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Gray and Adams Race To a National Points Stalemate Over The Weekend FAYETTEVILLE, GA - Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN and Kenny Adams of Malabar, FL raced to a stalemate in the United Sprint Car Series National Point Standings over the weekend ...
Published: May 5, 2004, 6:21 AM
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Gray and Adams Race To a National Points Stalemate Over The Weekend
FAYETTEVILLE, GA - Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN and Kenny Adams of Malabar, FL raced to a stalemate in the United Sprint Car Series National Point Standings over the weekend during events in Hickory, NC and Radford, VA. Both drivers posted a win and a third-place finish in USCS Asphalt Thunder action.
The USCS Asphalt Thunder Series will compete this Saturday night at Senoia Speedway in Senoia, GA before moving back to the dirt track at Lancaster Speedway in Lancaster, SC on May 15.
The USCS lead duo went into last Friday night's race at Hickory Motor Speedway with the defending and three-time USCS National Champion Gray leading Adams by 12 points in the National points chase.
Adams won the Hickory race, while Gray came home in the third spot. The victory enabled Adams to close the gap to within eight points, as the two USCS "Top Guns" loaded their cars for the trip to Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA to race the next night.
When the field lined up for the 40-lap main event, Adams had the pole position, with Gray to his right on the outside of the front row. Adams took the early lead, with Gray giving chase. At the halfway point, Adams was in command and looked like he would chip away a little more at Gray's point lead.
But Adams' car suddenly developed a suspension-related handling problem, and Gray swept around Adams for the lead on lap 26. Gray went on to win the race, while Adams dropped to third-place at the checkered flag.
With the two weekend races completed, Gray and Adams ended up right where they started in the National point standings, 12 points apart.
The leader of the Florida "Fountain of Youth Gang" Danny "The Hammer" Martin of Sarasota, FL joined the USCS Asphalt Thunder Tour at Hickory and Radford to move up the list in the USCS National point standings. The 18-year-old high school Senior had run six of the seven races, all at dirt tracks, and was fourth in the National points going into the weekend.
The only event Martin had missed was the USCS Asphalt Thunder event in Braselton, GA on March 27. The talented youngster loaded up a new Hurricane asphalt winged outlaw sprint car, and headed north.
Martin showed that he has the potential to be a champion by displaying the versatility it takes to run for the USCS National title, as USCS is the only winged outlaw sprint car series in the country that competes on both dirt and asphalt tracks. Martin had a successful weekend with a sixth at Hickory, and a fifth in Radford.
That moved Martin around Brice Wrenn of Lexington, SC and into the third spot on the USCS National points list. Wrenn only runs the USCS Outlaw Thunder dirt events.
While Martin made his mark over the weekend, another Florida Fountain of Youth Gang member made the biggest move of the week in the USCS National point standings. Second-generation driver R.J. Johnson of Wesley Chapel, FL also brought a pavement car to the USCS weekend events.
The USCS top Rookie of the Year candidate scored enough points at Hickory and Radford to leap from seventh to fourth in the National point standings, passing three dirt-only competitors on the list. Wrenn dropped to fifth, while dirt specialists Tom Winegardner of Pierson, FL and Red Stauffer of Winter Park, FL fell to sixth and seventh respectively.
With the series staying on the blacktop again this Saturday night when the USCS Asphalt Thunder Tour stops at Senoia Speedway in Senoia, GA, four members of the "Carolina Cruisers" will have their eyes on moving up the top ten list in USCS National points.
Butch Pendergrass of Winston-Salem, NC is eighth in points and is only two points behind Stauffer. Bill Moore sits in the ninth spot, and he can also move around Stauffer with a good finish Saturday night. Ben Basinger of Salisbury, NC rounds out the top ten in National points, but Chad Allum of Kannapolis, NC is only four points behind him.
After the first nine races of the 2004 USCS season, of which six have run on dirt, and three on asphalt, 12 different drivers have competed on both surfaces.
The USCS Asphalt Thunder Tour will be in action for its third straight event this Saturday night at Senoia Speedway. All of the major "gangs" of USCS racing will be on hand to battle it out on the fast 3/8-mile paved oval.
