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Martin Takes SOLMS, Justice Wins First, McCarty & Johnston Win Again and Cole Picks Up Two Trophies

Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (August 6TH, 2016) – Night number fourteen of weekly racing saw 107 different cars show up for the Annual Coca-Cola Summertime Classic presented by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Fort Smith. The event featured the Topless Modified Mayhem, the Southern Outlaw Late Model Series and free back to school backpacks for the kids. Yet another week went by without any rain at the track with temperatures in the mid to upper 90’s almost every day of the week and a few days of 100+ degrees. Race day proved to be a little better with temps only in the low 90’s.

The pre-race ceremonies kicked off the night with the invocation followed by the presentation of the nation’s colors during the National Anthem by three different cars.

The race program started with heat racing for the Pure Stocks, the IMCA Sport Mods, the SOLMS Late Models, the Super Stocks, the IMCA Modifieds and the USRA Modifieds.

At the start of the last heat race of the night, the USRA Modified car, driven by Justin Rexwinkle, was involved in a rollover accident. His car was in the middle of two other cars and their tires came together which caused the car to “tire hop.”  This caused Justin’s car to become airborne where it was then contacted by another car and caused it to barrel roll. His car rolled a few times and came to rest against the outside wall of the track. Some of the safety roll bars of his car had to be cut away for his safe and precautionary removal from his wrecked car. Contrary to published media reports, there was never a fire associated with this accident. Justin was taken to an area hospital to be checked out and was released with only minor bumps and bruises. A big thank you goes out to the emergency crews and the Pocola Fire Department for their quick response and expert assistance with this accident.

The intermission was next and gave everyone a chance to make a pit stop at the rest rooms, along with getting themselves a new shirt from Strap In Racewear at the T-Shirt booth. One lucky 50/50 winner walked off with over $200 for their winning ticket. There were also some other winners of free tickets to future races. Waymon Harris also interviewed the previous race winners during their trophy presentation and photo sessions.

Plus, during intermission, 124 backpacks stuffed full of back-to-school supplies were given out to the kids in attendance. A big thanks goes out to everyone that donated time, money and materials for these backpacks, including Gryner Construction.

TOP THREE

The first race on the track after intermission was the Pure Stock A Feature that saw Brandy Justice (327) take home their first win of the season at Tri-State Speedway as Austin Farnam (119 – Fort Smith, AR) and Jalen Brewton (41B – Alma, AR) battled it out for second and third.

Up next was the IMCA Sport Mods for their A Feature. Veteran driver, Ken McCarty (1 – Rogers, AR), returned once again to Victory Lane as the previous feature winner, Logan Ellis (118 – Wagoner, OK) finished close behind. Chad Summerford (03 – Centerton, AR) finished in third.

The SOLMS Late Models hit the track next for their 25 lap A Feature. Eddie Martin (91 – Stilwell, OK) took control on lap one and never looked back to capture the win over Rob Powell (25 – Bartlesville, OK) and Will Aycock (10X – Benton, AR). The Elite World Services Hard Charger Award went to Scott Freeman (007 – Hector, AR) for his ten position improvement from his 19TH starting spot.

Up next was the IMCA Modified A Feature where Tate Cole (89 – Fort Gibson, OK) drive his topless machine to the win as Jason Payton (6 – Greenwood, AR) finished in second over previous winner, Kayden Menasco (49K – Dora, OK).

The next feature on the track was for the always fast Super Stocks. Neil Johnson (17 – Fort Smith, AR) drove his newly skinned ride through the field for the win over Tyler Chambers (XXX – Welling, OK) and Dennis Slader (19 – Muskogee, OK).

The USRA Modified A Feature was on the track last for their feature and saw Tate Cole (89 – Fort Gibson, OK) pick up the win, his second of the night, over George Martin (5* - Fort Smith, AR) as Kyle Ledford (75 – Greenwood, AR) finished in third.

All race results, including heats, are available by clicking on the Results tab. Current track point standings are available there, as well, for the classes that competed by clicking on the Points tab..

NEXT TIME

Tri-State Speedway will be closed on August 13TH for a back to school break and will return to action on August 20TH, 2016 for the 8TH Annual Tillman Evans Memorial Races and Old Timer’s Races. It will also be the August bicycle races, with trophies for the winners, and two free kid’s bicycles to be given away, just for coming to the track.

