7_26_03

July 26th Race Results
110 Entries....Thanks for Your Support!!!
IT was two weeks of no way to update this site and now its online once again. We had a good race on the 26th. Some awesome races, and our congratulations go out to Marshall Higgs who won our Survivor Series Race in the 30 lapper in our Rookie Sportsman class. I Need to make a few observations here about rumors flying around, and the typical trash talk you hear in the Memphis area concerning our program at ARP and racing in general. We are not perfect, and never have I ever said anything to lead anyone to believe that's what we think. We make mistakes, we try and fix those mistakes, and we will admit to those mistakes. All mistakes are not correctable after the fact tho. It is a part of racing EVERYONE who races should understand fully. Communication is a must in trying to repair some mistakes, but learning from those mistakes is the true way to recover. It is a two way street though. All racers have to understand, all calls will not be the ones you would have made yourself, or wanted to see happen. Consistency is our goal. Some would say we are consistently bad, but most do not feel that way. We are doing what we feel is our very best, and we will strive to improve all operations of our facility. I cant say enough of how proud we are of all the racers, young and old, who support us week to week. We had some new faces out there and some old friends returning once again. I invite everyone back to race with us again and we thank each and every one who came out for this race. We are very proud of our track, very proud of our track officials, and track workers, and we work on that pride to bring you the very best racing week to week that we can. We shall do no less, and we will not back down for any reason our commitment to give our young racers a place to learn true sportsmanship, and competitiveness, in a very demanding atmosphere. We get called the ""Rat Hole"" track in Memphis by those who want to see us fail. All I can say to that is "sad sad sad", and we vow to continue to bring the Memphis area racer, the very best we can. I have said many times in the last 13 years, it CAN be done, and at Atoka, we are doing it!!!! To those who call us names continuously and back them up with threats, that's entirely your right to do so, but just understand we recognize it as being YOUR problem, not ours. Slanderous names are meaningless. We however, turn our backs on no one, and the name calling and threats of putting us out of business are the norm, coming from dissatisfied individuals and organizations, who cant handle the pressure of just stepping up and becoming part of a growing Memphis karting community, but rather would be satisfied in keeping it as divided and segregated as possible...the norm in the past????, perhaps, but status quo is not status quo anymore. We want to unite and build racing in this area for ALL. And if it comes to smoking guns, you can bet your &#$ we will be still standing when the smoke clears. But a divided racing community can be of no gain to anyone. Enough of my soapbox talk. We want to thank all who came out to watch and participate in yet another event at ARP. See you soon I hope and we invite ALL to come have a fun night with us soon. Danny Davis Operations Manager
A note about the pictures. All of the pictures are courtesy of our track photographer, Phil Bowden and Atoka Raceway Photography!! Phil let me have a copy of the pictures to be able to place them on here. If you would like to get a print of any picture he has, get in touch with him at, http://www.atoka-raceway-photography.com/contact.htm ..or go to their website at http://www.atoka-raceway-photography.com/ or better yet, visit with him at the track each race night!!!! ((Remember to click on the picture for the larger version of the picture.))
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Novice Junior (5)
1	Bradley Gurley	Driving the #12, Bradley Gurley took the victory in our Novice Class feature; his second of this year. Congrats to Bradley and his team for this win!!! We have such a good group of Novice Juniors and what a place to learn about our sport! We are very proud of our Novice Class racers!! Check out their lap times and stats below on this page!!
