Dixie Speedway
Arp collects $5,000 with flag-to-flag Dixie victory
From series reports
Arp collects his hardware. (mikessportsimages.com)
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (Aug. 23) — Fast qualifier and polesitter Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tenn., led every lap of the Bill Ingram Memorial at Dixie Speedway to record his second O'Reilly Southern All Star victory of the season and eighth of his career. Arp, whose previous Southern All Star victory came July 19 at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, earned $5,000 in a race postponed by rain on Aug. 2. | Slideshow
Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., finished second while Travis Pennington of Winston, Ga., was third at the 3/8-mile oval north of Atlanta. Ricky Williams of Fayetteville, Ga., last weekend's weekly feature winner at Dixie, and Jake Knowles of Tyrone, Ga., rounded out the top five. Series points leader Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., rallied after a first-lap crash to finish sixth. Ray Cook, winner of the previous series event in Toccoa, Ga., blew an engine running third.
Notes: Arp drives a GRT Race Car. ... Early incidents that drew cautions eliminated several contenders including David Payne, Tony Knowles and Derek Ellis. ... Frank Ingram, son of the race's namesake, survived to finish eighth despite a left-front wheel that was about to fall off his machine. ... The next SAS weekend is Sept. 12-13 with events at Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway and Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga.
O'Reilly SAS @ Dixie: (1) Skip Arp, (2) Randy Weaver, (3) Travis Pennington, (4) Ricky Williams, (5) Jake Knowles, (6) Ivedent Lloyd Jr., (7) Jason Fitzgerald, (8) Frank Ingram, (9) Rodney Martin, (10) Jamie Perry, (11) Jeff Fortner, (12) Don Jenkins, (13) Anthony Hill, (14) Ethan Hunter, (15) Billy Ogle Jr., (16) Bobby Giffin, (17) Gary McPherson, (18) Lee Sutton, (19) Ray Cook, (20) David Payne, (21) Sam Simmons, (22) Tony Knowles, (23) Derek Ellis, (24) Dusty Chitwood. Fast qualifier: Arp.
