November 15
Lavonia Speedway,
Lavonia, GA
Sanction: City Chevrolet Thunder Series (Georgia State Championships) - $2,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated November 16, 8:38 am)
Cooper excels in $2,000 Thunder Series finale
Georgia State Championships
- Lee Cooper
- Cody Overton
- Blake Craft
- Royce Bray
- David Smith
- Dale Timms
- Cody Segars
- Brandon Dockery
- Jimmy Johnson
- David McCoy
- Adam Partain
- Russell Fleeman
- Rod Roberts
- Shane Yarbrough
- Vic Chandler
- Brandon Stroud
- Chris Cape
- John Price
- Bryan Mullis
- Devon Morgan
- Jay Merck
- Dillon Daves
- Rusty House
- Rusty House
What won the race: Pole-starting Lee Cooper of Woodruff, S.C., captured the City Chevrolet Thunder Series finale Sunday at Lavonia Speedway, earning $2,000 in the Georgia State Championship.
Key notes: Cooper, who started on the pole by virtue of a six-car inversion from time trials, was making his second start for Stanley McCarter Racing. ... Fast qualifier Cody Overton was the runner-up. ... Royce Bray of Hull, Ga., finished fourth and went on to win the night's Limited Late Model feature (Overton started on the pole of that race but was involved in a first-lap crash with Drew Benfield.
On the move: Runner-up Cody Overton started sixth.
Winner's sponsors: Cooper drove a Stanley McCarter-owned Excel Chassis sponsored by McCarter Towing and Excel Racing Solutions.
Points chase: Dale Timms of Hodges, S.C., wrapped up the series title over Blake Craft.
Car count: 37
Fast qualifier: Cody Overton
Time: 16.788 seconds
Consolation race winners: Devon Morgan
Editor's note: Corrects finish, car count and winning purse.