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Web site under construction all links are not up Come Celebrate the 4th of July at Lonesome Pine Speedway Great night of racing and Fireworks after the Race
There will be a practice
Friday July 3 at Lonesome Pine Speedway 3-8
June 28, 2009 Hendersonville, NC
Paddy Rodenbeck Wins The Denver Marine, Performancenter, 3V Performance 150
The place is the famed Hickory
Motor Speedway and the action along with the
temperature was hot, hot, hot. Paddy Rodenbeck set
the Sunoco Pole time of 15.315 and kept a blistering
pace all night long. Brandon McReynolds was the KLB
Race Cars & Parts outside pole winner at 15.333.
Twenty four cars hit the blistering grid, the
qualifying was close and the field is set. The Pro Challenge cars lead off the evening activities with young Meghan Dillner winning the pole at 16.002 followed by Stephen Bergh, Jr. on the outside with a 16.068. Dillner took the lead on lap one and she had determination and stamina to remain there for the entire race. Her win was not a given however. Bergh fought her tooth and nail for the lead but Dillner wasn’t giving an inch. They had the crowd in a roar and a lot of women shouting “You go girl”. Bergh put the pressure on Dillner with a vengeance with John Hilliker in hot pursuit. It was a battle royal and on lap 22 Bergh spins in turn four. He goes to the rear and will come back to a fourth place finish. Early in the race Kyle Benjamin and Brady Boswell spin in turn two but it was definitely Dillner’s night to shine and she did it in great style. The Tarheel Vintage Racers were next on the grid with former UARA regular Sam Beam and his father Alex being a part of the teams. The car of Alex Beam must have suffered mechanical problems and didn’t start the event along with fellow competitor Rick Pridmore who suffered a tire problem prior to the show. This is a fun loving group of racers that will definitely bring a smile to your face. Their replica cars will bring back flashbacks of the past. Sam Beam was the flag to flag leader for the TVRA cars. The STARS take to the grid for the Denver Marine, Performancenter , 3V Performance 150 and it is nose to tail action all through the field. With Rodenbeck out front the chase is on. Jamey Caudill makes a move from fourth to third by lap six. Matt McCall will make a pass on Kyle Grissom followed by Andy Loden a few laps later. The freight train rolls and further back in the pack Darrell Wallace, Jr. Joey Bryant and Clint Mills are all scrambling for position. Wallace will pass Bryant then a few laps later Mills will do the same. Mid pack Garrett Campbell passes Jordan McGregor. Two laps later Bryant will make a quick trip to the pits. Mills appears to be the man on the hunt as he later passes Coleman Pressley then several laps later Campbell. At lap 50 it is still Paddy Rodenbeck showing the way followed by Brandon McReynolds, Caudill, McCall, Loden, Grissom, Roger Lee Newton, Chris Lawson, Richard Boswell II and Corey LaJoie. The field would have a long green period until lap 65 the cars of Lawson, Bryant and Don Satterfield spin in turn two. Racers are going every way but straight to avoid this spin. These cars plus Matthew Godley, Owen Kelly, Grant McGinnis, Brennan Poole, Campbell and Coleman Pressley will head to the pits during the caution. Pit road is super active and tempers are getting edgy. The green flies on lap 71 and caution 2 flies on lap 81 for debree on the track. By this time McCall has passed McReynolds for second and he has a very high line on the track with his sights set on Rodenbeck. Caudill also passes McReynolds. By lap 80 Caudill has moved to second with McCall third followed by Andy Loden and Kyle Grissom who have also made a pass on McReynolds. On Lap 113 Loden is heading for the pits with accelerator linkage problems. Loden will remain there for a few laps when return to the field only to go back to the pits a few laps later. Loden will end his great run at this time. Two more quick back to back cautions fly as Grant McGinnis spins in turn 2. The field goes green and right back yellow as Clint Mills and Joey Bryant wreck coming out of turn four. McCall passes Caudill back for second place on lap 102. Lap 120 has Rodenbeck, McCall, Caudill, Grissom, Newton, Boswell, LaJoie, Rookie Michael Rouse, Darrell Wallace, Jr. and Jordan McGregor as the top ten. Caution five flies as McGinnis spins on the front stretch. Caudill passes McCall for second and Boswell passes LaJoie for sixth. Boswell begins to slow on lap 134 but will remain on the track. Kyle Grissom will slow to a stop in turn three after suffering a blown tire on lap 145. Grissom’s hopes for a promising top five finish will end at this time. The caution will fly for the sixth time and Boswell will come to the pits during this time. The field will be put under the red to get the Grissom car off the track and it will be a green white checker finish once again for the UARA-STARS. Rodenbeck will come home as the
second repeat winner of 2009 for his efforts.
Kowalsky Machine is the Comp Cam Engine Builder of
the race. Rodenbeck will also receive the RE
Suspension 1st place award along with the
Performance Tee award and
Michael Rouse will be the Chassis Specialty Rookie of the Race and Kyle Grissom will receive the ARP Hard Luck award after having such a great run to have it all end in the pits with his tire problem.
It must have been something in the air with three races all having flag to flag winners.
Prior to the UARA event a chassis dyno was brought into the track. It had been pre-determined that the race winner along with the highest finishing crate, Dodge, Chevy and Ford engined cars would go to that dyno post race. That put Rodenbeck in line as winner, Pressley as the crate motor, McReynolds representing Dodge and Caudill as Chevrolet. There was no Ford available at this event for testing.
The Denver Marine, Performancenter, 3V Performance 150 Finish 1. Paddy Rodenbeck 2. Jamey Caudill 3. Matt McCall 4. Roger Lee Newton 5. Corey LaJoie 6. Darrell Wallace, Jr. 7. Owen Kelly 8. Michael Rouse 9. Clint Mills 10. Jordan McGregor 11. Brandon McReynolds 12. Scott Turlington 13. Coleman Pressley 14. Brennan Poole 15. Kyle Grissom 16. Matthew Godley 17. Grant McGinnis 18. Richard Boswell II 19. Garrett Campbell 20. Andy Loden 21. Joey Bryant 22. Dylan Presnell 23. Don Satterfield 24. Chris Lawson
Pro Challenge Finish:
TRVA Finish:
The UARA-STARS will be in action again at Lonesome Pine Raceway July 4, 2009 For more info visit www.uara-stars.com or call 828-692-3833 Press Release by: Wink Bodenhamer |
