The “Ringgold Kid” Jamie Perry dominated from start to finish at Saturday nights Cleveland Speedway Crate Late Model Mid Season, picking up the $1,500 payday leaving last weekend's winner, Ethan Hunter, to out-duel Jerry Coffman for the 2nd place $1,000 prize.
Perry, whom started his #P4 Powell Motorsports “Cotton’s Service Center, NiB One, Mark Heatherly Construction, Performance Customs, Stealth Racing Carburator, Gene’s Racing Parts, Outlaw Graphics” sponsored CVR / 604 Crate from the “Cat-Birds Seat” after Ethan Hunter, qualified on the pole against 15 other Crate Late Models. Perry pulled away instantly and never was pressured for the entire 30 lap Double Points feature.
In the separate $1,000 to-Win 25-lap Late Model Steelhead feature, Riley Hickman ruled the dirt,s setting the $100 “Sam’s Discount Restaurant Equipment” Fast Time in qualifying over nine other competitors. Like Perry in the Crate feature Hickman ran off from Todd Morrow and Lil’ John Ownbey, whom put on quite a heated battle in the feature.
In other action the A-Hobby feature was won by Brandon Stanfield of Soddy Daisy. The B-Hobby feature was won by Richard Dixon and the Road Warriors came down the the last two laps when hometown racer Mike Hale got the win. The Pony saw their final feature of the season, due to lagging car counts. Danny Burnette of Chattanooga won after starting last.
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