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"HAYGOOD TAKES CRATE RACE"
"ROSCOE, FLY'S, TAPE AND ALL"
"BAGBY WINS 4TH STRAIGHT MOD-MINI RACE"
"GARY BRAND, WHO IS HE?"
"McWATERS AND ORR (WITHOUT) BLOWS ENGINE BUT WINS"
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Tino Patti a Freelance Photographer/ Video Journalist
With a WORLD WIDE BLOG FOLLOWING!
"ROSCOE, FLY'S, TAPE AND ALL"
"BAGBY WINS 4TH STRAIGHT MOD-MINI RACE"
"GARY BRAND, WHO IS HE?"
"McWATERS AND ORR (WITHOUT) BLOWS ENGINE BUT WINS"
Racing at West Georgia Speedway was some kind of trip, as cars that are suppose to win, didn't and cars that did win we are still wondering how and why.
Racing is always a chess game, except in the cause of racing at West Georgia Speedway you are really taking a gamble. Sometimes "The Burg" Wins and Sometimes you beat the 3/8th oval with luck.
In all cases, if you win you have done what so many drivers are trying to do, and that is tame this track.
In the Modified Mini race, Sammy Duke Promoter better get out the "BOUNTY" sign and hang it out to see if anyone can beat now four races in a row winner #6 Richard Bagby. Not even #07 Frank Long could catch him. We have to ad
mit, Richard had plenty of pressure on him, but he could drive away from everyone, and that is the mark of a pro driver. The start of the race showed that it was going to be wild and hazardous, as cars slid into each other, including a car that finished in 3rd place and that was driven by #T3 of Todd Breswester. When all the fireworks were over #40 driven by Jay Farmer took 2nd place.
So in a way it was a good night for some but for others, they have to go
back to the drawing boards again.
Winner of the Race and Defending Champion #6 Richard Bagby
2nd place #40 Jay Farmer
3rd place #T3 of Todd Breswester.
Then the Enduro race was ready to go on, and it was a show in itself.
Cars battled from the start of the race, banging each other, no holds barred, Winford Minnex held the lead, but his motor gave out and that was his short nights story. Also having some bad trouble was #91 of Lee Owensby, who looked like he was the car in control, except that on several occasions, Lee spun down into the mud, which did not help his car. At one point of the race, Lee spun in turn 4 and was hit broadside by #8 car driven by Dustin Smith. Both cars had severe damage, but continued to race. It was really looking ugly to the point that I did not know if I was filming a demolition derby or a Enduro race. I did not have my spotter with me on this night so I was doing my best to keep up with those cars that were battling for the leads, when all of a sudden flipping down the front straight was car #6, I caught the tale end of his flipping, and I kept my camera rolling as fans raced down from the stands to the fence, where I guess they could get a better look, all I was looking for was the driver to make his way out of the overturned car. The EMT's were on the scene as well as a ambulance, we waited and waited, and then emerged to a cheering crowd the driver appeared. He was shaken but walked back to the pit area where he was warmly greeted. The car itself was turned over and that's when Sammy Duk
e pulled the mass of wrecked metal, to the infield pit area. The order of finish for the Enduro race was as follows:
Winning #12 Gary Brand
2nd Place #40 Jay Farmer
3rd Place #85 Pappy Powell, a legend of his own.
Then it was time for those tough and aggressive Hobby cars to run, and we were about to see some action. In the running were #3 Jeff Carter who last Saturday night walked away a winner, out driving the #92 of Joe Hillman.
This Saturday night he would be running against a legend of his own, long time hobby car racer #69 Roscoe Collins. Collins was the track champ at West Georgia Speedway for years, he was also a proven winner and vetera
n of Dirt car wars at the late great Seven Flags Speedway in Douglasville.
Tonight Collins, would be racing against "The Magic Man" Jeff Carter and old rival #92 Joe Hillman, and lets not leave out a Purple car with the number #56 on the sides, I never realized it but the driver was Lee McElwany. So the Hobby race had some heavy hitters, and I would be crazy if I forgot #47 Jason Causey who is always in the mix of things.
