/26/07 WCS report

In the Dunn Benson Ford super late model race, Jonathan Logan picked up his first win in the division despite being knocked sideways before the green flag was waved. Coming to the green flag, Logan ’s E.W Williams construction Ford was bumped from behind turning him sideways and leading to a restart. Logan took advantage of the second chance and jumped from his 2^nd starting spot to lead every lap. Alex Fleming started on the pole and ran 2^nd until mechanical failure ended his night on lap 23. Last weeks winner Charlie Stephenson seemed to have lost his lucky horseshoe and made hard contact with the inside wall off of turn 2 on lap 4 after contact from Kevin Floars. During the caution, Stephenson had a short discussion about what happened with Floars. Logan picked up the checkered flag followed by Matt Jones in his Stephenson Motor sports Chevy. Kevin Floars came home 3^rd followed by Curtis Simpkins 4^th and Bruce Martin 5^th.

In The North Carolina Iron Works modified 4 cylinder class, it was all Todd Langdon. Langdon piloted his Powertek pressure washing Ford to a slight victory over Kenny Tablers American home entertainment Ford. Tabler followed Langdon’s tire tracks the entire race but was never able to take a shot at the lead. The racing was slowed on the first lap by Keith Oliver’s spin in turn 1 but no contact was made and he was able to continue. On lap 9, Sam Pacitti, Michael Tabler, and Dennis Capps all got involved in an accident that left Pacitti and Tabler with sheet metal damage.  Dennis Capps finished a strong 3^rd with Keith Oliver 4^th and Michael Tabler rounding out the top 5.

In The Harper Graphix limited late model class, it was Zachary Marks making it 2 in a row thanks to some hard racing between Jason White and Keith Oliver. Keith Oliver took the early lead over Jason White. After a lap 2 caution for Phil Richards spinning due to contact with Frankie Dominick, it looked like a great battle was going to lead to a great finish. Oliver held White at bay until lap 13 when the two made contact going into turn 1. Oliver’s car hit hard into the outside wall ending his night. White was able to continue but couldn’t catch Zachary Marks in his Shulz Iron Works, C & J Welding of Fuquay Chevrolet. White brought his Apple Insurance Chevy home 2^nd building his points lead farther. James Frazier made a return to the speedway and finished a strong 3^rd. Phil Richards recovered to finish 4^th with Frankie Dominick coming home 5^th.

The Citgo mini mart 4 cylinder class saw Jessie Richardson Jr win his 6^th race in a row but the action behind him was definitely worth watching. Shotgun Miller brought out the first caution on lap 2 as he spun, but made no contact and continued. Only 1 lap later Jessie Richardson Sr spun after contact from behind bringing out the 2^nd caution. Richardson Sr and Corey Walker made contact on lap 3 leaving Walker with heavy damage and the 3^rd yellow of the race. The race appeared to have the green flag flavor until Josh Harper and Lizzy Smith found each other off of turn 2. Smith went under Harper for the position and the two made heavy contact on the backstretch sending Smith hard into the outside wall ending her night. Richardson Jr missed a shift on the restart but quickly recovered and never lost the lead, bringing his Walls Roofing, Langdon & Mckenzie Ford home to victory for the 9^th time this season. David Champion took a shot at Richardson Jr when he missed a shift but had to settle for 2^nd in his Red Star Toyota. Josh Harper finished 3^rd after his accident with Lizzy Smith. Matt Privette finished 4^th followed by Timmy Robbins returning to the track to finish 5^th. 

Stephenson Charges to Victory

By Chad Williams

Raleigh, NC. -- 08/19/07 WCS report

Fleming Continues His Winning Ways

By Chad Williams

Raleigh, NC. -- 08/10/07 WCS report

Young Alex Fleming of Raleigh has now become the driver to beat in the Dunn Benson super late model division in the Fleming Motor sports 05 Chevy. Alex started on the pole Friday night and held off Apex's Jonathan Logan to pick up another win. Jonathan and Alex battled side by side for 3 laps before Alex was able to complete the pass moments before a caution broke out on lap 4 for contact between Walt Gibson and Matt Jones. Logan would make another attempt to get around Fleming, but would settle for 2nd by a few car lengths. Matt Jones continued on and finished 3rd, while Walt finally parked his car due to the damage. Charlie Stephenson came home 4th with Kevin Floars rounding out the top 5.

