Saturday, September 25, 2010
Get Well Soon!
Front Runner Figure-8 driver #5 Dakota Gibson, has his grandfather in the hospital with a clasped lung. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his entire family.
BEECH BEND RACEWAY TRACK RECORD HOLDERS FOR 2010
Late Model: Sammy Sanders #12 14.440 Week 11 9-3-10
Front Runner Figure-8: Mark Cummings #A1 23.495 Week 5 5-31-10
Sportsman: William Johnson #6 17.241 Week 4 4-23-10
Modified Street: Mark Reynolds #11 18.226 Week 12 9--10
Front Runner: Chase Chaffin #15 18.974 Week 12 9-5-10
All-American Bomber: David Harrod #21 20.350 Week 2 4-9-10
Baby Grand Pro: Cole Williams #46 16.930 Week 11 9-3-10
BEECH BEND RACEWAY STOCK CAR RESULTS OF FRIDAY 9-17-10 FINAL RACES OF 2010 SEASON
FRONT RUNNER FIGURE-8
ALL AMERICAN BOMBER
RACE #2 SPORTSMAN
FRONT RUNNER
MODIFIED STREET
LATE MODEL
RACE #1 SPORTSMAN
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Coming to Beech Bend Raceway Park this weekend, the AMRA Harley Drag Finals
Photo Courtesy of PBO Media Productions
** Harley's**Harley's**Harley's**Harley's**Harley's**
This weekend Sept. 23-26 the AMRA Harley
Drag Finals roll into BBRP with Drag racing, Bike Show, and live music and
vendors.
Gates will open on Thursday with drag
racing both Sat. and Sun.
FREE Bike Show will take place on
Saturday. Live music both Friday night and Saturday night.
NO COLORS--NO 4 Wheelers--NO Off Road
Vehicles
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Happy Birthday to.......
Odell, Tammy Dickens, the late Marsha Melton, Shannon Cole
9-21-10
Tammy is the wife of figure-8 driver Kevin Dickens, Marsha was the former Beech Bend Raceway Track Photographer and wife of former driver Meryl Melton and mother of driver Matt Melton and his sister Miranda. Shannon Cole is a derby driver. And me (Odell) former stock car driver and current Beech Beech Raceway Track Photographer.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
This Friday Night at Beech Bend Raceway
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Track Record Holders on the Oval Track as of 9-5-10
Late Model: Sammy Sanders #12 14.440 Week 11 9-3-10
Front Runner Figure-8: Mark Cummings #A1 23.495 Week 5 5-31-10
Sportsman: William Johnson #6 17.241 Week 4 4-23-10
Modified Street: Mark Reynolds #11 18.226 Week 12 9--10*
Front Runner: Chase Chaffin #15 18.974 Week 12 9-5-10*
All-American Bomber: David Harrod #21 20.350 Week 2 4-9-10
Baby Grand Pro: Cole Williams #46 16.930 Week 11 9-3-10
NOTE: ALL WITH * BROKE TRACK RECORD THIS WEEK.
TWO RECORDS SET THIS WEEK!
RESULTS FROM BEECH BEND RACEWAY FRIDAY 9-5-10
All American Bomber
Modified Street
Late Model
Sportsman
Front Runner Figure-8
Front Runner
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
The Hard Charger Award for 9-3-10
My choice for the "HARD CHARGER AWARD" goes to Late Model driver #9 Hunter Willis. Hunter is a young man that has come up from front runner cars and showed great improvement in the late model class. On this Friday night Hunter kept his line on the short track of Beech Bend Raceway and held off the hard charging 2009 Ken-Ten Pro Late Model Champion of #12 Sammy Sanders. Anytime you can keep a driver such as Sammy behind you, you've done a great job. Good job to Sammy for great sportsmanship in his driving style and congratulations to #9 Hunter Willis on picking up the win and the "HARD CHARGER AWARD".
BTW: This was Hunter's first late model win.
