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Message started by LMR on 05/01/14 at 12:40am

Title: Ray Cook Hangs on to Podium Finish at Smoky Mountain; TST Double
Post by LMR on 05/01/14 at 12:40am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2014
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Ray Cook Hangs on to Podium Finish at Smoky Mountain; TST Doubleheader Ahead

BRASSTOWN, NC (April 30) - Ray Cook was back behind the wheel of Tommy Pope's #53 MasterSbilt entry on Saturday evening, April 26 at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee. The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series (SAS) presided over the single-day showdown and a $5,000 winner's share was on the line. Ray clicked off the fastest lap in Group B during SAS time trials, which locked him into the outside of the front row for the start of the 40-lap feature event.

The Brasstown, North Carolina native then ran second throughout much of the A-Main before getting passed for the runner-up position in the waning laps. Despite shredding a right rear tire on the final circuit, Ray limped his mount home in the third position to claim a podium effort behind only victor Billy Ogle, Jr. and runner-up Mike Marlar. Complete results from Smoky Mountain Speedway can be viewed online at www.sasdirt.com.

Ray will hook back up with Tommy Pope's team on May 2-3 in a special NASCAR weekend doubleheader at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama. With the NASCAR stars racing across the street at the ginormous Talladega Superspeedway, Ray will compete for a $2,000 top prize on Friday night in an unsanctioned program at TST and a $4,000 payday in the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series (SAS) tilt on Saturday evening. Additional information concerning both of these races at the track deemed as the "Hornets Nest" can be found by pointing your web browser to www.talladegashorttrack.com.

For the latest news and schedule information concerning the #53 team, feel free to visit their official Internet home at www.RayCook53.com.

Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com