In the North Carolina Iron works Modified 4 cylinder division, Kenny Tabler of Garner found victory lane for the 2nd time this season after sitting on the pole. Tabler put his American Home Entertainment, Allen Kelly Heating and Air Ford Fusion out front on the first lap and stayed there. Todd Langdon qualified 2nd and would finish there by less than a car length after following Tabler for the entire race. Langdon made a great attempt on the last lap to pass Tabler, but came up a little short. Michael Tabler put together a great 3rd place run followed by, Dennis Capps in 4Th, and Matthew Denton in 5Th.

The Harper Graphix limited late model class saw a lot of action and a new face in victory lane, but that was short lived. William Pearce Started on the pole, but Tony Cooper of coats shot from the 2nd place starting position to the lead on the first lap of the feature. It didn't take long for the sparks to fly, on lap 2 Jason white was battling with Williams Pearce for 2nd and it appeared some contact was made between the two leading to Jason making contact with the outside wall and blowing a right front tire. Behind him cars began to stack up and those involved included, Keith Oliver, Richard Abernathy, Andy Wiley, and Jim Place. Tony Cooper Led for the next 6 laps and then on lap 8 lost control of his Country Construction Chevrolet off of turn 4 handing the lead to William Pearce. William Pearce Held off a late charge from Keith Oliver to collect his first victory, but post race inspection led to Keith Oliver picking up the win. Zachary Marks get credit for 2nd followed by Phil Richards 3rd, and Andy Wiley 4th.

In the Citgo Mini Mart 4 cylinder class it was all Jessie Richardson Jr. Richardson Led every lap en route to his 7th victory of the season. Josh Harper came home 2nd followed by David Champion 3rd, Lizzy Smith 4Th after a spin on lap 14, and Jessie Richardson Sr 5th.

In the 600 inc Legends Billy Gomez Jr picked up another win after an early accident put him back in the field. Norman Perry Jumped to the lead after starting 2ND, but on lap 7 Billy Gomez Jr got around Perry on the backstretch. Perry attempted to do a cross-over and made contact with Gomez sending Gomez spinning. Legends officials sent Perry to the rear of the field for the incident. Gomez Stormed through the field and regained the lead on lap 13 and cruised to victory. Frank Morgan finished 2nd followed by Jason Holshauser 3rd, Norman Perry 4th, and Chris Pierce 5th. 

The Grocery Boy Jr Law enforcement night was not one to miss. All officers in attendance were honored including Sheriff Donnie Harrison who was in attendance and Fallen officer Mark Tucker. Most Popular driver awards were handed out and the winners were, Josh Harper in 4 cylinder, Todd Langdon in Mod 4, Tony Cooper in Limited Late Model, and a tie in the Super late model class led to co-winners Charlie Stephenson and Alex Fleming.

Join us next week for Heely Races as well as regular racing program and UCARS.

Fleming on a roll at Wake County

By Wake County Staff Reporter

A clear favorite has finally broken out of the pack at
Wake County Speedway in the Dunn Benson Ford Super
Late Model division. Alex Fleming of Raleigh claimed
his fourth win of the season Friday night, leading
every circuit of the 50-lap main event for the
powerful racecars after setting a qualifying time of
12.71 seconds. 
For the second week in a row, points leader Chargin'
Charlie Stephenson crashed out of the event. This
week, contact with Bradley McCaskill put Stephenson in
the pits on only the second lap. 
Legend Big Jim Kelly keeps inching his K-7 Monte Carlo
closer to his first victory of the season at the .23
mile track, but had to settle for second again last
night. A marked improvement over the past few races
for hometown favorite Curtis Simpkins continued this
week as he placed third in his orange #3. Matt Jones
finished fourth and Scott Carroll rounded out the top
five. 

