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ROUNDUP: Franklin gets $10,000 at Screven
From series reports
Dennis Franklin earned $10,000. (George "Big Mack" Missita)
Dennis "Rambo" Franklin, Bub McCool, Brandon Kinzer and Mike Bowers were among winners in Southern touring events on Sept. 15. Franklin's victory was the richest as he earned $10,000 at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., in an O'Reilly Southern All Star-Southern All Star East combo event.
Franklin earns $10,000 at Screven
SYLVANIA, Ga. (Sept. 15) — Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., topped a strong field of 41 O’Reilly Southern All Star and Southern All Star East competitors to capture the $10,000 Georgia Outlaw State Championship at Screven Motor Speedway. Franklin overtook early race leader and polesitter Ivedent Lloyd on lap 16 and then avoided a myriad of cautions and lapped cars to win the 60-lapper. | Slideshow
Franklin moved into the lead after a side-by-side battle, just before a lap-17 caution for Bryan Sumner's spin. Franklin pulled away on a long green-flag run and again after the final caution appeared just past the halfway point for Sumner's blown engine. G.R. Smith moved up to finish second with Lloyd, the Southern All Star points leader, third. Casey Roberts and Basey rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were Lloyd, Franklin, Basey and Dillon Wood won heat races. Jack Pennington and Dion Deason won consolation races. — Kelley Carlton
Screven Motor Speedway: (1) Dennis Franklin, (2) G.R. Smith, (3) Ivedent Lloyd Jr., (4) Casey Roberts, (5) Ed Basey, (6) Branden Yawn, (7) Mark Vineyard, (8) Mike Duvall, (9) Dion Deason, (10) Chesley Dixon, (11) Randle Chupp, (12) Brent Dixon, (13) Jake Knowles, (14) Shane Riner, (15) Corey Fletcher, (16) Jimmy Ivester, (17) Bryan Sumner, (18) Casey Barrow, (19) Ben Faircloth, (20) Dillon Wood, (21) Monk Gulledge, (22) Jack Pennington, (23) Jordy Nipper, (24) Jeremy Faircloth, (25) Ricky Williams, (26) Sean Meeks.
McCool makes Pike site of first SUPR victory
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (Sept. 15) — Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., started outside the front row and led all the way at Pike County Speedway for his first career victory on the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing circuit. Chris Wall worked his way past McCool on one occasion, but a caution negated the pass and restored McCool to a lead he'd never give up again. McCool earned $2,500 in outrunning Wall and Scott Slay. Polesitter David Ashley was part of a couple of tangles and ended up 17th. Kenny Merchant wasn't able to start the feature after he flipped violently in his new Trak-Star chassis following a shuffle on the backstretch. He wasn't injured. — From series reports
Pike County Speedway: (1) Bub McCool, (2) Chris Wall, (3) Scott Slay, (4) Ryan Plaisaince, (5) Kevin Watts, (6) James Ward, (7) Ricky Idom, (8) Kennith Crowe, (9) Ray Moore, (10) Robbie Stuart, (11) Allen Tippen, (12) Rob Litton, (13) Marlon Wild, (14) Mickey Trosclair, (15) Allen Netherland, (16) Chris Hoyt, (17) David Ashley, (18) William Fletcher, (19) Jonathan Babin, (20) Patrick Michel, (21) Dennis Duncan.
Kinzer races to Clash victory at Wythe
RURAL RETREAT, Va. (Sept. 15) — Brandon Kinzer of Allen, Ky., grabbed his first career Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series victory with a triumph at Wythe Raceway. Kinzer earned $4,000 in the second-to-last series event of the season while Jeff Smith was second ahead of Shane Roberts and series points leader Ricky Weeks. The Clash season wraps up Sept. 29 with an $8,000-to-win event at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway. — Kevin Bowman
Wythe Raceway: (1) Brandon Kinzer, (2) Jeff Smith, (3) Shane Roberts, (4) Ricky Weeks, (5) Deano Long, (6) Billy Hicks, (7) Scott Autry, (8) Dan Breuer, (9) Brian Moody, (10) Jimmy McCormick, (11) Gary Mabe, (12) Larry Blankenship, (13) Steve Hendren, (14) Wayne Quisenberry, (15) Ryan Brewer, (16) Craig Shuffield, (17) Scott Shirey, (18) Barry Arnold, (19) Chris Marshall, (20) Chris Meadows, (21) Brent Robinson, (22) Ray Tucker, (23) Ronald Blankenship, (24) Kerry Jones.
Bowers grabs first AMP victory
PLUMERVILLE, Ark. (Sept. 15) — Mike Bowers of North Little Rock, Ark., mostly absent from the Dirt Late Model division the past few seasons, raced to his first victory on the first-year Arkansas Motorsports Professionals tour at Central Arkansas Speedway. Bowers started on the pole and $1,500 to outrun AMP series points leader Jon Mitchell. Jon Kirby was third with Clay Fisher and Charlie Cole rounding out the top five. — From series reports
Central Arkansas Speedway: (1) Mike Bowers, (2) Jon Mitchell, (3) Jon Kirby, (4) Clay Fisher, (5) Charlie Cole, (6) Shane Diamant, (7) Joseph Long, (8) Terry Henson, (9) Kyle Beard, (10) Larry Potter, (11) Mike McNay, (12) Andy Hockenhull, (13) Tommy Surrett, (14) Name unavailable, (15) Duke Whiseant, (16) Ian Samuel.
