2007 News Archives
 
Ivedent Lloyd Claims O'Reilly Southern All Star National Championship
Cleveland, TN - Ivedent Lloyd of Ocala , Florida has laid claim to his first career O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series Championship. The five-time National Late Model Series Champion bested three time runner-up Mark Vineyard by just twenty-six points which was the second closest margin of victory in OSAS history.
 
CLANTON DENIES McDOWELL 7TH GOBBLER CLASSIC
CLEVELAND, TN - In similar fashion to last weekend, two Georgia Giants set the standard for the season finale, O’Reilly Southern All-Star GOBBLER CLASSIC, as Rossville’s, Dale McDowell and Locust Grove’s Shane Clanton went head to head, almost non-stop to the checkered flag, for the COUNTRY SQUIRE HOMES sponsored 50 lapper, Saturday night at the Cleveland (TN) Speedway.
 
Bonus Monday Set For Joe Lee Johnson Memorial Weekend
CLEVELAND, TN — The O’Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Series event that is set for Saturday night and the Southern Thunder Tour event for Friday night November 16 & 17 just got a little more interesting as Car Smart Auto Sales of Clevel and, TN., has come on board for this big Joe Lee Johnson Memorial Weekend and they are putting up “Tony’s Bonus” which is going to be an extra $2,500 if a driver can with both night at Cleveland.
 

Lloyd And Vineyard Come Down To Last Race For O’Reilly Southern All Star Title
CLEVELAND, TN—The O’Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Series will head into the last race of the season the Joe Lee Johnson Memorial Weekend set for Saturday night November 17th for a 50 lap $5,000 to win event.
 
Owens Overtakes Madden Late for Blue-Gray 100 Triumph
Gaffney, SC – Jimmy Owens stalked leader Chris Madden for more than 70 laps at Cherokee Speedway, turning up the heat as the Blue-Gray 100 wound down. So when a lapped car broke Madden's momentum with two laps remaining, the Gray Court, S.C., driver knew he was vulnerable to an outside-lane attack by Owens. "I knew without a doubt that he would be there," Madden said.
 
Cherokee Speedway’s Blue Gray 100 Next Stop on the O’Reilly Southern All Stars Silver Anniversary Tour
Gaffney, SC – Super late model teams from all over the eastern United States are expected to w age a battle on Sunday in the 17th running of the Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC. The annual fall classic event will be sanctioned by the O’Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series. The Alabama based touring group will be led in to the 3/8ths mile oval by current point leader Ivedent Lloyd of Ocala, Florida and Mark Vineyard of Powell, Tennessee who currently sits in second in the championship standings.
 
Matt Miller Guest Stars in O'Reilly Southern All Stars Battle of Brunswick Victory
Brunswick , GA – Matt Miller, making a guest appearance in local car owner Merle Mixon's potent M&M Transport MasterSbilt South machine, raced by early race leader Earl Pearson, Jr. and avoided a multitude of lappers and a developing rear end problem to take the O'Reilly Southern All Stars Battle of Brunswick at Golden Isles Speedway. The sixty lap triumph was worth $10,000 and marked Miller's first career win with the Alabama based touring group.
 
SAS-East & OSAS Series Prepare for Golden Isles Events / Amend Tire Rule
Brunswick, GA - This weekends Southern All Stars East and O'Reilly Southern All Star Battle of Brunswick events at Golden Isles Speedway will both feature an open compound Hoosier Tire rule. Drivers will be able to choose any compound from the Hoosier Race Tire arsenal for both the Southern All Stars East Twin 20s events on Friday . This tire rule coincides with the O'Reilly Southern All Stars already-established specifications.
 
Shane Clanton Returns to O'Reilly Southern All Stars Talladega Short Track Victory Lane
Eastaboga , AL – Talladega Short Track was once again abuzz on Saturday night for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 50. With the “big track” across the street hosting a full weekend of racing, TST was given yet another opportunity to shine in front of what amounts to a national audience. And once again the venerable one third mile oval known as the “Hornet's Nest” did not disappoint. Shane Clanton, who ran as far back as fifth at one point, found new life after a late race restart and swept by Ronnie Johnson and Randy Weaver to take the $5000 payday.
 
OSAS Points Battle Returns to Center Stage Saturday at Talladega Short Track
Eastaboga , AL - While the Nextel Cup stars continue their Chase for the Cup at the legendary 2.66 mile Talladega Super Speedway another heated points battle will continue again this weekend on a slightly smaller stage. The touring drivers of the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series will make their third and final stop at the 1/3 mile Talladega Short Track located just across the street from “the big track”.
 
