The Open Division "opened" the
show for the fans in the storied grandstands with the best show ever put on
by 5 cars. There was good, hard, clean racing with the 20 lap feature
running caution free. In the end, Taylor Webb prevailed over Stephen
Hershey who remains in a close point battle with Robert Kuczmarski for the
Open Division championship. The Future Stars division was the second
feature of the evening, and an excited Taylor Webb jumped out of his car in
victory lane and ran to his Future Stars car for that race. It was one
of the best Future Stars races we have ever seen, as there was tough and
mostly clean racing throughout the field for the entire race. Kyle
Baugh seemed headed for victory, but had the toughest break of the weekend
when he brushed the wall to avoid a spinning car. That contact clearly
damaged his car, as he quickly dropped through the pack after the restart.
The Farley brothers from Colorado steadily moved up toward the front in
heavy traffic, while the Webb brothers battled with their Indiana friend
Brett Robinson at the front of the pack. In the end, Alec Webb held on
for what his father described as a "storybook" ending. The Webb's were
the happiest family in Tennessee. In Junior PRO, everyone anticipated a
showdown between Mary Daniels and Kenneth Mayfield. They both had fast
cars, and both desperately wanted to win a guitar. Sure enough, almost
immediately, there were running 1-2 on the track. Entering turn 3 Mary
lost control and Kenneth slid into her. Both cars were able to
continue but Mary sustained damage which slowed her car, and Kenneth was
able to "Get er' done" and take home his Barry Clapp original guitar.
Finally, the walls were put in place to open "The Big Track" and the ol' 5/8
mile was ready to challenge all comers just as it has for over 50 years.
Our PRO Division was up to the task. An invert of 8 positions ensured
close racing at the start, but that close racing continued for the entire
race, with the top cars swapping positions at the edge of control.
Fast qualifier Jacob France battled through the field but wasn't able to
catch Canadian Michael Kipp who notched the victory. It was a
fantastic end to the Touring Series weekend and everyone in the race can now
boast of racing at this historic track - and bringing their car home safe.
The next Touring Series weekend will be for the PRO Division only at the
challenging 1/2 mile Race City Speedway in Calgary, Canada. This is
Michael Kipp's home track - will an American be able to go up there and
bring home the trophy to return the favor? Stay tuned. . .
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