Post by LMR on 08/04/13 at 3:58am
Southern All Stars Series
Volunteer Speedway
August 3, 2013
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Billy Ogle Jr. Bags SAS Collins/Ledford Memorial at Volunteer Speedway
Michael Despain
BULLS GAP, TN (August 3) - The Southern All Star Racing Series would makes its second visit of the 2013 season to Volunteer Speedway on Saturday evening for the Herman Collins/Dewey “Red” Ledford Memorial event and Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN would score the win in a thrilling event. Ogle, Jr. would pick up the victory in the Larry Garner owned Blount Motorsports/Blount Excavating/ Massey Electric/Al Blankenship Enterprises/Stowers CAT Machinery/Cherokee Millwright sponsored #201 Rocket Chassis which sports a Vic Hill Race Engine beneath the hood.
The victory by Ogle, Jr., 48 years of age, was his second Southern All Star Racing Series victory of the 2013 season and his tenth career win with the Southern All Star Racing Series, who owns the 2011 SAS Racing Series championship.
Vic Hill of Mosheim, TN would jump to the lead at the start of the event and set a blistering pace, although the event would be slowed by three caution periods during the first 13 laps of the contest. Ogle, Jr. would settle into the second position after the lap 13 restart and he and Hill would pull away from the rest of the pack, which would be led by third place running Stacy Boles of Clinton, TN. As the front pair caught a group of heavy traffic by lap 26, Ogle, Jr. would close in on Hill and the pair would engage in a classic side-by-side struggle for the lead beginning on lap 30 and ending on lap 34 when Ogle, Jr. secured the lead for good. Ogle, Jr. would build a comfortable lead only to see that margin erased as a late race caution with five laps remaining bunched the field back together for one last time. However, Ogle, Jr. would show his strength again on the restart and ease away from the field and secure the victory. Hill would take runner-up honors, while Boles would finish in the third position. Chad Ogle of Sevierville, TN would finish in the fourth position, while Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN would be the final finisher in the top five.
The remainder of the top ten finishers in the Herman Collins/Dewey “Red” Ledford Memorial would be Mark Douglas of Knoxville, TN, Bryan Hendrix of Knoxville, TN, Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN, Allen Champ of Morristown, TN, and Barrett Lowe of Asheville, NC.
Southern All Star Racing Series Official Summary of Results
Volunteer Speedway/Bulls Gap, TN
Round 13 of 2013 Season (August 3, 2013)
Southern All Star Racing Series Late Models
Herman Collins/Dewey “Red” Ledford Memorial A-Main Finish:
1. Billy Ogle, Jr.- Knoxville, TN
2. Vic Hill- Mosheim, TN
3. Stacy Boles- Clinton, TN
4. Chad Ogle- Sevierville, TN
5. Steve Casebolt- Richmond, IN
6. Mark Douglas- Knoxville, TN
7. Bryan Hendrix- Knoxville, TN
8. Mark Vineyard- Powell, TN
9. Allen Champ- Morristown, TN
10. Barrett Lowe- Asheville, NC
11. Mike Weeks- Friendsville, TN
12. Bret Holmes- Munford, AL
13. Chuck Laney- Sevierville, TN
14. Josh Henry- Newport, TN
15. Mark Rosner- Rockford, TN
16. Travis Greer- Marion, VA
17. Forrest Trent- Talbott, TN
18. Mack McCarter- Gatlinburg, TN
19. Josh Driskill- Newport, TN
20. Jerry Williams, Jr.- Greeneville, TN
21. Riley Hickman- Chattanooga, TN
22. David Crabtree- Maryville, TN
DNS- Chris Chandler- Weaverville, NC
Yellow Flags: 4 (Laps 5, 8, 12, 45)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: 2 (Hill 1-33, Ogle, Jr. 34-50)
Time of Race: 30 minutes, 56 seconds
White Performance.com Overall Top Qualifier: Vic Hill 12.342
Series Provisionals: None
Entries: 23
Last Chance Showdown #1: Mack McCarter, Mark Vineyard, David Crabtree, Allen Champ, Bret Holmes, Travis Greer, Forrest Trent (DNS- Chris Chandler)
Last Chance Showdown #2: Barrett Lowe, Mike Weeks, Josh Henry, Mark Rosner, Chuck Laney, Josh Driskill (DNS- Jerry Williams, Jr.)
Current Southern All Star Racing Series Top Ten Point Standings (after 8/3/2013)
1. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)-1,024
2. Mike Weeks (Friendsville, TN)-978
3. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)- 898
4. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)- 894
5. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)- 834
6. Billy Ogle, Jr. (Knoxville, TN)- 662
7. Steve Casebolt (Richmond, IN)- 522
8. Randy Weaver (Crossville, TN)- 500
9. Mark Vineyard (Powell, TN)- 450
10. Stacy Boles (Clinton, TN)- 440
Event Photos courtesy of Michael Moats
The next Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events are on Friday August 9 at Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA and on Saturday August 10 at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park GA. Those event are the Georgia Madness doubleheader weekend and each event will pay $4,000 to win and $300 to start.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546, Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
