Sunny South Race Results 7-24-10

Tropical storm Bonnie was the winner in all classes and all races on Saturday night. Track Manager Joe McArdle deferred to Bonnie and postponed. A reschedule will be announced shortly.

Sunny South Race Results 7-10-10

It has been three weeks since our last race, Connelly was climbing the walls he was so anxious to go racing. There was a very good field of cars for this weekend's race. The usual competitors were present; the #18, #39, #32, #55r and a visitor who competes at Monroe Raceway the #9. We got in two practice sessions made a slight chassis adjustment and sat tight for the heat race. We drew the #23 chip for starting position in the heat and that was good enough for outside front row. The #39 was scheduled to start on the pole but when he entered the track was only running on one cylinder (fouled spark plug) according to car owner. He missed the heat . The #9 moved up to the pole. At the start Connelly got a great jump on the field and going into turn one had almost a two car length lead. In the second lap the #55r and #9 got together in turn one and took both cars out. After a brief red flag to clear the wrecked cars only Connelly and the #18 remained. Connelly got another good start and proceded to win by about 10 car lengths.

In the feature race, the #39 got his ignition problems straightened out and was ready. The #55r sustained a bent rear axle and a bent spindle and tire rod on the front suspension in the heat race incident. Fortunately they had an entire spare rear axle assembly ready to go, I loaned them a new tire rod and they thrashed for over an hour, but were able to answer the call for the feature. An unbelivable feat by any standards. While the #55r was not up to his uaual speed (no time to set toe or camber) but they were able to make the start and complete one lap which was good for a 4th place finish earning them 82 valuable points toward the track championship.

At the start of the feature Connelly got another good start from the pole and led the first couple of laps. In lap 2 the #18 and #39 got together in turn 2 and spun each other out. They were both able to continue. Connelly again got a good start and led the remainder of the race winning by almost a straightaway. Finishing order #32 1st, #39 2nd, #18 3rd, #55r 4th. This was a very good win for us, as tonight was a double points night (the last one of the season) allowing us to extend our points lead. Only 3 more races remain July 24th, Aug 7th and Aug 21 st is the final race of the season.