When the Green Flag dropped Jeff Carter had the lead and it looked like it was going to be another easy win for "The Magic Man", but Joe Hillman was putting on the pressure, the trouble is Joe was having car trouble and he spun I know 2 times in the race. That is something the Hillman never does, he has control of his car but this night would be different. That is when Roscoe Collins in his #69 kept making runs to pass Jeff Carter, but every time he tried Carter used his motor and moved away. So the battle was set, and there were some legends, Jeff Carter, Joe Hillman, and Roscoe Collins. All three cars were in line racing on the back straight, it was like 7 Flags Speedway except back then I had never heard of the "Magic Man" Jeff Carter.
The track was dry and this was not good at all, so I could see as I was filming that Carter was starting to loose grip, and Roscoe was not going away. It was then that I believe Roscoe took the lead as Carter and Collins came out of turn 4, Roscoe got that slight lead, and that was all he needed. You could tell the Jeff Carter was upset, but that was because he car was not sticking like it did the week before. So as #69 of Roscoe pulled away, the battle began between Carter and Jason Causey, and don't think Jason was not trying to pass Jeff
because he was, but Carter was blocking his every try.
When the race was over and done the finish went as follows:
Winner #69 Roscoe Collins
2nd Place #3 Jeff Carter
3rd Place #47 Jason Causey
Then it was time for those big guns, the Crate Car races, and it featured long time winning driver and Super Late Model driver for years, Lamar Haygood in his familiar #17. Haygood has been around so many dirt tracks it is impossible to number all of them.
Sammy Duke on his Ford tractor, gave Lamar some advice prior to his race and that was "GO FAST, TURN LEFT", some real words of wisdom.
Also in the show was #16 of Tony Kemp, a well known driver from West Georgia that has a winning record, as he proved last Saturday night, but one thing is for sure, every Saturday night is different from the last one, as the track changes
Also in the feature was the young and talented #89 of Crate car driver, Carey Smith, who rode motorcycles and won almost all the time until he got hurt, and that is when they decided he needed to have 4 wheels under him. Carey is a wild and loose driver, but once he has some seat time could be a winner of some big races. Also in the feature was #1 of Trey Watson, who has little driving experience so I knew he would be no threat for Lamar Haygood or Tony Kemp.
When the green flag dropped, it was racing at top speed, Haygood took the lead, but a caution came out and they had to regroup and restart again. This time both Kemp and Haygood were door to door, and neither was letting out of the gas, it was good southern style racing at it's best.
Then coming out of turn 3 and rounding turn 4 Haygood went high, and Tony tried to crawl under him, the trouble was Tony Kemp's #16 slid up the track and into Lamar Haygood's car. When this happened all Tony could do was hang on for the ride to the infield barrier. Once there in slow motion you could see the water that surrounded the track, go as high as a geezer, as Kemp's car came to a rest against the barrier.
Still there was still some fight in Tony, even if his spoiler had been ripped off the back of his car, he was still in the race. Tony never gives up, and tonight was not a night to quit the fight.
So when the green flag dropped again, Haygood took command of the race, with Tony Kemp driving a wounded car, all Lamar had to do was hang on for the ride.
And you know once Lamar had the lead, he was fine, even though late in the race he was letting Tony Kemp crawl back toward him, but to be honest I believe Lamar had backed off the throttle and was cruising, he could have even been letting Tony catch him. Even with Haygood slowing, Kemp's car was to badly damaged to try and catch Lamar, all Kemp had was hope that something would break in Haygood's car, and that would give him the easy win. There would be none of that as Lamar went on to finish the race winning it handily, and that's what good drivers do, they win and make it look easy.
So the final results of the Crate Race were:
Winning #17 Lamar Haygood
2nd Place #16 Tony Kemp
3rd Place #1 Trey Watson
Now it was time for all the fans to grab some of the great food at West Georgia Speedway, as everyone took
a break. So fans rushed to grab a great tasting Hamburger, or maybe Nacho's with Jalapeno's and cheese, making sure they had a cold drink to add to that because those jalapeno's are HOT.
The food is so good, that one of the young Dukes had to make sure they had more beef for the infield because Burger were going fast.
Now that the break had ended the race that most fans come to see started and we are talking some Big Guns, in the Sportsman feature, car's like #G1 of Glenn McWaters and #99 of Rucker Orr, plus #1 of Ben Hill, not to mention #13C of Shane Crisswell and #13 of Roger Cassell, and lets not leave out #25 of Scott Duffy who has been showing some intense progress in his racing style.
