Cherokee Speedway
Madden holds off Chupp for victory at Cherokee
From series reports
Chris Madden gets up to speed July 3 at Cherokee. (George "Big Mack" Missita)
GAFFNEY, S.C. (July 3) — Leading all 40 laps at Cherokee Speedway, Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., jumped into the lead from outside the front row and fought off a late challenge from Randle Chupp of Troutman, N.C., to win the O'Reilly Southern All Star East-sanctioned Independence Shootout. Chupp pulled even with Madden exiting turn two on the final lap, but Madden's high-side momentum carried him to a $4,000 victory. Jeff Smith of Dallas, N.C., finished third followed by Mike Duvall of Cowpens, S.C., and Monk Gulledge of Batesburg, S.C., who cut into Casey Roberts's series points lead.
Notes: Madden's Bloomquist Race Car is sponsored by Hamrick's and Century Plastics. ... The night was marred by an accident that injured a 23-year-old woman when the car of lower-division driver Josh Hoots went over the wall. His car knocked Stacy Million under a wrecker and she was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for a broken leg and other minor injuries, according to the Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal. ... Drivers who failed to make the feature: Brandon Ifft, Dane Burns and Bill Bray. ... The next series event is the inaugural Rock Gault Memorial at Cherokee on Aug. 8.
O'Reilly SAS East @ Cherokee: (1) Chris Madden, (2) Randle Chupp, (3) Jeff Smith, (4) Mike Duvall, (5) Monk Gulledge, (6) Dennis Franklin, (7) Bob Robertson, (8) Casey Roberts, (9) Jason Altiers, (10) Anthony Sanders, (11) Tim Christie, (12) Kelly Thacker, (13) Petey Ivey, (14) Johnny Pursley, (15) Brent Dixon, (16) Jonathan Davenport, (17) G.R. Smith, (18) Furman Parton, (19) Tim Allen, (20) Jeff Cooke, (21) Dean Bowen, (22) Jeff Fortner, (23) Ethan Hunter, (24) John Pursley.
