2008 Season News
 
O'Reilly Southern All Stars East Announces Competitor Disqualification and Penalties
Gaffney , SC –  Officials of the O'Reilly Southern All Stars East Racing Series today announced penalties to a driver after a post race inspection during the 28th Annual Laurens County Shrine Race at Laurens County Speedway Laurens, South Carolina. The inspection revealed questionable abnormalities on Dennis Franklin's right rear tire. O'Reilly Southern All Stars East rules only allow for six different compounds of Hoosier Race Tires. Those compounds allowed are the
 
Chris Madden Notches Cherokee O'Reilly Southern All Stars East Win
Gaffney , SC Chris Madden finally picked up his first 2008 season victory on Saturday night. Madden, who started fourth on the grid, inherited the race lead from Dennis "Rambo" Franklin near the halfway point of the forty-lap / $4000 to win O'Reilly Auto Parts Memorial Day Weekend Special at the Cherokee Speedway. Madden held on handily over the final eighteen circuits to notch the win. "I hated to see Rambo fall out there because I believe we were about to put on a show. My car seemed to get better on the longer runs. He started to pull away a little bit but then we started reeling him back in."
 
Owens Makes it Two in a Row at Cherokee’s March Madness VI
Gaffney , SC Jimmy Owens made nabbed his second consecutive Cherokee Speedway $10,000 to win event on Sunday evening. The Newport , Tennessee drive inherited the lead when race-long leader Randy Weaver suffered a broken rear end which caused him to retire from the O’Reilly Southern All Stars East sanctioned event. Owens went on to the $10,000 payday after turning back the late challenges of local favorite Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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