Southern Nationals stretch run goes through East Tennessee
After seven exciting races, the O’Reilly Southern Nationals Series is ready for the final three events on the 10-race mini-series which ends in East Tennessee.
During the first seven events, there have been five different winners including Vic Hill (Wythe Raceway), Jonathan Davenport (Carolina Speedway), Casey Roberts (Hartwell/Swainsboro & Screven Speedways), Tony Knowles (Fort Payne Speedway) and Chris Madden (Crossville Raceway). Already over 100 different drivers have raced with the O’Reilly Southern Nationals Series and a tight point battle is heating up for the final three race swing which starts Tonight (July 23rd) at Cleveland Speedway paying $3,500 to win.
The ninth stop on the tour following Cleveland Speedway will be at the Loven Family’s Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN on Friday Night July 24th which pays the event winner $5,300. Following Volunteer Speedway will be the finale event at the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN which pays $5,300 to the race winner on Saturday Night July 25th.
For more information on the O’Reilly Southern Nationals Series, please visit the series website at www.southernnationalsseries.com.
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Position Name Points Hometown
1. Tommy Kerr 976 (Maryville, TN)
2. Jonathan Davenport 954 (Blairsville, GA)
3. Tony Knowles 952 (Tyrone, GA)
4. Dennis Franklin 944 (Gaffney, SC)
5. Jeff Cooke 908 (Spartanburg, SC)
6. Shon Flanary 832 (Church Hill, TN)
7. Dane Dacus 815 (Lakeland, TN)
8. Daniel Baggerly 748 (Rural Retreat, VA)
9. Austin Dillon 684 (Lewisville, NC)
10. Gar ****son 680 (Flinstone, GA)
2009 SCHEDULE:
Monday, July 13 – Wythe Raceway, Rural Retreat, VA (Vic Hill)
Tuesday, July 14 – Carolina Speedway, Gastonia, NC (Jonathan Davenport)
Thursday, July 16 – Hartwell Speedway, Hartwell, GA (Casey Roberts)
Friday, July 17 – Swainsboro Raceway, Swainsboro, GA (Casey Roberts)
Saturday, July 18 – Screven Motor Speedway, Sylvania, GA (Casey Roberts)
Monday, July 20 – Fort Payne Motor Speedway, Fort Payne, AL (Tony Knowles)
Tuesday, July 21 – Crossville Raceway, Crossville, TN (Chris Madden)
Thursday, July 23 – Cleveland Speedway, Cleveland, TN
Friday, July 24 – Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, TN
Saturday, July 25 – Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, TN
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