The LONG HOT WEEKEND IS OVER

Headed home, showered, blew the dust out of his nose, had some Pizza and got to bed around 4 a.m. got up, had a steak for breakfast and was ready to roll again, back to Senoia Raceway for the Outlaw Sprint car races........nice life....that is Chad Harrington, Georgia's premire FLAGMAN on the stand.

Now this is my kind of fellow, loves Pizza and Steak and what he does for a living, flaging some of the best races in Georgia and Alabama. Folks let me put it this way when Chad is NOT on the flagstand, there is a world of difference and you know he means bussiness.

A all American family man, who loves life and would you believe his wife will not come and watch him flag, because she is afraid that a car will go wildly through the air and hit the flagstand and take her man out.



Friday and Saturday night proved to be some of the best racing at New Senoia Raceway putting on the show was a man that knows his bussiness and his drivers. The Outlaw sprint cars invaded Senoia, Friday night which is what I called the "Dust Bowl" , no rain has not helped anyone here in Georgia, no matter how much water Tim and Tony Moses placed on the track could not help out. The dust was flying as fast as the outlaw sprint cars, as well as the regular shows.

Winning in the Mini Sprint Winged car race was #1 Bobby Zaionz

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The Winged Outlaw winner was none other that Terry Gray, who is a proven winner every where he races.
Terry was Saturday night main 30 lap feature winner, and when you say drop the green and go these boys were gone, and before I looked up to check my camera settings they were finished and Chad Harrington was waving the double checkerd flag over the cars as they crossed in front of him.

When the Hobby feature rolled on the track, you had Clifton Moran known as "Hog Head" and Rusty Johnson and some extra cars that were trying to steal the win away from Points leader Morant was strange was that at the end of the feature the crowd below where I was filming was yelling TEAR HIM DOWN, TEAR HIM DOWN, it was almost a chant. Moran had just won his 15th straight race in a row and that seems strange, but there was no protest and he walked away with the cash and the points for another night.

Pure Mini driver Dusty Jones showed his car had the power to out motor every other pure mini driver on the track including #16 Stephen Hill who had won just a weekend ago, out motoring Jones in a battle of a race.

When it was time for the B-Cadet cars to roll onto the track, gee whiz compared to Friday nights 3 car show we had a total of 5 cars, and out of the 5 #17 Marcus Caswell would sweep both nights in his famous car, Caswell one of the most respected drivers is gettting older but he drives like the wind and puts them all to shame.

There was a young a talented Cory Payton Jr, in the 24c that was racing but just could not get the grip to stay with Caswell, Payton is a young man that needs to be followed as he is a up and coming star.

Almost every dirt track fan has heard the name "Cat Daddy" or Clint Smith, who is one of the premier drivers of late model cars, well Clint drove the #29 car of Shane Fulchers fathers car on Friday night, but of all things the car broke. No problem Cat daddy took the car to his shop and worked on it and out ran everyone including Jason Williams. Other drivers that were racing were none other than Little Joe Armistead Jr, and so many others.

Jason Williams started up front along side of "Cat Daddy" but it was amazing how much they battled each other, but in the end Clint Smith drove the #29 car to victory and the waving checkered flag win.

The same goes for Racing Jason Williams, you want to see the best drivers in the south New Senoia Raceway is the place to see the action.

BIG NEWS IN THE LATE MODEL DIVISTION, RACING JASON WILLIAMS IN NOW THE POINTS LEADER TAKING IT FROM OF ALL FOLKS LEVON SPARKS....SOME THING LIKE 13 POINTS....

CONGRAGULATIONS JASON!

The fans got their moneys worth, with the Outlaw Sprint Cars plus the 25 lap feature between the big boys in Late Model.

Drivers like Mike Head made the show, Shane Fulcher, Joe Ameristead Jr, and of course, Jason Williams, plus young Matt Dooley, and points leader Lavon Sparks, plus so many extra drivers just trying to earn that $1000 cash prize.

It was a huge payoff by the track as the Outlaws were making $3000 to win for their 30 lap race, and the Late Models a $1000 to win, so every driver was making some cash.


One thing for sure got their moneys worth of racing and alot more, as the food was being eaten like never before, the stands were packed, and people came from everywhere the Outlaw Sprint car drivers came from 7 or more States, Penn. N.C. Alabama, Miss, Tenn. and Georgia and places I never heard of. Ine thing one thing for sure these drivers do this for a living and traveling is part of the deal.

I want to thank the staff and New Senoia Raceway, for helping me each and every night do what I do best and that is film the incredible races, of some of the best young and older drivers in this sport. From Hobby to B-Cadet to Crate to Late model to those fearless pure mini drivers I have found a new passion for racing because of the magnifisant staff. anks to everyone including all those that help get me set up for filming, who I appreciate so much. Also thanks to the VOICE of Senoia Raceway Ted Austed, who I have become freinds with and a HIGH FIVE goes out to the premier flagman that I have ever seen and that is Chad Harrington.

And a pure out thanks to every fan I speak with on a weekend basis.... Thanks again.

Many Thanks again,

Tino Patti

A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist

With a world wide racing BLOG following!

Again thanks Tim and Tony Moses and Amey Parker and all the amazing staff at New Senoia Raceway, from Security to the cooks and just everyone, your all special.