I am not
sure quite how to explain this race but if you had to put it in a few words,
it has to be; overcoming a very tricky track surface. With a week full of
rain, and no way to disc up the surface even on Saturday morning, all we could
do is scrape off the top layer and gently pack what was left in as good as we
could. What happened was the bottom 4 feet of each turn was mushy and soft and
very tricky to navigate. The best way around the track was to ride it high and
those who did that made good on their efforts.
We had
over 130 entries again, and we do appreciate all your support of our
efforts.
What was
awesome was all the new entries. We had five new entries in our Junior Novice
class alone. Matt Griffin traveled from Indianola Ms, and Derek Medlock came
all the way from Walnut Ridge Arkansas. We welcome all newcomers to ARP and
hope you will come back often.
If you
see Cody Burks walking around the pits, and you did not know who he was, you
would never believe he races, let alone with the best of them and is one
of our strongest competitors at ARP. Cody won our Survivor Series Race this
week driving the #38jr kart to victory in our 30 lapper in the Junior 1 class.
You just had to see his grin ear to ear, as he walked away with a trophy and
money for his efforts and seeing that smile, you just knew what racing
at ARP is all about. Not just at ARP but it's what racing everywhere should be
all about. We all should take a lesson from that smile.!!
The
night was not perfect, nor was the track surface, but it "was" what
you expect when you go dirt kart racing in the humid mid-south area.
Thanks
everyone for your continued support!!!!
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Junior Novice
"A" Feature |
| 1 |
Matt Griffin |
It
was a split feature like we did last year in our Novice class and
winning the "A" feature was Matt Griffin driving the #2
kart. Matt held off the charging Derek Medlock who came all the way
from Walnut Ridge Arkansas to race with us at ARP. Newcomer Kale
Grambling, and regulars Derek Hagar, and Brandon Moore rounded off the
top five. Congrats go out to Matt and his family and crew, for their
victory!
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| 2 |
Derek Medlock |
| 3 |
Kale Grambling |
| 4 |
Derek Hagar |
| 5 |
Brandon Moore |
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Junior Novice
"B" Feature |
| 1 |
Phillip Higgs |
It
was the second week in a row for a feature win as Phillip Higgs took
the feature checkered win in the "B" feature of our Junior
Novice class. ****** ****** came in second and rounding out the
field was first time racers at ARP, Tyler Ortiz, and Chaney Young.
Congrats go out to Phillip Higgs and crew!
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| 2 |
****** ****** |
| 3 |
Tyler Ortiz |
| 4 |
Chaney Young |
| 5 |
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Junior 1 |
| 1 |
Cody Burks |
This
was our survivor race. To say the least, that is exactly what it
became. On Lap 12 of the 30 lapper, Cody Burks driving the 38JR kart
took the lead and held on to win the Junior One Survivor Series Race.
The race was about being able to focus and concentrate, as the track
presented many opportunities to cause you a problem, but Burks,
determined to beat the track, did just that. Congratulations go
out to the entire Junior One Class and to a very determined Cody
Burks!
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| 2 |
Garry Boggan |
| 3 |
Brent Rowell |
| 4 |
Justin Carver |
| 5 |
Scott Parker |
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Junior 2 |
| 1 |
Mark Pasino |
Three weeks in a row driving the #2 kart
Mark Pasino took the checkered flag in our Junior 2 feature race. Once
again my camera malfunctioned and I will place a revised pic here of
Mark as soon as possible. Congrats go out to Mark and his crew!!!
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| 2 |
Blake Samples |
| 3 |
Jake Tucker |
| 4 |
Alan Kirk |
| 5 |
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Junior 3 |
| 1 |
Brandon High |
Can
you say two weeks in a row? Can you say four lead changes and the
final lead change on the last lap? Driving the #10 kart once again our
feature winner in the Junior 3 class is Brandon High. High and Young
swapped the lead back and forth on the last three laps to make this
one of our closest races of the night. Good racing was had by these
two, and seeing them shaking hands on the cool down lap was really a
testimonial to their sportsmanship. Congrats go out to Brandon!, and
the whole class.
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| 2 |
Ty Young |
| 3 |
Jeff McWilliams |
| 4 |
Lynn Bowman |
| 5 |
Charlie Millington |
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Junior Sportsman
Champ [Purple] |
| 1 |
Tony Pollard |
Tony
Pollard driving the #93, once again took top spot in the purple
division in our Junior Sportsman Champ class.
