June 9, 2010 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Page 9A Towns County Sports Town’s County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] T Clay Dotson Open Golf Tournament at Young Harris College Local Racing Action By: Carl Vanzura

YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Morning Flight 1 Winner award YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Morning Flight 2 Winner award to Charles Nicholson, Vaughn Green and Marvin McArthur. to Brian Masburn, Matthew Akins, Erik Brinke and Dale Anderson.

Danny Ledford carried the flag Saturday night at Tri-County.

YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Morning Overall Low Net YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Morning Overall Low Gross award award to Bart Boyd, Chris Garmon, Britt McAfee and Zeke Farriba to Greg Young, Chris Robbins, Danny Hemphill and Bo Wright.

Young Dallas Manus won Friday night in his new go kart. Jonathan Davenport Peachtree driver Jamie drove to $10,000 victory Oliver had a strong horse Sat- at Modoc Speedway urday night at Tri-County Race Blairsville’s Jonathan Track when he blasted past Davenport drove to victory pole sitter Bobby Panter on lap Saturday night in South Caro- three to take the 25-lap Late YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Afternoon Flight 1 Winner YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Afternoon Flight Flight 2 Win- lina when he won the $10,000 Model feature. A late caution award to Joe Winters, Chet Roach and Brad Noyes. ner award to Jackson Kane, Joe Greco and Greg Delaney. Fastrak sanctioned Summer closed the lead of three for- Sizzler 100 at Modoc Speed- mer track champions as Oliver way. Since he became the finished in front of Panter and house car driver for famed Danny Ledford. Rounding out chassis builder Barry Wright, the top five were Preston Crisp Davenport has been almost un- and Jonathan Cope. beatable. Another area driver For the second week in a Ray Cook, after his big win row, Murphy’s Jacob Anderson last week, set fast time at Flor- checked out on the field and ence Speedway and ran at the won the GM Performance Late front of the pack in the $10,000 Model main event over Jason Lucas Oil event before hav- Deal, Kevin Bradshaw, Tony ing problems and falling to Ledford and Nick Sellers. YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Afternoon Flight Overall Low Net YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Afternoon Flight Overall Low a 21st finish, Friday night at award to Colton Payne, Marvin McArthur, Jeff Kelly and Clint Hobbs. Gross award to Derek Slack and Steve Rowe. The Cornwell Tools Tazewell Speedway, he fin- Modified Street feature saw The annual Clay Dot- Frank Butler. ished 11th.. Blairsville’s Jacob Morganton driver Brad Thom- son Open golf tournament to Afternoon Flight: Grizzle has a 15th place finish as return to Victory Lane inch- benefit student scholarships Flight 1 Winner: Joe at Duck River Speedway last es in front of Greg Sudderth at Young Harris College was Winters, Chet Roach, Brad week and lost his points lead who made several attempts held on Monday, May 17, at Noyes, Anne Shurley. to Tony Morris by 10 points in who pull past him in the 15- Brasstown Valley Resort. Ap- Flight 2 Winner: Jackson the Southern Regional Series lap event. Sammy Berrong, proximately 150 players en- Kane, Joe Greco, Greg Dela- standings. Justin Thomas and Nick Sell- joyed morning and afternoon ney, Mark Levine. Closer to home, Todd ers rounded out the top five flights followed by an awards Overall Low Gross: Der- Morrow was the big winner at positions. ceremony. ek Slack, Steve Rowe, Toby Cleveland Speedway, I didn’t Andrews driver Josh Prize categories included Swartz, Keith Chatterton. get the run down, but John- Roberts won for the third time overall winners for each flight Overall Low Net: Colton ny Chastain in the Randall in his second season of racing as well as low net and low gross Payne, Marvin McArthur, Jeff Twiggs prepared M0nte Carlo when he led Charles