Columbus Speedway
Fisher breaks through, hooks first MSCCS win
COLUMBUS, Miss. (May 25) — Tenth-starting Clay Fisher of Dewitt, Ark., claimed his first-career Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series event Saturday night at Columbus Speedway, earning $2,500 at the high-banked third-mile oval in leading only the final lap. | Slideshow
Former series champion Chris Wall of Springfield, La., was leading when he tangled with a lapped car on the final lap and settled for second behind Fisher. Chad Thrash of Meridian, Miss., third followed by Eric Cooley of Fulton, Miss., and pole-starting Neil Baggett of Shannon, Miss.
Notes: Fisher drives a MasterSbilt Race Car powered by a Kuntz & Co. Racing Engine and sponsored by Fisher Transportation Services, Horton Diesel Repair, Palmer Fisher Trucking, Moon’s Towing and Recovery, Stuckey Enterprises, X-treme Graphics. ... Fisher became the second consecutive first-time winner on the series; Ross Camponovo of Clarksdale, Miss., won his first series race at Greenville (Miss.) Speedway on May 18. ... Wall was on the verge of notching a series-leading third victory of the season. ... MSCCS competitors head to Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., on June 1 for a $2,500-to-win event.
MSCCS @ Columbus: (1) Clay Fisher, (2) Chris Wall, (3) Chad Thrash, (4) Eric Cooley, (5) Neil Baggett, (6) David Breazeale, (7) B.J. Robinson, (8) Jamie Elam, (9) Jeff White, (10) Mark Dodson, (11) Chris Smith, (12) Craig Turan, (13) Phillip Gibson, (14) Ross Camponovo, (15) Jamie Tollison, (16) Leon Henderson, (17) Brian Rickman, (18) Keith House, (19) Jeremy Broadus, (20) Rick Rickman. Fast qualifier (among 20 cars): Breazeale, 13.62 seconds. Dash winner: Baggett. Consolation winners: Tollison, Fisher.