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Clash PR LAWNDALE, N.C. (May 3) - Randle Chupp made a clean sweep of the Carolina Clash weekend at Cleveland County Speedway. After scoring the $5,000 victory on Friday night the Troutman, NC resident backed up his flag to flag performance from the night before as he rolled to the $10,000 win in the '8th Annual Skyler Trull Memorial'. By sweeping the two events Chupp received a $5,000 bonus, bringing his weekend total to $20,000.
"We had an awesome weekend," said Chupp following his race win. "I just have to thank this entire Starrette Trucking team for all their hard work," said the driver of the Starrette Trucking/Powell Construction/Randy Clary Racing Engines/American Race Tires/Rocket Monte Carlo.
Four time and defending Carolina Clash Series champion Ricky Weeks paced the field in qualifying. After time trials the top six drew for an inversion with Chupp and Friday night's runner-up Tim McCreadie sharing the front row.
As the field went green Chupp blasted into the lead with McCreadie dead in his tire tracks. Jonathan Davenport quickly made his presence know as he slid to third out of turn two with Casey Roberts and Damon Eller in tow. Chupp and McCreadie quickly sped away from the field as Davenport began to encounter handling problems. Davenport's handling issues were solved three laps later when the Blairsville, GA native slowed with a flat right rear tire, forcing the Beaver Bail Bonds/Barry Wright entry pitside for new rubber. This moved Weeks into the top five.
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