Tommy, scores, longest drive, closest to Kelly, Clint Hobbs. has been running there since Ricky Smith and Jeff Mash- the pin and closest putt. The Closest to the Pin: Pete Tri-County dropped his class. burn across the line. tournament also featured an Pruitt. YHC President Cathy Cox presents the Alumni Challenge award to Derrick Ellis won at North A good showing of Mini Alumni Team Challenge in Longest Drive: Dave Britt McAfee. Georgia Speedway. Blairsville Stock drivers saw Andrews which a prize was awarded to Slack. Brasstown Valley Resort, Inc., Men on the Move, Min- driver Jamie Lunsford drives driver Marty Clark win for the the team of four YHC alumni Putting Contest Winner: Bruce L. Ferguson, P.C., Carl istries of Grace, Kurt Momand his Ford powered Limited third time over Shannon Jones, with the lowest score. Jason Karnes. Patterson Carpet Sales, CHA, '77 & Heather Momand '08, Late Model their on Saturday Lynn Burchfield, Travis Rob- Prizes for the tournament Alumni Challenge Win- Inc., Choate Construction Montag & Caldwell, Inc., Nan- nights. Shane Clanton won the inson and Josh Stapler in the were awarded as follows: ners: Bart Boyd, Chris Gar- Company, Cornerstone Man- tahala Bank and Trust Com- Bill Ingram Memorial race at top five. Morning Flight: mon, Britt McAfee, Zeke agement, Inc., Cox & Son pany, Northeast Georgia Living Dixie Speedway, Bill’s son Racing returns to Tri- Flight 1 Winner: Charles Farriba. Roofing, Inc., Custom Home & Magazine, Parker Petroleum, Frank finish second. Benji County Friday with go karts Nicholson, Vaughn Green, The students, faculty, Commercial Painting, Dupli- Prime, Buchholz & Associates, Cole was the big winner at and on Saturday with racing in Marvin McArthur. staff and administration of cating Products, Inc., Eberly & State Street Global Advisors, Toccoa Speedway and Wesley all classes featuring the Mid- Flight 2 Winner: Brian Young Harris College extend Associates, Inc., Follett Higher The Lambert Co., The Oconee English won the Southeastern Season Street Stock Champi- Sportsman even there. Masburn, Matthew Akins, Erik thanks to the generous spon- Education Group, Furby Com- Institute, Towns County Lions onship. T(Jun9,G2)SH Brinke, Dale Anderson. sors of the 2010 Clay Dotson pany, Inc., Gainesville Janitor Club, Tri-State Utility Products, Teams, sponsors still needed for Overall Low Gross: Greg Open: A&A Auto Rental of Supply, Inc., Georgia Florida Inc., United Community Bank, Young, Chris Robbins, Danny Blairsville, Advanced Disposal United Methodist Federal VMDO Architects, Wolf Creek Lake Chatuge Scholarship Golf Classic Hemphill, Bo Wright. Services, ARAMARK, Art- Credit Union, Hardin Con- Broadcasting. The Towns County ditional teams. Your assistance Overall Low Net: Bart Bytes, Inc., Avient Museum struction, Hayes, James & Located in Young Harris, Chamber of Commerce is spon- will be appreciated. Free radio Boyd, Chris Garmon, Britt Services, Bank of Hiawassee, Associates, Heritage Propane, GA, Brasstown Valley Resort soring the 2010 Lake Chatuge advertising for your business is McAfee, Zeke Farriba. Blairsville & Blue Ridge, Hope-Beckham, Inc., Hank is home to a 7,000 yard, cham- Scholarship Golf Classic on just one of the benefits. A sign Closest to the Pin: Joe BB&T, BB&T Huffaker & and Amy Huckaby, '62 & '62, pionship par-72 links-style June 12 & 13, two great days of advertising your business will Winters. Trimble, Benefit Support, Inc./ Jacky Jones Chrysler, Dodge, golf course that is ranked by golf. Each year two $500 schol- be on the tee or green. Please Longest Drive: Paul CMA Agency, BKR Metcalf Jeep, KOR Systems, Lord Golf Digest as one of the top arships are awarded to quali- contact Jane Holland at 706- Gribble. Davis, Blue Ridge Mountain Aeck Sargent Architecture, 10 places to play in the state. fied students in the Tri-County 896-4966 for additional infor- area. We still have a need for mation. Putting Contest Winner: EMC, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Mann Mechanical Company, NT(Jun9,clay)SH sponsors, door prizes and ad-

