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WEEKS TOPS FAYETTEVILLE SPEEDWAY CLASH BATTLE WITH BLACKBURN

By Larry Long, FMS Press

FAYETTEVILLE, NC AUGUST 16-THE CAROLINA CLASH TOURING SERIES RETURNED TO FAYETTEVILLE SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT TO FINISH UP THE FINAL 38 LAPS OF THE 40 LAP FEATURE THAT GOT RAINED OUT ON JULY31 AFTER THE CLASH RAN ONLY TWO LAPS WITH GREENSBORO'S STEVE BLACKBURN LEADING THE POLESITTER TIMMY BLCKWELL OF GRAYS CREEK BEFORE THE RAINS SHOWERS HIT THE AREA..A GOOD CROWD OF FANS WAS ON HAND FOR THIS NIGHT OF RACING. ACTION WAS THE MAIN ATTRACTION FOR SURE ON THIS EVENING AT FMS.

BLACKBURN SET SAIL AS THE EVENT TOOK THE GREEN FLAG IN SEARCH OF HIS FIRST EVER CLASH WIN. BLACKWELL,SCOTT AUTRY, RICKY WEEKS,DEAN BOWEN,SHAWN BEASLEY ALONG WITH DAVID TAYLOR WERE LOOKING A WAY TO REEL IN BALCKBURN AND AUTRY FINALLY EARLY ON MADE A PASS OF BLACKBURN TO LEAD ONE LAP BEFORE BLACKBURN RETOOK THE POINT. BLACKBURN THEN SAW FIVE TIME CLASH CHAMPION RICKY WEEK OF RUTHERFORDTON PASS HIM ON LAP 33 FOR THE TOP SPOT AND BLACKBURN SETTLED IN THE SECOND SPOT WITH BLACKWELL THIRD IN A SIX LAP BATTLE TO THE FINISH LINE AND $4,000 AWAITING THE WINNER. WEEKS HAD A BATTLE ON HIS HAND ON THE FINAL LAP AS BLACKBURN MADE A HARD RUN OF TURN FOUR TO OVERTAKE WEEKS AND HE CAME UP A HALF CAR LENGTH SHORT AS WEEKS WON FOR THE SEVENTH TIME AT FMS IN 39 CLASH SHOWS ON THE CLAY OVAL. TIMMY BLACKWELL SAW THE LAST LAP DUEL CLOSE UP AS HE FINISHED THIRD IN THE FINAL TALLY WHITEVILLE'S DEAN BOWEN POSTED A FOURTH PLACE NIGHT AND CLOSES IN ON THE CLASH POINTS CHASE AS BOWEN GOES TO DUBLIN SPEEDWAY AUGUST 21 ONLY 40 MARKERS OFF DENNIS FRANKLIN PACE IN THE CLASH TITLE CHASE FOR THE 2010 SEASON.. AUTRY THE 2002 CLASH CHAMPION FINISHED FIFTH FOLLOWED BY RAEFORD'S SHAWN BEASLEY SIXTH IN THE RUNDOWN. FORMER CLASH ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WINNER DAVID TAYLOR OF FAYETTEVILLE HAD A SOLID SEVENTH PLACE NIGHT AND MOVES TO FIFTH IN THE CLASH POINTS BATTLE. "RAMBO' FRANKLIN OF GAFFNEY,S.C. THE FRONTRUNNER IN THE CLASH POINTS FOR THE YEAR FINISHED EIGHTH FOLLOWED BY THE STANLEY SPEEDSTER JAY SESSOMS NINTH AND FAYETTEVILLE'S SPEED MERCHANT CRAIG.SHUFFIELD FINISHED TENTH AND MOVES TO EIGHTH IN THE CLASH POINTS CHASE FOR THE 11TH YEAR TOURING BLUE COLLAR CIRCUIT.

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 .

BY LARRY LONG

FAYETTEVILLE, NC JULY 1- PROMOTER LARRY NORRIS HAS CANCELLED THE SHOW SET FOR JULY 3 AT FAYETTEVILLE SPEEDWAY, NORRIS HAS WORKED ON THE LIGHTING PROBLEMS AT THE TRACK AFTER LIGHTING HIT THE TOWER EARLIER THIS WEEK DAMAGING THE PHONE AND P.A.SYSTEMS AND THE WORK COULD NOT BE COMPLETED SOON ENOUGH TO RUN THE JULY 3 SHOW WHICH WAS A $2,000 SUPER LATE MODEL SHOW PLUS ALL REGULAR CLASSES.

JULY 17 WILL BE THE NEXT RACE DATE AT FMS, NORRIS WISHES EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY JULY 4TH AND REGRETS THAT THE JULY 3 SHOW HAD TO BE MOVED UNTIL JULY 17. PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY DURING THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAYS.
THE WINNERS FROM THE JUNE 19 SHOW AT FMS WERE SPORT ALLEN IN THE USCS SPRINT CAR SHOW OVER JOHNNY BRIDGES.

SHAUN HARRELL OUT RAN MIKE BEASLEY IN THE LATE MODEL SHOWDOWN. CODY SHAW RAN THIRD WITH BRIAN STRICKLAND FOURTH AND SCOTT NEIGHBORS ROUNDED OUT THE TOP FIVE FINISHERS IN THIS EXCITING DIVISION AT FMS THIS SEASON.