Dennis “Rambo” Franklin Takes Screven Motor Speedway 's OSAS/SAS-East Georgia Outlaw State Championship
Sylvania , Georgia – Gaffney , South Carolina 's Dennis Franklin bested a strong field of forty-one O'Reilly Southern All Star and Southern All Stars East drivers to capture the $10,000 Georgia Outlaw State Championship at Screven Motor Speedway Saturday night. Franklin overtook early race leader Ivedent Lloyd on lap number sixteen and then avoided a myriad of cautions and lapped cars to win the sixty lap event.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars vs. Southern All Stars East in Screven Motor Speedway's Georgia Outlaw State Championship
Sylvania , Georgia – The touring drivers that race beneath the Southern All Stars banner will come head to head on Saturday night at Screven Motor Speedway for the 7 th Annual Georgia Outlaw State Championships. The sixty lap, $10,000 to win affair will pit the O'Reilly Southern All Stars against the Southern All Stars East in an event which will allow drivers to collect valuable championship points in both series.
 
Skip Arp Wins a Slugfest in North Georgia Speedway OSAS Event
Chatsworth, GA - Georgetown, Tennessee's Skip Arp battled tooth and nail with Dusty Carver early in the early laps and then again in the late stages of the fifty lap North Georgia Speedway O'Reilly Southern All Stars event Saturday night. The veteran racer was finally able to move by the youngster on lap thirty-six and drove away take his second OSAS win of the season.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars Return to North Georgia Speedway for Labor Day Special Saturday Night
Chatsworth , Georgia – The traveling drivers and regional stars of the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series will make their return to the North Georgia Speedway on Saturday night, September 1 st . The O'Reilly Southern All Stars super late models will headline the evening in a $5000 to win fifty lap event at the Chatsworth, Georgia speedplant.
 
Randy Weaver Wins the O'Reilly Southern All Stars Mountain Raceway 60
Maryville , TN – The O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series made its return to the east Tennessee racing scene on Friday night at The Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville , TN. Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN picked up his second O'Reilly Southern All Star win of the year after making a late race pass on Mark Douglas and then holding off a hard charging Earl Pearson, Jr.
 
O'Reilly Southern All-Stars return to Mountain Raceway
Maryville, TN – Mountain Raceway Park and Fairgrounds is set to host the O'Reilly Southern All-Stars Series this Friday night, August 24. Some of the top dirt late model drivers from the area will be on hand vying for the $5,000 winner's prize.
 
Chris Madden Bags Lavonia O'Reilly Southern All Stars Cash
Lavonia, GA -- Chris Madden returned to one of his old haunts in Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA on Saturday night. The Gray Court, SC driver not only set fast time but led every lap to claim the $5000 prize offered up to the winner of the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series sanctioned fifty lap event. That is not to say that Madden was unchallenged. He faced a heavy onslaught from a pair of seasoned competitors before taking the win.
 
Lavonia Next Up For O'Reilly Southern All Stars
LAVONIA, GA—The O'Reilly Southern All Stars will make it's second of three stops to the 3/8ths mile Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA., on Saturday night August 11th for a 50 lap $5,000 to win event.
 
Boland Wins A Wild John l Cliett Tribute SAS/SUPR Event
Columbus, MS - Fans and competitors once again made their way to "The Baddest Bullring in the South" for the second night of the John L. Cliett Tribute weekend presented by Carl Hogan Automotive Group. The Saturday night portion of the two-day event featuring full shows each night brought the O'Reilly SUPR and O'Reilly Southern All Stars head-to-head in an event that also featured holdovers from Friday night's MSCCS versus SRRS as well as others. 41 Super Late Models attended Saturday night for the 59-lap, $5,000-to-win main event.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars Ready to Roll for John L. Cliett Tribute at Columbus Speedway
Huntsville, AL -- The traveling drivers of the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series are set to defend the honor of their chosen series in this weekend's 8th Annual Carl Hogan Automotive Group John L. Cliett Tribute Weekend at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS. The Alabama based series will be taking on the likes of the O'Reilly Southern United Professional Racing, Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series and new comer Southern Regional Racing Series.
 
