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  • New Smyrna Speedway Racing Recap for 8/16/14

    BRAD MAY TOPS PRO LATES TO BECOME NINTH DIFFERENT WINNER THIS YEAR

    Action was hot and heavy once again Saturday night as New Smyrna Speedway
    hosted five classes for NASCAR Whelan All-American Series racing.
    Ricky Anderson led the opening three laps of the Pro Late Model feature race
    but it was Brad May who streaked by and led the remaining distance to score
    the first win of the year for the TM Ranch team. Both May and David Rogers
    have driven their PLM car this year but have had nothing but bad luck until
    Saturday night. Once May got in front, he held off all challengers as the
    race ran under green until Anderson spun coming off turn two on lap 14. Will
    Carroll tried a bold inside move on May following the restart but spun around
    and backed into the turn one wall. Carroll was able to drive off and onto pit
    road where his crew made quick repairs and he re-entered the race. A second
    attempt to restart the event was for naught as Anderson and Ricardo Flores got
    together in turn four but both were able to continue.
    May had Rich Clouser to contend with after the race finally went under the
    green flag again, but Clouser (who had won three of the last four Pro Late
    races) was unable to put up a challenge and settled for the runner-up spot
    behind May. May became the ninth different driver to score a Pro Late Model
    win this year.
    Trailing the lead pair to the checker were Michael Lira and a resurgent
    Carroll who inched past Zach Jarrell late in the going. Jarrell took fifth
    trailed by Flores, Anderson and Jarrett Snowden.
    The Mini Stock race was a wild one to say the least as Jamie Dixson grabbed an
    early lead and looked like he had a car capable of giving him his first win of
    the season. The red flag flew on lap nine for a bad crash on the backstretch.
    Brad Blanton got loose coming off turn two and collected Tyler Simpson who
    slammed hard into the end of the pit gate railing and the wall. The gate held
    up and so did the wall and that meant major damage for Simpson's machine. The
    young New Smyrna Beach driver was OK and took a ride back to his pit stall in
    the ambulance. This is now a requirement for all drivers involved in a crash
    at New Smyrna Speedway when they cannot drive their car away from an accident
    scene, just like drivers in all of NASCAR's premier divisions are required to
    do.
    Dixson continued to set the pace but saw a second caution on lap 15 for a
    spinning Levi Hammond. Lap 17 saw yellow flag number three as Pat Wells and
    David Russell got together while fighting for second place in turn three.
    Wells continued while Russell had to drop out of the race. Wells was given
    his spot back for the restart and he took advantage by going around Dixson for
    the lead at the completion of lap 18. From there Wells, in a new car formerly
    driven by Jeff White, outdistanced the field for his third win of the year.
    Dixson held on for second ahead of Hammond and Mark Broat, the only cars left
    running at the end of 25 laps. Russell was credited with fifth ahead of
    Blanton and Simpson. Wells also won the heat race.
    Matthew Green jumped out to a big lead at the start of the E-Modified feature
    and was running away with things until Mike Dahm's car stalled just off turn
    four to bring out the caution on lap 15. On the restart, Green and Jarrett
    Korpi tangled going into turn one with both frontrunners sent to the tail for
    the restart. Jim Higginbotham led lap 16 before Green came back to the point
    for a lap before he got a bit high trying to hold off Korpi and spun coming
    off turn two. Korpi took advantage and rode off with his ninth win of the
    season as Green again worked his way up to second but was unable to challenge
    at the end. Higginbotham held on for third ahead of Matt Wheeler and Dahm.
    Korpi also took the heat race.
    The Super Stock 25-lap feature ran green to checker with Mike Amato leading
    the first 16 laps before being passed by Shannon Kelly. From there point
    leader Kelly drove away from the field to score his third win of the season.
    Butch Herdegen made a late charge but settled for the runner-up spot while
    Amato held on for third in front of Preston Hunt and J. T. Tippins. Becca
    Samsoe, Warren Schurr, Mike Dahm and George Dahm rounded out the finishers.
    Kelly also won the heat race.
    Palm Bay's Zachary Curtis made it three Strictly Stock wins in a row in his
    fleet Saturn after also winning the heat race. After an early battle with the
    Hyundai of Charlie King, King fell back with mechanical issues and Curtis had
    things his own way the remaining distance. "Spaceman" Jimmy Barron came home
    second ahead of Megan Matheny who earned her first-ever New Smyrna Speedway
    trophy for her third place effort. Completing the finishers were Shane
    Sutorus, King, Aaron Overman and Robert Rauscher. Luke Gaier was unable to
    start.
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  • #2
    I see the trackside microphone in the pic! That is great to see, i really like hearing what they have to say after a race. Not sure when they got it back but it wasn't there the last time i was there.

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    • #3
      We got a new one about a month ago and it works great... Erin goes to Spruce Creek High School and is planning on a possible broadcasting career (unless I can talk her out of it LOL) so she'll be doing some interviews for us... did a really good job her first week... Saves the wear and tear on my old body going up and down from the tower LOL...

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      • #4
        I need to get me one of those...

        Rick Anges -
        Announcer/
        Admin-KARNAC.com Message Board
        rick@karnac.com

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        • #5
          A microphone or young lady? LOL!

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          • #6
            Same thing I was thinking.
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