10.6.12 Southern All Star Late Models Results
HUNTSVILLE, AL –Randy Weaver wanted a third win at Talladega this year and he did it Saturday night as he beat Brandon Kinzer, Riley Hickman and the rain to capture his third win in a row at TST and pad his points lead for the 2012 season a third win at Talladega. The win was worth another $3,500 to Weaver.
Weaver set fat time in VP Race Fuels qualifying as he turned a lap of 14.713 seconds on a cool and damp night with Aaron Ridley of Chatsworth, GA., on the outside pole, Kinzer, Hickman and Todd Morrow rounded out the top five in qualifying.
At the drop of the green flag Ridley took the lead and moved ahead of Weaver until Weaver pulled along side Ridley on lap 5, and the two raced side by side with Weaver taking over on lap 7. The only caution would come out on lap 9 as the cars of Skip Freeman and Adam Martin brought out the only caution of the night in the 40 lap event.
Weaver then brought the field around foe the restart and put on a show as he pulled ahead of Ridley, who now in battle with riley Hickman for the second spot. Hickman got the second spot from Ridley but could never get through the lapped traffic as well as Weaver and could never gain ground him for the remainder of the race.
Weaver was on cruise control as he worked the lapped traffic on the top and the bottom of the race track, but behind him the battle was on as Kinzer was working his way to the front with less than 10 laps to go he got by Hickman for the second spot and set his sights on Weaver, but Kinzer ran out of laps and Weaver went on to take this third win in a row with Kinzer coming home in second spot just .004 behind the top spot, Hickman brought home third, Jason Hiett who started 14th came in fourth and Dingus Griffin who started 12th came home in fifth.
The remaining top ten finishers were Aaron Ridley sixth, Tim Busha seventh, Jason Wilson eighth, Tim Roszell ninth and Shan Smith tenth.
The next event for the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will be the Georgia State Championships on Saturday night October 27th at the Toccoa Speedway in Toccoa, GA., a $3,500 to win event.
OFFICIAL FINISH SAS TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK: 1.Randy Weaver; 2.Brandon Kinzer; 3.riley Hickman; 4.Jason Hiett; 5.Dingus Griffin; 6.Aaron Ridley; 7.Tim Busha; 8.Jason Wilson; 9.Tim Roszell; 10.Shan Smith; 11.Ryan King; 12.Todd Morrow; 13.Mike Weeks; 14.Brett Holmes; 15.Trevor Bayne; 16.Ross Martin; 17.Terry Smith; 18.Jackson Hale; 19.Jeff Neubert; 20.Skip Freeman; 21.Heath Hindman; 22.Dustin Stewart; 23.Dewayne Powell; 24.Adam Martin
For further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/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.
2012 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*VP Racing Fuels “The Official Fuel” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*Arizona Sport Shirts “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
2012 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Supporters Include: Schaeffer’s Racing Oil by Elaine White, Gotta Race, AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Cruise with the Champions, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service and H3 Performance Graphics.
2012 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event winners:
# 1-April 7-Jimmy Owens-Newport, TN (Cleveland Speedway)
# 2-April 14-Vic Hill-Mosheim, TN (Smoky Mountain Speedway)
# 3-May 5-William Thomas-Phenix City, AL (Talladega Short Track)
# 4-May 12-Skip Arp-Georgetown, TN (Cleveland Speedway)
# 5-May 26-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Whynot Motorsports Park)
# 6-May 27-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Magnolia Motor Speedway)
# 7-June 16-Vic Hill-Mosheim, TN (Smoky Mountain Speedway)
# 8-June 23-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Talladega Short Track)
# 9-July 28-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Talladega Short Track)
# 10-August 18-Billy Ogle Jr.-Knoxville, TN (Cleveland Speedway)
# 11-September 15-Billy Ogle Jr.-Knoxville, TN (Cleveland Speedway)
# 12-September 22-Billy Ogle Jr.-Knoxville, TN (Smoky Mountain Speedway)
#13-October 6-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Talladega Short Track)
Remaining Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
October 27-Toccoa Speedway-Toccoa, GA-$3,500 to win GA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
November 17-Cleveland Speedway-Cleveland, TN-$5,000 to win GOBBLER
November 18-Cherokee Speedway-Gaffney, SC-$10,000 BLUE/GREY 100