Results from Shelby Friday July 27th

Results for July 27^th 2012

Once again the storms surrounded the Fairgrounds but not one drop of rain fell on the speedway. A great field of cars showed up and the fans were treated to some great racing. The Rear 4S were first up in a 10 lap Feature race. The race was won by Michael Cogdell driving the famous green #7 owned by Randall Hendricks. The car had not raced since it was parked 20 years ago after it had flipped several times causing his driver to retire. Cogdell held off John Reed for the win.

In the DRCS 20 lap Feature it was Tim Sigmon taking the win after being away for several weeks. Sigmon made his way to the front from his 3rd starting position. Everett Dunlap came home 2^nd, Justin Norman 3^rd, Jeff Mundwiler 4^th, and Paul Visage 5^th.

The Fair 4S were up next with a 14 lap shootout. Jonathan Sarratt made his way to the front and never looked back. There were several cars in tow as he raced to the win. The Young 16 year old female hot shoe driver Kelsey poison IVY out of Fremont , Ohio saw her first ever action at the Speedway. Ivy ran a strong race and came home with a solid 8^th place finish. Finishing 2^nd was Chase Webb, 3^rd Kasey Shane, 4^th Matthew Burns and rounding out the top 5 was Mike Mull.

The Good Old Days Series Race was a wild one to watch. They blasted into turn one with the fast cars plowing through the field. Chase Webb and the #8 of Dennis Williams both retired for the night with flat tires from the combat. Again taking his 5^th win of the season was Ryan Howard driving his updated fresh 1980 Pontiac Firebird # 4x. A distant second was Kris Dunlap, 3^rd Jason Hamrick, 4^th Marty Spitle, 5^th Bobby Reed, 6^th Spanky Thompson, 7^th Barry Powell, 8^th Anthony Potter 9^th Dennis Williams, and 10^th Chase Webb.

All of us at the Historic Cleveland County Fairgrounds Speedway would like to thank everyone who came out to the races on Friday nights to see the great racing that has been missing for many years at the Fairgrounds. The Cleveland County Fairgrounds has played host to some of the biggest names in racing history over the years. We want to thank all the RacerReunion Family of Legends that took the time to come out and share their stories with the fans and sign autographs. Special thanks to the Fair Staff for allowing us to be a part of their hard working team. To all the sponsors. The Good Old Days Series Staff, the Fire Crews for always going the extra mile to keep us all safe, Most of all we would like to thank all of the loyal fans who came out every week rain or shine. There will be no more racing in 2012 as the track is closed for the rest of the year. God Bless all of you and enjoy the Fair.

I bet if the right sports writer got ahold of this up in Cleveland County it would generate a bunch interest,maybe enough to rekindle the fire in supporters around the area. That is to good of a deal for all involved to let die ..

If the car owners and drivers that ran there voiced a little more support something may just come of it yet.

Michael W. and his band of men is owed a big debt of gratitude for all the blood sweat and tears they invested into this venture. Opps. I didn't mean to leave the ladies out. A job well done on a limited budget and with a sponsor that could come forth this could be a great show. Thanks to all the crew.

Thanks for the kind words Mike. I will get your flags back to you soon as I get back from vacation. W

Bring them to Hillsborough. No rush...

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