David Duplissey
A night of new winners captured Cleveland Speedway’s checkered flag in most divisions Saturday Labor Day weekend with many teams taking the non-points event off to get ready for next Saturday’s 1st Final 4: Dirt Cup Points Championship for the 2015 season.
The Late Model division saw a classic confrontation between high points racer Jerry Coffman and veteran Lamar Scoggins for the 25 lap feature.
Unfortunately for the dou only 21 laps counted. Coffman and Scoggins would become entangled in turn one when both went low under a back-marker car. With Coffman’s left front locked into Scoggins right front wheel-well the two spun out down the back-stretch, giving the lead and eventual win to Chattanooga’s David Duplissey. The owner of Cleveland’s sister track in Chattanooga, Boyd’s Speedway, collected his career first win holding off Craig Burrows for the final 4 laps. Duplissey was in his # D2 unmarked “National Boiler Service, Boyd’s Speedway, Dale McDowell Driving School” sponsored Chevrolet third quick behind Coffman and Scoggins among the twelve (12) car field. Behind the top two were Kevin Gill making his 2015 debut, Tod Hernandez and Mike Tinker.
In the Crate Late Mdel division Jason “Big” Deal of Copperhill, Tn., finally got the top prize after a month of trying. Justin “Smoky” Owens held strong but would settle second behind the Deal Motorsports # 7 “Ensley Trucking, American Racer South” sponsored Capital Race Car. Booger Brooks, Brent Shook and Bobby Mayse would round out the Top 5. In the A-Hobby it was a survival series kinda race as Jim Clark and Jacob Stewart crashed on the final lap as the only remaining cars on the track. Clark dashed back to the checkers for his first win of the season. Michael Brooks defeated Richard Dixon in the B-Hobby feature. The Pony’s returned for the first time since the class was dropped early this Summer for lack of participants. Chuck McMann of Knoxville beat the field of eleven (11) competitors. In the Road Warriors Jason Lewis debuted a new racecar and drove it to A-1 Towing Victory Lane. The first half of the feature was lead by Patrick Wilson whom would finish third after the field was turn around clockwise for the second half of the 20 lapper. In the impromptu Powder Puff $200 Challenge Carrie (Coffman) Lewis beat all the other Diva’s.
Next Saturday the first of four Final 4 races is scheduled for All Classes at 7 p.m.
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Late Model
1. David Duplissey # D2
2. Craig Burrows # 23
3. Kevin Gill # 1
4. Tod Hernandez # T6
5. Mike Tinker # T22
Crate LM
1. Jason Deal # 7
2. Justin Owens # S23
3. Booger Brooks # 148
4. Brent Shook # 17
5. Bobby Mayse # 22
A-Hobby
1. Jim Clark # 46
2. Jacob Stewart # 15
3. John Clark # 10
4. Mitch Brady Jr. # X13
5. Charles Devine # 14
B-Hobby
1. Michael Brooks # 48
2. Richard Dixon # 3
3. Jason Emasiher # 49
4. Bret Banks # 3B
5. Tim Totherow # 39
Pony/FWD
1. Chuck McMann # 99
2. Stephen Campbell # 18
3. Bruce Kimber # 9
4. Shaun Tennpenny # 49T
5. Dylan Cole # 4
Road Warrior
1. Jason Lewis # 26
2. Jeff Bates # 336
3. Patrick Wilson # 72
4. Mike Hale # 27
5. Tanner Dixon # 01
Powder Puff Diva;s
1. Carrie Coffman Lewis # 336
Jason Deal