HANK EDWARDS HELD OFF RICKY BOAHN FOR THE OPEN WHEEL MOD TOP HONORS CARLOS JARAMILLO PLACED THIRD WITH JORDAN TAYLOR FOURTH AND JEFFREY TYNDALL FIFTH IN THE FINAL TALLY JERRY JOHNSON OF STEDMAN GOT A BIG WIN IN

THE SUPER STREET DUEL AS HE HELD HIS LINE WITH GREGG BASS JR. AS THE CHECKERED FLAG WAVED ON THIS SATURDAY EVENING. DUBLIN'S RACING PROMOTER RANDY GUYTON TOOK THIRD PLACE FOLLOWED BY BRANDON CARTER FOURTH AND RON PIOPE FIFTH IN THE FINAL RUNDOWN.

ZACK BLACKWELL COLLECTED THE PURE STOCK CHECKERS OVER THE POINTS LEADER DAULTON WILSON JUSTIN POPE PLACED THIRD WITH ETHAN WILSON FOURTH AND TRAY POWERS FIFTH.

THE U CARS BATTLE SAW BRADLEY HESS CHALK UP THE TOP HONORS OVER THE RACING SEALS JUNIOR AND SENIOR. DAVE WALKER FINISHED FOURTH WITH THE FIFTH SLOT GOING TO JIMMY BLACKMAN ON THIS EVENING OF THRILLS AND SPILLS.

THE MICRO SPRINTS PUT ON ANOTHER GOOD SHOW WITH MARK SHERRIFF GETING THE VICTORY OVER THE HARD CHARGING LADY DRIVER FROM GRAYS CREEK BRITTANY TROGDON AND DAVID LEE.

BLAND GRABS CLASH VICTORY, COMING JUNE 19 IT'S THE USCS SPRINT CARS

BY LARRY LONG, FMS PRESS

FAYETTEVILLE, NC JUNE 8- THE SECOND STOP FOR THE TOURING CAROLINA CLASH SUEPR LATE MODEL SERIES GOT IN THE 40 LAP $4,000 TO WIN SHOWDOWN AFTER A RAIN DELAY ON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT JUNE 5. CHRIS FERGUSON OF MT. HOLLEY WOULD TAKE THE LEAD AS THE GREEN FLAG WAVED AND HE WOULD SET THE PACE ONLY TO SEE JORDAN BLAND CHASE HIM IN THE FINAL HANDFUL OF LAPS FOR THE RACE WIN. BLAND TOOK THE LOW SIDE AND FERGY HIT THE HIGH SIDE OF THE FRONTSTRETCH COMING OFF TURN 4 WITH ONLY 4 LAPS LEFT IN THE EVENT AND BLAND WOULD TAKE THE LEAD AND HOLD ON FOR HIS FIRST CLASH WIN AND FERGUSON WOULD SETTLED FOR A RUNNERUP SPOT AFTER A SOLID RUN ONLY TO HAVE A BACK MARKER CAR COME INTO PLAY IN THE FINAL OUTCOME ON THIS EVENING.DENNIS FRANKLIN PLACED THIRD AND LEAVES WITH THE CAROLINA CLASH POINTS LEAD OVER FERGUSON BY A MERE THREE POINTS WITH 5 TIME CLASH CHAMPION RICKY WEEKS FOURTH IN THE FINAL RUNDOWN AND HE;S ONLY 5 POINTS OFF RAMBO PACE GOING TO WYTHE RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND. FAYETTEVILLE'S SCOTT AUTRY MADE HIS RETURN FROM A HAND INJURY AND TOOK THE FIFTH SPOT FOR THE NIGHT. SIXTH THROUGH TEN WERE BRIAN LEDBETTER, JUSTIN LABONTE, CRAIIG SHUFFIELD, DAVID TAYLOR AND MICHAEL MARLOWE. THIS WAS THE 38TH ALL TIME CLASH EVENT AT THE FAYETTEVILLE CLAY OVAL.

BY LARRY LONG, FMS PRESS

FAYETTEVILLE,NC JUNE 1, 2010- THE MONTH OF JUNE AT FAYETTEVILLE SPEEDWAY KICKS OFF WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF CAROLINA CLASH SERIES ACTION PAYING $4,000 TO WIN THE 40 LAP BATTLE ROYAL. ALL CLASSES WILL BE IN ACTION.

THE CLASH POINTS CHASE IS RED HOT WITH DENNIS 'RAMBO' FRANKLIN AND 5 TIME CLASH CHAMPION RICKY WEEKS DEADLOCKED FOR THE TOP SPOT ON THE 11th YEAR TOURING SERIES. BOTH OF THESE VETERANS HAVE GOT 905 POINTS ENTERING THIS SATURDAY ACTION FOR THE SEVENTH SHOW FOR THE BLUE COLLAR TOUR THIS YEAR. WEEKS IS COMING OFF HIS FIRST CAROLINA CLASH WIN SINCE LAST MAY AT FMS AS HE WON AT ELKIN LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND NOW HAS POSTED 30 ALL TIME CLASH WINS IN 205 SHOWS FOR THE CLASH CIRCUIT. WEEKS HAS WON THE MOST CLASH RACES AT FMS WITH 6 WINS TO HIS CREDIT AS WELL. THIS WILL BE THE 38TH ALL TIME CLASH SHOW AT FMS.

THE SECOND SPOT IS TIED AS WELL AS DEAN BOWEN THE APRIL CLASH WINNER AT FMS HAS CHRIS FERGUSON DEAD EVEN BOTH HAVE 897 POINTS AND ONLY 8 POINTS OFF WEEKS AND FRANKLIN PACE FOR THE SEASON.

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