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| 2 |
Nathan Holder |
| 3 |
Troy Dow |
| 4 |
Garrett Carroll |
| 5 |
Kelly Ray |
| 6 |
Dylan Crawford |
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Junior Sportsman
Champ [Aqua] |
| 1 |
Zach Hutcherson |
Driving
the #Z71, it was Zach Hutcherson taking the victory in the Aqua
division of our Junior Sportsman Champ class. Congrats go out to Zach
and his family and crew!!!
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| 2 |
Steven Sullinger |
| 3 |
Cody Burks |
| 4 |
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| 5 |
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Junior Champ |
| 1 |
Jake Tucker |
Once
again it was the #73 driven by Jake Tucker taking the victory in the
Junior unrestricted Champ class. This is still a small class but
we do hope it grows with the growing interest in the champs we are
experiencing at ARP. Congrats go out to Jake!!!
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| 2 |
Jeffery Keltner |
| 3 |
Brandon Organ |
| 4 |
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| 5 |
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Stock Light |
| 1 |
Garrett Gray |
The Stock light class was won by Garrett
Gray driving the 24G kart. My camera malfunctioned and this picture is
not available but I will get another one and put it here soon. This is
Garrett's first feature win at Atoka I think and our congratulations
go out on his victory
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| 2 |
Ty Jones |
| 3 |
Neil Millington |
| 4 |
Brad Hogue |
| 5 |
Johnny Lee |
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Stock Medium |
| 1 |
Ty Jones |
It was Ty Jones who took the victory in
our largest class of the night, with 19 entries, Ty took the lead on
the first lap and never gave it up. I am sorry I don't have a picture
of his winning smile but at the time I was being scolded; sorry Ty,
but I will make it up to you, I promise! Congrats
anyways!!!
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| 2 |
Joey Henderson |
| 3 |
Chris Smiltneiks |
| 4 |
Brian Samples |
| 5 |
Brad Hogue |
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Stock Heavy |
| 1 |
Joey Henderson |
Joey
Henderson , Robert Kennedy, and Chris Smiltneiks, finished one, two,
three, once again in our Stock Heavy Class. Joey took the lead on the
second lap and never looked back. Once again, congrats go out to
Joey!
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| 2 |
Robert Kennedy |
| 3 |
Chris Smiltneiks |
| 4 |
Justin Pierce |
| 5 |
Walton East |
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Stock Super Heavy |
| 1 |
Robert Kennedy |
The
Kennedy brothers, Robert and Rickey led green to checkered, with
Robert driving the #15 kart to victory in our Super Heavy feature.
Congrats go out to Robert for the victory!!
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| 2 |
Rickey Kennedy |
| 3 |
Joey McDaniel |
| 4 |
Shane Hardin |
| 5 |
Stuart Acree |
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Over 35 |
| 1 |
William Ivy |
It
was William Ivy who took the the checkered flag driving the #7 kart in
our Senior Stock Over 35 Class. This is Williams second points victory
and third over all in this class this year. William's consistency has
proven very dominate this season. Congrats go out to Sonny Ivy for
this win.
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| 2 |
Jeff Ragsdell |
| 3 |
Sam Rudd |
| 4 |
Roger Wilson |
| 5 |
Richard Keele |
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Mods-Lims-Opens |
| 1 |
Joey Henderson |
It can
be said that this class is fast and very hard charging, and really some
good races have been had this season. But dominating most all year and
definitely a force to be reckoned with, was our winner driving his #05
kart, once again Joey Henderson. Congrats Joey, job well done!!!
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| 2 |
Raymond Stull |
| 3 |
Mark Lott |
| 4 |
Carey Moore |
| 5 |
Shane Timbs |
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Senior Champs |
| 1 |
Neil Millington |
Our
Senior Champ Class was won by Neil Millington driving the #11 Champ
Kart. This is Neil's first victory in the Champ Class. We had ten
entries this week and we hear there is more to come. We are happy this
class is growing, and congratulations go out to Neil and his crew!
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| 2 |
Jason Moss |
| 3 |
John Henderson |
| 4 |
Richard Henson |
| 5 |
Pete Crawford |
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Star Champs |
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Hard Charger Award |
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We are going to give out a hard charger award
each week to a driver who shows determination and sportsmanship. This
will most likely be a racer who strives to do his best. I have a
winner this week, but we wont announce it until our next race. His or
her picture will be placed here then.
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