Post by crusapr on Jun 10, 2006 4:31:56 GMT -5
JACKSON, MS – Shannon Buckingham of Morristown, TN and Brooks Strength of Jackson, MS earned the front row starting spots on Friday night during preliminary action for Saturday night’s $5,000-to-win 75-lap StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series race at Swinging Bridge Raceway.
Buckingham, the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National point leader coming into the race, is working on a “Clean Sweep” of the event.
During qualifications, Buckingham turned in the fast time among the 37 entrants. Buckingham toured the 3/8-mile clay oval in 15.152 seconds for an average speed of 89.097 miles per hour in the S&S Millwright Barry Wright/604. Buckingham then won the first ten-lap heat race, and ended the evening with a win in the six-lap StormPay.com Lightning Quick 6 Dash to earn the pole position for Saturday night’s main event.
Strength was impressive in his dirt late model debut after graduating from the open-wheel modified ranks. The 19-year-old driver was the second quick qualifier, won the second ten-lap heat race, and finished second in the StormPay.com Lightning Quick 6 Dash to earn the outside front row starting spot for the big show on Saturday night driving the Dutier Motorsports Rocket/604.
Carnell Parker III of Clarksville, TN and Landon Frith of Terry, MS finished third and fourth respectively in the StormPay.com Lightning Quick 6 Dash to make up the second row for the Saturday night feature race. Parker won the fourth ten-lap heat race in the Parker Racing Mastersbilt/604, and Frith won the third ten-lap heat race in the Swinging Bridge Raceway Mastersbilt/602.
The top four finishers in each ten-lap heat race on Friday night transferred into the main event on Saturday night. Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS finished second in the first heat followed by Jeff Smith of Villanow, GA, and Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA.
Following Strength across the stripe in the second heat were Neil Lee of Flowood, MS, Ryan Gifford of Winchester, TN, and Kevin Watts of Denham Springs, LA. Second through fourth in the third heat were David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA, and Doug Todd of Brandon, MS.
Finishing behind Parker in the fourth heat were Jarrette Gunn of Brandon, MS, Davin Bates of Independence, LA, and Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS. Drivers that finished fifth on back in the four heat races will have one final opportunity to transfer to the feature in one of two 12-lap B-Main races on Saturday night.
Among the drivers not yet qualified for the feature race are four drivers in the top ten of the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National point standings.
Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN, who is third in the points, is in a B-Main, along with sixth-place and top Rookie of the Year candidate Frankie Beard of Hartwell, GA, eighth-place Zach Nichols of Cedartown, GA, and tenth-place Jeff Purvis of Clarksville, TN.
The 23rd and 24th starting spots in the feature race will be provisional starting spots reserved for the top two drivers in the top 15 of the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series that fail to qualify for the main event through heat race, or B-Main competition.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 7 AT SWINGING BRIDGE RACEWAY IN JACKSON, MS ON 6/9/06:
QUALIFICATIONS:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS ENG 1ST LAP 2ND LAP TIME SPEED
1 44 Shannon Buckingham Morristown, TN Barry Wright 604 15.152 16.944 15.152 89.097
2 444 Brooks Strength Jackson, MS Rocket 604 16.611 16.174 16.174 83.467
3 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA Rocket 604 18.990 16.626 16.626 81.198
4 75 Carnell Parker III Clarksville, TN Mastersbilt 604 16.790 17.248 16.790 80.405
5 6 William Burns Tuscumbia, AL GRT 604 16.799 NT 16.799 80.362
6 75 Neil Lee Flowood, MS GRT 604 17.305 16.815 16.815 80.285
7 50 Landon Frith Terry, MS Mastersbilt 602 16.832 17.528 16.832 80.204
