Results 09/08/01

Current USCS points leader Terry Gray, put on a genuine clinic on how to get around Joe Lee Johnson's historic Cleveland Speedway. The "Bartlett Bullet" (of Bartlett TN) driving his familiar stealth black # 10 "J&J Auto Racing / Wesmar" powered mount, gave all the credit for his win of the "Tennessee State Championship: Outlaw Invasion" race to his crew and to "Probably, the best feature race setup I've ever had in my life! Said Gray."
In victory lane, Gray told series announcer, "you could have won in that car tonight it was so good! Michael and Red had that car so fast that I just had a blast driving it. It's probably a sin that I got to enjoy their hard work so much."
Gray chased pole position starter, Jeremy Scott from Franklin, Georgia for the first seven laps of the double points event before driving by and racing away to victory lane. Chris Rogers, from Winston, Georgia, who won the first heat race in his Williams Brothers Lumber / Engine Research powered / Clincher Chassis # 7, chased Gray home in second after starting in the fifth position. Possibly the event's brightest spot was the performance of third year USCS regular, Jeremy Scott, who piloted the family owned # 76 Scott's Plumbing / J B Engines powered / Pro Lite Chassis car, to finish just behind Gray in the third heat race. Scott then lead laps one thru seven in the main event while battling with Rogers and Mike McElya the balance of the race before coming home for a career best third place finish ahead of McElya in the # 58 Pyles Paving / J and J Auto Racing car. McElya who also hails from Gray's home town of Bartlett. Two time 2001 USCS feature winner, Steven Graham, a Sydney Australia native who lives part of the year in Concord, North Carolina, drove home fifth in his # 14 Richard Petty Driving Experience Maxim, after winning the first heat race and was the last car on the lead lap as Gray's checkered flag unfurled.
1999 USCS Champion, Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas finished sixth, East Bay Raceway 2000 Champion, Johnny Gilbertson, from Largo, Florida was seventh, Corey Herring from Columbus, Mississippi eighth, Brain Thomas from Auburn, Georgia ninth and Pedro Bandito from Nogales, Mexico rounded out the top ten.
Gray started his $2300 clean sweep night off right when he reeled in Rogers on lap 3 of the 6 lap Airflow Research "Power Dash" and collected the $200 Goodson Farms top prize. He later captured the third heat race and received a $100 feature winner bonus posted by Goodson Farms.
The Huggins Cams "Hardcharger" award and a $100 Goodson Farms "Hardcharger" bonus posted at the driver briefing earlier in the evening went to Johnny Gilbertson, driving his # 6 Goodson Farms sponsored Maxim, started fourteenth and passed seven cars in the fast paced main event that went caution free. Donn Goodson, President of Goodson Farms, was in attendance and added an additional $500 to Gilbertson's "Hardcharger" total for, "Putting on quite a show and passing so many cars without the benefit of a caution flag. I just wanted Johnny to know how much we appreciate his efforts and I was really proud of how he represented Goodson Farms tonight," said Goodson.

USCS Tennessee State Championship: Outlaw Invasion
1.Terry Gray (# 10) of Bartlett TN
2.Chris Rogers (# 7) of Winston GA
3.Jeremy Scott (# 76) of Franklin GA
4.Mike McElya (# 58) of Bartlett TN
5.Steven Graham (# 14) of Sydney Australia
6.Marshall Skinner (# 26), of W. Memphis AR
7.Johnny Gilbertson (# 6) of Tampa FL
8.Corey Herring (# 94) of Columbus MS
9.Brian Thomas (# 67) of Auburn GA
10.Pedro Bandito (# 10) of Nogales, Mexico
11.Ben Basinger (# 99.7) of Salisbury NC
12.Jim Raptis (# 77) of Marietta GA
13.Aubrey Black (# 21) of Lookout Mtn. GA
14.Charlie Alexander (# 77) of Nashville TN
15.Randy Scott (# 69) of Franklin GA
16.Hank Hall (# 17z) of Johnson City TN
17.Link Knauff (# 4) of Memphis TN
18.Randy Helton (# 27) of Palmetto GA
19.Kirk Taylor (# 11) of Johnson City TN

Claimer Late Models: Winner - Johnney Cloer Jr (# 41) of Chatsworth GA
2.Glen Seaton III (# 92), 3.Dewayne Powell (# P17) 4.Mark Cross (# 3), 5.Ron Eidson (# 7)

Hobby: Winner - Jeff Paige (# 58) of Chattanooga
2.Doug Works (# 34),
3.Kenny Scroggins (# 34),
4.Glen Seaton Jr. (# 92),
5.Eugene McCallie (# 5)

Pony Stock: Winner - Jimmy Brown (# 10) of Chattanooga
2.Kenny Campbell (# 11),
3.Wendall Ingram (# 24),
4.Danny Burnette (# 4),
5.Craig Erwin (# 8)

Street: Winner - Alex Nash (# 02) of Chattanooga
2.John Chambers (# 31),
3.Chad Holcomb (# T3),
4.Ray Griffin (# G4),

5.Daniel Hollowfield (# 75)