Cherokee Speedway
Madden rules Cherokee again, earns $10,000
From track and correspondent reports
GAFFNEY, S.C. (Sept. 14) — Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., earned $10,000 for his victory in the second annual Hall of Fame 75 at Cherokee Speedway as he notched his sixth O'Reilly Southern All Star East victory of the season. Madden, who has five series victories at Cherokee, overtook polesitter Randle Chupp of Mooresville, N.C., on the 22nd lap and never looked back in racing to the checkered flag.
Chupp settled for second followed by Freddy Smith of Seymour, Tenn., and hometown driver Dennis Franklin, who led the first nine laps. Petey Ivey of Union, S.C., rounded out the top five. Series points leader Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga., finished seventh.
Notes: Madden's Cornett-powered Bloomquist Race Car is sponsored by Xtreme Customs & Cycles, Henderson Amusements, Century Plastics and Hamrick's of Gaffney. ... Madden has 13 victories overall in 2008. ... Jonathan Davenport, who won the Carolina Clash race at Wythe (Va.) Speedway the previous night, was the third fastest qualifier but scratched thereafter with engine problems. ... Next up for SAS East competitors is a $3,000-to-win event on Sept. 26 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Ga.
O'Reilly SAS East @ Cherokee: (1) Chris Madden, (2) Randle Chupp, (3) Freddy Smith, (4) Dennis Franklin, (5) Petey Ivey, (6) Jeff Cooke, (7) Casey Roberts, (8) Monk Gulledge, (9) Jay Sessoms, (10) Ricky Weeks, (11) Dion Deason, (12) Douglas Davis, (13) Jim Rasey, (14) Doug Sanders, (15) Chris Ferguson, (16) Johnny Pursley, (17) Anthony Sanders, (18) Ronnie Hoover, (19) G.R. Smith, (20) Brent Dixon, (21) John Pursley, (22) Dan Breuer, (23) Benji Cole, (24) Steve Blackburn. Fast qualifier (among 36 cars): Chupp, 15.825 seconds. Heat race winners: Chupp, Franklin, Cook, Roberts. Consolation winner: Johnny Pursley. Provisional starters: Blackburn, Rasey.
