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TRAVIS SHARPE SCORES FOURTH CONCORD WIN
CONCORD, N.C. (June 5, 2005) -- Travis Sharpe of Swansea, S.C. raced to
his fourth win of the season Saturday night in the 100-lap NASCAR Coca Cola
late model stock feature at Concord Motorsport Park.
Other winners were: Randy McAnulty of Concord in the 35-lap Tommy
Johnson's Motorsports Warehouse limited late model feature; Kyle Beattie of Concord
in the 35-lap INEX/600 Racing thunder roadster feature; David Pennell of China
Grove in the 25-lap Golden Gait Trailers mini stock feature; Steve Irvin of
Concord in the 20-lap pure stock feature; and Bobby Measmer Jr. of Concord in
the 15-lap Speedway Plumbing hornets feature.
Terry Brooks Jr. of Concord blasted from his second-starting spot into
the lead at the start of the late model stock feature and set the pace for the
first 60 laps. On lap 61 Billy Lemmons of Salisbury took the top spot and
paced the field for another 20 laps.
Bo Foust of Charlotte started fifth and took his turn at the point from
lap 81 to lap 92 when Sharpe would get the advantage. He raced to the win by
less than a second over Buster Bennet of Monroe who made a late-race charge. Lemmons, Brooks and Foust completed the top five.
McAunulty started fourth in the limited late model feature and raced to
his first feature win in the division. The win was his fifth-career victory at
the speedway.
Brian Pedrick of Denver finished second with point leader Terry Hoggard
of Concord third. Jimmy Voyles of China Grove earned a fourth-place finish and
James Griggs of Ruby, S.C. finished fifth.
Beattie started fifth in the thunder roadster feature and rolled to his
second consecutive victory in the division. D.J. Krentz of Kannapolis finishes
second while Drew Calhoun of Southern Pines was third. Adam Welch of Concord
and Terry Horak of Charlotte completed the top five.
Pennell, who is eighth on the speedway's all-time win list, scored his
first victory of the season in the mini stock feature. It was his 48th career
win at the speedway. Clint Mills of Marshville finished second with Eric
Harrington of Kannapolis third. Doug Lamp of Troutman and Linda Cunningham of Concord
rounded out the top five.
Irvin raced to his second-consecutive win, and third of the season, in
the pure stock feature. Chad Allmon and Brian Love of Mt. Pleasant finished
second and third. David Miller of Stanfield and Steve Ackerly of Monroe finished
fourth and fifth.
Measmer Jr. continued his dominance of the hornets division winning his
sixth feature of the season. Ben Smith of Harrisburg was second with China
Grove's Wayne Harrington third.
Saturday night is Stanly County night at the races with residents
admitted free of charge with proper identification. The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
headlines on the track with a 100-lap feature for the late model stock drivers.
The Virginia mini cup cars also join the schedule.
Concord Motorsport Park is located on highway 601 south of Concord and
north of Midland. Further information is available by calling (704) 782-4221 or
at www.concordmotorsportpark.com.
Results of 100-lap NASCAR Coca Cola late model stock feature:
1. Travis Sharpe, Swansea, S.C.
2. Buster Bennet, Monroe
3. Billy Lemmons, Salisbury
4. Terry Brook Jr., Concord
5. Bo Foust, Charlotte
6. Bryan Thomas, Monroe
7. Justin Hill, Concord
8. Linny White, Charlotte
9. Todd Bradburry, Concord
10. Greg Yeller, Charlotte
11. Larry Pierce, Badin Lake
12. Roger Williams, Charlotte
13. Bobby Cooper, Burnsville
14. Roger Lee Newton, Concord
15. Roger D. Powell, Waynesville
Results of 35-lap Tommy Johnson's Motorsports Warehouse limited late model
feature:
1. Randy McAnulty, Concord
2. Brian Pedrick, Denver
3. Terry Hoggard, Concord
4. Jimmy Voyles, China Grove
5. James Griggs, Ruby, S.C.
6. Daryle Callahan, Monroe
7. Kenneth Cook, Concord
8. Josh Walsh, Concord
9. Mark Brooks, Concord
10. John Rary, Jr., Concord
11. Jeff Melton, Monroe
12. Bob Girolamo, Mastic, N.Y.
13. Guy Morgan, Kannapolis
14. David Kepley, Concord
15. Jay Payne, Thomasville
16. John Thornton, Lexington
Results of 35-lap INEX/600 Racing thunder roadster feature:
1. Kyle Beattie, Concord
2. D.J. Krentz, Kannapolis
3. Drew Calhoun, Southern Pines
4. Adam Welch, Concord
5. Terry Horak, Charlotte
6. Jim Fluharty, Concord
7. David Suggs, Cornelius
8. Jon Michael, Statesville
9. Robert Witte, Alpharetta, Ga.
10. Tim Gray, Pontiac, Ill.
11. John Collins Jr., Charlotte
12. Ashleigh Wilkins, Charlotte
Results of 25-lap Golden Gait Trailers mini stock feature:
1. David Pennell, China Grove
2. Clint Mills, Marshville
3. Eric Harrington, Kannapolis
4. Doug Lamp, Troutman
5. Linda Cunningham, Concord
6. Kenny Brooks, Concord
7. David Cunningham, Concord
8. Roy Maness, Star
Results of 20-lap pure stock feature:
1. Steve Irvin, Concord
2. Chad Allmon, Mt. Pleasant
3. Brian Love, Mt. Pleasant
4. David Miller, Stanfield
5. Steve Ackerly, Monroe
6. Patty Markin, Troutman
7. Richard Kuntz, Concord
Results of 15-lap Speedway Plumbing hornets feature:
1. Bobby Measmer Jr., Concord
2. Ben Smith, Harrisburg
3. Wayne Harrington, China Grove
4. Rev. Buddy Compton, Monroe
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