In a big double points event for the Harper's Graphix
Limited Late Model cars, Jason White recovered from
two bad weeks in a row to win his fifth feature event
of the season. After qualifying on the pole with a lap
of 13.64, White dominated the event from start to
finish in the Apple Auto Insurance, Advance Auto
mount. Keith Oliver, who has won the last two races at
the track, crashed early in the event on the
backstretch and finished a disappointing 11th. Andy
Wiley posted another good finish, rolling to second
place. Brandon Ennis recovered from a spectacular
wreck with White last week to finish third. Jim Place
posted a career best finish in fourth and Lance Morgan
took his first top five ever after moving from
go-karts. 

Todd Langdon won his second feature in a row in the
North Carolina Iron Works Pro Mod class. Last year's
champion took the Powertek Ford Taurus to victory lane
after qualifying on the pole. Chris Privette had
another strong showing in the #51 Ford Probe to finish
second. Dennis Capps finished third, Keith Weatherly
fourth and Matthew Denton scored his first top five. 

After spinning from the lead on the last lap last week
in the Citgo Mini Mart Stock Four class, T.J. Dillon
won his first race of the year Friday in the #51
Advance Auto, Apple Auto Insurance Mustang. Last
week's winner Jessie Richardson Jr. was second, David
Champion third, Lizzy Smith fourth and Aaron Champion
fifth. 

Young Gun Alex Fleming Makes It Three Wins

When Alex Fleming started the season in the Dunn
Benson Ford Super Late Model class he had never won a
race at Wake County. Now, the young driver has won
more features than anyone else this season.
Fleming outpaced former track champion Big Jim Kelly
to take the victory in the 50-lap feature event,
leading the later half of the race. Kelley finished
second, Curtis Simpkins third and Joe Heigl fourth.
Rounding out the top five was Chris Bowers from Washington NC.

In the North Carolina Iron Works Pro Mod class 2006
champion Todd Langdon won his first race of the season
in the 30-lap feature. Kenny Tabler drove home in
second spot. A strong finish for Keith Weatherly in third
with Chris Priviett and Dennis Capps finishing in fourth and fifth.

The Harper’s Graphix Limited Late Model race looked
more like a demolition derby, with few cars finishing
the 30-lap feature event. Keith Oliver again outlasted
the field for his fourth victory of the year. Andy
Wiley, after coming from the rear of the field twice,
drove his battered machine home in second place.
Richard Abernathy was third and Zach Marks fourth.
Coming to the finish line in fifth was Frankie Domnick.
Points leader Jason White, Brandon Ennis and Phil
Richards all crashed while racing for the lead in the
first heat race.

In the Citgo Mini Mart Stock Four feature Jessie
Richardson Jr. overcame a first lap spin to win
another race this year, keeping the points lead firmly
in his grasp. After contact with T.J. Dillon filling
in for an injured Matthew Privette, Richardson had no
problems running down the pack and forcefully taking
the lead away from Dillon on the final circuit of the
race. David Champion slipped by to take second place
and Josh Harper finished third. Good run for Aaron Champion
finishing fourth with Leo Davis finishing in fifth.

In the U-Car event, Philip Daniels won his second
straight feature event. Calvin Hicks finished second,
Ashley Smith third and Jason Beck fourth.

