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QUERY TAKES ROUND ONE IN FINAL LAPS
Sharpe Continues Late Model Stock Winning Ways

CONCORD, N.C. – Freddie Query of Mooresville scored the victory in round one of the Future Cellular Big-10 Series super late model playoffs Saturday night at Concord Motorsport Park. Query won the $5,000 top prize for winning the 200-lap feature on Coca Cola night at the races. Travis Sharpe of Swansea, S.C. won his ninth Coca Cola late model stock feature of the season in the 100-lap feature. Other winners were: Brian Conforth of Concord in the 35-lap Tommy Johnson’s Motorsports Warehouse limited late model feature; Steve Irvin of Concord in the 25-lap Speedway Plumbing pure stock feature; and Chad Miller of Concord in the 15-lap Speedway Plumbing fast and furious fours feature.

Preston Peltier of Concord started on the pole and set the pace for the first 39 laps of the super late model feature. A mechanical problem sent him to the pits handing the top spot to Charlie Bradburry of Chelsea, Ala. Bradburry led until lap 53 when Query moved into the top spot and it looked like it was going to be a traditional Query run to the finish. Rookie driver
Clay Jones of Goldsboro had different thoughts and late in the race he chased down the defending champion and on lap 188 bumped Query and moved into the lead. Just as the large crowd figured they saw a rookie take it to the track’s all-time win leader; Jones car started to falter and with three laps remaining he rolled down pit road out of gas. Query went on to score his fifth win of the season and 87th of his career.

“The last ten laps I had a lot of luck,” said Query, who pitted midway through the race. “I knew that it was going to take about 24 gallons of gas for us to make the race, and that I could not make it. At the end he outran me, as I was out of control out there. The track was real slick.” “I kept waiting for him to run out of gas, and he about didn't.” The cars are allowed a capacity of 22 gallons in their fuel cells.“We knew when we started that we were going to take that chance and not pit,”
said Jones. “They told me to save tires and save gas the whole race. We almost made it.”

Ted Musgrave Jr. of Mooresville finished second with Bradburry third. Jimmy Simpson of Concord was fourth with Mark Reedy of Kannapolis fifth.

In the late model stock feature, Roger Lee Newton of Concord jumped from the pole position and led for the first 70 laps. Point leader, Sharpe, chased Newton for a number of laps before moving into the top spot. He held off the challenge of Chuck Crump of Star who finished second. Shaun Mangum of Monroe was third with Jamie Hayes and Bo Foust, both of Charlotte, completing the top five.

Jay Payne of Thomasville returned to racing at Concord and took the early lead in the limited late model feature. On lap 23 Conforth was able to move past and roll to his career-first Concord victory. Bobby Measmer Jr. of Concord finished second with Wayne Callahan of Monroe third. Payne finished fourth and Brian Pedrick of Denver rounded out the top five.

Irvin and Brian Love of Mt. Pleasant waged a tremendous side-by-side battle throughout the pure stock feature. Irvin won over Love with Alvin Thomas of Monroe third.

Miller continued his winning ways in the fast and furious fours feature winning over Brad Deal of Mt. Pleasant and Ben Smith of Harrisburg.

Up next at Concord Motorsport Park is round two of the Future Cellular Big-10 Series playoffs on M.A.L. Entertainment night Saturday, Oct. 8. A 200-lap super late model feature will share the spotlight with the late model stock racers who will race for 100 circuits. Limited late models, pure stocks and fast and furious fours will also be on 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_ (http://www.concordmotorsportpark.com/) .

Results of 200-lap Future Cellular Big-10 Series feature:
1. Freddie Query, Mooresville
2. Ted Musgrave, Jr. Mooresville
3. Charlie Bradburry, Chelsea, Ala.
4. Jimmy Simpson, Concord
5. Mark Reedy, Kannapolis
6. Chris Dunn, Garner
7. Keith Rankin, Hixson, Tenn.
8. Clay Jones, Goldsboro
9. Jay Middleton, Lake City, Fla.
10. Chris Lawson, Midway, Ohio
11. Preston Peltier, Concord
12. Dennis Schoenfeld, Concord
13. Kevin Love, Midland
14. Clete Caywood, Easley, S.C.
15. Matt Brooks, Concord
16. Terry Brooks, Concord
17. Larry Pollard, Taylorsville
18. Duane Linville, Winston Salem
19. Chris Worton, Boaz, Ala.

Results of 100-lap Coca Cola late model stock feature:
1. Travis Sharpe, Swansea, S.C.
2. Chuck Crump, Star
3. Shaun Mangum, Monroe
4. Jamie Hayes, Charlotte
5. Bo Foust, Charlotte
6. Claude Kelly, Pine Ridge, S.C.
7. Todd Bradburry, Concord
8. Roger Lee Newton, Concord
9. Bret Edwards
10. Linny White, Colton, Calif.
11. Bryan “Dude” Thomas, Monroe
12. Bob Saville, New London

Results of 35-lap Tommy Johnson’s Motorsports Warehouse limited late model feature:
1. Brian Conforth, Concord
2. Bobby Measmer Jr., Concord
3. Wayne Callahan, Monroe
4. Jay Payne, Thomasville
4. Brian Pedrick, Denver
6. David Kepley, Concord
7. Charles Rush, Dallas, Texas
8. Jimmy Voyles, China Grove
9. Terry Hoggard, Concord
10. Tim Aultman, Charleston, S.C.
11. Randy McAnulty, Concord
12. Bob Girolamo, Mastic, N.Y.
13. Nikki Long, Concord
14. Jeff Melton, Monroe
15. Kenneth Cook, Concord
16. Reggie Carroll, Concord
17. Mike Terry, Charlotte

Results of 25-lap Speedway Plumbing pure stock feature:
1. Steve Irvin, Concord
2. Brian Love, Mt. Pleasant
3. Alvin Thomas, Monroe
4. Chad Allmon, Mt. Pleasant
5. Mark Dyer, Locust
6. Steve Ackerly, Monroe
7. Patty Markin, Troutman
8. Richard Kuntz, Concord
9. David Miller, Stanfield

Results of 15-lap Speedway Plumbing fast and furious fours feature:
1. Chad Miller, Concord
2. Brad Deal, Mt. Pleasant
3. Ben Smith, Harrisburg
4. Brandon Cooper, Concord
5. Stephen Clippard, Lenoir
6. David Storms, Charlotte
7. Robert Moffitt, Mt. Pleasant
8. Wayne Harrington, China Grove
9. Jason Winne, Locust