NEON DION DEASON TAKES GREEN VALLEY O'SAS MICHAEL HEAD JR. MEMORIAL SUNDAY
GLENCOE, AL (7/23/07) - - For the second consecutive week at Green Valley Speedway a new face has emerged victorious in the Super Late Model ranks. On Sunday, the O'Reilly Southern All-Stars invaded two days beyond the scheduled Friday event, due to mothernature. with twenty-six SLM's signed in for the MICHAEL HEAD JR. MEMORIAL, $5,400., to win event. NEON Dion Deason of Greenwood, SC emerged victorious at the conclusion of the event Sunday night. The driver of the # D1 "Crazy Craig's Butt Crack Filler, James Art" sponsored, Rayburn chassis ProPower engines, Chevrolet Monte Carlo had never laid eyes on the GVS track, but commented on the instant familiarity of the 4/10 mile sweeping clay oval.
 
Michael Head, Jr. Memorial Trophy goes to Ronnie Johnson
Eastaboga, AL -- Ronnie Johnson is known for being late. Ronnie Johnson is better known for winning races. At Saturday night's 10th Annual Michael Head, Jr. Memorial event at Talladega Short Track the venerable Tennessee driver proved both of those once again. Johnson, not only arrived late and missed hot laps, but also slipped past Wendell Wallace in heavy lapped traffic and went on to take the win in the annual O'Reilly Southern All Star sanctioned event.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Star Event At Green Valley Postponed Till Sunday
GLENCOE, AL -- Mother Nature would just not cooperate with the O'Reilly Southern All Star Series and Green Valley Speedway as night one of the Michael Head Jr Memorial has been rained out tonight Friday July 20th and move to Sunday night July 22nd, with the pits opening at 3 pm and drivers meeting set for 6 pm.
 
Jimmy Owens Wins O'Reilly Southern All Stars Thunder in the Mountains Finale at Rome Speedway
Rome , GA – After an up and down two days prior to the O'Reilly Southern All Stars Thunder in the Mountains Finale, Jimmy Owens ended his weekend on a high note capturing his second win in the three race mini-series. Owens also took the win in the weekend opener at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth , GA but struggled after a poor qualifying effort at Cleveland (TN) Speedway on Saturday Night. Owens went on to a disappointing fourteenth place finish. However on this night Owens was able to redeem himself with a dominant flag to flag victory over Dale McDowell.
 
Chris Madden Takes O'Reilly Southern All Stars Jean Johnson Memorial at Cleveland Speedway
CLEVELAND , TN - Chris Madden parlayed his front row starting position and a dominant race car into a trip to victory lane Saturday night as the Gray Court, SC hot shoe won the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series sanctioned 17th Annual Budweiser Jean Johnson Memorial at Cleveland Speedway.
 
Jimmy Owens Scores O'Reilly Southern All Stars Thunder in the Mountains Opener at North Georgia Speedway
Chatsworth, GA – Jimmy Owens opened the 20th Annual O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series Thunder in the Mountains triple header weekend with a bang. Owens cashed the $5000 winner's check after taking the lead at the drop of the green and then leading every lap en route to his first O'Reilly Southern All Star win of the season.
 
Bonus Money Offered for O'Reilly Southern All Star Thunder in the Mountain Events
Huntsville, AL - Officials of the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series, North Georgia, Cleveland and Rome Speedways announced today incentives including bonus money and prizes for drivers participating the O'Reilly Southern All Star events scheduled for this weekend. The Twentieth Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Thunder in the Mountains Weekend is slated for Friday, July 13th through Sunday, July 15th. The promoters of the three tracks which will host the events have come together to offer the racers an additional incentive for racing in all three events. "Monty Morrow and Mike Swims got together and decided to offer $2000 in cash to the top three points earners for the Thunder in the Mountains races. It is a good deal for those guys who will run all three races. They have a the potential to earn some extra cash for their efforts. Combine that with how close the tracks are to each other geographically and the whole weekend makes good economic sense for the racers." said O'Reilly Southern All Stars Racing Series General Manager Lynn Acklin.
 
Chesley Dixon Turns Away Travelers in O'Reilly Southern All Star Independence Triple Crown Finale at Screven Motor Speedway
Sylvania , GA – Chesley Dixon let it be known early that he had no intention of letting anyone come in to his backyard and intimidate him. The young gun driver known as “Ironhead” already owns several wins at the Screven Motor Speedway just an hour or so away from his Swainsboro, Georgia hometown. On Saturday night he added to his record at the 3/8 ths mile oval and collected the $5000 winner's check in the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series Independence Triple Crown Finale event.
 
