Green Valley Speedway
Record-setting Casebolt gets pole at Bama Bash
Steve Casebolt is on the pole for Saturday's main event. (photobyconnie.com)
GLENCOE, Ala. (March 1) — Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., lowered the track record at Green Valley Speedway and captured Friday’s first heat race to earn the pole position for Saturday’s $16,016-to-win Bama Bash on a cold weekend in Alabama.
Casebolt, who tripped the clock at 13.605 seconds in time trials, outran Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., in the first of four heat races on a tightened track with a new wall exiting turn two and down the backstretch.
Other heat race winners earning starting spots up front for Saturday’s unsanctioned 75-lap main event are Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., last year’s winner Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., and Tim Busha of Boaz, Ala.
Former race winners Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., and Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., are among others of 37 Super Late Model entries locked into the top 16 spots for one of Alabama's richest Dirt Late Model events.
Notes: Casebolt is making his first start of 2013 after partnering with Danny Dishman and Ron Ivey of D&R Motorsports, a former sponsor for Ray Cook. ... Casebolt’s last victory came Aug. 18 at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park, one of three in 2012 during an abbreviated campaign. ... Saturday's consolation race polesitters are Brian Reese and Lavon Sparks. ... A light wintry precipitation fell on occasion Friday night, but never delayed the program. ... The track is debuting a backstretch wall that was installed over the offseason. ... The event also includes Limited Late Model and Crate Late Model action for an event that drew 196 race cars for eight divisions.
Bama Bash feature lineup
Row 1: Steve Casebolt, Shane Clanton
Row 2: Tim McCreadie, Tim Busha
Row 3: Billy Ogle Jr., Mike Marlar
Row 4: Randy Weaver, Ray Cook
Row 5: John Blankenship, William Thomas
Row 6: Jonathan Davenport, Jason Wilson
Row 7: Michael Asberry, Walker Arthur
Row 8: Jason Hiett, Clint Smith
Row 9: Consolation transfers
Row 10: Consolation transfers
Row 11: Consolation transfers
Row 12: Consolation transfers