Most fans know that McWaters and Orr or two giant rivals in this race and when they are on the track anything can and will happen. Neither driver is prepared to give a inch of racing room. McWaters loves to run a low groove at the Burg, where Orr puts his car any place that has the grip, and once he has the lead he is a hard man to beat.
Tonight would be no different, as these legends started on the pole, and were ready to run. When the race started Glenn had the lead but somewhere on the front straight a car broke down and that brought out a yellow caution and the cars had to regroup and that meant another restart. Any time there is a restart at West Georgia Speedway, you never know what is about to happen as was on this April 18th night.
One the second restart, Glenn would go low as he always does, but when he did somehow he pushed Rucker up into the loose clay and that is when Orr spun because he could not get any traction, as soon as he spun he was a sitting duck so to say, as I believe one car clipped the nose of his car, and really there was nothing Orr could do, except sit there and wait till it was all over. His car was so messed up that he had Sammy come and pull him off the track and you know it is messed up when Sammy comes to the rescue.
After that the racing order was changed, and as soon as the green dropped again, Glenn was on his way, making no bones that he had the best car and was the fastest of the night. Tucked behind Glenn was #13C of Shane Crisswell who on opening night of the 2009 season took the 1st Sportsman feature win, and that was because Rucker Orr had major car trouble during hot laps that night. You know we had not seen Shane in a while, so seeing him at West Georgia Speedway was great to see. He is a class driver, as well as a person.
To be honest Glenn must have been trying to avenge his night of the prior Saturday because he was on a mission, and his car was taking the toil. Even with Orr out of the race, Glenn was burning up the track at high rates of speed, it was almost like he needed to prove something. Well he was proving it, but he was also
blowing a engine up, as the laps ticked down you could see white smoke coming from the rear of McWaters car, and the more white smoke the more #13C of Shane Crisswell, could smell a easy win. All that would have to happen was for Glenn to break down, and Shane would be taking home the win, but tonight was going to be different as every night at "The Burg". Shane's hopes would fade as Keith the flagman through the white flag and Glenn raced under it, from then on it was smoke all you want, but Glenn was making a statement, that he was back and he was the best.
When the checkered flag was flying Glenn McWaters finished having beaten the Burg one more night, and that is all that mattered.
So the final results were as follows in the Sportsman race:
Winning #G1 of Glenn McWaters
2nd Place #13C of Shane Crisswell
3rd Place #13 of Roger Cassell
Racing is always a chess game, except in the cause of racing at West Georgia Speedway you are really taking a gamble. Sometimes "The Burg" Wins and Sometimes you beat the 3/8th oval with luck.
In all cases, if you win you have done what so many drivers are trying to do, and that is tame this track.
In the Modified Mini race, Sammy Duke Promoter better get out the "BOUNTY" sign and hang it out to see if anyone can beat now four races in a row winner #6 Richard Bagby. Not even #07 Frank Long could catch him. We have to ad
mit, Richard had plenty of pressure on him, but he could drive away from everyone, and that is the mark of a pro driver. The start of the race showed that it was going to be wild and hazardous, as cars slid into each other, including a car that finished in 3rd place and that was driven by #T3 of Todd Breswester. When all the fireworks were over #40 driven by Jay Farmer took 2nd place.So in a way it was a good night for some but for others, they have to go
back to the drawing boards again.Winner of the Race and Defending Champion #6 Richard Bagby
2nd place #40 Jay Farmer
3rd place #T3 of Todd Breswester.
Then the Enduro race was ready to go on, and it was a show in itself.
