Green Valley Speedway
Morris edges Knowles for $3,000 at Green Valley
By Steve Hixson
DirtonDirt.com correspondent
GLENCOE, Ala. (Oct. 2) — Tony Morris of Murfreesboro, Tenn., slipped under Jake Knowles of Tyrone, Ga., with about 12 laps remaining at Green Valley Speedway and went on to a $3,000 victory in the unsanctioned Road to Dega 40. Knowles settled for his second straight runner-up finish in Alabama; he was also second five days earlier at East Alabama Motor Speedway's Alabama State Championship event.
"I wanted Jake to know I was there, so I kept after him and sure enough I was able to slide underneath him in turn four," Morris said. Behind Knowles was Wendell Wallace of Batesville, Ark., followed by Tim Busha of Boaz, Ala., and James Cline of Oxford, Ala. Tail-starting Ronnie Johnson of Chattannoga, Tenn., was seventh.
Road to Dega 40: (1) Tony Morris, (2) Jake Knowles, (3) Wendell Wallace, (4) Tim Busha, (5) James Cline, (6) Anthony Burroughs, (7) Ronnie Johnson, (8) Bo Shirley, (9) Robert Gant, (10) Doug King, (11) Michael Walker, (12) Rod Carroll, (13) Mike Bruner, (14) Jack Rayburn, (15) Jeff Smith, (16) Charlie Roberts, (17) Lee Sutton, (18) Tony Brown, (19) Brian Smith. Fast qualifier (among 19 cars): Morris.