2	Morgan Turpen
3	Cody Caldwell
4	Clint Rheinhart
5	Wayne Goode
Rookie Sportsman (7) Survivor Series Race
1	Marshall Higgs	Our Rookie Sportsman class had its Survivor Series Race tonight and what a way to make it six in a row. Taking the well earned victory driving the #38 was Marshall Higgs winning his 6th straight feature win in 2003. Congrats go out to Marshall, his family and crew for this victory. You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in this Class Here
2	Justin Rochelle
3	J. L. Neisler
4	Braxton Templeton
5	Allan Staggs
Jr Sports Champs Purple (9)
1	Scot Tutor	Coming back strong, taking the win in our Purple Sportsman Champ class, it was Scott "The Rocket" Tutor. This is Scott's fifth win of the 2003 season in this class. Congrats go out to Scott and his crew for this well earned win!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Tyler Smith
3	Hunter Wilbanks
4	Cory Chapman
5	John Johnson
Jr Sports Champs Aqua (6)
1	Austin Billops	Win #5 for the #10 kart driven by Austin Billops. The competition is stepping up in all our champ classes, and congrats go out to Austin and his crew for this win. You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Kody Mea
3	Corey Ray
4	Troy Dow
5	Dillon Knight
Junior 1 (11)
1	Cody Burks	I don't really know what else to say about this young man, so I'm not changing a thing I wrote last race. With a constant smile that never goes away, he continues to hit his mark lap after lap, and this week he makes it 9 in a row in a very tough and demanding Junior 1 class. I've seen him in victory and defeat, but I've always seen the same dignified young racer. Congrats go out to Cody Burks and his crew for this well earned victory!!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Tyler Smith
3	Brandon Malone
4	Brandon Moore
5	Andy Stephens
Junior 2 (10)
1	Justin Carver	Taking his fourth victory of the season driving the #24, points leader, Justin Carver takes the win on this highly competitive class. The Survivor Series Race is coming up next race in this class. It will be well worth the price of admission to see that race. Congrats go out to Justin and his crew for this victory!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Austin Orman
3	Phillip Higgs
4	Derek Hagar
5	Nate Campbell
Junior 3 (7)
1	Mark Pasino	Our unrestricted junior class, once again gave us some of the best racing of the night. This was the third points win of the year for Mark Pasino driving the #3M. Congrats go out to Mark and his crew for this win. You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Brent Rowell
3	Jake Tucker
4	Samantha Gargus
5	Michael Gurley
Junior Champs (5)
1	Beau Browning	It was points win #1 for Beau Browning driving the #89 in our unrestricted Junior Champs. Congrats to Beau and crew for this win!!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Jake Tucker
3	Gary Boggan
4	Zach Hutcherson
5	Justin Gurley
Senior Champs (4)
1	Jason Moss	It was Jason Moss in the #73 taking the victory in our Senior Champs. It was his sixth victory of the 2003 season. Congrats go out to Jason and his crew. You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Keith Stephenson
3	Jeffery Keltner
4	William Stroud
5
Stock Light (15)
1	Justin Webb	What turned out to be a bad out of date throttle shaft took a victory from him a few weeks ago, but he came back and showed everyone it was determination and this week, the #31 driven by Justin Webb took the victory on our stock light class. Congrats go out to Justin and his crew for this win!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Michael Harville
3	Joseph Leister
4	Jacob Wilson
5	Lynn Bowman
Stock Medium (9)
1	Dustin Dickerson	It was victory number two in the medium class for the 2003 season as Dustin Dickerson took the checkered flag in this well earned victory. Congrats go out to Dustin and his crew and sponsors for this win!!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Chris Smiltnieks
3	Mitchell Bridges
4	Jimmy Williams
5	Jerry Williams
Stock Heavy (9)
1	Josh Boaz	The fourth time in the winners circle in our Heavy class, driving the #91, it was Josh Boaz taking this feature win. Congrats go out to Josh, his sponsors, and his crew for this well earned victory!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Darryl Dickerson
3	Roger Wilson
4	Mitchell Bridges
5	Chris Smiltnieks
Stock Super Heavy (4)
1	Josh Boaz	With a victory in this class, it gives Josh Boaz a second win of the night, the 6th for the season in the class, and once again shows how strong a competitor he is. Congrats go out to Josh and his crew for this win!!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Glenn Vann
3	Danny Jones Jr
4	Keith Stephenson
5
Senior Stock Over 35 (9)
1	Rusty Stagen	It was good to see a veteran of the sport once again returning to the winners circle. Rusty Stagen has been racing karts as long as I can remember and he is truly one of the pioneers of the very foundation of kart racing in the mid-south area. Congrats go out to Rusty and his sponsor and crew for this win!! You Can View Latest Results and Points Standings in the Class Here
2	Wade Massey
3	Ronald Dix
4	Glenn Vann
5	Jeff Ragsdell