The complete 2016 racing schedule can always be found by clicking on the Schedule tab  Also, be sure to stay up to date with us via our social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube which can be found by clicking the icons on the bottom of our website home page or by adding a “/” plus “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Google+” or “YouTube” at the end so it looks like www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook, etc.

We will see YOU soon!

COMPLETE A FEATURE RESULTS

Pure Stock - A Feature

 

Finish

Start

Car

Driver

Hometown

Points

1

12

327

   Brandy Justice

    -

40.00

 

2

9

119

   Austin Farnam

   Fort Smith, Ar

39.00

 

3

4

41B

   Jalen Brewton

   Alma , Ar

38.00

 

4

10

27

   Rick Edgerton

   Fort Smith, Ar

37.00

 

5

8

88

   Chris Perkins

   Rudy , Ar

36.00

 

6

11

21JR

   Tyler Drummond

   Mountainburg , Ar

35.00

 

7

1

23

   Josh Asher

   West Fork, Ar

34.00

 

8

16

20

   Chris Winders

   Arkoma , Ok

33.00

 

9

7

3D

   H. Duane Rose

   Mulberry , Ar

32.00

 

10

2

77B

   Bobby Hunter

   Haileyville , Ok

31.00

 

11

3

1/4

   Ethan Hunter

   Alma , Ar

30.00

 

12

17

3

   Bill Schiffman

   Prairie Grove, Ar

29.00

 

13

14

42

   Jeffrey Payton

   Hackett , Ar

28.00

 

14

6

5

   Wesley Bourne

   Rock Island, Ok

27.00

 

15

15

1P

   Marshall Penson

   Van Buren, Ar

26.00

 

16

5

99

   Jacob Cox

   Pocola , Ok

25.00

 

17

13

6

   Susan Stand

   Evansville , Ar

24.00

 

18

18

2

   Daniel Abrams

    -

23.00

 

IMCA Sport Mod - A Feature

 

Finish

Start

Car

Driver

Hometown

Points

1

8

1

   Ken Mccarty

   Rogers , Ar

40.00

 

2

7

118

   Logan Ellis

   Wagoner , Ok

39.00

 

3

5

03

   Chad Summerford

   Centerton , Ar

38.00

 

4

4

94

   Dustin Leatherman

   Muskogee , Ok

37.00

 

5

10

3

   Jared Thomson

   Tonitown , Ar

36.00

 

6

2

G8S

   Will Gates

   Gore , Ok

35.00

 

7

1

87

   Johnny Mitchell

   Huntington , Ar

34.00

 

8

3

00

   Lynn Combs

   Fort Gibson, Ok

33.00

 

9

6

84

   Caden Ellis

   Wagoner , Ok

32.00

 

10

9

71

   Cody Rongey

   Booneville , Ar

31.00

 

SOLMS Late Model - A Feature
1) 91 - Eddie Martin, Stilwell, OK
2) 25 - Rob Powell - Bartlesville, OK
3) 10x - Will Aycock - Benton, AR
4) 7 - Johny Wise - Perryville, AR
5) 17G - Willy Gilliam - Ico, AR
6) 5x - Randall Griffin - Leslie, AR
7) 7W - Wesley Wise - Perryville, AR
8) 49er - Paul McAllister - Brnton, AR
9) 007 - Scott Freeman - Hector, AR
10) 69 - George Upton - Watts, OK
11) 75 - Carl Scott - Welling, OK
12) 14C - Camden Perry - Lincoln, AR
14) 47K - Kevin Atkinson - Villonia, AR
15) 3T - John Turner - Siloam Springs, AR
16) 18 - Todd Lankford - Siloam Springs, AR
16) 83 - Michael Foreman - Tahlequah, OK
17) 39 - Donnie Pate - Harrison, AR
18) 52 - Hank Long - Stilwell, OK
19)21 - Matt Cardenas - Clinton, AR
20) 29 - Michael Black - Little Rock, AR

 

IMCA Modified - A Feature

 

Finish

Start

Car

Driver

Hometown

Points

1

6

89

   Tate Cole

   Fort Gibson, Ok

40.00

 

2

4

6

   Jason Payton

   Greenwood, Ar, Ar

39.00

 

3

5

49K

   Kayden Menasco

    -

38.00

 

4

3

38

   Larry Tounzen

   Van Buren, Ar

37.00

 

5

1

75

   Shannon Cox

   Greenwood , Ar

36.00

 

6

8

57

   Robby Hines

   Mena , Ar

35.00

 

