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Subject: Kevin Love captures Championship with victory
Sunday October 19, 2008, 3:15 AM
Further Info: Larry Thomas: lthomas@concordmotorsportpark.com (704) 782 4221

Kevin Love captures championship with victory

CONCORD, N.C. – Kevin Love of Midland, NC, driving the #88 A Plus Auto Salvage / Sogo Japanese Steakhouse 2006 Ford Fusion took the trophy in the last Town & Country Ford Late Model Stock Car event of the 2008 season and walked away with his fourth Concord Motorsport Park NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Championship. Other winners Saturday night in the Whelen All-American Series finale’ were Jay Payne of Thomasville in the J R D earthworks Limited Late Model division; Jeff Melton of Concord in the Coca-Cola Pure Stocks; Tracy Mullis of Indian Trail in the Tim Marburger Honda fast & Furious Fours and Rusty Drye Rockwell in the Insurance Auto Auctions Bootlegger Brigade.

It was all about the Concord Motorsport Park track championships Saturday night as the modern-day motorized gladiators prepared to do battle for the Insurance Auto Auctions Night at the races. Kevin Love came into the event needing to finish sixth or better in the double points event to ice the championship. Second seeded Chuck Crump of Star, NC in the R. L. Kellam Company 2008 Ford Fusion took the lead from the pole position and led through lap 37 when Love eased by for the lead, then Justin Hill of Concord in the #45 Chevy slipped by Crump as those two found themselves three-wide in Turn One with a lapped vehicle. Love then set his sails and led to the checkers to clinch his fourth title in high-style. Justin hill came home second; Crump third; Chad Mullis of Mint Hill in the #9 Ford came in fourth and Shaun Mangum on Monroe was fifth in the #5 Monte Carlo.

The was only a six-point spread between leader Mike Terry of Charlotte and second place Jay Payne of Thomasville, NC coming into the evening. Terry had a must-have situation of finishing ahead of, or just behind Payne to clinch, as one more position away would give Payne the championship by a mere two points. Terry did what was necessary, finishing second to Payne while holding off a very determined Steve Ackerly who dogged Terry right up to the checkered flag. In the race, Jay Payne claimed the trophy in the #08 Smiley's Barbecue / Cheerwine 2008 Ford Fusion; Terry was second in the J R D Earthworks Chevy; Steve Ackerly third in the #66 Town & Country Ford 2007 Ford Fusion; fourth went to Kenny Sigmon of Denver, NC in the #48 Chevy and Jeff Melton of Concord crossed the line in fifth in his flamed #6.

The Coca-Cola Pure Stock contest was won by Jeff Melton, his third consecutive, in the #8 R. M. Machine Chevrolet. Second place went to Clinton Baker on Charleston, Illinois in the #2 Monte Carlo. The third finisher was Cooper Faasen of Monroe in the #11 Wilburn Auto Body Chevrolet while fourth went to now Pure Stock Champion Charles Hutto of Monroe in the #1 WIXE 1190 AM/Autotrader.com Chevrolet and fifth was Steve Irvin of Concord.

Tracy Mullis of Indian Trail was the victor in the Tim Marburger Honda Fast & Furious Fours. “Hollywood” Barry Canter of Charlotte claimed second while Chad Miller of Concord claimed the 2008 track championship with a third place finish. Jake Simpson of Albemarle finished fourth and Cody Carelock of Charlotte was fifth. Good news for the racers in this division. Tim Marburger Honda of Albemarle, NC has come on board as division sponsor through the 2011 season!

In the Insurance Auto Auction Bootlegger Brigade, Rusty Drye of Rockwell garnered his fourth victory of five events this season behind the wheel of the “Vigilante” themed car. Randy McAnulty of Concord finished a hard-fought second in his inaugural stint in the Bootleggers. Third went to Matt Drye, fourth to David Miller and fifth to Kirby Allen.

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While the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series is complete this season, racing isn’t over yet! Saturday October 25th The UARA Stars will be on hand for a 150-lap Late Model feature along with the Fast & Furious Fours cars. Racing is scheduled for 8:00 PM after a 7:00 autograph session. For more information visit www.uara-stars.com.

