In a scrappy fight for top honors in SRRS action at Boyd's Speedway, Ronnie Johnson leads Skip Arp around the slower car of Ray McElhiney (#20). Arp and Johnson exchanged the lead several times before leader Johnson dropped a drive shaft. (Connie Putnam)

RINGGOLD, Ga. - Aug. 21. Ronnie Johnson appeared to be headed to his fifth win of the season on the Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) Saturday at Boyd's Speedway, but a broken drive shaft in the final laps sidelined the Chattanooga veteran and opened the door for Skip Arp to claim his second of the season on the tour. It was also Arp's second at this north Georgia Speedway, where his first checkered flag cam on May 1st.

	Aug. 21 - SRRS - Boyd's Speedway 1) Skip Arp, 2) Brandon Kinzer, 3) William Thomas, 4) David Payne, 5) Randy Weaver, 6) Chad Ogle, 7) Jake Knowles, 8) Riley Hickman, 9) Tony Morris, 10) Anthony Burroughs, 11) Jay Brinkley, 12) Kevin Gibson, 13) Brett Wyatt, 14) Robert Gant, 15) Jacob Grizzle, 16) Jason Welshan, 17) Ray Mcelhiney, 18) Ronnie Johnson, 19) Josh Putnam, 20) Mark Douglas, 21) John Owenby, 22) Anthony White, 23) Derek Ellis, 24) Craig Burrows, 25) Mike Tinker Fast Time (31 entries): Kevin Gibson (14.07 secs.)
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