8 71 Jarette Gunn Brandon, MS GRT 602 16.906 16.959 16.906 79.853
9 00 Jeff Smith Villanow, GA Warrior 604 17.398 16.967 16.967 79.566
10 2 Ryan Gifford Winchester, TN GRT 604 16.976 17.340 16.976 79.524
11 67 Karl Willard McDoungh, GA Rocket 604 16.993 17.801 16.993 79.444
12 15 Jeff Purvis Clarksville, TN Warrior 604 17.104 17.006 17.006 79.384
13 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 604 17.315 17.042 17.042 79.216
14 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Warrior 604 17.146 17.095 17.095 78.970
15 1 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN Mastersbilt 604 17.306 17.121 17.121 78.851
16 248 Davin Bates Independence, LA Rocket 604 17.291 17.151 17.151 78.713
17 17 Zach Nichols Cedartown, GA GRT 604 17.368 17.168 17.168 78.635
18 11 Bubba Jones Ellisville, MS GRT 604 17.270 NT 17.270 78.170
19 88 Caleb Myers Columbus, MS GRT 602 17.420 17.339 17.339 77.859
20 22 Lucky Keeton Toomsuba, MS GRT 604 39.192 17.351 17.351 77.805
21 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 604 17.915 17.379 17.379 77.680
22 13 Kevin Watts Denham Springs, LA Warrior 604 17.434 17.543 17.434 77.435
23 4 Doug Todd Brandon, MS GRT 604 17.459 NT 17.459 77.324
24 E10 Tyler Pitts Sun, LA Mastersbilt 604 17.492 17.737 17.492 77.178
25 36 James Young Richland, MS GRT 602 17.534 18.150 17.534 76.993
26 25 Michael Keener Douglasville, GA Rocket 602 17.826 17.604 17.604 76.687
27 1n Jordy Nipper Gray, GA Newman 604 33.143 17.610 17.610 76.661
28 h20 Les Lazarus Hazelhurst, MS GRT 604 18.593 17.616 17.616 76.635
29 14 J.D. Henry Byrun, MS Rayburn 604 18.116 17.644 17.644 76.513
30 K9 Brad Stephens Brandon, MS GRT 602 17.645 17.990 17.645 76.509
31 3 Jeff Danos Mandeville, LA Rayburn 604 17.709 17.705 17.705 76.250
32 21 David Worrell Jackson, MS Rayburn 604 17.714 18.418 17.714 76.211
33 8 James Bradshaw Mendenhall, MS GRT 604 24.720 17.746 17.746 76.073
34 11 Lance Carroll Bastrop, LA GRT 602 18.030 17.916 17.916 75.352
35 86 Nick Curole Metairie, LA Warrior 604 18.486 19.651 18.486 73.028
36 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS Larry Shaw 604 49.855 18.497 18.497 72.985
37 21b Frankie Beard - R Hartwell, GA Barry Wright 604 19.081 NT 19.081 70.751
HEAT RACES – 10 LAPS (Top 4 Finishers Transfer To Feature Race)
1ST HEAT: 1. Buckingham; 2. Stokes; 3. Smith; 4. Fields; 5. Henry; 6. Bradshaw; 7. Nichols; 8. Beard (R); 9. Burns; 10. Young.
2ND HEAT: 1. Strength; 2. Lee; 3. Gifford; 4. Watts; 5. Keener; 6. Stevens; 7. Jones; 8. Carroll; 9. Johnson.
3RD HEAT: 1. Frith; 2. Gentry; 3. Turner; 4. Todd; 5. Nipper; 6. Danos; 7. Willard; 8. Curole; 9. Myers.
4TH HEAT: 1. Parker; 2. Gunn; 3. Bates; 4. Keeton; 5. Pitts; 6. Lazarus; 7. Worrell; 8. Purvis; 9. Washington.
STORMPAY.COM LIGHTNING QUICK 6 DASH: 1. Buckingham; 2. Strength; 3. Parker; 4. Frith.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1: 44 Shannon Buckingham – 444 Brooks Strength
ROW 2: 75 Carnell Parker III – 50 Landon Frith
ROW 3: 1s Johnny Stokes – 75 Neil Lee
ROW 4: 1 David Gentry – 71 Jarrette Gunn
ROW 5: 00 Jeff Smith – 2 Ryan Gifford
ROW 6: 10 Matthew Turner – 248 Davin Bates
ROW 7: 16 Jeff Fields – 13 Kevin Watts
ROW 8: 4 Doug Todd – 22 Lucky Keeton
1ST B-MAIN LINE-UP (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer To Feature Race):
ROW 1: 14 J.D. Henry – 1n Jordy Nipper
ROW 2: 8 James Bradshaw – 3 Jeff Danos
ROW 3: 17 Zach Nichols – 67 Karl Willard
ROW 4: 21b Frankie Beard (R) – 86 Nick Curole
ROW 5: 6 Williams Burns – 88 Caleb Myers
ROW 6: 36 James Young
2ND B-MAIN LINE-UP (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer To Feature Race):
ROW 1: 25 Michael Keener – E10 Tyler Pitts
ROW 2: K9 Brad Stevens – h20 Les Lazarus
ROW 3: 11 Bubba Jones – 21w David Worrell
ROW 4: 11c Lance Carroll – 15 Jeff Purvis
ROW 5: 5 Ronnie Johnson – 38 Chase Washington
R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate
Buckingham, the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National point leader coming into the race, is working on a “Clean Sweep” of the event.