Cars battled from the start of the race, banging each other, no holds barred, Winford Minnex held the lead, but his motor gave out and that was his short nights story. Also having some bad trouble was #91 of Lee Owensby, who looked like he was the car in control, except that on several occasions, Lee spun down into the mud, which did not help his car. At one point of the race, Lee spun in turn 4 and was hit broadside by #8 car driven by Dustin Smith. Both cars had severe damage, but continued to race. It was really looking ugly to the point that I did not know if I was filming a demolition derby or a Enduro race. I did not have my spotter with me on this night so I was doing my best to keep up with those cars that were battling for the leads, when all of a sudden flipping down the front straight was car #6, I caught the tale end of his flipping, and I kept my camera rolling as fans raced down from the stands to the fence, where I guess they could get a better look, all I was looking for was the driver to make his way out of the overturned car. The EMT's were on the scene as well as a ambulance, we waited and waited, and then emerged to a cheering crowd the driver appeared. He was shaken but walked back to the pit area where he was warmly greeted. The car itself was turned over and that's when Sammy Duk
e pulled the mass of wrecked metal, to the infield pit area. The order of finish for the Enduro race was as follows:Winning #12 Gary Brand
2nd Place #40 Jay Farmer
3rd Place #85 Pappy Powell, a legend of his own.
Then it was time for those tough and aggressive Hobby cars to run, and we were about to see some action. In the running were #3 Jeff Carter who last Saturday night walked away a winner, out driving the #92 of Joe Hillman.
This Saturday night he would be running against a legend of his own, long time hobby car racer #69 Roscoe Collins. Collins was the track champ at West Georgia Speedway for years, he was also a proven winner and vetera
n of Dirt car wars at the late great Seven Flags Speedway in Douglasville.Tonight Collins, would be racing against "The Magic Man" Jeff Carter and old rival #92 Joe Hillman, and lets not leave out a Purple car with the number #56 on the sides, I never realized it but the driver was Lee McElwany. So the Hobby race had some heavy hitters, and I would be crazy if I forgot #47 Jason Causey who is always in the mix of things.
When the Green Flag dropped Jeff Carter had the lead and it looked like it was going to be another easy win for "The Magic Man", but Joe Hillman was putting on the pressure, the trouble is Joe was having car trouble and he spun I know 2 times in the race. That is something the Hillman never does, he has control of his car but this night would be different. That is when Roscoe Collins in his #69 kept making runs to pass Jeff Carter, but every time he tried Carter used his motor and moved away. So the battle was set, and there were some legends, Jeff Carter, Joe Hillman, and Roscoe Collins. All three cars were in line racing on the back straight, it was like 7 Flags Speedway except back then I had never heard of the "Magic Man" Jeff Carter.
The track was dry and this was not good at all, so I could see as I was filming that Carter was starting to loose grip, and Roscoe was not going away. It was then that I believe Roscoe took the lead as Carter and Collins came out of turn 4, Roscoe got that slight lead, and that was all he needed. You could tell the Jeff Carter was upset, but that was because he car was not sticking like it did the week before. So as #69 of Roscoe pulled away, the battle began between Carter and Jason Causey, and don't think Jason was not trying to pass Jeff
because he was, but Carter was blocking his every try.When the race was over and done the finish went as follows:
Winner #69 Roscoe Collins
2nd Place #3 Jeff Carter
3rd Place #47 Jason Causey
Then it was time for those big guns, the Crate Car races, and it featured long time winning driver and Super Late Model driver for years, Lamar Haygood in his familiar #17. Haygood has been around so many dirt tracks it is impossible to number all of them.
Sammy Duke on his Ford tractor, gave Lamar some advice prior to his race and that was "GO FAST, TURN LEFT", some real words of wisdom.
Also in the show was #16 of Tony Kemp, a well known driver from West Georgia that has a winning record, as he proved last Saturday night, but one thing is for sure, every Saturday night is different from the last one, as the track changes
Also in the feature was the young and talented #89 of Crate car driver, Carey Smith, who rode motorcycles and won almost all the time until he got hurt, and that is when they decided he needed to have 4 wheels under him. Carey is a wild and loose driver, but once he has some seat time could be a winner of some big races. Also in the feature was #1 of Trey Watson, who has little driving experience so I knew he would be no threat for Lamar Haygood or Tony Kemp.
When the green flag dropped, it was racing at top speed, Haygood took the lead, but a caution came out and they had to regroup and restart again. This time both Kemp and Haygood were door to door, and neither was letting out of the gas, it was good southern style racing at it's best.
Then coming out of turn 3 and rounding turn 4 Haygood went high, and Tony tried to crawl under him, the trouble was Tony Kemp's #16 slid up the track and into Lamar Haygood's car. When this happened all Tony could do was hang on for the ride to the infield barrier. Once there in slow motion you could see the water that surrounded the track, go as high as a geezer, as Kemp's car came to a rest against the barrier.