Randle Chupp Takes OSAS Independence Triple Crown Checkers at OSP
Pooler, GA – The O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series rolled into Oglethorpe Speedway Park on Friday evening for the second leg of the South Georgia Independence Triple Crown. Randle Chupp of Troutman , NC led all fifty laps at the Coastal Georgia half mile en route to his first O'Reilly Southern All Stars win since 2003.
 

Jack Pennington Goes Wire to Wire in Night One of O'Reilly Southern All Star Independence Triple Crown at Swainsboro Raceway
Swainsboro , GA – Jack Pennington watched his son Travis win his first ever super late model feature on Wednesday night – from the third position behind him. Not to be outdone by his sixteen year old, Pennington took advantage of Randle Chupp's miscue and then led every lap of the Independence Triple Crown Kick-Off at Swainsboro Raceway on Thursday night.
 
Fourth Of July Triple Crown Set For South Georgia Southern All Star Action
HUNTSVILLE, AL — The O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will spend the Fourth of July in South Georgia with a Triple Crown event that will have over a total of $60,000 in prize money and $5,000 posted to the winner each night.
 
Skip Arp: Worst to First in Dixie Speedway OSAS Action
Woodstock, GA -- Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tennessee reminded the huge crowd on hand at Dixie Speedway Saturday night exactly how he came to be known as ”The Professor” in dirt late model circles. Arp, aboard his GRT Race Car by Skip Arp, spun on the second lap of the fifty lap O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series Bill Ingram Memorial feature. Arp restarted twenty-fourth and proceeded to bypass twenty-two of the twenty-three remaining starters over the next forty-three laps. Arp then took the lead from race-long leader Randy Weaver with just three laps remaining to score his first OSAS win in nearly three years.
 
Rambo Collects Toccoa Speedway OSAS Cash - Becomes First Repeat Winner
Toccoa, GA - Dennis "Rambo" Franklin of Gaffney, SC set fast time and led all 50 laps of the O'Reilly Southern All Star event at The Toccoa Speedway on Friday night June 22nd. Franklin piloted the Barry Wright 30th Anniversary machine to his second OSAS win of the year and in turn became the first repeat winner with the Alabama based touring series this year. Franklin bested Benji Cole, Casey Roberts, Doug English and Johnny Collins at the track billed as "The Oldest Dirt Track in Georgia" and "The Fastest 5/16ths mile Dirt Track on the Planet". All twenty-seven entries started the event.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars Announce Date Changes
HUNTSVILLE, AL --  The O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will be making a few adjustment to the series schedule for the month of July as there will now be the return of the “Thunder in the Mountain Tour” as with Monty Morrow acquiring the North Georgia Speedway, the July 28th O'Reilly Southern All Star date has now been moved to Friday night July 13th, with Cleveland Speedway on Saturday night July 14th and the Rome Speedway on Sunday night July 15th.
 
Peach State Doubleheader Up Next For O'Reilly Southern All Stars
HUNTSVILLE, AL --  The O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will complete it's first 1/3 of their 2007 racing season this Friday a& Saturday night with a pair of $5,000 to win 50 lap events in the state of Georgia.
 
Weaver Takes Flag to Flag O'Reilly Southern All Stars Win at Lavonia Speedway
Lavonia , GA – Randy Weaver of Crossville , Tennessee made his way to the O'Reilly Southern All Stars event at the Lavonia Speedway Saturday night very early. Weaver and his D&R Race Team had planned on racing in an event at the Sugar Creek Speedway in Blue Ridge , GA on Friday night but the event succumbed to rain. So the 116 Team made the short trip up to Lavonia earlier than expected.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars Return To Lavonia Speedway
HUNTSVILLE, AL — The O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will be in action this Saturday night June 9th at the Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA., for a 50 lap $5,000 to win event.  This event was scheduled for April, but rain weather forced the postponement of the event to this Saturday night.
 
Dennis Franklin Rolls to Screven Motor Speedway O'Reilly Southern All Stars Victory
Sylvania , GA – Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC made it two for two for the weekend as he rolled to his second victory in as many nights. Franklin picked up an unsanctioned $5000 win on Friday night at I-77 Speedway in Chester , SC before leading every lap enroute to his second $5000 win at the Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania , GA on Saturday night.
 