BEECH BEND RACEWAY STOCK CAR TRACK RECORD HOLDER AS ON 9-3-10
Late Model: Sammy Sanders #12 14.440 Week 11 9-3-10*
Front Runner Figure-8: Mark Cummings #A1 23.495 Week 5 5-31-10
Sportsman: William Johnson #6 17.241 Week 4 4-23-10
Modified Street: Mark Reynolds #11 18.442 Week 10 8-6-10
Front Runner: Tommy Hoover #23 18.997 Week 8 7-4-10
All-American Bomber: David Harrod #21 20.350 Week 2 4-9-10
Baby Grand Pro: Cole Williams #46 16.930 Week 11 9-3-10*
NOTE: ALL WITH * BROKE TRACK RECORD THIS WEEK.
TWO RECORDS SET THIS WEEK!
Beech Bend Raceway Stock Car Results from Friday 9-3-10
Front Runner Figure-8
All American Bomber
Modified Street
Front Runner
Late Model
Baby Grand Pro
Sportsman
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Happy Birthday to.......
TAMMY TURNER
9-7-10
My daughter and a big race fan at Beech Bend Raceway!
_____________________________________________-
GREG HUNT
9-7-10
A weekend warrior at Beech Bend Raceway, Drag Racing!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Alexander and Bolen stage classic duel in Nashville
Photo Courtesy of Odell Turner/PBO Media Productions
Nashville, Tenn., (Sept. 4)-Nashville race fans have come to expect a good show whenever the Ken Ten Pro Late Model Series comes to town, and Saturday’s 125 lapper was no exception. All of the elements of a good race were there: close racing, spectacular crashes, a battle for the win, and a local favorite taking the checkered flag. Clay Alexander continued his domination of the 2010 season at the Fairgrounds Speedway, but it was far from a cake walk.
John Bolen, from Jasper, Ala., set the AR Bodies fast time in qualifying; however, local hero Sterling Marlin grabbed the pole in the re-draw. Marlin paced the field in the early laps, but on lap 5, as he went to the outside of Roger Holder to put him a lap down, Holder’s car shot up the track and sandwiched Marlin into the backstretch wall. The damage to Marlin’s car was too severe to continue, and his car was towed back to the pit area. Series officials also parked Holder for the remainder of the race due to his involvement in the incident.
Alabama’s Johnny Brazier escaped the incident and led until his car suddenly slowed on lap 31. Alexander, who had been pressuring Brazier, had nowhere to go and got into Brazier sending him spinning in turn 2. More cars tangled as the field scrambled to get on the brakes and find a clear bit of racetrack. Once the dust had settled, nine cars lay crippled on the backstretch. Nashville driver Davey Coble had the wildest ride of all as his car got up on its side and rode the top of the backstretch guardrail before finally coming to a stop. Coble was awake and alert at the scene, but the track’s rescue crew opted to transport him to Vanderbilt Hospital for precautionary measures.
With the leaders all being involved in various incidents, the door was opened for some fresh faces to pace the field. Dakota Stroup briefly led before being overtaken by Bolen. While the lead was being traded up front, Alexander was quickly working his way through the pack. With the aid of cautions for minor spins, by lap 60 Alexander was stalking Bolen for the lead. Going in to turn 1 on lap 64, Alexnader shot to the outside of Bolen to move into first place, which he held until the lap 75 break.
Before the race, polesitter Bolen rolled a five to determine how many positions would be inverted after the break. This put Greg Boone to the point for the first time of the evening. On the restart, Boone was quickly overtaken by Michael House. Likewise, House was quickly overtaken by Bolen.
A caution for a minor spin closed up the field and on the restart Bolen and Alexander distanced themselves from the rest of the field. The duo staged an intense battle lap after lap, until yet another caution was thrown. On the restart, Alexander was able to work the outside line around Bolen for what would be the final lead change of the event. The lead changes may have been over, but the action was not, as Bolen stalked Alexander for the last 20 laps of the race. At times, Bolen’s car appeared to be quicker than Alexander’s; he just could not find a way around the Franklin, Tenn., driver.
“I might have been a little bit quicker, but I didn’t want to wreck him. That’s not the way I race,” said Bolen.
“I wanted to keep tight to the bottom,” Alexander said. “I like it down there, and I didn’t want to give [Bolen] the opportunity to get under me…This was a great win for our team.” Alexander is sponsored by Alexander Automotive, Red Line Oil, and Aramark.
The next event on the Ken Ten schedule is a return to Kentucky Motor Speedway in Whitesville, Ken., on Oct. 9. Sammy Sanders won at the series’ first visit to the track in 2010.