The sixth annual John Blewett III Memorial North-South arrives at Concord Motorsport Park on Monday November 3rd, open practice evening for the November Nightmare for USAC Ford Focus Midgets, Legends, Bandoleros and Stadium Stocks racing Tuesday and Wednesday evenings on the quarter-mile track. Then, Thursday November 6th kicks off the North-South Shootout with a practice evening with racing Friday and Saturday the 7th and 8th for Street Stocks, Rolling Thunder and Vintage Modifieds, SK and Touring Modifieds plus Super Modifieds from both coasts in the East-West Shootout. For more information visit www.northsouthshootout.com

Concord Motorsport Park is located on Highway 601 South of Concord. For information call 704-782-4221 or visit the website at www.concordmotorsportpark.com

Congratulations to the 2008 Concord Motorsport Park Champions!
Final Driver Standings effective October 18, 2008

Town & Country Ford Late Model Stock Cars

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	88	Kevin Love	Midland, NC	17	960
2	8	Chuck Crump	Star, NC	17	928
3	45	Justin Hill	Concord, NC	17	896
4	23	Terry Brooks, Jr	Concord, NC	17	748
5	4	Larry Benz	Harrisburg, NC	12	532
6	6	Jeff Melton	Concord, NC	8	360
7	00	Ryan Salomon	Huntersville, NC	8	320
8	9	Chad Mullis	Mint Hill, NC	5	316
9	63	Brian Conforth	Cape Coral, FL:	6	270
10	57	Bob Saville	Albemarle, NC	5	262
11	3	David Currier Jr.	Lincolnton, NC	5	240
12	9	Brad Kurth	Kernersville, NC	4	162
13	5	Shaun Mangum	Monroe, NC	3	160
14	69	Andrew Thomas	Monroe, NC	3	126
15	22	Toby Parese	Mohnton, PA	2	116
16	17	Matthew Godley	Davidson, NC	2	116
17	3	Claude Kelly	Pine Ridge, SC	3	114
18	77	Clint Mills	Marshville, NC	3	110
19	96	Kyle Beattie	Indian Trail, NC	2	86
20	10	Clint Almquist	Blythe, CA	2	84
21	7	Ryan Fischer	Surrey, B,C., Canada	2	82
22	29	Bobby Measmer, Jr.	Concord, NC	2	68
23	14	Randy Burnett	Fenton, MO	1	48
24	54	Kenny Brooks	Concord, NC	1	34
25	01	Roger Powell	Waynesville, NC	1	32
26	02	Joey Coulter	Miami Springs, FL	1	30

J R D Earthworks Limited Late Models

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	23	Mike Terry	Charlotte, NC	14	808
2	08	Jay Payne	Thomasville, NC	15	806
3	74	David Miller	Concord, NC	15	756
4	66	Steve Ackerly	Medford, NY	15	736
5	32	Jerry Miracle	Monroe, NC	15	690
6	6	Jeff Melton	Concord, NC	11	558
7	92	Sam McAulay	Huntersville, NC	8	370
8	48	Kenny Sigmon	Denver, NC	6	324
9	86	Mike Eplee	Rutherfordton, NC	5	238
10	14	Bobby Measmer, Jr.	Concord, NC	5	236
11	28	Bobby Cooper	Burnsville, NC	6	234
12	28	Chris Bishop	Indian Trail, NC	5	190
13	11	John Thornton	Lexington, NC	4	188
14	27	Larry Huneycutt	Concord, NC	4	174
15	43	David Earnhardt, Jr.	Rockwell, NC	3	114
16	21	Todd Bradburry	Rialto, CA	3	112
17	16	Josh Walsh	Concord, NC	3	106
18	5	Clinton Baker	Charleston, IL	4	104
19	2	Travis McIntire	Quincy, Ohio	1	76
20	92	Kenny Brooks	Concord, NC	1	72
21	21	Shaun Mangum	Monroe, NC	1	64
22	5	Greg Peterson	Concord, NC	2	64
23	16	Shane Brafford	Kannapolis, NC	1	48
24	13	Randy McAnulty	Concord, NC	1	36
25	57	Eric Wurtz	Cincinnati,OH	1	34
26	00	Charles Hutto	Monroe, NC	1	34
27	82	Jeremy Harrell	Hickory, NC	1	32
28	5	Donnie Rackliff	Marshville, NC	1	26

