Jimmy Johnson led flag-to-flag en route to the Stock V8 victory in Saturday night’s Roger Cooper Memorial at Georgia’s Winder-Barrow Speedway.
The victory was worth a $1,437 payday for the Danielsville, Georgia speedster for the win at the ¼-mile clay raceway.
Johnson started the night on the pole, and jumped out to the early lead over Ronnie Poole and Mark Chancey as the field raced into turn one on the opening lap.
The first of nine cautions on the night flew when several cars tangled in the first turn on lap two.
On the restart, it was Johnson again showing the way, with Poole working to hold off Chancey for second. The top three would stay that way all night, as the field battled behind them.
The only time Johnson came under fire was during the only long green flag run of the night. As Johnson was racing through lapped traffic, Poole was able to close to within a few car lengths. That battle came to a halt when the caution flag flew for a slow car on the backstretch.
Johnson would continue to hold the point through the next two cautions, but it looked like Poole would get a shot after the ninth caution flew late in the going.
On the restart, Poole tried to apply pressure to the leader, but Johnson moved out to a healthy lead. In the end, Johnson crossed the finish line just under a second ahead of Poole.
Keith Baker followed in fourth, with Hayden Collett in fifth.
Johnson took home two winner’s trophies on the night, as he also scored the victory in the Hobby/602 feature. Cade Cagle finished in second, with James Cason in third, Nick Sellers in fourth, and Michael Davidson in fifth.
In other action, Ken Lampp took home top honors in the Limited Late Model feature, with Alex Yarbrough in second, Nick Sellers in third, Logan Stinchcomb in fourth, and Tyler Wood in fifth.
Tyler Canup was first under the checkered flag to win the Chad Puckett in second, Aaron Criswell in third, Ronnie Poole in fourth, and Jimmy Johnson in fifth.
Will Harrison was the winner in the Stock 4A feature. Arron Cronic, Elliott Brayboy, Zack Cox, and Derek Lord rounded out the top five.
Will Harrison scored the victory in the Stock 4B feature, followed by Adam Jones in second, Bobby Croya in third, Rylee Gaines in fourth, and Scott Barner in fifth.
William Earnest was first across the finish line to win in the Front Wheel Drive feature, with Kenneth House second, Jake McBride third, James Robinson fourth, and Steve Hill fifth.
Winder-Barrow Speedway is scheduled to return to action on Saturday, October 1. For more information, visit WinderBarrowSpeedway.com.
Winder-Barrow Speedway – Winder, GA
Race Results – September 24, 2022
Stock V8 Roger Cooper Memorial
1. 98 Jimmy Johnson
2. 55 Ronnie Poole
3. 20 Mark Chancey
4. c5 Keith Baker
5. 85 Hayden Collett
6. 4 Stephen House
7. 17 Russell Shore
8. 44 Chase Chancey
9. 7 Trey Pilgrim-DNF
10. 69 Trip Sexton-DNF
11. 52 Scott Cox-DNF
12. 09 Jeff Casper-DNF
Hobby/602
1. 98 Jimmy Johnson
2. c5 Cade Cagle
3. 105 James Cason
4. 71 Nick Sellers
5. 27 Michael Davidson
6. 85 Rafe Ends
7. 23 Scott Cox
8. 17 Randy Jackson
9. 23b Johnny Martin
Limited Late Model
1. 1k Ken Lampp
2. 41 Alex Yarbrough
3. 71 Nick Sellers
4. 85 Logan Stinchcomb
5. 72 Tyler Wood
6. 21 Dink McKeehan
7. 76 Christopher Thompson
Modified Street
1. 112 Tyler Canup
2. 357 Chad Puckett
3. 78 Aaron Criswell
4. 99 Ronnie Poole
5. 1T Jimmy Johnson
6. 2 Jeffery Lampp
7. 7 John Anderson
8. 01 Aaron Calvert
9. 17 Chris Jones
10. 98 Slade Daniels
11. 36 Quik Mccannon
12. 66 B.J. Franklin
13. 23 Scott Cox
Stock 4A
1. 16 Will Harrison
2. 28c Arron Cronic
3. 2B Elliott Brayboy
4. 88 Zack Cox
5. 23 Derek Lord
6. 72 Brandon Cox
7. 57 Russell Shore
8. 03 Roger Cothran
9. 8 Kyle N Tisha Braswell-DNF
10. 441 Matt Gerrin-DNF
11. 15x Glenn Jackson-DNF
Stock 4B
1. 21 Will Harrison
2. 68 Adam Jones
3. 38 Bobby Croya
4. 11 Rylee Gaines
5. 17 Scott Barner
6. 17A Jerry Adkinson
7. 1 Bubba Brady
8. 43 Robert Booth
9. 30 Will Sanders
10. 67 James Moon
11. 12 Steve Hill
12. 66 Drew Campbell
13. 67k Stephen Bradshaw
14. 52 Charles Earnest-DNF
15. 12s Johnathan Smith-DNF
16. 2 Mark Procter-DNF
17. 10 Wade Harrison-DNF
FWD
1. 11 William Earnest
2. 0 Kenneth House
3. 18 Jake McBride
4. 10 James Robinson
5. 12 Steve Hill
6. 29 Cameron Booth
