Cleveland Speedway
McDowell captures Grant Adcox Memorial, $4,000
By Steve Hixson
DirtonDirt.com correspondentCLEVELAND, Tenn. (Oct. 18) — Taking the lead when Anthony White crashed in turn four just before the halfway point, Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga., led the rest of the 40-lap Grant Adcox Memorial at Cleveland Speedway. The fourth-starting McDowell earned $4,000 in the unsanctioned event as the season winds down at the third-mile oval.
Jamie Perry of Ringgold, Ga., finished second followed by Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., who started on the front row but fell back as far as fifth. Tommy Bailey of Corbin, Ky., and Gabe Wilson of Waynesville, N.C. White, who inherited a front-row starting spot when Kayne Hickman broke a water pump on the initial start, led the first 19 laps. McDowell actually overtook White on the ninth lap but a caution nullified the move.
Notes: McDowell's Warrior Race Cars house car has a Custom Race Engine and sponsorship from Willett Powder Coating, BiLo Markets, Dover Cylinder Heads, Curtis Equipment and Christenberry Trucking. ... McDowell also won the following day in the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series finale at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, Tenn. ... McDowell competed Friday at the 28th annual Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway near Chillicothe, Ohio. The team decided to head south after McDowell's car had a flat tire during his heat race. ... McDowell was joined in victory lane by Herb Adcox, the father of the late Grant Adcox, who died in a 1989 racing accident in NASCAR action at Atlanta Motor Speedway. McDowell presented Adcox with the winner's check. ... Skip Arp and Tommy Kerr were among drivers who battled in the top five before dropping out. ... Cleveland Speedway wraps up the season Nov. 14-15 with a $2,700-to-win event on Friday and the $5,000-to-win O'Reilly Southern All Star-sanctioned Gobbler on Saturday.
Grant Adcox Memorial: (1) Dale McDowell, (2) Jamie Perry, (3) Billy Ogle Jr., (4) Tommy Bailey, (5) Gabe Wilson, (6) Preston Graves, (7) John Winge, (8) Rodney Weeks, (9) Randy Weaver, (10) Tommy Kerr, (11) Shawn Reese, (12) Billy Mayo, (13) Derek Ellis, (14) Anthony White, (15) Skip Arp, (16) Jake Knowles, (17) Jason Welshan, (18) David Tindell, (19) Brett Wyatt, (20) Bobby Giffin, (21) Riley Hickman, (22) George Mashburn, (23) Kayne Hickman.
