Michael Arp
photo by Ronnie Barnett
Saturday afternoon another Arp joined the ranks of Victory Lane specialists at Boyd's Speedway in Chattanooga/Ringgold. The annual "Cabin Fever" special event draws competitors for all over the region, but at the end of the day one local racer stood victorious in the four divisions of competition.
Michael Arp, 44 of Ringgold, the distant cousin to legendary Super Late Model ace Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tn., raced to his career first win in the Sportsman division. Against 38-other competitors Arp piloted his # 75 "Arp's Lawn Service, Stateline Fasteners, Harrison Transmission, Todd Morrow Racing, T1MCo Graphics, Boyd's Speedway, A.M.P Energy, LLC" sponsored MastersBilt / 602 to National Title Pawn Victory Lane after setting second fast time to fellow local racer Booger Brooks.
In the feature it was smooth sailing for the "Dirty Girl" with neighbor Josh Walker finishing second. Alabama's Andrew Bailey ran third wih Dalton racers Logan Walston and Reed Johnson rounding out the Top 5.
In the Super Late Model main event action Morristown, Tn.'s Shannon Buckingham won the $3,500 prize, while Loudon's Corey Hedgecock took the Crate Late Model feature.