Screven Motor Speedway To Host O'Reilly Southern All Stars
Sylvania, GA – The O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series will headline a card which will feature “late models” only this Saturday night May 26th at the Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia. The event at “The Action Track of the South” will also feature the Southeastern Limited Late Model Series in a $2000 to win event. These will be the only two divisions of racing for the night.
 
Clanton Collects Cleveland's Coca-Cola Cash
CLEVELAND, TN -- Shane Clanton and his RSD Enterprises Team drove all night Friday night to reach Cleveland Speedway in time for Saturday's running of the 30 th Annual Coca-Cola Tennessee Memorial. Clanton and fellow World of Outlaw Late Model Series regular Clint Smith competed in a WoOLMS event on Friday night in Lake Odessa , Michigan . It turned out that the ten plus hour drive would be richly rewarded.
 
Cleveland Speedway Hosts Tennessee Memorial O'Reilly Southern All Star Event
CLEVELAND, TN-- The 30th running of the Coca Cola Southern All Star Tennessee Memorial is coming this Saturday to Cleveland Speedway. The annual event, held every year the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend, honors Tennessee veterans and current members of the armed forces serving around the world.
 
Jamie Elam Rim Rides to Magnolia O'Reilly Southern All Stars Win
Columbus , MS – Jamie Elam may be seriously considering a change in his number. The Senatobia, MS racer normally pilots a Rocket Chassis which carries the number 12. In five previous O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series starts he had only yielded one top ten finish. But in his first outing driving a car with 1X on the door Elam has laid claim to his largest career payday and first career OSAS win.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars Invade MMS Saturday Night May 12!
Columbus, MS - The O'Reilly Southern All Star Super Late Model Series will thunder into Magnolia Motor Speedway for the annual WCBI Southern Showdown Saturday night May 12th at 7pm. The longest running touring series of its kind in America is expected to have a strong field of cars from across the Southeast in their first ever appearance on the “Black Ice” at Magnolia Motor Speedway. The big show will also include the Open Wheel Modifieds, Stormpay.com Late Models, Late Model Stocks, and Street Stocks.
 
Dale McDowell Out Duels Danny Peoples for Talladega Short Track O'Reilly Southern All Star Win
Eastaboga, AL – Though he may be “semi-retired”, Dale McDowell has not forgotten how to wheel a race car. The 1994 OSAS Champion arrived at Talladega Short Track expecting only to act in his role for Richard Childress Racing's Driver Development Program. McDowell, who was mentoring Childress' grandson Austin Dillon, found himself in familiar digs and back in victory lane by the end of the night.
 
TST READIES FOR TWO BIG NIGHTS THIS WEEKEND
Eastaboga, AL – Talladega Short Track officials are gearing up for a busy weekend of racing coming to the famed 1/3 mile clay oval this Friday and Saturday Night.
 
Lavonia Speedway O'Reilly Southern All Stars Rescheduled
Lavonia, GA - The O'Reilly Southern All Star event that as rained out last Saturday night at the Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA., has now been rescheduled for Saturday night June 9th.  “We wanted to try and get these early rain out dates made up for our tracks, and we worked with the Lavonia officials and fund a date that would work with what they needed” said series general manager Lynn Acklin.
 
Lavonia Speedway O'Reilly Southern All Stars Event Postponed
Lavonia, GA - With a 100% chance of rain forecast in racing primetime, officials of the Lavonia Speedway and the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series have decided to postpone the Tax Day 50 event scheduled for Saturday night, April 14. The National Weather Service has predicted a 100% chance of rain between 8 PM and 10 PM.
 
Predicted Record Low Temps Force Postponement of North Gerogia OSAS Event
Chatsworth, GA -- An arctic low which is expected to blanket the southeast this Easter weekend has The National Weather Service predicting near record lows for the area. Temperatures are predicted to be in the mid to low twenties in most areas. With that in mind officials of North Georgia Speedway and the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series have made the joint decision to postpone their scheduled April 7 th event until a later date. The make up date will be announced in the near future.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars Set to Return to Action at North Georgia Speedway
Chatsworth, GA -- After a three week break the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series is set and ready to return to action this weekend. Event number five on the OSAS Silver Anniversary Tour will see North Georgia Speedway playing host to their first of three scheduled OSAS events in 2007 this Saturday night, April 7th. The fifty lap ‘Easter Weekend 50' at the Harris-Sutton Chevrolet promoted oval will pay $5000 to the winner.
 
