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April 19th
Schedule & Line Up
Saturday April 19th racing
program will be a regular show for all divisions. The race program will
include SECA City Late Model, Crate Sportsman, Limited Sportsman,
Renegade, Stock 4, Extreme 4, and Young Guns RWD. Gates open at 5 PM with
drivers meeting at 7 PM.
Hamm
Conquers Cherokee To Capture Inaugural FUEL Event
Gaffney, SC - Brett Hamm vaulted to the lead at the drop of the green and
never looked back as he captured the FUEL Racing Series season opener this
past Saturday night at Cherokee Speedway. The Newberry, South Carolina
racer led all 40 laps and held off a late charge from Ross Bailes to
secure the $3000 payday in the inaugural touring event of the new CT525
series.
In Klotz Synthetic Lubricants time trials, it was Billy Hicks who recorded
quick time and the first ever pole award with a lap of 16.203 around the
storied speedway.
With no drivers locked in from Time Trials, the heat race action was
intense and competitive. Ricky Weeks captured RE Suspension Heat Race #1
while Ross Bailes emerged victorious in KRC Power Steering Heat Race #2.
After a redraw of the top 2 finishers from both heat races, the field was
set with Hamm drawing the pole starting position. Hamm set a blistering
pace early on as the battle ensued behind him between Weeks, Bailes, and
Hicks. Weeks was very strong early in the event, However, a flat tire
ended his bid for the win. Hicks and Bailes resumed the battle for 2nd and
even closed in on Hamm in the closing laps of the event but would
ultimately fall short in their attempt to overtake the eventual winner.
"We had a good car all weekend long," said Hamm. "We've won both races
we've ran with this engine so far this season. This FUEL Racing Series
competition is tough but we'll take what we learned tonight up to Elkin in
2 weeks." Bailes, Hicks, Jason Pack, and Donald Bradsher would round out
the top 5.
Up next for the FUEL Racing Series will be a Saturday, April 26th trip to
Friendship Speedway in Elkin, NC. Be sure to make plans to come watch as
the stars and cars of the FUEL Racing Series powered by City Chevrolet
Performance.
For more information about FUEL Racing Series, visit the website (fuelracingseries.com),
find us on Facebook (FUEL Racing Series), and follow us on Twitter
(FUEL525SERIES).
Partners of the FUEL Racing Series include Chevrolet Performance, City
Chevrolet Performance, Klotz Synthetics, RE Suspension, KRC Power
Steering, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, B&B Motorsports, Flag To Flag,
Kenny Lamb Racing Engines, Heintz Brothers Performance, Performance Tees,
D&E Marine, WP Racing Shocks, Renegade Race Fuels, JRi Shocks, Beyea
Headers, Eibach Springs, The Joie of Seating, To The Point, Gale Force
Suspensions, Roush Yates Performance Products, AR Bodies, Velocita, Local
Race Chat, and Thomas Clarke Performance.
KLOTZ SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS TIME TRIALS: Billy Hicks 16.203, Ross Bailes
16.280, Chris Cantrell 16.312, Brett Hamm 16.327, Ricky Weeks 16.390,
Donald Bradsher 16.411, Ryan Atkins 16.423, Matthew Turner 16.432, Kenny
Van Derveer 16.435, Jason Pack 16.534, Carson Ferguson 16.542, David Smith
16.567, Johnny Pursley 16.619, Clinton Cook 16.668, Steve Cooke 16.746,
Trent Ivey 16.824, Kip Cochran 17.636.
R.E. SUSPENSION HEAT RACE #1: Ricky Weeks, Johnny Pursley, Billy Hicks,
Chris Cantrell, Kenny Van Derveer, Steve Cooke, Carson Ferguson, Kip
Cochran, Ryan Atkins.
KRC POWER STEERING HEAT RACE #2: Ross Bailes, Brett Hamm, Donald Bradsher,
Jason Pack, Matthew Turner, Clinton Cook, David Smith, Trent Ivey.
FEATURE RESULTS: Brett Hamm, Ross Bailes, Billy Hicks, Jason Pack, Donald
Bradsher, David Smith, Matthew Turner, Clinton Cook, Ryan Atkins, Carson
Ferguson, Ricky Weeks, Trent Ivey, Kenny Van Derveer, Steve Cooke, Johnny
Pursley, Kip Cochran, Chris Cantrell
Fuel Racing Series Plus More
April 12th
Cherokee Speedway will be hosting
the FUEL (Fast Unified Engine Late Models) Series
Saturday April 12th. The FUEL
event will be paying $3,000 to win. April 12th race program will
include racing in FUEL ($3,000 To Win), Crate Sportsman ($1,000 To Win), Limited Sportsman
($1,000 To Win),
Renegade ($600 To Win), Stock 4 ($1,000 To Win), Extreme 4 ($600 To Win),
and Young Guns FWD. Gates open at 5 PM with
drivers meeting at 7 PM. Admission for April 12th will be $18 in the
grandstands and $30 in the pits. For further information on the FUEL
Racing Series visit
www.fuelracingseries.com .
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