7

12

19

   Jirad Blankenship

    -

34.00

 

8

10

48

   Kenneth Bourland

   Fort Smith, Ar

33.00

 

9

11

3

   Jared Thomson

   Tonitown , Ar

32.00

 

10

9

31

   Adam Mcmellon

   Rudy , Ar

31.00

 

11

2

999

   Shawn Pinkerton

   Cedarville , Ar

30.00

DNS

12

7

51

   Jerry Davis

   Lowell , Ar

29.00

DNS

13

13

15L

   Chris Lewis

   Springdale , Ar

28.00

DNS

Super Stock - A Feature

 

Finish

Start

Car

Driver

Hometown

Points

1

5

17

   Neil Johnston

   Fort Smith, Ar

40.00

 

2

11

XXX

   Tyler Chambers

   Welling , Ok

39.00

 

3

17

19

   Dennis Slader

   Muskogee , Ok

38.00

 

4

12

17D

   Roy Long

   Stilwell , Ok

37.00

 

5

18

21JR

   Clifton Drummond

   Mountainburg , Ar

36.00

 

6

13

10

   Brandon Jarvis

   Claremore , Ok

35.00

 

7

19

333

   Tyler Hopson

   Fort Gibson, Ok

34.00

 

8

4

75M

   Randy Moses Sr

   Muskogee , Ok

33.00

 

9

20

77

   Travis Vaughn

   Pocola , Ok

32.00

 

10

6

92

   Cody Jones

   Fort Smith, Ar

31.00

 

11

1

64L

   Dan Leatherman

   Muskogee , Ok

30.00

 

12

9

7

   Kyle Davis

    -

29.00

 

13

8

75

   Randy Moses Ii

   Muskogee , Ok

28.00

 

14

15

1

   Grant Davis

   Muldrow , Ok

27.00

 

15

22

1S

   Tandy Sullivan

   Spiro , Ok

26.00

 

16

14

17M

   Jeff Metcalf

   Siloam Springs, Ar

25.00

 

17

3

19S

   Kyle Slader

    -

24.00

 

18

10

327

   Dale Richardson

   Muskogee , Ok

23.00

 

19

7

39

   Robert Southerland

   Salisaw , Ok

22.00

 

20

16

C27

   Chad Lankford

   Summers , Ar

21.00

 

21

2

116

   Roy Roberts

   Alma , Ar

20.00

 

22

21

3T

   Taylor Hubbard

   Whitesboro , Ok

19.00

DNS

USRA Modified - A Feature

 

Finish

Start

Car

Driver

Hometown

Points

1

9

89

   Tate Cole

   Fort Gibson, Ok

100.00

 

2

5

5*

   George Martin

   Fort Smith, Ar

95.00

 

3

8

75

   Kyle Ledford

   Greenwood , Ar

91.00

 

4

11

4R

   Jared Russell

   Wagoner , Ok

87.00

 

5

2

2G

   Patrick Goodnight

    -

84.00

 

6

14

10

   Brian Parker

    -

81.00

 

7

10

127

   Andy Morris

   Fort Gibson, Ok

78.00

 

8

15

75D

   Tad Davis

    -

76.00

 

9

12

F5

   Fausten Willhite

    -

74.00

 

10

13

79

   Allen Owen

    -

72.00

 

11

20

10H

   Randy Henson

   Alma , Ar

70.00

 

12

7

1/4

   Brandon Hunter

   Alma , Ar

68.00

 

13

19

3G

   Scott Glover

   Hackett , Ar

66.00

 

14

18

1T

   Ryan Taylor

   Muldrow , Ok

64.00

 

15

23

1/2

   Zane Hunter

   Alma , Ar

62.00

 

16

1

8

   Jeremy Vaughn

   Pocola , Ok

60.00

 

17

6

15G

   Dawson Graham

   Mulberry , Ar

58.00

 

18

3

III

   Myles Newman

   Alma , Ar

56.00

 

19

4

8M

   Dalton Mckenzie

   Van Buren, Ar

55.00

 

20

16

27

   Dan Morris

   Fort Gibson, Ok

54.00

 

21

17

30

   Matt Collins

    -

45.00

DNS

22

21

23

   Justin Rexwinkle

    -

45.00

DNS

23

22

23K

   Rex Kidder

    -

45.00

DNS

24

24

53

   Aaron Moss

   Haskell , Ok

45.00

DNS


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