Fleming Wins Again at Wake County

By: Wake County Staff Reporter

It was a battle of attrition Friday night at Wake County Speedway, but Alex Fleming of Raleigh easily cruised to his second victory of the season in the Dunn Benson Ford Super Late Model class. 
Fleming, who started on the second row in the 11-car field, passed front row teammates Jonathan Logan and Jim Eubanks early in the race to take the lead and never looked back. Behind Fleming, however, trouble was brewing for most of the evening on the slick .23 mile speedway. Raleigh's Joe Heigl, who had to start in the rear after leaving the track during qualifying to repair a broken suspension piece, worked his way up to forth place before tangling with a fading Eubanks. Another late race incident between Heigl, Kevin Floars, and Matt Jones left several cars sidelined. 
Last week's winner, Chargin' Charlie Stephenson, took a stab at Fleming during a late race restart but had to settle for second. Logan was fourth, Walt Gibson fifth and Heigl's battered car rounded out the top five. 
In the North Carolina Iron Works Pro Mod division, Steve Smith continued his stranglehold on the class with another wire to wire victory. The North Carolina Iron Works Fusion dominated the race, his only challenge being lapped traffic. Chris Privette had another strong run in second place, Kenny Tabler finished third, Todd Langdon Fourth and Dennis Capps was fifth. 
In the Harper's Graphix Limited Late Model division, Keith Oliver won his third race of the season in the #18 Chevy Monte Carlo. After winning his heat race, Oliver faced a showdown against four-time winner Jason White. However, Oliver pulled away from White for another victory. Brandon Ennis finished third after driving from the rear of the field, Zack Marks was fourth and Andy Wiley fifth. 
In the Citgo Mini Mart Stock Four class, Wil Smith returned for the first time this year as a relief driver for injured Matt Privette to win the 25-lap feature event in the #51 Apple Auto Insurance Mustang. Points leader Jessie Richardson Jr. finished second, David Champion third, Nick Floars fourth and Lizzy Smith fifth. 
In the U-Car feature, Philip Daniels won his first career race. Jason Beck finished second, Calvin Hicks third and Mike Shannon fourth.

Stephenson first two-time winner of 2007 at Wake
County

Wake County Staff Reporter

It was only fitting that the first winner of the 2007
season would also become the first repeat winner of
the year at Wake County Speedway. Chargin' Charlie
Stephenson, who started in the middle of the field
during Friday's 50-lap Dunn Benson Ford Super Late
Model event, worked his way through traffic to break a
streak of five different winners.
After a second lap caution thrown for Joe Heigl's
spinning #15 car and a debris caution on lap 12, it
was a scramble through the pack for the driver of the
#85 Quality Lightning Protection Dodge Intrepid.
Pole sitter and last week's winner Alex Fleming
suffered overheating problems during the second
caution and retired for the evening while leading.
That left Big Jim Kelly's K-7 machine on the point
until lap 29 when the Ford driven by Jonathan Logan
took the lead. It looked as if there would be another
first time winner as Logan paced the field, but
Stephenson would not be denied. The Raleigh driver
passed Logan with five laps remaining to take his
second victory of the season.
"A lot of them were loose, and I was loose as well,"
Stephenson said, reflecting on his battle through
traffic in victory lane. "I'm just adapting to the
tires a little more. I think they are starting to get
softer than they were at the beginning of the year."
Logan held on to second for his best finish of the
year, while Kelly, Matt Jones and Walt Gibson
completed the top five.


In the biggest race of the season for the Citgo
Mini-Mart Stock Four cars, the full moon overhead made
itself evident by the fireworks on the track. Jessie
Richardson Jr. pulled out to an early lead over pole
sitter Matthew Privette and appeared to be the class
of the field. However, a tangle with a lapped car on
the 22nd circuit of the 50-lap race erupted into
chaos. Richardson and Elliott Jewel spun in Turn 3,
also collecting the second place car of Privette and
the third place car of David Champion. The entire side
of Richardson's 7x Wall's Roofing Pinto was ripped to
shreds, Champion suffered suspension damage and a flat
tire and Privette suffered the worst damage with a
possible broken wrist from the jolt.
In an odd twist of events, Privette's brother Chris
stepped into the battered car and tangled with Jessie
Richardson Jr.'s damaged machine shortly after the
ensuing restart. It looked to be another great points
night for young Lizzy Smith, but a crash with another
car while running in second place put her several laps
behind the pace.
After all the smoke cleared, Champion worked his way
back through the field and passed Josh Harper's
Mustang for the lead. After two flat tires, a missing
hood and minor suspension damage, Champion was pleased
to place his Red Star Oil #66 in victory lane.  Harper
finished second, while Richardson finished third in
his crumpled racecar to unofficially regain the points
lead.

