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Recap of racing at EAMS Saturday, 8/12/2017:
EAMS Late Models (25 Laps):
1 – #55 Montana Dudley started 4th, took 3rd on lap 4, 2nd on lap 5, and then had a classic battle with #1D Dalton Cook for the lead for the next 10 laps until taking the lead off turn 2 on a restart on lap 17. He was challenged on the bottom by #5 Thomas Lewis, but moved down to cover the spot and them pulled away for his 2nd win in 2 weeks.
2 – #1D Dalton D. Cook started on pole with a 15.41 and appeared to be the driver to beat until a minor slip on a restart allowed the relentless Dudley to take advantage and get the lead. He fell back to P4 before rallying back to 2nd on lap 23.
3 – #14 Josh Taylor started 8th and made the biggest move up of the night, not breaking into the top 5 until lap 19, P4 on lap 21, and P3 on lap 23.
4 – #5 Thomas Lewis started 3rd, was up and down from 2nd to 5th, before finally settling into P4 at the end.
5 – #7 Tyler Thomason started 5th, dropped back to 7th at one point before moving all the way up to 2nd on laps 19 & 20 and then spinning on lap 21 – did a great job getting back into the top 5.
| 01 | #55 Montana Dudley |
| 02 | #1D Dalton Cook |
| 03 | #14 Josh Taylor |
| 04 | #5 Thomas Lewis |
| 05 | #7 Tyler Thomason |
| 06 | #14W Patrick Wall |
| 07 | #54 Tim Dixon |
| 08 | #33 Randy Scrimpshire |
| 09 | #11 Dylan Holmes |
| 10 | #K9 Dana Eiland |
| 11 | #110 Rick Culpepper |
| 12 | #88 Russ Ogletree |
602 Late Model Sportsman (20 Laps):
1 – #00 Richie Stephens started outside pole after winning his heat race from the rear, lead lap 1 as well as 2 through 20 – his 7th win in 8 races he has entered at EAMS this season.
2 – #8G Bubba Gorman started 4th, moved to P3 on lap 1, and P2 on lap 3 – was unable to challenge the Rocket Man for the win, however.
3 – #90 Josh Weathers started 11th, moved into the top 5 on lap 11, P4 on lap 13, and 3rd on lap 14 – tremendous run through the pack.
4 – #50 Steven Gaines started 5th, spun on lap 2 and took all the way to lap 16 to get back into the top 5, taking 4th on lap 17.
5 – #6 Donovan Singer started 9th, charged immediately into the top 5 running 4th most of the race before dropping to 5th on lap 17.
| 01 | #00 Richie Stephens |
| 02 | #8G Bubba Gorman |
| 03 | #90 Josh Weathers |
| 04 | #50 Steven Gaines |
| 05 | #6 Donovan Singer |
| 06 | #83 Brandon Pijnenberg |
| 07 | #A8 Cord Dodgen |
| 08 | #1 DW Hinson |
| 09 | #14 Dustin Ducker |
| 10 | #31 Richie Grantham |
| 11 | #29 Randy Allen |
| 12 | #21 John Holdinghausen |
| 13 | #24 Justin Thornton |
Hobby (15 Laps):
1 – #23 Kyle Conyers in only his 2nd run at EAMS this season started 4th, took 3rd on lap 1, 2nd on lap 2, and 1st on lap 5 when #6 Marty Beckwith spun out of the lead.
2 – #17 Lynn Robbins started 3rd, dropped to 4th, back to 3rd on lap 4, 2nd on lap 5 and then just held his own, not quite able to mount a challenge for the lead.
3 – #98 Travis Timms started on pole, dropped to 2nd on the 1st lap, 3rd on lap 2, 4th on lap 4, then settle into P3 on lap 5.
4 – #30 Tim Bosley started 5th, ran between 4th and 6th all race moving up to P4 on the last lap when #294 John Michael spun.
5 – #99 Chance Renfroe started 9th and struggled all night with the handle before slipping into P5 on the last lap.
| 01 | #23 Kyle Conyer |
| 02 | #17 Lynn Robbins |
| 03 | #98 Travis Timms |
| 04 | #30 Tim Bosley |
| 05 | #99 Chance Renfroe |
| 06 | #442 Bryan Renfroe |
| 07 | #294 John Michael |
| 08 | #57 Johnathan Morris |
| 09 | #6 Marty Beckwith |
Modifieds (12 Laps):
1 – #10 Jeff Culpepper lead every lap.
2 – #25 Herbie Donath ran 2nd every lap.
3 – #17 Brian Robinson ran 3rd every lap.
4 – #38 Chris Singleton
5 – #21 Bryan Westbrook
| 01 | #10 Jeff Culpepper |
| 02 | #25 Herbie Donath |
| 03 | #17 Brian Robinson |
| 04 | #38 Chris Singleton |
| 05 | #21 Bryan Westbrook |
Road Warrior (12 Laps):
1 – #2 Jarrod Harrison started 2nd and lead every lap for his 2nd win of the year.
2 – #1 Rickey Harrelson started 3rd, pitted to replace a flat on lap 2 after contact with #101 Brooks Shelley, took 2nd back when Shelley spun on lap 9.
3 – #101 Brooks Shelley started on pole and spun on laps 9 and 11, too loose off turn 2.
| 01 | #2 Jarrod Harrison |
| 02 | #1 Rickey Harrelson |
| 03 | #101 Brooks Shelley |
| DNS | #51 Daniel Britton |
Hot Shots (12 Laps):
1 – #11 Clint Thornton started 3rd and ran 3rd in a tight battle with #05 Fred Woodrum and #93 John Catrett before taking 2nd on lap 6 and then the lead on lap 9.to collect his 2nd win in the last 3 races.
2 – #93 John Catrett started pole, lost the lead to Woodrum on lap 1, retook the lead on lap 5, but then lost it to Thornton on lap 9.
3 – #05 Fred Woodrum started 2nd, took the lead on lap 1, dropped to 2nd on lap 5, and P3 on lap 6. Thornton, Catrett, and Woodrum put on a fantastic battle for the lead every lap.
4 – #22 Taylor McElhannon started 9th and made a great move through the pack taking P5 on lap 2 and P4 on lap 3 where he remained for the rest of the race.
5 – #21 Christopher Bosley started 6th and turned in a solid performance earning his 4th top 5 of the season.
| 01 | #11 Clint Thornton |
| 02 | #93 John Catrett |
| 03 | #05 Fred Woodrum |
| 04 | #22 Taylor McElhannon |
| 05 | #21H Christopher Bosley |
| 06 | #96 Scott Marshall |
| 07 | #2 Patrick Harrelson |
| 08 | #32 TJ Sanders |
| 09 | #4 Carl Cowan |
| 10 | #88 Trenton Griffith |
| 11 | #7 Stormie Cowart |
| 12 | #00K Kyle Hope |
| 13 | #00 Troy Hinton |
| 14 | #13 Dave Bruce |
| 15 | #J38 Jayce Swint |
| 16 | #117 Shane McIntyre |
| 17 | #109 Jessie Catrett |
This was not a great night for our points leaders, though they all still maintained comfortable points leads.
#K9 Dana Eiland finished 10th in the EAMS Late Model Feature.
#8G Bubba Gorman finished 2nd in the 602 LM Sportsman Feature.
#294 John Michael finished 7th in the Hobby Feature.
#1 Rickey Harrelson finished 2nd in the Road Warrior Feature.
#J38 Jayce Swint finished 15th in the Hot Shots Feature.
No racing at EAMS next weekend (8/19/2017).
Next event is Monster Truck Madness on Friday and Saturday, 8/25 & 26/2017.