During qualifications, Buckingham turned in the fast time among the 37 entrants. Buckingham toured the 3/8-mile clay oval in 15.152 seconds for an average speed of 89.097 miles per hour in the S&S Millwright Barry Wright/604. Buckingham then won the first ten-lap heat race, and ended the evening with a win in the six-lap StormPay.com Lightning Quick 6 Dash to earn the pole position for Saturday night’s main event.
Strength was impressive in his dirt late model debut after graduating from the open-wheel modified ranks. The 19-year-old driver was the second quick qualifier, won the second ten-lap heat race, and finished second in the StormPay.com Lightning Quick 6 Dash to earn the outside front row starting spot for the big show on Saturday night driving the Dutier Motorsports Rocket/604.
Carnell Parker III of Clarksville, TN and Landon Frith of Terry, MS finished third and fourth respectively in the StormPay.com Lightning Quick 6 Dash to make up the second row for the Saturday night feature race. Parker won the fourth ten-lap heat race in the Parker Racing Mastersbilt/604, and Frith won the third ten-lap heat race in the Swinging Bridge Raceway Mastersbilt/602.
The top four finishers in each ten-lap heat race on Friday night transferred into the main event on Saturday night. Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS finished second in the first heat followed by Jeff Smith of Villanow, GA, and Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA.
Following Strength across the stripe in the second heat were Neil Lee of Flowood, MS, Ryan Gifford of Winchester, TN, and Kevin Watts of Denham Springs, LA. Second through fourth in the third heat were David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA, and Doug Todd of Brandon, MS.
Finishing behind Parker in the fourth heat were Jarrette Gunn of Brandon, MS, Davin Bates of Independence, LA, and Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS. Drivers that finished fifth on back in the four heat races will have one final opportunity to transfer to the feature in one of two 12-lap B-Main races on Saturday night.
Among the drivers not yet qualified for the feature race are four drivers in the top ten of the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National point standings.
Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN, who is third in the points, is in a B-Main, along with sixth-place and top Rookie of the Year candidate Frankie Beard of Hartwell, GA, eighth-place Zach Nichols of Cedartown, GA, and tenth-place Jeff Purvis of Clarksville, TN.
The 23rd and 24th starting spots in the feature race will be provisional starting spots reserved for the top two drivers in the top 15 of the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series that fail to qualify for the main event through heat race, or B-Main competition.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 7 AT SWINGING BRIDGE RACEWAY IN JACKSON, MS ON 6/9/06:
QUALIFICATIONS:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS ENG 1ST LAP 2ND LAP TIME SPEED
1 44 Shannon Buckingham Morristown, TN Barry Wright 604 15.152 16.944 15.152 89.097
2 444 Brooks Strength Jackson, MS Rocket 604 16.611 16.174 16.174 83.467
3 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA Rocket 604 18.990 16.626 16.626 81.198
4 75 Carnell Parker III Clarksville, TN Mastersbilt 604 16.790 17.248 16.790 80.405
5 6 William Burns Tuscumbia, AL GRT 604 16.799 NT 16.799 80.362
6 75 Neil Lee Flowood, MS GRT 604 17.305 16.815 16.815 80.285
7 50 Landon Frith Terry, MS Mastersbilt 602 16.832 17.528 16.832 80.204
8 71 Jarette Gunn Brandon, MS GRT 602 16.906 16.959 16.906 79.853
9 00 Jeff Smith Villanow, GA Warrior 604 17.398 16.967 16.967 79.566
