BIG TIME RACING COMES TO SENOIA

NeSMITH CRATE LATE MODEL NATIONAL TOUR
Drivers expected from six states to battle for 40 laps and $2500 to win!



SENOIA SATURDAY NIGHT RACING DIVISIONS (May 21)

MIKE WHEELER AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSMISSION LATE MODELS
NeSMITH NATIONAL TOUR CRATE LATE MODELS
NEWNAN BONDING B CADET
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT HOBBY STOCK
PURE MINI STOCK

BRING IT ON, SPEED AND GREAT AMERICAN DRIVERS COME TO NEW SENOIA RACEWAY AND WILL GIVE THE EAGER FANS SOME REAL RACING EXCITEMENT.
The Hobby Stock race again featured the blazing #41 Scott Sherrer and his rival #07 Clifton Moran, also racing was #K1 Kip Stanfill who was knocked out early when he and Pappy Powell who is 87 got tangeled up.

Also racing was #33 of Rusty Johnson and #01 of Blant Duke, add some extra cars and you are in for a racing treat.

Taking the win, again was Clifford Moran, in his #07 blue and white car.

If the Hobby Stock is not the race to watch for you, then hang loose the B-Cadet men go to town, racing has never been the same, drivers like “The Legend” Billy Bright Sr. and his son “The Hot Shot” Billy Bright Jr. race alongside of drivers like #3 Jeff Carter and #17 Marcus Caswell, add in some extra B-Cadet cars and you have a heck of a B-Cadet race.

The B-Cadet race was amazing, with so many cars bumping and banging, one car that took a beating was that of #3 Jeff Carter who got mixed up or tangled up with #GT47 of Thomas Phillips. In the same race, Billy Bright Jr. would let another engine let go. What is up with the Bright engines, they are always so faithful, now they are letting go. Something is not right in “Brightsville”, but with enough hands working they should have their car engines back to normal and winning some big races.

As for as Thomas Phillips he was all over and got into Jeff Carters car, when Jeff did make it around he spun and pulled into the pit area, not changing a tire, just making his way back on to the track where the announcer said he would be penalized for “speeding through the infield”.

Once back onto the track, he spun in turn 2 and that was Carters night as the wrecker brought the hook to his car, and once the fans in the stands seen he was unable to continue a huge cheer erupted from the grandstand crowd.
There is something’s I hate and that is seeing a driver in a wreck of any kind and also see and hearing a driver who has crashed cheered for because he was out of a race. Drivers have feeling also and Saturday night looked like it belonged to Billy Bright Sr

When “The Legend” took the checkered flag, everyone believed that Sr. had won the race, he even dedicated the race to my late wife, who I know was watching from above in Heaven, BUT and that is a BIG WORD, later it was found out that Billy Bright Sr. would be stripped of his win and Disqualified after Marcus Caswell protested his engine and had him tear it down, after being found illegal Marcus Caswell became the Saturday May 14th 2011 B-Cadet Winner at New Senoia Raceway.
This would place Brand Lewis in his #75 finishing 2nd place
Thomas Phillips finished in 3rd place.

That ended the beating and banging in the hot B-Cadet race, until next Saturday Night ]

After the B-Cadets it was time to bring on the Crate Late Models, which featured some of the most outstanding drivers in Southern Crate Car racing. Drivers like “The Zero Hero” Craig Scott, “The Phenix City Punisher” Russ Ogletree, Layette Alabama’s young star #18 Chase Edge, plus #03 Oliver Gentry running his Crate car who is always a winner. Then there was #27 Doug Ludwig and #17 of Richie Williams, and #T7jr of Tim Bright from Waco, Georgia. Then you had the young 14 year old of #M96 of young Marty Lunsford who is trying so hard to race with these Big Dogs.



But the night would belong to Chase Edge who is only 18 years old and drives like he has been driving for years. Giving him a run for the money was #0 Craig Scott who posted a qualifying record of 14.975 giving him the outside pole. Also trying to get his car ready for the huge $2500 40 lap feature coming up on May 21st, 2011 Nesmith Crate Car tour. Put it this way these Crate Car drivers were testing the track for the BIG MONEY race next Saturday Night at New Senoia Raceway.
Chase Edge was showing why this young blonde headed young man has so much talent and has what it takes to win every kind of race. Russ Ogletree would prove his car had the stuff become a huge winner.
One thing for sure Russ has what it takes to win and winning is something he has proved he can do at any time. But hang in there Craig Scott the “Zero Hero” has also what it takes to win and this huge race can really help Craig out, $2500 dollars is not chicken feed, it’s a real sit down dinner and a real bill payer for every driver.
This Crate feature will be bringing in some of the biggest names in racing, and fans will come from everywhere for this 40 lap feature race that looks like it will be amazing to watch. I was listening to a driver in the Crate division and he stated to me that he would hang back when the green flag dropped because everyone was going to try and make it around turn 1 and into turn 2 like it was the finish of the race, so instead of getting caught up in the mess they would hang bang let the wrecks happen if it did and go from there.
So fans please try and come there early because this should be the real show for the 2011 season at Senoia Raceway.
So since the Crate cars race was over and #18 Chase Edge blew everyone away even when challenged by Craig Scott, the race was amazing. It was also great to hear what we could of the interview with young Chase Edge.

When the Crates pulled off the track it was time for the young Pure Mini drivers, like #00 Matt Black who had won 2 races in a row, and had the lead in points. Also making the show was #54 of Bo Chambers whose car went up in a blaze last weekend. Bo was back and looking great, also racing was #4 of Dusty Jones, whose was back again, and after he was thought to have won. He refused to tear his car down and was disqualified this was a shame.
This would give the win to Dorough Bright known as “The Original”, with Stephen Hill #16 finished in 2nd place.
3rd place finished John Caldwell, and Matt Black finishing in 4th.
Who will win the Pure Mini race Next weekend?



Then it was time for the feature Late Model Show, which featured Little Joe Armistead #21 back again, plus #99 Rucker Orr who was disqualified last weekend after he thought he pulled off a win. Also racing was #32 of legendary driver “Cowboy” Paul Holloway, who made the race.
Plus all-time favorite #11 Lavon Sparks and #9 of Shane Fulcher who has been racing and finishing in 3rd place almost every night.
Shane needs to make a break out and win the big race. Then there was #73 of “Racing” Jason Williams who apologized to the huge crowd that he was sorry for not running his “A” Car but he has had so much to deal with having a sick child. Now the child is well and Jason came to race and Win something Williams does best.
When FLAG dropped it When the green as again #99 Rucker Orr spinning and causing a 4 car pileup, which almost took out #11 Levon Sparks. Anytime you have Sparks and Orr are on the track there is somewhat of a friction problem.

Once the race was restarted and Chad Harrington was throwing the green flag, it was Jason Williams out front and also Levon Sparks chasing him down. In third place was Shane Fulcher who again was showing his stuff. Finishing 4th place was all time favorite Glenn Morris, and in 5th place was Paul Holloway.

But at the end Chad Harrington was throwing his famous Double Checkered flags and crossing to win as #73 Racing Jason Williams. Who has been a fan favorite for years, who is also a Class Act driver.

To everyone THANKS for everything and keep me in your Prayers I need all the help I can get,

Tino Patti

A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist

With a World Wide racing BLOG Following!