HAMILTON WINS LIMITED LATE MODEL RACE AT SSS

Source: South Sound Speedway Media Relations/jk
Date: 08/04/2008

The #44 Darren Pierson would bring the field around for the green flag start, but it was the #6 Devin Eierman jumping into the early lead until his motor started missing and the #91 Arlyn Long would pass Eierman for the lead on lap 15. Long moved out to a 10 car lead over second place while last year’s LLM Champion and current points leader, Centralia, Washington’s #11 JJ “The Crate Motor Kid” Hamilton, driving the Northstar Home Mortgage/Norpac Street Performance/Auto Trim Design Dodge Charger, passing everyone on the outside from his ninth place starting position. Hamilton ran down Long and made a pass to the outside of Long on lap 38 and went on to win the 50-Lap Limited Late Model Main Event. Hamilton also won $100.00 winners bonus sponsored by Capital Glass of Olympia. Rounding out their top five were runner up Long, Sawin, Chad Hinkle, and Kyle Markstrom.

The Foreign Stock Car Racing Association Super 4’s saw Rochester, Washington’s #5 Wayne Dillon set fast time with a 14.480. The top three in their A-Heat were winner #9 Cody Stewart, John Grosvenor, and Dillon. The top three in their B-Heat were winner #8 Matt Melby, Kevin Koepke, and Shelby Minor-Ball.

The #8 Melby would bring the field around for the start of the Super 4’s 25-Lap Main Event and lead the first 15 laps. On lap 16, the #5 Dillon, driving the Junction Sports Bar & Grill/Jail Sucks Bail Bonds/Mark’s Gutter Ford Fusion, put a move on Melby for the lead and went on to win the Super 4’s Main Event. Rounding out their top five were runner up Melby, Grosvenor, Renny Marose, and Tom Keehan.

The Bumblebees Heat #1 race winner was the #29 Kyle Matthews. The Heat #2 race winner was the #35 Dave Crawford.

The winner in their 20-Lap Main Event was Olympia, Washington’s #15 Kevin Haider, driving the Haider Racing/Hamilton Racing Nissan Sentra. Finishing second and third was K. Matthews and Crawford.

The top three in the Vintage Sprint Heat race were winner #96 Frank Volz, Dan Robinson, and Jerry Day.

The #8 Dick Nelson would bring the field around for the green flag start, but it was the #49 Dan Robinson leading the first two laps. The #96 Volz would lead lap three with the #76 Day taking away the lead on lap four and going on to win the 12-Lap Vintage Sprints Main Event. Rounding out their top five were runner up Volz, Marvin Price, Robinson, and Nelson.

The Vintage Midgets Heat race winner was the #6 Brian McMurtey. Their Main Event winner was the #11 Lenora McMurtey.

The AMRS Mini Cup Future Stars saw the #3 Seth Cooper set fast time with a 17.572. Cooper and the #2 Parker Stephens would finish first and second respectively in both their Heat race and Main Event.

Upcoming racing at South Sound Speedway: Saturday, August 9, 2008 features the Super Stock Miller 200-Big 4 Series, Mini Stocks, and Baby Grands. Then on Saturday, August 16, 2008, come see the Limited Late Models, WESCO, Street Stocks, and Pure Stocks compete. Back gate opens at 1:00 PM; front gate opens at 4:45 PM with qualifying starting at 5:00 PM, Autograph session around 6:00 PM, and racing at 6:30 PM.

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