10 2 Ryan Gifford Winchester, TN GRT 604 16.976 17.340 16.976 79.524
11 67 Karl Willard McDoungh, GA Rocket 604 16.993 17.801 16.993 79.444
12 15 Jeff Purvis Clarksville, TN Warrior 604 17.104 17.006 17.006 79.384
13 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 604 17.315 17.042 17.042 79.216
14 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Warrior 604 17.146 17.095 17.095 78.970
15 1 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN Mastersbilt 604 17.306 17.121 17.121 78.851
16 248 Davin Bates Independence, LA Rocket 604 17.291 17.151 17.151 78.713
17 17 Zach Nichols Cedartown, GA GRT 604 17.368 17.168 17.168 78.635
18 11 Bubba Jones Ellisville, MS GRT 604 17.270 NT 17.270 78.170
19 88 Caleb Myers Columbus, MS GRT 602 17.420 17.339 17.339 77.859
20 22 Lucky Keeton Toomsuba, MS GRT 604 39.192 17.351 17.351 77.805
21 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 604 17.915 17.379 17.379 77.680
22 13 Kevin Watts Denham Springs, LA Warrior 604 17.434 17.543 17.434 77.435
23 4 Doug Todd Brandon, MS GRT 604 17.459 NT 17.459 77.324
24 E10 Tyler Pitts Sun, LA Mastersbilt 604 17.492 17.737 17.492 77.178
25 36 James Young Richland, MS GRT 602 17.534 18.150 17.534 76.993
26 25 Michael Keener Douglasville, GA Rocket 602 17.826 17.604 17.604 76.687
27 1n Jordy Nipper Gray, GA Newman 604 33.143 17.610 17.610 76.661
28 h20 Les Lazarus Hazelhurst, MS GRT 604 18.593 17.616 17.616 76.635
29 14 J.D. Henry Byrun, MS Rayburn 604 18.116 17.644 17.644 76.513
30 K9 Brad Stephens Brandon, MS GRT 602 17.645 17.990 17.645 76.509
31 3 Jeff Danos Mandeville, LA Rayburn 604 17.709 17.705 17.705 76.250
32 21 David Worrell Jackson, MS Rayburn 604 17.714 18.418 17.714 76.211
33 8 James Bradshaw Mendenhall, MS GRT 604 24.720 17.746 17.746 76.073
34 11 Lance Carroll Bastrop, LA GRT 602 18.030 17.916 17.916 75.352
35 86 Nick Curole Metairie, LA Warrior 604 18.486 19.651 18.486 73.028
36 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS Larry Shaw 604 49.855 18.497 18.497 72.985
37 21b Frankie Beard - R Hartwell, GA Barry Wright 604 19.081 NT 19.081 70.751
HEAT RACES – 10 LAPS (Top 4 Finishers Transfer To Feature Race)
1ST HEAT: 1. Buckingham; 2. Stokes; 3. Smith; 4. Fields; 5. Henry; 6. Bradshaw; 7. Nichols; 8. Beard (R); 9. Burns; 10. Young.
2ND HEAT: 1. Strength; 2. Lee; 3. Gifford; 4. Watts; 5. Keener; 6. Stevens; 7. Jones; 8. Carroll; 9. Johnson.
3RD HEAT: 1. Frith; 2. Gentry; 3. Turner; 4. Todd; 5. Nipper; 6. Danos; 7. Willard; 8. Curole; 9. Myers.
4TH HEAT: 1. Parker; 2. Gunn; 3. Bates; 4. Keeton; 5. Pitts; 6. Lazarus; 7. Worrell; 8. Purvis; 9. Washington.
STORMPAY.COM LIGHTNING QUICK 6 DASH: 1. Buckingham; 2. Strength; 3. Parker; 4. Frith.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1: 44 Shannon Buckingham – 444 Brooks Strength
ROW 2: 75 Carnell Parker III – 50 Landon Frith
ROW 3: 1s Johnny Stokes – 75 Neil Lee
ROW 4: 1 David Gentry – 71 Jarrette Gunn
ROW 5: 00 Jeff Smith – 2 Ryan Gifford
ROW 6: 10 Matthew Turner – 248 Davin Bates
ROW 7: 16 Jeff Fields – 13 Kevin Watts
ROW 8: 4 Doug Todd – 22 Lucky Keeton
1ST B-MAIN LINE-UP (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer To Feature Race):
ROW 1: 14 J.D. Henry – 1n Jordy Nipper
ROW 2: 8 James Bradshaw – 3 Jeff Danos
ROW 3: 17 Zach Nichols – 67 Karl Willard
ROW 4: 21b Frankie Beard (R) – 86 Nick Curole
ROW 5: 6 Williams Burns – 88 Caleb Myers
ROW 6: 36 James Young
2ND B-MAIN LINE-UP (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer To Feature Race):
ROW 1: 25 Michael Keener – E10 Tyler Pitts
ROW 2: K9 Brad Stevens – h20 Les Lazarus
ROW 3: 11 Bubba Jones – 21w David Worrell
ROW 4: 11c Lance Carroll – 15 Jeff Purvis
ROW 5: 5 Ronnie Johnson – 38 Chase Washington
R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate