Date: Monday, October 24, 2005 2:33 PM

News From: Concord Motorsport Park
Further Info: Steve Post (704) 425-3318 or _SPost68@aol.com_ (mailto:SPost68@aol.com)

KEVIN LOVE GETS FIRST SUPER LATE MODEL WIN

CONCORD, N.C. – Kevin Love of Midland scored his career first Future Cellular Big-10 Series super late model victory Saturday night at Concord Motorsport Park. Also, Claude Kelly of Pine Ridge S.C. became the ninth different driver to win this season in the ultra-competitive NASCAR Coca-Cola late model stock feature.

Other winners were: Kyle Beattie of Concord in the 50-lap 600 Racing thunder roadster feature; Brian Pedrick of Denver in the 35-lap Tommy Johnson’s Motorsports Warehouse limited late model feature; Steve Irvin of Concord in the 20-lap Speedway Plumbing pure stock feature; and Chad Miller, also of Concord, in the 15-lap Speedway Plumbing fast and furious fours feature.

Ted Musgrave Jr. of Mooresville started on the pole in the 200-lap super late model feature and led the first three laps before fellow Mooresville resident Freddie Query moved to the point. Query led until lap 49 when Love, who started fifth, moved to the top spot. A long green flag run lasted until lap 122 when caution flew and everyone hit pit road. Concord’s Jimmy Simpson won the race off pit road and took the lead, but couldn’t hold off Query who restarted behind him. Love had a long
pit stop, but patiently moved back through the field and on lap 176 he muscled his way past Query and back to the top spot.
Late in the race Query closed to within a car length, but was not able to stop the three-time late model stock champion for his getting his first super late model win. It was Love’s 43rd career win at the speedway. Query finished second with Clay Jones of Goldsboro third. Simpson and Musgrave completed the top five.

Concord’s Shane Brafford returned to racing and made his presence know early jumping from the pole to the early lead. Point leader Travis Sharpe of Swansea, S.C. moved from the fourth-starting spot to take the lead on lap 19. Sharpe’s run at the point would end on lap 58 when a flat tire sent him to the pits giving the top position to Justin Hill of Concord. Hill rolled to an apparent win until his car was disqualified in post-race inspection giving the victory to Kelly. Linny White of Colton, Calif. finished second with Shaun Mangum of Monroe third. Chuck Crump of Star and Todd Bradburry of Concord completed the top five.

Jeff Melton of Monroe had a dominating performance in the limited late model feature. However, in post-race inspection a carburetor infraction resulted in his disqualification giving the victory to Pedrick. He was followed across the line by Terry Hoggard of Concord and Jimmy Voyles of China Grove. Jay Payne of Thomasville was fourth with Kenneth Cook of Concord fifth.

Beattie continued his winning ways in the thunder roadster feature. Drew Calhoun of Southern Pines finished second with Concord drivers Adam Welch and Jim Fluharty third and fourth. Nick Tucker of Kannapolis finished fifth.

Irvin scored another pure stock win when Alvin Thomas of Monroe and Brian Love of Mt. Pleasant crashed while racing for the lead. He was followed by Mark Dyer of Locust and David Miller of Stanfield.

Bobby Measmer Jr. of Concord won again in the fast and furious fours feature over Ben Smith of Harrisburg and Bobby Cooper of Concord.

Exciting racing continues Saturday night with M.A.L. Entertainment presenting round three – the Championship Finale – for the Big-10 Series super late models racing for 200 laps. The NASCAR late model stocks will also be highlighted with a 100 lap feature. Also on the schedule will be features for limited late models, thunder roadsters, pure stocks and fast and furious fours.

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 super late model feature:
1. Kevin Love, Midland
2. Freddie Query, Mooresville
3. Clay Jones, Goldsboro
4. Jimmy Simpson, Concord
5. Ted Musgrave Jr., Mooresville
6. Terry Brooks, Concord
7. Matt Brooks, Concord
8. Preston Peltier, Concord
9. Keith Rankin, Hixson, Tenn.
10. Mark Reedy, Middletown, Ohio
11. Dan Propst, Monroe
12. Clete Caywood, Easley, S.C.
13. Duane Linville, Winston Salem
14. Chris Lawson, Midway, Ohio
15. Brandon Johnson, Concord
16. Chris Dunn, Garner
17. Tab Boyd, Kannapolis

Results of 100-lap NASCAR Coca-Cola late model stock feature:
1. Claude Kelly, Pine Ridge, S.C.
2. Linny White, Colton, Calif.
3. Shaun Mangum, Monroe
4. Chuck Crump, Star
5. Todd Bradburry, Concord
6. Andrew Thomas, Monroe
7. Bo Foust, Charlotte
8. John Freeman, Huntersville
9. Chrissy Wallace, Concord
10. Bob Saville, New London
11. Travis Sharpe, Swansea, S.C.
12. Bryan “Dude” Thomas, Monroe
13. Ben Hinson, Kannapolis
14. Sam Collins, Salisbury
15. Jamie Hayes, Kannapolis
16. Rob Carroll, Charlotte
17. Randy Burnett, Kannapolis
18. Billy Lemmons, Salisbury
19. Davin Scites, Wayne, W.V.
20. Terry Brooks, Jr., Concord
21. Roger Lee Newton, Concord
22. Shane Brafford, Concord
23. Justin Hill, Concord

Results of 50-lap INEX/600 Racing thunder roadster feature:
1. Kyle Beattie, Concord
2. Drew Calhoun, Southern Pines
3. Adam Welch, Concord
4. Jim Fluharty, Concord
5. Nick Tucker, Kannapolis
6. Terry Horak, Charlotte
7. Jon Michael, Statesville
8. Tim Gray, Pontiac, Ill.
9. D.J. Krentz, Huntersville

Results of 35-lap Tommy Johnson’s Motorsports Warehouse limited late model feature:
1. Brian Pedrick, Denver
2. Terry Hoggard, Concord
3. Jimmy Voyles, China Grove
4. Jay Payne, Thomasville
5. Kenneth Cook, Concord
6. Randy McAunulty, Concord
7. Kenny Brooks, Concord
8. John Rary, Concord
9. Mike Terry, Charlotte
10. David Warner, Goldsboro
11. Bob Girolamo, Mastic, N.Y.
12. Shannon Mines, Sumter, S.C.
13. Rob Carroll Jr., Charlotte
14. Brian Conforth, Concord
15. David Kepley, Concord
16. Steve Shaw, Mooresville
17. Bobby Measmer Jr., Concord
18. John Rary Jr, Concord
19. Eric Groen, Mooresville

Results of 20-lap Speedway Plumbing pure stock feature:
1. Steve Irvin, Concord
2. Mark Dyer, Locust
3. David Miller, Stanfield
4. Alvin Thomas, Monroe
5. Steve Volgraff, Concord
6. Parry Markin, Troutman
7. Brian Love, Mt. Pleasant
8. Richard Kuntz, Concord
9. Steve Ackerly, Monroe

Results of 15-lap Speedway Plumbing fast and furious fours feature:
1. Bobby Measmer, Jr., Concord
2. Ben Smith, Harrisburg
3. Brandon Cooper, Concord
4. Michael Cairns, Jr., Midland
5. David Storms, Charlotte
6. Tracy Lee Mullis, Monroe
7. Bradley Kimrey, Norwood