Recap of the racing at EAMS Saturday 7/8/2017:

EAMS Late Models – 25 Laps:
1 – #27 Larry Harrod – checked out – led flag to flag – never in doubt.
2 – #5 Thomas Lewis – started 3rd and battled with #110 Rick Culpepper for several laps before claiming 2nd and pulling away.
3 – #110 Rick Culpepper battled all race long – early with Lewis and later with #1D Dalton D Cook. He lost the early battle but won the later one.
4 – #1D Dalton D Cook – after winning his last 4 starts at EAMS, this had to be a disappointment – raced hard all race long battling for one position and then another.
5 – #5B Brand Lewis – good solid run – persevered.

UCRA 602 Sportsman – 25 Laps:
1 – #00 Richie Stephens – just like last race – all Richie all day long.
2 – #17 Jason Price – one of Jason’s best runs in his Sportsman car.
3 – #79 Cord Dodgen – in a car typically driven by Marc Gooden – excellent run for Cord.
4 – #1 Josh Cox – from the pole appeared to be an obvious 2nd place runner to Stephens, but made a couple of mistakes and had to battle to finish 4th.
5 – #62 Jessie Hughes – recovered from a very poor qualifying run.

Hobby – 15 Laps:
1 – #9 Chris Storey – not sure when Chris last won a feature, but I’m pretty sure it’s been at least 2-3 years – maybe more – GREAT RUN!!!
2 – #294 John Michael – battled with Chris early on, but then steadily fell back.
3 – #30 Tim Bosley – come from the back of the pack to take a sold 3rd place finish.
4 – #6 Marty Beckwith – looked really good at times, and then not so good – inconsistent run.
5 – #98 Travis Timms – from 2nd place start – fought hard all race long.

*NeSmith Street Stock and Road Warrior only had 4 cars in each class and were cojmbined into 1 feature, but scored separately.

NeSmith Street Stock – 15 Laps:
1 – #71 Herbie Donath – in the car typically driven by Grady Holmes – spun on the initial start, but recovered for the win.
2 – #24 Allen McConnell – dogged Donath throughout the race but could never make a move for the lead.
3 – #17 Paul Popwell – was there….

Road Warrior – 15 Laps:
1 – #2 Jarrod Harrison – good run to win his class.
2 – #51 Daniel Britton – solid run.
3 – #1 Ricky Harrelson – ran 2nd early before spin.

Hot Shots – 15 Laps:
1 – #05 Fred Woodrum – great run from flag to flag to pick up his first win.
2 – #93 John Catrett – best finish ever.
3 – #11 Clint Thornton – great run 2nd week in a row
4 – #1 Jayce Swint – took the car typically driven by Bryan Britton and gave it a good run.
5 – #10-9 Jason Newsome – stepped into the car entered by Jessie Catrett after Jessie had to go to the ER with a cut to his hand – did a nice job for Jessie.

Next race at EAMS is the Jimmy Thomas Tribute race next weekend – 7/15/2017.