Gray and Adams represent the USCS "Top Guns." Teenagers Martin, Johnson, and USCS Asphalt Thunder Rookie of the Year contender Troy DeCaire of Tampa, FL will lead the Florida "Fountain of Youth Gang."
The "Buckeye Bandits" will be represented by Mansfield, OH drivers Joe Rebman and Doug Berryman, plus Don Townsend of Columbus, OH, Frank Neill of Vickery, OH, and their Hoosier State neighbor Tom Paterson of Argos, IN.
Pavement specialist Will Ragsdale of Greenville, SC will lead the "Carolina Cruisers" of Pendergrass, Moore, Basinger, Allum, and Doug Gold of Concord, NC. And then there will be a group of hot shoes looking to defend their home turf.
Representing the "Peach State Posse" will Jim Raptis of Marietta, GA, Doug Day of Winder, GA, Randy Helton of Palmetto, GA, and jet pilot by day, race car driver by night, Ted Williams of Atlanta.
Along with the USCS Asphalt Thunder winged outlaw sprint cars, the Senoia Speedway Sportsman, Street Stock, Legend, Bandolero, and Pro Challenge Divisions will also be in action. The Pit Gate opens at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, with the Grandstand Gate opening at 4:30 p.m., and qualifying is set for 6:45 p.m.
Senoia Speedway is located 3.5 miles west of Senoia, GA off State Road 16 on Brown Road. For more information call the speedway at (770) 599-6161, or visit the track's web site at www.senoiaspeedway.com. For more information about USCS, visit the series web site at www.uscsracing.com.
<pre> USCS NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/1/04:
POS DRIVER POINTS
1 Terry Gray 1272
2 Kenny Adams 1260
3 Danny Martin Jr. 1078
4 R.J. Johnson (R) 926
5 Brice Wrenn 784
6 Tom Winegardner Jr. 754
7 Red Stauffer 750
8 Butch Pendergrass 748
9 Bill Moore 638
10 Ben Basinger 624
11 Chad Allum 620
12 Curt Michael 542
13 Brian Thomas 526
14 Jerry Jones 490
15 Doug Gold 480
16 Joe Rebman 434
17 Doug Berryman 420
18 Will Ragsdale 404
19 Frank Neill 400
20 Brad Davis 394
21 Jimmy Taylor 384
22 Tom Patterson 362
23 Jim Raptis 356
24 Phil Mott 328
25 Chad Kemenah 294
26 Joey Saldana 290
27 Scott Young (NC) 286
28 Don Townsend 282
29 Doug Day 280
30 Josh Weller 278
31 Sport Allen 276
32 Shane Stewart 276
33 Ryan Myers 274
34 Troy DeCaire (R) 272
35 Johnny Bridges 268
36 Tony Stewart 266
37 Randy Helton 266
38 Daryl Smith 266
39 Jason Sides 260
40 Greg Wilson 258
41 Glen Styers 256
42 Brad Pake 252
43 Zack Chappell 252
44 Kelly Glass 250
45 Marshall Skinner 246
46 Cody Geldarg 234
47 Roger Rager 228
48 Aubrey Black 226
49 Bruce Cline 226
50 Patrick Sullivan 222
51 Mike Chadd 218
52 Gene Lasker 216
53 Tony Bruce 202
54 Doug Auld 200
55 Tighe Schloss 200
56 Michael Smith 200
57 Matt Stegeman 200
58 Tom Winegardner Sr. 200
59 Chris Hill 160
60 Bubba Clem 150
61 Sean Michael 148
62 Ted Williams 146
63 Wayne Reutimann 146
64 Lance Deweese 144
65 Greg Leonard 144
66 Terry McCarl 142
67 Joey Aguilar 140
68 Wayne Reutimann Jr. 134
69 Jeremy Scott 132
70 Josh Harris 128
71 Tommy Nichols 124
72 Scott Young (AL) 124
73 Nick Manikis 120
74 Bobby Courtwright 120
75 Doug Fitzwater 118
76 Frank Carlson 116
77 Terry Witherspoon 116
78 John Hawk 114
79 Jimmy Mabe 114
80 Bronzie Lawson 110
81 Lee Scrape 100
82 Jeff Shepard 100
83 David Thorman 100
84 Dwight Kingry 100
85 Clarence Cox 50
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