Towns County Herald’s Sporting News Local Racing By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter NASCAR 2009 Action for Anxiety and Attention Defi- THRILLING WIN FOR on Saturday. Top-10 leaders ers at Dover and said the pain by Carl Vanzura JOHNSON AT DOVER after 12 of 35: 1. Kyle Busch- of his split with cousin Tony cit Disorder. 1836, 2. Edwards-1796, 3. Eury Jr. “may linger for a long NASCAR said he had tested positive for a third drug, DOVER, Del.—Jimmy Leffler-1683, 4. Logano-1670, time.” Large car count thrills Tri-County crowd Johnson’s Sunday win in the 5. Keselowski-1663, 6. Keller- “When you're at which they labeled extremely dangerous. Mayfield said he Autism 400 at Dover was noth- 1434, 7. Gaughan-1364, 8. Hendrick Motorsports you're in Under the best weather of the year, the cars and had not been told about the third ing less than incredible. Ragan-1358, 9. Bliss-1355, 10. the best equipment, and you crowd returned to Tri-County Race Track in record num- drug, which could have been Johnson, who led 298 laps Allgaier-1344 should win races,” said Junior. bers. The fans were not disappointed as racing was door to amphetamines. of the 400-lap race, took on four SCOTT IS DOVER TRUCK “And if you don't, that makes door all night. In the suit, Mayfield al- tires with 30 laps to go. Many WINNER for a hard argument that you The Southeastern Sportsman Series rolled in to town leged that NASCAR did not other teams only got two. The Brian Scott became the had any business being there in as the traveling series placed 21 cars on the super fast clay follow proper testing procedures two extra tires cost Johnson 11 sixth different driver in seven the first place. oval to vie for the $1,200 first place money and huge trophy. and failed to give him a chance positions. He went from first races to win a Craftsman Truck “We've got to work hard David Conley from Franklin, NC lead the first 16 laps from to prove his innocence. He even to 11th. Series race, as he took the next six months to give our- the pole position until Tiger, GA’s Wesley English made a said one of the samples had been It was a lot of ground to Saturday’s AAA Insurance 200 selves that argument. high groove pass to take the lead. tampered with before it was make up and a lot of cars to pass. at Dover. Top-10 leaders: 1. “And I really think we Morganton, GA driver Bobby Panter then went to the tested. But Johnson put his No. 48 Hornaday-1056, 2. Skinner- can do it. high side to move through the pack and moved around Conley Another hearing has been Lowe’s Chevrolet in overdrive 1029, 3. Crafton-1027, 4. Kyle “Everyone on that team and Stephen Segars who was now in second place to take set for next Wednesday. and caught the leader Tony Busch-1000, 5. Scott-949, 6. knows we've got the micro- over that spot when the caution fell, moving Panter back to Weekend Racing: All Stewart six laps from the finish. Bodine-946, 7. Cook-920, 8. scope on us. That's sometimes fourth. On the next lap Panter was involved in a wreck put- three of NASCAR’s major se- Johnson and Stewart raced McCumbee-916, 9. Starr-903, a good thing, sometimes a bad ting him out of the race. ries’ will be at different tracks. side-by-side for the next three 10. Benson-887 thing. The final 10 laps saw Segars make several challenges The Craftsman Trucks are at times around the one-mile oval, JUNIOR HAS NEW CREW “If you don't run top-five on English only to see the checkers fall ending his chance at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor and treated the fans to some ex- CHIEF or top-10 every week, you're victory. Rounding out the top 10 were Conley, Justin Sims, Speedway, while the Nation- citing racing. But near the end, Rick Hendrick has re- not that good. Jamie Oliver, Preston Crisp, Trig Parris, Jamie Lunsford, wide Series will be at Nash- Johnson’s four new tires made placed Tony Eury Jr., chew “Most everyone else in Mack English and Ricky Tallent. ville Superspeedway. The the difference. He was able to chief and cousin of Dale the field doesn't get that kind Blairsville driver Jacob Grizzle made his first ap- Sprint Cup teams travel to pass Stewart, who had only two Earnhardt Jr.. Eury was reas- of scrutiny, doesn't get ridden pearance at the “County” this year and blew the field away Pocono, Pennsylvania. new tires, three