In the North Carolina Iron Works Pro Mod race, Steve
Smith regained his footing after a last lap crash a
week earlier to win yet another 30-lap feature event.
Smith paced the field and never looked back. Contact
with a smoking Kenny Tabler put a damper on Dennis
Capps? strong run. Last week's winner Chris Privette
moved to second from his fourth starting position but
never could make a move on Smith. Todd Langdon
finished third, Greg Hicks wound up fourth and Sam
Pacitti rounded out the top five finishers.

Keith Oliver took his second Harper's Graphix Limited
Late Model race of the year, capitalizing on the
misfortune of pole setter Jason White. After winning
four races this season, White's rear end broke during
opening pace laps for the feature event. Oliver made
short work of outside pole setter Brandon Ennis and
took off, never relinquishing the lead. Ennis cruised
home to a second place finish while Andy Wiley and
Phil Richard finished third and fourth.
 
In 600 Inc. Legends action, Brad Arthurs held off a
charge by last year's champion Billy Gomez to claim
victory. Brandon Temple finished third in the 25-lap
feature.

Another First Time Winner at Wake County Speedway

Wake County Staff Reporter


Raleigh's Alex Fleming claimed his first ever win
Friday night at Wake County Speedway, driving to the
front of the pack in the Dunn Benson Ford Super Late
Model feature. His win marks the fifth different
winner in as many races this year in the speedway's
most prestigious class.
Fleming marched through the field in his black and
green #05 Monte Carlo and never looked back as he
passed Walt Gibson for first in the 50-lap feature.
Last week's winner, Kevin Floars looked to have
another strong run going but bowed out early with
engine trouble.
Fleming said the race win was special, not only
because it was his first, but because his grandmother
was in the stands. The family team came close to
victory last week, finishing in second place.
Following post race inspection, Joe Heigl of Raleigh
was awarded second in his Chevy Monte Carlo with Matt
Jones in third. Charlie Stephenson, and Big Jim Kelly
rounded out the top five.

A wild finish in the North Carolina Iron Works Pro Mod
race got the fans on their feet. After a lap car spun
on lap two of the 30-lap event, leaders Steve Smith
and Todd Langdon tangled coming out of turn four.
Since the caution had been displayed before the two
were collected, they were placed back out front.
However, after 29 laps, the two would once again see
turn four at the tricky .23 mile speedway. Coming out
of the last corner, the two collided while racing for
the lead, sidelining both. With only a few yards left
to the finish line, the trio of Chris Privette, Dennis
Capps and Sam Pacitti stormed towards the flag and the
victory. It was Privette who crossed the line just
before Capps, with Pacitti winding up third.
Privette, who was last year's champion in the Stock
Four Class, was ecstatic to celebrate a win in his
Advance Auto Parts, Apple Auto Insurance  Ford Probe.
Langdon and Smith ended up finishing fourth and fifth
in the final rundown.

In the Harper's Graphix Limited Late Model Race, Jason
White once started up front and lead all of the 30-lap
feature. The Apple Auto Insurance Monte Carlo took the
checkered flag with cars piling up around him on the
last lap. Second went to Andy Wiley, third was rookie
Zach Marks with his best career finish, fourth went to
Richard Abernathy and fifth Brandon Ennis.

David Champion posted a second win in a row in the
Citgo Mini Mart Stock Four class. After starting
second, Champion motored past Jessie Richardson Jr.'s
#7x Ford Pinto early and cruised to the win. Josh
Harper, who won a race earlier in the season, stormed
to second place past Richardson, who wound up in
third. Nick Floars posted another top-five finish with
a fourth and points leader Lizzy Smith finished fifth
with smoke showing from her car in the waning laps.

