For the second time this season, Dusty Jones did what no other driver could in the Summit Racing Equipment Hobby Stock series at Senoia Raceway.
Jones outran defending champion Clifton ‘Hog Head’ Moran in last Saturday’s feature, snapping a win streak that dated back to May 19, when Moran missed a feature due to a family member’s wedding. The only other time Moran has been beaten on the track was when Jones bested the field on May 5.
Other Saturday night winners at Senoia Raceway’s tough 3/8ths mile were Russ Ogletree in the Jodeco Auto Sales Late Models, Kelly Leonard in the Newnan Bonding B Cadets, Brandon Bright in the Mini Stocks and Woodie Wood in the Bombers. Billy Clevenger was the winner in the fun-filled, crash up demolition derby.
Recapping last Saturday’s events:
HOBBY STOCK
Jones moved to the lead position by overtaking Brooks’ Mike Jenkins on the third lap. Sixteen year old ‘Grantville Grenade’ Austin Horton worked past Jenkins the next lap while Moran moved to third by Lap 5.
Jones worked his car hard through the turns as his Chevrolet wanted to push high. That issue allowed a hard charging Horton to close the gap by lap 15 when the two caught up to slower traffic. Jones darted to the outside of Brooks Kerry Carden while Horton looked inside. The top groove opened up enough for Jones to scoot past while Horton lost ground on the low side.
That was the break Jones needed as he crossed the finish line ahead of Horton by four car lengths. Both Jones and Horton showcased their abilities behind the wheel of a race car making a statement for the remainder of the season. They finished a straightaway ahead of Moran in third.
B CADETS
Alabama’s Kelly Leonard led flag to flag for his first career win at Senoia Raceway in an emotional victory for his family.
“Our car is the Cancer Awareness car as my wife is a breast cancer survivor,” said Leonard in victory lane. “This past week my wife lost her mother. This is a special win for us. I thank this track and all the fans. This is the best place to race and we feel so welcome here.”
LATE MODELS
The Alabama tide continued to roll during the Jodeco Auto Sales Late Models feature as Phenix City, Alabama’s Russ Ogletree notched his first career Limited Late Model victory ahead of Tod Darda and Shane Fulcher. Stockbridge’s Trey White was fourth ahead of Fayetteville’s hot shoe Glenn Morris.
MINI STOCKS
Newnan’s Brandon Bright returned to victory lane while extending his slim point’s lead over Douglasville’s Rocky Johnson in the season standings. Johnson finished fifth and now trails Bright by 17 points. Last week’s Mini Stock feature winner Bo Chambers of Griffin was second ahead of Newnan’s Dorough Bright and Bobby Arnold.
BOMBER
Newnan’s Woodie Wood made his return to racing on Saturday and held off Griffin driver David Johnson for the victory.
DEMOLITION DERBY
The third annual Back to School Bash featured a crash-filled Demolition Derby as Fayetteville’s Billy Clevenger topped Eddie Harris of Newnan. Clevenger and James Spink of Fayetteville teamed up on Harris after eliminating the rest of the field. Harris held off most of the barrage of hits, but could not outlast Clevenger in the end.
THIS WEEK
On Saturday, Senoia Raceway hosts its popular “Kids Rides in the Race Cars” event just before the start of racing at 8 p.m. Children are invited to hop on board with their favorite driver and go for a couple of fun-filled, controlled laps around the high banked clay race track. Racing action will feature the Jodeco Auto Sales Late Models, Summit Racing Equipment Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks and Bombers.
For information on Senoia Raceway, visit www.senoiaraceway.com or call the speedway at 770-599-6161.
Official results for Saturday, August 4, 2012
Jodeco Auto Sales Late Models
Feature: 1-Russ Ogletree, Phenix City, AL 2-Tod Darda, LaGrange 3-Shane Fulcher, Thomaston 4-Trey White, Stockbridge 5-Glenn Morris, Fayettville 6-Jamie Carr, LaGrange 7-Jason Williams, Locust Grove 8-Craig Scott, Newnan 9-Brian Reese, Sharpsburg 10-Ricky Cash, Bethlehem Fast Qualifier: Ogletree (14.933 seconds)
Newnan Bonding B Cadets
Feature: 1-Kelly Leonard, Opelika, AL 2-Blake Griffin, Grantville 3-Marcus Caswell, Newnan 4-Paul Holloway, Hampton 5-Charlie Garrett, West Point 6-Buck Williams, Watkinville 7-Thomas Mewborn, Greenville 8-Dow Kirkland, Lake Spivey 9-Michael Stover, Gay 10-Johnny Stinchcomb, Newnan
Summit Racing Equipment Hobby Stocks
Feature: 1-Dusty Jones, LaGrange 2-Austin Horton, Grantville 3-Clifton Moran, Carrollton 4-Kerry Carden, Brooks 5-Mike Jenkins, Brooks 6-Bill Brown, Jackson 7-Chad Foster, Griffin DNS-Rusty Johnson, Newnan
Mini Stocks
Feature: 1-Brandon Bright, Newnan 2-Bo Chambers, Griffin 3-Dorough Bright, Newnan 4-Bobby Arnold, Newnan 5-Rocky Johnson, Douglasville 6-Trey Wood, Newnan 7-Gary Parker, Barnesville
Bombers
Feature: 1-Woodie Wood, Newnan 2-David Johnson, Griffin 3-Jonathan Archer, Griffin 4-Mike Ray, Riverdale
Demolition Derby Winner: Billy Clevenger, Fayetteville 2-Eddie Harris, Newnan 3-James Spink, Fayetteville 4-Tommy Thompson, McDonough 5-Billy Forrester, Newnan 6-Naomi Thompson, Newnan DNS-Charles Gunner, Newnan
