THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
Summertown, TN
“The Family Track”
www.thunderhillracing.com
May 30, 2009

The top three qualifiers in the Super Late Model division were:
(1) Jaybird Marlin 12.698 (2) Ray McElhiney 12.815 (3) Jerry Owens 12.839

The top three qualifiers in the Modified Street were:
(1) T.J. Taylor 15.240 (2) Steve Yocom 15.346 (3) Jimmy Woodard 15.349

Heat Races:
Crate/Limited Late Model #1
(1) Ben Davis (2) Brad Skinner (3) Donald Johns
Crate/Limited Late Model #2
(1) Wally Walls (2) Robert Ardry (3) Tomcat McClung
Open Wheel #1
(1) Jeff Weaver (2) Tony Simmons (3) Jamie Land
Open Wheel #2
(1) Eddie Rhinehart (2) Doug Harrington (3) Wayne Jones
Street Stock #1
(1) Ben Gillespie (2) Joshua Himes (3) John Chambers
Street Stock #2
(1) Daniel Kelley (2) Jesse McGill (3) John Tosh

Mini Stock #1
(1) Dillon Scott (2) Justin Odom (3) Craig Pedrick
Mini Stock #2
(1) Cody Martin (2) Tommy Wallace (3) Jr. Roland

Feature Time!
Brad Skinner led green to checkered in the Crate/Limited Late Model division to take his second straight win. Ben Davis had to roll back one position for jumping the start and the only caution came on lap twelve when William Wade dropped fluid in turn three; with this causing your leader to go over turn three. Skinner retained his position on the restart of the race.
(1) Brad Skinner (2) Donald Johns (3) Ben Davis (4) Wally Walls (5) Cody Springer (6) Robert Ardry (7) Tomcat McClung (8) David Young (9) Donald Estes (10) William Wade

In the Modified Street class Steve Yocom was on a mission as he led the full twenty laps for his second win of the season at Thunderhill. (1) Steve Yocom (2) Michael Kennedy K3 (3) Jimmy Woodard (4) Michael Estes (5) T.J. Taylor (6) Rodney Himes (7) Tim Hobby (8) Michael Kennedy #8 (9) Robert Ashworth (10) Bill Lewis (11) Brad Pinkerton (12) Shawn Mitchell (13) Josh Bondurant (14) Wesley Harper (15) Kenneth Martin (16) Jason Workman (17) Greg Love (18) Joe Bondurant DNS-Jessie Springer, Darrell Stanton, Timmy Quillen

Eddie Rhinehart was hungry for his first win of the season in the Open Wheel division as he led flag to flag for the win. (1) Eddie Rhinehart (2) Tony Simmons (3) Jeff Weaver (4) Doug Harrington (5) Wayne Jones (6) Jamie Land (7) Justin Cross (8) Charles Cherry (9) Kevin Daniels (10) Ron Bailey DNS-J.J. Hall, Jimmy Woodard

Eric Hickerson due the first caution of three on lap one as he was losing fuel all around the track (he had lost his gas cap). Officials found it on the track, replaced it, sent Hickerson to the rear and then the Super Late Model division was ready for racing action. Caution two came on lap three as Jason Clayton tapped Dakota Cheek around in turn four with Clayton taking up the rear and then the final caution came on lap four as Ray McElhiney looped it in turn four … also having to take up the rear. The RED FLAG came out on lap eleven as the M8 of Larry McClintock slammed into the wall coming out of turn four. He was checked out by the medical staff and taken to the pits. After all of the drama had unfolded it was Jaybird Marlin flag to flag in this twenty-five lapper for his second win of the season.

(1) Jaybird Marlin (2) Ben Kittrell (3) Cale Finley (4) Grant Helms (5) Ray McElhiney (6) Eric Hickerson (7) Dakota Cheek (8) Jason Clayton (9) Mark Green (10) Donald Johns (11) Larry McClintock DNS-Jerry Owens

What a race in the Street Stock class as Ben Gillespie led from the drop of the green thru lap twelve but Joshua Himes aka “The Stunt Man”, who was having the time of his life was all but holding his breath as he made a smooth pass on Gillespie and led the final three laps for his FIRST ever feature win. (1) Joshua Himes (2) Ben Gillespie (3) Daniel Kelley (4) John Chambers (5) David McGill (6) Shawn Johnson (7) Brian Russ (8) Jesse McGill (9) Brandon Workman (10) Brandon Holt (11) Jim Floyd (12) Cheryl Shrader (13) Jason Hubbell (14) Josh Reynolds (15) John Tosh (16) Rickey Cheatham
DNS-Jerry Green

After three cautions in the Mini Stock class it was Dillon Scott flag to flag for the win …. NO .. a post race visual changed the top spot. (1) Jr. Roland (2) Tommy Wallace (3) Justin Odom (4) Michael Cates (5) Jessica Dale (6) Steve Nave (7) Craig Pedrick (8) Cody Martin (9) T.J. Wallace (10) Clayton Groves (11) Gary Rheile DQ-Dillon Scott, DNS-Eddie Runions

Trevor Woodard led the first six laps in the Open Wheel Mini class but is would be Dustin Stutts seven thru fifteen for the win. (1) Dustin Stutts (2) Trevor Woodard (3) Timmy Woodard (4) Michael Smith (5) Eddie Hartley (6) Timothy Colvett (7) Brandon Woodard DNS-Jeremy Jones

Racing every Saturday night.
Gates open @ 4:00, racing at 7:00pm.
Submitted by:
Doris Cherry