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GLENCOE, AL (8/26/07) -- T.J. Alford of Ball
Play, Alabama pocketed his fifth REBEL CHALLENGE Super Late
Model win of the 2007 season, Saturday night, at the new Green
Valley Speedway in Gadsden/Glencoe, AL. The full night of
racing for all eight (8) divisions saw the possible tenth
(10th) different SLM winner slip-away in back-marker traffic
as THE LAW-BREAKER Ryan Law relinquished the lead on lap 11
of the 25 lap "A" Main feature race. The new 3-Lap
GROUP QUALIFYING with the AMB Transponder Systems clocked
the field with Robert Gant of Flat Rock, AL, setting fast
time with the only 14-second lap recorded. Second overall
fastest qualifier Law earned the pole when the $150 Z-MAX
MICRO-LUBRICANT fast-time, inversion set Gant to the fourth
starting position. Unfortunately third overall FQ Steven Endicott
would fail to start the feature with mechanical problems giving
Gant to "go-ahead" to start the race on the outside
front row, as the feature rolled to life.
Fifth starting Alford got by for third was the field (all
but Gant) fired as the Green Flag unfurled from flagman Stanley
Smith. Chris Beck found himself the recipient of the top chase
as Alford and Gant watched Law extend an impressive early
lead. Alford put his #007 "Vulcan Marketing, Renegade
Racing Fuels, American Racer Tires, Stealth Racing Carburetors,
Racin' Warpaint" sponsored Warrior
Chassis, T.A.'s Automotive
Machine, Pontiac GTO racecar in second place as the half-way
point neared and quickly went after Law. Despite a 360-solo
spin from Charlie Roberts the feature race went off without
incident. Alford took the lead going into turn one when Law
chose to go high around a slower group of racers. Gant used
his GVS veteranship to work on Law, but ran short on laps
and was unable to do anything with Alford as the checkers
flew. Dennis Hale returned to GVS picking up a strong fourth
place finish behind Law with Beck rounding out the top five.
In other racing action: the Limited Late Models was topped
by THE SANDMAN Brian Smith (# 115) of Sand Rock,
AL. The TOP GUN/FASTRAK Crate Late Model feature saw Tony
Kemp get beaten as Clay Grogan (# 11) of Southside, AL took
the 25 lap race victory. Bart Starr (# 11) of Hokes Bluff,
AL, won his first Super Street feature of the season, Kyle
May (# 55) of Pisgah, AL finally handed David Beam his first
loss, in quiet some time, in the Hobby feature. Jack Rayburn
(# 77) of Cedartown, GA won the Cruiser feature. A pair of
13's won the Pony features: Mike Blevins (# 13) Armuchee,
GA, won the Pure Pony feature, beating last weeks winner Brice
Lovitt, while Brian Dodgen (# 13) of Ohatchee, AL, took on
all comers (including some Knoxville, TN invaders) winning
the Modified Pony feature. Next Saturday night, Sept. 1st,
the A.S.C.S. SPRINT CARS headline the Green Valley Speedway.
For more info. including full results for all classes, visit
the tracks official web-site at www.greenvalleyspeedway.com
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REBEL CHALLENGE SLM Official Results (08/18/07):
25 Laps
1. T.J. Alford (# 007) of Ball Play, AL
2. Robert Gant (# 22) of Flat Rock, AL
3. Ryan Law (# 11) of Piedmont, AL
4. Dennis Hale (# 888) of La Grange, GA
5. Chris Beck (# 2) of Cedar Bluff, AL
6. Darrell Hayes (# 393) of Ider, AL
7. Forrest Weaver (# F12) of Centre, AL
8. Kevin Comer (# 5) of Morris, AL
9. Charlie Roberts (# 17) of Piedmont, AL
10. Bobby Pruitt (# B6) of Gadsden, AL
11. Jason Morris (# 10) of Centre, AL
12. Steven Endicott (# 00) of Newnan, GA
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