laps later. signed to Hendrick so hard. in the Nesmith Crate Series main event. His car was pro- Fri., June 5, Craftsman “I really had to suck it Motorsports' research and de- “But we know those are tested and the outcome will not be detirmined until Monday Trucks Winstar World Casino up and get going there at the velopment group. Lance the stakes, and that when we when Nesmith official tear the motor down. Randy Dillard, 300, Starting time: 8:30 p.m. end,” said Johnson. “But the McGrew, who has worked with show up at the race track we Brian Kinnersley, Jason Deal and Jacob Anderson Rounded (EDT); TV: Speed. only reason I could do it was several NASCAR Sprint Cup have to live up to those expec- out the top five. Sat., June 6, Nationwide because we had an awesome and Nationwide Series drivers tations.” Anther first time visitor, Casey Cagle from Series Federated Auto Parts race car today. We’ve had a over the years, was named as Meanwhile the issue over Lawrenceville , GA won the highly completive Modified 300, Starting time: 7 p.m. lot of fast cars, but this was a Earnhardt's interim crew chief Jeremy Mayfield’s drug Street feature as 15 cars took the green flag. Junior Whitner, (EDT); TV: ESPN2. special one. starting with the Cup race at supsension by NASCAR grew Heathor Taylor, Dale Fortner and Brandon Dills filled the Sun., June 7, Sprint Cup “At the end I just had to Pocono next weekend. even more complex. top five positions. Pocono 500, Starting time: go. I got to running around at Brian Whitesell, man- Mayfield and his attor- Hiawassee driver Stephen Sofield made it five in a 12:30 p.m. (EDT); TV: TNT. the top of the track with Tony ager of Earnhardt's No. 88 ney went to court Friday in at- row in the Street Stock class as he led Josh Taylor, Charles Racing Trivia Question: and had a heck of a time.” Chevrolet team, called the tempt to get a restraining or- Toomey, Harold Garrett and Joe Dockery across the stripe. How many children does Jeff Stewart’s runner-up finish race this past weekend at Do- der against NASCAR. The The Mini Stock feature saw 18 very completive four Gordon have? allowed him to take over as the ver. Earnahrdt Jr. managed a judge denied Mayfield’s re- cylinder cars take to the track to see who would come out Last Week’s Question: new Sprint Cup points leader. respectible 12th-place finish. quest because Mayfield and his on top. Sylvia, NC driver Justin Woodard made it to victory Where is Tony Stewart’s home “The fastest car won the Pressure on Hendrick to team did not show up for the lane in his Mustang ahead of Lynn Burchfield, Ricky Dyer, town? Answer. Rushville, In- race today for sure,” said make the change had been Dover race. Kasey Carter and June Cross. diana. Stewart. “I’m just excited for our building in recent weeks, but Mayfield said he had Racing returned to Tri-County this Friday night with You may contact the Rac- guys that we’re able to run as he didn't act until after been taking two medications; go karts and on Saturday with Super Late Models along ing Reporter at: good as we do. We really didn’t Earnhardt finished 40th in the one was Claritin-D and the with all six classes. In two weeks the popular Tennessee [email protected]. have a second-place car, but my 43-car field Monday in the other was a prescription drug Thunder Series will be in action. guys on the pit crew did an awe- Coca-Cola 600. Racing action around the area also had good weather some job there at the end and “The frustration after so some thrilling moment brought smile to many race fans. got me some track position.” Charlotte just reached a point Jonathan Davenport bested 25 cars to win the Memorial Top-10 finishers: 1. with all of us that we said, let's Day special Monday night at Toccoa Speedway to take home Johnson, 2. Stewart, 3. Greg try something different,” $1,000 for his efforts. The only information I have about Biffle, 4. Matt Kenseth, 5. Hendrick said in a teleconfer- Sugar Creek Raceway on Friday night is that Danny Ledford Kurt Busch, 6. Kasey Kahne, ence. won the Super Late Model Race. I am sure that Johnny 7. Carl Edwards, 8. Ryan “This year, our goal is Chastain probably did well as did Brian Kinnersley. Chase Newman, 9. Casey Mears, 10. to make the Chase and we Elliott ran his first dirt race at Boyd Speedway in Ringgold, Mark Martin.