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CONCORD, N.C. – It was another great night of hot action for the Independent Tribune Cabarrus County Night for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at Concord Speedway. Kenny Brooks claimed dual victories in the double header running of the Wilburn Auto Body Late Model Stock Cars. Brian Love added one more trophy to his collection and celebrated his fifth victory in a row in the Coca-Cola Pure Stocks. It was also a great time to salute “Soldier Boy” Brian Irby on his first victory in the Fast and Furious Fours and Matt Drye found himself in the Country Inn & Suites Victory Lane celebrating twice tonight in the Town & Country Ford Thunderstox division.

Brooks now has three victories in four starts this season in the highly competitive Late Model Stock Cars. Kenny started the day with a fast qualifying run of 16.999 seconds or 106.515 miles per hour around the tricky TriOval, but drew a seven to set himself up for a march through the field to take his first win in the 25-lap opening dash. Afterwards, Brooks drew a seven yet again to invert the field for the start of the second race, forcing a run through the field once more.

Jerry Miracle of Monroe crossed the line second in the opening tilt with Bobby Measmer, Jr, a life-long friend of Brooks crossing in third. Measmer claimed second in the final Late Model event with Miracle shifting to third position in the second Late Model contest. The two racing events also led to a shake-up in the standings as “Doc” Miracle tied Jay Payne after the first race and moved two pints up after the second event.

The Coca-Cola Pure Stocks fell prey to the fleeting #44 of Mount Pleasant’s Brian Love for the fifth consecutive event. Love qualified fastest but started eighth after the draw. Jeff Melton took the lead on the start and held on for the bulk of the first half. Love briefly led for lap 17, and then Melton surged to the point again until Love ducked under to lead laps 26 through 30. Melton scored second and Barry Reed in the #98 Chevy filed in third.

The theme on the #33 Honda of Brian Irby reads “Soldier Boy”, as well it should since Irby is on active duty with the United States Army. Thus, it is almost poetic that Irby claimed his first-ever win in the Tim Marburger Honda Fast & Furious going into Independence Day week. Barry Canter was fast qualifier in the division, however, started eighth after the draw with Irby lined up in fifth. Irby danced through a first-lap gaggle of cars when someone missed a shift on the start making the pack a literal pack through the first turn. Irby came by leading lap two and was the class of the division on this night, leading the rest of the event. Chad Miller, the driver-mechanic-engineer who originally constructed Irby’s car, finished in second and an ever improving Dean Lancaster rolled by in third.

Both Town & Country Ford Thunderstox events were claimed by Matt Drye of Rimertown, NC. Rusty Drye was second in both and Bob Wallace of Concord third… in both.

Concord Speedway will be silent on Saturday July 3rd in celebration of Independence Day.

Saturday July 10th is the rain date for the postponed April 24th Tim Marburger Honda Stanly County Night presented by the Stanly News and Press and USG Sheetrock. Stanly County residents with a valid photo ID will be admitted for just $3.00. Once again, two-25 laps Late Model Stock Car races are on the schedule, 25 laps for the Fast and Furious Fours, 30 laps for Pure Stocks and the traditional twin 15 lap contests for the Thunderstox. Three Dog Night means three Hot Dogs or Corndogs for just $3.00 for everyone. Three contestants will be chosen from those attending to see just how many hot dogs they can eat in one minute, with $100.00 going to the winner.

Concord Speedway is located on Highway 601 South of Concord. For information call 704-782-4221 or visit the website at www.concordspeedway.net

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	32	Jerry "Doc" Miracle	Monroe, NC	9	514
2	08	Jay Payne	Thomasville, NC	9	512
3	14	Bobby Measmer, Jr	Concord, NC	9	492
4	2	Clinton Baker	Charleston, Ill	9	458
5	6	Jeff Melton	Monroe, NC	9	452
6	92	Tony Pasquarello Sr	Pinston, PA	6	294
7	60	Evan Cupples	Harrisburg, NC	7	256
8	74	David Miller	Concord, NC	5	216
9	48	Jeff Graves	Stanley, NC	4	188
10	55	Terry Hoggard	Concord, NC	5	180
11	11	John Thornton	Lexington, NC	3	154
12	54	Kenny Brooks	Concord, NC	3	150
13	63	Brian Conforth	Cape Coral, FL	2	126
14	4	Kenny Brooks	Concord, NC	1	80
15	48	Kenny Sigmon	Denver, NC	2	72
16	07	Jeff Simpson	Charlotte, NC	2	66
17	12	Clint Mills	Marshville, NC	2	56
18	2	Travis McIntire	Quincy, OH	1	44
19	9	Brad Kurth	Kernersville, NC	1	32

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	6	Jeff Melton	Monroe, NC	8	470
2	98	Barry Reed	Flat Creek, SC	8	456
3	27	Jamille Flaquer	Miami, FL	8	446
4	22	Charles Faassen	Monroe, NC	8	422
5	80	Austin McKee	Rochester, NY	8	374
6	38	Patty Markin	Toledo, Ohio	8	374
7	92	Tony Pasquarello, Jr	Charlotte, NC	8	366
8	44	Brian Love	Mt. Pleasant, NC	5	350
9	17	Buddy Compton	Mooresville, NC	6	266
10	28	Brandon Cooper	Charlotte, NC	3	148
11	2	Matt Harper	Concord, NC	3	68
12	62	John Schaak	Camden, SC	2	64
13	26	Bryan Thomas	Monroe, NC	1	44
14	1	Charles Hutto	Monroe, NC	1	40
15	43	David Earnhardt, Jr.	Rockwell, NC	1	38

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	88	Chad Miller	Concord, NC	8	466
2	00	Barry Canter	Mint Hill, NC	8	448
3	14	Justin Potter	Huntersville, NC	8	414
4	3	Wayne Harrington	Landis, NC	8	388
5	12	Dean Lancaster	Stanfield, NC	8	386
6	8	Eric Harrington	Kannapolis, NC	8	352
7	4	Chris Parham	Concord, NC	8	346
8	87	David Layton	Mt. Pleasant, NC	8	332
9	16	Mike Loomis	Lexington, NC	8	318
10	28	Debbie Hickman	Williamstown, NJ	8	294
11	78	Steve Herring	Mt. Pleasant, NC	8	274
12	55	Tracy Mullis	Marshville, NC	5	230
13	7	Terry Parham	Kannapolis, NC	7	206
14	5	Matthew Grimes	Kannapolis, NC	6	194
15	33	Brian Irby	Concord, NC	4	168
16	43	Sean Bonawit	Mt. Pleasant, NC	4	62
17	9	Rodney Harrington	China Grove, NC	1	44
18	6	Jimmy Cooper	Asheboro, NC	1	34
19	61	Jimmy Cooper	Asheboro, NC	2	34
20	61	Phillip Jones	Lexington, NC	1	28
21	51	Terry Hoggard, Jr	Concord, NC	2	22

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	84	Rusty Drye	Rimertown, NC	14	676
2	35	Robert Wallace	Concord, NC	14	664
3	44	Kirby Allen	Rockwell, NC	14	544
4	12	Dalton Tompkins	Concord, NC	13	538
5	64	Matt Drye	Rimertown, NC	13	510
6	57	John Rary	Concord, NC	9	256
7	2	Dave Knight	Kannapolis, NC	4	130
8	13	Randy McAnulty	Concord, NC	3	126
9	10	Mike Gatton	Kannapolis, NC	3	82
10	38	David Miller	Concord, NC	2	46