South Alabama Speedway: Kinston, AL - May 10, 2008

Pugh Leads Enough for South Alabama Speedway Modified Win
By Mark Chisum

The one that counted. That’s the lap Andy Pugh led in the Modified Feature Saturday night at South Alabama Speedway. Ricky Brooks took the lead at the drop of the green flag and appeared headed to another Modified win. Pugh wasn’t originally scheduled to be behind the wheel, so he had to start in the rear due to the driver change.

It didn’t take long for Pugh to make his way through the field, moving into second on lap nine. Brooks, meanwhile was cruising out front. A couple of late cautions put Pugh on Brooks’ bumper. Pugh went to work on the leader, and he made his move on the back stretch on the final lap. Pugh got inside of Brooks to gain the advantage. On the outside, Brooks lost traction and spun, leaving Pugh to cross the line without a fight. Lance Blacker finished second, followed by Jason Windham, Teddy Sasser, and Greg Melvin.

Scotty Anderson collected his third Super Stock feature win in a row. David Ashley led the first lap before Ryan Redmon took control. Anderson, starting sixth, quickly moved to second behind Redmon and closed the gap on the leader. With four laps to go, Anderson worked his way past Redmon to take the lead. Anderson led the remaining laps to take the win. Redmon, who had set a new track record in qualifying, held on to second. Ashley was third with John Shuffler fourth and Corbitt Moseley fifth.

Kip Whitehead led flag to flag to win the Vintage Feature. Whitehead took the lead from the pole and held outran Teddy Sasser for the win. Cody Weaver had an impressive third place run, his best effort this season. Jamie Ater finished fourth and Randy Henderson fifth.

The Street Stock Feature wasn’t decided until after post race inspection. Cameron Henderson grabbed the early lead from the pole. Henderson led until Jeff Rudd took over the lead after a lap ten restart. Rudd led the rest of the way to take an apparent victory. However, in post race inspection, Rudd’s win was disqualified due to an illegal clutch. Rudd’s “dq” handed the win to Jody Henderson. Kyle Sims moved up to second with Chris Lucas third, Justin Tyre Tyre fourth, and Danny Cooper fifth.

In the Roadrunner Feature, Chad Roberts took the lead on a lap 19 restart when leader Tim Peters faded with a deflating tire. Roberts had moved from the seventh starting spot to put himself in position to take advantage of Peters’ misfortune. Roberts then had to hold off Billy Maxie to take the win. Doug Powell was third followed by Marshall Flowers and Mike Wolfe.

Max Nelson took the lead on lap eight and went on to win the Coyote Feature. Travis Slawson led the first seven laps before Nelson grabbed the lead after a restart. Nelson held off brother Aaron Nelson to take the win. Michael Smith finished third, Brent Slawson fourth, and Stephen Driggers fifth.

Pugh added a victory in the CupLites Feature, although it wasn’t as dramatic as his Modified win. Pugh started seventh, but eases his way through the pack, moving into second on lap sixteen. Three laps later, he moved past race-long leader Heath Mills and went on to capture the win. Mills followed in second. Waylon Spivey was third with Jack Whittle fourth and Gary Anderson fifth.

South Alabama Speedway will host Pro Late Model drivers next week for the second Viper Series race, the Massasauga 100. Also on the night’s schedule are the local Street Stock, Roadrunner, Coyote, and Mini Sportsman classes. For more information, contact the track at (334) 565-3539, or visit the track’s web site at www.southalabamaspeedway.com

Results

Super Stock

1. Scotty Anderson
2. Ryan Redmon
3. David Ashley
4. John Shuffler
5. Corbitt Moseley
6. Mike Hussey
7. Will Mack
8. Kyle Hickman
DNS Gary Davis, Jody Henderson

Modified

1. Andy Pugh
2. Lance Blacker
3. Jason Windham
4. Teddy Sasser
5. Greg Melvin
6. Ricky Brooks
7. Mike Daniels
8. Kevin Peel
9. Jacob Permenter

Vintage

1. Kip Whitehead
2. Teddy Sasser
3. Cody Weaver
4. Jamie Ater
5. Randy Henderson
6. Emory Pitts
7. Brian Pitts
8. John Weaver
9. Billy Watson
10. Clint Boggs

Street Stock

1. Jody Henderson
2. Kyle Sims
3. Chris Lucas
4. Justin Tyre
5. Danny Cooper
6. Cameron Henderson
DQ Jeff Rudd (1)
DNS Jason Fowler, Charles Cotton

Roadrunner

1. Chad Roberts
2. Billy Maxie
3. Doug Powell
4. Marshall Flowers
5. Mike Wolfe
6. Danny Monaghan
7. Joseph Chandler
8. Kevin Calloway
9. Chris Yeakos
10. #7
11. #17
12. Tim Peters
13. Charles Gardner
14. John Singletary
15. Billy Killingsworth

Coyote

1. Max Nelson
2. Aaron Nelson
3. Michael Smith
4. Brent Slawson
5. Stephen Driggers
6. Lee Rogers
7. Kevin Bishop
8. Johnathan Johnson
9. Joe Mchatton
10. Dustin Jowers
11. Aaron Horan
12. Bobby Weaver
13. Travis Slawson
14. Javis Nelson

CupLite

1. Andy Pugh
2. Heath Mills
3. Waylon Spivey
4. Jack Whittle
5. Gary Anderson
6. Carroll Williams
7. Karl Williams
8. Chase Berry
9. Will Mack