vick-1852, 4. Edwards-1689, impact on Mo- now. 5. Allgaier-1681, 6. Me- torsports, which merged with “What we need to do is NASCAR 2010 nard-1513, 7. Logano-1398, 8. Yates Racing during the off- just be faster. By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Biffle-1368, 9. Leffler-1350, season and is getting assistance “People ask me all dif- 10. Raines-1249 from Roush. ferent ways about that -- but Fourth Pocono win for Hamlin ROUSH AND FORD finished the point is we just aren’t fast TEAMS STRUGGLING eighth at Charlotte and team- enough. got his by his crew as he went after Jack Roush’s race teams mates and AJ “And, yes, it is very im- fourth Sprint Cup win at Po- Harvick. Logano yelled at Har- are winless since Jamie Mc- Allmendinger finished 12th portant for everyone to stay cono Sunday after surviving a vick for several seconds before Murray’s win last October at and 14th, respectively, but upbeat and keep working and green-white-checkered finish being led away by his crew. Talladega, and none of the none of the drivers were seri- do the best you can. We can’t that saw ten cars wreck behind “The 29 let me go down current drivers have won since ous contenders and it was one let the frustration snowball and him. the straightaway and then de- won the first two of the organization’s best races make things worse. “We knew we had a cided to dump me in the next races of 2009. of the season. “That is probably one of good car at the beginning of corner,” Logano said. “It’s Though Kenseth, Greg Allmendinger summed the toughest things as a human the race,” said Hamlin. “This is probably not his fault … his Biffle and are up RPM’s performance: -- when things aren’t going one of my favorite tracks, and I wife tells him what to do. … all in the top-11 in points, they “We were terrible,” he well, to keep your head up and knew if we stayed out of trou- I don’t know what I did to piss haven’t been close to winning said. “I am proud of my guys press on.” ble, we’d have a good chance him off. He’s just stupid.” and Biffle is slumping after a for taking a 25th-place car Weekend Racing: The Cup of winning today.” Harvick didn’t see it that fast start. Edwards, who won and getting 15th out of it. … cars and Camping World The race ended with a way. lin-1927, 4. Kenseth-1905, 5. J. nine races in 2008, is barely It wasn’t easy and it certainly Trucks are at the 2-mile Michi- huge crash that launched Kasey “We were both racing Gordon-1839, 6. Burton-1812, hanging on in the top-12. wasn’t fun. We got a decent gan International Speedway, Kahne’s car off the ground for the same space,” said Har- 7. -1804, 8. John- Biffle had the best car at day out of something that while the Nationwide teams and collected several drivers, vick. “I just got in there and we son-1770, 9. Edwards-1736, Charlotte, but couldn’t hang on wasn’t good.” battle each at the 1.5-mile Ken- including , Mark wound up getting together. It 10. Martin-1723, 11. Bif- at the end. Pocono and Michigan tucky Speedway. Martin, and others. was just two cars going for the fle-1715, 12. Bowyer-1694 “We just can’t get our have been Roush strongholds Sat., June 12, Camping World Kahne ran through the grass same space.” KESELOWSKI PICKS UP car to drive right,” Biffle said. over the years, but Kenseth Trucks, race 9 of 25; Starting after being blocked by AJ All- Hamlin’s teammate Kyle GUITAR AT NASHVILLE “I was over driving it. We just says the organization has a time: 2 pm ET; TV: Speed. mendinger, causing Kahne to Busch, finished second, fol- led a want to run up front so bad and long way to good to return to Sat., June 12, Nationwide Se- lose control of his car and spin lowed by , Kevin race high 97 laps en route to we were good, then bad. We form. ries, race 14 of 35; Stating back across the track. He was Harvick, , Juan victory ahead of Carl Edwards were very hit and miss. The car “Everybody is working time: 7:30 pm ET; TV: ESPN. hit by Biffle and Martin, lifting Montoya, , A. J. in the Federated Auto Parts 300 just wandered around a lot out on it as hard as they can, but Sun., June 13, Sprint Cup He- Kahne’s car off the track and Allmendinger, Sam Hornish, at on there tonight.” we just have to keep working luva Good 400, race 15 of 36; sending several cars spinning. and Carl Edwards. Saturday night. The win is the Eventually, it wandered on it,” he said. “We don’t have 1 pm ET; TV: TNT. A few laps earlier, Joey Jr. fin- third Nationwide Series win of into the wall, ruining a good anything that can possibly win Racing Trivia Question: Logano spun after he and Kev- ished 16th, but never led a lap. 2010 for the first-year Penske night for Biffle and costing against those guys right now, Where is the NASCAR Hall of in Harvick brushed. The start of the race Racing driver, and the ninth him two spots in the standings. but we will keep working on Fame located? The two drivers were was delayed approximately win of his career. He now has a “I just couldn’t drive it,” it.” Last Week’s Question: How racing for a top-five position one hour, 45 minutes after a bookend Gibson guitar trophy he said. “We got really loose Carl Edwards had nine many Cup championships did when Harvick got into Lo- heavy rain hit the track as the from Nashville to go with the in the corner and it just flat out wins in 2008, but has been former Cup driver gano’s left-rear quarterpanel, cars were taking their warm-up one he won in 2008, which was got away from me. That pretty winless ever since. win? Answer. His only cham- sending him spinning. A furi- laps. his first series victory. much did us in right there.” “Here is the deal,” Ed- pionship came in 1999. ous Logano parked his car near Top-12 Chase contenders Top-10 leaders after12 While Roush continues wards said. “Roush Fenway You may contact the Racing Harvick’s on pit road after the after 14 of 36: 1. Harvick-2063, of 35: 1. Keselowski-1946, to struggle, it also looks as if and the Ford race cars are not Reporter at: hodgesnews@ 2. -2044, 3. Ham- race and had to be restrained 2. Kyle Busch-1945, 3. Har- the organization has had little as fast as we need to be right earthlink.net. NT(Jun9,C1)ac