Coca-Cola Pure Stocks

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	1	Charles Hutto	Monroe, NC	15	846
2	11	Cooper Faassen	Monroe, NC	15	822
3	2	Clinton Baker	Charleston, IL	15	782
4	77	David Good	Gastonia, NC	15	694
5	38	Patricia Markin	Toledo, Ohio	15	692
6	17	Buddy Compton	Mooresville, NC	11	494
7	8	Jeff Melton	Monroe, NC	6	342
8	6	Mike Southwell	Stanfield, NC	7	340
9	60	Evan Cupples	Harrisburg, NC	6	324
10	5	Todd Bradburry	Rialto, CA	6	278
11	21	Frank Hill	Kannapolis,. NC	6	270
12	112	Steve Irvin	Concord,NC	3	174
13	96	Jesse Bunnell	Monroe, NC	4	166
14	40	Luke Nickles	Owego, NY	3	136
15	112	David Miller	Concord,NC	3	118
16	7	Steve Barnes	Mooresville, NC	2	116
17	28	Brandon Cooper	Charlotte, NC	3	112
18	44	Daniel Tobeler	Denver, NC	2	82
19	40	David Earnhardt	Rockwell, NC	1	64
20	7	Layel Burton	Concord,NC	1	56
21	8	Chad Allmon	Mt. Pleasant, NC	1	50
22	44	Ben Smith	Harrisburg, NC	1	50
23	33	J. W. Martin	Monroe, NC	1	38

Tim Marburger Honda Fast & Furious Fours

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	88	Chad Miller	Concord, NC	16	856
2	55	Tracy Mullis	Indian Trail, NC	14	810
3	99	Bradley Kimrey	Norwood, NC	16	804
4	74	Jake Simpson	Albemarle, NC	16	784
5	3	Wayne Harrington	Salisbury, NC	16	770
6	72	Ronald Mock	Salisbury, NC	15	662
7	81	Eric Kimrey	Norwood, NC	15	640
8	5	Richard Mock	Rockwell, NC	15	598
9	9	Sean Simpson ®	Albemarle, NC	15	552
10	50	Rusty Correll ®	Charlotte, NC	16	542
11	28	Debbie Hickman	Williamstown, NJ	16	444
12	23	David Storms	Charlotte, NC	11	344
13	6	Estus White IV	Kannapolis, NC	7	294
14	15	Chad Johnson	Concord, NC	7	286
15	91	Cody Carelock	Charlotte, NC	7	262
16	75	Randy Karsten ®	Watertown, SD	9	242
17	06	Justin Little	Albemarle, NC	6	214
18	03	Eric Harrington	Kannapolis, NC	5	206
19	15	Barry Canter	Charlotte, NC	4	200
20	5	Steve Grimes	Kannapolis, NC	5	150
21	85	Jeff Weisner	Lexington, NC	3	104
22	27	Terry Hayes	Mooresville, NC	4	98
23	7	Chris Sawyer	Kannapolis, NC	4	92
24	41	Brandon Ballard	Kannapolis, NC	2	90
25	2	Caleb Mahler	Tallahassee, FL	4	88
26	87	Jeff Arey	Albemarle, NC	3	76
27	01	Jacob Lehn	Concord, NC	1	72
28	22	Samantha Horn	Williamstown, NJ	3	62
29	58	Bobby Smith	Monroe, NC	4	54
30	83	Steve Teague	Welcome, NC	2	48
31	31	Todd Faircloth	Statesville, NC	1	40
32	92	Zack Brally	Asheboro, NC	1	36
33	16	Mark Mosley	Trinity, NC	1	32
34	88	Terry Whitman	Lexington, NC	2	32
35	82	Jeremy Whitman	Lexington, NC	2	28
36	5	Brad Ballard	Kannapolis, NC	2	24
37	75	Kenny Bolton	Concord, NC	1	24
38	75	Amy Bolton	Concord, NC	1	22
39	85	Brian Gailey	Wadesboro, NC	1	20
40	00	Raymond Mock	China Grove, NC	1	18