North Georgia Speedway
Brindle rallies for Top Tracks win at home track
From track and correspondent reports
Chip Brindle races toward victory. (mikessportsimages.com)
CHATSWORTH, Ga. (Aug. 15) — Hometown driver Chip Brindle rallied from his ninth starting spot at North Georgia Speedway to earn a $1,500 Top Tracks Challenge Series victory. Brindle took the second and third spots from Todd Morrow and early leader Jeff Smith in the final laps, then inherited the top spot with five laps remaining in the 35-lapper when Rick Hixson dropped out with a flat tire. Smith finished second followed by Morrow, Jeff Fields and John Owenby.
Top Tracks @ North Georgia: (1) Chip Brindle, (2) Jeff Smith, (3) Todd Morrow, (4) Jeff Fields, (5) John Owenby, (6) Brian Burke, (7) Phillip Anderson, (8) Mike Head, (9) Bobby Mayse, (10) Alan Green, (11) Jamie Parker, (12) J.J. Nye, (13) Alan Brewer, (14) Randy Dillard, (15) Chris Fennell, (16) Bill Peters, (17) Randy Hill, (18) Bob Gibby, (19) John Parker, (20) Eric Whitener, (21) Casey Roderick, (22) Rick Hixson, (23) Brian Jackson. Scratched: Doug Stephens. Fast qualifier (among 33 cars): Fields, 13.919 seconds. Consolation race winners: Green, Head, Mayse.
