SENOIA, Ga. - Jimmy Thomas topped the Late Model Sportsman field to score the Summer Sizzler victory at Georgia’s Senoia Raceway on Saturday night.
The win came on a wet, soggy, rough surface on the 3/8 mile clay raceway thanks to recent rain showers that kept drivers focused all night.
Fourteen-year-old McKenna Nelms qualified the fastest among the forty-three racers in the Late Model Sportsman. Nelms missed her starting point a bit allowing veteran Keith McGuire to charge out to the early lead in the feature. Nelms would spin a few laps later and would be relegated to the rear of the field.
When racing resumed, Thomas made the move on McGuire to snare the lead on lap seven, while Cory Compton followed. McGuire’s drop continued as one lap later Austin Scarborough came charging past. McGuire would be sidelined on lap nine.
Scarborough caught up to Thomas and was challenging for the lead when the final caution of the race came out. This proved to be what Thomas needed, while it was not for Scarborough. On the final restart, Thomas opened up a several car length lead, while Monte Vaughn bypassed Scarborough. Thomas would win, with Vaughn in second and Scarborough in third.
In the Limited Late Model main event, points leader Dennis Hale went for a wild ride after getting caught up with Joseph Brown on a lap four restart. Hale slammed into the front stretch wall and then bit into the track, sending him into a barrel roll that landed his car on its roof. Hale was ok, but his car was done for the night.
Ronnie Johnson went on to score the victory, with Joey Armistead in second, Pearson Lee Williams in third.
Dusty Jones scored the victory in the Crate Late Modle feature. Chase Edge finished in second, with Joshua Bishop in third.
Keith West took the win in the Hobby feature, with Sam Carter and Ted Willingham rounding out the top three.
Dorough Bright held off Scott Amoson for the Bomber feature victory. Michael Thomas finished in third, with Mike Nelms in fourth and Carley Arnett in fifth.
Josh Allen was the winner in the Hot Shot feature. Michael Fuller finished in second, with Stacey Henderson in third, Joseph Collins in fourth and Nathan Farrow in fifth.
Tommy Faulkner took the Mini Stock feature victory, followed by Tyler Waits in second, Jamie Nicholson, Sr. in third, Bob Faulkner in fourth and Josh Till in fifth.
Senoia Raceway returns to action on Saturday, June 9. For more info, visit SenoiaRaceway.com.
Senoia Raceway – Senoia, GA
Summer Sizzler 2018 – June 2, 2018
Late Model Sportsman
1. Jimmy Thomas
2. Monte Vaughn
3. Austin Scarboro
4. Jason Williams
5. Cory Compton
6. Daniel Bailey
7. McKenna Nelms
8. Jeff Norrell
9. Jamie Holt
10. Jamie Nicholson, Jr.
11. Randy Cornwell
12. Dylan Knowles
13. Wiley McDaniel
14. Shannon Graham
15. Tyler Sanders
16. Dave McWilliams
17. Justin Thornton
18. Keith McGuire
19. Chris Steele
20. Dustin Newell
21. Bobby Arnold
22. Curtis Turner
23. Craig Scott
24. Brandon McDaniel
Limited Late Models
1. Ronnie Johnson
2. Joey Armistead
3. P.L. Williams
4. Glenn Morris
5. Darren Porter
6. Thomas Mewborn
7. Cory Hillman
8. Matt Dooley
9. Chris Carr
10. Russ Ogletree
11. Bailey Williams
12. Joseph Brown
13. Dennis Hale
14. Matthew Knight
15. Mark Knight
16. Dana Eiland
Crate Late Models
1. Dusty Jones
2. Chase Edge
3. Joshua Bishop
4. Chas Haskins
5. Marty Massey
6. Caleb Gay
7. Jamie Maurice
8. Kenneth Limerick
9. Dennis Lykins, Jr.
10. Will Herrington
11. Tina Johnson
12. Andrew Cole
13. Michael Turner
14. Matthew Wyatt
15. Lark Haskins
16. Colby Darda
17. Jason Turner
18. Dow Kirkland
Hobby
1. Keith West
2. Sam Carter
3. Ted Willingham
4. Ben Steele
5. Phillip Wallace
6. James Swanger
7. Tim Harmon
8. Bryan Renfroe
9. Brandon Jones
10. Jamie Garner
DNS: Josh Pitt
DNS: Dalton Benefield
Bomber
1. Dorough Bright
2. Scott Amoson
3. Michael Thomas
4. Mike Nelms
5. Carley Arnett
6. Christy Matthews
7. Ricky Neill
8. Ricky Henderson
9. Larry Pierce
10. Scott Stratton
11. Abe Chase
DNS: Vern Miller
DNS: John Holder
Mini Stock
1. Tommy Faulkner
2. Tyler Waits
3. Jamie Nicholson, Sr.
4. Bob Faulkner
5. Josh Till
Hot Shot
1. Josh Allen
2. Michael Follmer
3. Stacey Henderson
4. Joseph Collins
5. Nathan Farrow
6. Larken Stephens
7. Dean Williams
8. Cale Burford
9. Ernest Turner
