Southern Ohio Speedway
Hawkins earns $6,000 at Southern 50
Jared Hawkins (37) chases Tim Dohm (115) early in the Southern 50. (rdwphotos.smugmug.com)
WHEELERSBURG, Ohio (July 12) — Pole-starting Jared Hawkins of Fairmont, W.Va., overtook Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va., on the ninth lap at Southern Ohio Speedway and raced to victory in the third annual Southern 50. He earned $6,000. | Slideshow
Josh McGuire of Grayson, Ky., finished second in the unsanctioned event with Dohm settling for the third and five-time Late Model track champion Delmas Conley of Wheelersburg rounded out the top five.
Notes: Hawkins drives a Rocket Chassis sponsored by J.C.. Distributing, Melvin’s Automatic Transmission Service, Rick Sturms Motorsports, Bobby Lake Motorsports, American Fence and Gwynn Tire. ... Jackie Boggs of Grayson, Ky., set fast time, but terminal engine issues cropped up in his heat race, ending his night. ... Southern Ohio comes back July 19 with the $3,000-to-win Buckeye 30 for Super Late Models.
Southern 50: (1) Jared Hawkins, (2) Josh McGuire, (3) Tim Dohm, (4) Devin Moran, (5) Delmas Conley, (6) Mark Frazier, (7) Nick Bocook, (8) Kevin Wagner, (9) Jamey Adams, (10) Brian Daniels, (11) Joe Ramey, (12) Rod Conley, (13) Paul Davis, (14) Bud Frazier, (15 Kenneth Howell, (16) Gary Turner, (17) Jeremy Akers, (18) Jacob Curnutte, (19) Jason Perry, (20) Erick Christian. Fast qualifier (among 29 cars): Jackie Boggs, 16.250 seconds. Heat race winners: Hawkins, Dohm, Rod Conley. Consolation winner: Kenneth Howell.