In the Dirt Cheap Sand and Mulch U-Car Class, side by
side racing was the order of the night through the
field, but Junior Edmonson was in a league of his own
for most of the evening. The #7 Cavalier stared last
but finished first for the second race in a row in the
new class. Philip Daniels finished second in his Wake
County racing debut. Jason Beck finished third, Ashley
Smith fourth and Calvin Hicks placed fifth. 

Floars takes first Wake County Win

Wake County Staff Reporter
May 18, 2007

Kevin Floars sought redemption Friday night at Wake County
Speedway, after losing the lead late in the race a week before.
This week driver #55 claimed a hard fought Super Late Model win 
at the historic Raleigh bullring. Floars' victory, his first in the speedway's
most prestigious class, continued the streak of new winners in the Dunn
Benson Ford Super Late Model cars with no driver taking a repeat trip to
victory lane this season.  Raleigh's Joe Heigl, who passed Floars with three
laps to go last week claimed his first win of the season, started on the pole
and led early in the 50 lap feature. Though Floars followed him lap after lap,
he waited to make his move. Raleigh's Alex Fleming drove his #05 Monte
Carlo past both Floars and Heigl to the lead just after the halfway point, but
couldn't hold on. Floars passed Heigl for second and set his sites on Fleming,
passing him and taking the victory.  Fleming wound up in second in the race
with Chargin' Charlie Stephenson crossing the line in third, Heigl fourth and
Walt Gibson in fifth. 

In the North Carolina Iron Works Pro Mod class, Steve
Smith once again took his LT1 Ford Fusion to victory
lane, never seeing a challenge from any of the
competition. Once again starting on the front row,
Smith motored around the .23 mile track at an
impressive pace. Garner's Dennis Capps, the only
driver to beat Smith so far this season, left the race
early in a cloud of smoke and oil. Last year's Stock
Four champion Chris Privette motored his Ford Probe to
second place and mounted a charge on Smith but was
denied the top spot. Last year's champion Todd Langdon
finished third, Kenny Tabler finished fourth and Greg
Hicks rounded out the top five. 

Jason White claimed his second consecutive victory of
the season in the Harper's Graphix Limited Late Model
class after first winning a qualifying race earlier in
the evening. After a botched start to the race, White
pulled away to a comfortable lead and was never
challenged. Hard racing between Andy Wiley and Frankie
Dominck Jr. led to a head-on collision with the inside
barrier for Dominck. Keith Oliver motored his #18 to a
second place finish after a lap-1 spin that sent him
to the rear of the field. Wiley wound up in third
place. 

In the Citgo Mini Mart Stock Four race, a late race
altercation between points leader Jessie Richardson
Jr. of Knightdale and Matthew Privette allowed David
Champion to slip around the pair to cross the
checkered flag first. Contact from Privette sent
Richardson?s car head on into the outside wall
airborne, destroying what has been one of the fastest
cars all year. Privette's car was also forced out of
contention for the second week in a row. Champion took
advantage of the misfortune and will be declared the
winner pending a post race inspection. Lizzy Smith,
the 12-year-old rookie, finished second and should now
be leading the points standings. Nick Floars finished
third and Leo Davis was fourth. 

Virginia's William "Sparky" West claimed his first win
in his first ever start at Wake County Speedway in the
600 Inc. Legends feature. After leaders Billy Gomez
Jr. and Brad Sutton collided, Pro Driver West took the
lead and never looked back. Pro Brandon Temple
finished second, Pro Kurt Crosbie third while Master
Gomez and Pro Sutton rounded out the top five.  

Thanks to Dunn Benson Ford for being such a great sponsor and friend.
Come out next week for another exciting race at Wake County Speedway . Action starts at 8 p.m.