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McDOWELL GOES BACK TO BACK IN SERIES WINS

RACE RECAP: SUMMERTOWN, TN—The Southen All Stars finally made it to the track after 83 days and Victory Lane had a familiar face back in it. Dale McDowell from Chickamauga, GA is has been perfect in the season opener March Madness in Cherokee Speedway in Gafnee, SC and now at Thunderhill Raceway Park’s Whooping the WuHan Flu 50.

 In both events Dale has set fast time led all laps.

 In Victory Lane Dale paid honor to two Southern All Star employees B. J. Parker and Lynn Acklin. Parker was the series founder in 1983 and passed away in 2011. Acklin was the long time series director and passed away this past March. He also had  shout out to all the fans that were in attendance. “I came up to watch the B-mains and could not find a seat. It was good to reminisce and took me back when I went to the races as a kid.”

 The battle for second was contested several times during the 50 lap feature as outside front row starter Scott James on lap 7 had mechanical problems that ended his night. For the next 43 laps Jason Hiett and Tyler Millwood exchanged the position with Hiett bringing 2nd home. Donald McIntosh wound up with a solid 4th place finish.  Rookie of the Year leader Sam Seawright had a very impressive 5th place finish as him, Hiett and Millwood all were making the first trip to the high bank oval.

 Rounding out the top ten was sprinkled with a couple of former Southern All Stars Champions. 6th went to Chad Thrash, 2018 champ Jay Scott 7th,  4 time champion  Riley Hickman 8th , Caleb Ashby 9th and local track favorite Eric Hickerson rounding out the top 10.

RACE TIDBITS: Drivers from 6 state were represented in the 35 cars signed in at the All Stars Trailers. Many of the drivers had never been to Thunderhill. The states of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio were in attendance.

 Statesboro, GA driver Jim Rogers was in attendance at the track. Jim finished in the top 5 in points in the 2017 and says he plans on joining the series for the remainder of the 2020 season.

 Several drivers have made some adjustments to their schedules planned at the first of the year to run more All Star events in the 2020 season.

After watching Jason Hiett and Tyler Millwood and Sam Seawright take on the high banks,  you would have been hard pressed to believe all 3 had never beem to this track.

Car Count: 35

SUNOCO RACE FUELS GROUP QUALIFYING:

Group A: Dale McDowell 12.402

Group B: Scott James 12.758

Knowles Race Parts Fast Qualifier: Dale McDowell

PPM Race Products B Mains:

Race 1.  Josh Putnam

Race 2.  Riley Hickman

Race 3.  Eric Hickerson

AR Bodies Last Car Lead Lap: RILEY HICKMAN

COR Suspensions 10th Place Finisher: Eric Hickerson

36 Racing & Fabrication Hard Charger: Dane Dacus

BrakeOMeter 4th Place Finisher Award: Donald McIntosh

Rugged Radios Communications Award: Sam Seawright

Results Pending Tire Test: 1. Dale McDowell 2. Jason Hiett 3. Tyler Millwood 4. Donald McIntosh 5. Sam Seawright 6. Chad Thrash 7. Jay Scott 8. Riley Hickman 9. Caleb Ashley 10. Eric Hickerson 11. Dane Dacus .12. Billy Franklin 13. Bob Gardner 14. Josh Putnam 15. Dewayne Keifer 16. Scott Cook 17. Forrest Trent 18. Rodney Melvin 19. Mark Dodson 20. Tommy Taylor 21. Jim Rogers 22. Jake Knowles 23. Greg Love 24. David Siebers 25. Scott James

DNS: Travis Smith, Richard Smith, Larry Greer, Farrell, SkeltonBen, Bracato, , Oakley Johns, Brayton Laster, Steven Holcomb, Chris Harris

For more information concerning the Southern All Stars contact:

Dewayne Keith
678-633-4718
Dewayne.keith@sasdirt.com

Ray Tennyson
256-924-4546
Ray.tennyson@sasdirt.com

2020 SOUTHERN ALL STAR POINTS STANDINGS:

1.Dale McDowell (200) 2. Sam Seawright (164) 3. Billy Franklin (146) 4. Mark Dodson (124) 5. Michael Brown (96) Jason Hiett (96) 7. Jonathan Davenport (94) Tyler Milwood (94) 9. Casey Roberts (92) David McIntosh (92)

2020 CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

1. Sam Seawright (64)

2020 AR Bodies Challenge:

1. Mark Dodson (64)

UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL  STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:

June 5     Deep South Raceway - Loxley, AL - Duels in Dixie - $3,000.00
June 6     Deep South Raceway - Loxley, AL  - Duels in Dixie - $5,000.00
June 26   Senoia Raceway - Senoia GA - Michael Head Jr. Memorial $5,454.00

2020 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series*MaxFab Presenting Sponsor, Rugged Radios Official Communications of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series

2020 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, ,  COR Suspensions, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, , MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, 36 Racing & Fabrication, BrakeOMeter; Dirt Car Lift, Knowles Race Parts, Racing Junk

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SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES
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May 24, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Due to the state of Georgia having restrictions of allowing fans in the grandstands, The Mayhem 40 scheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia is for now postponed. Both parties will try to find a compatible date to reschedule the race. 

"Last year, the series and tracks suffered so many rain outs and now this year the WuHan Flu is dealing havoc for racers, we just have to follow the guidelines put in place by each state and local officials to follow" says Southern All Star official Ray Tennyson. Dewayne Keith, series announcer and Senoia resident, has been following all the guidelines trying to make the race happen, but it just could not be worked out."

The series will be off a week after a huge crowd at Thunderhill Raceway as 35 Southern All Stars took battle in the 2nd race of the season this past Saturday night. Thanks to all of our race fans, sponsors, drivers and racetracks for everything you have done and continue to do support you local tracks. 

The series travels south after a weekend off for two big nights of racing at Deep South Raceway in Loxley, AL for the Duels in Dixie.

2020 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series*MaxFab Presenting Sponsor, Rugged Radios Official Communications of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
2020 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, ,  COR Suspensions, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, , MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, 36 Racing & Fabrication, BrakeOMeter; Dirt Car Lift, Knowles Race Parts, Racing Junk
Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series – 132 Jetplex Lane Madison, AL 35758