Coming off of a ninth place finish in the "Show-Me 100" in Missouri Saturday night, Ray Cook stopped in at Duck River Speedway on his way home to North Carolina and picked up a cool $4,000 for his night's work. Brad Neat (#25) ran second until cutting down a tire. (Connie Putnam)
North Carolina veteran Ray Cook after his Tennessee Super Series win at Duck River Speedway. (Jason M. Neeley photo)
Tennessee Super Series: Cook nets $4000 TSS Victory at Duck River Speedway
Joshua Plant
WHEEL, Tenn. - May 29. Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., fresh off a ninth place finish at the "Show-Me 100" in Wheatland. Mo., crashed the party at the Tennessee Super Series $4000 To-Win at Duck River Speedway Sunday.
Cook led the field to the green for the 40 lap event and quickly jumped out to the lead, followed by Brad Neat, Tanner English, Anthony Burroughs, and Terry English before the first caution of the night fell on lap five for the second place car of Neat, who slowed down on the speedway for a cut down tire.
With Corinth, Mississippi's Dean Carpenter taking the middle ground, #16 Corey Posey and #1 Riley Hickman battle their way to fourth and fifth place at Duck River. (Connie Putnam)
The second and final caution waved on the lap six restart for the #12* of Tyler Landers, who cut down a tire. When the field rolled back around for the green flag, Cook wasted no time to get the jump and stretched out ahead of the second place car of Burroughs. The race went green for the remainder of the 40 laps, and Cook mastered the lapped traffic as if he were on a Sunday afternoon drive. After leading all 40 laps, Cook led Burroughs, who was followed by Terry English, Corey Posey, and Riley Hickman.
Young Tanner English and #212 Josh Putnam race for position at Duck River before Putnam picked up seventh place and English finished ninth. (Connie Putnam)
With 32 teams signed into the event to try their hand at the $4000 pay day, Cook set fast time with a 13.128-second lap, earning him the pole position for the 40-lap event. Neat, of Dunnville, Ky. qualified second, followed by:Tanner English, Dean Carpenter, Burroughs, Terry English, Mark Fields, and Hickman, who were all locked into the feature.
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Scott James battles #13 Barry Doss in heat race action at Florence (Ky.) Speedway, but in the $2,000-to-win feature, the only thing anyone saw was the tail end of James' #81 car. (Roy Walker)
After plenty of trash-talking via the electronic media between Jeff Matthews and Ivedent Lloyd last week, it was #21 Lloyd who got the final word as he reeled in #33 Matthews to win Friday's LM feature at Oclala, Fla.'s Bubba Raceway Park. (R.E. Wing)
Fans at Markleysburg, Pa.'s Roaring Knob Motorsports Comlex were treated to dual LM features Saturday - one a makeup from a May 5th rainout. (Above) Tim Senic challenges eventual regular feature winner Chuck Harper, while Jared Hawkins (below) claimed the makeup race. (Tommy Micheals)
Henley, Missouri's Jason Russell leads the way to Victory Lane in the ULMS Late Model feature at Lucas Oil Speedway Saturday. (Chris Bork)
Some fierce racing action at Lucas Oil speedway. (Chris Bork)
Dalton, Ga.'s Craig Reece returned to Dixie Speedway Saturday and led all the way to win the Crate LM victory. (Steve Hixson)
Ray Guss Jr. races last week's Quad City Speedway winner, Mike Murphy, Jr. This time, it was advantage Guss. (Chris Damitz)
With a strong motor back into his mount, Veteran Lamar Scoggins claimed last Friday's Crate LM victory at Boyd's Speedway. (Steve Hixson)
Veteran racer Lance Matthees navigates Spring Lake, Minnesota's Deer Creek Speedway before taking Saturday's WISSOTA Late Model checkers. (Jason Durst)
Racing hard at mid-pack, it's the dueling 55s of Cory Mahder (inside) and Greg Nippoldt at Deer Creek. (Jason Durst)
Ryan King (above and below) swept both the Ltd. Late Model and Crate Late Model features Saturday at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn. (Chad Wells)
Still riding his wave in Iowa, Mike Murphy, Jr. in early action before taking the main event win at Davenport last Friday. (Chris Damitz)
Jason Jameson ran a gauntlet to finally capture another win Friday night at Moler
Raceway Park (see main page). (Roy
Walker)
After holding back a charge from Alex Ferree, Chub Frank drove home with a Friday night win at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (John Stivason)
Bobby Pierce, Brett Sievert, and Mike Glynn race in a tight pack in Kankakee (Ill.) Speedway's "Crosstown Cup", but (below) it was ultimately Shawn Toczek (42) here racing the high side of Mike Provenzano, who sailed to the win. (Dan Simpson)
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