Madden Survives Shamrock Slugfest for First Win of the Season
Cleveland , TN – Officially there were seven lead changes among three drivers but the lead certainly changed many more times. However two time and defending O'Reilly Southern All Star Champion Chris Madden held the lead on the lap that paid. After a wild battle with four-time Series Champion Clint Smith through the race's middle stages, Madden was able to fend off all challenges and score his first win of this young season.
 

Carlson Race Photos, Inc Releases Dixie Dirt TV
Bluffton, South Carolina (Carlson Race Photos, Inc.) March 7, 2007 - Carlson Race Photos, Inc. announced today the release of their new Internet dirt racing television station, Dixie Dirt TV, that will feature video from dirt-racing events from the across the South. Dixie Dirt TV will offer on-demand video broadcasts starting in early March and will continue throughout the 2007-racing season.
 

Southern All Stars Add Another East Tennessee Date

HUNTSVILLE , AL —The O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will add another east Tennessee date to the 2007 series schedule with a return to the track formerly known as Smoky Mountain Raceway. The O'Reilly Southern All Stars will stop at The Mountain Raceway & Fairgrounds on Friday night August 24th for a $5,000 to win 50 lap event.
 
Clint Smith Claims Cherokee's OSAS March Madness V
Gaffney , SC-- Clint Smith had a rough day on Saturday at Cherokee Speedway. Smith mired up his hauler in the middle of the new pit area and was unable to unload his car to get in some practice on the newly reconfigured 3/8ths mile track surface. Sunday proved to be a new day for the Senoia, GA driver.
 
March Madness Next Up For O'reilly Southern All Stars
HUNTSVILLE, AL — The O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will head into round three this Sunday afternoon March 4th at the newly reconfigured Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney , SC.
 
DAN SCHLIEPER STORMS TO $12,000 WIN IN FINAL NIGHT OF
SUPERBOWL OF RACING AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY
(Brunswick, Ga – Feb. 3, 2007) - A full week of action packed racing at Golden Isles Speedway came to a close on Saturday night with one of the wildest shows fans have ever witnessed at the coastal Georgia speedway. When the final checkered flag fell it was Dan Schlieper, a.k.a. The Wisconsin Wildman, who stood in victory lane after the exciting 60 lap main event.
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BLOOMQUIST BLASTS TO $10,000 WIN AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY
(Brunswick , GA . Feb. 2, 2007) - Scott Bloomquist used an outside front row starting spot to launch a fifty lap victory journey around Golden Isles Speedway in Friday night's O'Reilly Southern All Stars Series main event. Bloomquist led wire-to-wire and held off a last lap charge by 2006 SAS-East Champion Dennis Franklin to take the win.
 
AMERICA'S SHORT TRACK RACERS GEAR UP FOR 2007 SEASON OPENER IN SUPER BOWL of RACING III AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY
(Brunswick, Ga. – Jan. 19, 2007)  As the 2007 stock car racing season prepares for a new year of challenges and tests of speed, Golden Isles Speedway is ready to host its annual Super Bowl of Racing.  The roar of high horsepower stock cars will return to coastal Georgia to officially open the sports short track season leading into Speed Weeks as Golden Isles Speedway hosts four special nights of racing.
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars Announce 2007 Schedule and Race Format Revisions
Huntsville , AL – Officials of the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series announced today the release of their working 2007 schedule. The current schedule lists a total of twenty-eight dates throughout the southeastern United States . Additional dates are still pending on the planned thirty-five event schedule in what will mark the Alabama based touring series twenty-fifth season of dirt late model racing.
 
Don Hester to be Inducted into Southern All Star Hall of Fame
Huntsville, AL -- Soon the newly established Southern All Stars Hall of Fame will induct its third member. Don Hester of Tupelo , MS was the Alabama based touring series' inaugural champion in 1984. Hester, in his familiar red and white #327, picked up two wins that season. His first win came at his home track, Spencer Speedway, in Tupelo , MS. Hester also won at Glencoe , AL 's Green Valley Speedway. Hester bested the likes of Alabama legends Gene Chupp and Red Farmer to claim his only title.
 
O'Reilly Auto Parts Signs Back Up With Southern All Stars
HUNTSVILLE, AL — The O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will continue its long standing arrangement with O'Reilly Auto Parts as it has signed on again for another year.

 
 
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