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Franklin scores $10,000 repeat at Golden Isles

October 19, 2008, 2:10 pm
From series reports

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Oct. 18) — Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., drove the Barry Wright house car to a flag-to-flag victory at Golden Isles Speedway in the 14th annual Showdown on the Coast for his second consecutive victory in the National Late Model Series event. Franklin, who started outside the front row, pocketed $10,000. Former series champion Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., rallied after winning a consolation race to finish second while Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., was third. Polesitter Johnny Collins of Jacksonville, Fla., finished 18th.

Notes: Franklin's car is sponsored by Barry Wright Race Cars, Cherokee Landscaping, Nickols Plumbing and En-Compass Solutions. Byron Koury provided the powerplant. ... Among drivers failing to make the feature lineup: Carlton Jackson, Kent Corbin, Wayne Shugart, Dusty Cone and Bo Allen. ... Next up for NLMS competitors is a Nov. 8 event at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Fla. ... Also, the Thanksgiving weekend event at Cochran (Ga.) Motor Speedway has seen a purse increase to $10,000-to-win for the Allen Sparks Memorial.

NLMS @ Golden Isles: (1) Dennis Franklin, (2) Ivedent Lloyd Jr., (3) Mark Whitener, (4) Brandon Cameron, (5) Jimmy Lee Davis, (6) Jason Fitzgerald, (7) Tyler Ivey, (8) Jeremy Faircloth, (9) Jeff Fortner, (10) Dillon Wood, (11) Darrell Padgett, (12) David Whitener, (13) Terry Lumley, (14) Russell Brown Jr., (15) Skip Pannell, (16) Adam Giles, (17) Robert Diekemper, (18) Johnny Collins, (19) Dewayne Johnson, (20) Jeffrey Henry, (21) Michael Lloyd, (22) Shane Williams, (23) Hunter Peacock, (24) David Clegg, (25) Cale Simons, (26) Clay Bedenbaugh. Fast qualifier (among 50 cars): Ivey, 16.52 seconds. Heat race winners: Collins, Franklin, Ivey, Johnson, Henry, Cameron. Consolation winners: Brown, I. Lloyd, Lumley. Provisional starters: D. Whitener, M. Lloyd.

 
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