After an emergency meeting of the Cleveland County Rules Committee, and further review of Friday`s action at Cleveland County Speedway on
the 'Hot Rod`s Video', GM Performance Late Model winner Buddy Smithwill be fined his winning purse of $800 for the use of an ILLEGAL MIRROR.

The rules committee will allow the win to stand and Smith will get credit for the win in the points column, however, he will forfeit his winnings & will be put on 'illegal parts probation' for two weeks. Another such violation can result in more severe punishment.

"Smith gets a free pass each week as a result of his 2007 Championship, and we are powerless to suspend him for a parts violation, so I expect him
to be there again this Friday to prove the mirror violation was a fluke and he can still win on the big tracks. There are those that have their doubts as the second place man was 17 years old and gave him a real run for his (OUR) money. Plus, I find it hard to believe that he would actually resort to the use of a mirror to keep competitors from passing, it could have been an oversight, so we`ll give him the benefit of the doubt, but it`s going to cost him $800.

Furthermore, we didn`t want everybody to have to wait until Tuesday like NASCAR, because we want the public to know that all the action is above board here and sponsor money does not dictate our decisions.." promoter Duane Goins said.

The action is not unprecedented as Smith has had a history of running afoul of the rules both on & off the track ."He is welcome to file a grievance with the board in Denver NC if he chooses, the form is 16 pages and costs $500 to file and is non-refundable.

I`ll be more than happy to give him the phone number, but he better call during office hours !" Goins reported as he hung up the phone.

Gates open at 5 PM again this week at CCS with Catawba County residents in free.
$12 for all other adults in the grandstands with 12 & under free,
and $20 for pit competitors in 6 classes with racing slated for 8 pm.
www.clevelandcountyspeedway.com

GM PERFORMANCE LATE MODELS

1. 08 - Buddy Smith
2.83 - Dustin Morris
3. 8 Jon Thornburg
4. 29 - Wade Glenn
5. 21 - Neil Pitts
6. 17 - Josh Harwell
7. 47 - Tim Sigmon

Stock 8
1. 16 - Joey Barker
2. 64 - Chuck Philbeck
3. 25 - Jason Hamilton
4. 69 - Buck Ostwalt
5. 14 - Jason Ledford
6. 35 - Jonathan Sarratt

Limited Sportsman
1. 3 - Scott Tessner
2.51 - Bryant Rayfield
3. 2 - Nick Hoffman
4. 00 - Jake McCray

Young Guns
1. 13 - Brayden Pruitt
2. 11 - Zack McNeely
3. 0 - Caleb Rhyne
4. 18 - Dylan O'Daniel
5. 1 - Rex Hastings

Stock 4
1. 12 - Blake Bentley
2. 16 - Scott Singer
3. 49 - Austin Edwards
4. 9 - Harvey Anderson
5. 2 - Terry Anderson
6. 05 - Wayne Laws
7. 25 - Kenny Kincaid
8. 12 - James Haney
9. 20T - Leonard Johnson
10. 10 - Bobby Laughter
11. 16 - Benny Peeler