Date: Monday, October 02, 2006 9:05 AM
Further Info: Steve Post (704) 784-6554 or SPost68@aol.com

SHANE BRAFFORD SCORES EIGHTH CONCORD WIN

CONCORD, N.C. – The “dream season” for Concord’s Shane Brafford continued as he rolled to the victory in Saturday’s 100-lap NASCAR Coca Cola late model stock feature at Concord Motorsport Park. It was the eighth win this season for the driver who has already clinched the track championship.

Other winners on Independent Tribune Night were: Brian Conforth of Concord in the 50-lap Tommy Johnson’s Motorsports Warehouse limited late model feature; Brian Love of Mt. Pleasant in the 25-lap Golden Gait Trailers pure stock feature; Adam Morgan of Mt. Pleasant in the 15-lap Speedway Plumbing fast and furious fours feature; and Jim Cook of Concord in the 25-lap Redneck Racer contest.

Brafford started on the pole position and spent the first 10 laps racing side-by-side with Jeff Melton of Concord, who recently moved up to the late model stock division after competing all season in the limited late model ranks. By lap 11, Brafford was able to wrestle the advantage and set the pace. The race was slowed multiple times allowing all challengers to stay close to
the track champion, but each time Brafford would maintain the lead. Chuck Crump of Star raced from the sixth starting spot to finish second. Billy Lemmons of Salisbury backed up his win from the last race with a third-place finish. Andrew Thomas of Monroe finished fourth with Shaun Mangum, also of Monroe, rallying back after an early spin to fifth.

Conforth scored the perfect night in the limited late model ranks. He was fastest in qualifying, drew the pole position and led every lap on his way to the win. It was his sixth victory of the season. Defending champion Terry Hoggard of Concord kept his title hopes alive with a second-place finish with Mike Terry of Charlotte third. Brian Pedrick of Denver was fourth with Raymond Theiss of Farmingdale, N.Y. completing the top five.

Love survived an early race melee to win the pure stock feature. The defending champion led flag-to-flag enroute to the victory. Chad Allmon of Mt. Pleasant finished second with Steve Irvin of Concord third. Monroe’s Steve Ackerly finished fourth while David Miller of Stanfield finished fifth.

Morgan started on the pole and led every lap of the pure stock feature. Jake Simpson of Albemarle provided a constant challenge but came away second. Tracy Mullis of Monroe finished third.

Jim Cook of Concord won the 25-lap redneck racers feature with Chris Player of Monroe finished second. Former late model stock champion Shaun Mangum drove to a third-place finish.

This Saturday night will be the final NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series race at the speedway, headlined with a 150-lap feature for the late model stock racers. Also racing will be the limited late models, pure stocks, fast and furious fours and the redneck racers.

Concord Motorsport Park is located on highway 601 north of Midland and south of Concord. More information is available by calling (704) 782-4221 or at www.concordmotorsportpark.com .

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