Final Results:
1.#84 Clay Alexander - 125 laps
2. #2 John Bolen - 125 laps
3. #84 Michael House - 125 laps
4. #2 Ryan Gifford - 125 laps
5. #71 Johnny Brazier - 125 laps
6. #121 Greg Boone - 125 laps
7. #98 Mason Mingus - 125 laps
8. #04 Jerrod Foley - 125 laps
9. #28 Tom Schuette - 125 laps
10. #47 Dakota Stroup - 124 laps
11. #4 Ryan Issacs - 122 laps
12. #97 Josh Weston - 122 laps
13. #11 Stacey Crain - 119 laps
14. #41 Jimmy Dowdy - 114 laps
15. #09 Daniel Bolden - 101 laps
16. #8 Mark Day - 74 laps
17. #19 Chad Willis - 31 laps
18. #14 Davey Coble - 30 laps
19. #2 Mike Pruitt - 30 laps
20. #32 Travis Trotter - 30 laps
21. #30 Bobby Knox, Jr. - 30 laps
22. #05 Nathan Davis - 30 laps
23. #61 T. W. Fisher - 11 laps
24. #7 Tony Ussery - 6 laps
25. #40 Sterling Marlin - 4 laps
26. #9 Roger Holder - 4 laps
Point Standings:
1. Mason Mingus- 504
2. Tim Hollis- 436
3. Chad Willis- 386
4. Davey Coble- 334
5. Ryan Isaacs- 316
6. Brian Royalty- 312
7. Josh Weston- 288
8. Roger Parker- 266
9. Hunter Willis- 250
10. Sammy Sanders- 248
11. Clay Alexander- 236
12. Mark Day- 234
13. Michael House- 220
14. Jason Jones- 212
15. Jerrod Foley- 208
16. Johnny Brazier- 204
17. Marty Taylor- 196
18. Dr. Jeff Berg- 192
19. Daniel Bolden- 176
19. Dakota Stroup- 176
21. Tom Schuette- 170
22. Blake Hillard-160
23. Tony Conway- 132
24. Sterling Marlin- 128
25. John Bolen- 120
26. Robbie Brown- 116
27. Chris Harmon- 114
28. TW Fisher- 112
28. Damon Ecoff- 112
30. John Hayden- 108
30. Ryan Gifford- 108
32. Wayne Jones- 106
33. Brian Cherry- 102
34. Greg Moore- 100
35. Gregg Carby- 96
35. Will Kimmel- 96
35. Martin Belcher- 96
38. Eric Centers- 92
39. Danny Smith- 90
40. Josh Clemons- 88
40. Chris Workman- 88
40. Mike Masters- 88
40. Jared Smith- 88
44. Jay Parrish- 86
45. Kraig Hall- 84
46. Steve Brock- 80
47. Keith Montgomery- 76
47. Kevin Willis- 76
49. Stacey Crain- 72
49. Jason Fuller- 72
51. Jimmy Dowdy- 68
51. Mike Bargo- 68
53. Mark Oliver- 62
54. Tony Ussery- 60
54. Dennis White- 60
56. Kyle Fletcher- 56
57. Mike Pruitt- 48
58. Travis Trotter- 44
59. Bobby Knox, Jr.- 40
60. Nathan Davis- 36
60. Terry Smith- 36
62. Martin Belcher- 24
63. Roger Holder- 20
63. Tony Sawyer- 20
The Sportsman class started the night off exciting, Monday 9-5-10
Photo Courtesy of PBO Media Productions
From the drop of the green flag until the drop of the checker flag of the last race of the night, it was wild, exciting and some very good racing. If you missed this great night of stock car racing then don't miss Friday, September 17, for the last night of the 2010 stock car season. Beech Bend Raceway is ending with a bang! The last races you will see, the fast and exciting sportsman cars run twin races, yes that is right two features. My new store, "Stuff and Things Consignment" will be adding $50.00 to each race winner! Again, mark them calendars and get to Beech Bend Raceway for the exciting last stock car races of 2010. We'll see you there.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Stock Car Races tomorrow night at Beech Bend Raceway
It should be an exciting night of stock car racing and as of this post the rain is going to be over by 2:30 or 3:00 so we should be racing. See you there!
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