BY LARRY LONG, FMS PRESS

FAYETTEVILLE, NC JULY 23- FAYETTEVILLE SPEEDWAY AFTER A LONG LAYOFF DUE TO LIGHTING HITTING AROUND THE TRACK AND HEAVY RAINS DURING JULY WILL GET BACK TO RACING ON SATURDAY JULY 31 WITH THE RETURN OF THE CAROLINA CLASH SUPER LATE MODEL SERIES MAKING THEIR THIRD STOP OF THE YEAR AT THE 4/10 MILE CLAY OVAL AND THE WINNER GETS $4,000. ALL CLASSES WILL BE RACING ON THIS BIG PROGRAM AND PROMOTER LARRY NORRIS IS LOOKING TO GETTING BACK TO RACING DURING THE 40TH SEASON OF RACING AT THE CLAY OVAL IN THE CAPE FEAR REGION.

THE CLASH GUYS HAVE BEEN ON A LONG BREAK AS WELL IN JULY AND ARE READY TO GET BACK RACING WITH DENNIS 'RAMBO' FRANKLIN OF GAFFNEY LEADING THE CLASH POINTS BATTLE BY 63 POINTS OVER FIVE TIME CLASH CHAMPION RICKY WEEKS OF RUTHERFORDTON.

WHITEVILLE'S DEAN BOWEN IS HOLDING DOWN THE THIRD SPOT TRAILING FRANKLIN BY 65 PPOINTS ENTERING THIS SHOW AT FMS. STANLEY SPEEDSTER JAY SESSOMS IS FOURTH AND CHRIS FERGUSON OF MT. HOLLEY IS FIFTH. DAVID TAYLOR OF FAYETTEVILLE IS SIXTH WITH 2009 CLASH CHAMPION JEFF SMITH OF DALLAS SEVENTH. DONALD BRADSHER OF BURLINGTON IS EIGHTH WITH CONCORD'S 'COOL HAND LUKE' ROFFERS NINTH AND FAYETTEVILLE CRAIG SHUFFIELD ROUNDS OUT THE TOP TEN IN THE 2010 CLASH POINTS CHASE .

WINNERS ON THE 11TH YEAR CLASH ''BLUE COLLAR' TOUR THIS SEASON INCLUDES BOWEN WITH TWO WINS AUSTIN DILLON WITH TWO WINS. DRIVERS WITH ONE VICTORY, SO FAR THIS YEAR INCLUDES WEEKS, ROFFERS ALONG WITH JORDAN BLAND, JOHNNY PURSLEY. BOWEN ALONG WITH SESSOMS AND BRADSHER ARE ALL LOOKING AT TAKING THE CLASH ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS AND BOWEN IS THE FRONTRUNNER AFTER 8 EVENTS THIS SEASON

THIS WILL MARK THE 39TH ALL TIME CLASH EVENT AT FMS WITH CAROLINA CLASH SERIES UNDER LARRY LEE LEADERSHIP AND ALL TIME CLASH WINNER RICKY WEEKS HAS PICKED UP 6 CLASH WINS OVER THE PAST YEARS AND NOW HAS 30 CLASH WINS TO HIS STELLAR CAREER.. THREE TIME FMS SUPER LATE MODEL CHAMPION JEFF SMITH HAS ROLLED UP FIVE WINS ALONG WITH THE GREENSBORO HARD CHARGER RAY TUCKER WHO HAS FIVE VICTORY'S TO HIS CREDIT. RAMBO HAS COLLECTED THREE WINS OVER THE PAST EVENTS AT FMS

CLASH WINNERS THIS YEAR AT FMS IN CLUDES BOWEN AND BLAND AND NOW WHO'LL WIN THE 40 LAP $4,000 DUEL AT FMS??.

RAEFORD'S SHAUN HARRELL IS SEEKING HIS THIRD STRAIGHT LATE MODEL TITLE AT FMS THIS SEASON AND HOLDS OFF WAYNE GRAYJR. OF FAYETTEVILLE AND FAYETTEVILLE'S UPSTART DANNY YARBOROUGH AS THEY ARE TIED FOR SECOND PLACE ENTERING THIS SHOW ON JULY 31.

GRAY CREEKS SPEEDSTER CHRIS PARKER IS THE OPEN WHEEL MOD POINTS LEADER BY 110 POINTS OVER JEFFREY TYNDALL OF AUTRYVILLE WITH TWO TIME TRACK RUNNERUP ACE CARLOS JARAMILLO OF FAYETTEVILLE IS THIRD IN THE POINTS CHASE THIS YEAR.

SALEMBURG'S YOUNG GUN BRANDON CARTER IS THE 2010 SUPER STREET POINTS LEADER OVER STEDMAN'S ADAM NORRIS BY 35 POINTS. FAYETTEVILLE'S DAVID ROYAL HAS HIS ROYAL RACING MACHINE DIALED IN THIS YEAR AND HOLDS DOWN THE THIRD SPOT THSI SEASON.

DAULTON WILSON OF FAYETTEVILLE HAS ROARED RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX IN THE PURE STOCK RANKS AND HOLDS A 20 POINT EDGE OVER HIS BROTHER ETHAN WITH ZACK BLACKWELL OF GRAYS CREEK THIRD IN THE CHASE AT FMS FORT HIS EXCITING DIVISION.

RICHARD SEALS JR. OF STEDMAN IS THE U CARS CLASS FRONTRUNENR OF HIS RIVALS JIMMY BLACKMAN AND RONNIE YARBOROUGH,

THE MICRO SPRINT CLASS HAS SEEN DAVID LEE MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD OVER DALE ARNOLD AND BUDDY TROGDON.

MAKE YOUR PLANS TO SEE ALL THE THRILLS AND SPILLS OF DIRT TRACK HOT RACING ACTION JULY 31 AT FAYETTEVILLE SPEEDWAY, BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY FOR A NIGHT OF FAMILY FUN AND DIRT KICKIN EXCITEMENT FOR ALL AGES. .
THE RACE SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST AT FMS WILL START ON AUGUST 14 WITH A BIG SUPER STREET NIGHT OF RACING AND ALL CLASSES IN ACTION AND THE U-CARS CLASH SERIES RETURNS ON THIS NIGHT. THE WILD ENDURO CARS ARE SET TO DO BATTLE ON THIS NIGHT AS WELL.

COMING AUGUST 28 IT WILL BE THE FIRST ANNUAL BILL SHAW MEMORIAL LATE MODEL RACE PAYING AT LEAST $1,200 TO WIN AND IT MAY GET BETTER FOR SOME SPOTS IN THE FINAL RUNDOWN. DYNO DON WILL BUY A TROPHY FOR THE FAST QUALIFIER AND PUT UP MONEY AS WELL FOR THE EVENT AND MARTIN ROBERTS IS BUYING THE RACE WINNER, A TROPHY. ALL CLASSES WILL BE BATTLING FOR THOSE POINTS ALL MONTH LONG AT FMS.