Still there was still some fight in Tony, even if his spoiler had been ripped off the back of his car, he was still in the race. Tony never gives up, and tonight was not a night to quit the fight.
So when the green flag dropped again, Haygood took command of the race, with Tony Kemp driving a wounded car, all Lamar had to do was hang on for the ride.
And you know once Lamar had the lead, he was fine, even though late in the race he was letting Tony Kemp crawl back toward him, but to be honest I believe Lamar had backed off the throttle and was cruising, he could have even been letting Tony catch him. Even with Haygood slowing, Kemp's car was to badly damaged to try and catch Lamar, all Kemp had was hope that something would break in Haygood's car, and that would give him the easy win. There would be none of that as Lamar went on to finish the race winning it handily, and that's what good drivers do, they win and make it look easy.
So the final results of the Crate Race were:
Winning #17 Lamar Haygood
2nd Place #16 Tony Kemp
3rd Place #1 Trey Watson
Now it was time for all the fans to grab some of the great food at West Georgia Speedway, as everyone took
a break. So fans rushed to grab a great tasting Hamburger, or maybe Nacho's with Jalapeno's and cheese, making sure they had a cold drink to add to that because those jalapeno's are HOT.
The food is so good, that one of the young Dukes had to make sure they had more beef for the infield because Burger were going fast.
Now that the break had ended the race that most fans come to see started and we are talking some Big Guns, in the Sportsman feature, car's like #G1 of Glenn McWaters and #99 of Rucker Orr, plus #1 of Ben Hill, not to mention #13C of Shane Crisswell and #13 of Roger Cassell, and lets not leave out #25 of Scott Duffy who has been showing some intense progress in his racing style.
Most fans know that McWaters and Orr or two giant rivals in this race and when they are on the track anything can and will happen. Neither driver is prepared to give a inch of racing room. McWaters loves to run a low groove at the Burg, where Orr puts his car any place that has the grip, and once he has the lead he is a hard man to beat.
Tonight would be no different, as these legends started on the pole, and were ready to run. When the race started Glenn had the lead but somewhere on the front straight a car broke down and that brought out a yellow caution and the cars had to regroup and that meant another restart. Any time there is a restart at West Georgia Speedway, you never know what is about to happen as was on this April 18th night.
One the second restart, Glenn would go low as he always does, but when he did somehow he pushed Rucker up into the loose clay and that is when Orr spun because he could not get any traction, as soon as he spun he was a sitting duck so to say, as I believe one car clipped the nose of his car, and really there was nothing Orr could do, except sit there and wait till it was all over. His car was so messed up that he had Sammy come and pull him off the track and you know it is messed up when Sammy comes to the rescue.
After that the racing order was changed, and as soon as the green dropped again, Glenn was on his way, making no bones that he had the best car and was the fastest of the night. Tucked behind Glenn was #13C of Shane Crisswell who on opening night of the 2009 season took the 1st Sportsman feature win, and that was because Rucker Orr had major car trouble during hot laps that night. You know we had not seen Shane in a while, so seeing him at West Georgia Speedway was great to see. He is a class driver, as well as a person.
To be honest Glenn must have been trying to avenge his night of the prior Saturday because he was on a mission, and his car was taking the toil. Even with Orr out of the race, Glenn was burning up the track at high rates of speed, it was almost like he needed to prove something. Well he was proving it, but he was also
blowing a engine up, as the laps ticked down you could see white smoke coming from the rear of McWaters car, and the more white smoke the more #13C of Shane Crisswell, could smell a easy win. All that would have to happen was for Glenn to break down, and Shane would be taking home the win, but tonight was going to be different as every night at "The Burg". Shane's hopes would fade as Keith the flagman through the white flag and Glenn raced under it, from then on it was smoke all you want, but Glenn was making a statement, that he was back and he was the best.
When the checkered flag was flying Glenn McWaters finished having beaten the Burg one more night, and that is all that mattered.
So the final results were as follows in the Sportsman race:
Winning #G1 of Glenn McWaters
2nd Place #13C of Shane Crisswell
3rd Place #13 of Roger Cassell
Thanks to all
Tino Patti a Freelance Photographer/ Video Journalist
With a WORLD WIDE BLOG FOLLOWING!
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